Spanish B1 module 2: Social life (Social life)

This is learning module 2 of 6 of our Spanish B1 syllabus. Each learning module contains 6 till 8 chapters.

Learning goals:

  • Express yourself clearly in all common social situations
  • Express your desires and wishes

Lessons (9)

B1.9 - Eventos y celebraciones familiares (Family events and celebrations)

  • Understand common celebrations, holidays, and social traditions
  • Organize and talk about most parties
  • Organize and plan parties or family gatherings
  • Review of the conditional

B1.10 - Citas (Dating)

  • Discuss romantic plans, dates, and relationships
  • Discuss long term friendships
  • Consecutive clauses: entonces, así (es) que, tal ... que

B1.11 - Ir al cine (Going to the cinema)

  • Talk about the movie you saw
  • Describing the plot of a film or a book
  • Make movie plans
  • Requesting opinions: ¿Qué tal? - ¿Qué te parece...? - ¿Te parece bien...?
  • Expressing evaluation: "está bien, es una mala idea, lo veo", etc...

B1.12 - Ir al teatro (Going to the theatre)

  • Discuss about what you saw at the theatre
  • Get to know important actors and poets in your host country
  • Plan an evening out to a cultural event
  • Other uses of the future

B1.13 - la galería de arte (The art gallery)

  • Discuss about what you saw at the museum
  • Get to know important painters and architects of your host country
  • Organizing a museum visit and telling about a local artwork
  • Simple conditional vs Future

B1.14 - Organizar un viaje de larga distancia (Organizing a long distance travel)

  • Describe different types of holidays and travel experiences
  • Organize a trip with family or friends
  • Transportation options and travel arrangements
  • Relatives and interrogatives: Que, Quien, Qué, Cuál

B1.15 - Tiempo libre y pasiones (Leisure time and passions)

  • Describe what you do in your free time
  • Common hobbies and activities to do during the weekend
  • Join a new hobby club
  • Combined pronouns in the imperative

B1.16 - Masterchef: cocina avanzada (Masterchef: advanced cooking)

  • Follow and give detailed cooking instructions and recipes
  • Vocabulary related to ingredients, utensils, and cooking techniques
  • Final and causal sentences: para, a fin de que, porque...

B1.17 - alta cocina (Fine dining)

  • Learn to express advanced tastes
  • Understand an advanced menu card
  • From the imperative to reported speech