IGCSE. Daily Activities
About the Course
In the "Daily Activities" course, geared towards Spanish language learners, students will engage with a variety of essential topics over the span of ten lessons. Throughout this course, they will gain a comprehensive understanding of how to describe and discuss everyday activities in Spanish.
Students can expect to delve into time expressions, where they will become proficient in telling the time, naming days, and discussing the weeks, months, and seasons. This foundational knowledge will be crucial for arranging meetings and planning events.
The course will also cover a wide array of vocabulary related to food and drink. Participants will learn to identify and talk about different meals, an assortment of fruits and vegetables, various meats, fish, and seafood, as well as common snacks and beverages. Additionally, they will familiarize themselves with the terms for cutlery and kitchen utensils, which will be especially useful for dining experiences and food preparation discussions.
Furthermore, the human body and health will be significant topics of study. Students will explore how to refer to different parts of the body, articulate common health concerns, and converse about symptoms and treatments, equipping them with the language skills needed for doctor's visits or pharmacy runs.
Travel and transport will also be a focus, with lessons designed to help students confidently talk about different modes of transportation and the vocabulary necessary for various travel scenarios, including navigating airports and making travel arrangements.
To ensure that students have fully absorbed the material, the course will culminate in a final examination. This assessment will test their acquired knowledge and their ability to apply the language skills they have learned in practical, real-world situations related to daily activities.
By the end of the course, students will not only have expanded their Spanish vocabulary but also developed the ability to communicate more naturally and effectively in their daily lives.
Lessons
Lesson 1: Morning Activities
We will learn to talk about our morning routines, including time expressions like "in the morning", "early", "before", etc.
We will use reflexive verbs and learn how to say what we do from the moment we get up until we leave the house.
Lesson 2: House Chores
In this lesson, we will discuss chores that are done at home and how they are divided. We will learn to use expressions like "always", "sometimes", "never", to describe the frequency of these tasks.
Lesson 3: A Day at School
We will explain what a typical day at school is like, including time expressions "from... to...", "during", "after", etc.
We will talk about subjects, timetables, discipline, homework, exercises...
Lesson 4: Extracurricular Activities
We will learn to talk about extracurricular activities and to use temporal expressions like "while", "before", "after".
We'll talk about sports, leisure, workshops, apprenticeships, etc.
We will use the verb "to do", "to practice", "to play"...
Lesson 5: Workday
We will talk about a typical workday and learn to use temporal expressions like "at the beginning", "then", "at the end of the day".
We will talk about a normal day in any job, working hours, rest, salaries...
Lesson 6: Responsibilities and Tasks
We will discuss common work responsibilities and tasks, and how to describe when and how often they are performed using expressions like "every day", "once a week", "rarely".
We will talk about duties and responsibilities, with duty verbs
Lesson 7: Meal Times
We will talk about meal times in different Hispanic cultures and learn to use expressions like "at mealtime", "during dinner", "before snack time".
We will talk about tastes, food, desserts, drinks, how to order formal and informal food.
Lesson 8: Ordering in a Restaurant
We will practice how to order food and drink in a restaurant, including how to ask "How long will it take?" and "What time do you close?".
We will talk about tastes, food, desserts, drinks, how to order formal and informal food.
Lesson 9: Exercise Routines
We will talk about exercise routines and learn to use temporal expressions like "while", "during", "before", "after".
We will talk about sports, training, schedules, team sports...
Lesson 10: Talking about Health
In this lesson we will talk about health, diets, the importance of feeling healthy, how to be healthy and how to have good health.