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Spanish B1.3: What's on the television?

¿Qué pasan en la tele?

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Vocabulary (6)

El telediario: The news programme (Spanish)

Es impactante que el telediario sea tan informativo cada noche.

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It's shocking that the news bulletin is so informative every night. Show

El telediario

Show

The news programme Show

Actual: Current (Spanish)

Me alegra que el telediario actual sea tan informativo y verídico.

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I am glad that the current news programme is so informative and truthful. Show

Actual

Show

Current Show

Informativo: Informative (Spanish)

Espero que el programa sea más informativo que la serie.

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I hope the programme is more informative than the series. Show

Informativo

Show

Informative Show

Estrenar (to premiere) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Él estrena la firma formal en la carta.

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He debuts the formal signature on the letter. Show

Estrenar

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To premiere Show

Transmitir (to transmit) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Nosotros transmitimos el asunto del email.

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We broadcast the subject of the email. Show

Transmitir

Show

To transmit Show

La serie: The series (Spanish)

Espero que la serie transmita un mensaje claro y verídico.

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I hope the TV show conveys a clear and truthful message. Show

La serie

Show

The series Show

Listening & reading materials

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Spanish B1.3.1 The appointment with information

B1.3.1 Cuento corto

La cita con la información

The appointment with information

Spanish B1.3.2 Los Serrano: The show that impacted television

B1.3.2 Cultura

Los Serrano: La serie que impactó la televisión

Los Serrano: The show that impacted television

Grammar

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B1.3.3 Gramática

Presente de subjuntivo: expresar deseos y voluntades

Presente de subjuntivo: express wishes and wills

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 serie

The series

2

Informativo

Informative

3

Actual

Current

4

Transmitir

To transmit

5

El telediario

The news programme

Exercise 2: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct form.

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hagan, hagáis, hagamos, haga, hagas

1.
Espero que yo ... el saludo formal.
(I hope that I do the formal greeting.)
2.
Queremos que nosotros ... el recado breve.
(We want us to do the brief errand.)
3.
Dudo que él ... la firma a mano.
(I doubt that he does the signature by hand.)
4.
Es importante que tú ... el mensaje claro.
(It is important that you do the message clear.)
5.
¿Creéis que vosotros ... la carta apreciada?
(Do you think that you make the esteemed letter?)
6.
Es raro que ellos ... el asunto tan extenso.
(It is strange that they do the matter so extensively.)

Exercise 3: Presente de subjuntivo: expresar deseos y voluntades

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

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sea, transmitan, estrenéis, transmita, estrenen, veas

1. Estrenar:
Espero que ... la nueva serie hoy.
(I hope they release the new series today.)
2. Transmitir:
Queremos que los telediarios ... informaciones más verídicas.
(We want the news broadcasts to convey more truthful information.)
3. Ver:
Te pido que ... la serie que acaban de estrenar.
(I ask you to watch the series that has just been released.)
4. Ser:
Ojalá que el programa que estamos viendo ... actual y relevante.
(I hope the programme we are watching is current and relevant.)
5. Estrenar:
Quiero que ... más películas interesantes.
(I want them to release more interesting films.)
6. Ser:
Te ruego que la información ... siempre verídica.
(I beg you that the information is always truthful.)
7. Transmitir:
Ojalá que el programa ... informaciones actuales.
(I hope that the programme broadcasts current information.)
8. Estrenar:
Pedro desea que ... vuestro nuevo programa de televisión.
(Pedro wants you to premiere your new television programme.)

Additional learning materials

Appendix 1: Extended vocabulary table

Core vocabulary (6): Verbs: 2, Adjectives: 1, Articles: 1, Nouns: 2,

Spanish English
Actual Current
El telediario The news programme
Estrenar To premiere
Informativo Informative
La serie The series
Transmitir To transmit

Appendix 2: Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Hacer to do

Subjuntivo presente

Spanish English
yo haga I do
tú hagas you do
él/ella haga he do
nosotros/nosotras hagamos we do
vosotros/vosotras hagáis you do
ellos/ellas hagan they do

Exercises and examples phrases

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