Carolina explains how the press and social media often use an abbreviated form of the passive voice to save space as well as how the pronoun "se" can be used to formulate sentences in the passive voice that emphasize what is sold or offered as opposed to the person selling or offering the service or merchandise.

Carolina introduces us to the concept of possessive adjectives and gives us some examples of their long and short forms.

Carolina explains the importance of agreement with possessive adjectives, which must always agree both in number and in person with the nouns they modify.

A group of Chilean girlfriends tell us about their experiences traveling abroad in Italy and plans to visit other European countries.

Listen to the catchy pop tune "Girasol" [Sunflower] by Mexican Band Latin Monkey.

Here's another catchy tune by the Latin Monkey band. Let's dance!

In order to begin to learn about accentuation in Spanish and the placement of tildes, or accent marks, Lara teaches us three different categories, "agudas," "graves," and "esdrújulas," into which Spanish words are divided, depending upon where they are stressed.

After teaching us the three different categories of Spanish words depending upon where they are stressed, Lara lays out some simple rules for correctly placing the written accent, or tilde, in words in each category.

Lara gives us a brief introduction to Spanish verbs, informing us of the three main verb categories (verbs ending in -ar, -er, and -ir) that we will later conjugate.

The owner of "Huesos" [Bones] the dog takes him to meet a new veterinarian and find out about his general health.

After a thorough examination of the dog, Huesos, the veterinarian recommends to his owner to seek out specialists for some of the issues particular to him.

The famous Colombian series, "La sucursal del cielo" [Heaven's Subsidiary], focuses on such topics as the customs and traditions, forbidden love and race relations of three families living in the same neighborhood in Cali in 1971. The introduction features the popular salsa, "Agúzate" by Richie Ray and Bobby Cruz.

The closeness of two families from the same Colombian neighborhood, the Belalcazars and the Lizcanos, goes far beyond the proximity of their residences.

At a New Year's gathering for the two families, different dynamics become apparent between different couples.

In 1971, in anticipation of the Pan American Games to be held in Cali, Colombia, the overwhelming pace of the city's development is the topic of conversation at a multifamily celebration.