On completion of this course, students will be able to function in a variety of real life travel and business scenarios/ situations. They will be able to listen to and understand an educated native speaker, and give appropriate oral responses and read and understand relevant written texts [forms, menus, signs etc.].

Session 1: Basic Pronunciation

• Overview of Latin American countries including names, capitals.
• Names of persons and related cultural traditions

Session 2: Greetings & Introductions

• Greetings at different times of the day/night
• Saying good-bye
• Distinguishing between "Tu" and "Usted"
• Forms of address

Session 3: Personal & Professional Information

• Questioning and responding regarding:Name, Age, Nationality, Address, Family details, Contact information, Profession, Company, Basic interests
• Personal description

Session 4: Factual Information

• Filling out Forms
• Time- Numbers
• Date - Days of the week, months of the year
• Basic facts about your country

Session 5: Travel

• Booking a flight
• Situations at the airport, in the plane, at customs and immigration
• Changing money

Session 6: Hotel

• Making a reservation
• Types of Accommodation
• Services and Facilities
• Checkout

Session 7: Transport

• Types of transport
• Distance
• Directions

Session 8: Restaurant

• Making a reservation
• Ordering a meal
• Requesting your bill
• Making a query or complaint
• Relevant culture including tip, toast etc.

Session 9: Shopping

• Basic structures in different shopping scenarios
• Methods of payment
• Types of shops and basic items sold
• Specific vocabulary and structures- sizes, colours etc. and relevant adjectives

Session 10: Business Equipment & Services

• Equipment in the office
• Common business services
• Telephone conversations

Session 11: Expressing needs, states & desires

• Hunger, thirst, heat, cold etc.
• Emotions and personality
• Desires
• Intentions

Session 12: Leisure activities

• Places of interest
• Common leisure activities
• Holidays and holiday greetings
• Relevant culture e.g. siesta etc.