Say in Spanish (of course!) who you are, and what you want, when you want it - without a second thought.

Talk about your weekend or holiday plans when somebody asks you about them.

Tell your Spanish bestie what you did last weekend.

Make small talk with neighbours, your portero and other moms.

Tell the doctor if something hurts and follow simple instructions.

Find the ingredients of your favourite dish at the supermarket.

Order the Menú del Día like a local...

We start with a bit of weather talk: very British, but with more sunshine and warmth (hello Spain!). And very much like real-life chit chat.

Then we talk about what you did last weekend or what your next weekend plans are: this way you start practicing pasts and future without a single fill-in-the-gap exercise sheet.

We start with the story. One sentece and verb at a time, with lots of questions and repetition for you to absorb Spanish naturally.

• This is where we co-create the story to make it more fun and exciting.

Last, you and the rest of compis (classmates) re-tell the story. First with help, then without. And as you re-tell, I write it down for you to read over whenever you like.

And then I let you go about your day, because, believe me, your brain will have done a lot of very useful work building lots of neuropathways for Spanish to be stored in there.