A1 - M1: Introductory Spanish Foundations.

By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

·        Objectives

1.        Learn and practice basic Spanish greetings and introductions, To greet (saludar), To Respond to a greeting (Responder a un salud).

2.        To Introduce oneself and ask personal information(Presentarse y preguntar información personal), Ask and say the name and surname (Preguntar y decir el nombre y el apellido).

3.        Spell your name (Deletrear tu nombre), Say goodbye (Despedirse).

·        Grammar Component

1.        The alphabet.

2.        Singular subject pronouns.

3.        Verbs “llamarse”, “apellidarse y "ser" in the present tense.

Cultural Aspect: Greeting Etiquettes in Spain and Latin America: A Cultural Insight.

Description

By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

·        Objective:

1.       Learn how to ask for and provide personal information.

2.       Learn how to ask about and state your nationality.

3.       Learn how to ask about and say what languages you speak.

4.       Learn numbers and how to share professional information in Spanish.

5.       Learn and practice Spanish numbers and counting from 1 to 20.

·        Grammar Component:

1.       Present tense verbs “SER”, “ESTAR”.

2.       Grammatical gender: nationality adjectives, masculine and feminine.

3.       Interrogatives: "¿dónde?" (where?), "¿qué?" (what?), "¿cómo?" (how?), "¿cuánto/s?" (how much/many?).

 ·        Cultural Aspect: Demographics and economy of Spanish-speaking countries.

Description

·        Objective:

1.        Learn vocabulary related to professions.

2.        Learn office-related vocabulary and objects.

3.        Identify masculine and feminine words.

4.        Learn how to change singular words to plural words.

·        Grammar Part:

1.        Masculine and Feminine

2.        Gender agreement exceptions

3.        Singular and Plural

4.        Definite and indefinite articles

·        Cultural Aspect: Office culture in Spanish-speaking

Description 

·        Objective:

1.      Learning the vocabulary of part of the body

2.      Learn and practice basic Spanish adjectives to describe people and things

3.      Introduce someone and respond to an introduction

• Grammar Component:

1.       Agreement of adjectives with nouns

2.      The use of "ser" , "tener", “llevar” for people’s descriptions

• Cultural Aspect: How physical appearances and personal traits are described in Spanish-speaking cultures

Objective

By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:

1.      Ask for and give information about family. Example: ¿Cómo se llama tu hermano? (What is your brother’s name?)

2.      Ask for and give information about marital status. Example: ¿Estás casado/a? (Are you married?)

3.      Ask for and give information about age. Example: ¿Cuántos años tiene tu padre? (How old is your father?)

4.      Physically describe a person. Example: Mi madre es alta y tiene el pelo rubio. (My mother is tall and has blonde hair.)

5.      Talk about a person's carácter. Example: Mi hermano es muy trabajador y simpático. (My brother is very hardworking and friendly.)

6.      Identify a person. Example: Ese es mi tío, el que vive en México. (That is my uncle, the one who lives in Mexico.)

Grammar Component

1.      Possessive adjectives and the verb "tener" to talk about family relationships
Example: Mi hermana tiene dos hijos. (My sister has two children.)

2.      Present indicative tense: verbs estar and tener; verbs ser, hablar, trabajar, estudiar, and vivir (3rd person plural)
Example: Mis padres trabajan en una empresa. (My parents work in a company.)

3.      Grammatical number: nouns and descriptive adjectives
Example: Mis hermanos son altos. (My brothers are tall.)

4.      Possessives: mi(s), tu(s), su(s)
Example: Mi abuela vive en España. (My grandmother lives in Spain.)

5.      Agreement of the adjective with the noun in gender and number
Example: Mi hermana es simpática y mis primos son divertidos. (My sister is nice, and my cousins are fun.)

6.      Interrogatives: ¿quién?, ¿cuántos/-as?, ¿cómo?
Example: ¿Quién es tu hermano? (Who is your brother?)

7.      Quantifiers: muy, bastante
Example: Mi prima es muy amable. (My cousin is very kind.)

Lesson 6: Daily Routines and Activities

Description

By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

Objective:

1.        Learn and practice vocabulary related to daily routines and activities, days of the week, months, and dates in Spanish

2.        Speak about a normal day

3.        Habitual actions

4.        Talking about daily habits

5.        Asking and saying what time things are done

6.        Talk about your birthday and ask for other´s birthday date

Grammar Component:

1.       Reflexive verbs and their conjugation in the present tense

2.       The use of articles with days of the week and months

Cultural Aspect: Typical daily routines in Spanish-speaking countries

Description

By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

• Objective:

1.      Describing a house

2.      Describing a room

3.      Expressing existence

4.      Expressing location in space

• Grammar Component:

1.      Verb ser: descriptions

2.      Verb estar: location in space

3.      Hay + indefinite article – Estar + definite article

4.      Prepositions and adverbs of place

• Cultural Aspect: The houses in Spain and in Latin America, rooms around the Hispanic World, costums when you visit a house of a Spanish and a house in South America.

• Objective: Learn and practice vocabulary related to food, mealtimes, and eating habits

1.      Describing a city,  a town and neighbourhood

2.      Expressing preferences

3.      Asking and telling the time

4.      Talking about the weather

5.      Talking about the geographical situation of a population

6.      Describing a population

7.      Talking about the number of inhabitants

8.      Asking and saying what the capital of a country is

9.      Expressing the cause, My favorite place is...

• Grammar Component:

1.      Uses of the verbs ser and estar hay, tener (tiene) for descriptions

2.      Prepositions and adverbs of place: a, de, por, en, cerca (de), lejos (de)

3.      Interrogatives: ¿cuántos?, ¿dónde?, ¿cómo?, ¿por qué?, ¿cuál?

4.      Quantifiers: mucho/-a/-os/-as, bastante(s), poco/-a/-os/-as

5.      What I like the most/least is (that)... Lo que más/menos me gusta es (que)

6.      Present indicative of the verbs llover and nevar: llueve (it rains) and nieva (it snows)

7.      Muy (very) - mucho (a lot)

• Cultural Aspect: La Vida Urbana y Rural en España y Latinoamérica

o   Q&A Session.

o   Recap of key concepts and vocabulary from the course.

o   Practice short dialogues on everyday topics (greetings, introductions, making plans).

o   Quiz to reinforce learning.

o   Preparing for the Paid Course.

o   Tips for continued learning and practicing Spanish.

o   Overview of what to expect in the continuation course A1.2.

o   Encouragement to enrol in the continuation course A1.2.