COURSE DESCRIPTION

GRAMMAR:

- Basic agreements subject-verb, noun-determiners, noun-adjective.
- Genre and number (general uses). Agreement with "gente" (peoples).
- Distinguish proper and common nouns and their morphosyntactic working.
- The most usual cases of article uses/omissions.
- Demonstratives, possesives.
- Numbers, quantifiers.
- Subject personal pronouns. Tú / usted.
- Basic uses of direct/indirect personal pronouns.
- Distinguish "ser / estar" (basic uses); "hay/estan" and; "haber/tener".
- The most usual pronominal verbs.
- Likes: use of "gustar" (to like) and "parecer" (it seems to someone).
- Indicative tenses and their most usual uses.
- The most usual verbal periphrasis: "ir a + infinitive" (be going to); "tener que + infinitive" (have to); "estar + gerund" (be + gerund).
- Interrogative and exclamative sentences.
- Introduction to question-answer, asking and order expressions.
- The most usual prepositions, conjunctions and link words.
- Negation: "no" (don't, doesn't); "ni" (nor); "sí/no" (yes/no); "también" (too); "tampoco" (neither).

LISTENING COMPREHENSION:

- Understand questions ans simle instructions.
- Identify the topic of a conversation done in a standard Spanish and in a slow pace although it's possible the student can not understand all the details.
- Understand a conversation about known topics, asking clarifications and repetitions.
- Understand messages related to personal information, school, leisure, and needs if they are expressed clearly and in a slow pace.
- Understand the global idea of short stories with the use of images and activities.

READING COMPREHENSION:

- Understand simple personal letters, recognizing the communicative purpose.
- Understand notes and messages related with their activities.
- Undertand simple real S