Course descriptions, Elementary levels
El Patio Melbourne and Northcote
Elementary 1 (15 hrs, 10 weeks, absolute beginners)
- greetings and presentations
- asking and giving personal information: name, nationality, residence, profession
- alphabet, pronunciation, numbers
- locating things - hay, estar
- describing houses, where you live
- introduction to present tense verb conjugation: regulars and some irregulars
- masculine/feminine nouns
- masculine/feminine adjectives
- introduction to formal and informal modes of address
Elementary 1 Rápido (15 hrs, 5 wks, absolute beginners)
The Rápido course is exactly the same as the 10-week Elementary course described above, but runs as 3-hour classes (with a break!) over 5 weeks. You can fit two levels into one Term if interested in pushing ahead quickly with your Spanish!
Textbooks:
Nuevo Ven 1 Libro del Alumno (ed. Edelsa, $68) and Workbook in English ($33)
These include 3 audio CDs for listening to the dialogues in the texts. In Elementary 1 we cover Units 1-3, and these texts last for 6 courses total (up to Upper Elementary 3). They may be purchased together with a course for collection later, or just before the first class.
Available at El Patio.
Elementary 2 (15 hrs, 10 wks)
Elementary 2 Rápido (15 hrs, 5 wks, Melb only)
- locating places, asking/giving directions
- telling time, timetables, ordering in a restaurant
- expressing likes/dislikes/preferences: the verb gustar
- asking someone to do something
- describing people
- more irregular verbs in the present tense
- Textbooks as for Elementary 1, Units 4-5
Elementary 3 (15 hrs, 10 wks)
Elementary 3 Rápido (15 hrs, 5 wks, Melb only)
- daily routines: reflexive verbs
- talking about the family
- describing materials/colours/clothes
- asking permission
- prices/shopping
- inviting/making/refusing a date
- Textbooks as for Elementary 1, Units 6-7
What's your level?
¡Very helpful! Do our online level tests to find which course is best for you or to check how you're going.
Term dates 2012
Summer Intensive: Jan 16-27
Term 1, 2012: Jan 30 - Apr 5
Term 2, 2012: Apr 23 - Jun 30
Term 3, 2012: Jul 16 - Sep 22
Term 4, 2012: Oct 8 - Dec 15
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