Beginner

Beginner 1:

• Learning numbers and the alphabet, nationalities.
• How to ask for phone numbers, email addreses, etc.
• Introducing yourself and familiarising with other people.
• How to order food at restaurants and bars (& how make complaints!).
• Talking about England and your daily routine (work, hobbies).
• Grammatically, you will be learn to recognize and use articles and verbs in the present tense.
• Teaching will be in both a traditional and communicative way.

Beginner 2:

• Recap of present tense and irregular verbs .
• Book a hotel room.
• Express desire. Ask and give permission.
• Present perfect (past).
• ‘¿Puedo + infinitive?’ ‘¿Se puede + infinitive?’
• Prepositions: en, de.
• Adverbs.
• Asking for information.
• Talking about holidays and places, booking hotels.
• Talking in the past.
• Survival Kit and daily situation study cases and role-play will be covered to allow you to improve your confidence in "getting by" .

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Elementary

 

Elementary 1:

• Recap of past tense and irregular verbs.
• Express actions happening at the time of speaking.
• Daily routine.
• ‘Estar + gerundio‘.
• Reflexive verbs.

 

Elementary 2:

• Talk about the clothes you´re wearing. Compare clothes. Buy clothes in a shop.
• Direct object pronouns: ‘lo, la, los, las‘.
• Comparative structures: ‘más…..que / menos…que/.
• ’¿Me das…? / ¿Me dejas…?’.
• Family.
• Presents and Expressions used to congratulate someone.
• Possessives.
  

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Intermediate

Intermediate 1:
This starts with revision and consolidation of the material studied in the previous terms (present, past) and will move on to:

• Introduction of the Imperfect Tense (another form of past in Spanish).
• Contrast between the Present Perfect and Imperfect.
• Future Tense.
• Talking about childhood and famous people.
• Talking about future plans.
• Structures and language to have general and simple conversations with native speakers will be taught.
• You will start expressing your viewpoints on basic topical issues.

Intermediate 2:

• Indirect Pronouns.
• Conditional.
• Describing houses & Spanish life.
• Expressing wishes, dislikes & annoyances.
• Give and ask for advice.
• Making social arrangements.
• Authentic reading from newspapers, magazines, interviews and films.