A1 Spanish Level
General Objectives for A1 Spanish level
In the A1 Spanish level the student will be able to:
- Understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type.
- Introduce him/herself and others and can ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has.
- Interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.
Communicative Content
- Give and ask for personal information (name, age…..)
- Greet (Hello and Goodbye)
- Assets/Resources to ask and inquire about words
- Express intention
- Express interest
- Explain the reasons for what we do
- Talk about what we do in different languages
- Describe places and countries
- Express existence
- Speak about/describe locations
- Talk about the weather
- Identify objects
- Express needs
- Buy in stores: ask about products, ask prices, etc.
- Talk about preferences
- Talk about appearances and characters/personalities
- Expressing tastes and interests
- Ask about tastes
- Oppose tastes
- Talk about personal relationships
- Speak of habits and daily activities
- Express frequency/accuracy
- Ask and tell time
- How to act/function in bars and restaurants
- Ask for and give information about food
- Meals of the day
- Gastronomic habits/topics
- Typical dishes of the Hispanic world
- Describe villages, neighborhoods and cities
- Talk about what we like more in a place
- Ask for and give directions
- Ask for and give information on how to reach a site
- The neighborhood services
- Express tastes and highlight an aspect
- Talk about past experiences
- Talk about skills and abilities
- Talk about strengths and weaknesses of people
Grammatical content
- Genres
- Conjugations
- Verb “ser”
- Verb “tener”
- Verb “llamarse”
- Verb “gustar”
- Verb “poner”
- Verb “traer”
- Adjectives
- Present Simple of regular verbs
- Present Simple of irregular verbs
- Uses of “por” and “para”
- Superlative
- Reflexive verbs
- The use of “Yo también”
- The use of “Yo tampoco”
- The use of “Yo sí/Yo no”
- Primero/Después/Luego
- Perfect tense
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