Spanish Beginners 4
Program
On completion of Farolito’s Beginners 4 course you will be able to:
- Describe your neighbourhood
- Asking for and giving directions to get to a place
- Making plans and inviting people out
- Talking about past experiences
Unidad 8-El barrio ideal
Imagine and describe the perfect neighbourhood
- Functional
Describe villages, neighbourhoods and towns
Say what you like about places
Ask for and give directions to get to a place - Grammar
Verb HABER-HAY (there is/there are)
Verb ESTAR (to be-location)
Verbs SEGUIR (to continue), CRUZAR (to cross), GIRAR/DOBLAR (to turn) IR (to go)
Quantifiers
Locutions of location - Vocabulary
Buildings and places of interest in a city or town - Cultural
Barrios-Neighbourhoods - Final task
You will describe and present a neighbourhood or town from the Spanish-speaking world
Unidad Adicional-¿Qué planes tienes para el fin de semana?
Make plans to go out on the weekend
- Functional
Talking about free time activities
Talking about actions in progress
Making plans
Inviting out - Grammar
ESTAR + Gerundio
IR +A+ infinitivo - Vocabulary
Vocabulary related to free time and cultural activities - Cultural
¿A dónde vamos? Going out in a Spanish-speaking country - Final task:
You will choose an activity from a cultural agenda and invite people to go with you.
Unidad 9-¿Sabes cocinar?
Choose the ideal candidate for a job
- Functional
Talk about past experiences
Talk about skills and abilities
Talk about strong and weak points
Describe attributes for particular occupations - Grammar
Pretérito Perfecto (Present Perfect Tense) HABER + PARTICIPIO (-ADO; -IDO and some common irregulars)
Verb SABER + inf (to know-knowledge). Contrast with verb PODER (to be able to-ability) - Vocabulary
Expressions of frequency
Adjectives of character - Cultural
Living as a young adult in the Spanish-speaking world - Final task
Create a survey about life experiences, conduct it in class and report your findings in a short text (you can include graphs, images, etc).