Print this page Intermediate Spanish: B1.5 Course
Available Classes
Continue developing your intermediate Spanish fluency and confidence with our Intermediate Spanish: B1.5 Course, suitable for learners who have completed our Intermediate Spanish: B1.4 Course or have approximately 280 hours of prior study. This course helps you expand your ability to communicate more confidently in Spanish while strengthening your understanding of key grammar and vocabulary needed for everyday conversation. 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 discussing relationships, expressing feelings, making arguments, and evaluating objects or ideas. Grammar is introduced in context, including subjunctive structures, relative clauses, and expressive forms. Vocabulary is expanded across topics such as emotions, design, and personal preferences, supporting more precise and sophisticated communication.
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 / Microsoft Teams
TEXTBOOK
- Aula Internacional Plus 3 B1 Edicion Hibrida Libro del Alumno (Difusion: 2022), ISBN: 9788419236081
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
- Expressing interests and feelings
- Talking about relationships
- Showing disagreement in different registers; softening disagreement
- Making counter-arguments
- Describing the characteristics and functioning of something; giving opinions about objects
Grammar
- Expressions: me fascina / me encanta / odio / no aguanto… (+ noun / infinitive)
- Subordinate structures: que + subjunctive
- Forms: superlatives (-ísimo/a/os/as)
- Exclamatory structures: ¡qué…!, tan…, más…!
- Relative clauses: with prepositions
- Mood usage: indicative vs subjunctive in relative clauses
Vocabulary
- Intonation: echo questions; parenthetical expressions
- Verbs to express interests, feelings, and emotions
- Habits and quirks
- Language for expressing disagreement
- Vocabulary to describe objects (shapes, materials, etc.)
- Vocabulary to evaluate design; superlatives and gradable expressions
LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
- Communicate in Spanish about relationships, opinions, and emotions with greater nuance and confidence.
- Use key grammar structures such as the subjunctive, relative clauses, and expressive forms with improved accuracy.
- Apply relevant vocabulary to argue, evaluate, and describe ideas and objects effectively.
