Mi Vida Loca - Syllabus & Printouts

1. En Madrid

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Learn some essentials:

- dealing with simple social situations

- saying 'yes, no'
- saying 'I don't understand'

Saying c, h, ll, j, q

Asking questions
& saying 'no, not'

Simple social situations:
hola, gracias, perdón,
adiós, sí, no

Personal information & home: quién, eres, soy, amigo/a de..., el piso,
la casa

2. ¿Un amigo?

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Learn to order at a café:

- masculine & feminine

Saying v, b, z, g, cu, r, rr

Saying 'a, an': un, una

Eating & drinking:
un agua con/sin gas, un café, un té, una tostada
¿Algo más?

3. Kilómetro cero

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Learn basic directions:

- understanding simple directions

- reading street & metro signs

- using numbers: 0-3

Saying 'the': el, la

Accents on letters

Eating & drinking,
numbers, directions:
la cuenta, uno, dos, tres, todo recto, a la izquierda, a la derecha
la estación, el centro

4. Merche y Jorge

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Learn to meet & greet:

- saying hello & your name

- simple questions about nationality

- name spellings

The alphabet

Saying 'he/she/it is': es

Simple social situations:
¿Qué tal? ¿Cómo
te llamas? ¿Y tú?

Personal information: nationality,
nombre, apellido

5. Tapas

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Learn to order at a bar:

- reading a tapas menu

- asking for the toilet

- asking for the bill

Saying 'I, you, he, she'

Noun + de + noun

Eating & drinking:
Quiero..., ¿Para comer? ¿Para beber?
un vino, unas aceitunas

6. Un regalo

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Learn to buy a present:

- asking prices: ¿cuánto es?

- understanding prices

- counting change

- using numbers: 4-15

Buy tickets to an attraction

Plurals

Numbers, decimals
& currency

Numbers 4-10

Numbers 11-15
Accessories: pendientes, pulsera, abanico

7. La oficina de turismo

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Learn times & days:

- asking about opening times

- expressing time: clock

- free time (& places to visit)

Telling the time

Greetings: buenos días, buenas tardes / noches

Expressing time:
days of the week
parts of the day

8. Un billete de ida

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Learn to buy travel tickets:

- stating destination
- buying a coach ticket
- departure & arrival times

Numbers: 16-99

Using para & a

Travelling: taxi, bus,
ticket types

Numbers: 16-20, tens

9. ¿Hay un hotel?

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Learn to book a room:

- asking for a hotel nearby

- booking a room at a guest house

- filling in a form

Asking 'is/are there...?'
- ¿Hay...?

Saying 'is': es, está

Travelling:
dónde, habitación

Personal information:
fecha de nacimiento,
sexo, firma

10. La clase de español

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Learn about introductions:

- encantado, mucho gusto
- saying where you work

Introduction to verbs: 1st 2nd 3rd person singular

Regular verbs in -ar:
- trabajar
Irregular verb: ser

Simple social situations:
encantado/a,
mucho gusto

Home:
salón, baño, ventana...

11. La familia de Esther

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Learn the formal 'you':

- when to use tú & usted

Saying 'you': tú, usted

Saying 'this, these':
- éste, ésta, éstos, éstas

Personal information:
padres, padre, madre

Surroundings:
norte, sur, este, oeste

12. Día de mercado

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Learn to shop for food & basic items:

- asking if they have a specific item
- buying fruit at a market

Asking 'have you got...?'
- Irregular verb: tener

Asking 'can I have...?'
- Me pone(s) un kilo de...

Shopping:
compra, mercado,
supermercado
pilas, champú, papel higiénico

13. El restaurante

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Learn to order a meal

Regular verbs in -er, -ir:
- comer, vivir

Saying 'we...': -mos
- 1st person plural

Eating & drinking:
menú, mesa, de primero
carne, pescado, verdura

14. ¿Te gusta el vino?

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Learn to say 'I like':
- saying if you like something

Saying 'I like it / them':
- me (te/le) gusta(n)

Adjectives: position

Eating & drinking:
botella, bodega

Personal information:
alto, bajo, rubio, ...

15. Una excursión

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Learn the months

Question words

'How are you all?':
- 2nd person plural

Expressing time:
horario, ¿a qué hora?

months of the year

16. La habitación 320

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Learn to check in at a hotel:

- understanding 100's, ordinals

Saying 'my, your...'
- Posessives

Pronouncing c, z, s:
- Southern Spain, Canary Islands & Latin America

Holidays & travel, repair communication:
reserva,
¿cómo se escribe?

Numbers: 100s

17. Otro color

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Learn to buy clothes & shoes:

- describing size & colour

Saying 'May I? You can'
- Modal verb: poder

Adjectives: agreement

Clothes: ropa, zapatos

Colours:
blanco, negro, rojo, azul

18. ¿Quién conduce?

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Learn to hire a car

Following simple instructions:
road directions

Instructions, directions:
- imperative

Irregular verb: ir

Travel:
alquilar, coche, gasolina, gasoil, mapa...

IVA, seguro, impuesto

19. La inmobiliaria

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Learn to ask about property

Verbs + infinitive
- Quiero/Puedo/Voy a...

More on 'de'
- Prepositional phrases

Home & numbers:
se vende, inmobiliaria, precio, mil
cocina, jardín, balcón

20. Me siento mal

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Learn to say you're unwell:

- describing symptoms

'Back to front' verbs:
- Me gusta/Me duele...

Reflexive verbs:
- Me siento/Me llamo...

Health:
médico, farmacia
dolor, cabeza

21. En la costa

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Learn to talk about the weather

Giving your opinion

Saying what you've done

Saying what you've done:
- he, has, ha + participle

Irregular verb: hacer

Weather:
hace sol, viento, llueve...

Surroundings:
montañas, isla
Saying 'that': ése, aquél

22. La vuelta a casa

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