Saturday, January 28, 2023

ELEMENTARY COURSE, 2023, CLASS 1

 In our first lesson of our elementary course, we revised some of the contents we learnt in the previous course. We also learnt some useful expressions we put into practice during the class.

¿Cómo se dice…? – How do you say…?

¿Cómo se escribe…? – How do you write…?

¿Qué significa…? – What does … mean?

Un momento, ¿puedes repetir? – Hold on a moment, can you repeat?

Más despacio, por favor – Slower, please.

Vamos a hablar… vamos a estudiar… vamos a repasar… vamos a aprender … - we are going to talk about… we are going to study… we are going to revise…. We are going to learn…

 

We revised some questions and we answered them in pairs. Then we shared our answers.

¿Cómo te llamas? – What’s your name?

¿De dónde eres? – Where are you from?

¿Dónde vives? – Where do you live?

¿Estás casado /casada? – Are you married?

¿Tienes hijos / hermanos o hermanas / nietos? – Do you have children/brothers and sisters/ grandchildren?

¿Cómo se llama tu hijo? – What’s your son’s name?

¿Cuántos años tiene tu hermano? – How old is your brother?

¿A qué te dedicas? – What do you do?

¿Hablas español? – Do you speak Spanish?

 

In the second part of the class, we revised the vocabulary on physical descriptions on page 4:

1.Es joven y tiene el pelo rizado - She is young and has curly hair.

2.Es feo y tiene los ojos verdes - He is ugly and has green eyes.

3.Es guapa y tiene el pelo largo - She is pretty and has long hair.

4.Es viejo/anciano y tiene el pelo gris - He is elderly and has grey hair.

5.Tiene los ojos azules y lleva gafas - He has blue eyes and has glasses.

6.Es un gato. Es gordo y bajo - He is a cat. He is fat and short.

7.Tiene el pelo liso y es rubia. She has long straight hair.

8.Es calvo y lleva gafas - he is bald and has glasses.

9.Tiene el pelo largo y lleva barba - He has long hair and has a beard.

10. No tiene pelo y lleva perilla - He has no hair and has a goatee.

 

 

INTERMEDIATE COURSE, 2023, CLASS 1

 Class 1 – 25/01/23

 

We began by talking about New Year’s Resolutions from p.3

Propósitos del año nuevo – NY resolutions

Me siento estancado – I feel stuck

Pretendo beber – I intend to drink

FALSO AMIGO – “pretender” NEVER means “pretend”

Me hace mucha ilusión – it makes me excited, it gives me hope

FALSO AMIGO – “ilusión” here does not mean “illusion”

We answered some questions about new year resolutions

¿Qué propósitos hiciste en el pasado que no cumpliste? – what resolutions did you make in the past that you didn´t stick to.

Cumpir – to complete, to obey, to follow through with, to follow

We made a list of expressions that we use to talk about intentions

Pretendo hacer

Tengo la intención de hacer

Voy a hacer

Haré (simple future)

Planeo hacer

Mi intención es hacer

Some vocab that came up…..

Guay = chulo = chévere (América Latina)

Un barrio rico = un barrio pijo

Un grupo trabajador – a hardworking group

Sano = saludable

Va a comer más cosas saludables y sanas

Tiene que encontrarse una novia

Deprimente - depressing

BEGINNERS´ COURSE, 2023, CLASS 1

 

In our first class, we introduced ourselves and we talked briefly about our knowledge of the Spanish language and culture.

We also talked about the Spanish pronunciation and we saw some examples of words with those particular pronunciations.

“ñ” in España (Spain), uña (nail), niño (child)

“ll” in lluvia (rain), llave (key), llamar (call, ring)

“j, g” in mujer  (woman), gente (people) genio (genious)

“q” in queso (cheese) que (what)

“r, rr” in perro  (dog) borracho (drunk), ratón (mouse)

“h” in hola (hello) hielo (ice), hermano (brother)

“v” in volver  (go back, come back), volar (fly), ver (see)

“c, z” in cien (one hundred), zapato (shoe), diez (ten)

 

We learnt the basic introductions and we practiced them in pairs.

Hola – hello

Buenos días – Good morning

Buenas tardes – Good afternoon / evening

Buenas noches – Good night

¿Qué tal? – How are you?

Bien, gracias. ¿y tú? – Fine, thanks. And you?

Muy bien, gracias. – I’m good, thanks.

Estoy fenomenal – I feel great

Estoy más o menos – I’m so-so

Estoy mal – I feel bad

Estoy fatal – I’m really bad

Adiós – Bye

Hasta luego- See you!

¿Cómo te llamas? – What is your name?

Me llamo Liam – My name is Liam

Encantado/encantada  – Nice to meet you

¿De dónde eres? – Where are you from?

Soy de España, ¿y tú? – I am from Spain, and you?

Soy de Irlanda – I am from Ireland

 

To conclude, we revised the numbers 1-10 in Spanish:

1.uno

2.dos

3.tres

4.cuatro

5.cinco

6.seis

7.siete

8.ocho

9.nueve

10.diez

BEGINNERS 2 COURSE, 2023, CLASS 1

 In our first lesson of our beginners 2 course, we revised some of the contents we learnt in the previous course. We also learnt some useful expressions we put into practice during the class.

¿Cómo se dice…? – How do you say…?

¿Cómo se escribe…? – How do you write…?

¿Qué significa…? – What does … mean?

Un momento, ¿puedes repetir? – Hold on a moment, can you repeat?

