Learn Spanish in Granada: Our Spanish levels

• understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases in order to satisfy simple daily needs.
• introduce him or herself and others, and both ask and answer questions concerning where s/he lives, who s/he knows and the things s/he has.
• interact in a simple way, provided the other person speaks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.

Level A2
The student will be able to:

• understand sentences and frequently-used expressions relating to areas of most immediate relevance, for example, very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography and employment.
• communicate routine tasks, requiring the simple and direct exchange of information about familiar matter.
• in simple terms, describe aspects of background, environment and matters of immediate need.

• understand the main points related to familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school and leisure.
• deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the spanish language is spoken.
• produce simple connected texts on topics which are familiar or of personal interest.
• describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes and ambitions, and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.

Level B2
The student will be able to:

• understand the main ideas of complex texts on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in fields of specialisation.
• interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular communication with native speakers quite comfortable without being a strain for either party.
• produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue, giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.

• understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts and recognize implicit meaning.
• express him or herself fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions.
• use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes.
• produce clear, well-structured and detailed text on complex subjects, showing controlled use of grammar and phraseology.

Level C2
The student will be able to:

• understand with ease virtually everything heard or read.
• summarize information from different spoken and written sources, reconstructing arguments and accounts in a coherent presentation.
• express him or herself spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in more complex situations.