COURSE DESCRIPTION AND PURPOSE:
Following on from Access Spanish, the Access Spanish 2 coursebook has been
developed to take into account the need for flexibility and manageability in a wide
variety of academic situations.
The content is presented in terms of topic areas and communication objectives. The
syllabus aims to:
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provide the opportunity to continue to develop the language for the
purpose of authentic communication in common everyday situations.
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provide the opportunity to develop and improve speaking, listening,
reading and writing skills as students travel though the book, in order to
communicate and participate in practical situations and talk about different
things, starting with themselves, their wishes, needs and opinions, with
sufficient accuracy to be understood by a native speaker.
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provide a framework upon which the student can continue to build his/her
understanding of the Spanish language
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continue the student’s understanding of the social and cultural aspects of
the Spanish-speaking world
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expand the words and expressions used in the Spanish-speaking world and
provide sections covering the different countries
COURSE MATERIAL
The book is designed to be used with audio recordings, available on CD.
The following chart shows how the Access Spanish 2 programme can be completed in
sixty sessions.*
SESSION
LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
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2
‘¿Cuánto tiempo hace que…?’
 Revision session 1
 Describe people and talk about
personalities
 Use the negative form and indefinite
words
 Make comparisons and use adjectives
3
4
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5
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6
7
8
10
11
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Pages 1 & 2
Up to page 5
Say for how long something has been
happening
Ask and understand questions
Up to page 9
Use the present tense (regular and
irregular verbs)
Talk about daily activities and habits
Say what you are going to do
Up to page
13
Revision Unit 1 (sessions 2, 3 & 4)
Learn more about the Spanish language
in the world
‘El día a día’
 Understand how reflexive verbs are
used
 Understand more about irregular verbs
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9
Introduction to the course and language
Introduce yourself; talk about yourself
and others/relationships
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ACCESS
Teacher’s Student’s
SPANISH 2 WEBSITE WEBSITE
(pages)
Talk about daily activities, your home
and social life
Say how often you do something; relate
sequences and events
Revision session 7 & 8
Relate sequences and events
Use and understand the same verb in
the reflexive and non-reflexive form
Revision session 10
Use more indefinite words
Use the present continuous
Use vocabulary relating to housework
[Page 5]
Unit 1-2C
[Page 9]
Unit 1
Exercise 4
(interrog.
pronouns)
[Page 13]
Unit 1
Exercise 5
(present
tense verbs)
Up to page
18
Up to page
20
Pages 20 &
21
Up to page
24
Up to page
29
[Page 21]
Unit 2-2D
[Page 24]
Unit 2
Exercise 3
(verbs)
12
13
14
15
16
17
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Revision session 11
Make, accept and refuse invitations,
suggestions
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Revision sessions 11 & 12
Use other verbs similar to gustar and
encantar
Learn more about Colombia and coffee
production
 Revision Unit 2
‘Una salud de hierro’
 Describe people (parts of the body),
symptoms & illness
 Ask for remedies
 Understand more about verbs like tener
que, deber, doler
 Revision session 15
 Understand more about the use of ser
and estar
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19
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20
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21
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22
[Page 32]
Unit 2
Exercise 7
(verbs like
gustar)
Up to page
33
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18
Up to page
31
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Understand and use possessive
adjectives
Talk about healthy diet and lifestyle
Revision session 17
Express your opinion and give advice
Learn more about ‘el refranero
español’ (Spanish saying)
Understand more about the use of the
preterite tense (pretérito indefinido)
Use reflexive verbs with confidence
Use irregular verbs in the preterite
Talk about the life of a famous person
and your own life
Learn more about Bolivia and its
medicinal plants
Express your opinion about the
medicinal plants
Revision Unit 3
‘Todo son problemas y excusas’
Describe what has happened
Understand and use the perfect tense
Up to page
40
Up to page
43
[Page 44]
Unit 3
Exercise 3
(ser &
estar)
Pages 44 &
45
Pages 45 &
46
Up to page
46
Up to page
51
Pages 52 &
53
[Pages
[Page 52]
52/53]
Unit 3
Unit 3-4F Exercise 4
(famous
person)
Up to page
60
Up to page
64
[Page 63]
Unit 4-3B
[Page 64]
Unit 4-4C
[Page 63]
Unit 4
Exercise 2
(perfect
tense)
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Describe personal belongings
Use adjectives and adverbs
24
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Understand more about and use direct
object pronouns
25
26
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27
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Revision sessions 20 & 21
Understand and use indirect object
pronouns
Make phone calls and leave a message
Revision: describe an incident and file a
report
Read and write formal letters
23
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28
29
30
31
32
33
34
[Page 64]
Unit 4
Exercise 4
(perfect
tense)
Pages 64,
65, 70 & 71
Pages 66 to
69
Pages 72, 73
& 74
Up to page
76
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Learn more about Paraguay
Report the news (presente
historico/pretérito perfecto)
 Revision Unit 4
‘¿Qué tal fue la mudanza?’
 Learn new vocabulary in order to
describe your house/flat/
neighbourhood.
