B1 Spanish Hybrid Course: 6-Week Hybrid Learning

¡Habla Español! Your 6-Week Hybrid Journey to Conversational Spanish!

Hybrid Fast-Track to Conversational Fluency for Intermediate learners, or those with a solid A2 foundation, aiming for B1 proficiency.

Course Goal: To strengthen your existing Spanish grammar and vocabulary with flexible online self-study, supervised by direct tutor support, followed by intensive, interactive in-person practice to get more confident conversational fluency and articulate complex ideas in real-world communication.

Course price: 180€

Number of lessons: 60 (30 individual online lessons+ 30 conversational group classes in person)

Course structure

Phase 1: The Digital Course with Personal Support (4 Weeks Online, Self-Paced Learning)

This initial month is all about reinforcing your core Spanish toolkit and expanding your knowledge to an intermediate level, all with the added benefit of tailored guidance directly to your inbox. You’ll work independently, but with clear daily/weekly lessons and direct access to a tutor for questions and feedback.

Estimated Time Commitment: ~10 hours per week (flexible!)

What You’ll Need: Internet Access & Computer/Tablet: For receiving emails, accessing supplementary online resources. Email Address: For receiving daily lessons and communicating with your tutor.

Recommended Free Tools: YouTube Channels: Search for “Spanish B1 lessons,” “Intermediate Spanish”. Online Spanish Dictionaries: WordReference.com or Linguee for quick look-ups and contextual examples.

Private Tutor Email Support during Phase 1:

• Daily Check-ins: You’ll receive a daily email lesson, and within each lesson, there will be prompts to engage with your private tutor.
• Question & Clarification: You can email your tutor directly with any grammar questions, vocabulary doubts, or concepts you’re struggling with.
• Practice Submission & Feedback: For specific exercises (e.g., writing short paragraphs, recording short audio clips of your pronunciation for more complex sentences), you can submit them via email for personalized feedback from your tutor. This is crucial for self-correction.
• Motivation & Guidance: Your tutor will provide encouragement and guidance, helping you stay on track and offering tips tailored to your progress.
• Response Time: Expect a response within 24-48 hours (weekdays).

Weekly Lessons for Phase 1 (Email-Delivered Lessons):

Each week, you’ll receive daily email modules ( 5 per week) with explanations, vocabulary lists, exercises, and prompts for tutor interaction.

Week 1: Narrando el Pasado (Narrating the Past)

Theme: Describing past events, personal anecdotes, historical context.

Vocabulary Focus:

• • Use of Adverbs of time (ayer, la semana pasada, hace un año, entonces, mientras)
  • Verbs related to daily activities and events in the past.
  • Descriptive adjectives for people and places.
  • Expressions for sequence and simultaneous actions.Grammar Focus:
    • Mastering the Pretérito Indefinido (simple past) for completed actions.
    • Mastering the Pretérito Imperfecto (imperfect past) for descriptions, habits, and ongoing actions in the past.
    • Contrasting Indefinido vs. Imperfecto in narration.
    • Pronunciation: Focus on distinguishing past tense verb endings, linking sounds in continuous speech.
• Self-Study Activities:
  • Write a short diary entry about your past week using both past tenses.
  • Listen to short Spanish stories or historical narratives.
  • Practice describing a past vacation or event aloud.
  • Tutor Interaction: Email your tutor a short paragraph (5-7 sentences) about a memorable past event, consciously using both Pretérito Indefinido and Imperfecto.

Week 2: Expresando Opiniones y Deseos (Expressing Opinions and Desires)

Theme: Giving opinions, expressing desires, making suggestions, discussing hypothetical situations.

• Vocabulary Focus:
  • Opinion phrases (Creo que..., Pienso que..., Me parece que..., En mi opinión...)
  • Verbs of desire/wish (querer, desear, esperar)
  • Adjectives for expressing feelings and judgments (importante, necesario, bueno, malo, interesante).
  • Vocabulary related to social issues or future plans.
• Grammar Focus:
  • Introduction to the Subjunctive Mood for expressions of doubt, emotion, desire, and opinion (e.g., Es importante que..., Quiero que...). Focus on present subjunctive forms for regular and common irregular verbs.
  • Conditional simple (Me gustaría..., Deberías...).
• Pronunciation: Intonation for expressing strong opinions vs. tentative suggestions.
• Self-Study Activities:
  • Write down your opinion on 3-4 simple topics (e.g., climate change, healthy eating).
  • Listen to interviews where people express opinions.
  • Practice making suggestions to imaginary friends.
  • Tutor Interaction: Email your tutor 3-5 sentences expressing your opinion or a desire using introductory subjunctive phrases. Ask your tutor for their opinion on one of your topics.

Week 3: Planes y Posibilidades (Plans and Possibilities)

Theme: Discussing future plans, possibilities, making predictions, giving advice.

• Vocabulary:
  • Future time expressions (mañana, el próximo mes, dentro de un año)
  • Vocabulary related to careers, travel, education, and personal goals.
  • Phrases for probability (quizás, tal vez, es probable que...).
  • Verbs related to planning and proposing.
• Grammar:
  • Future Simple Tense (full conjugations, regular and common irregulars).
  • Conditional Simple (revisited for giving advice and polite requests).
  • Para vs. Por (advanced uses).
• Pronunciation: Linking ir a + infinitive, fluent delivery of future plans.
• Self-Study Activities:
  • Write a short paragraph about your plans for the next year.
  • Listen to weather forecasts or future predictions in Spanish.
  • Practice giving advice to imaginary scenarios.
  • Tutor Interaction: Record an audio message (1-2 minutes) describing your future plans or offering advice on a hypothetical situation, using the future tense and conditional.

