Continue developing your beginner Spanish fluency and confidence 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 helps you build stronger communication skills for everyday situations while expanding your understanding of Spanish grammar and vocabulary. It is ideal for learners interested in learning Spanish for cultural interest or personal enrichment in a supportive and interactive learning environment.

You will practise communication in situations such as talking about habits, ordering in bars and restaurants, describing places, and discussing weather and climate. Grammar is introduced naturally in context, including irregular verbs, pronouns, and quantifiers, as well as structures for expressing frequency and location. Vocabulary and pronunciation are integrated throughout, covering daily life, food, and geography, along with key accentuation and intonation patterns.

DELIVERY MODE

Delivery mode for individual classes will vary from term to term, but will be listed as the following:

• Face-to-Face: WEA Sydney
• Online: via Zoom

TEXTBOOK

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

Supplier: Abbey's Language Book Centre
Please note that textbook cost is not included in the course fee. Language courses will be confirmed or cancelled at least 7 days prior to their starting date, so students are recommended to wait until the course is confirmed before buying the textbook.

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.