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Spanish B1.12.1 In the record store: searching for musical memories

B1.12.1 Diálogo

En la tienda de discos: buscando recuerdos musicales

In the record store: searching for musical memories

Spanish B1.12.2 Paco de Lucía and Camarón de la Isla: the revolution of flamenco

B1.12.2 Cultura

Paco de Lucía y Camarón de la Isla: la revolución del flamenco

Paco de Lucía and Camarón de la Isla: the revolution of flamenco

Vocabulary (8)

El álbum: The album (Spanish)

El álbum era mi favorito cuando yo era joven.

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The album was my favourite when I was young. Show

El álbum

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The album Show

El grupo: The band (Spanish)

El grupo tocaba en vivo como era costumbre antes del cambio tecnológico.

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The band played live as was customary before the technological change. Show

El grupo

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The band Show

En vivo: Live (Spanish)

El grupo era famoso y siempre tocaba en vivo sus canciones.

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The group was famous and always played their songs live. Show

En vivo

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Live Show

La letra: The lyrics (Spanish)

La letra de esa canción era muy romántica y me encantó.

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The lyrics of that song were very romantic and I loved it. Show

La letra

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The lyrics Show

Interpretar (to interpret) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Vosotros interpretáis la escena de ciencia ficción con efectos especiales.

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You interpret the science fiction scene with special effects. Show

Interpretar

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To interpret Show

La lista de reproducción: The playlist (Spanish)

Cuando era joven, siempre escuchaba la lista de reproducción clásica.

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When I was young, I always listened to the classical playlist. Show

La lista de reproducción

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The playlist Show

El videoclip: The music video (Spanish)

El videoclip era entretenido cuando lo vi en el canal de música.

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The music video was entertaining when I saw it on the music channel. Show

El videoclip

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The music video Show

El canal de música: The music channel (Spanish)

El canal de música era donde siempre veía los videoclips.

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The music channel was where I always watched the music videos. Show

El canal de música

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The music channel Show

Exercises

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

Exercise 1: Translate and use in a sentence

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

1

La lista de reproducción

The playlist

2

El canal de música

The music channel

3

La letra

The lyrics

4

El videoclip

The music video

5

El grupo

The band

Exercise 2: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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escribías, escribíais, escribíamos, escribían, escribía, cantaba, cantaban

1.
Él ... artículos para la revista cada semana.
(He wrote articles for the magazine every week.)
2.
Nosotros ... correos electrónicos para estar informados.
(We were writing emails to stay informed.)
3.
Tú ... en tu diario todos los días antes de dormir.
(You used to write in your diary every day before sleeping.)
4.
Él ... en la emisora mientras el locutor discutía los puntos de vista.
(He was singing on the station while the presenter discussed the points of view.)
5.
Vosotros ... sobre la conferencia que emitía la emisora.
(You were writing about the conference that the station was broadcasting.)
6.
Yo ... cartas mientras escuchaba la radio.
(I was writing letters while listening to the radio.)
7.
Ellos ... sobre el escenario mientras la despedida de la serie era transmitida.
(They were singing on stage while the series finale was being broadcast.)
8.
Ellos ... sobre las campañas publicitarias en el periódico.
(They were writing about the advertising campaigns in the newspaper.)

Exercise 3: Pretérito imperfecto de los verbos irregulares: "ser, ir, ver“

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

Grammar: Past imperfect of irregular verbs: "ser, ir, ver"

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éramos, eran, íbamos, iba, ibais, veías, veíamos, era

1. Ser:
El músico ... muy talentoso y siempre componía canciones para el grupo.
(The musician was very talented and always composed songs for the group.)
2. Ir:
Cuando yo era niño ... al canal de música para ver videoclips de canciones modernas.
(When I was a child, I used to go to the music channel to watch video clips of modern songs.)
3. Ver:
Mientras el grupo interpretaba su éxito en vivo nosotros ... todo el concierto desde casa.
(While the group was performing their hit live, we were watching the whole concert from home.)
4. Ser:
Las letras de las canciones clásicas ... más poética que las de las canciones modernas.
(The lyrics of classical songs were more poetic than those of modern songs.)
5. Ir:
Nosotros ... a los conciertos de ese grupo porque sus álbumes eran espectaculares.
(We used to go to that band's concerts because their albums were spectacular.)
6. Ver:
Cuando ... el videoclip de la canción siempre querías añadirla a la lista de reproducción.
(When you used to watch the music video of the song, you always wanted to add it to the playlist.)
7. Ser:
Antes nosotros ... muy aficionados a la música clásica pero hoy preferimos la música moderna.
(Before, we used to be very fond of classical music but today we prefer modern music.)
8. Ir:
Cuando erais jóvenes siempre ... a los festivales para ver a los músicos interpretar sus canciones en vivo.
(When you were young, you always went to festivals to see the musicians perform their songs live.)

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B1.12.3 Gramática

Pretérito imperfecto de los verbos irregulares: "ser, ir, ver“

Past imperfect of irregular verbs: "ser, ir, ver"

Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Escribir to write

Pretérito imperfecto

Spanish English
yo escribía I was writing
tú escribías You were writing
él/ella escribía he was writing
nosotros/nosotras escribíamos We wrote
vosotros/vosotras escribíais You all were writing
ellos/ellas escribían They were writing

Exercises and examples phrases

Cantar to sing

Pretérito imperfecto

Spanish English
yo cantaba I was singing
tú cantabas You were singing
él/ella cantaba he/she was singing
nosotros/nosotras cantábamos We used to sing
vosotros/vosotras cantabais You (plural) sang
ellos/ellas cantaban They were singing

Exercises and examples phrases

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