Converse with a student in school and exchange basic information about their background.
• Ask and answer simple questions about academic life
• Talk about daily activities and my activity preferences
• Explain where objects and people are located

Use vocabulary related to exchanging information about my classes in school
Identify names of people, places and things at school
Review days of the week
Identify and use names of academic courses
Ask and answer questions about school
Use the present tense of AR verbs
Use the verb gustar
Use interrogative words
Use present tense of ESTAR with prepositions
Use of verbs SER v. ESTAR
Use numbers 31-higher
Identify practices related to academic programs in Spanish-speaking countries
Discuss academic calendars in my own and other cultures
Culture: Compare classrooms from Spanish speaking countries with thei student's classroom.

Informal speaking assessments.

Formal assessments via quizzes and student project presentations.