SLS A2 syllabus (Singapore, Jul 2023) Full programme from Spanish Language School : A2.1 (Units 1–3), A2.2 (Units 4–6), and A2.3 (Units 7–10), the three sub-levels of the A2 course. Pick a unit below to focus your practice.
Course level All levels (A2.1 – A2.3) A2.1 A2.2 A2.3
A2.1 — Intermediate (A2.1) Delving into the grammar and spelling of Spanish.
Review: Revising A1 skills.
Unit 1: Greetings, routines & traditions Greetings · Traditions · Daily routines
Communication goals Greet and introduce yourself and someone else (formal and informal) Express tastes Talk about routines Speak in the past tense Discuss traditions in different countries Introductions in España and Latinoamérica Grammar goals Definite and indefinite articles Prepositions: a, de, en, por, para Hay / Está(n) / Tener Possessive adjectives Demonstrative pronouns and adjectives Gender and number Ser / Estar Verb Gustar / Doler Direct object pronouns Immediate future Personal pronouns Reflexive verbs También / Tampoco Estar + gerund Verb Ir Quantity and frequency adjectives Pretérito indefinido (regular and irregular) Importance of accentuation and intonation Pronunciation and orthography Practise Unit 1 Unit 2: Questions, stories & dates Questions · Biographies · Important dates
Communication goals How to make questions Telling stories using the past tense Writing a biography Birthdays and important dates Getting to know important Spanish-speaking people and locations Grammar goals Interrogative pronouns: Quién, De qué, En qué, Cuándo, Qué, Cuál (and accents) Cardinal numbers 100 and above Pretérito indefinido Reading about important Spanish-speaking people Practise Unit 2 Unit 3: People, past experiences & obligations Family · Personality · Habits · Culture
Communication goals Describe physical aspects and personality Talk about your family Describe yourself or someone else Talk about recent past and experiences Express habits, prohibitions, and obligations Learn different traditions and cultures Grammar goals Verbs Ser / Estar with adjectives (regular and irregular) Relationships vocabulary Verb Haber Pretérito perfecto Ya / Todavía no Impersonal obligations: Hay que Impersonal prohibitions: No hay que / No se puede Se puede Stress syllables, accents, pronunciation and orthography Final revision A2.1 and final test
Practise Unit 3 A2.2 — Intermediate (A2.2) Delving into the grammar and spelling of Spanish.
Unit 4: Opinions, hobbies & culture Likes · Free time · Festivals
Communication goals Express likes and opinions Express desires Talk about hobbies and free-time activities Spanish films and traditional festivals Grammar goals Gustaría / Gustarían Names of furniture and domestic appliances Types of houses Pretérito indefinido vs pretérito perfecto Direct and indirect object pronouns (including se) Stress syllables, accents, pronunciation and orthography Practise Unit 4 Unit 5: Past habits, comparisons & transport Past habits · Descriptions · Travel
Communication goals Describe circumstances in the past Using adjectives in all their forms Making comparisons Asking and saying how to get somewhere Means of transport Grammar goals Pretérito imperfecto vs pretérito indefinido Regular and irregular adjectives Comparative, superlative, relative and absolute comparative Prepositions of place Practise Unit 5 Unit 6: Announcements, quantities & instructions Notices · Food · Instructions
Communication goals Write announcements Express indeterminate amounts Give instructions in a formal and informal impersonal way Dishes, ingredients, and the Mediterranean diet Grammar goals Interrogative pronouns Variable and invariable indefinite pronouns: Algo, Algún… Impersonal instructions: cocinar, conducir, hacer Diptongo and hiato Imperative plural Pronunciation and orthography Final revision A2.2 and final test
Practise Unit 6 A2.3 — Intermediate (A2.3) Delving into the grammar and spelling of Spanish.
Unit 7: Health, advice & subjunctive Doctor · Moods · Wellbeing
Communication goals Give advice and instructions Go to the doctor Talk about moods Express desires Healthy habits Using r or rr pronunciation Grammar goals Affirmative and negative imperative (regular, irregular, reflexive) Subjunctive in present tense (regular and irregular) Verb Estar Pronunciation and orthography Practise Unit 7 Unit 8: Careers, news & reported speech Professions · Literature · Media
Communication goals Describe career paths and professions Newspaper news Talking about Spanish-speaking literature Indirect vs direct style Grammar goals Interrogative pronouns Estaba + progressive Pretérito indefinido and pretérito imperfecto Asking and saying (reported speech) Indirect style vs direct style Pronunciation and orthography Practise Unit 8 Unit 9: Duration, future & migration Time · Predictions · Migration
Communication goals Talk about the duration of various activities Make promises and predictions Talk about the future Express tastes and opinions Living in two worlds (migration and immigration) Grammar goals Verb Llevar + progressive Llevar + time expressions Future imperfect (regular and irregular) Conditional sentences Verb gustar, También / Tampoco Pronunciation and orthography Practise Unit 9 Unit 10: Plans, definitions & geography Future plans · History · Places
Communication goals Talk about plans Place an activity in the future Explain and define objects and places Names of Spanish-speaking countries and history Grammar goals Verbs to express future: ir, querer, pensar, desear Presente + CUANDO + affirmative pretérito / subjuntivo Questions with future reference Relative sentences Pronunciation and orthography Final revision A2.3 and final test
Practise Unit 10