Más despacio, por favor – Slower, please.

Vamos a hablar… vamos a estudiar… vamos a repasar… vamos a aprender … - we are going to talk about… we are going to study… we are going to revise…. We are going to learn…

 

We revised some questions and we answered them in pairs. Then we shared our answers.

¿Cómo te llamas? – What’s your name?

¿De dónde eres? – Where are you from?

¿Dónde vives? – Where do you live?

¿Estás casado /casada? – Are you married?

¿Tienes hijos / hermanos o hermanas / nietos? – Do you have children/brothers and sisters/ grandchildren?

¿Cómo se llama tu hijo? – What’s your son’s name?

¿Cuántos años tiene tu hermano? – How old is your brother?

¿A qué te dedicas? – What do you do?

¿Hablas español? – Do you speak Spanish?

 

We revised the numbers from 1 to 20…

Los números

1.uno                                   11.once

2.dos                                   12.doce

3.tres                                   13.trece

4.cuatro                              14.catorce

5.cinco                                15.quince

6.seis                                   16.dieciséis

7.siete                                 17.diecisiete

8.ocho                                 18.dieciocho

9.nueve                              19.diecinueve

10.diez                                20.veinte

 

…and also the days of the week.

Los días de la semana

Lunes – Monday

Martes – Tuesday

Miércoles – Wednesday

Jueves – Thursday

Viernes – Friday

Sábado – Saturday

Domingo – Sunday

 

PRE-INTERMEDIATE COURSE, 2023, CLASS 1

 Class 1 – 23/01/23

 

We began by talking about New Year’s Resolutions from p.3

Propósitos del año nuevo – NY resolutions

Me siento estancado – I feel stuck

Pretendo beber – I intend to drink

FALSO AMIGO – “pretender” NEVER means “pretend”

Me hace mucha ilusión – it makes me excited, it gives me hope

FALSO AMIGO – “ilusión” here does not mean “illusion”

We answered some questions about new year resolutions

¿Qué propósitos hiciste en el pasado que no cumpliste? – what resolutions did you make in the past that you didn´t stick to.

Cumpir – to complete, to obey, to follow through with, to follow

We made a list of expressions that we use to talk about intentions

Pretendo hacer

Tengo la intención de hacer

Voy a hacer

Haré (simple future)

Planeo hacer

Mi intención es hacer

 

Some words that came up during our discussions…

La esperanza – hope

Es estresante – it is stressful

Quizás – maybe

Sano / saludable – healthy

Perder el tiempo – to waste time

 

Sunday, January 1, 2023

NEW YEAR SPANISH COURSES FOR ALL LEVELS

 Learn something new this year with our range of Spanish courses for all levels, including Leaving Cert. We have been running Spanish courses in Sligo for more than a decade and our success is built on focusing on real, practical, spoken Spanish for use in Spanish-speaking countries.


Location

Atlantic Technological University (ATU) (formerly Sligo IT).

Times and Duration of classes

All classes are from 7.30pm to 8.45, except the Leaving Cert course which is 5.45pm to 7pm.

All classes are 1 hour and 15 minutes long.

All courses are for 10 weeks.

Price

€130 for 10 weeks.

Discount €110 for the unwaged or students. Please email spanishinsligo@gmail.com for the discount.

Leaving cert course: €120

(Please note that our prices are exactly the same as pre-pandemic prices. In fact, they have not gone up in 10 years.)


COURSE GUIDE

We have five general levels and one course for the Leaving Cert: 1.Beginners, 2. Beginners 2, 3. Elementary, 4. Pre-Intermediate, 5. Intermediate, 6. Leaving Cert. Full details here...


1. BEGINNERS: For those who are starting from the beginning, a course that covers the basics – personal info, time, days of the week, food, directions etc. Tuesdays from January 24th.

THIS COURSE IS NOW FULL. PLEASE EMAIL spanishinsligo@gmail.com TO GET ON THE WAITING LIST.

 





2. BEGINNERS 2: For people who have done one or two courses before in Spanish, who have a little knowledge of the language but who want to learn more. Continuation of our Beginners course from last year. Mondays from January 23rd.

Book a place on the BEGINNERS 2 course using Paypal (no booking fee)

 


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3. ELEMENTARY: For people who have done a few courses before in Spanish, who have some knowledge of the language but who would like to advance. A continuation of our Beginners Plus course from last year. Wednesdays from January 25th.

Book a place on the ELEMENTARY course using Paypal (no booking fee)

 


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4. PRE-INTERMEDIATE: For those who have been studying for a while, who can converse to a certain extent in Spanish but who need help with fluency and accuracy. Mondays from January 23rd.


Book a place on the PRE-INTERMEDIATE course using Paypal (no booking fee)

 


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5. INTERMEDIATE: For those who can already converse in Spanish, who have been studying for a few years or who have spent time in a Spanish-speaking country. Our highest level, needs a certain degree of confidence. Tuesdays from January 24th.

Book a place on the INTERMEDIATE course using Paypal (no booking fee)

 

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6. LEAVING CERT REVISION: With a focus on the oral exam, this course will cover all of the basic grammar necessary for the Leaving Cert Spanish exam, as well as giving plenty of speaking practice. Wednesdays at 5.45pm from January 25th.

Book a place on the LEAVING CERT course using Paypal (no booking fee)

 

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Beginners 2 - class 8 (11/06/24)

We start the class with a couple of audio to review the physical descriptions. We also reviewed clothing vocabulary and learned colours. The...