Introducción y objetivos

Communication Objectives:

• exchange basic personal information in Spanish.
• identify yourself using the verb ser (to be).
• say what you and others have using the verb tener (to have).
• say what is in your Spanish classroom using the verb form hay (there is, there are).
• say the alphabet and use basic pronunciation rules to sound out words in Spanish

Language Objectives: 

• use the verbs ser, tener, and haber in present tense.
• learn the subject pronouns and use them appropriately with ser and tener.
• understand why Spanish speakers do not always use the subject pronouns in sentences or when they speak.
• identify the gender and number of nouns, definite articles and indefinite articles.

Cultural Objectives: 

• learn generally about the geography, dialects, and diversity of the Spanish-speaking world.  

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