Course detail
Spanish - Elementary Part 1
FAST-BYS1Acad. year: 2009/2010
This course is focused on the following areas:
- understand the daily life phrases and gain the ability to introduce yourself and the others,
- be able to use basic vocabulary about food, jobs and others.
The course will conclude with a test, which will asses the students’ knowledge of useful vocabulary and phrases.
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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 – Tests.
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Classification of course in study plans
- 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
- 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