Spanish 1

Competency

Students will demonstrate an understanding of cognates, basic introductions, appropriate use of SER, and gender-appropriate adjectives by communicating in written and spoken Spanish on topics such as descriptions of themselves and others.

Project

You are a Meet & Greet Representative for a tour operator. You are responsible for meeting and greeting tour participants at the airport in a Spanish speaking city of your choice. The participants are just beginning to learn Spanish. You have the privilege of being the tour company’s first representative that these participants meet in person; therefore, it is vital that you create a positive first impression and help them feel comfortable.

You will gather information about each participant, create an information page with passenger descriptions, and email it to the tour guide and each passenger so that they can all get to know each other a bit before the tour begins. You will also leave a voicemail advising travelers what you look like so they can identify you at the airport.

Competency

Students will demonstrate an understanding of subject pronouns and base verbs including regular -AR verbs and GUSTAR and their conjugations by communicating in written and spoken Spanish on topics such as school-related vocabulary and concepts.

Project

You are a school guidance counselor in a Spanish-speaking country of your choosing. You are in charge of a lunch bunch for students who need help with developing their social skills. You will devise a list of activities and questions that you may use during lunch bunch to help the students. These will include activities with -AR verbs and things they like with ‘Gustar’. Part of your role is to give parents updates on their child’s progress, so you will also record voicemails that you could leave a parent.

Competency

Students will demonstrate an understanding of the verbs SER, ESTAR, TENER, as well as adjectives to describe people and adjective agreement by communicating in written and spoken Spanish on topics such as family information and feelings.

Project

You are a Talent Agent who works with Latino business contacts, casting directors, and other commercial talent agencies to find jobs for your Latino clients. An important part of your job is writing Entertainers’ Profiles for athletes, actors, models, comedians, singers, bands, musicians, and other performers. Since you specifically work with Latino clients, you will write profiles in Spanish focusing on correctly using ser, estar, and tener to describe your client with the appropriate adjectives. The audio and video clips will be part of entertainer’s profiles, and you will include both a written and audio presentation of one of the profiles you create.

Competency

Students will demonstrate an understanding of HAY, IR, regular ER/IR verbs and conjugations, the ‘tener que’ structure, and future events with the verb IR by communicating in written and spoken Spanish on topics such as home and community.

Project

You are a real estate agent in a Spanish speaking country. You have a new house to promote. You will create a video listing for the home that describes its current state, what activities can be done in the home, what has to be done to improve it, and what is going to be done before the sale.

Competency

Students will demonstrate an understanding of the verbs COSTAR and DAR, as well as indirect object pronouns and numbers up to the thousands by communicating in written and spoken Spanish on topics such as Spanish speaking markets and stores.

Project

You are a personal stylist based in a Spanish-speaking country. Your organization selects fashion styles based on the client’s individual tastes and interests. You are tasked with creating a styling package for a wealthy client who represents the local style and culture of the country in which you are based. This client is also looking to give some items to friends. You will need to let your client know the items you are giving them, the price of the items, and to whom some of the items could be given. You’ll first build a relationship with your client through voicemail, and then send the final package with full descriptions.

Competency

Students will demonstrate an understanding of the verbs VER, TRAER, and SERVIR, as well as direct object pronouns by communicating in written and spoken Spanish on topics such as culture and food from Spanish-speaking countries.

Project

You are a Spanish-speaking Marketing Program Coordinator for an online food of the month club. Your product of the month company is launching a new Spanish/Latino themed product line called Buen Provecho that is designed to capture the Spanish-speaking market in the United States. You will be creating a “foods of the month calendar”, an “about our product” overview, and an audio or visual introduction for the website’s homepage. Your company’s product will feature common foods that are familiar to the Spanish-speaking market.

Competency

Students will demonstrate an understanding of the verbs VER, TRAER, and SERVIR, as well as direct object pronouns by communicating in written and spoken Spanish on topics such as culture and food from Spanish-speaking countries.

Project

You are a park ranger at a national park in a Spanish-speaking country. You are tasked with creating a guide targeted to younger visitors in the voice of an animal found in the park (for example: Smokey the bear). Your guide will explain different weather and activities that can be done in that weather. Your final product will be in the form of a ‘live’ recording, pamphlet, or multimedia presentation shown to guests during an orientation to the park.

Competency

Students will demonstrate an understanding of stem-changing verbs by communicating in written and spoken Spanish on topics such as culture, pastimes, and sports popular in Spanish-speaking countries.

Project

You are a Relocation Counselor based in the U.S. specializing in services for clients from Spanish-speaking countries. You are tasked with creating a product that will orient them to their new community (a location of your choice in the U.S. that has substantial Hispanic/Latino influence), including options for culture, music, entertainment, sports, etc. As many stem-changing verbs are associated with these activities, you will use these and relevant vocabulary to help clients with orientation to their new community.