(To top) Concepts Covered
At the advanced Spanish level, students further delve into the following topics, continuing on knowledge acquired in the level 4 course:
Grammar and Vocabulary
- Review of advanced concepts
- Preterit versus imperfect
- Subjunctive
- Future tense
- Conditional tense
- Pluperfect tense
- Imperfect subjunctive tense
- Compound tenses
- Direct and indirect object pronouns
- Reflexive verbs
- Forming adverbs (--mente)
- Stem changing verbs (e>ie)
- Stem changing verbs (o>ue)
- Stem changing verbs (e>i)
- Verbs with irregular yo forms
- More expressions with "tener"
- Difference between "ser" and "estar"
- Expressions with "estar"
- Idiomatic expressions
- Verbs like "gustar"
- Prepositional phrases
- "Por" versus "para"
- Estar a punto de + infinitive/ Acabar de + infinitive
- Indefinite and negative words ("algo" versus "nada", "alguien" versus "nadie", etc.)
- Time expressions with "hacer"
- Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns
- Comparisons and superlatives
- "Saber" versus "conocer"
- Personal "a"
- Pronouns after prepositions
- Verbs that change meaning in the preterite
- Concept of "lo" with adjective
- Al + infinitive
- Constructions with "se"
- Stressed possessive adjectives and pronouns
- Relative pronouns
- Conjunctions followed by the subjunctive and indicative
- Common proverbs
- Colloquial expressions
- Essential conversational phrases and words
- Vocabulary themes, in addition to expanding on words lists from Advanced Intermediate Spanish level.
Materials (To top)
Textbook Spanish For Mastery 3 , study booklet, www.lomastv.com access, handouts, 2 audio CDs .
In Class Instruction (To top)
Activities include lecture and presentations (video, audio) individual and group activities.
Outside Class Activities* (To top)
- Application of daily integration methods techniques
- Textbook and handout assignments
- Audio CD assignments
- Completion of homework exercises
*The amount of time invested in out of class instruction hinges on the discretion of the student, depending on the degree of his or her fluency goals.
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