Intermediate-1 Level
HABLA Houston In-Person Spanish Classes
Functionally Fluent! - Forward Functions
Here's a more in-depth look at what you'll learn to do at your Intermediate-1 level with HABLA, as you take your next steps toward being functionally fluent in Spanish!
Here are some of the things you'll learn to do in Spanish at this level:
FOCUS ON FUNCTIONS
FOCUS ON LANGUAGE AND GRAMMAR
FOCUS ON SKILLS
In addition, you will be able to:
SPEAK SPANISH – Hold extended conversations about a variety of topics in Spanish. Give descriptions of people and places. Ask follow-up questions and give answers. Describe past and present actions, habits and customs.
UNDERSTAND SPANISH – Grasp information presented in Spanish, such as narratives of other’s past, present, and future lives.
READ SPANISH – Have an active understanding of many Spanish verb forms (present, past, and future) and linking words, and an increasingly large understanding of vocabulary in many different lexical areas, so that you can understand at least 60% of difficult texts (outside of class), and 85% of easier texts (in class).
WRITE SPANISH – Have a command of many regular and irregular Spanish verbs to write about past, present, and future situations, and a solid vocabulary for writing about yourself, your life, your family, your hobbies, your job, your lifestyle and that of others.
Here are some of the things you'll learn to do in Spanish at this level:
FOCUS ON FUNCTIONS
- Describe your present routines and habits, and those of others
- Have more words available for speaking about the following important areas of life: work, free time, home, food, people, time and weather, family and places
- Ask and answer questions about a variety of topics, including personal information and information about friends, family, and coworkers
- Talk about situations as they are happening
- Refer to people, places and things through the use of pronouns
- Describe past events, activities and actions in your life and in the life of others
- Distinguish between past events and past habits or states
- Make future plans and predictions
- Move easily through descriptions of the past, present and future
FOCUS ON LANGUAGE AND GRAMMAR
- Present simple verb tense
- Present continuous verb tense
- Preterite verb tense
- Imperfect verb tense
- Immediate future verb tense
- Direct and indirect object pronouns
FOCUS ON SKILLS
In addition, you will be able to:
SPEAK SPANISH – Hold extended conversations about a variety of topics in Spanish. Give descriptions of people and places. Ask follow-up questions and give answers. Describe past and present actions, habits and customs.
UNDERSTAND SPANISH – Grasp information presented in Spanish, such as narratives of other’s past, present, and future lives.
READ SPANISH – Have an active understanding of many Spanish verb forms (present, past, and future) and linking words, and an increasingly large understanding of vocabulary in many different lexical areas, so that you can understand at least 60% of difficult texts (outside of class), and 85% of easier texts (in class).
WRITE SPANISH – Have a command of many regular and irregular Spanish verbs to write about past, present, and future situations, and a solid vocabulary for writing about yourself, your life, your family, your hobbies, your job, your lifestyle and that of others.
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