HS Spanish Guide

SPANISH LEVEL 3

UNIT 4 LA VIDA SANA Y EQUILIBRADA

PACING

PROFICIENCY LEVEL RESOURCE(S)

KEY LANGUAGE USE

4-6 weeks

Intermediate Low

● Entre Culturas Unit 3 ● Realidades Tema 3A/B ● HS DLI/WL PL Canvas Course ● USBE Standards ● World Language Readiness

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LEARNING PROGRESSIONS FOR INTERMEDIATE LOW PROFICIENCY LISTENING SPEAKING Students can: 1. Understand conversations and presentations about healthy lifestyles, nutrition, exercise, and wellness.

Students can: 1. Participate in conversations about healthy habits, nutrition, exercise, and well-being. 2. Ask and answer questions about healthy lifestyle choices. 3. Give recommendations for maintaining a healthy and balanced lifestyle. 4. Explain the bene fi ts of healthy habits using connected sentences. 5. Compare healthy practices in their community with those in Spanish-speaking countries. 6. Present ideas for promoting health and wellness in their school or community. Students can: 1. Write about healthy habits, nutrition, exercise, and personal wellness. 2. Give recommendations for living a healthy lifestyle. 3. Compare healthy practices across cultures. 4. Explain how individuals can contribute to the well-being of their communities. 5. Create informational messages that promote healthy choices. WRITING Students use the language functions and features: ● Describe healthy habits, nutrition, exercise, and wellness practices. ● Compare healthy lifestyle choices across cultures. ● Express recommendations, advice, and suggestions. ● Explain bene fi ts and possible outcomes of healthy behaviors. ● Ask and answer questions to exchange information. ● Use formal commands (Ud. and Uds.) to give advice and recommendations. ● Use the present subjunctive to express wishes and recommendations. ● Use the future tense to suggest possibilities. ● Use vocabulary related to nutrition, healthy eating, physical activity, Colombian foods, meal etiquette, wellness, and community health.

2. Identify the main ideas and supporting details in videos, podcasts, and authentic resources related to healthy living. 3. Understand recommendations and advice for maintaining physical and emotional well-being. 4. Interpret information about healthy practices and traditions in Spanish-speaking communities. 5. Compare healthy habits across cultures.

READING

Students can: 1. Understand articles, recipes, advertisements, blogs, and informational texts about healthy living. 2. Identify key details and cultural perspectives related to nutrition, exercise, and wellness. 3. Interpret recommendations and health-related information from authentic sources. 4. Compare healthy practices presented in multiple texts.

END OF UNIT COMPETENCY WITH LANGUAGE EXPECTATIONS Students demonstrate their ability to communicate about healthy lifestyles by interpreting authentic resources, comparing wellness practices across cultures, and recommending healthy habits that promote the well-being of individuals and communities.

Students: ● Exchange information about nutrition, exercise, and healthy lifestyle choices. ● Interpret authentic resources related to health and wellness in Spanish-speaking communities. ● Compare healthy habits and cultural practices with those in their own community. ● Give recommendations for maintaining a healthy and balanced lifestyle. ● Present ideas that promote personal, local, and global well-being. Evidence of learning: ● Participate in a conversation about healthy habits and wellness.

*Updated 6.29.26