A1: Students learn greetings, introductions, the alphabet, numbers, nationalities, professions, family, days of the week, food, and basic present-tense verbs. They begin forming simple affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences.

B1: Students discuss personal experiences, plans, hopes, and opinions on familiar topics. They use Simple past, Continuous past, and future tenses, and begin managing longer conversations and texts. Emphasis is placed on improving fluency, describing situations in detail, and handling everyday scenarios more independently.

A1: Students learn greetings, introductions, the alphabet, numbers, nationalities, professions, family, days of the week, food, and basic present-tense verbs. They begin forming simple affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences.

B1: Students discuss personal experiences, plans, hopes, and opinions on familiar topics. They use Simple past, Continuous past, and future tenses, and begin managing longer conversations and texts. Emphasis is placed on improving fluency, describing situations in detail, and handling everyday scenarios more independently.

B2: Students engage in discussions on a wide range of topics including current events, culture, and abstract ideas. They refine their use of complex verb tenses like present subjunctive (I hope that), develop nuanced arguments, and express cause, consequence, and contrast. Listening and reading comprehension improve with more authentic materials.

A2: Students expand their vocabulary to include daily routines, hobbies, shopping, travel, and health. They learn to describe past actions using the Simple past tense, give basic opinions, and express preferences. Sentence structures become slightly more complex, and listening/speaking skills develop in common social situations.

A1 level

A person at the A1 level is able to understand and use frequently used everyday expressions. They can ask for and provide basic personal information about themselves and others, their belongings, and their immediate surroundings. They can interact in a basic way, as long as the person they are speaking to can understand them clearly and is willing to cooperate.

General Objective

Communicate in simple, everyday situations. Introduce oneself, ask for basic information, and understand frequently used expressions.

Grammar

◦ Personal pronouns: Yo, tú, él, ella, usted, nosotros, nosotras, ustedes, ellos, ellas

◦ Alphabet and pronunciation: a, b, c, d, e…

◦ Gender and number: cat(s) / female cat(s) = Gato(s) / Gata(s)

◦ Definite and indefinite articles: the cat / the house / the cats / the houses = El gato /La casa /Los gatos /Las casas

◦ Verbs: To be, to have, to go = ser, estar, tener, ir

◦ Relative pronouns: What, Who, Where = Qué, quién, dónde

Present tense

◦ Basic regular and irregular verbs: To eat / to have = comer / tener

◦ Haber: There is a lot of traffic.

◦ Estar: I’m happy!

◦ Gustar: I like tacos.

◦ Interrogative words: What, Who, Where, When, How much = Qué, quién, dónde, cuándo, cuánto

◦ Negation: no / I don’t like junk food = No / No me gusta la comida chatarra

◦ Muy / mucho: This sauces are very spicy / This sauce is very spicy = Las salsas pican mucho / Esta salsa es muy picante

◦ Basic prepositions: To / I’m going to eat = A / Voy a comer

◦ Near future: Going to… / I’m going to Mexico = Ir a... Voy a México

Communicative Functions

◦ Introducing oneself: My name is Juan / I’m Juan. = Mi nombre es Juan / Soy Juan

◦ Talking about likes and preferences: I like tacos = Me gustan los tacos

◦ Ordering food: Can I order this dish? / I want this dish. / Can I have this dish? = ¿Puedo ordenar este platillo? / Quiero este platillo / ¿Puedo tener este platillo?

◦ Asking for directions: Where is downtown? = ¿Dónde está el centro?

◦ Describing people and places: She is tall and dark-haired / Downtown is chaotic and large. = Ella es alta y de cabello negro largo / El centro es caótico y largo

◦ Talking about routines: In the morning, I have cereal for breakfast; in the afternoon, I eat chicken; at night, I sleep. = En la mañana desayuno cereal, en la tarde como pollo y en la noche yo duermo.

A2 level

An A2-level learner is able to understand frequently used phrases and expressions related to areas that are relevant to them, such as basic personal and family information, shopping, places of interest, occupations, etc.

They can carry out everyday tasks that require only simple and direct exchanges of information on familiar or routine matters.

They can describe, in simple terms, events from their past and their surroundings, as well as things related to their immediate needs.

General Objective

Handle common everyday situations and describe simple experiences.

Grammar

◦ Simple Past (Preterito): I ate tacos yesterday = Comí tacos ayer

◦ Imperfect Past (Past Continuous) Introduction: When I was a child, I used to eat a lot of candies = Cuando yo era niño, solía comer muchos dulces.

◦ Comparatives and superlatives: More/less than… / As much as… / The most… = Más/Menos que... / Tanto como... / El más

◦ Direct and indirect object pronouns: I have it = Lo tengo (Lo/la & le/les)

◦ Reflexive verbs (verbs in which the subject performs the action on themselves): To wake up = levantarse

◦ Affirmative Tú Imperative (introduction): Eat! = ¡Come!

◦ Basic connectors: because, so, then = porque, entonces

◦ Quantifiers: Adjectives: mucho, poco, etc. Adverbs: muy, tan, etc. Pronouns: cualquier, algunos, etc.

◦ Common verb periphrases: Have to, can, must = tener que, poder, deber

Communicative Functions

◦ Narrating past experiences: Yesterday I went to the movies / I cooked = Ayer fui a las películas / Cociné

◦ Talking about plans: I am going to travel next year = Voy a viajar el próximo año

◦ Giving simple instructions: Give me the menu / Can you give me this dessert? = Deme el menú / Puedo tener el menú?

◦ Expressing obligation: I must eat more = Debo comer más

◦ Comparing people and objects: Mexico is bigger than… / smaller than… = México es más grande que... / Es más pequeño que...

◦ Getting by while traveling: On my last trip, I enjoyed visiting new places = En mi último viaje disfruté visitar nuevos lugares.