Spanish Course Curriculum (50 units)

Glottos Matrix — structural language-learning course

Introduction

How this course works — read before Lesson 1.

BLOCK 1: A1 FOUNDATIONS (Lessons 1–10) → Test "Aprendiz / Aprendiza" (Apprentice)

Rank: Aprendiz / Aprendiza

Lesson 1

Read Spanish aloud and put stress on the right syllable

Greetings and politeness: hola, buenos días, gracias, por favor, adiós, perdón

Lesson 2

Tell masculine from feminine nouns; form plurals

Everyday objects: home, food, animals

Lesson 3

Use el/la/un/una and the contractions al/del

Places around town, days of the week, months

Lesson 4

The verb ser: "I am a teacher", "I'm from Spain"

Nationalities and countries, professions, family members

Lesson 5

The verb estar: "I'm at home", "I'm tired"

Prepositions of place, feelings and physical states, rooms of a house

Lesson 6

Describe things with adjectives that match in gender and number

Descriptive adjectives: colors, size, character

Lesson 7

Conjugate regular verbs in the present (-AR, -ER, -IR)

Everyday-action verbs: hablar, comer, vivir, trabajar, estudiar, escribir, leer, comprar

Lesson 8

Say "no" and ask wh-questions

qué, quién, cuándo, dónde, cómo, cuánto, por qué; nada, nadie, nunca

Lesson 9

Tell ser vs estar apart — Spanish's signature contrast

Two-meaning adjectives, weather, time

Lesson 10

hay ("there is/are") vs está/están ("is/are located")

mucho, poco, bastante, demasiado, algún; furniture and home setup, ordinal numbers 1–10

▶ Test after lesson 10

Block-Test 1 (Lessons 1–10): "Aprendiz / Aprendiza" — A1 foundations

you can introduce yourself, order at a café, and find your way around town, level pre-A1 → A1

BLOCK 2: A2 EXPANSION (Lessons 11–20) → Test "Escudero / Escudera" (Squire)

Rank: Escudero / Escudera

Lesson 11

Stem-changing verbs: quiero, puedo, duermo

Stem-changers: querer, pensar, poder, dormir, pedir, servir

Lesson 12

"I do / put / go out" — irregular yo-forms (tengo, hago, salgo)

Contexts for irregular-yo verbs: hacer deporte, poner la mesa, salir con amigos

Lesson 13

mi / tu / su / nuestro — possessives

Extended family, personal belongings, body parts

Lesson 14

"this / that / that over there" — este / ese / aquel

Shops, materials, shapes, types of goods

Lesson 15

"I see her", "I call them" — direct object pronouns me, te, lo/la

Verbs with direct objects: ver, comprar, llamar, ayudar, conocer, necesitar

Lesson 16

"I tell him", "I give her" — indirect object pronouns me, te, le

Verbs of giving and communicating: dar, decir, escribir, mandar, regalar, prestar

Lesson 17

"I gave it to him" — combine direct + indirect pronouns

Double objects, typical gift/favor scenarios

Lesson 18

Reflexive verbs: I get up, wash, get dressed (levantarse, ducharse)

Daily routine: levantarse, ducharse, vestirse, acostarse

Lesson 19

"Me gusta" — gustar and its lookalikes

Hobbies and pastimes, food preferences, doler contexts

Lesson 20

What you're doing right now — estar + gerundio

Actions happening now, "right this moment" expressions

▶ Test after lesson 20

Block-Test 2 (Lessons 11–20): "Escudero / Escudera" — A2 expansion

you can chat about your daily life, hobbies, and likes, level A2

BLOCK 3: B1 PAST, FUTURE, COMMANDS (Lessons 21–30) → Test "Caballero / Dama" (Knight)

Rank: Caballero / Dama

Lesson 21

Simple past: "yesterday I bought, did" (pretérito indefinido)

Past markers: ayer, anoche, la semana pasada, hace dos años

Lesson 22

Irregular verbs in the simple past: tuve, hice, fui

Irregular preterites, grouped by stem pattern

Lesson 23

Habits and backdrop in the past — imperfecto ("I used to go")

