Getting Started with Spanish 2 is the second OpenLearn extract in the beginner sequence. It assumes that you know some basic Spanish and moves from introductions to everyday activities. The first week focuses on asking and telling the time; the second uses daily routines to practise regular present-tense verbs and the sounds of r.
The two-week course combines audio, speaking activities, interactive exercises, pronunciation practice and quizzes. It is a focused continuation rather than a complete grammar course, so the best results come from bringing the vocabulary from Spanish 1 or another beginner resource.
Two weeks from the clock to daily routines
| Week | Situation | Language focus |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1: Telling the time | Ask what time it is and answer in different parts of the day | a.m. and p.m., listening, speaking and time expressions |
| Week 2: Everyday activities | Describe what you do and report a routine | Present tense of regular verbs, dictionary work and r/rr pronunciation |
Week 1 gives the time a conversational purpose. You practise asking and answering, listen for times in context, and distinguish expressions used at different stages of the day. Week 2 adds vocabulary for routine activities and shows how to find and use the present-tense form of regular verbs.
What the course makes you practise
The learning outcomes connect grammar to a message:
- Ask for the time and tell it to another person.
- Improve pronunciation, fluency and intonation through repetition.
- Conjugate common regular verbs in the present tense.
- Describe daily routines and preferred activities.
- Hear and reproduce the different Spanish r sounds.
The course does not ask you to memorise a complete verb table before communicating. You meet the verb in a routine, identify the form you need, and then use it in a sentence about your own day.
From a timetable to a personal routine
- Review the numbers and write five real times from your week.
- Ask and answer each time aloud, using both a.m. or p.m. and a natural daily context.
- Choose three routine verbs and find their present-tense forms.
- Write a short description of your morning or afternoon.
- Read it aloud, focusing on r and rr, then complete the quiz.
A small table can make the grammar easier to remember: infinitive, your subject, conjugated form and a personal example. Add one new verb only after you can say the previous sentence without stopping.
How it fits in the sequence
Spanish 2 works best after Getting Started with Spanish 1 because the first course supplies the introduction and notebook habits. It also prepares you for Spanish 3, where social invitations and phone calls require more flexible listening and speaking. You can start the extract without signing up; an account adds progress tracking, quizzes and a free Statement of Participation on completion.