COURSE DETAILS
Our immersive Spanish programs combine structured learning with real-world interaction — designed for students living, learning, and growing at Blau.
Blau Language Academy
Cielo (sky) is our intensive 20-hour/week course, perfect for fast progress and structured learning.
Mar (sea) offers a relaxed 10-hour/week schedule, ideal for balancing study with exploration and downtime.
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Formal grammar & vocabulary lessons
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Speaking activities, games, and roleplay
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Cultural content & real-life communication
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Small group learning (max 8 students)
CEFR-Aligned Levels
Each course helps you complete 1 Level or half a CEFR level in 4 weeks.
Horizonte
A0 → A1.1
Everyday expressions, introductions, survival basics
Vuelo
A2.1 → A2.2
Fluency, emotions, hypothetical situations
Brisa
A1.1 → A1.2
Daily routines, preferences, shopping, directions
Altitud
A2.2 → B1.1
Problem-solving, debate, formal/informal interaction
Alas
A1.2 → A2.1
Past events, future plans, opinions, basic culture
Zénit
B1.1 → B1.2
Clear opinions, complex texts, confident interaction
Horizonte Group
(A0 → A1.1)
Goal:
Build a solid foundation in Spanish – understand and use basic everyday expressions and phrases, introduce oneself and others, ask and answer questions about personal details, interact in simple ways provided the other person talks slowly and clearly.
Course Content:
Key Topics:
• Greetings and introductions
• The alphabet and pronunciation
• Basic personal info (name, age, nationality, profession)
• Numbers and dates
• Describing people and things (gender, adjectives, colors)
• Talking about routines and daily life
• Telling the time and schedules
• Asking for directions
• Ordering food and drinks
• Shopping (prices, quantities, items)
• Expressing likes/dislikes
• Making simple plans or invitations
Grammar:
• Ser / Estar
• Tener / Hay
• Regular verbs (present tense)
• Basic irregulars (ir, ser, estar, tener, hacer, querer, poder)
• Noun-adjective agreement
• Question formation
• Prepositions of place and time
• Reflexive verbs (basic intro)
Brisa Group
(A1.1 → A1.2)
Goal:
Consolidate basic Spanish skills and expand ability to communicate in familiar situations; understand and use simple sentences related to personal and family information, shopping, local geography, and employment; begin expressing preferences and opinions with greater confidence.
Key Topics:
• Talking about family and relationships
• Describing daily routines in more detail
• Expressing likes, dislikes, and preferences
• Talking about hobbies and free time activities
• Making plans and invitations
• Describing locations and giving directions
• Shopping and asking about prices and quantities
• Food and meals vocabulary and conversations
• Weather and seasons
• Simple health and wellness topics
Grammar:
• Present tense of regular and common irregular verbs
• Introduction to past tense: pretérito perfecto (present perfect)
• Usage of gustar and similar verbs (encantar, interesar)
• Direct and indirect object pronouns (basic)
• Comparatives and superlatives
• Expressions of frequency (siempre, nunca, a veces)
• Introduction to reflexive verbs in everyday use
• Prepositions of movement and direction
Alas Group
(A1.2 → A2.1)
Goal:
Strengthen communication skills to handle a wider range of everyday situations with increased confidence; begin to describe experiences, events, hopes, and ambitions; understand and use more complex sentence structures and common expressions.
Key Topics:
• Talking about past experiences and events
• Describing future plans and intentions
• Discussing hobbies, interests, and preferences in detail
• Expressing opinions and giving reasons
• Making comparisons and talking about changes
• Dealing with travel and transportation vocabulary
• Health and wellness conversations
• Social interactions and polite requests
• Exploring cultural topics and traditions
• Daily life and work routines
Grammar:
• Introduction to past tenses: pretérito indefinido (simple past) and pretérito perfecto (present perfect)
• Future tense (simple) and expressions of intention
• Imperfect tense (basic introduction)
• Object pronouns: direct and indirect (expanded use)
• Comparatives and superlatives in depth
• Using por and para
• Present subjunctive (basic introduction)
• Reflexive verbs (expanded use)
Vuelo Group
(A2.1 → A2.2)
Goal:
Develop greater fluency and accuracy in everyday communication; handle a variety of social and work-related situations; express feelings, opinions, and hypothetical situations with more nuance; understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters.
Key Topics:
• Describing experiences and events in detail
• Expressing opinions, preferences, and emotions
• Discussing hopes, fears, and hypothetical situations
• Talking about work, education, and future ambitions
• Handling social interactions, invitations, and suggestions
• Dealing with problem-solving and complaints
• Expanding vocabulary related to culture, media, and leisure
• Understanding and using idiomatic expressions and connectors
• Practicing conversational strategies and turn-taking
• Engaging in longer dialogues and storytelling
Grammar:
• Past tenses review and contrast: pretérito indefinido vs. imperfecto
• Future tense and near future (ir a + infinitive)
• Conditional tense (basic introduction)
• Present subjunctive expanded use
• Imperative mood (commands and requests)
• Relative pronouns (que, quien)
• Passive voice (introduction)
• Complex sentence connectors (aunque, sin embargo, porque)
Altitud Group
(A2.2 → B1.1)
Goal:
Achieve greater independence in communication; understand and participate in conversations on familiar topics; narrate experiences, describe dreams, hopes, and ambitions; explain opinions and plans with supporting reasons; handle more complex interactions with confidence.
Key Topics:
• Narrating events in past, present, and future contexts
• Expressing and justifying opinions and viewpoints
• Discussing hopes, plans, and hypothetical scenarios
• Engaging in debates and discussions on everyday topics
• Understanding and using formal and informal language appropriately
• Handling problem-solving, making suggestions, and giving advice
• Expanding vocabulary on work, education, culture, and current events
• Understanding main ideas in authentic audio and written materials
• Writing short texts, emails, and informal letters
• Practicing advanced conversational strategies and fluency
Grammar:
• Past tenses in detail: pretérito perfecto, indefinido, and imperfecto
• Future tense and conditional (expanded use)
• Present and past subjunctive (basic introduction)
• Use of se for impersonal and passive constructions
• Relative pronouns and clauses
• Reported speech (direct and indirect)
• Expressions of purpose, cause, and consequence
• More complex connectors (aunque, sin embargo, por lo tanto)
Zénit Group
(B1.1 → B1.2)
Goal:
Consolidate intermediate Spanish skills to communicate confidently in a wide range of contexts; express ideas clearly and in detail; understand the main points of complex texts; interact with native speakers with a degree of spontaneity and fluency.
Key Topics:
• Expressing complex opinions and arguments
• Discussing abstract topics and cultural issues
• Narrating and describing experiences, feelings, and events in detail
• Debating and negotiating in social and professional contexts
• Understanding and producing formal and informal written texts
• Engaging with authentic audio and video materials
• Expanding vocabulary related to current affairs, media, and technology
• Practicing advanced conversation strategies and discourse markers
• Writing essays, reports, and formal letters
Grammar:
• Subjunctive mood (present and past) in various contexts
• Compound tenses (pluscuamperfecto, futuro perfecto, condicional perfecto)
• Passive voice in depth
• Advanced use of connectors and discourse markers
• Reported speech with complex structures
• Relative clauses and pronouns
• Hypothetical and conditional sentences (second and third conditionals)
