Learn Spanish advanced conversation. Eavesdrop on this conversation between Janina from the USA and María from Uruguay.
Topics discussed in this conversation:
Can you tell us a little bit about your life?
Women: Describe the life of women in your country. How has it changed between generations?
The economy: Can you tell us about the economy now in your country?
Housing: Describe housing in your country.
Education: describe the educational system in your country
Parties: what are they like in your country?
Leisure
Food
News: Can you tell us about what’s going on in the world right now?
Family
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Learn REAL Spanish like a native from a native in this series of podcast episodes of conversations with native speakers from all over the world.
In this episode, you will meet Laura from Barcelona, Spain.
Essential words and phrases to understand this conversation:
hace tres años que vivo en Madrid: I have been living in Madrid for three years
el principal problema: the main problem
mi instituto: my school
gastos: expenses
la burbuja inmobiliaria: the real estate bubble
los políticos ahora: politicians now
enviar dinero a su familia: send money to their family
entramos en el debate: we enter into the debate
cuando nos encontramos: when we meet up
Read through the essential words and phrases.
Listen.
Listen again.
Do the fluency exercises.
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Advanced Spanish Lessons Online: Week 5 Episode 5 Barcelona
Using advanced Spanish lessons online by podcast in this series:
First, read through the essential words and phrases. Next, listen to the conversation once. Review the words and phrases. Listen to the conversation again with all that you learned. Lastly, do the fluency exercises.
Essential words and phrases to understand this conversation:
hace tres años que vivo en Madrid: I have been living in Madrid for three years
el principal problema: the main problem
mi instituto: my school
gastos: expenses
la burbuja inmobiliaria: the real estate bubble
los políticos ahora: politicians now
enviar dinero a su familia: send money to their family
entramos en el debate: we enter into the debate
cuando nos encontramos: when we meet up
After understanding the conversation, do the fluency exercises. Get a journal or a notebook and answer the prompts. Remember to strive paragraph-level answers. Consider recording yourself speaking. Both are great ways to build confidence and fluency, as well as serve as documentation of your progress.
Para Conversar
¿Qué dice Laura sobre educación bilingüe en España? ¿Qué necesita en profesor bilingüe bueno? Según Laura, ¿cómo podría ser mejor el sistema educativo en España? ¿Qué porcentaje de los compañeros de Laura terminaron el bachillerato? ¿Por qué abandonaron muchos sus estudios? ¿Qué es el resultado ahora de tantos haber abandonado sus estudios?
Según Laura, ¿dónde se reúnen los españoles? ¿Qué es el garrafón? ¿Cómo ha cambiado el ocio la crisis económica? ¿Qué es el botellón? ¿Qué quiere subir el gobierno?