*NOT BEGINNERS*

START DATE: January 18th

DAY: MONDAYS

TIME: 7:10

LOCATION: Padiham

TOTAL PRICE: £160- *£75 IS THE DEPOSIT PRICE ONLY*

LENGTH: 12 WEEKS -NO LESSON 15th Feb for half term or 29th March for Easter bank holiday Monday

Going away or missing a class? No problem! 😊

If you miss a week or two, don't worry! You'll have your course workbook to follow, and we'll email you the lesson PowerPoint so you can catch up and complete the activities at home at your own pace. That way, you won't fall behind!

Continue your Spanish journey with a fully structured and supportive language programme designed to guide you from complete beginner all the way to advanced level. Our courses are aligned (approx) with the CEFR framework, meaning you can join at the level that suits you and progress with clarity, confidence and purpose. If you are not a beginner, you can enter the programme at any stage and continue building from where you are.

Whether you are taking your first steps in Spanish or continuing your language-learning journey, our programme offers a clear and structured pathway focused on real-life communication. From day one, you will begin developing key skills in speaking, listening, reading, writing, and grammar, building a strong foundation in Spanish. With regular attendance and progression through the levels, you will continue to develop your confidence and language ability, working towards more advanced communication skills over time.

Our lessons are carefully designed to make learning feel manageable, enjoyable and achievable. We focus on practical vocabulary, accurate pronunciation, conversational confidence and strong grammatical foundations. Grammar underpins everything-it allows you to express yourself clearly and understand how the language works. By building this step by step, you gain the tools to create your own sentences with confidence.

Classes run once a week for one hour in small groups of 6–12 learners, ensuring a supportive environment with regular speaking practice and clear guidance at every stage. Sessions are carefully paced so no one feels left behind or overwhelmed. All lessons are delivered by expert and native teachers with experience living in both Spain and South America. Classes take place at either Whalley Old Grammar School or our main language centre in Padiham.

All materials are included. You will receive a physical folder packed with your coursebook, weekly vocabulary lists, homework and lesson summaries. You will also have ongoing access to our online course folder, along with exclusive in-house videos, a Spanish sitcom series designed for beginners and short stories designed to bring your learning to life and place it into real-world context.

Alongside the course, we also run regular community events such as tapas, salsa or film nights, so you are not just joining a course, but a community of like minded individuals! Plus our upcoming immersion trip to Valencia!

Each course runs for 12 weeks at a total cost of £160. A £75 deposit is required to secure your place, with the remaining balance due before the course begins (you will receive an automatic reminder via email one week prior).

With consistent attendance and home practice, many learners reach approx B1 within 18–24 months-allowing them to hold detailed conversations with native speakers, travel with ease and use Spanish confidently without relying on translation tools.

To ensure you join the right level, please contact us to request our online placement test.

Full level descriptors are also available below to help guide your choice.

Lancashire Language Academy Spanish (Levels)

A1.1- Complete beginners

Real-life focus: Learning the foundations of Spanish to introduce yourself, share personal information and communicate in simple everyday situations.

·      Learning basic greetings, introductions and everyday expressions

·      Introducing yourself, using the alphabet and spelling names

·      Talking about feelings and emotions using estar

·      Discussing countries, nationalities and where you're from using ser

·      Using numbers and talking about age with tener

·      Talking about jobs and professions using ser and trabajar

·      Saying where you live and learning basic present tense verb endings

·      Asking and answering simple everyday questions

·      Describing physical appearance and personality using adjectives

·      Talking about family and relationships

·      Ordering food and drinks in a restaurant

·      Building confidence through simple conversations and practical speaking activities

The aim: To develop a solid foundation in Spanish, understand essential vocabulary and grammar, and gain the confidence to communicate in basic real-life situations.

A1.2

Real-life focus: Describing people and places, talking about likes and dislikes, shopping and discussing daily routines.

·      Understanding the difference between ser and estar to describe people and places

·      Talking about the weather using hacer, estar and tener

·      Expressing likes, dislikes and interests using gustar and similar verbs

·      Talking about hobbies and activities using jugar and other common irregular verbs

·      Using demonstratives (this, that, these, those) and asking about prices

·      Shopping vocabulary and using definite and indefinite articles

·      Describing daily routines using reflexive verbs

The aim: To build upon beginner Spanish, expand everyday vocabulary and develop confidence forming longer sentences and communicating in familiar, real-life situations.

