Nuevo Español en Marcha
Course Outline: Curso A1.3
Lesson 7: Salir con los amigos
¿Dónde quedamos?
(Where are we meeting?)
a. Make an appointment/invite somebody by
phone
b. Meet somebody
c. Accept or refuse an invitation
d. Leave messages by phone
Lesson 8: De vacaciones
Por favor, para ir a la cathedral?
(Excuse me, how do I get to…?)
a. Ask for and give direction
b. Vocabulary related to city: pharmacy, post
office…
Lesson 9: Compras
¿Cuánto cuestan estos zapatos?
(How much do these shoes cost?)
a. Resources to go shopping
b. Direct object pronouns
¿Qué estás haciendo?
(What are you doing?)
a. Talk about ongoing actions
 ESTAR + gerund (+ reflexive pronouns)
¿Qué hizo Rosa ayer?
(What did Rosa do yesterday?)
a. Regular simple past tense
b. Irregular simple past tense: IR, SER, ESTAR
Mi novio lleva corbata
(My boyfriend wears a tie)
a. Colors
b. Description of clothing
c. Agreement between noun and adjective
(colors)
¿Cómo es?
(How does s/he look like?)
a. Physical description
b. Description of character
c. Hobbies and pastime of Spaniards and Latin
Americans
¿qué tiempo hace hoy?
(How’s the weather today?)
a. Talk about the weather
b. Months and seasons of the year
c. Vacations in Spain
Buenos Aires es más grande que Toledo
(Buenos Aires is bigger than Toledo)
a. Making comparisons
b. Adjectives to describe cities
c. Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns