SPANISH FOR ADVANCED BEGINNERS · EL ZONTE, EL SALVADOR
A2 Spanish curriculum
Build on your Spanish basics and communicate more independently. Our A2 Spanish curriculum guides advanced beginners through 20 practical lessons for everyday life in El Zonte, El Salvador.
Join on any weekday and practise the topic currently being taught. After Lesson 20, the rolling cycle begins again.
20 lessons · 4-week rolling cycle
100 minutes of teaching per class · 2 × 50 minutes + a 10-minute break
Monday–Friday · 10:00–11:50 AM
Local time in El Salvador · In-person classes in El Zonte
What you will practiCe
Talk about past experiences
Describe completed events, share life experiences and ask follow-up questions about the past.
Explain plans and reasons
Talk about future plans, explain your goals and give reasons for everyday decisions.
Handle everyday situations
Ask for help, explain a problem and give practical instructions with more confidence.
Tell your story in Spanish
Connect ideas, describe the background to a story and share your opinions in conversation.
Explore the curriculum by week
Each lesson consists of 2 × 50 minutes. Review lessons turn the previous topics into real-life communication practice.
Open a week, then select a lesson to see its grammar, vocabulary and conversation goals.
Week 1 · Lessons 1–5
Lesson 1 · Learning Spanish: goals and challenges
Aprender español: objetivos y retos
Grammar
- Present-tense review
- Frequent irregular verbs
- para + infinitive
- porque + clause
- tener que + infinitive
Vocabulary
- Language learning
- Motivations
- Difficulties and strategies
Conversation
- Explain why you are learning Spanish
- Talk about what is easy or difficult
- Set personal learning goals
2 × 50 min
Lesson 2 · In town: shops and services
En la ciudad: tiendas y servicios
Grammar
- Present-tense irregular verbs
- Question words and polite questions
Vocabulary
- Shops
- Public services
- Products and opening hours
Conversation
- Ask where to buy something
- Ask about prices and opening hours
- Handle a simple shopping situation
2 × 50 min
Lesson 3 · What happened?
¿Qué pasó?
Grammar
- Pretérito indefinido: regular verbs
- Past-time markers
Vocabulary
- Travel
- Daily events
- Weekend activities
Conversation
- Talk about yesterday
- Describe a completed trip or activity
- Ask follow-up questions about the past
2 × 50 min
Lesson 4 · A memorable day
Un día inolvidable
Grammar
- Pretérito indefinido: frequent irregular verbs
- Spelling changes in the preterite
Vocabulary
- Celebrations
- Unexpected events
- Personal experiences
Conversation
- Tell the story of a memorable day
- Explain what happened first and next
- React to another person's story
2 × 50 min
Lesson 5 · Review and real-life practice
Repaso y práctica en situaciones reales
Grammar
- Review of Lessons 1–4
Vocabulary
- Learning, city life and past events
Conversation
- Shopping role-play
- Tell your weekend story
- Ask for information in town
- Two-minute personal presentation
2 × 50 min
Week 2 · Lessons 6–10
Lesson 6 · Life experiences and finished events
Experiencias y acontecimientos terminados
Grammar
- Pretérito perfecto vs. pretérito indefinido
- Relevant time markers
- Latin American usage
Vocabulary
- Travel experiences
- Studies
- Work and life events
Conversation
- Talk about experiences in your life
- Say when something happened
- Compare recent and finished periods
2 × 50 min
Lesson 7 · How long have you...?
¿Desde cuándo...?
Grammar
- desde
- desde hace
- hace ... que
- llevar + time + gerund
Vocabulary
- Life stages
- Studies
- Work and relationships
Conversation
- Explain when an activity started
- Talk about duration
- Interview someone about their life
2 × 50 min
Lesson 8 · Home and accommodation
La casa y el alojamiento
Grammar
- Prepositions of place
- Comparatives: más/menos ... que, tan ... como
- Relative location expressions
Vocabulary
- Rooms
- Furniture
- Materials and shapes
Conversation
- Describe your accommodation
- Compare two rooms or houses
- Explain where objects are located
2 × 50 min
Lesson 9 · What is happening now?
¿Qué está pasando?
