B1.35: Perceptions and actions

Percepciones y acciones

Listening & reading materials

Practice vocabulary in context with real materials.

Vocabulary (11)

 El respeto: Respect (Spanish)

El respeto

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Respect Show

 La actitud: The attitude (Spanish)

La actitud

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The attitude Show

 Tratar (to treat) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Tratar

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To treat Show

 La pena: The pity (Spanish)

La pena

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The pity Show

 Soportar (to endure) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Soportar

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To endure Show

 La percepción: Perception (Spanish)

La percepción

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Perception Show

 El sentimiento: The feeling (Spanish)

El sentimiento

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The feeling Show

 El optimismo: Optimism (Spanish)

El optimismo

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Optimism Show

 El pesimismo: Pessimism (Spanish)

El pesimismo

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Pessimism Show

 La acción: The action (Spanish)

La acción

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The action Show

 El humor: The mood (Spanish)

El humor

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The mood Show

Exercises

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Exercise 1: Estructuras para expresar agradecimiento y disculpa

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

Grammar: Structures to express thanks and apology

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disculparme, agradecido, Lamento, agradezco, Quiero disculparme

1. Agradecimiento (agradecer):
Estoy muy ... por tu actitud positiva llena de optimismo.
(I am very grateful for your positive attitude full of optimism.)
2. Disculpa (agradecer):
Quiero ... por haber tratado la situación con tan poca paciencia.
(I want to apologise for having handled the situation with so little patience.)
3. Disculpa (agradecer):
... por el mal humor con el que me puse al tratar el tema.
(I want to apologise for the bad mood I got into when discussing the topic.)
4. Disculpa (lamentar):
... mucho haber perdido el humor en ese momento tan difícil.
(I deeply regret having lost my sense of humour at such a difficult moment.)
5. Agradecimiento (agradecer):
Estoy muy ... por el sentimiento de apoyo que siempre me das.
(I am very grateful for the feeling of support you always give me.)
6. Agradecimiento (agradecer):
Te ... por soportar mi pesimismo cuando me puse a pensar en lo peor.
(I thank you for putting up with my pessimism when I started thinking of the worst.)
7. Disculpa (disculpar):
Quiero ... por la percepción equivocada que tuve sobre tu acción.
(I want to apologise for the mistaken perception I had about your action.)
8. Disculpa (agradecer):
... mucho haber herido tus sentimientos con mi actitud.
(I am very sorry for having hurt your feelings with my attitude.)

Grammar

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B1.35.3 Gramática

Estructuras para expresar agradecimiento y disculpa

Structures to express thanks and apology


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