Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Spanish Vocabulary with Links to Digital Flashcards

Specifications for Vocabulary

Level 1
World
·         cardinal points (north, south, east, west)
·         simple geographical divisions (continent, country, city)
·         nature and the environment (basic words plants and animals)
Leisure Time
·         days of the week
·         months of the year
·         weather
·         telling time  and basic time divisions
·         simple pastimes and basic sports
Family and Home
      simple physical characteristics and basic personality traits
      simple description of things 
·          basic colors
·         immediate family
·         basic parts of a house
School and Education
·         basic educational words (test, teacher, to study)
Travel and Transportation
·         simple places in a city
·         basic directions (left, right)
Meeting
personal needs
·         common greetings and farewells
·         basic expressions of courtesy
·         basic introductions
·         basic food expressions
·         basic clothing
·         simple parts of the body
World of Work
·         basic work expressions (office, computer, telephone, etc. . .)



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, Japan, China etc..)
·         nature and the environment (plant and animal kingdoms)
Leisure Time
·         days of the week in expressions (next Monday)
·         months of the year in expressions (last January)
·         pastimes and sports (expanded)
Family and Home
·          describing colors
·         nationalities
·         extended family
      parts of a home
School and Education
·         educational words
·         items found in the classroom
·         names of basic school subjects
Travel and Transportation

airport pp
·         buildings in a city
·         methods of transportation
·         parts of a city (block, corner, city limits, etc…)
·         directions
      the hotel
Meeting
personal needs
·         expressions of courtesy
·         formal introductions and greetings
·         food groups: bread, vegetables, fruit, dairy, meat
·         restaurant
·         clothing (expanded)
·         shopping
World of Work
·         professions(expanded)