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SPANISH COURSES FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
A1.2. level
DURATION: 40 H
OBJECTIVES
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To describe persons, objects and habits.
To express likes and preferences.
To express wishes and petitions.
To use simple connectors.
To understand and offer information in daily life situations.
CONTENT
UNIT 1.
- Introduction.
- Initial skills test.
- Review of the A1.1. level.
UNIT 2.
FUNCTIONAL CONTENT:
-To express actions which are occurring.
-To express physical sensations and state of mind.
-To describe habits.
GRAMMATICAL CONTENT
-Estar + gerund.
-Estar + adjective / Tener + subtantive (estar hambriento - tener hambre; estar ocupado tener cosas que hacer).
-Regular reflexive verbs in presente de indicativo.
LEXICAL CONTENT
-Vocabulary related to physical sensations and state of mind.
-Vocabulary related to things we do at home: estoy leyendo, viendo la tele, estudiando…
-Reflexive verbs to indicate state of mind: aburrirse, animarse.
SOCIOCULTURAL CONTENT
-A telephone conversation with a friend on a Sunday afternoon.
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UNIT 3.
FUNCTIONAL CONTENT:
- To distinguish between continuously ongoing actions and habitual actions.
- To express feelings.
- To describe friendly or sentimental relations.
GRAMMATICAL CONTENT:
- Irregular reflexive verbs in the present indicative.
LEXICAL CONTENT:
- Objects and verbs concerning the personal hygiene.
- The verb sentirse.
- The verbs conocerse, quererse, llevarse bien con, divertirse con...
- Adjectives and adverbs to express sentiments and state of mind.
SOCIOCULTURAL CONTENT:
- Interpersonal relations: friendly or sentimental relations, interaction with unknown
people.
UNIT 4.
FUNCTIONAL CONTENT:
- To make requests in an informal context.
- To give instructions and advice.
GRAMMATICAL CONTENT:
- Imperativo afirmativo of regular verbs (vosotros form)
- Imperativo afirmativo of irregular verbs (tú y vosotros form): sal, ve, ven, pon, haz…
LEXICAL CONTENT:
- Contrast between tener que/hay que/imperativo afirmativo.
- Housework.
- Vocabulary related to language-learning.
SOCIOCULTURAL CONTENT:
- Learning Spanish.
- The partition of tasks at home.
UNIT 5.
FUNCTIONAL CONTENT:
- To describe touristic places.
- To describe means of transport.
- To make comparisons.
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GRAMMATICAL CONTENT:
- Adjectives and indefinite pronouns: mucho(-a,-os,-as), poco(-a,-os,-as), demasiado(-a,os,-as), bastante(s).
- The degrees of comparison (with substantives and adverbs).
- Superlative.
- Irregular comparatives: mejor, peor, mayor, menor…
LEXICAL CONTENT:
- Types of touristic places.
- Types of touristic accommodation.
- Entertainment activities during holidays.
- Means of transport.
SOCIOCULTURAL CONTENT:
- Tourism in Spain.
- Means of transport and their characteristics.
UNIT 6.
FUNCTIONAL CONTENT:
- To understand and compose gastronomic recipes.
- To communicate successfully in a supermarket.
- To communicate successfully in bars and restaurants.
GRAMMATICAL CONTENT:
- Review of direct object pronouns.
- Indirect object pronouns.
- Imperativo afirmativo (tú, vosotros) with direct object and indirect object pronouns.
- Impersonal pronoun se.
LEXICAL CONTENT:
- Food.
- Objects we use when dining: cubiertos, mantel, servilletas…
- The card or menu in a restaurant.
- Containers and sizes: lata, bote, barra, paquete…
- Verbs related to gastronomic activities: echar, remover, freír, asar…
SOCIOCULTURAL CONTENT:
- The typical gastronomy in Spain and other countries.
- Typical ways of naming certain products in bars and restaurants: caña de cerveza,
bocadillo…
UNIT 7.
FUNCTIONAL CONTENT:
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Application of simple tools to organize discourse.
To classify the frequency of actions.
To describe celebrations (marriage, family diner)
To comment upon the weather.
GRAMMATICAL CONTENT:
- Verbal periphrasis: soler in the present + infinitive
- Antes de, después de + noun/infinitive.
LEXICAL CONTENT:
- Adverbs and expressions to organize discourse: primero, luego, por último…
- Adverbs of frequency.
- Verbs and expressions to describe the climate: hace frío/calor, llueve…
SOCIOCULTURAL CONTENT:
- The family unit: habits and celebrations.
- The climate in different Spanish regions.
UNIT 8.
FUNCTIONAL CONTENT:
- To describe images in which people are taking different actions.
- To have a telephone conversation in which you reject an invitation because you are
occupied at the moment.
- To express actions which have happened today.
GRAMMATICAL CONTENT:
- Indefinite pronouns: algo/alguien/alguno(-a/-os/-as)/ninguno(-a/-os/-as), nada.
- Double negation.
- Introduction to the present perfect.
LEXICAL CONTENT:
- Vocabulary related to work, studies and leisure activities.
SOCIOCULTURAL CONTENT:
- Characters of the Spanish social life and culture.
UNIT 9.
FUNCTIONAL CONTENT:
- To talk about recent events.
- To talk about personal experiences.
GRAMMATICAL CONTENT:
- Conjugation of the pretérito perfecto.
- Irregular participles: ser, poner, escribir, hacer.
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- Conjugation of the reflexive verbs in the pretérito perfecto.
LEXICAL CONTENT:
- Time markers of the pretérito perfecto.
SOCIOCULTURAL CONTENT:
- Leisure activities, habits and hobbies: sports, shows, hobbies.
CHAPTER 10.
- Contents review and preparation for the exam.
- EXAM
EVALUATION
- The final mark of the course consists of the following factors:
o 70% of the mark is PERMANENT EVALUATION1 and consists of:
- 35% progress.
- 35% active participation in class and realization of tasks outside class.
o The final EXAM forms 30% of the mark.
1The
student cannot obtain a mark in permanent evaluation if he has missed more
than 20% of the classes without justification.
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