A1+

Real-life focus: Talking about your hobbies, opinions, and home.

·      Conjugating regular present tense verbs

·      Giving and justifying opinions

·      Talking about your hobbies/free time

·      Describing where you live (house, town)

·      Getting around a town/city

The aim: To build upon A1 knowledge and begin discussing slightly more complex topics, developing confidence using essential verbs and grammatical structures to communicate more independently in everyday situations.

A1+ CONVO

Real-life focus: Building confidence and fluency when speaking Spanish to talk about ourselves, others and everyday conversation.

This course revisits and builds upon everything covered in A1+, exploring familiar topics in greater depth, expanding vocabulary and focusing on speaking, communication and independent language production.

·      Revisiting hobbies, free time, opinions, home and town

·      Expanding vocabulary to give more detailed answers

·      Developing confidence using regular and irregular present tense verbs

·      Practising giving and justifying opinions naturally

·      Building longer sentences

·      Improving fluency through role-plays, discussions and real-life conversations

The aim: To consolidate A1+ knowledge, strengthen accuracy and help students feel more confident using Spanish independently.

A2.1

Real-life focus: Talking about past holidays and travelling, going deeper with grammar to build conversational ability, cementing key irregular verbs.

·      Talking about past holidays and experiences.

·      Transport and travel.

·      Describing activities and giving opinions.

·      Discussing problems and unexpected events.

·      Spanish-speaking countries and Latin American culture.

·      Introduction to the preterite (past) tense.

·      Irregular verbs.

·      Expressing opinions in the past tense.

·      Combining past, present and future expressions.

The aim: To build upon existing Spanish knowledge by introducing the past tense, strengthening the use of key irregular verbs and developing the confidence to discuss experiences, express opinions and communicate more naturally across different time frames.

A2.2

Real-life focus: Build confidence discussing food preferences, daily eating habits, healthy lifestyles and ordering in restaurants. Learn to express opinions, describe experiences and communicate more naturally. We will cover:

·      Food, drinks and Spanish cuisine.

·      Describing food and expressing opinions.

·      Daily eating habits and routines.

·      Discussing healthy diets and lifestyles.

·      Talking about what you ate in the past.

·      Ordering food and communicating in restaurants.

·      Recap of regular and irregular past-tense verbs.

·      Stem-changing verbs including soler, preferir, poder and querer.

·      Using gustar and similar verbs to express preferences.

·      Understanding the difference between ser and estar.

·      Direct object pronouns.

·      Expressing advice using debería.

· Combining present and past tenses.

The aim: To build upon A2.1 knowledge by consolidating key grammatical structures, strengthening the use of regular and irregular verbs, and developing confidence discussing more detailed everyday topics. Learners will practise combining tenses, expressing opinions and communicating more naturally and independently in real-life situations.

A2 CONVO.1

This course is designed for learners who already understand the basics of Spanish but want to strengthen their speaking ability and feel more confident using the language before progressing to higher levels. Rather than introducing large amounts of new grammar, this course focuses on revisiting and practicng essential language from A1 and A2, helping learners move from recognising Spanish to using it comfortably and naturally in conversation.

Throughout the course we will revisit key topics such as:

• Talking about where you live and describing your town or home

• Discussing hobbies and free time activities

• Talking about family members and relationships

• Giving and justifying opinions

• Talking about past holidays and travel experiences

• Using common irregular verbs

• Using the past tense, including irregular forms

• Using stem-changing (boot) verbs

The aim: To consolidate A1 and A2 knowledge, strengthen confidence using essential grammar and irregular verbs, and develop greater fluency and independence in conversation. Learners will focus on putting existing knowledge into practice, building longer responses, asking questions and communicating more naturally and spontaneously in everyday situations.

