SHIELD LANGUAGE INSTITUTE CONTACT: 01755092760 website: www.dhakalanguage.com email: [email protected] Being a phonetic language, Spanish is one of the easiest languages to learn, and after this beginner course you will notice a significant improvement – so much so that most of our learners continue on to the next level to become enthusiastic Spanish speakers. Course duration : 3 Months Course Hours: 42 hours Classes are held on weekdays / weekends in batches. -------------Course Outline------- Topics & Vocabulary: • Greetings and introductions • The alphabet • Personal information: name, address, telephone number, email address, age, marital status • Countries and nationalities • Professions. • Numbers 0-100 • The family • Describing people • Colours • Formal and informal ways of addressing people • Common everyday objects • Shopping • Numbers from 100 • In the town • The house and furniture • Leisure activities and sports • Likes and dislikes • Public places in a town • The time • Days and months • Seasons and the weather Grammar I: • Number and gender • Articles: definite and indefinite • Demonstrative pronouns • Personal pronouns • Interrogative pronouns • Noun-adjective agreement • Present tense of basic verbs like ser, estar, trabajar, vivir, tener, llevar • Quantifiers: muy, bastante Grammar II: • Indefinite articles • Demonstrative pronouns and articles • Question words (¿cuál?, ¿qué?, cuántos?, ¿dónde?, ¿cómo?, ¿por qué?) • Some uses of ser and estar • Hay (there is / there are) • Verb gustar • Quantifiers: mucho/a/os/as, bastante/s, poco/a/os/as • Prepositions • Muy – mucho • Llueve and nieva: present tense of the verbs to rain and to snow. Cultural Content: • The differences in the use of tú/usted and vosotros/ustedes between Spain and Latin American countries. • Cultural differences when meeting people. • Spanish language in the world. • Housing in Spain • Latin-American music • Public places in Spain, opening times. • Geography in Latin-America |