Spanish Improvers - Term 2 - Aldridge Adult Learning

Course content

Buy tickets at the station and ask about arrival and departure times
Talk about a future holiday.
Talk about the weather and describe the seasons.
Describe how you are feeling.
Make and answer a phone call in Spanish.
Describe and explain what you are doing at the moment.
Buy tickets at the station and ask about arrival and departure times
Talk about a future holiday.
Talk about the weather and describe the seasons.
Describe how you are feeling.
Make and answer a phone call in Spanish.
Describe and explain what you are doing at the moment.

About Course

During this term you will learn about: buying train tickets, enquiring about arrival and departure times, different forms of transport, comparative and superlative forms, talking about future plans, talking about a future holiday, the future form of regular and irregular verbs, the weather and describing the seasons, expressions with TENER: describing how you feel (hungry, thirsty, etc), telephone language: making and responding to a phone call, describing and explaining what you are doing at the moment and the present continuous tense with ESTAR

Course content:

– The future tense.
– Comparative and superlative forms.
– Describing different forms of transport.
– Planning a journey and describing a future holiday.
– Describe the weather and the seasons.
– Different expressions with TENER.
– Useful telephone language.
– The present continuous tense.

What do I need to do this course?

We will be using PASOS book 1 (Student book) for this course. This book also comes with a CD. These items may sometimes be found in secondhand bookshops.

What do I need to do this course?

We will be using PASOS book 1 (Student book) for this course. This book also comes with a CD. These items may sometimes be found in secondhand bookshops.

Teaching Methods

The emphasis is on learning through communication, though grammar points will also be taught as appropriate.
Teaching will be done through whole class work, individual work and small group and pair work.
Methods of learning include role play, listening activities, games, music and interactive activities.

How is your progress checked?
Progress is checked informally through question and answer sessions in class, monitoring of group and pair work activities, feedback and homework.
There is no formal accreditation for this course.
Extra study or practice required at home.
You will make greater progress if you do at least one hour of study at home in between the classes.

What can I do after this course?
There will be a follow-on course at Aldridge Adult Learning after Easter. You will be able to discuss this with your tutor.