BEGINNERS

Grammar

  • Tenses

    Present tense.
    Present continuous.
    Near future.
    Preterite (regular and most common irregulars).
    Imperative in informal form second person.

  •  To be: “ser” and “estar”.
  •  Other basic verbs: “to have”, “to want”, “to go”, etc.
  •  “There is” and “there are”.
  •  Noun-adjective agreement in number and gender.
  •  The formal form.
  •  Opinion expressions.
  •  Basic time expressions for present, past and future.
  •  Comparisons.
  •  “Tener que”+.
  •  Prepositions.
  •  Basic connectives.
  •  Identity.
  •  Reflexive verbs.
  •  And more…
Topics
  • Numbers, colours, months, days of the week, dates and times.
  •  Basic conversation, greetings, expressing feelings and introducing yourself.
  •  Weather.
  •  Pets.
  •  Food and restaurants.
  •  Describing yourself and others.
  •  Describing your town and places in it.
  •  Describe and compare clothes.
  •  Giving directions.
  •  Giving opinions and giving reasons.
  •  Describing your daily routine.
  •  House (where it is, how it is, rooms, furniture).
  •  Giving excuses and negotiate plans with a friend.
  •  Body parts.
  •  Symptoms, illnesses, medicines, talking to the doctor or chemist..
  •  Giving advice on health and lifestyle.
  •  And more…
Skills

  • Listening

    Listening to an audio, video or speech from your teacher or another source that includes grammar and vocab from previous lessons and being able to summarise the content and/or use it in an exercise.

  •  Speaking

    Articulating short sentences to present your ideas or dialogue with the teacher when prompted with questions on a current topic using existent vocabulary and expressions.

  •  Reading

    Understanding texts of a low complexity and short length with very little new vocabulary and a clear structure.

  •  Writing

    Writing short paragraphs using familiar vocabulary, talking about trivial aspects of your life or yourself, or simple descriptions.

  •  Translations

    Translating from English to Spanish or vice versa sentences with few connectives, using simple grammar and with a clear sequence and order.

INTERMEDIATE

Grammar

  • Tenses

    Preterite (regular and entire irregular).
    Imperfect.
    Perfect tense.
    Simple future.
    Conditional.

  •  Time expressions for past and future (extended).
  •  Complex connectives.
  •  Accentuation rules.
  •  Possessives.
  •  Comparatives (extended).
  •  Direct Object and Indirect Object pronouns.
  •  And more…
Topics
  • Basic holidays vocab.
  •  Complaints at hotels.
  •  Telling a story or anecdote (using preterite and imperfect).
  •  Describing your neighborhood and its problems.
  •  Jobs and careers.
  •  Planning your future / Guess what will happen.
  •  Describe your ideal job, house, etc.
  •  What would you do if you were rich/ the president/…?.
  •  Debates (varied topic for discussion of different topics).
  •  And more…
Skills

  •  Listening

    Understanding what’s said in a video or an audio when most words are from a familiar topic, and being able to summarise the content and/or use it in an exercise.

  •  Speaking

    Giving appropriate answers to questions, and being able to have a fluent dialogue or presentation when giving a script to follow or other types of support.

  •  Reading

    Reading several paragraphs from a familiar topic being able to skim read and discover new vocabulary. To be able to understand expressions or more complex structures when explained in context.

  •  Writing

    Putting into practice the grammar and vocab learnt in longer paragraphs that follow a basic organisation, and show noun-adjective agreement and the right form of basic tenses.

  •  Translations

    Very quickly translating short sentences and basic vocab and one or two verbs, and translating more complex sentences, with several verbs and connectives when having some time.

INTERMEDIATE

Grammar

  •  Tenses

    Preterite (regular and entire irregular).
    Imperfect.
    Perfect tense.
    Simple future.
    Conditional.

  •  Time expressions for past and future (extended).
  •  Complex connectives.
  •  Accentuation rules.
  •  Possessives.
  •  Comparatives (extended).
  •  Direct Object and Indirect Object pronouns.
  •  And more…
Topics
  •  Basic holidays vocab.
  •  Complaints at hotels.
  •  Telling a story or anecdote (using preterite and imperfect).
  •  Describing your neighborhood and its problems.
  •  Jobs and careers.
  •  Planning your future / Guess what will happen.
  •  Describe your ideal job, house, etc.
  •  What would you do if you were rich/ the president/…?.
  •  Debates (varied topic for discussion of different topics).
  •  And more…
Skills

  • Listening

    Understanding what’s said in a video or an audio when most words are from a familiar topic, and being able to summarise the content and/or use it in an exercise.

  •  Speaking

    Giving appropriate answers to questions, and being able to have a fluent dialogue or presentation when giving a script to follow or other types of support.

  •  Reading

    Reading several paragraphs from a familiar topic being able to skim read and discover new vocabulary. To be able to understand expressions or more complex structures when explained in context.

  •  Writing

    Putting into practice the grammar and vocab learnt in longer paragraphs that follow a basic organisation, and show noun-adjective agreement and the right form of basic tenses.

  •  Translations

    Very quickly translating short sentences and basic vocab and one or two verbs, and translating more complex sentences, with several verbs and connectives when having some time.

ADVANCED

Grammar

  • Tenses

    Subjunctive.
    Perfect future, perfect conditional, etc.
    Imperative extended.

  •  Direct Object and Indirect Object pronouns.
  •  Possessives.
  •  Prepositional verbs.
  •  Noun endings.
  •  Connotations.
  •  Informal expressions.
  •  Undefined determiners and pronouns.
  •  And more…
Topics
  •  Environment (common problems and possible solutions).
  •  The evolution of family.
  •  TV and its responsibilities.
  •  Journals and magazines.
  •  Cultural differences.
  •  Internet.
  •  Freedom of speech.
  •  Privacy vs safety.
  •  Education.
  •  Politics.
  •  How technology has changed our daily life.
  •  Current news, trends, events, etc.
  •  Debates (topics up for discussion).
  •  And more…
Skills

  • Listening

    Practicing DELE examinations: listening to different voices, accents, varieties of Spanish, etc. To quickly grasp what’s said in a conversation of a faster pace.

  •  Speaking

    Engaging in debates, asking and answering questions fluently and with no need for prior preparation, using vocabulary on the topic and out of the topic. Presenting your ideas on a topic and give reasons using the right expressions to organise your speech.

  •  Reading

    Reading long articles, dialogues, conferences, essays, etc. with complex structure, and a variety of expressions and tenses. At this point the student is able to work with new vocabulary almost independently.

  •  Writing

    Writing long pieces such as essays using complex structure and tenses, and formal expressions to explain and justify your ideas in an organised manner.

  •  Translations

    Translating pretty quickly paragraphs with a more complicated sequence and order, with more specific vocab, informal expressions and of any possible tense.

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