SYLLABUS FOR THE SPANISH BEGINNERS COURSE – 10 WEEKS – (20 HOURS)
This syllabus is an example
| 1 WEEK | Presentations: saying and asking names.
Ordering at a bar: names of drinks and food, ordering drinks, asking for price, undetermined articles: un, una (a), There is, there are. Alphabet, useful questions like: “How do you say in Spanish….?, “What does ……. mean?”, “How do you spell?” Numbers from 0 to 20. |
| 2 WEEK | Giving and asking directions. Places of the city: Library, station, cinema, swimming pool, restaurant, bar, shops, etc. Prepositions like: behind, opposite, in front of, on, in, at, under, etc. Saying the location: “Where is …?. Verb: estar.
Articles: el, la, los, las (the). Numbers from 20 to 100. |
| 3 WEEK | Descriptions of cities and countries. Adjectives to describe cities. North, south, east and west. Far, near. The weather. |
| 4 WEEK | Saying and asking nationality (masculine and feminine), profession, places of work, address. 1st, 2nd and 3rd person present of regular verbs and present of verb “ ser ” (to be) . Saying and asking telephone numbers and e-mails. Present of the verb “tener” (to have) |
| 5 WEEK | Uses de “tú” (informal you) and “usted” (formal you).
2nd hour: Revision of previous lessons. |
| 6 WEEK | How to book accommodation in a hotel. Days of the week, months of the year. |
| 7 WEEK | Buying food in a supermarket. Weights and measures. Quantifiers: “How many”, “How much”. Numbers up to 1000 |
| 8 WEEK | The family. Members of the family, marital status, age. Plural of the Present of regular verbs. |
| 9 WEEK | Buying tickets at the train station. |
| 10 WEEK | Descriptions of people (physical and personality)
2nd hour: Revision of previous lessons. |