Words of the Week
As I approach my AP Spanish Language class debut, I am thinking about what words kids may want to use in their essays and oral responses. What might they need to use (and understand) to take their language to the next level? So with a bit of my own research, and a LOT of crowdsourcing from the Facebook groups Spanish Teachers in the US and AP Spanish Language and Culture Teachers, I have come up with a list of words (that no doubt will be updated as the year goes on) that are high-frequency enough, or just plain fun, that kids may find helpful to spend time with. Most of these are words that are hard for me to provide a TON of input for, but valuable nonetheless. Please feel free to enjoy the list and make it your own. Others who want a copy of the original file can visit here or find it on my Teachers pay Teachers store (for free).
This document has lists of words in the following categories:
- Nouns (some are more theme-specific than others)
- Verbs (some include easily confused words like “moverse” and “mudarse”)
- Transition words (words like “in fact” or “however”)
- Adjectives & Adverbs
- Funny or Random Words (I tried to even out the rows, so many of these are just extra nouns)
- False Friends (pairs of words including a false cognate. Like “chocar” =collide vs. “ahogar” =choke)