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Spanish course: A2 (syllabus)

Learning module 1: Viajar: ¡A lo desconocido!

A2:1 Planes de vacaciones (Holiday plans)

A2.1: Holiday plans

Learning goals

  • Describe different types of holidays and activities.
  • Discuss the modes of transportation used to reach your travel destination
  • Know common holiday destinations in your guest country.
  • The prepositions "Por" and "Para"

A2:2 Empacar tu equipaje (Packing your luggage)

A2.2: Packing your luggage

Learning goals

  • Name and describe common items to pack for a trip.
  • Compare different types of luggage and suitcases.
  • Explain baggage rules and restrictions.
  • Para + infinitive

A2:3 Reserva tu alojamiento (Book your accomodation)

A2.3: Book your accomodation

Learning goals

  • Book and reserve a room - by phone, email and online.
  • Know common hotel and room types.
  • Irregular comparatives: Mejor, Peor, Mayor, Menor

A2:4 En el aeropuerto y en el avión. (At the airport and in the plane.)

A2.4: At the airport and in the plane.

Learning goals

  • The check-in process for your flight: at the airport and online.
  • Ask for information on flight schedules and terminals.
  • Going through security and understanding safety instructions.
  • Adjectives: "Bonito", "Feo", "Bueno", "Malo", etc ...

A2:5 Alquila tu transporte (Rent your transportation)

A2.5: Rent your transportation

Learning goals

  • Rent a car, bike or scooter.
  • Manage your car insurance and deposit.
  • Pick up and return your transportation.
  • The difference between "Mucho" and "Muy"

A2:6 En el hotel (At the hotel)

A2.6: At the hotel

Learning goals

  • Do your hotel check-in and check-out.
  • Request changes or extra services during your stay.
  • Report any issues related to your stay at the reception.
  • The direct object pronouns: "Lo", "La", "Los", "Las"
  • The indirect object pronouns: "Me, Te, Le, Nos, Os, Les"

A2:7 Como turista en la ciudad (As a Tourist in the City)

A2.7: As a Tourist in the City

Learning goals

  • Common activities during a city trip.
  • Asking information at the tourist office.
  • Know practical survival phrases as a tourist to navigate in the city.
  • The difference between "Por qué" and "Porque"

A2:8 ¿Un desastre de vacaciones? (Holiday disaster?)

A2.8: Holiday disaster?

Learning goals

  • Report stolen or lost items at the police station.
  • Asking for help with documents at the embassy or consulate.
  • Contact emergency services.
  • "Lo" + adjective
Learning module 2: Sociedad y gobierno

A2:9 Papeleo y burocracia (Paperwork and bureaucracy)

A2.9: Paperwork and bureaucracy

Learning goals

  • Navigate social security, working permits and paperwork.
  • Know your obligations and paperwork in the country.
  • Irregular verbs in the present perfect

A2:10 ¿Oíste las noticias? (Did you hear the news?)

A2.10: Did you hear the news?

Learning goals

  • Discuss what you saw on television or heard on the radio.
  • Time expressions for recent events.
  • Get to know the popular media stations in your host country.
  • The simple past: Regular verbs
  • The simple past: irregular verbs

A2:11 Servicios de emergencia (Emergency services)

A2.11: Emergency services

Learning goals

  • Know the names of emergency services of your new country.
  • Calling and advising about situations.
  • The imperfect tense of regular verbs
  • The imperfect past tense of irregular verbs

A2:12 Mi tiempo en la escuela (My time at school)

A2.12: My time at school

Learning goals

  • Learn about the country's education system.
  • Talk about your time at school and childhood memories.
  • The imperfect past tense or the simple past tense?

A2:13 En el banco (At the bank)

A2.13: At the bank

Learning goals

  • Open a bank account.
  • Make online purchases and be familiar with common payment methods.
  • Get to know the biggest banks of the country.
  • Temporal expressions: "Hace un rato", "Esta semana", "Este mes", etc...

