PRELIMINAR: REVIEW CHAPTER Regular and irregular verbs (including tener, ir, ser, estar); Verbs like gustar; Saber and conocer; Interrogatives; Negatives; Por and para; Object pronouns; Reflexive verbs; Preterite of regular verbs / irregular verbs / stem-changing verbs; Imperfect and imperfect; Present subjunctive verb forms; Past progressive CAP TULO 1: GENERACIONES Y RELACIONES HUMANAS Communicative Objective After completing the chapter, you will be able to: Discuss personal relations and cultural values; Improve your ability to narrate past events Estrategia para avanzar: Indicating time Vocabulary: Family and personal relationships Grammar A perfeccionar: Preterite and imperfect Estructuras: Pronominal verbs (reflexive se and process se); Reciprocal verbs Culture (5Cs) Conexiones a la econom a: Los tiempos cambian; Comparaciones: De generaci n a generaci n; Cultura: Cambios en la sociedad y en las familias mexicanas; Comunidad Writing Un diario (Write a journal entry based on a day in your life) Listening A escuchar: Los ancianos y su papel en la familia Video and Literature Cortometraje (short film): Un d a de estos (6 min.) C psula cultural: Uruguay regala tablets a sus jubilados Literatura: La foto, por Enrique Anderson Imbert CAP TULO 2: COSTUMBRES, TRADICIONES Y VALORES. Communicative ObjectiveAfter completing the chapter, you will be able to: Discuss traditions and celebrations; Describe cultural values and aspects of relationships; Express opinions; Express desires and give recommendations Estrategia para avanzar: Using circumlocution Vocabulary: Traditions, customs, and values Grammar A perfeccionar: Commands; Estructuras: Subjunctive with impersonal expression; Subjunctive with verbs of desire and influence Culture (5Cs) Conexiones a la antropolog a: Los valores culturales; Comparaciones: Los apellidos:tradici n y cultura; Cultura: Artesan as del mundo hispanohablante; Comunidad Writing Ensayo informativo (Explain a tradition common in a Spanish-speaking country) Video [Short film] and Literature Cortometraje: Rogelio (5 min) C psula cultural: Cometas gigantes para los muertos Literatura: Celebraci n de la fantas a, por Eduardo Galeano Listening A escuchar: C mo son las fiestas? CAP TULO 3: A LA MESA Communicative Objective: After completing the chapter, you will be able to: Discuss eating habits; Express your opinions on what is healthy; Express preferences and make recommendations; Compare and contrast eating habits across cultures Estrategia para avanzar: Connecting ideas Vocabulary: Eating habits, food, diet, and measurement terms; Grammar A perfeccionar: Ser, estar and haber; Estructuras: Subjunctive with verbs of doubt. Subjunctive with expressions of emotion Culture (5Cs) Conexiones a la gastronom a: El pan dulce: una tradici n en peligro?; Comparaciones: Comparaciones: La hora del caf ; Cultura: La comida y los valores culturales; Comunidad Writing. Descripci n (Discuss your eating preferences and describe a favorite dish) Video [Short film] and Literature. Cortometraje: La suerte de la fea a la bonita no le importa (8 min) C psula cultural Las tapas: Las reinas de la revoluci n gastron mica Literatura: Sobrecitos de az car, por Hjalmar Flax Listening A escuchar: C mo es la dieta en Espa a? CAP TULO 4: L DERES DEL PRESENTE Y DEL PASADO Communicative Objective. After completing the chapter, you will be able to: Discuss the characteristics of leaders; Narrate and describe past events with more accuracy Estrategia para avanzar: Rehearsing narratives Vocabulary: History and politics Grammar A perfeccionar: Preterite vs. imperfect; Estructuras: Imperfect subjunctive; Subjunctive with adjectives Culture (5Cs) Conexiones a la historia: C sar Ch vez y Dolores Huerta; Comparaciones: La Malinche; Cultura: La cultura de los antih roes: Comunidad Writing La biograf a (Write a biographical sketch of a person you admire.) Video (Short film) and Literature Cortometraje: Lo importante (11 min) C psula cultural: D nde est Col n? Literatura: La honda de David, por Augusto Monterroso Listening A escuchar: Fue hero na o villana la Malinche? CAP TULO 5: SOCIEDADES EN TRANSICI N. Communicative Objective. After completing the chapter, you will be able to: Discuss contemporary issues; Talk about what you have done; Discuss opinions and emotional reactions to current and prior events Estrategia para avanzar: Noticing your mistakes and self-correcting Vocabulary: Contemporary society and technology Grammar A perfeccionar: Present perfect; Estructuras: Present perfect subjunctive; Subjunctive with adverbial clauses Culture (5Cs) Conexiones a la sociolog a: Los migrantes y las nuevas generaciones; Comparaciones: Las redes sociales en Hispanoam rica; Cultura: Las redes sociales y su impacto social en situaciones de emergencia; Comunidad Writing. Ensayo argumentativo (Write about your point of view about a local, national, international, or societal issue) Video (Short film) and Literature. Cortometraje: Connecting People (3 min) C psula cultural: Los primeros universitarios gratis