Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish

Destinos teaches speaking, listening, and comprehension skills in Spanish. Using a uniquely Hispanic genre, the "telenovela", the course combines a dramatic storyline with instruction. This telenovela, or Spanish soap opera, immerses you in everyday situations with native speakers and introduces the cultures, accents, and dialects of Mexico, Spain, Argentina, and Puerto Rico. Understanding of Spanish and appreciation of many Hispanic cultures increase as you become absorbed in the mysterious and entertaining story. The series is also appropriate for teacher professional development.  The series uses the natural conversations and intriguing situations of a continuing dramatic storyline to introduce Spanish language, vocabulary, and grammar. While all characters speak only in Spanish, early episodes use both English and Spanish narration. The story also introduces the cultural contexts in which Spanish is spoken in Spain, Argentina, Puerto Rico, and Mexico.   The story begins with a wealthy Mexican patriarch, nearing the end of his life, who reveals a secret he has kept from his family for years. Raquel Rodriguez, a Mexican-American lawyer, is hired to help him learn the answers to some important questions. Raquel's search takes her to Spain, Argentina, Puerto Rico, and back to Mexico, exposing students to the rich and diversified cultural context in which Spanish is spoken worldwide. The situation and context of each episode introduce students to the basic structures, language functions and vocabulary groups that are presented in the programs and resource materials.
Destinos. Sundays 5:00 p.m. (ET)      1. Unit I Vocabulario: cognates; family members. Gramática: ser; articles and gender, possession.      2. Unit I Vocabulario: cognates; family members. Gramática: ser; articles and gender, possession.      3. Unit II: Un viaje a Sevilla, España Vocabulario: numbers (0-21); academic subjects; animals, days of the week; telling time. Gramática: hay; estar; ir; present tense (regular verbs); subject pronouns; personal a; interrogatives; adjectives.     4. Unit II: Un viaje a Sevilla, España Vocabulario: numbers (0-21); academic subjects; animals, days of the week; telling time. Gramática: hay; estar; ir; present tense (regular verbs); subject pronouns; personal a; interrogatives; adjectives.     5. Unit II: Un viaje a Sevilla, España Vocabulario: numbers (0-21); academic subjects; animals, days of the week; telling time. Gramática: hay; estar; ir; present tense (regular verbs); subject pronouns; personal a; interrogatives; adjectives.     6. Unit II: Un viaje a Sevilla, España Vocabulario: numbers (0-21); academic subjects; animals, days of the week; telling time. Gramática: hay; estar; ir; present tense (regular verbs); subject pronouns; personal a; interrogatives; adjectives.     7. Unit III: Un viaje a Madrid, España Vocabulario: clothing; numbers (21-99); interrogatives; months; seasons; colors; descriptive adjectives. Gramática: saber; conocer; present tense (irregular verbs, stem-changing verbs, reflexive pronouns); more on possession; demonstratives; more on using adjectives; ser and estar.     8. Unit III: Un viaje a Madrid, España Vocabulario: clothing; numbers (21-99); interrogatives; months; seasons; colors; descriptive adjectives. Gramática: saber; conocer; present tense (irregular verbs, stem-changing verbs, reflexive pronouns); more on possession; demonstratives; more on using adjectives; ser and estar.     9. Unit III: Un viaje a Madrid, España Vocabulario: clothing; numbers (21-99); interrogatives; months; seasons; colors; descriptive adjectives. Gramática: saber; conocer; present tense (irregular verbs, stem-changing verbs, reflexive pronouns); more on possession; demonstratives; more on using adjectives; ser and estar.     10. Unit III: Un viaje a Madrid, España Vocabulario: clothing; numbers (21-99); interrogatives; months; seasons; colors; descriptive adjectives. Gramática: saber; conocer; present tense (irregular verbs, stem-changing verbs, reflexive pronouns); more on possession; demonstratives; more on using adjectives; ser and estar.     11. Unit III: Un viaje a Madrid, España Vocabulario: clothing; numbers (21-99); interrogatives; months; seasons; colors; descriptive adjectives. Gramática: saber; conocer; present tense (irregular verbs, stem-changing verbs, reflexive pronouns); more on possession; demonstratives; more on using adjectives; ser and estar.     12. Unit IV: Un viaje a la Argentina Vocabulario: numbers (100-1000); food groups (meat, fish, fruits, vegetables, others); writing and written works. Gramática: Preterite tense; direct and indirect object pronouns; prepositions; pronoun objects of prepositions; using adjectives; verbs used reflexively and nonreflexively; gustar and verbs like it; two  object pronouns together.     13. Unit IV: Un viaje a la Argentina Vocabulario: numbers (100-1000); food groups (meat, fish, fruits, vegetables, others); writing and written works. Gramática: Preterite tense; direct and indirect object pronouns; prepositions; pronoun objects of prepositions; using adjectives; verbs used reflexively and nonreflexively; gustar and verbs like it; two  object pronouns together.     14. Unit IV: Un viaje a la Argentina Vocabulario: numbers (100-1000); food groups (meat, fish, fruits, vegetables, others); writing and written works. Gramática: Preterite tense; direct and indirect object pronouns; prepositions; pronoun objects of prepositions; using adjectives; verbs used reflexively and nonreflexively; gustar and verbs like it; two  object pronouns together.     15. Unit IV: Un viaje a la Argentina Vocabulario: numbers (100-1000); food groups (meat, fish, fruits, vegetables, others); writing and written works. Gramática: Preterite tense; direct and indirect object pronouns; prepositions; pronoun objects of prepositions; using adjectives; verbs used reflexively and nonreflexively; gustar and verbs like it; two  object pronouns together.     16. Unit IV: Un viaje a la Argentina Vocabulario: numbers (100-1000); food groups (meat, fish, fruits, vegetables, others); writing and written works. Gramática: Preterite tense; direct and indirect object pronouns; prepositions; pronoun objects of prepositions; using adjectives; verbs used reflexively and nonreflexively; gustar and verbs like it; two  object pronouns together.     17. Unit IV: Un viaje a la Argentina Vocabulario: numbers (100-1000); food groups (meat, fish, fruits, vegetables, others); writing and written works. Gramática: Preterite tense; direct and indirect object pronouns; prepositions; pronoun objects of prepositions; using adjectives; verbs used reflexively and nonreflexively; gustar and verbs like it; two  object pronouns together.     18. Unit IV: Un viaje a la Argentina Vocabulario: numbers (100-1000); food groups (meat, fish, fruits, vegetables, others); writing and written works. Gramática: Preterite tense; direct and indirect object pronouns; prepositions; pronoun objects of prepositions; using adjectives; verbs used reflexively and nonreflexively; gustar and verbs like it; two  object pronouns together.     19. Unit V: Un viaje a Puerto Rico Vocabulario: directions; more family members; weather; changes in states and condition; parts of a house; domestic appliances; more descriptive adjectives. Gramática: present and past progressive; imperfect; imperfect and preterite together; por and para; affirmatives and negatives; idioms with tener; comparisons; estar and sentirse with adjectives; acabar de;  hace, hace ... que; al + infinitive.     20. Unit V: Un viaje a Puerto Rico Vocabulario: directions; more family members; weather; changes in states and condition; parts of a house; domestic appliances; more descriptive adjectives. Gramática: present and past progressive; imperfect; imperfect and preterite together; por and para; affirmatives and negatives; idioms with tener; comparisons; estar and sentirse with adjectives; acabar de;  hace, hace ... que; al + infinitive.     21. Unit V: Un viaje a Puerto Rico Vocabulario: directions; more family members; weather; changes in states and condition; parts of a house; domestic appliances; more descriptive adjectives. Gramática: present and past progressive; imperfect; imperfect and preterite together; por and para; affirmatives and negatives; idioms with tener; comparisons; estar and sentirse with adjectives; acabar de;  hace, hace ... que; al + infinitive.     22. Unit V: Un viaje a Puerto Rico Vocabulario: directions; more family members; weather; changes in states and condition; parts of a house; domestic appliances; more descriptive adjectives. Gramática: present and past progressive; imperfect; imperfect and preterite together; por and para; affirmatives and negatives; idioms with tener; comparisons; estar and sentirse with adjectives; acabar de;  hace, hace ... que; al + infinitive.     23. Unit V: Un viaje a Puerto Rico Vocabulario: directions; more family members; weather; changes in states and condition; parts of a house; domestic appliances; more descriptive adjectives. Gramática: present and past progressive; imperfect; imperfect and preterite together; por and para; affirmatives and negatives; idioms with tener; comparisons; estar and sentirse with adjectives; acabar de;  hace, hace ... que; al + infinitive.     24. Unit V: Un viaje a Puerto Rico Vocabulario: directions; more family members; weather; changes in states and condition; parts of a house; domestic appliances; more descriptive adjectives. Gramática: present and past progressive; imperfect; imperfect and preterite together; por and para; affirmatives and negatives; idioms with tener; comparisons; estar and sentirse with adjectives; acabar de;  hace, hace ... que; al + infinitive.     25. Unit V: Un viaje a Puerto Rico Vocabulario: directions; more family members; weather; changes in states and condition; parts of a house; domestic appliances; more descriptive adjectives. Gramática: present and past progressive; imperfect; imperfect and preterite together; por and para; affirmatives and negatives; idioms with tener; comparisons; estar and sentirse with adjectives; acabar de;  hace, hace ... que; al + infinitive.     