General Spanish Online Course
This is the syllabus we follow in our General Spanish Course. Refer here for levels and progress.
Chapter
Content
1A. My country
- Talking about locations
- Asking and affirming which languages people speak
- Asking about and affirming different countries’ currencies
- Talking about population numbers
1B. How do I get to the shopping center?
- Talking about places in the city
- Asking for information
- Giving instructions on how to reach a certain location
- Taking a taxi
1C. Where is your house?
- Asking about time differences in other countries
1D. What is the time difference?
- Talking about everyday actions and expressing frequency
- Numbers 1 – 59
- Asking and telling the time
- Talking about events
2A. Plans and projects
- Talking about future actions
- Talking about intentions and plans
- Describing activities one can carry out in one’s free time
2B. The verbs “to know” – “saber” and “conocer”
- Talking about people and places you know and those you don’t know (using the verb “conocer”)
- Talking about what you know and don’t know (using the verb “saber”)
2C. What do you know how to do?
- Affirming abilities
- Demonstrating knowledge and ignorance
3A. What are you doing?
- Talking about events that are happening now using regular gerunds
- Talking about events that are happening now using irregular gerunds (-yendo)
- Talking about events that are happening now using irregular gerunds (-o-u/e-i)
3B. Is it hot or cold?
- Talking about the weather
- Describing the seasons
3C. I feel really cold!
- Expressing sensations of heat or cold
- Talking about clothing
- Buying clothes
3D. What should I wear?
- Expressing likes and preferences regarding clothing
- Asking if a chosen outfit is suitable
4A. My house is your house
- Describing houses
- Describing the parts of a house and household goods
- Talking about household chores
- Talking about obligations and responsibilities
4B. Is there anyone at home?
- Asking if anyone’s there
- Describing and comparing houses
- Expressing possession
4C. My city and your city
- Describing a place
- Comparing places, people, objects and activities (using adjectives)
- Expressing opinions using comparatives
4D. The countryside and the city
- Comparing places, people, objects and activities (using verbs and nouns)
- Responding using comparatives
- Expressing opinions using irregular comparatives
5A. My daily routine
- Talking about one’s daily routine
- Asking and responding about routines
5B. I need to move house
- Talking about past and finished actions (without relation to the present)
- Talking about actions carried out in the past during a fixed time frame
5C. Home sweet home
- Expressing purpose
- Expressing a specific time limit
- Talking about destiny
- Reacting to a piece of information or a story with emotions such as interest, surprise or sadness
5D. I need some furniture
- Expressing quantities
- Referring to the duration of activities
- Giving explanations and motives
- Expressing gratitude
6A.What did you do yesterday?
- Talking about past actions
- Asking about past activities
6B. My trips
- Describing trips
- Expressing opinions
- Talking about prices
- Talking about methods of transport and communication
- Making reservations in travel agents and hotels
6C. I got up on the wrong side of the bed
- Talking about experiences
- Talking about routines in the past
7A. Changes
- Talking about physical, emotional and social changes
- Talking about accidents
7B. I forgot your birthday
- Describing different situations and emotions
- Talking about events using reflexive verbs
7C. What a disaster!
- Talking about personal experiences using reflexive verbs
- Reacting to a range of situations with different expressions
8A. Do you know what happened?
- Talking and offering opinions about events in the past
- Talking about experiences in the past using regular verbs
- Talking about past actions using irregular verbs
8B. An unforgettable day
- Talking about past experiences using more irregular verbs
- Talking about measurements
- Indicating substitution or exchange
- Expressing feelings
8C. He sees them all day!
- Expressing ideas using direct object pronouns
- Referring to people and objects using direct object pronouns
8D. He gave me a bunch of flowers
- Expressing ideas using indirect object pronouns
- Referring to people using indirect object pronouns
9A. He gave it to her
- Expressing ideas using direct and indirect object pronouns together
- Referring to objects and people using object pronouns
9B. Famous people
- Talking about important people
- Talking about the different stages of life
- Making comparisons
9C. Now and then
- Describing places, people and situations in the past
- Expressing feelings
- Talking about habitual actions in the past
10A.Which one do you want?
- Asking about preferences and specific information
- Referring to people, objects, animals and situations
- Expressing quantity and quality
10B. Review
- Review 1
- Review 2
- Review 3
- Review 4
- Review 5
- Review 6