Spanish Level Tests
Every student at Work-Life Spanish should have a current level placement test on file with us. The results of this test will provide our students with comprehensive mix and match study plan options that are best suitable to their current level.
When taking the test, DO NOT GUESS ANSWERS. Instead select the NO SÉ option when you are not 100% positive of the answer. This will lead to more accurate test results. Also, you only need a score of 75% to move forward to the next level, but should be fairly confident in all of the areas indicated in the bullet points below before moving forward. Please consider taking a level inferior to that which you scored or signing up for Private Tutoring if you are not confident in all of the areas listed in the bullet points below.
¡Buena suerte!
When taking the test, DO NOT GUESS ANSWERS. Instead select the NO SÉ option when you are not 100% positive of the answer. This will lead to more accurate test results. Also, you only need a score of 75% to move forward to the next level, but should be fairly confident in all of the areas indicated in the bullet points below before moving forward. Please consider taking a level inferior to that which you scored or signing up for Private Tutoring if you are not confident in all of the areas listed in the bullet points below.
¡Buena suerte!
Beginner Level (A1)
This level is for absolute beginners or for individuals who would like to review the basics of the Spanish language.
What you should know before you enroll:
What you will learn:
What you should know before you enroll:
- No prior experience with the language is required.
What you will learn:
- Introductions
- Alphabet
- Diminutives
- Pronunciation
- Nouns/Gender
- Question words
- Subject Pronouns
- Hellos & Goodbyes
- Countries / Nationalities
- Definite / Indefinite Articles
- Regular, present tense verb conjugation
Once you have successfully completed the Spanish for Absolute Beginners course or have covered all of the A1 level subjects through a minimum of 20-hours of Private Tutoring and/or Conversational Club Events, you can request to take the A1 Level Exit Exam!
Elementary Level (A2)
This level is for individuals who have studied Spanish before and are able to conjugate regular -ar, -er, and -ir verbs into the present tense and have basic conversations with others.
What you should know before you enroll:
What you will learn:
What you should know before you enroll:
- All bullets identified under A1
What you will learn:
- Indefinite adjectives and pronouns
- Spanish to be verbs ser & estar
- Estar + gerund (-ando / -iendo)
- Irregular present tense verbs
- Superlatives / Comparatives
- Present progressive tense
- Exclamations with ¡Qué!
- Idiomatic expressions
- The future with ir + a
- Verbs gustar, doler
- Imperative mode
- Reflexive verbs
- Personal A
Once you have successfully completed the four A2-level courses or have covered all of the A2-level subjects through a minimum of 60-hours of Private Tutoring and/or Conversational Club Events, you can request to take the A2 Level Exit Exam!
Intermediate Level (B1)
This level is for individuals who are comfortable with the present tenses and would like to focus on other indicative tenses.
What you should know before you enroll:
What you will learn:
What you should know before you enroll:
- All bullets identified under A2
What you will learn:
- Past participle
- The pronouns lo & se
- Relative pronouns & adjectives
- Common idiomatic expressions
- Direct, indirect and double object pronouns
- Making commands with the imperative mood
- Expressing certainty with the indicative mood
- Verbs that change meaning in the preterit & imperfect
- The future and conditional tenses to talk about probability
- How to deal with most situations likely to arise where the language is spoken
- Irregular and regular past tenses: imperfect, preterit, present perfect, past perfect
Once you have successfully completed the four B1-level courses or have covered all of the B1-level subjects through a minimum of 60-hours of Private Tutoring and/or Conversational Club Events, you can request to take the B1 Level Exit Exam!
Upper Intermediate Level (B2)
This level is for individuals who are fairly proficient in the indicative tenses (non-subjunctive) and would like to focus on the subjunctive.
What you should know before you enroll:
What you will learn:
What you should know before you enroll:
- All bullets identified under B1
What you will learn:
- Por vs para
- Regular & irregular present subjunctive verb conjugations
- How to choose between the subjunctive and conditional tenses
- Past subjunctive tenses: imperfect, present perfect and past perfect
- How to use the subjunctive tense to create impersonal expressions
- How to use the subjunctive tense to make requests & recommendations
- How to use the subjunctive tense to express emotions, wishes, wants & desires
- How to understand the main ideas of complex text on concrete and abstract topics
- How to interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity with native speakers quite
- How to produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain viewpoints
- How to create si clauses with the present, future, conditional and imperfect subjunctive
Once you have successfully completed at least four B2-level courses or have covered all of the B2-level subjects through a minimum of 60-hours of Private Tutoring and/or Conversational Club Events, you can request to take the B2 Level Exit Exam!
Advanced Level (C1)
This level is for students who have covered both indicative and subjunctive tenses in the past and would like to practice what they have learned in a more culturally focused class setting through the use of Iberoamerican literature, movies and history.
What you should know before you enroll:
What you will learn:
What you should know before you enroll:
- All bullets identified under B2
What you will learn:
- How to understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and recognize meaning
- How to use language effectively for social, academic and professional purposes
- How to express yourself fluently and spontaneously without much thought
- How to produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects
- How to speak, read and write in all Spanish tenses
Once you have successfully completed at least four C1-level courses or have covered all of the C1-level subjects through a minimum of 60-hours of Private Tutoring and/or Conversational Club Events, you can request to take the C1 Level Exit Exam!
Proficient Level (C2)
This level is for students who have taken the majority of our C1 level courses and are at a near native level.
What you should know before you enroll:
What you should know before you enroll:
- All bullets identified under C1
- How to understand with ease virtually everything heard or read
- How to express yourself spontaneously, very fluently and precisely
- How to reconstruct arguments and accounts in a coherent presentation
- How to summarize information from different spoken and written sources
- How to differentiate finer shades of meaning, even in the most complex situations