A2:14 Título universitario (University degree)

A2.14: University degree

Learning goals

  • Talk about your university study or goals.
  • Know vocabulary about higher education.
  • Know the higher education system and institutions of your new country.
  • Expressions with the past tenses: "Ayer", "De repente", "El mes pasado", etc...

A2:15 El gobierno y las elecciones (The government and elections)

A2.15: The government and elections

Learning goals

  • Get to know the basic government institutions of the country.
  • Talk about elections and voting.
  • The past tenses (summary)
Learning module 3: Planes para el fin de semana

A2:16 Ir a un concierto (Going to a concert)

A2.16: Going to a concert

Learning goals

  • Buy (online) tickets for a festival, concert, musical,...
  • Talk about musical instruments and your favorite genre.
  • Know common festivals in your new country.
  • El futuro simple: Regular verbs
  • The futuro simple: irregular verbs

A2:17 Visitando amigos (Visiting friends)

A2.17: Visiting friends

Learning goals

  • Invite and receive your friends at home.
  • Organize a dinner party, game night, or other activity.
  • Know common evening activities in your new country.
  • Superlative absolute: -ísimo/-ísima

A2:18 Visita el campo (Visit the countryside)

A2.18: Visit the countryside

Learning goals

  • Talk about the village and the countryside.
  • Learn the names of the farm animals.
  • Learn about the most known rural regions of your host country.
  • Reflexive pronouns: "Conmigo", "Contigo", "Mí", "Ti", "Sí"
  • The impersonal "se"

A2:19 En el camping (At the camping)

A2.19: At the camping

Learning goals

  • Learn the names of common natural objects.
  • Navigate using a map or GPS.
  • Know common regions to go camping in your new country.
  • Conjunctions: "Y, Pero, O, Así que, Entonces"

A2:20 Viaje familiar al zoológico (Family trip to the zoo)

A2.20: Family trip to the zoo

Learning goals

  • Describe different landscapes and animals.
  • Organize a family activity at an attraction park.
  • Learn about famous zoos or wildlife areas in your host country
  • Use of ya, todavía and todavía no

A2:21 Caminar el domingo. (Going for a Sunday walk.)

A2.21: Going for a Sunday walk.

Learning goals

  • Invites friends and relatives for a hike or small walk.
  • Vocabulary on landscapes and hiking.
  • Get to know famous hiking areas of your host country.
  • Expressing the positive and the negative: "Bien/ Bueno, Mal/ Malo"
Learning module 4: Estilo de vida

A2:22 Higiene personal (Personal hygiene)

A2.22: Personal hygiene

Learning goals

  • Talk about hygiene products and routines.
  • Explain what hygiene products you want in the shop.
  • Uses of "Antes", "Antes de", "Después", "Después de", "Cuando"

A2:23 Clases de pasatiempos (Hobby classes)

A2.23: Hobby classes

Learning goals

  • Search and find private classes.
  • Enrol in a local academy of your interest.
  • The prepositions: "Desde" and "Hasta"

A2:24 Comida para llevar (Takeaway food)

A2.24: Takeaway food

Learning goals

  • Ask for a specific menu.
  • Order take-away meals.
  • "Acabar de", "empezar a", "volver a" + infinitive

A2:25 Comida y hábitos saludables (Healthy food and habits)

A2.25: Healthy food and habits

Learning goals

  • Talk about your diet and (un)healthy habits.
  • Plan your weekly menu.
  • The relative "que"

A2:26 Transporte (sostenible) ((Sustainable) transport)

A2.26: (Sustainable) transport

Learning goals

  • Discuss your daily transportation.
  • Discuss various types of transportation.
  • Uses of "Poco", "Mucho", "Bastante", "Nada", "Nadie"

A2:27 Estilos de ropa y moda (Clothing styles and fashion)

A2.27: Clothing styles and fashion

Learning goals

  • Talk about your favourite outfit.
  • Describe your outfit and fashion.
  • The prepositions of place: "Fuera de", "Bajo", "Alrededor de", etc...

