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Spanish syllabus A1

Syllabus for the Beginner modules (20h each)

Beginner 1

Outline

  • General

  • Greetings

  • Introduce oneself

  • Farewell

  • Ask and give personal information

  • Identify a person in a group

  • Ask and answer personal questions

  • Ask and give telephone number

  • Ask and tell the time

Grammar

  • Verb ser

  • Personal subject pronouns

  • Gender and number

  • Definite article

  • Verb llamarse 

  • Present tense of regular verbs

  • Verb tener

  • Verb ser II

  • Question words

Beginner 2

Outline

  • Ask an address

  • Locate people, objects, and places 

  • Express existence and absence

  • Express mood

  • Express possession and relationships

  • Talk about the neighbourhood and types of housing

  • Make a phone ca

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Grammar

  • Verb estar

  • Prepositions and adverbs of place 

  • Contractions al y del

  • Hay / estar; Ser / estar

  • Indefinite article

  • Frequently used indefinite pronouns

  • Present tense of irregular verbs I

  • Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns

  • Possessive adjectives

Beginner 3

Outline

  • Express preferences or interests

  • Ask for products and prices 

  • Express quantities

  • Describe habits

  • Express the frequency of some actions

  • Express agreement or disagreement

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Grammar

  • Querer / Poder / Preferir / Desear + infinitivo 

  • Direct object pronouns

  • Pronominal verbs

  • Reflexive pronouns

  • Soler + infinitivo

  • Tambien / Tampoco 

  • Dormir / Dormirse

Beginner 4

Outline

  • Express likes and interests

  • Compare likes 

  • Talk about hobbies and leisure activities

  • Ask about health

  • Express physical sensations

  • Express pain

  • Make a medical appointment

  • Express obligation and need

  • Make recommendations

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Grammar

  • Verbs gustar, encantar, apetecer e interesar

  • Structures A mi tambien / A mi tampoco; (Pues) a mi si / (Pues) a mi no

  • Indirect object pronouns

  • Prepositions por y para

  • Verb llevar (clothes)

  • Verb doler

  • Periphrasis of obligation: Deber / Tener / Hay que + infinitivo

  • Verbs that are confusing (Irregular verbs?): ir / venir; traer / llevar

Beginner 5

Outline

  • Describe an action that is taking place 

  • Talk about future actions

  • Express plans and projects

  • Talk about relationships and family

  • Talk about climate

  • Talk about actions completed in the recent past that have a connection to the present

  • Ask and answer positively or negatively if an action has been finished

  • Ask and answer if something has ever been done 

  • Ask and give opinion

  • Express agreement and disagreement

Grammar

  • Estar + gerundio

  • Near future tense: ir a + infinitivo

  • Adverbs of quantity: muy, mucho, poco, bastante, demasiado

  • Hay / Hace

  • Llover / Nevar

  • Present perfect tense

  • Adverbs of time: ya, todavia (no), aun (no)

  • Contrast between present tense / present perfect

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