SPANISH BEGINNER 2. The SECOND segment of the comprehensive Beginner level five-course series designed for Spanish beginners.
An all-adults class.
Materials are not included in tuition.
Beginner 2 level description:
This is the perfect course for individuals who have either completed our Spanish Beginner 1 course or have some minimal experience with the Spanish language. We'll help you build upon your existing knowledge and skills to further develop your Spanish proficiency.
Here's an overview of the topics covered in Beginner 2:
COMMUNICATION: Expressing intentions, explaining the motivations for what you do, talking about what you do in different languages, describing places, expressing existence and location, talking about climate and the weather.
GRAMMAR: Gender, definite articles (el, la, los, las) and indefinite articles (un, una, unos, unas), the presente de indicativo, regular verbs ending in -ar, -er, -ir, uses of por, para and porque, uses of hay, the verb estar, the superlative, quantifiers: muy, mucho/mucha/muchos/muchas, qué, cuál, cuáles, cuántos/cuántas, dónde, cómo.
VOCABULARY: Languages, activities in language class, leisure activities, climate and the weather, geography, information about countries, cardinal points, seasons.
PHONETICS: Connectors, accentuation.
Next level: Spanish Beginner 3.
SPANISH BEGINNER 4. The FOURTH segment of the comprehensive Beginner level five-course series designed for Spanish beginners.
An all-adults class.
Materials are not included in tuition.
Beginner 4 level description:
This is the perfect course for individuals who have either completed our Spanish Beginner 3 course or similar. We'll help you build upon your existing knowledge and skills to further develop your Spanish proficiency.
Here's an overview of the topics covered in Beginner 4:
COMMUNICATION: Talking about habits, expressing frequency, asking for and giving the time, learning how to get by in bars and restaurants, asking for and giving information about food, talking about eating habits.
GRAMMAR: the presente de indicativo of irregular verbs, pronominal verbs, yo también / yo tampoco/ yo si/ yo no, primero/después/luego, the verbs poner and traer, direct object pronouns (lo, la, los, las), uses of de and con.
VOCABULARY: Days of the week, times of day, daily activities, food, ways of cooking, utensils and recipients, typical dishes in Spain and Latin America.
PHONETICS: intonation: narration and enumeration, the che and the jota.
Next level: Spanish Beginner 5.
SPANISH INTERMEDIATE 1. The FIRST segment of the comprehensive Intermediate level five-course series designed for adult learners.
An all-adults class.
Materials are not included in tuition.
Intermediate 1 level description:
Spanish Intermediate 1 is an ideal course for those who have completed Spanish High Beginner 5 or possess a similar level of proficiency.
Here's an overview of the topics covered in Intermediate 1:
COMMUNICATION: Talk about habits in the present, talk about past experiences, locate an action in time, talk about the future, express condition, formulate a hypothesis about the future.
GRAMMAR: Present perfect and preterite, periphrasis: empezar a + infinitive/acabar de + infinitive/terminar de + infinitive/terminar de + infinitive / volver a + infinitive / dejar de + intifnitive / lleva + gerund / seguir +gerund, desde/desde que / desde hace. , Si + present, future, some uses of the future, seguramente/seguro que/supongo que + future, temporary markers to talk about future,
VOCABULARY: Work, facts regarding someone’s life, world problems, predictions about the future.
Next level: Spanish Intermediate 2.
This course is ideal for individuals who have completed Spanish High Beginner 2 level or similar. Here's an overview of the topics covered in High Beginner 3:
COMMUNICATION: Talk about hobbies, talk about schedules, tell past events, describe places, talk about intentions and projects, talk about likes and eating habits, explain how to prepare a meal.
GRAMMAR: Preterite perfect, Ya/todavía no, Ir a + infinitive, Querer/pensar + infinitive, Personal pronouns of direct object, impersonal forms with se, some uses of ser and estar; y, pero, además.
VOCABULARY: Leisure activities and venues, food, recipes, weights and measurement.
SPANISH BEGINNER 1. The FIRST segment of the comprehensive Beginner level five-course series designed for Spanish beginners.
An all-adults class.
Materials are not included in tuition.
Beginner 1 level description:
This course is ideal for individuals who have never studied Spanish before or those who wish to start from scratch. Throughout this level, you will acquire fundamental language skills and knowledge.
Here's an overview of the topics covered in Beginner 1:
COMMUNICATION: Saying hello and goodbye, in the classroom, numbers from 1 to 10, the alphabet, resources to develop your learning abilities in Spanish class, ask for and give personal information, saying hello and goodbye.
GRAMMAR: Gender in nationalities and professions, the verbs ser, tener and llamarse, personal pronouns.
VOCABULARY: Numbers, nationalities, professions.
PHONETICS: Intonation of partial questions and answers.
Next level: Spanish Beginner 2.