Nuevo Español en Marcha

Course Outline: Curso B1.1

Lesson 1: Gente (People)

Vida cotidiana ¿Qué hiciste? ¿Qué has hecho?
(Daily life) (What did you do? What have you done?)
a. Routine and past time a. Talk about the past
 ¿Cuánto tiempo hace que…?  Review of past tenses: present
 ¿Desde cuándo…? perfect, simple past tense and
imperfect
El futuro que nos espera
(The future that awaits us)
a. Talk about the future
 Uses of future tense

Lesson 2: Lugares (Places)

En la estación ¿Cómo vas al trabajo? Intercambio de casa
(At the station) (How do you get to work?) (House swap)
a. Talk about travels a. Getting around the city a. Description of a house
b. Buying tickets: train, plane and bus b. Talk about transportations b. Asking information about houseswapping
 Pluperfect: Cuando llegamos, el tren  Verbs of movement  Prepositions of place
ya había salido.
 Making suggestions

Lesson 3: Relaciones personales (Personal relationships)

Julia me cae bien Amigos Tengo problems
(I like Julia) (Friends) (I have problems)
a. To meet other people a. Description: physical and personality a. Ask and give advice and suggestions
b. Talk about one’s character  Relative sentences: indicative or b. Talk about emotions
 Reflexive verbs subjunctive  Conditional: used to give advice
 Verbs + “le”
c. Describe other people