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1. Spanish Beginner Course (10th
April 2017)
International House Newcastle
https://goo.gl/XKkehg
Lesson 1
 Introduce yourself
 Asking for and giving personal information
 Greetings and farewells
 Alphabet
 How do you say XXX in Spanish? / Can you spell it?
Materials:
 Asking for and giving personal information https://goo.gl/x7LyRI
 Greetings and farewells https://goo.gl/hxQLeh
 Alphabet https://goo.gl/MNtnar
 How do you say XXX in Spanish? https://goo.gl/J3kY6v
 Numbers https://goo.gl/FqGES2
Lesson 2
 Countries and nationalities
 Gender and agreement (nouns and adjectives)
 Numbers 1-29
 Introduce yourself (Revision)
 Asking for a giving personal information (Revision)
 Alphabet (Revision) / How do you say XXX in Spanish? (Revision)
 Basic rules of pronunciation in Spanish
Materials:
 Countries and nationalities https://goo.gl/HNCUc4 & https://goo.gl/vnGC6e
 Gender and Agreement (nouns and adjectives) https://goo.gl/sN0ZX8 &
https://goo.gl/dj75kO
 General rules of pronunciation https://goo.gl/F1R3Oi
Lesson 3
 Gender and agreement (nouns and adjectives)

2.  Classroom communication (How do you say xxx in English; what does xxx
mean…)
 Family members (Family tree)
 Interrogativos (qué, dónde, porqué, cómo, quién…)
 Asking for a giving personal information (2nd person – Revision)
 Asking for a giving personal information (3rd person)
 Possessive Adjectives (mi, mis, tu, tus, su, sus)
 Basic rules of pronunciation in Spanish II
Materials:
 The adjectives in Spanish https://goo.gl/5Qu8Rl
 Family members https://goo.gl/nIA8nB & https://goo.gl/JJtqR3
 Possessive Adjectives https://goo.gl/KRk9JJ
 Question words https://goo.gl/Ma6aT1
 Asking for and giving personal information in 3rd person https://goo.gl/203RzY
& https://goo.gl/xwk1Lq
Lesson 4
 Asking for a giving personal information (3rd person) – Revision -
 Possessive Adjectives (mi, mis, tu, tus, su, sus)
 Family members (Revision)
 Numbers + Professions (Revision)
 Interrogativos (qué, dónde, porqué, cómo, quién…) – Revisión –
 Evaluation of the first half of the programme
Lesson 5
 Describing people
 Gender and agreement (nouns and adjectives)
 Verbs SER, TENER y LLEVAR
 Adjectives to describe people's personality
Materials:
 Describing people https://goo.gl/QaBxVG & https://goo.gl/p1StVg
Lesson 6
 Recap
 Evaluation
 Question and Answer session

3. Lesson 7
 Planning a wedding abroad
 Asking for a giving personal information (3rd person) – Revision -
 Family members (Family tree)
 Interrogativos (qué, dónde, porqué, cómo, quién…)
Lesson 8
 Differences between SER and ESTAR
Materials:
 SER and ESTAR https://goo.gl/0xfH2z
Lesson 9
 Place adverbs (aquí, allí, cerca, lejos)
 Describing places and asking for directions
 Shops
 Verbs: HAY and ESTA
 Prepositions of location
Materials:
 Verbs HAY and ESTA https://goo.gl/fLsri9
Lesson 10
 Describing places and asking for directions (Revision)
 Shops (Revision)
 Verbs: HAY and ESTA (Revision)
 Describing your home
Materials:
 Describing your home https://goo.gl/yHo9bO
Lesson 11
 Reasons for learning Spanish: Why and because (Por que and porque)
 Ordering food and drinks in Spanish I

4. Lesson 12
 Ordering food and drinks in Spanish II
 Final evaluation
 Recap
 Final task
Please note that the content of this programme is subject to change without prior
notice.
Approach
From the very first moment of your first class, teaching is exclusively in Spanish to
maximise your learning outcome. Theoretical exercises are always designed
with practical use in mind. Whether you are learning a new aspect of Spanish
grammar or expanding your vocabulary, our teaching method gives you the chance
to practise your new skills in a communicative setting immediately.
We work according to the language levels defined by the Common European
Framework of References for Languages (CEFR)
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