Swedish Level 1, Part 3

By studying Swedish Level 1, you will be able to communicate in very basic everyday-life situations, including greetings, daily activities, finding your way, telling the time and date, making simple purchases, ordering a meal, etc, be able to understand very simple oral and written texts and ascertain specific information on simple topics and have developed an insight into Swedish-speaking life, culture and society.

Student feedback: We talk about the culture of the country, not just the language. Also, the atmosphere is very relaxed and it feels everyone can try to speak even if they make a mistake - a very non-judgmental atmosphere! I love it! - anon

Topics may typically include:

• Shopping
• Clothes and colours
• Travel and tourism
• The weather
• Dates
• Holiday
• Travel and transport
• Directions
• Text messages (SMS)

Functions may typically include:

• Buying and selling things and asking for prices
• Talking about what one wants to do and has done
• Talking about the weather and dates
• Discussing how to plan a holiday
• Talking about how to get to a certain place
• Asking for and giving directions
• Understanding and writing text messages

Grammar may typically include:

• Indefinite pronouns: ”någon/något/några”
• Indefinite pronouns: ”ingen/inget/inga”
• Nouns – plural, definite form
• Adjectives, comparative form
• Verbs in supine
• Present perfect versus Past tense
• Numbers, ordinal
• Auxiliary verbs
• Verbs for “to go” (“gå” and ”åk”)
• Prepositions of time and place
• Word order

When Swedish Level 1 is complete, you will achieve the equivalent of A1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), entry level of the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF).

*The above is an indication of content that may be covered over the duration of the course but it could vary depending on the level and progress of students in the class.