Continue developing practical Spanish communication skills with our Beginner Spanish: A1.3 Course, suitable for learners who have completed our Beginner Spanish: A1.2 Course or have approximately 40 hours of prior study. This course focuses on everyday situations including talking about daily routines, ordering food and drinks, describing places, discussing the weather and exchanging information about everyday life with increasing confidence.

You'll practise communicating in restaurants and cafés, describing locations and talking about habits while expanding the vocabulary needed for food, travel, geography and daily activities. Grammar is developed in context through present tense communication, common irregular verbs, sequencing language and useful structures for describing places and asking for information.

DELIVERY MODE

Language courses are offered in two delivery modes:

• Face-to-Face: WEA Sydney
• Online: via Zoom or Microsoft Teams

Please check the delivery mode listed before enrolling, as some classes are face-to-face and others are online.

TEXTBOOK

• Aula Internacional Plus 1 A1 Edicion Hibrida Libro del Alumno (Difusion: 2022), ISBN: 9788419236043

Suggested Textbook Suppliers: Abbey's Bookshop · Intext Book Company / Language International Bookshop · The Language People

The textbook is not included in the course fee. Please check textbook availability with the supplier and wait until your course is confirmed before purchasing. WEA Sydney cannot accept responsibility for textbook purchases if a course is cancelled. Courses are confirmed or cancelled at least 7 days before the start date.

COURSE OUTLINE

Communication

• Talking about habits; expressing frequency; asking for and giving the time
• Getting by in bars and restaurants; asking for and giving information about food
• Talking about eating habits
• Describing places; expressing existence and location
• Talking about climate and the weather

Grammar

• Verb forms: presente de indicativo (irregular verbs); poner, traer, estar; pronominal verbs
• Pronouns: direct object pronouns (lo, la, los, las)
• Structures: yo también / yo tampoco / yo sí / yo no
• Sequencing: primero, después, luego
• Prepositions and usage: de, con; hay
• Forms: superlative
• Quantifiers and interrogatives: muy / mucho / mucha / muchos / muchas; qué, cuál / cuáles, cuántos / cuántas, dónde, cómo

Phonetics

• Accentuation
• Intonation: narration and enumeration
• Sounds: /tʃ/, /x/ (che, jota)

Vocabulary

• Days of the week; times of day; daily activities
• Food; ways of cooking; utensils and containers
• Typical dishes in Spain and Latin America
• Climate and weather; geography
• Information about countries; cardinal points; seasons

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. Communicate in Spanish about daily routines, food, and locations with increasing confidence.
2. Use key grammar structures such as irregular verbs, pronouns, and quantifiers with improved accuracy.
3. Apply relevant vocabulary and pronunciation patterns to describe habits, places, and everyday situations effectively.