Grammar
- estar + gerundio
- Common irregular gerunds
Vocabulary
- Actions
- People and places
- Everyday scenes
Conversation
- Describe what people are doing
- Describe a photo or live situation
- Ask what is happening
2 × 50 min
Lesson 10 · Weekly review
Repaso y práctica en situaciones reales
Grammar
- Review of Lessons 6–9
Vocabulary
- Experiences, duration, housing and activities
Conversation
- Describe a photo
- Present your home
- Talk about an experience
- Compare places to stay
2 × 50 min
Week 3 · Lessons 11–15
Lesson 11 · Could you help me?
¿Me podrías ayudar?
Grammar
- Polite requests with poder
- dar, pasar, dejar, prestar and tener
Vocabulary
- Everyday objects
- Classroom and household items
- Polite expressions
Conversation
- Ask for a favor
- Lend and borrow something
- Respond politely to a request
2 × 50 min
Lesson 12 · Permission and excuses
Permisos y excusas
Grammar
- pedir permiso
- poder + infinitive
- es que...
- porque...
Vocabulary
- Rules
- Appointments
- Common problems and excuses
Conversation
- Ask for permission
- Accept or refuse politely
- Explain why you cannot do something
2 × 50 min
Lesson 13 · Plans and projects
Planes y proyectos
Grammar
- ir a + infinitive
- Present tense for future arrangements
- Future-time expressions
Vocabulary
- Travel plans
- Personal projects
- Appointments and schedules
Conversation
- Talk about plans for the next few days
- Arrange an activity
- Discuss future goals
2 × 50 min
Lesson 14 · Giving instructions
Dar instrucciones
Grammar
- Affirmative imperative
- Sequencing expressions
Vocabulary
- Cooking
- Recipes
- Practical instructions
Conversation
- Explain how to make pupusas
- Give simple instructions
- Follow and clarify directions
2 × 50 min
Lesson 15 · Weekly review
Repaso y práctica en situaciones reales
Grammar
- Review of Lessons 11–14
Vocabulary
- Requests, permission, plans and instructions
Conversation
- Solve a practical problem
- Plan an activity together
- Give instructions
- Request help politely
2 × 50 min
Week 4 · Lessons 16–20
Lesson 16 · Why and what for?
¿Por qué y para qué?
Grammar
- por vs. para
- Cause, purpose, destination and exchange
Vocabulary
- Travel
- Work
- Reasons and purposes
Conversation
- Explain reasons and goals
- Talk about what things are used for
- Clarify why you do something
2 × 50 min
Lesson 17 · Health and wellbeing
Salud y bienestar
Grammar
- doler
- tener + symptom
- sentirse
- deber / tener que + infinitive
Vocabulary
- Body parts
- Symptoms
- Medicine and healthy habits
Conversation
- Explain symptoms
- Talk to a doctor or pharmacist
- Give simple advice
2 × 50 min
Lesson 18 · Life in the past
La vida en el pasado
Grammar
- Pretérito imperfecto
- Habitual actions and descriptions in the past
Vocabulary
- Childhood
- School
- Family life and traditions
Conversation
- Describe your childhood
- Talk about past routines
- Compare life then and now
2 × 50 min
Lesson 19 · Telling a complete story
Contar una historia completa
Grammar
- Pretérito indefinido vs. imperfecto
- Connectors: primero, luego, después, pero, además, porque
Vocabulary
- Stories
- Travel incidents
- Emotions and reactions
Conversation
- Tell a short story with background and events
- Express and support an opinion
- React, agree and disagree politely
2 × 50 min
Lesson 20 · Final communication project
Proyecto final de comunicación
Grammar
- Integrated review of key A2 structures
Vocabulary
- Personalized vocabulary review
Conversation
- Describe a past experience
- Handle a practical everyday situation
- Make plans and requests
- Give advice or instructions
- Hold a 10–15 minute guided conversation
2 × 50 min
Ready to take your Spanish further?
Choose a package of 5 or 10 A2 group classes and select your dates in the booking window. Classes run Monday–Friday, 10:00–11:50 AM, in El Zonte.
You can join on any weekday. The four-week curriculum shows the learning cycle; your package determines how many classes you book.