Continue developing your beginner Spanish fluency and confidence with our Beginner Spanish: A1 Conclusion, suitable for learners who have completed our Beginner Spanish: A1.3 Course or have approximately 60 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 everyday communication such as describing villages, neighbourhoods, and cities, expressing opinions about places, asking for and giving directions, and talking about past experiences, abilities, and personal strengths. Grammar and vocabulary are taught in context to help you describe locations, express quantities and preferences, and talk about experiences and abilities using a wider range of sentence structures. Phonetics is integrated throughout the course, with focused practice on Spanish diphthongs and the pronunciation of consonant sounds such as "p", "t", and "k" to help you develop clearer and more confident spoken Spanish.

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: Microsoft Teams

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

• Villages, neighbourhoods and cities
• Talking about what you like the most about a place
• Asking for and giving directions
• Expressing tastes and highlighting aspects
• Talking about: Past experiences, skills and abilities, strengths and weaknesses

Grammar

• Quantifiers (algún, ningún, mucho…)
• Prepositions and adverbs of place (a, en, al lado de, lejos, cerca…)
• The pretéro perfecto
• poder / saber + infinitive

Phonetics

• Dipthongs
• Pronunciation: /p/, /t/, /k/

Vocabulary

• Services and places in cities, professions, skills and abilities
• Adjectives to discover neighbourhoods and cities, personality
• Quantifiers

LEARNING OUTCOMES

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

1. Communicate in Spanish when describing towns, neighbourhoods, and places while expressing opinions and preferences.
2. Ask for and give directions, and talk about past experiences, abilities, and personal strengths.
3. Use basic Spanish pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar structures to participate in conversations about places, experiences, and everyday situations.