Spanish B1 (intermediate)

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Learning module 1: Comunicación

B1.1 - Atender llamadas telefónicas formales e informales (Taking formal and informal phone calls)

B1.1 - Taking formal and informal phone calls

Attend a new client by phone.
Make informal phone calls with friends and family.
Expressions to use while being on the phone.
Master phone related vocabulary.
Review: The present subjunctive, regular verbs

B1.2 - Redacción de correos electrónicos y cartas (Writing e-mails and letters)

Learn vocabulary about mails and letters
Write clear and professional messages for formal and informal situations
The present subjunctive: irregular verbs

B1.3 - Expresar emociones en el trabajo (Expressing emotions at work)

Handle professionally conflict at work
Express your wellbeing and illbeing in a professional context
Indicative or Subjunctive?

B1.4 - Envío y devolución de paquetes (Sending and returning packages)

Make a complaint or claim a warranty for a product
Ask for delivery or tracking information about a parcel
Place an order online, return or exchange a damaged or unwanted item
Present subjunctive: wishes and evaluations - "espero que, quiero que, ojalá, te pido que, etc..."

B1.5 - Enviar una propuesta de proyecto (Send a project proposal)

Attend a new client or prospect
Make a price quote and project proposal
Organize a sales meeting
Temporals with the subjunctive: "Antes de que, antes de, después de que, después de,..."

B1.6 - Música y pódcasts (Music and podcasts)

Talk about streaming music and podcasts
Talk about what series or music you like / not like
Present subjunctive: feelings and emotions - "Me alegra que, siento que, me gusta que, me encanta que, etc..."

B1.7 - Planes de datos e internet (Data plans and internet)

Basic usage of the web and the Internet
Get and compare Internet, Wi-Fi, and mobile data plans
Talk about your phone plan and digital services
Present subjunctive: opinions and recommendations

B1.8 - Noticias y medios (News and media)

Debate news articles
Discuss different news sections
Present subjunctive: verbs of opinion - creer, pensar, opinar, parecer

Learning module 2: Social life

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)

B1.14 - 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

Learning module 3: Body and health

B1.18 - Anatomía (Anatomy)

Learn the body parts and organs
How to take care of your body
Infinitive verb periphrases: Soler, Volver a, Deber de...

B1.19 - Seguro de salud (Health insurance)

Use your medical insurance
Contract a private health insurance
Know the health system of your host country
The negative imperative: irregular verbs

B1.20 - En la farmacia (At the pharmacy)

Discussing symptoms with your pharmacist
Read the prescription from your doctor
Relative pronouns: el que, quien, las que...

B1.21 - Hacer una dieta (Making a diet)

Talk about the nutrients and components of foods
Talk about your daily food diet
Combination of unstressed pronouns

B1.22 - Ir a urgencias (Going to the emergencies)

Talk about body pains and first aid
Talk about common injuries at the emergencies
Values of "se"

B1.23 - Dar a luz (Giving birth)

Learn vocabulary about beign pregnant
Attend a doctor's appointment during pregnancy
Demonstratives: ese, eso, esto

B1.24 - Cita de belleza (Beauty appointment)

Talk with your hairdresser or makeup artist during a beauty appointment
Describe the look, hairstyle, or makeup style you want
Book, confirm, or reschedule an appointment at a salon or beauty studio
Indefinite pronouns: algo, nadie, alguno...

Learning module 4: Education and career

B1.25 - ¿Qué escuela elegir? (What school to choose?)

Know school options for your family
Know the different school types of your host country
Most common administrative school procedures
Imperfect tense: uses

B1.26 - Aprobar un examen (Passing an exam)

Talk about an exam you did or will do
Discuss your grades and results
alk about different exam types
Imperfect tense: uses (II)

B1.27 - Escribe tu currículum (Write your resume)

Know how to write a cv
Go at the employment office
Write or request to your old boss a reference letter
Indirect speech: dice que, afirmó que, ha preguntado si...

B1.28 - Oferta de empleo y entrevista (Job posting and interview)

Advanced talking about job positions
Publish a job post
Preterite (simple past): irregular forms

B1.29 - Tu contrato de trabajo (Your work contract)

Read working contracts
Type of contracts
Manage unemployment and lay offs

B1.30 - Días libres y festivos (Time off and holidays)

Request time off orally and in writing
Explain reasons for requesting time off (personal, medical, family, etc.).
Expressions related to holidays, work schedules, and leave requests.

Learning module 5: Household management

B1.31 - Visita de pisos y mudanza (Houseviewing and moving)

Be able to express yourself when searching a new place to live
Most common monthly bills in the house
Talk about moving to your new place

B1.32 - Decoración del hogar (Home decoration)

Describe your home and its decoration in detail
Talk about preferences about different decoration styles
Explain changes made to your home

B1.33 - Servicios de limpieza (Housekeeping services)

Advanced house cleaning routines
Electronic devices for cleaning
Contracting a cleaning service

B1.34 - Robo con allanamiento de morada (Burglary)

Call for help in case of emergency
Home protection services and alarms

B1.35 - Contratación de cuidados a domicilio (Contracting care at home)

Handling family problems
How social services work
Childcare and care for the elderly

B1.36 - Finanzas diarias y impuestos (Daily finances and taxes)

Manage personal investments
Taxes in the host country
How to use online banking and manage payments

B1.37 - Estado civil (Civil state)

Talk about your family situation
Talk about different relationship types
Arrange your civil state (registering at the city hall or signing forms at the notary)
The verb "Estar" + Gerundio to talk about the future