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Spanish B2.1: City life or countryside?

¿Vida urbana o vida rural?

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Vocabulary (17)

Impactante: The shocking (Spanish)

Impactante

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The shocking Show

Componer (to compose) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Vosotros componéis poemas en la clase.

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You compose poems in the class. Show

Componer

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To compose Show

Rural: Rural (Spanish)

Los lugares ruralísimos son tranquilos contrastando con la periferia urbana.

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The very rural places are peaceful, in contrast with the urban periphery. Show

Rural

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Rural Show

Urbano: Urban (Spanish)

Esta zona resulta más urbana que la periferia.

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This area is more urban than the outskirts. Show

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La comodidad: The comfort (Spanish)

En la ciudad, la comodidad de tener todo cerca contrasta con la tranquilidad de la vida rural.

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In the city, the convenience of having everything close by contrasts with the tranquillity of rural life. Show

La comodidad

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The comfort Show

La tranquilidad: The tranquility (Spanish)

El entorno rural ofrece la tranquilidad que muchos buscan fuera de la periferia.

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The rural environment offers the tranquillity that many seek outside the outskirts. Show

La tranquilidad

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The tranquility Show

El lugar: The place (Spanish)

El lugar tranquilo contrasta con el entorno ruidoso de la ciudad.

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The quiet place contrasts with the noisy surroundings of the city. Show

El lugar

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The place Show

El entorno: The environment (Spanish)

El entorno rural ofrece más tranquilidad que el urbano.

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The countryside offers more tranquility than the city. Show

El entorno

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The environment Show

Ruidoso: Noisy (Spanish)

El lugar más ruidiosísimo está en el centro urbano.

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The noisiest place is in the town centre. Show

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Noisy Show

Conveniente: Convenient (Spanish)

Vivir en la ciudad resulta más conveniente que en el campo.

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Living in the city is more convenient than in the countryside. Show

Conveniente

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Convenient Show

La agricultura: The agriculture (Spanish)

La agricultura es fundamental para la tranquilidad del entorno rural.

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Agriculture is fundamental to the tranquility of the rural environment. Show

La agricultura

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The agriculture Show

La periferia: The outskirts (Spanish)

La periferia ofrece más tranquilidad que el entorno urbano.

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The outskirts offer more tranquility than the urban environment. Show

La periferia

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The outskirts Show

Contrastar (to contrast) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Nosotros contrastamos la realidad virtual con la impresión de lo real.

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We contrast virtual reality with the impression of the real. Show

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To contrast Show

Demostrar (to demonstrate) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Yo demuestro mi habilidad para resolver problemas.

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I demonstrate my ability to solve problems. Show

Demostrar

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To demonstrate Show

El ascenso: The Ascent (Spanish)

El ascenso

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The ascent Show

Ejercer (to exercise) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Él ejerce como abogado en la firma.

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He practises as a solicitor at the firm. Show

Ejercer

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To exercise Show

Sin ánimos: Spiritless (Spanish)

Sin ánimos

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Spiritless 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.

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La periferia

The outskirts

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Rural

Rural

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Ejercer

To exercise

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Ruidoso

Noisy

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El ascenso

The Ascent

Exercise 2: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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hablaban, hablaste, hablábamos, hablé, hablabais, hablaron, hablaba

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Ellos ... sobre la crítica de la película de acción en la revista.
(They talked about the action movie review in the magazine.)
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... con el vendedor sobre la realidad virtual.
(You spoke with the salesman about virtual reality.)
3.
Vosotros ... de la gira del grupo de música moderna en el programa de radio.
(You talked about the modern music band's tour on the radio programme.)
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Yo ... sobre la influencia de las redes sociales en el desarrollo de la inteligencia artificial.
(I spoke about the influence of social media on the development of artificial intelligence.)
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Nosotros ... de la privacidad en las publicaciones de la prensa.
(We spoke about privacy in press publications.)
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... sobre la agenda del artículo en la reunión.
(They spoke about the agenda of the article at the meeting.)
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... sobre los efectos especiales en la conferencia.
(I spoke about the special effects at the conference.)
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Él ... de cómo la realidad virtual podía simular escenas de ciencia ficción.
(He spoke about how virtual reality could simulate science fiction scenes.)

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Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Hablar to speak

Pretérito indefinido

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yo hablé I spoke
tú hablaste You spoke
él/ella habló he/she spoke
nosotros/nosotras hablamos we spoke
vosotros/vosotras hablasteis you spoke
ellos/ellas hablaron they spoke

Exercises and examples phrases

Hablar to speak

Pretérito imperfecto

Spanish English
yo hablaba I spoke
tú hablabas you were speaking
él/ella hablaba he/she was speaking
nosotros/nosotras hablábamos we spoke
vosotros/vosotras hablabais You spoke
ellos/ellas hablaban They spoke

Exercises and examples phrases

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