Leader/Coordinator: Sarah H

Aims and Objectives of the group:

• To be able to speak a few sentences in Spanish and understand simple conversations

• Increase confidence in speaking a foreign language

• Developing vocabulary and some grammar

• To have fun

Any expertise needed:

Some basic Spanish.

To be familiar with common verbs and a basic level of vocabulary.

Equipment needed:

Nothing essential, but there are a few books that we use regularly plus a good dictionary.

Practice makes Perfect, Spanish Verb Tenses by Dorothy Devney Richmond

Victor’s Adventures in Spain by Gordon and Cynthia Smith- Duran

Maximum number permitted in the group: 6

A brief description of a typical meeting:

We meet at a member's home in Dunstable, and do a mixture of the following:

• To start each person describes what they have done/will do

• Reading out loud a story in Spanish, plus listening to the text in Spanish

• A short grammar exercise

• Use of flash cards

• Bringing pictures to the group and talking about them in Spanish

• Focusing on a specific topic such as going to a restaurant, asking directions, buying produce in a shop, discussing medical problems....

• Use of websites such as Spanish with Paul and Lightspeed Spanish

Updated July 2024