Week 4: Describiendo y Comparando (Describing and Comparing)

Theme: Describing people, places, and things in more detail; making comparisons; expressing agreement/disagreement.

• Vocabulary:
  • Advanced descriptive adjectives (personality traits, detailed appearances, architectural styles).
  • Comparative and superlative forms (más... que, menos... que, el/la más...)
  • Connectors for coherence (además, sin embargo, por lo tanto).
  • Vocabulary for discussing art, culture, and society.
• Grammar:
  • Intensifiers and comparatives (tan... como, tanto/a/os/as... como).
  • Hace + time expressions + que (revisited for duration).
  • Passive voice (basic introduction).
• Pronunciation: Emphasis on adjectives, clear articulation in complex sentences.
• Self-Study Activities:
  • Compare two cities, two films, or two people in writing.
  • Listen to descriptions from native speakers.
  • Practice agreeing and disagreeing politely.
  • Tutor Interaction: Email your tutor a detailed description of your favorite place or person, using comparatives and superlatives. Ask your tutor to compare it to something similar.
• Consolidation: Briefly review all B1 level vocabulary and grammar from the entire 4-week online phase.

Phase 2: The Immersive Intensive (2 Weeks In-Person, Conversational Focus)

This is where all your online learning solidifies into confident, real-time communication! You’ll deeply activate your B1 Spanish knowledge in dynamic, authentic conversations, building fluency, accuracy, and cultural understanding in a native-speaking environment.

Location: Outdoor Group Classes, delivered by Spanish team of independent tutors for FREE. These speaking classes in Spain are in small international groups, they are optional and come as a free bonus with the digital course with the intention to master your your Spanish speaking skills with real life practice. (Digital Courses mostly lack the element of conversational fluency training) 

Locations available for the 2 weeks free in person classes: Barcelona, Mallorca and Lanzarote) 

Estimated Time Commitment: ~30 hours of direct instruction per week, plus daily informal practice and cultural activities.

Instructor Profile: Native Spanish speaker, highly experienced in teaching Spanish as a foreign language (ELE) at intermediate levels, with a strong focus on communicative methods, error analysis, and fostering lively discussion.

Daily Structure for Phase 2 (Monday-Friday, Sample Day):

• Morning Session ( 3 days of the week, 3 hours,  9:00 AM – 12:00 PM):
  • Warm-up & Current Events Discussion (30 mins): You engage in a lively debate or discussion on a relevant news topic or cultural event.
  • Grammar for Expression (30 mins): Focused drills on complex B1 grammar points (e.g., advanced subjunctive uses, conditional perfect, commands with pronouns), immediately applied in conversational contexts. Less “what is it?” more “how do I use it to express X?”.
  • Debates & Problem-Solving Scenarios (1 hour): Students are given a problem or a controversial topic and must discuss, argue, propose solutions, and reach consensus entirely in Spanish. Examples: “Organizing a community event,” “Solving a travel dilemma.”
  • Vocabulary in Context & Idioms (1 hour): Introduce new, idiomatic expressions, nuanced vocabulary, and common phrases. Practice using them in spontaneous conversation and role-plays.
• Afternoon Session (2 days of the week, 3 hours)
  • Advanced Pronunciation & Flow Workshop (30 mins): You learn to refine pronunciation of complex sounds, work on sentence rhythm, stress, and intonation for more natural, fluent speech.
  • Authentic Listening & Critical Analysis (45 mins): Listen to short Spanish films, TV show clips, or more complex podcasts (e.g., news snippets, cultural interviews). Follow with in-depth comprehension questions and critical discussions in Spanish.
  • Presentation & Storytelling Practice (30-45 mins): Students prepare short presentations ( “My dream trip,” “A local custom I admire,” “A book/film I recommend”) and practice telling personal anecdotes or narrating events in detail.
• Homework/Practice: Assign real-world conversational “missions” that push boundaries ( “Interview a local about their daily life,” “Attend a cultural event and report back,” “Plan a short excursion with classmates using only Spanish”).

 Focus Areas for Phase 2: Confident Articulation: Moving beyond basic survival to express complex ideas and nuances. Spontaneous Communication: Reacting and responding naturally in real-time conversations. Overcoming Communication Barriers: Strategies for managing misunderstandings and asking for clarification in Spanish. Cultural Immersion & Context: Deepening understanding of Spanish-speaking cultures through direct interaction and discussion. Advanced Error Analysis: Targeting persistent errors to improve grammatical accuracy in spoken language.

Assessment & Progress Tracking:

Phase 1 (Self-Learning): Weekly Checklists: Self-assessment of completed email modules and practice exercises. Tutor Feedback on Submissions: Detailed qualitative assessment of written and spoken (audio) practice, focusing on B1 grammatical and lexical accuracy.

Phase 2 (In-Person): Active Participation & Engagement: Measured by consistent contribution to discussions, willingness to initiate conversations, and collaborative problem-solving. Conversational Fluency Assessments: Informal “interviews,” short presentations, and debates, assessing coherence, range of vocabulary, grammatical control, and spontaneity. Targeted Pronunciation & Intonation Evaluation: Observed improvements in clarity, rhythm, and naturalness. Overall Confidence & Autonomy: A crucial subjective measure, reflected in the student’s ability to navigate complex interactions independently.

This B1 Spanish course plan offers a fast and flexible path, with the best of independent online learning with personalized tutor support and the invaluable immersion of in-person conversational practice for real life conversational confidence!