A2:28 Ejercicio y estilo de vida (Exercise and lifestyle)

A2.28: Exercise and lifestyle

Learning goals

  • Talk about the benefits of exercising and sports
  • Talk about your daily exercise routines
  • Possessive adjectives: "Mío", "Tuyo", "Suyo", ...
Learning module 5: Labores domésticas diarias

A2:29 En la inmobiliaria (At the real estate agent)

A2.29: At the real estate agent

Learning goals

  • Discuss an advertisement for a house or apartment that you just saw.
  • Discuss to buy a new house or apartment.
  • El condicional simple
  • First conditional

A2:30 En la biblioteca (At the library)

A2.30: At the library

Learning goals

  • Talk about a book, fairy tale, or poem you have read.
  • Ask for a book or author in the library.
  • Conditional: irregular verbs

A2:31 Lista de deseos (Bucket list)

A2.31: Bucket list

Learning goals

  • Talk about your bucket list and future plans
  • Expressing wishes, politeness and suggestions: "Me gustaría", "Debería", "Querría"
  • Giving advice with the condicional simple

A2:32 Planes familiares (Family plans)

A2.32: Family plans

Learning goals

  • Talk about plans and ambitions for the future
  • Talk about your relationships and family plans
  • The gerund, the three conjugations

A2:33 Mi propio negocio (My own business)

A2.33: My own business

Learning goals

  • Discuss plans for starting a business.
  • Talk about daily bookkeeping responsibilities.
  • Difference between ir/irse, venir/venirse, llevar/llevarse

A2:34 Estar jubilado (To be retired)

A2.34: To be retired

Learning goals

  • Talk about activities and lifestyle changes after you retire.
  • Talk about ongoing actions in the future.
  • The verbs "Llevar/Seguir" + gerund

A2:35 Servicios y comercios locales (Local services and shops)

A2.35: Local services and shops

Learning goals

  • Know the names of local services and shops.
  • Discuss what you find in the shopping center.
  • The conjunctions: "Ni... Ni...", "Así Como"
Learning module 6: En el trabajo

A2:36 De la oficina de correos al correo electrónico (From post office to email)

A2.36: From post office to email

Learning goals

  • Send and receive messages.
  • Email and internet.
  • El presente de subjuntivo: Regular verbs

A2:37 Buscando trabajo (Looking for a job)

A2.37: Looking for a job

Learning goals

  • Create and send your curriculum.
  • Use job portals to search for a job.
  • Informal affirmative imperative: "Tú" and "Vosotros"

A2:38 Entrevista de trabajo (Job interview)

A2.38: Job interview

Learning goals

  • Performing a job interview
  • Indirect object
  • Informal affirmative imperative: "Usted" and "Ustedes"

A2:39 Trabajo en equipo (Teamwork)

A2.39: Teamwork

Learning goals

  • Vocabulary about teams and roles
  • Giving orders with indirect object
  • the negative imperative

A2:40 Oficina y reuniones (Office and meetings)

A2.40: Office and meetings

Learning goals

  • Learn basic debating vocabulary
  • Express agreement and disagreement
  • The imperatives: Mira, Oye, ¿Diga?

A2:41 Opiniones y negociaciones (Opinions and negotiations)

A2.41: Opinions and negotiations

Learning goals

  • Express your opinion
  • Learn basic phrases to discuss viewpoints
  • Indirect speech with simple past tenses

A2:42 Organización y delegación (Organisation and delegation)

A2.42: Organisation and delegation

Learning goals

  • Vocabulary on organisational hierarchy
  • Giving orders
  • Expressing agreement and disagreement

A2:43 ¿Teletrabajo u oficina? (Remote work or the office?)

A2.43: Remote work or the office?

Learning goals

  • Daily office vocabulary
  • Remote work vocabulary
  • How to express opinions?