Childhood, habits, adverbs of frequency: siempre, a menudo, normalmente

Lesson 24

Choose between indefinido and imperfecto when telling stories

Story connectives, verbs that change meaning: sabía/supe, conocía/conocí

Lesson 25

"I've already done it" — pretérito perfecto (he hablado)

ya, todavía, alguna vez, nunca; life experiences

Lesson 26

"I had been there before" — pluscuamperfecto (había hablado)

Sequence in the past: antes, ya, cuando llegué

Lesson 27

Future: "I'll go / I'm going to go" (ir a + inf, iré)

Future markers, plans, predictions

Lesson 28

Conditional: "I'd want", "I'd do that" (condicional)

Polite formulas, hypothetical situations, advice

Lesson 29

Commands and requests: "come!", "bring!" (affirmative imperative)

Instructions, recipes, directions, classroom commands

Lesson 30

Prohibitions: "don't do that!" (negative imperative)

Prohibitions, rules, safety, signs

▶ Test after lesson 30

Block-Test 3 (Lessons 21–30): "Caballero / Dama" — past, future, commands (B1)

you can tell a story, share your plans, and give directions, level B1

BLOCK 4: THE WORLD OF SUBJUNCTIVE B2 (Lessons 31–40) → Test "Conde / Condesa" (Count)

Rank: Conde / Condesa

Lesson 31

Subjunctive forms: hable, coma, viva

High-frequency verbs across all groups, in subjunctive

Lesson 32

Subjunctive after "I want that...", "I ask that..."

Verbs of wanting, requesting, advising, ordering; obligation

Lesson 33

Subjunctive after emotion: "I'm glad that...", "it's a pity that..."

Emotional verbs, evaluative expressions, reactions

Lesson 34

Subjunctive after doubt: "I doubt that...", "maybe..."

Doubt and certainty expressions, probability adverbs

Lesson 35

Subjunctive in descriptions: "I'm looking for someone who can..."

Job hunting, housing search, descriptive qualities

Lesson 36

Subjunctive with time and purpose: "when he comes", "so he knows"

Time, purpose, condition; planning, contingency

Lesson 37

Past subjunctive (imperfecto): hablara, dijera

Systematic irregular preterites, now in imperfect subjunctive

Lesson 38

"If I knew, I'd tell you" — conditional sentences (si-clauses)

Hypothetical scenarios, cause-effect, regret

Lesson 39

Perfect subjunctive: "I hope he's already done it"

Completed actions in subjunctive, regret contexts

Lesson 40

Tense agreement in subjunctive — pick the right one

Systematization — no new vocabulary set; mixed-tense production

▶ Test after lesson 40

Block-Test 4 (Lessons 31–40): "Conde / Condesa" — the world of the subjunctive (B2)

you can express opinions, doubts, wishes, and hypotheticals, level B2

BLOCK 5: C1 PRECISION AND NUANCE (Lessons 41–50) → Test "Rey / Reina" (King/Queen)

Rank: Rey / Reina

Lesson 41

Passive voice: "it was built", "it's sold"

Formal and journalistic vocabulary, processes

Lesson 42

por vs para — two tiny words, easy to mix up

Fixed por/para, cause/purpose, exchange, travel

Lesson 43

Relative pronouns: que, quien, cuyo — advanced level

Formal register, abstract nouns, definitions

Lesson 44

Verbs that demand a preposition: soñar con, contar con

Verbs with preposition government, abstract relationships

Lesson 45

Reported speech: "he said that..." (estilo indirecto)

Reporting verbs: afirmar, sugerir, advertir, negar

Lesson 46

Verb periphrases: acabar de, volver a, dejar de

The periphrases themselves + aspectual contexts

Lesson 47

Connectors for essay writing: "however", "therefore", "despite"

Full discourse-marker inventory, essayistic writing

Lesson 48

Diminutive and augmentative endings: -ito, -illo, -ón

Affixes as a productive system, affective vocabulary

Lesson 49

"Become" — verbs of change: ponerse, volverse, hacerse

Vocabulary of transformation: emotional, physical, social changes

Lesson 50

Stylistic finesse and the regional flavours of Spanish

Idioms, regional vocabulary, register markers

▶ Test after lesson 50

Block-Test 5 (Lessons 41–50): "Rey / Reina" — precision and nuance (C1)

you can argue a point, write essays, and read literature, level C1