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Vocabulary (12)

Comunicar (to communicate) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Yo comunico la verdad en el artículo.

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I communicate the truth in the article. Show

Comunicar

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El locutor: The presenter (Spanish)

La locutora siempre tenía un tono persuasivo en sus programas.

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The announcer always had a persuasive tone in her programs. Show

El locutor

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The presenter Show

La emisora: The station (Spanish)

En la emisora emitían un programa de noticias muy informativo.

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The station was broadcasting a very informative news programme. Show

La emisora

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The station Show

El canal: The channel (Spanish)

Escuchábamos música en el canal de la radio todas las tardes.

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We listened to music on the radio channel every afternoon. Show

El canal

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The channel Show

El podcast: The podcast (Spanish)

El locutor emitía el podcast cada semana con gran éxito.

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The presenter aired the podcast every week with great success. Show

El podcast

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The podcast Show

El episodio: The episode (Spanish)

El episodio del podcast nos mantenía siempre interesados.

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The podcast episode always kept us interested. Show

El episodio

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The episode Show

Entretenido: Entertaining (Spanish)

La temporada fue entretenida, llena de buena música.

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The season was entertaining, full of good music. Show

Entretenido

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Entertaining Show

Emitir (to broadcast) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Vosotros emitís propuestas para solucionar el conflicto.

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You put forward proposals to solve the conflict. Show

Emitir

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To broadcast Show

El audiolibro: The audiobook (Spanish)

Cuando era niño, escuchaba el audiolibro por las noches.

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When I was a child, I used to listen to the audiobook at night. Show

El audiolibro

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The audiobook Show

La temporada: The season (Spanish)

La temporada pasada emitieron un podcast sobre La cartelera.

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Last season they broadcasted a podcast about The listings. Show

La temporada

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The season Show

El invitado: The Guest (Spanish)

El invitado habló en el podcast sobre temas de actualidad.

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The guest spoke on the podcast about current affairs. Show

El invitado

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The guest Show

La temática: The theme (Spanish)

La temática del podcast era muy entretenida para la audiencia.

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The theme of the podcast was very entertaining for the audience. Show

La temática

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The theme Show

Listening & reading materials

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Spanish B1.11.1 Podcast Recommendation

B1.11.1 Diálogo

Recomendación de un podcast

Podcast Recommendation

Spanish B1.11.2 Iñaki Gabilondo and the success of "Hoy por Hoy"

B1.11.2 Cultura

Iñaki Gabilondo y el éxito de "Hoy por Hoy"

Iñaki Gabilondo and the success of "Hoy por Hoy"

Grammar

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B1.11.3 Gramática

Imperfecto e indefinido: tiempos del pasado

Imperfect and preterite: past tenses

Exercises

These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.

Exercise 1: Reorder sentences

Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.

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1.
serie fueron | entretenidas y | de la | bien recibidas. | Las temporadas
Las temporadas de la serie fueron entretenidas y bien recibidas.
(The seasons of the series were entertaining and well received.)
2.
temáticas. | sobre distintas | emitían episodios | Los canales | de podcast
Los canales de podcast emitían episodios sobre distintas temáticas.
(Podcast channels broadcast episodes on various themes.)
3.
interesantes en | la radio. | El locutor | emitía noticias
El locutor emitía noticias interesantes en la radio.
(The presenter broadcasted interesting news on the radio.)
4.
una señal | Nosotros emitíamos | el debate. | clara durante
Nosotros emitíamos una señal clara durante el debate.
(We were emitting a clear signal during the debate.)
5.
entretenidos. | Los programas | emisora eran | de la | siempre muy
Los programas de la emisora eran siempre muy entretenidos.
(The station's programs were always very entertaining.)
6.
variada y | Las emisoras | entretenida. | locales siempre | emitían música
Las emisoras locales siempre emitían música variada y entretenida.
(Local radio stations always broadcasted varied and entertaining music.)
7.
podcast. | entrevistaban a | Las locutoras | invitados especiales | en el
Las locutoras entrevistaban a invitados especiales en el podcast.
(The broadcasters were interviewing special guests on the podcast.)

Exercise 2: Translate and use in a sentence

Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.

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El audiolibro

The audiobook

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Entretenido

Entertaining

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El locutor

The presenter

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La temporada

The season

5

La temática

The theme

Exercise 3: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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comunicabais, escuchaba, comunicaba, comunicábamos, escuchaban, escuchabais, comunicabas, escuchábamos

1.
Vosotros ... los puntos de vista en los debates.
(You were conveying the points of view in the debates.)
2.
Ellos ... la discusión sobre la política en el telediario.
(They were listening to the discussion about politics on the news.)
3.
Yo ... la información relevante en las conferencias.
(I was communicating the relevant information in the conferences.)
4.
Él ... los subtítulos mientras actuaba en la obra dramática.
(He listened to the subtitles while acting in the play.)
5.
Vosotros ... la información de la campaña publicitaria.
(You were listening to the information of the advertising campaign.)
6.
Nosotros ... los carteles de la feria internacional de turismo.
(We listened to the posters of the international tourism fair.)
7.
Tú ... las noticias verídicas en el periódico.
(You used to convey the true news in the newspaper.)
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Nosotros ... las propuestas de la campaña publicitaria.
(We used to communicate the proposals of the advertising campaign.)

Exercise 4: Imperfecto e indefinido: tiempos del pasado

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

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escuché, comunicó, escuchábamos, Eran, emitió, comunicaba, fue, emitía

1. Emitir:
La emisora ... música clásica todos los días.
(The radio station broadcasted classical music every day.)
2. Ser:
... las cinco cuando comenzaron a emitir el programa.
(It was five o'clock when they started broadcasting the programme.)
3. Ser:
El año pasado este audiolibro ... mi favorito.
(Last year this audiobook was my favourite.)
4. Comunicar:
El locutor ... la noticia del premio ayer.
(The announcer communicated the news about the prize yesterday.)
5. Escuchar:
Siempre ... la radio por la mañana juntos.
(We always used to listen to the radio in the morning together.)
6. Escuchar:
El año pasado yo ... una entrevista muy entretenida.
(Last year I listened to a very entertaining interview.)
7. Comunicar:
Antes el podcast ... las noticias todos los domingos.
(Previously, the podcast used to report the news every Sunday.)
8. Emitir:
El canal ... un anuncio importante anoche.
(The channel broadcast an important announcement last night.)

Additional learning materials

Appendix 1: Extended vocabulary table

Core vocabulary (12): Verbs: 2, Adjectives: 1, Nouns: 9,

Spanish English
Comunicar To communicate
El audiolibro The audiobook
El canal The channel
El episodio The episode
El invitado The Guest
El locutor The presenter
El podcast The podcast
Emitir To broadcast
Entretenido Entertaining
La emisora The station
La temporada The season
La temática The theme

Appendix 2: Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Escuchar to listen

Pretérito imperfecto

Spanish English
yo escuchaba I listened
tú escuchabas you listened
él/ella escuchaba He/she was listening
nosotros/nosotras escuchábamos we listened
vosotros/vosotras escuchabais You (plural) were listening
ellos/ellas escuchaban They listened

Exercises and examples phrases

Comunicar to communicate

Pretérito imperfecto

Spanish English
yo comunicaba I communicated
tú comunicabas you were communicating
él/ella comunicaba he communicated
nosotros/nosotras comunicábamos we communicated
vosotros/vosotras comunicabais You were communicating
ellos/ellas comunicaban they communicated

Exercises and examples phrases

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