Build greater confidence interacting in everyday social situations with our Beginner Spanish: A2.3 Course, suitable for learners who have completed our Beginner Spanish: A2.2 Course or have approximately 120 hours of prior study. This course focuses on making requests, asking permission, explaining yourself politely, talking about food and preparing simple recipes while communicating naturally in a range of practical situations.

You'll develop communication skills for greetings, everyday interactions and dining situations while expanding vocabulary related to food, recipes and polite social exchanges. Grammar is introduced through realistic communication, strengthening your use of the gerund, conditional expressions, object pronouns and useful conversational connectors.

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 2 A2 Edicion Hibrida Libro del Alumno (Difusion: 2022), ISBN: 9788419236067

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

• Behaving in specific situations: greetings and presentations
• Asking for things, actions, and favours
• Asking for and giving permission; making excuses and justifying
• Talking about tastes and eating habits; explaining how a dish is prepared

Grammar

• Verb forms: gerund (regular and irregular); estar + gerund
• Mood: conditional of poder and importar
• Pronouns: direct object pronouns
• Structures: forms with se; uses of ser and estar
• Connectors and verb patterns: y, pero, además; soler + infinitive

Phonetics

• Intonation: requests and justifications
• Sounds: /s/, /ʝ/ (seseo and yeísmo)

Vocabulary

• Greetings and farewells
• Verbs of politeness: poder, importar, ayudar
• Verbs: dar, dejar, prestar; poner, pasar, tener
• Food; recipes; weights and measures

LEARNING OUTCOMES

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

1. Communicate in Spanish in polite social interactions such as making requests, giving permission, and justifying actions.
2. Use key grammar structures such as gerunds, conditional forms, and pronouns with improved accuracy.
3. Apply relevant vocabulary and pronunciation patterns to discuss food, habits, and everyday situations effectively.