Spanish Intermediate Level 3

Hola! Welcome to Spanish Intermediate Level 3!

This 8-week program is designed to help you improve your Spanish skills, exploring various contexts and grammar aspects. You’ll enhance your pronunciation, reading comprehension, and communication abilities, while mastering the use of present, past, and future tenses to describe events. Learning will take place through a range of interactive activities such as: role-play, vocabulary building, conversation practice, storytelling, reading comprehension and discussions. The program can be tailored to fit the needs and interests of the students. The instructor will provide feedback and adjust the pace accordingly.

Course Breakdown

Week 1: La Vida Cotidiana (Daily Life)

• Talking about daily routines.  Present tense (hablar, comer, vivir). Daily activities, food, transportation

Week 2: El Pasado Reciente (Recent Past)

• Describing past experiences. Preterite tense (hacer, ir, ver).  Leisure activities, travel, food

Week 3: La Cultura y el Arte (Culture and Art)

• Discussing cultural events and art.  Imperfect tense (ser, estar, hacer).  Art movements, cultural festivals, music

Week 4: La Comida y la Bebida (Food and Drink)

• Ordering food and drinks. Conditional tense (querer, poder, deber). Food, drinks, restaurant vocabulary

Week 5: El Futuro y los Planes (Future Plans)

• Talking about future plans. Future tense (ir, hacer, ser). Travel, work, study plans

Week 6: La Naturaleza y el Medio Ambiente (Nature and Environment)

• Discussing environmental issues. Subjunctive mood (esperar, preferir, recomendar). Environmental vocabulary, animals, plants

Week 7: La Historia y la Política (History and Politics)

• Discussing historical events and politics.  Past perfect tense (haber + participio). Historical events, politics, social movements

Week 8: La Tecnología y la Comunicación (Technology and Communication)

• Talking about technology and communication.  Future perfect tense (haber + participio). Technology vocabulary, social media, communication

This outline provides an overview of what may be covered during the course; however, changes may occur based on various factors and the needs of the class.

Term Dates

Term 1 runs from Thursday 6 February to Thursday 27 March 

Term 2 runs from Thursday 1 May to Thursday 19 June

Term 3 runs from Thursday 29 July to Thursday 11 September

Course Outcomes

Upon completing this 8-week program, students will be able to:

• Confidently communicate in Spanish, using accurate pronunciation and intonation.
• Understand various texts, including news articles, blogs, and literary excerpts.
• Engage in conversations, using present, past, and future tenses to describe events and express opinions.
• Use conditional, subjunctive, and perfect tenses, and expand vocabulary related to daily life, culture, and current events.

Testimonials

“The Beginner Spanish class was very good thank you. Marilo is a fab teacher, she explains everything well and is very connected to her students and their abilities.”

“I think being a professional teacher, being a native speaker and the level of enthusiasm makes this a great experience and opportunity to learn Spanish.”