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A2 SPANISH LEARNERS can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of immediate relevance, such as personal and family information, shopping, and work. They can communicate in simple tasks that require a straightforward exchange of information. With our training, you’ll reach this level in no time!
EXTRA en español is an educational comedy series created in 2002 designed to teach Spanish to English speakers.
EXTRA en español resembles the popular American series Friends in its setting and character dynamics, as it revolves around the lives and interactions of a group of friends living together and navigating everyday life.
SPANISH TEXTS, textos en español.
I have designed these activities with two kinds of for beginning to pre-intermediate students in mind:
a. The struggling learner who, despite working really hard, cannot understand what is being said, and/or…
b. The busy / tired learner who can’t afford to spend too much time on full-fledged listening exercises.
While this is not my default go-to activity to develop listening comprehension, it is an extremely powerful approach for the situations mentioned above. Of course, whenever possible, always try to resort to my standard listening comprehension activities (AKA, everything else but the ones under Spanish Texts).
Before you start to work on the activities, watch the video carefully, in which I explain how to approach this type of content.
HOW TO USE OUR “SPANISH TEXTS”
TEXTOS EN ESPAÑOL
1. Alejandro
2. La familia de Alejandro
3. La carrera de medicina
4. El tiempo libre
5. Sus planes
6. Lugar de residencia
7. Ana
8. La preparación de Ana
9. Pasatiempos favoritos
10. Los planes de Ana
11. Los adolescentes y el dinero
12. Paseador de perros
13. Asistente de cocina
14. Repartidor de pizza
15. Recogepelotas
16. Jugador de fútbol
17. Las aplicaciones de citas
18. Isabel
19. Ángel
20. Ana
21. Las compras de Malena /Carlos
22. La compra más reciente
23. Problemas con una compra
ENTREVISTAS (INTERVIEWS)
These are short, unscripted, fast-paced interviews with native Spanish speakers from different parts of the world, designed for students in the beginning to intermediate spectrum (A2-B1).
Some of these topics are very basic and the conversations very short, but this doesn’t mean easy. As they reflect how people speak in real life, this can be very challenging even for more advanced learners.
As always, the activities will guide you step by step from zero to hero. Just follow the directions to a T, and in no time, you will be reaping the benefits of this kind of challenging, laser-focused material.
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