ADULTS

 

My goal is to help and guide you through your learning of the Spanish language with:

 

• Engaging activities, role-play and games
• A learning book (which includes a workbook)
• A communicative approach
• Personalized attention
• Private lessons or small groups (max. 6 students in person or online)

 

At the moment I offer the following levels for adults

 

A1 Beginner Levels

A1.1

No previous knowledge of Spanish is required. At the end of this course, you are able to introduce yourself in Spanish and ask/give personal information. You can talk about your hobbies and weekend plans. You are able to talk about the weather and the different seasons. You have vocabulary about countries and geography and have learned about Hispanic countries. You are able to describe places and talk about locations.  You can also ask questions (what, where, why, which, when).

A1.2

You must have taken A1.1 or equivalent to enrol in this course. At the end of this course, you have some vocabulary of clothes and can ask simple questions at a shop and make a purchase. You can express your preferences and understand and ask simple questions. You know the colours and numbers and can talk about family members and describe their physical aspects and characters. You can talk about routines and habits as well as frequency of doing things. You can also ask and give the time.

A1.3

You must have taken A1.2 or equivalent to enrol in this course. At the end of this course, you are able to order food and drinks at a restaurant or bar. You can give and ask information about food and talk about gastronomical habits. You can describe towns, cities and neighbourhoods and talk about places you like. You can also give and ask information of location and talk about past experiences as well as about your own abilities and those of other’s.

  

A2 Pre-intermediate Levels

A2.1

You must have taken A1.3 or equivalent to enrol in this course. At the end of this course, you are able to talk about habits. You can describe feelings and make recommendations. You can talk about the start and duration of an activity as well as past events. You can identify and describe people physically and you can talk about relations and similarities between people.

A2.2

You must have taken A2.1 or equivalent to enrol in this course. At the end of this course, you are able to express preferences and describe a house and make comparisons. You can describe objects and place them in space. You are also able to give excuses and ask and give permission. You can also ask for favours. You can express your intentions and talk about past experiences.

A2.3

You must have taken A2.2 or equivalent to enrol in this course. At the end of this course, you are able to talk about food habits and can explain how to prepare a dish. You can describe pain and symptoms, give advice and talk about your state of mind. You are now also able to talk about habits in the past and place actions in the past and present. You can debate, sequence actions and express emotions.

B1 Intermediate Levels

B1.1

You must have taken A2.3 or equivalent to enroll in this course. At the end of this course, you can give your opinion and advice. You can talk about habits in the present and also about past experiences. You are able to locate an action in time and talk about the start and duration of an activity.

B1.2

You must have taken B1.1 or equivalent to enroll in this course. At the end of this course, you are able to talk about future actions and situations and express if-then statements. You are able to formulate an expectation about the future. You can tell a story in present tense, summarize a book or a movie and understand jokes.

B1.3

You must have taken B1.2 or equivalent to enroll in this course. At the end of this course, you are able to express wishes, needs and complaints. You are able to propose solutions to a problem. You can also write a letter explaining a problem. You can have a telephone or video call, you are able to take or leave a message by phone. You are able to convey messages, instructions and suggestions. You can tell jokes and talk about causes and consequences.

 

B2 Upper Intermediate Levels

B2.1

You must have taken B1.3 or equivalent to enroll in this course. At the end of this course, you are able to talk about and comment on the news. You are also able to give your opinion, suggest, support or refuse a proposal. You can give also advice, evoke imaginary situations and express your wishes. You are also able to express cause and purpose as well as to talk about your feelings, character and personality. You can also talk about qualities of people and objects. You are able to talk about beliefs and can express feelings. You can also express conditions and are able to establish conditions and requirements.