Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Venezuela
Victor introduces us to the incredible Lego store in Barcelona, acclaimed as one of the best in Europe by those who visit. Let's delve into the beginnings of this famous company with the help of our guide Víctor Díaz.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Venezuela
From San Felipe Neri Plaza in Barcelona, Spain, Víctor Díaz offers us some insight into this site's historical importance and why it serves as a monument to world peace.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Colombia, Spain, Venezuela
From Barcelona, Victor invites us to meet the modern troubadours of this city whilst reminding us about some of the famous singers that started their musical careers in the same way.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Venezuela
Manuel Rosales attempted to become the next president of Venezuela. He had the support of much of the middle class, the upper class, and even some of the lower class, but in the end the populist appeal of Victor Hugo Chavez was just too big of a hurdle. Don’t feel too bad for Manuel, he is still governor of the state of Zulia.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Venezuela
Not only did poor Manuel Rosales lose the election for president, but winner Hugo Chavez’ supporters are trying to knock him out of his post as governor of Zulia. In a faux futuristic recounting of a would be history, this wildly hopeful presidential campaign ad (disguised as a movie trailer) not only dared Venezuelans to vote for change, but dared to sell a bearskin before actually catching the bear.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
José Peñafiel, a member of the brotherhood in Tobarra, Spain, a municipality in the Albacete province, explains to us about some of its famous Holy Week observances.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain
Antonio Manuel Martínez Alfaro, a drummer from Tobarra, Spain, tells us a bit about the famed Holy Week celebrations there, during which drumming can be heard non-stop for one hundred and four hours from Good Wednesday to Easter Sunday.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain
Antonio Manuel Martínez Alfaro, the drummer from Tobarra, Spain, explains how some of Holy Week's most important items- his cross, his robe and his drum- were passed down to him from previous generations.
Difficulty: Beginner
Colombia
This time, Jacky teaches us another beautiful Christmas carol, "Noche Paz" [Night of Peace], to the tune of "Silent Night."
Difficulty: Beginner
Colombia
Let's sing a Spanish version of "Jingle Bells" with Jacky!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
Welcome to this series about Spanish news vocabulary in which Carlos will teach us frequently-used words related to international relations and politics, finance, economics, the environment and more. The focus of this first episode will be international relations and politics.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
In part two of this series, Carlos focuses on several terms related to international policy, more specifically conflicts and other problems in the international arena.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
In the third part of this series, Carlos reviews many of the oft-heard news terms that we have learned thus far in the context of two texts similar to those we might hear on a news report.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
Carlos introduces us to several business and finance-related terms. Let's learn their meanings as well as hearing them in plenty of example sentences that are similar to those we might hear or see in the written or spoken news.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
Carlos teaches us additional financial vocabulary with lots of useful example sentences to heighten our understanding.
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