Él o ella? That is the question.
Read the sentences in the box further below and make decisions on whether each sentence implies masculine or feminine or could apply to both.… CONTINUE READING
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La Yecla
La Yecla is a deep and very narrow gorge in the province of Burgos (autonomous region of Castilla and León, Spain). The small river one can see from the path you can follow, has eroded the limestone rocks for millions of years.… CONTINUE READING
Writing up some personal information
If you have done the listening and/or the reading comprehension A DAY WITH CLAUDIA, this is your chance to check. You have below some stars indicating the correct selection of the options you should have chosen.… CONTINUE READING
Practicing your pronunciation in context
Practicing your pronunciation can be done with the help of the video clip presented here. It is a text about Claudia’s routine. You can mute it and try to read the text by yourself first.… CONTINUE READING
A day with Claudia
Listen to the following recording and then choose one of the options provided for each of the questions below:
If you would like to have access to the transcript, click TRANSCRIPT.… CONTINUE READING
Flysch
Flysch is not a Spanish word, but it belongs to your learning about Spain. You will soon find out why and what it is, if you keep reading!
In a relatively small area of Northern Spain, in the autonomous region of the Basque Country, one can find oneself in amazement on the face of steeply-tilted layers of alternating soft and hard sedimentary rock.… CONTINUE READING
Letter to Pedro
Claudia is writing to Pedro, her friend from Chile, and telling him all about her life in a new city. Read the text in this letter and decide whether the following questions are true or false:
- Claudia is working and studying in Spain
- Claudia works and goes to class four days a week
- Claudia loves doing sport
- Claudia does not like the weather back home
- Claudia and her friends do not like cooking
And also… Choose one of the following options that best completes each of the sentences below, according to the information in the letter:
- Claudia likes her job because…
- she earns a lot of money
- she can go to university
- she can practice her Spanish
- she likes doing some sports
2.… CONTINUE READING