de Chile Literatura: Drama moderno, por Victoria Pueyrred n Listening A escuchar: La inmigraci n en Argentina CAP TULO 6 ENTRETENIMIENTO... DE PEL CULA! Communicative Objective. After completing the chapter, you will be able to: Narrate past events with more accuracy; Express and support opinions and experiences about films and other forms of entertainment; Estrategia para avanzar: Watching Spanish language movies to improve language use Vocabulary: Film and entertainment Grammar A perfeccionar: Past perfect; Estructuras: Past perfect subjunctive; Reported speech Culture (5Cs) Conexiones a la econom a: El f tbol y la industria del entretenimiento; Comparaciones: El entretenimiento y las nuevas generaciones; Cultura: El nuevo cine latinoemericano; Comunidad Writing. La rese a (Write a review of a film) Video [Short film) and Literature. Cortometraje: La mujer de mi vida (5 min.) C psula cultural : Revalorizando el quechua con m sica pop Literatura: El delantal blanco, por Sergio Vodanovic Listening A escuchar: La censura espa ola y el cine americano CAP TULO 7: GANARSE LA VIDA. Communicative Objective. After completing the chapter, you will be able to: Discuss work and finances; Talk about what might happen Estrategia para avanzar: Distinguishing register Vocabulary: : Work and finances Grammar A perfeccionar: Future tense; Estructuras: Conditional tense; Future perfect and conditional perfect Culture (5Cs) Conexiones a la econom a: Los retos de las nuevas generaciones; Comparaciones: En busca del trabajo perfecto; Cultura: El dinero como representaci n cultural; Comunidad Writing Una carta de solicitud de empleo (Write a cover letter for your resume) Video (Short film) and Literature. Cortometraje: La lista (6 min) C psula cultural : Princesas quincea eras Literatura: La Pobreza, por Pablo Neruda Listening A escuchar: C mo ser n los trabajos del futuro? CAP TULO 8: EL CAMPO DE LA CIUDAD Communicative Objective After completing the chapter, you will be able to: Compare and contrast rural and urban life; Discuss hypothetical situations Estrategia para avanzar: Avoiding linguistic breakdown by simplifying the task Vocabulary: Describing urban and rural areas Grammar. A perfeccionar: Comparisons; Estructuras: Si clauses (possible); Si clauses (hypothetical) Culture (5Cs) Conexiones al arte y a la arquitectura: Arte en las ciudades; Comparaciones: La organizaci n de las ciudades; Cultura: El graffiti: arte y voces urbanas; Comunidad Writing Comparaci n y contraste (Write a comparison of an aspect of urban life and rural life) Video (Short film) and Literature Cortometraje: A la otra (5 min) C psula cultural : Cuando el arte cambia la vida de un barrio pobre Literatura: Algo muy grave va a suceder en este pueblo, por Gabriel Garc a M rquez Listening A escuchar: La industrializaci n de las zonas rurales en Espa a CAP TULO 9: SIGUE EL RITMO. Communicative Objective. After completing the chapter, you will be able to: Discuss music preferences; Change the focus of a sentence using a passive structure; Distinguish conditions that are results of an action from passive structure Estrategia para avanzar: Using music to increase the speed of your speech Vocabulary: Music and musical instruments Grammar. A perfeccionar: Uses of se (passive, impersonal and accidental); Estructuras: Passive voice; Resultant state vs. passive voice Culture (5Cs). Conexiones a la m sica: M sica latina o m sica latinoamericana?; Comparaciones: M sica y poes a; Cultura: M sica para el cambio; Comunidad Writing. Un poema (Write a haiku poem in Spanish) Video (Short film) and Literature Cortometraje: M sicos subterr neos (10 min) C psula cultural: La pera aborda el metro en Argentina Literatura: El violinista, por Felipe Fern ndez Listening A escuchar: La funci n de la m sica CAP TULO 10: EL MUNDO LITERARIO Communicative Objective. After completing the chapter, you will be able to: Talk about what I like to read; Give a short summary of a book plot; Write my own short story; Recognize some important Hispanic authors Estrategia para avanzar: Building your vocabulary Vocabulary: Literature, types of books and reading Grammar. A perfeccionar: Relative pronouns; Estructuras: Cuyo and lo que...; Stressed forms of possessive pronouns Culture (5Cs). Conexiones a la literatura: El boom latinoamericano; Comparaciones: Las Academias de la Lengua y la preservaci n del idioma; Cultura: La lectura entre los hispanohablantes. Comunidad. Writing. Una narraci n (Write a story with an introduction, a climax, and a conclusion). Video (Short film) and Literature. Cortometraje: Ladr n de s bado (10 min). C psula cultural : Los nuevos protagonistas de la feria del libro de Bogot : youtubers. Literatura: Julia de Burgos, por Julia de Burgos. Listening. A escuchar: La funci n de la literatura. APPENDICES. Appendix A: Almanaque. Appendix B: Acentuaci n. Appendix C: Verb Charts. Appendix D: Additional structures. Appendix E: Grammar Guide. Appendix F: Functional Glossary. Spanish-English Vocabulary. English-Spanish Vocabulary. Index.
