Spanish program
level: A1 –A2 BASIC USER/NOVICE
Estimated number of words to be learned: 500-600
A1
MID NOVICE, HIGH NOVICE |
GRAMMAR |
VOCABULARY AND FUNCTIONS |
NUMBER OF LESSONS |
Unit 1 |
Adjectives, nouns pronouns and articles. The simple present tense | Expressing routines and daily activities. Describing people and places. Regular and irregular verbs. | 5
(45 minutes) |
Unit 2 |
Verb to be. The time. Review of present tense | Talking about professions, nationalities and people’s characteristics. Numbers. Colors. Telling the time. Days of the week. Months |
5 (45 minutes) |
Unit 3 |
Interrogative pronouns. Present continuous. Combine present continuous and simple present | Talking about activities that are happening now. Talk about sports and weather. | 5
(45 minutes) |
Unit 4 |
Verb to like. Comparisons. Prepositions. Gerund | Discussing and comparing likes and dislikes: people, food. Use verbs similar to to like. | 5
(45 minutes) |
EVALUATION |
After 20 lessons there is an evaluation in order to continue to the following level. |
A2
LOW INTERMEDIATE, MID INTERMEDIATE |
GRAMMAR |
VOCABULARY AND FUNCTIONS |
NUMBER OF LESSONS |
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Unit 1 | Direct object pronouns. Future tense | Talking about future plans (e.g. weddings). Practice giving presents to others. Regular and irregular verbs. | 5
(45 minutes) |
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Unit 2 | Reflexive verbs. Reflexive pronouns | Narrating about daily routines using the reflexive verbs and pronouns. | 5
(45 minutes) |
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Unit 3 | Simple past | Talking about recent past activities. Narrate a movie or an old story in the past. | 5
(45 minutes) |
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Unit 4 | Imperfect tense | Talk about your childhood. Family members, school, etc. | 5
(45 minutes) |
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EVALUATION |
After 20 lessons there is an evaluation in order to continue to the following level. |
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level: B1 –B2 INDEPENDENT USER
Estimated number of words to be learned: 1000-5000
B1
MID INTERMEDIATE, HIGH INTERMEDIATE |
GRAMMAR |
VOCABULARY AND FUNCTIONS |
NUMBER OF LESSONS |
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Unit 1 | Past participle. Simple conditional | Reviewing verbs in past participle. Discussing possibilities and conditions. | 5
(45 minutes) |
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Unit 2 |
Direct object pronouns. Future perfect | Buying clothing. Planning life in a new home. |
5 (45 minutes) |
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Unit 3 |
Imperative. Preposition for—por and para | Giving instructions to children in a classroom. Expressing due dates and places to go. | 5
(45 minutes) |
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Unit 4 |
Present subjunctive | Talking to a friend abroad. Writing a letter. | 5
(45 minutes) |
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EVALUATION |
After 20 lessons there is an evaluation in order to continue to the following level. |
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B2
HIGH INTERMEDIATE, LOW ADVANCED |
GRAMMAR |
VOCABULARY AND FUNCTIONS |
NUMBER OF LESSONS |
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Unit 1 | Verb to know. Adverbs | Narrating a running competition. Using the verb to know in according situations. | 5
(45 minutes) |
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Unit 2 | Past perfect and past perfect subjunctive | Talking about bad habits that you have (not) left. | 5
(45 minutes) |
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Unit 3 | Compound conditional | Talking about what you would have done if… | 5
(45 minutes) |
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Unit 4 | Imperfect subjunctive | Discussing rules in the childhood (past). Telling hopes and wishes. | 5
(45 minutes) |
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EVALUATION |
After 20 lessons there is an evaluation in order to continue to the following level. |
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level: C1 –C2 COMPETENT/ADVANCED USER
Estimated number of words to be learned: 5000-10000
C1
MID ADVANCED, HIGH ADVANCED |
GRAMMAR |
VOCABULARY AND FUNCTIONS |
NUMBER OF LESSONS |
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Unit 1 | The pluperfect subjunctive | Telling stories about what would have been if you had decided something different in life. | 5
(45 minutes) |
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Unit 2 |
Prepositions | Doing oral and gap filling exercises with prepositions of place, direction, time, cause, manner, etc. |
5 (45 minutes) |
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Unit 3 |
The subjunctive vs. the infinitive | Discussing about some staff members at a company. | 5
(45 minutes) |
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Unit 4 |
Idiomatic expressions | Reviewing idiomatic expressions. | 5
(45 minutes) |
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EVALUATION |
After 20 lessons there is an evaluation in order to continue to the following level. |
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C2
HIGH ADVANCED, SUPERIOR |
GRAMMAR |
VOCABULARY AND FUNCTIONS |
NUMBER OF LESSONS |
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Unit 1 | Review of the subjunctive | Having conversations using mixed subjunctives. Talking about wishes and hopes. | 5
(45 minutes) |
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Unit 2 | Relative pronouns | Describing the body organs and their functions using relative pronouns. | 5
(45 minutes) |
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Unit 3 | Verbs with prepositions | Talking about the current life of old friends. | 5
(45 minutes) |
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Unit 4 | Idiomatic expressions with tener—to have | Using the verb tener (to have) in idiomatic expressions. | 5
(45 minutes) |
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EVALUATION |
After 20 lessons there is an evaluation in order to continue to the following level. |
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