Level 1

World

·        cardinal points (north, south, east, west)

·        simple geographical divisions (continent, country, city)

·        names of 21 Spanish-speaking countries and their capitals

·        nature and the environment (basic words plants and animals)

Leisure Time

·        days of the week

·        months of the year and dates

·        basic weather expressions

·        telling time and basic time divisions

·        simple pastimes and basic sports

Family and Home

·        simple description of people

·        basic temporary states

·        simple physical characteristics and basic personality traits

·        simple description of things and basic colors

·        immediate family

·        basic parts of the house

School and Education

·        basic educational words

·        basic items found in the classroom

·        basic mathematical operations

Travel and Transportation

·        simple places in a city

·        basic directions

·        basic travel expressions: air travel and train travel

Meeting
personal needs

·        common greetings and farewells

·        basic expressions of courtesy

·        basic introductions

·        expressing likes and dislikes

·        basic food expressions

·        basic clothing

·        basic parts of the body

World of Work

·        basic work expressions

·        basic professions

 


 

Level 2

Everything from Level 1 plus:

World

·        cardinal points expanded (northwest, southeast, etc. . .)

·        names of water (ocean, river, lake)

·        names of land (valley, island)

·        major geographical names (Pacific Ocean, Amazon River)

·        the seven continents

·        names of major world countries (France, England, China)

·        nature and the environment (plant and animal kingdoms)

Leisure Time

·        days of the week in expressions

·        months of the year in expressions

·        telling time (expanded) and time divisions (expanded)

·        weather (expanded)

·        pastimes (expanded) and sports (expanded)

Family and Home

·        description (expanded)

·        temporary states (expanded)

·        physical characteristics and personality traits (expanded)

·        description of things (expanded) and describing colors

·        nationalities

·        extended family

·        basic furniture and household items

·        parts of a home

School and Education

·        educational words (expanded)

·        items found in the classroom (expanded)

·        names of basic school subjects

·        basic words associated with mathematics and measurements

Travel and Transportation

·        buildings in a city (expanded) and methods of transportation

·        parts of a city

·        directions (expanded)

·        travel expressions (expanded)

·        taking a plane and items found on the aircraft

·        taking the train and items found on the train

·        expressions for driving and basic parts of a car

·        the hotel

Meeting
personal needs

·        food pyramid groups:  bread, vegetables, fruit, dairy, meat

·        buying food and preparing food

·        restaurant

·        clothing (expanded)

·        shopping

·        visible parts of the body and the five senses

World of Work

·        professions (expanded)

·        telephone expressions

·        computer hardware and basic computer operating terms


 

Level 3

Everything from Levels 1 and 2 plus:

World

·         geographical words (equator, hemisphere, latitude)

·         geographical names (expanded)

·         names of world countries

·         names of world cities

·         natural disasters and natural resources

·         the universe (basic astronomy terms)

Leisure Time

·         weather (intermediate expressions)

·         time (intermediate expressions)

·         cultural entertainment (movies, theatre, etc.)

·         pastimes (mastered) and sports (intermediate expressions)

Family and Home

·         description (intermediate expressions)

·         temporary states, physical characteristics, personality traits

·         description of things and colors (intermediate expressions)

·         nationalities (expanded)

·         religions

·         human life cycle and its ceremonies

·         holidays and holy days

School and Education

·         words associated with language (noun, paragraph, etc.)

·         basic expressions for fractions, algebra and geometry

Travel and Transportation

·         travel topics (types of travel and problems with travel)

·         intermediate expressions for air, train and car travel

Meeting
personal needs

·         expressions of courtesy (intermediate expressions)

·         formal introductions and social graces

·         extending, accepting and declining invitations

·         agreement and disagreement

·         expressing an opinion

·         expressing feelings

·         expressing likes and dislikes (intermediate expressions)

·         parts of clothing and types of fabric

·         internal parts of the body

·         basic terms for an office visit to the doctor

World of Work

·         professions (mastered)

·         communication media

·         work expressions (employment, boss, payments)

·         types of computer data entry and parts of a computer window

History, Politics, and Social Issues

·         people of history (king, governor, discoverer, etc . . .)

·         places of history (land, sea, air, etc. . .)

·         events of history (war, invasion, battle)

·         actions of history (conquer, invade, civilize)

·         periods of history (century, epoch, time period)

Fine Arts

·         basic art terms (painting, drawing, sculpture)

·         musical terms and musical instruments

·         literary terms and genres of literature

 


 

 

Level 4

Everything from Levels 1, 2, and 3 plus:

World

·        geographical names

·        universe (astronomy terms planets and basic constellations)

Family and Home

·        personality traits (advanced expressions)

·        beliefs, ideas and doctrines

Meeting
personal needs

·        types of doctors

·        illnesses

World of Work

·        the post office

·        economics

·        banking

History, Politics, and Social Issues

·        government and politics

·        forms of government and political systems

·        political ideology

·        elections

·        ideas and philosophies (work ethic, morality, integrity)

·        global problems and social issues

Fine Arts

·        art terminology:  elements of art and art critique

·        architecture

·        periods of art history

·        painting

·        musical notation and elements of music

·        elements of literature

 


 

 

Levels 5/6

Everything from Levels 1, 2, 3, and 4: