AP® Spanish Language and Culture review sheet from Aim for Five (aimforfive.com/spanish/units/1)
Unit 1
Not weighted by unitFamilies and Communities
This unit looks at how families and communities work across the Spanish-speaking world: who counts as family, how people make friends and show respect, how neighbors pitch in, and how life differs between big cities and small towns. You'll read articles, charts and other sources on these topics and compare them with your own community.
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Big ideas
- Family often reaches beyond parents and kids to grandparents, cousins and godparents
- Communities are built by people working together
- Customs like greetings and tú vs. usted show closeness and respect
- Cities and rural towns offer very different ways of life
- Comparing communities helps you see your own more clearly
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Topics
How people take part in their communities: volunteering, neighborhood groups, community gardens and shared work. You'll see traditions like the tequio in Oaxaca, Mexico, where neighbors do unpaid work for their town, and the ollas comunes (community kitchens) of Peru.
Key terms
- el voluntariado
- el servicio comunitario
- la asociación de vecinos
- el tequio
- la olla común
- la solidaridad
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What family looks like in Spanish-speaking societies and how it's changing. Grandparents often help raise children, in most Spanish-speaking countries people carry two last names (one from each parent), and in Spain many young adults live with their parents until about age 30.
Key terms
- la familia extendida
- los abuelos
- los apellidos
- los padrinos
- la crianza
- la emancipación
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How people greet each other, make friends and show respect in different Spanish-speaking places. You'll compare customs like greeting with a kiss on the cheek, staying at the table to talk after a meal (la sobremesa), and choosing between tú and usted.
Key terms
- la amistad
- el saludo
- la sobremesa
- tutear
- el trato de usted
- la convivencia
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Most people in Latin America now live in cities, while many villages in Spain are losing their population (la España vaciada). You'll look at why people move, what city and country life each offer, and how some towns are trying to bring residents back.
Key terms
- la urbanización
- el éxodo rural
- la despoblación
- la España vaciada
- el pueblo
- la calidad de vida
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