Parents+Letter+for+Unit+4

Dear Family:

We are about to begin Unidad 4 of the Level 1 ¡Avancemos! It focuses on authentic culture and real-life communication using Spanish in Spain. It practices reading, writing, listening, and speaking, and introduces students to culture typical of Spain. Through completing the activities, students will employ critical thinking skills as they compare the Spanish language and the culture of Spain with their own community. They will also connect to other academic subjects, using their knowledge of Spanish to __access__ new information. In this unit, students are learning to talk about what clothes they want to buy, what they wear in different seasons, places and events in town, types of transportation, what they are going to do, and items on a menu. They are also learning about grammar— expressions with the verb tener (to have), stem-changing verbs: e ➞ ie, o–>ue, e–>i, direct object pronouns, the verb ver, and the verb ir a + infinites