 Understand property adverts and the use
of se
 Use and differentiate qué and cuál and
improve use of the other interrogative
pronouns
 Learn more Latin-American vocabulary
 Explain what kind of accommodation
you are looking for (me gustaría)
 Understand more about the use of the
past tense & its irregularities and
differentiate the preterite and present
perfect tenses
 Learn about Panama
 Talk and express your opinion about
environmental issues
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Up to page
84
Up to page
87
[Page 85]
Unit 5-2A
[Page 86]
Unit 5
Exercise 2
(rooms &
furniture)
Up to page
92
[Page 95]
Unit 5
Exercise 5
(preterite &
perfect)
Up to page
96
Pages 99,
100 & 101
Revision Unit 5
Talk about moving house, DIY and
other related vocabulary
Pages 96,
97, 98, 105
& 106
‘Ocio: calidad de vida’
 Talk about your free time, holidays &
leisure activities and explain what you
like to do; discuss plans and future
projects
 Use the future tense
Up to page
109
[Page 105]
Unit 6-1A
35
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36
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37
38
39
40
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42
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43
44
Learn new vocabulary in order to talk
about finances and how you spend you
money
Open a bank account and use related
vocabulary
Talk about how you spend your money
Differentiate and use ser and estar with
adjectives
 Learn about Cuba
 Revision Unit 6
 Express political views
‘Erase una vez Internet’
 Recall childhood memories; talk about
your origins, your area/region, people,
places and customs
 Understand and use the imperfect tense
(pretérito imperfecto)
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41
Understand more about the use of direct
and indirect object pronouns
Learn about Spanish spare time
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Revision session 39
Tell a tale and understand the moral of
the story
Know more about the use of conocer,
saber and other verbs with a single
meaning in English
Understand more about and improve
use of prepositions and verbs with
prepositions
Read and find out more about los
cibercafés
Understand and use expressions with
tener
Describe the different parts of a
computer
Understand and use internet vocabulary
Read and find out more about the web,
la arroba, etc
Learn more and express your opinion
about the future of the internet
Learn about Uruguay
Revision Unit 7
[Page 112]
Unit 6
Exercise 3
(dir. &
indir. obj.
prons)
Up to page
113
Up to page
115
[Page 117]
Unit 6
Exercise 5
(ser &
estar)
Up to page
119
Up to page
126
Up to page
129
Up to page
133
Up to page
135
Up to page
137
Up to page
140
Up to page
147
[Page 127]
Unit 7-2A
[Page 130]
Unit 7
Exercise 2
(imperfect
tense)
[Page 134]
Unit 7
Exercise 4
(prepositions)
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
‘Aquellos años maravillosos’
 Understand more about the use of and
how to contrast the present and
imperfect tenses
 Talk about what you used to do, or what
you were doing
 Understand and use possessive
pronouns (mío, tuyo, suyo, etc)
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53
54
[Page 153]
Unit 8
Exercise 3
(poss.
prons)
[Page 156]
Unit 8
Exercise 4
(por &
para)
Up to page
153
Up to page
156
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Learn about el Salvador, Honduras and
Nicaragua
 Revision sessions 39, 40 and 41
‘Esto es un atraco’
 Describe and report what has happened;
describe people, things, etc
 Understand the difference between the
preterite and imperfect tenses
 Revision session 49
 Use adverbs more confidently
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52
Differentiate and use por and para
Talk about the way people used to live
Up to page
151
[Page
148]
Unit 8-2B
Revision session 50
Understand more about the use of direct
and indirect object pronouns
Use the neuter pronoun lo
Up to page
165
Up to page
170
[Page
166]
Unit 9-2A
Up to page
175
[Page 168]
Unit 9
Exercise 2
(preterite &
perfect)
[Page 177]
Unit 9
Exercise 4
(dir. &
indir. obj.
& neuter
pron.)
Up to page
178
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Learn new vocabulary on how to deal
with post, orders and delivery problems
 Learn about el Ecuador and la
República del Ecuador
 Learn more about the medios de
comunicación
 Revision unit 9
‘El mundo que nos rodea’
 Talk about your job
 Write your CV and talk about your
professional experience
Up to Page
181
Up to page
186
[Page 187]
Unit 10-2A
Up to page
188
55
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56
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Read and understand a CV and job
adverts
Talk about your professional qualities
and skills
Write a job application letter
Understand the conditional
Talk about your dreams
Up to page
191
Up to page
194
[Page 191]
Unit 10
Exercise 3
(work
vocab.)
[Page 194]
Unit 10
Exercise 4
(conditional)
57
58
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Revision session 50
Learn more uses of the conditional
Understand how to exchange
information and opinions about
environmental issues
59
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Learn more about Latin-America
60
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General revision
Page 195
Pages 195 &
196
Pages 197 &
198
* There is more than one correct way to teach or present the lessons. Teachers should organize courses
in the way best suited to their students’ needs and their own instructional goals. Materials can be
adapted to accommodate individual teaching preferences and student learning styles.