Course Overview

Online Spanish Levels 1&2 is a Beginners Spanish course for students who have never studied the Spanish language before. This is an intensive Spanish course allowing you to take two Spanish levels in 10 weeks and progress more quickly. If you’re unsure of your level, then take our language test here, or check our level chart.

Our Online Spanish language classes take place via Zoom with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. The interactive lessons emulate our face-to-face classes, and via teacher screen-sharing, students are able to experience a live classroom environment. From vocabulary activities and covering grammar points on the white board, to listening exercises, file sharing and ‘break-out rooms’ to practise speaking with classmates, students can learn without leaving the comfort of their homes. Take a look at an example of one of our online classes in this video.

Course Content

Communication aims

– Learn how to introduce yourself, ask questions in class and say hello and goodbye 

– Ask for and give personal information 

– Say hello and goodbye 

– Express intentions 

– Explain the motivations for what you do 

– Talk about what you do in different languages 

– Describe places

– Express existence and location

– Talk about climate and the weather

– Identify items

– Express needs

– Buy in shops

– Ask for products

– Ask about prices

– Talk about preferences

Linguistic aims

– Gender in nationalities and professions 

– The verbs ser, tener and llamarse 

– Personal pronouns 

– Gender – definite articles (el, la, los, las) and indefinite articles (un, una, unos, unas) 

– The presente de indicativo: regular verbs ending in –ar, -er, –ir 

– Uses of por, para and porque

– Uses of hay

– The verb estar

– The superlative

– Quantifiers: muy, mucho/mucha/muchos/muchas

– Que, cual, cuales, cuantos, cuantas, donde como

– Demonstratives: este/esta/estos/estas/esto

– El/la/los/las + adjectives

– Que + noun

– Cual/cuales

– Tener que + infinitive

– The verbs ir and preferir

– Vocabulary:

• Numbers from 1-10 
• The alphabet 
• Nationalities 
• Professions 
• Workplaces 
• Languages 
• Activities in language class 
• Leisure activities
• Climate and weather
• Geography
• Information about countries
• Cardinal points
• Seasons
• Numbers over 100
• Colours
• Clothes and accessories
• Objects in daily use

Sociocultural Aspects

– Talk about your relationship with Spanish and Spanish culture 

– The Hispanic World

Coursebook

Aula Internacional Plus: Libro del alumno + MP3 descargable 1 (A1)* 

Units 0 – 4 

* Coursebooks are to be purchased after the first lesson and are required for the course. 

Course Information 

• Average class size: 8 (maximum 12) 
• Students must be 18+ years old 
• Existing language ability: this is a course for complete beginners 
• Classes will take place via Zoom 

Class Schedule 

• The classes are 2.5 hours per week 
• The course runs for 10 weeks 
• The course takes place on Saturdays 10:30 – 13:00 
• The possible study options for this course are as follows: 

13th January – 16th March 2024

13th April – 22nd June 2024

6th July – 7th September 2024

5th October – 7th December 2024

What do you need for an online class?

To get the most from this course you will need:

• A reliable internet connection
• A desktop computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone
• A web camera on or attached to the device you are using
• An integrated microphone in the device you are using or an attached headset
• The day before your course, you will be sent via email all the details you need to connect to the IH London Zoom classroom

This language course includes: 

• Access to our online platform to download lesson summaries, notes and resources 
• Support and advice from Spanish language teachers 
• Spanish language study tips