26. Unit V: Un viaje a Puerto Rico Vocabulario: directions; more family members; weather; changes in states and condition; parts of a house; domestic appliances; more descriptive adjectives. Gramática: present and past progressive; imperfect; imperfect and preterite together; por and para; affirmatives and negatives; idioms with tener; comparisons; estar and sentirse with adjectives; acabar de;  hace, hace ... que; al + infinitive.     27. Unit VI: Un viaje a México: El pueblo, la Capital Vocabulario: body parts; medical situations; city locations; stores; geographical features; professions; social life; giving advice. Gramática: future; superlatives; present subjunctive; use of the subjunctive in noun clauses; subjunctive with adverbial conjunctions of time and in adjective clauses; commands; present perfect  (indicative and subjunctive); que and quien; past participle as adjective.     28. Unit VI: Un viaje a México: El pueblo, la Capital Vocabulario: body parts; medical situations; city locations; stores; geographical features; professions; social life; giving advice. Gramática: future; superlatives; present subjunctive; use of the subjunctive in noun clauses; subjunctive with adverbial conjunctions of time and in adjective clauses; commands; present perfect  (indicative and subjunctive); que and quien; past participle as adjective.     29. Unit VI: Un viaje a México: El pueblo, la Capital Vocabulario: body parts; medical situations; city locations; stores; geographical features; professions; social life; giving advice. Gramática: future; superlatives; present subjunctive; use of the subjunctive in noun clauses; subjunctive with adverbial conjunctions of time and in adjective clauses; commands; present perfect  (indicative and subjunctive); que and quien; past participle as adjective.     30. Unit VI: Un viaje a México: El pueblo, la Capital Vocabulario: body parts; medical situations; city locations; stores; geographical features; professions; social life; giving advice. Gramática: future; superlatives; present subjunctive; use of the subjunctive in noun clauses; subjunctive with adverbial conjunctions of time and in adjective clauses; commands; present perfect  (indicative and subjunctive); que and quien; past participle as adjective.     31. Unit VI: Un viaje a México: El pueblo, la Capital Vocabulario: body parts; medical situations; city locations; stores; geographical features; professions; social life; giving advice. Gramática: future; superlatives; present subjunctive; use of the subjunctive in noun clauses; subjunctive with adverbial conjunctions of time and in adjective clauses; commands; present perfect  (indicative and subjunctive); que and quien; past participle as adjective.     32. Unit VI: Un viaje a México: El pueblo, la Capital Vocabulario: body parts; medical situations; city locations; stores; geographical features; professions; social life; giving advice. Gramática: future; superlatives; present subjunctive; use of the subjunctive in noun clauses; subjunctive with adverbial conjunctions of time and in adjective clauses; commands; present perfect  (indicative and subjunctive); que and quien; past participle as adjective.     33. Unit VI: Un viaje a México: El pueblo, la Capital Vocabulario: body parts; medical situations; city locations; stores; geographical features; professions; social life; giving advice. Gramática: future; superlatives; present subjunctive; use of the subjunctive in noun clauses; subjunctive with adverbial conjunctions of time and in adjective clauses; commands; present perfect  (indicative and subjunctive); que and quien; past participle as adjective.     34. Unit VI: Un viaje a México: El pueblo, la Capital Vocabulario: body parts; medical situations; city locations; stores; geographical features; professions; social life; giving advice. Gramática: future; superlatives; present subjunctive; use of the subjunctive in noun clauses; subjunctive with adverbial conjunctions of time and in adjective clauses; commands; present perfect  (indicative and subjunctive); que and quien; past participle as adjective.     35. Unit VI: Un viaje a México: El pueblo, la Capital Vocabulario: body parts; medical situations; city locations; stores; geographical features; professions; social life; giving advice. Gramática: future; superlatives; present subjunctive; use of the subjunctive in noun clauses; subjunctive with adverbial conjunctions of time and in adjective clauses; commands; present perfect  (indicative and subjunctive); que and quien; past participle as adjective.     36. Unit VI: Un viaje a México: El pueblo, la Capital Vocabulario: body parts; medical situations; city locations; stores; geographical features; professions; social life; giving advice. Gramática: future; superlatives; present subjunctive; use of the subjunctive in noun clauses; subjunctive with adverbial conjunctions of time and in adjective clauses; commands; present perfect  (indicative and subjunctive); que and quien; past participle as adjective.     37. Unit VII: Un viaje a México: La Capital Vocabulario: money; business; renting and buying; tourist needs; restaurants; hotels; sports; relationships; pastimes. Gramática: forms and uses of the past subjunctive (simple and perfect); conditional; if clause sentences; past perfect indicative; adverb formation; exclamations; subjunctive.     