B1.40: Language barrier

Barrera del idioma

Listening & reading materials

Practice vocabulary in context with real materials.

B1.40.1 Cuento corto

Expresiones que rompen barreras

Expressions that Break Barriers


B1.40.2 Cultura

España: Un país, muchos idiomas y acentos

Spain: One country, many languages and accents


Vocabulary (10)

 La explicación: The Explanation (Spanish)

La explicación

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The explanation Show

 El chiste: The joke (Spanish)

El chiste

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The joke Show

 Callado: Quiet (Spanish)

Callado

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Quiet Show

 Gritar (to shout) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Gritar

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To shout Show

 Explicar (to explain) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Explicar

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To explain Show

 Corregir (to correct) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Corregir

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To correct Show

 La diferencia: The difference (Spanish)

La diferencia

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The difference Show

 El tema: The topic (Spanish)

El tema

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The topic Show

 La palabra: The word (Spanish)

La palabra

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The word Show

 La frase: The phrase (Spanish)

La frase

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The phrase Show

Exercises

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

Exercise 1: Usos del "se" en español

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

Grammar: Uses of "se" in Spanish

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se lava, Se corrigen, se da cuenta, Se me olvidó, se grita, se prepara, se queda, Se le cayó

1.
Maria ... las manos antes de comer.
(Maria washes her hands before eating.)
2.
Ana ... fuerte cuando practica la pronunciación.
(Ana shouts loudly when practising pronunciation.)
3.
Luis ... para explicar el tema en clase.
(Luis prepares to explain the topic in class.)
4.
Ana ... callada cuando no entiende la explicación.
(Ana stays quiet when she does not understand the explanation.)
5.
... una palabra importante en la noticia.
(I forgot an important word in the news.)
6.
Juan ... de la diferencia entre dos palabras.
(Juan realises the difference between two words.)
7.
... la ficha en medio de la presentación.
(He realised the point halfway through the presentation.)
8.
... las frases del resumen.
(The sentences in the summary are corrected.)

Grammar

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B1.40.3 Gramática

Usos del "se" en español

Uses of "se" in Spanish


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