Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Having just returned from her trip to Madrid, Ester, a teacher at El Aula Azul, shares with Idoia many of the wonderful things she did in the Spanish capital.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Two teachers at El Aula Azul (The Blue Classroom) language school converse about their coworker, Anastasia's extremely unlucky day! You might note that the Spanish spoken in Spain tends to employ the present perfect tense [i.e. "I have eaten"] more frequently than English-speakers or Spanish-speakers from other regions would to describe occurrences that took place in the recent past, most typically on that day.
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
Doctor Consejos [Advice] de El Aula Azul listens to and interprets her patient, Ander's strange dream. Listen closely in order to gain a better understanding of how "hay" [there is/are] and "estar" [to be] are used in Spanish.
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
Through an entertaining dialogue between Doctor Consejos [Advice] from El Aula Azul and her patient, Ander, about his terrible week, we see several examples of the "no fault construction" with the impersonal pronoun "se."
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
When Doctor Consejos [Advice] fails to notice any improvement in her patient, Ander, she tries a new strategy in which she presents him with several hypothetical situations that can help Yabla students understand the second conditional in Spanish as well.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
This short film by Roberto Pérez Toledo (@mividarueda), featuring Marta Fuenar and Jorge Yumar, explores the concept of love at first sight versus feelings that develop gradually.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Chus shares with us some poetry by two of her favorite writers, revered Chilean poet, Pablo Neruda, and Argentinean poetess, Alejandra Pizarnik.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain
Winner of the Talento Cinergia [Synergy Talent] contest, Josep Pujol's short film is full of love, mystery, comedy, and even energy efficiency tips! And the ending, well, you'll just have to see to believe.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain
A TV infomercial gives Beatriz some tips on both reducing the consumption of energy in her home and getting back at her energy-zapping husband.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Chus shares two delightful poems by Antonio Machado, one of the authors from Spain's Generation of Ninety-Eight, a group of writers and philosophers who were prolific during the Spanish-American War.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain
Could an unexpected, life-threatening accident help Beatriz's husband see the error of his ways?
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
A teacher at El Aula Azul [The Blue Classroom] is having a birthday and is excited to share with us a wish she plans to make for the coming year.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Professor Idoia from El Aula Azul teaches us the most common Spanish verbs for making wishes and encourages her students to make wishes of their own.
Difficulty: Beginner
Spain
Gonzalo from Spain invites us to listen to the beautiful Christmas carol, "Campana sobre campana" [Bell on Top of Bell].
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Now that we know how to make wishes on our birthdays, Idoia from El Aula Azul teaches us how to make wishes on others' behalf.
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