Continue developing your beginner Swedish fluency and confidence with our Beginner Swedish: A1 Conclusion, suitable for learners who have completed our Beginner Swedish: A1.2 Course or have approximately 40 hours of prior study. This course helps you strengthen your communication skills for everyday situations while deepening your understanding of Swedish grammar and vocabulary. It is ideal for learners interested in learning Swedish for cultural interest or personal enrichment in a supportive and interactive learning environment.

You will practise communication in situations such as shopping, describing the weather, discussing travel experiences, giving directions, and planning trips. Grammar is reinforced in context, including present perfect forms, adjective comparison, pronouns, phrasal verbs, and prepositions of place and time. Vocabulary and pronunciation are integrated throughout, including travel, clothing, household items, and transport, alongside pronunciation features such as vowel contrasts, retroflex consonants, and hard and soft vowel patterns.

DELIVERY MODE

Delivery mode for individual classes will vary from term to term, but will be listed as the following:

• Face-to-Face: WEA Sydney
• Online: via Zoom

TEXTBOOK

• Rivstart 3rd Ed A1+A2 Textbook (Natur & Kultur: 2023), ISBN 9789127462342

Supplier: Abbey's Language Book Centre
Please note that textbook cost is not included in the course fee. In the event of a course being cancelled, WEA Sydney cannot be held responsible for the purchase of any textbooks. Language courses will be confirmed or cancelled at least 7 days prior to their starting date.

COURSE OUTLINE

Communication

• Shopping for furniture, kitchen items, and clothes
• Talking about travel experiences
• Describing the weather
• Writing short messages (emails and SMSs)
• Talking about trips, transportation, and traffic
• Giving road directions
• Discussing and planning a trip

Grammar

• Pronouns: any / none
• Nouns: plural definite forms
• Adjectives: comparison
• Verb tenses: present perfect
• Adverbs: position and destination (home / at home)
• Verbs: “to go”
• Numbers used as nouns
• Phrasal verbs
• Prepositions: place and time
• Present tense used for future meaning

Phonetics

• Vowels: /i/, /e/, /a/, /ä/, /ä+r/ (vowel contrasts)
• Sounds: hard and soft vowels with g, k, and sk (pronunciation patterns)
• Sounds: retroflex consonants (rd, rl, rb, rs, rt)
• Sounds: /ŋ/ (“ng” sound)

Vocabulary

• Kitchen items, bedding, clothing, colours, and patterns
• Ordinal numbers and dates
• Weather conditions
• Tourist and travel activities
• Forms of transportation
• Road directions

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. Communicate in Swedish about shopping, travel, and everyday practical situations with increased confidence.
2. Use key grammar structures such as the present perfect, adjective comparison, and prepositions with improved accuracy.
3. Apply relevant vocabulary and pronunciation patterns to discuss travel, weather, and daily activities effectively.