How to Use This Checklist

1. Each level includes: Communication goals, Grammar/lexis, Pronunciation/orthography, Functions/discourse, Tasks/assessment ideas, and curated media.
2. Core alignment references: CEFR Companion Volume (can-do descriptors) and PCIC – Plan Curricular del Instituto Cervantes (Spanish-specific inventories by level). Council of Europe+2Portal+2
3. DELE section outlines help you mirror exam-style assessment. Cervantes Exams

B1 (Independent — Threshold)

Communication goals

• Sustain conversations about familiar topics; give reasons/explanations; narrate with sequencing, contrast opinions, handle most travel situations. Council of Europe

Topics → subtopics → examples

1. Life events → education, jobs, moving → Me ascendieron porque mejoré los procesos.
2. Opinions & debates (agree/disagree politely) → En mi opinión…, no estoy del todo de acuerdo.
3. Health & lifestyle → routines, advice → Deberías dormir más; es mejor evitar azúcar.
4. Media & technology → news summaries, app how-tos.
   (PCIC provides detailed “expresar opiniones/actitudes” and discourse moves by level.) CVC Cervantes

Grammar/lexis

• Pretérito vs. imperfecto mastery; pluscuamperfecto; futuro simple; condicional simple (cortesía/hipótesis); subjuntivo presente in expresiones de emoción, duda, finalidad (para que, es posible que…); pronombres dobles; perifrasis frecuentes (seguir + gerundio, llevar + gerundio). CVC Cervantes

Functions/discourse

• Presentar/contraargumentar, matizar, comparar, hipotetizar (básico), pedir y dar consejos, disculparse y justificar. CVC Cervantes

Tasks & assessment

• 150–180-word opinion piece; news summary; problem-solution role-play (landlord/tenant; travel complaint). (DELE B1 style.) Cervantes Exams

Media & extras (B1)

1. Shows: Destinos mid/late episodes; Easy Spanish street interviews; start native talk shows in small bites (El Intermedio segments). Annenberg Learner+2Easy Spanish+2
2. Podcasts: News in Slow Spanish — Intermediate. News in Slow Spanish
3. Readers: Short Stories in Spanish (Intermediate); El principito (graded editions). Barnes & Noble

Now you are ready for B2 (Independent)