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View Article11 A guide to Spanish instructions
BusqueLook forCambie (al plural)Change (to the plural)ColoquePlaceComplete (la tabla / el diálogo)Complete (the table / the dialogue)CompruebeCheckConstruya frasesMake sentencesConteste las siguientes...
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10.4.1 Test your communicative skills
1 You are at the Hotel Francisco Aguirre in La Serena. Listen to and follow the directions given by the receptionist to find the following places. Mark them on the map with the numbers 1 to 4.Escuche y...
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10.3.1 Test your writing skills
Look at this photograph of a building in the city of La Serena. Describe what you see, using the prompts below.Observe y describa.(a) ¿Qué hay en la calle?(b) ¿Cómo es el edificio?(a) Hay un...
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Read the following text and say whether the statements after it are true or false.¿Verdadero o falso?La Serena, Chile, es una ciudad preciosa y la segunda ciudad más antigua de Chile. Está en la costa...
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1 Complete the following sentences using appropriate adjectives from the box. Make sure that the endings are correct too. More than one answer is possible in each case.Complete las frases con la forma...
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Note the incorrect option.Tache la opción incorrecta. (a) La iglesia es…(i) gótica (ii) blanca (iii) cómoda(b) La estación de tren es…(i) moderna (ii) festiva (iii) antigua(c) En este bar hay…(i) una...
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This session consists of a self-assessment test which will give you an idea of the progress you have made throughout this unit. In the answers, you will also find explanations and revision tips.
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9.9 DOCUMENTAL
Now you are going to listen to a programme of the documentary series En portada. In this programme you are going to find out about la Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.Listen to the track and answer...
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9.8 EL CANCIONERO
It's time for another song. Read the following steps and do them in the order you prefer.Listen to this popular children's song.Escuche la canción.What phrases do you recognize? Read the transcript.Lea...
View Article9.7 TEST CULTURAL
Read the following sentences about cultural facts that have appeared in this unit and note whether each is true or false.¿Verdadero o falso?(a) La Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias es un complejo...
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The singularGive the rules for changing masculine singular adjectives to feminine, and give examples.Escriba las reglas y dé ejemplos.RuleExampleEnding in a vowel-o changes to -abonito→bonitaEnding in...
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9.5 CRUCIGRAMA
Complete the crossword (there's a printable version below). Which cities are the following buildings and districts in?Complete.Horizontales3 La Alhambra (7)6 El Miguelete (8)7 El Museo Guggenheim...
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9.4 UNA IMAGEN VALE MÁS QUE MIL PALABRAS
Look at the following town plan and answer the questions about the relative positions of the different buildings.Mire y conteste.Click below to view a larger version of this picture.View...
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9.3 PLATO DE ESPAGUETIS
Find out which of the following words go together by following the spaghetti strands.Busque los pares.Answercampanario – alto, edificio – espectacular, plaza – bonita, palacio – antiguo, tienda –...
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Actividad 9.2Here are two descriptions of famous buildings in Santiago de Chile. There are four incorrect adjective endings in each description. Correct them as appropriate.Vocabulariorodeado...
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9.1 EL CÓMIC
This session is designed to help you revise the language that you have learned so far in this unit.Actividad 9.1Complete the dialogue with appropriate words and phrases.Observe y escriba.Alberto¿Dónde...
View Article8.7 Léxico básico
baratocheapbloque de pisos (el)block of flatscaroexpensivecómodocomfortabledecorativodecorativeeconómicoinexpensiveincómodouncomfortablelujosoluxuriousmansión (la)mansionplanta (la)floor,...
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Actividad 8.5Rearrange the following short dialogues, each of which contains fixed expressions that you have learned in this session, and read them out on your blank tape.Ordene los diálogos y léalos...
View Article8.6.1 Vocabulary strategies: classifying vocabulary according to grammatical...
Classify the following vocabulary by placing the words in the appropriate columns. If you are unsure of what the grammatical terms mean, go to the section ‘Parts of Speech’ in the dictionary.Ponga las...
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