38. Unit VII: Un viaje a México: La Capital Vocabulario: money; business; renting and buying; tourist needs; restaurants; hotels; sports; relationships; pastimes. Gramática: forms and uses of the past subjunctive (simple and perfect); conditional; if clause sentences; past perfect indicative; adverb formation; exclamations; subjunctive.     39. Unit VII: Un viaje a México: La Capital Vocabulario: money; business; renting and buying; tourist needs; restaurants; hotels; sports; relationships; pastimes. Gramática: forms and uses of the past subjunctive (simple and perfect); conditional; if clause sentences; past perfect indicative; adverb formation; exclamations; subjunctive.     40. Unit VII: Un viaje a México: La Capital Vocabulario: money; business; renting and buying; tourist needs; restaurants; hotels; sports; relationships; pastimes. Gramática: forms and uses of the past subjunctive (simple and perfect); conditional; if clause sentences; past perfect indicative; adverb formation; exclamations; subjunctive.     41. Unit VII: Un viaje a México: La Capital Vocabulario: money; business; renting and buying; tourist needs; restaurants; hotels; sports; relationships; pastimes. Gramática: forms and uses of the past subjunctive (simple and perfect); conditional; if clause sentences; past perfect indicative; adverb formation; exclamations; subjunctive.     42. Unit VII: Un viaje a México: La Capital Vocabulario: money; business; renting and buying; tourist needs; restaurants; hotels; sports; relationships; pastimes. Gramática: forms and uses of the past subjunctive (simple and perfect); conditional; if clause sentences; past perfect indicative; adverb formation; exclamations; subjunctive.     43. Unit VII: Un viaje a México: La Capital Vocabulario: money; business; renting and buying; tourist needs; restaurants; hotels; sports; relationships; pastimes. Gramática: forms and uses of the past subjunctive (simple and perfect); conditional; if clause sentences; past perfect indicative; adverb formation; exclamations; subjunctive.     44. Unit VII: Un viaje a México: La Capital Vocabulario: money; business; renting and buying; tourist needs; restaurants; hotels; sports; relationships; pastimes. Gramática: forms and uses of the past subjunctive (simple and perfect); conditional; if clause sentences; past perfect indicative; adverb formation; exclamations; subjunctive.     45. Unit VII: Un viaje a México: La Capital Vocabulario: money; business; renting and buying; tourist needs; restaurants; hotels; sports; relationships; pastimes. Gramática: forms and uses of the past subjunctive (simple and perfect); conditional; if clause sentences; past perfect indicative; adverb formation; exclamations; subjunctive.     46. Unit VII: Un viaje a México: La Capital Vocabulario: money; business; renting and buying; tourist needs; restaurants; hotels; sports; relationships; pastimes. Gramática: forms and uses of the past subjunctive (simple and perfect); conditional; if clause sentences; past perfect indicative; adverb formation; exclamations; subjunctive.     47. Unit VII: Un viaje a México: La Capital Vocabulario: money; business; renting and buying; tourist needs; restaurants; hotels; sports; relationships; pastimes. Gramática: forms and uses of the past subjunctive (simple and perfect); conditional; if clause sentences; past perfect indicative; adverb formation; exclamations; subjunctive.     48. Unit VII: Un viaje a México: La Capital Vocabulario: money; business; renting and buying; tourist needs; restaurants; hotels; sports; relationships; pastimes. Gramática: forms and uses of the past subjunctive (simple and perfect); conditional; if clause sentences; past perfect indicative; adverb formation; exclamations; subjunctive.     49. Unit VII: Un viaje a México: La Capital Vocabulario: money; business; renting and buying; tourist needs; restaurants; hotels; sports; relationships; pastimes. Gramática: forms and uses of the past subjunctive (simple and perfect); conditional; if clause sentences; past perfect indicative; adverb formation; exclamations; subjunctive.     50. Unit VII: Un viaje a México: La Capital Vocabulario: money; business; renting and buying; tourist needs; restaurants; hotels; sports; relationships; pastimes. Gramática: forms and uses of the past subjunctive (simple and perfect); conditional; if clause sentences; past perfect indicative; adverb formation; exclamations; subjunctive.     51. Unit VII: Un viaje a México: La Capital Vocabulario: money; business; renting and buying; tourist needs; restaurants; hotels; sports; relationships; pastimes. Gramática: forms and uses of the past subjunctive (simple and perfect); conditional; if clause sentences; past perfect indicative; adverb formation; exclamations; subjunctive.     52. Unit VII: Un viaje a México: La Capital Vocabulario: money; business; renting and buying; tourist needs; restaurants; hotels; sports; relationships; pastimes. Gramática: forms and uses of the past subjunctive (simple and perfect); conditional; if clause sentences; past perfect indicative; adverb formation; exclamations; subjunctive.