Online Spanish Level 1 is a Beginner Spanish course for students who have never studied it before. The content you see below will take 2 hours per week for 12 weeks to cover. It’s focusing on learning how to navigate in basic situations and there is some grammar on the course, too. We can have a chat about your level on a Zoom call and give you an online test to do. To book a consultation, go to the the form at the bottom of the page.
Course content
Communication Points
– Greeting people
– Introducing yourself and someone else
– Asking and giving personal details
– Talking about where you want to go and what you want to do in you next holidays
– Ordering in a restaurant/bar
– Speaking about physical appearance and character
– Expressing existence (hay) and location
– Talking about the weather
– Expressing needs
– Shopping and asking for items, prices, etc.
Grammar Points
-Gender
– The three conjugations in present tense: -ar, -er, -ir
– Verbs: ser, llamarse, querer
– The articles
– Personal pronouns
– Some uses of hay
– Spanish verbs: Ser vs estar
– The Spanish superlative
– Quantifiers in Spanish: muy, mucho, mucha, muchos, muchas
– Quantifiers: muy, bastante, un poco
– Interrogatives in Spanish: cuál/cuáles, cuántos/cuántas, dónde, cómo etc.
– Nouns, pronouns, adjectives and verb agreement in Spanish
Vocabulary
– Talking about leisure activities in Spanish
– Numbers 0 – 100 in Spanish
– Professions
– Alphabet
– Food and drinks
– Days of the week and months of the year
– Days of the week and months of the year
– Geography
– Tourist attractions in Spain
– Numbers over 100
– Colours in Spanish
– Clothes and personal objects
– Most useful adjectives to describe people in Spanish for beginners
Class Information
- Average class size 8 (maximum 12)
- Students must be 18+ years old
- Existing language ability: this is a course for complete beginners
- Classes will take place via Zoom
Class Schedule
- The classes are 2 hours per week
- The course runs for 6 weeks
- The course takes place on weekday evenings 18:30 – 20:30
What do you need for an online class?
To get the most from this course you will need:
- A reliable internet connection
- A desktop computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone
- A web camera on or attached to the device you are using
- An integrated microphone in the device you are using or an attached headset
- The day before your course, you will be sent via email all the details you need to connect to the IH London Zoom classroom
This language course includes:
- Access to our Learndash platform to download lesson summaries, notes and resources
- Support and advice from Spanish language teachers
- Spanish language study tips
