SOAS LANGUAGE CENTRE 
                                                                                                  
                                                                                  Spanish Beginners 3 
                                                                                                  
                                                                                          Materials: 
                  Ellis, M. and Martin, R. M. (2015) Pasos 1 Spanish Beginner's Course (4th Ed.): Coursebook. London: John Murray Learning. 
                  Ellis, M. and Martin, R. M. (2015) Pasos 1 Spanish Beginner's Course (4th Ed.): Activity Book. London: John Murray Learning.   
                                 Overview of course contents                                                                Synopsis 
                    •   Public places, services and shops                             
                    •   Describing villages, neighborhoods and towns                  Spanish Beginners 3 aims to provide students with a basic knowledge of 
                    •   Asking for directions                                         Spanish and focuses on the acquisition of practical communicative skills. 
                    •   Asking for and giving information about a place               Following Spanish Beginners 1 and 2, this course continues to cover some 
                    •   Saying what you like about a place                            basic grammar and vocabulary, allowing participants to communicate in 
                    •   Expressing tastes                                             Spanish in real, everyday situations. 
                                                                                       
                    •   The objecto directo pronouns                                  The course is taught mainly in Spanish and works on the four skills of 
                    •   Adjective of character                                        listening, speaking, reading and writing, with the main emphasis on speaking. 
                    •   Describing people                                             Students engage in interactive language activities, participating in group and 
                    •   Talking about abilities and skills                            pair work to practice vocabulary, expressions, grammar and structures. 
                                                                                      There will be an overview, consolidation and feedback session in the final 
                    •   The verbs saber and poder                                     week, concentrating on the material covered in the term.  
                    •   Generalizing (Impersonal form with se)                         
                    •   The pretérito perfecto.                                       By the end of the term the student will be at Level A1 of the Common 
                    •   The participle                                                European Framework of Reference for Languages and can: 
                                                                                      -   understand and use familiar everyday expressions and basic phrases 
                    •   Talking about past experiences                                    aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type 
                    •   Overview and consolidation                                    -   introduce him/herself and others 
                    •   Tips for further study                                        -   ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she 
                                                                                          lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has 
                                                                                      -   interact in a simple way with others in Spanish.