Course detail
Spanish - Elementary Part 1
FAST-BYS1Acad. year: 2012/2013
The course is for real beginners, and is based on units 1 - 5 of the text book Nuevo Ven I.
The students will learn the basics of communication in these situations: greetings, introductions, ask about profession, address, telephone number, nationality, time, ask and tell directions, describe their home, ask about the position of objects in a house, how much the rent is, to order a drink in a bar or a meal in a restaurant.
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Course curriculum
Week 1 - Unit 1 – Pronunciation and spelling, introducing yourself and the vocabulary in the field of jobs.
Week 2 - Unit 1 – Basic grammar, conjugation of basic verbs.
Week 3 - Unit 2 – Introducing your friends and the ability to ask about their origin. Ask for more information about people that is introduced to you.
Week 4 - Unit 2 – Numbers 1-9. Extend the vocabulary related to jobs. The conjugation of irregular verbs.
Week 5 - Unit 3 – Parts of the house. Placing things inside the house.
Week 6 - Unit 3 – Numbers 10 – 20. Articles and their placement together with nouns. Match nouns and adjectives. The conjugation of verbs.
Week 7 - Unit 4 – Orientation in the city and the ability to ask for the way to. Ask about the time.
Week 8 - Unit 4 – Numbers 20 – 1000. Articles and the difference between verbs ser, estar and haber.
Week 9 - Unit 5 – Know how to ask for food in the restaurant. Ask your group if they like the food. Vocabulary related to food.
Week 10 – Unit 5 – The imperative in the regular verbs. The extension of vocabulary of regular and irregular verbs in the present tenses.
Week 11 – Practicing with the studied grammar and vocabulary.
Week 12– Conversations about the studied subjects.
Week 13 – End of course test (unless tutor changes instruction).
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Classification of course in study plans
- Programme B-P-C-SI Bachelor's
branch VS , 1 year of study, winter semester, recommended course
- Programme B-P-C-ST Bachelor's
branch VS , 1 year of study, winter semester, recommended course
- Programme B-K-C-GK Bachelor's
branch G , 1 year of study, winter semester, recommended course
- Programme B-P-C-GK Bachelor's
branch G , 1 year of study, winter semester, recommended course
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2. Unidad 1 - basic grammar, conjugation of regular verbs.
3. Unidad 2 - Introducing friends, ask about nationality.
4. Unidad 2 - Numbers 1-9, vocabulary - professions, gender of nouns, conjugation of more verbs.
5. Unidad 3 - Visit to a flat, naming of particular rooms and common objects in a flat.
6. Unidad 3 - Numbers 10-20, definite articles, their position in sentences, congruence of nouns and adjectives.
7. Unidad 4 - Going around a town, ask directions, telling and asking the time.
8. Unidad 4 - Numbers 20-1000, indefinite articles, differences between the verbs ser, estar and haber.
9. Unidad 5 - At a restaurant - ordering a meal, ask for the bill, names of typical Spanish meals and food.
10. Uniddad 5 - Positive imperative of regular verbs, conjugation of other irregular verbs.
11. Revision and practice.
12. Conversation.
13. Credit test.