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what is curriculum for spanish A2 intermediate exam
The A2 level Spanish curriculum (aligned with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages – CEFR) focuses on basic communication and understanding in everyday, routine situations.
The exam typically assesses four key language skills:
- Reading Comprehension
- Listening Comprehension
- Written Expression and Interaction
- Oral Expression and Interaction
Core Curriculum Topics
Learners at the A2 level should be able to handle simple, direct exchanges of information on familiar and routine matters.
Functional Language Skills:
- Personal Information: Describing oneself, family, living conditions, and educational or professional background.
- Daily Life: Discussing daily activities, common routines, habits, and immediate needs.
- Past Experiences: Talking about past events and personal experiences, using different past tenses.
- Future Plans: Expressing future intentions and making simple plans.
- Needs and Wants: Expressing likes, dislikes, opinions, and basic needs.
- Navigation and Services: Asking for directions, ordering food in a restaurant, shopping, and handling simple travel conversations.
- Social Interaction: Writing simple notes or messages, expressing regret, thanking someone, or congratulating someone.
Key Grammar Points:
- Verb Tenses: Mastery of the present, the perfect (pretérito perfecto), the preterite (indefinido), the imperfect, the present continuous, and the simple future/near future (“ir a + infinitivo”).
- Verb Types: Correct usage of regular, irregular, pronominal (reflexive) verbs, and verbs like gustar.
- Ser and Estar: Distinguishing between the uses of ser and estar.
- Prepositions and Adverbs: Using common prepositions, adverbs, and linking words (e.g., pero, porque, entonces, después, antes).
- Pronouns and Adjectives: Using possessive adjectives and pronouns, and direct/indirect object pronouns.
- Sentence Structure: Forming simple statements, questions, and giving basic instructions (imperative mood).
Vocabulary Areas:
- Numbers, time, dates, and arithmetic.
- Weather, housing, clothing, food, and health.
- Family, work, and local area.
The exam requires the ability to understand short, simple texts (like ads, menus, or postcards) and catch the main points in short, clear, simple messages and announcements. The overall focus is on effective, simple communication in practical, real-world scenarios.