Lesson 1: Making Plans and Sharing Recent Experiences
Express plans for the near future and talk about things that have just happened and recent experiences in Spanish (B1).
About this lesson
In this introductory B1 lesson you'll consolidate how to make plans and suggestions (ir a + infinitivo, present for the future), as well as how to talk about recent experiences with the pretérito perfecto and its contrast with the indefinido depending on time markers. You'll practise polite invitations, expressing preferences, and briefly recounting weekend experiences. The lesson lays the groundwork for the topics that follow (travel, work, opinions).
40 minutes
What you'll learn
- Make and coordinate plans for the near future (ir a + infinitivo; questions and suggestions).
- Recount recent experiences with the pretérito perfecto and distinguish it from the indefinido by time markers.
- Express wishes and preferences (me apetece, preferir, ganas de).
- Use polite formulas to propose and arrange a time and place.
- Understand and use key vocabulary for short trips and weekend plans.
Lesson vocabulary
- — уговарям се/срещам се (с някого) ¿Quedamos el sábado por la tarde?
- — правя планове Tenemos que hacer planes para el puente.
- — този уикенд Este fin de semana voy a visitar a mis abuelos.
- — дълъг/празничен уикенд Hay puente y me apetece salir de la ciudad.
- — резервирам He reservado el alojamiento cerca del centro.
- — настаняване, място за настаняване Buscamos un alojamiento con buena ubicación.
- — маршрут, програма Mañana preparo el itinerario de la visita.
- — потвърждавам ¿Puedes confirmar la hora con Marta?
- — напоследък Últimamente he trabajado mucho y necesito descansar.
- — току-що съм/си ... (завършено действие току-що) Acabamos de llegar al hotel.
- — прекарах си страхотно En la excursión lo pasé genial.
- — иска ми се, имам желание Me apetece hacer una escapada a la playa.