Spanish (A1)
Start Spanish from zero: understand everyday words and phrases, read short notices, write simple messages and get by in real situations.
- hours
- 40
- units
- 4
- lessons
- 40
- Certificate level
- 3
About this course
Start Spanish from zero: understand everyday words and phrases, read short notices, write simple messages and get by in real situations.
Who it is for
Complete beginners, travellers and anyone who wants a first step in Spanish.
Paces
Standard · Flexible
What you will be able to do
- Understand familiar words and very basic phrases
- Read short simple texts such as notices
- Write short simple messages and forms
- Interact simply about immediate needs
Curriculum
4 units · 40 topics · 40 hours
01First words and listening10 lessons · 10 hours
Outcome: Understand familiar words and very basic phrases
- L01Sounds and the alphabet60 min
- L02Greetings and goodbyes60 min
- L03Numbers 0 to 10060 min
- L04Days, months and time60 min
- L05Colours and objects60 min
- L06Family words60 min
- L07Food and drink60 min
- L08Classroom phrases60 min
- L09Listening to short dialogues60 min
- L10Listening review60 min
- ✓Unit check: show this outcome with evidence
02Reading short texts10 lessons · 10 hours
Outcome: Read short simple texts such as notices
- L11Signs and notices60 min
- L12Menus60 min
- L13Timetables60 min
- L14Short ads60 min
- L15Postcards60 min
- L16Simple instructions60 min
- L17Ser and estar60 min
- L18Articles and gender60 min
- L19Plurals and agreement60 min
- L20Reading review60 min
- ✓Unit check: show this outcome with evidence
03Writing simple messages10 lessons · 10 hours
Outcome: Write short simple messages and forms
- L21Personal details on a form60 min
- L22Writing about yourself60 min
- L23Regular verbs in the present60 min
- L24Common irregular verbs60 min
- L25Short notes60 min
- L26Simple emails60 min
- L27Questions and question words60 min
- L28Likes and dislikes with gustar60 min
- L29Describing your home60 min
- L30Writing review60 min
- ✓Unit check: show this outcome with evidence
04Everyday conversations10 lessons · 10 hours
Outcome: Interact simply about immediate needs
- L31Introducing yourself60 min
- L32Ordering in a café60 min
- L33Shopping and prices60 min
- L34Asking the way60 min
- L35At the hotel60 min
- L36Transport60 min
- L37Talking about your day60 min
- L38Making simple plans60 min
- L39Asking for help60 min
- L40Speaking review and recorded task60 min
- ✓Unit check: show this outcome with evidence
How each live lesson runs
Every topic is one live lesson of an hour. Your instructor and mentor are AI, and they say so.
Whiteboard · Idea
Sounds and the alphabet
- Ayla Vasquez explains one idea at a time on the whiteboard, in plain words.
How you are assessed
What you hand in
Four-skill tasks at A1
Final check
Four-skill check at A1, including a recorded speaking task
Certificate level 3
You showed the skill
Your evidence was assessed against the course's standard, and a person signs this certificate.
Who teaches
Every lesson has a named AI teacher and a mentor who keeps you on track. Both are AI, and every screen says so.
- AI instructorAyla Vasquez
- AI mentorBastian Kwan
First class · try it now
Sit the first class before you decide
Seven steps, about ten minutes, no account: learn, check, produce, get assessed, defend it in a short viva and leave with a proof card.
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