A2 CONVO.2

This follow-on course is designed for learners who want to continue developing their confidence using previously learned grammar structures and irregular verbs more naturally and accurately in conversation,This course focuses on helping learners use the Spanish they already know more naturally and confidently in conversation. Learners will practice speaking for longer, expressing and justifying opinions, reacting to others, asking follow-up questions and handling a wider range of everyday situations.

Throughout the course we will explore topics such as:

·      Daily routines, habits and lifestyle

·      Expressing and justifying opinions on a variety of topics, personal values and preferences

·      Talking about our town and local area, describing what it offers, what we like and dislike, and what we would change

·      Developing conversational fluency through gap fillers, asking follow-up questions and keeping conversations flowing

·      Meeting people, making small talk and keeping conversations going

·      Restaurants, eating out and socialising

·      Telling stories and describing memorable experiences

·      Talking about future plans, ambitions and intentions

·      Switching between present, past and future tenses more confidently

The aim: To consolidate existing A2 knowledge, strengthen accuracy and fluency, and help learners move beyond simple answers towards more natural, independent and spontaneous Spanish conversation, building a strong foundation for progression to higher levels.

A2+

Real-life focus Describing your daily routine, clothes, tech and TV habits.

·      Mastering reflexive verbs

·      Future tense

·      Intro to the imperfect tense

·      Switching between tenses

·      Using vocabulary related to phones, social media, and TV

·      Strengthening your use of the preterite vs. imperfect tense

·      Strengthening your use of the preterite vs. imperfect tense

The aim: To build upon A2 knowledge by introducing more advanced grammatical structures, developing confidence switching between past, present and future tenses, and expanding vocabulary to discuss more complex everyday topics. Learners will strengthen their accuracy and ability to communicate in greater detail and with more independence.

A2+ CONVO

Real-life focus: Building confidence and fluency when discussing everyday routines, experiences, future plans and past events.

This course revisits and builds upon everything covered in A2+, exploring familiar topics in greater depth, expanding vocabulary and focusing on speaking, communication and independent language production. We will cover:

·      Revisiting daily routines, clothing, technology, social media and TV habits

·      Expanding vocabulary to give more detailed and natural responses

·      Strengthening confidence using reflexive verbs

·      Practising the future, preterite and imperfect tenses in conversation

·      Developing accuracy when switching between different tenses

·      Strengthening understanding and use of the preterite vs. imperfect

·      Building longer, more complex sentences and expressing detailed opinions

·      Improving fluency through role-plays, discussions and real-life conversations

The aim: To consolidate A2+ knowledge, strengthen confidence using more complex grammatical structures and develop greater fluency and independence in conversation. Learners will focus on applying existing knowledge more naturally, switching confidently between tenses, expressing detailed opinions and communicating with greater accuracy and spontaneity in everyday situations.

B1.1 (Coming soon)

Real-life focus: Talking about jobs, fitness and giving advice.

·      Discussing jobs, dream careers, and work experience

·      Exploring health and fitness: injuries, body parts, sports

·      Introducing the simple future tense and key subjunctive set phrases

·      Giving advice using the conditional tense

·      Using present and past continuous tenses for richer storytelling

B1.2 (Coming soon)

Real-life focus: Talking about environmental issues and social change.

·      Expressing opinions on environmental topics

·      Describing how your town has changed over time

·      Using the present subjunctive and present perfect

·      Consolidating everything from A2–B1

·      Preparing for deeper conversations

B1+.1 (Coming soon)

(Advanced and speaking focus)

·      Home and Abroad

·      Education and Employment

·      Personal Life and Relationships

B1+.2 (Coming soon)

(Advanced and speaking focus)

·      Extended Personal Life and Relationships

·      The World Around Us

·      Social Activities, Fitness and Health

CONVERSATIONAL GROUP – THURSDAYS 5PM (PAY AS YOU GO)

B1+ AND ABOVE ONLY

·      Everyday situations

·      Travel situations

·      Debates

·      Grammar in depth

TRAVEL COURSE: Note: We also run a 6-week Spanish travel course twice a year, which is perfect for anyone preparing for a trip abroad. This course focuses on specific and essential “survival Spanish” to help you feel confident navigating real-life situations while travelling.

If unsure of your level, please contact us to complete a placement test so we can place you in the most suitable class.