Free Spanish classes at Joanna Pinewood Education Clapham 2010

SPANISH CLASSES

GENERAL OBJECTIVES:
· Increase their level of language proficiency in Spanish to improve their relationship with the outside world.
· Learn and practice the four basic skills to level A1 in Spanish.
· Enhance their capacity for dialogue and personal communication through all kinds of language: symbolic, gestures, oral and written.
· Identify different types of linguistic registers to learn the uses of language: formal and informal.
· Acquire basic knowledge about Spain: geography, cuisine, typical music and traditions.
· Secure the proper use of words with “c” (a, o, u) and with “qu” (e,i).
· Recognize sounds in words and associate them in a text.
· Complete an oral story.
· Recognize each sound of the alphabet.
· Understand and demonstrate understanding.
· Ask for personal information.
· Discuss each structure between them.
· Know the difference between the sound “h” in Spanish and in English.
· Learn the sound “ñ”.
· Become familiar with the spelling and classic intonation patters.
· Develop all the component sounds and spelling related to letters such as b/v, c/k/q, g/j, ll/y and so on.
· Understand the differences between verbs: “ser” and “estar”.
· Express their wishes about a specific topic.




LESSONS
First Lesson: 9th of November.
FUNCTIONAL CONTENT
· Formal and informal greetings.
· Introduce yourself.
· Say goodbye.
· Asking for and giving information to a colleague.

GRAMMAR CONTENT
· The Alphabet.
· Present of the verb “ser” and “estar”.
· Demonstratives: “este”, “esta”, “estos”, “estas”.
· Interrogatives: “¿Cómo?” and “¿Qué?”

LEXICON CONTENT
· Lexicon for suvivals.
· Parts of the day.

CULTURAL CONTENT
· Correspondence.
· Spanish Cuisine.






Second Lesson: 16th of November
FUNCTIONAL CONTENT
· Tell the age.
· Ask for the age.

GRAMMAR CONTENT
· Numbers 0 – 101
· Uses of “tú” - “usted”
· Interrogatives; “¿Cuántos?”
· Present of the verb “tener”.
· Personal Pronouns.

LEXICON CONTENT
· Numbers.

CULTURAL CONTENT
· How to behave.







Third Lesson: 23rd of November
FUNCTIONAL CONTENT
· Express likes and dislikes.
· Make plans and projects.

GRAMMAR CONTENT
· Interrogatives.
· Verbs: “gustar”, “encantar”.
· Preposition “para”.
· “Ir a” + infinitive.
· “Pensar” + infinitive.
· “Querer” + infinitive.
· “Hay que” + infinitive.
· “Tener que” + infinitive.
· “Deber” + infinitive.

LEXICON CONTENT
· Travel and ways of transport.
· Turism.

CULTURAL CONTENT
· Spain and Spanish people.
· Turism and Central America.




Forth Lesson: 30th of November.
FUNCTIONAL CONTENT
· Express actions with the verbs “ser” and “estar”.
· Describe actions.
GRAMMAR CONTENT
· Verbs: “ser” and “estar”.
· Adjectives.
· Adverbs of Time.

LEXICON CONTENT
· Physical appearance.
· Months of the year.
· Days of the week.

CULTURAL CONTENT
· Physical appearance of people from different countries.









Fifth Lesson: 7th of December.
FUNCTIONAL CONTENT
· Talk about Christmas traditions.

LEXICON CONTENT
· Traditional activities in Christmas.
· Christmas Meals.
· Lexicon related to Christmas.

CULTURAL CONTENT
· Christmas in Spain.
· Christmas Traditions in Spain.