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Portales: beginners' Spanish second edition - for iPod/iPhone

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How do people greet each other and introduce themselves in Spanish? How do they talk about their lives or their everyday activities? This second edition of Portales: beginners' Spanish contains a variety of short conversations covering topics ranging from ordering a meal to discussing holiday plans. The following audio, video and slideshow collection was devised for those beginning to learn Spanish and touches upon many everyday situations and scenarios that will be interesting to learn. This material forms part of the second edition of The Open University module L194 Portales: beginners' Spanish.

Location:

United States

Description:

How do people greet each other and introduce themselves in Spanish? How do they talk about their lives or their everyday activities? This second edition of Portales: beginners' Spanish contains a variety of short conversations covering topics ranging from ordering a meal to discussing holiday plans. The following audio, video and slideshow collection was devised for those beginning to learn Spanish and touches upon many everyday situations and scenarios that will be interesting to learn. This material forms part of the second edition of The Open University module L194 Portales: beginners' Spanish.

Language:

Spanish


Episodes
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Formal and informal greetings

10/10/2013
Formal and informal introductions

Duration:00:00:50

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Where do you live

10/10/2013
Saying where you live and giving your address

Duration:00:01:11

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A day in my life

10/10/2013
A person describing a typical day in their life

Duration:00:00:37

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Spare time activities

10/10/2013
Three people saying what they do in their spare time

Duration:00:01:21

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Invitations

10/10/2013
Short dialogues with 4 people accepting or declining an invitation

Duration:00:00:56

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Booking hotel rooms

10/10/2013
Three dialogues between a hotel receptionist and a guest

Duration:00:00:50

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Asking a receptionist for directions within a building

10/10/2013
Receptionist directs guests to hotel facilities

Duration:00:01:15

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Asking for prices in a shop

10/10/2013
A young man buying some shoes

Duration:00:00:55

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Deciding what to order in a restaurant

10/10/2013
A group discussing the food they want to order

Duration:00:00:37

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Talking about your holidays

10/10/2013
Two women discussing their holidays

Duration:00:01:12

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At the chemist’s

10/10/2013
Asking for various remedies at the chemist’s

Duration:00:00:55

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Checking in at the airport

10/10/2013
A conversation at the check in counter of an airport

Duration:00:01:11

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Key events in Spanish History

10/10/2013
Five people talking about important moments in recent Spanish history

Duration:00:00:33

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The house I grew up in

10/10/2013
Four people describing the house they used to live to live in when they were children

Duration:00:01:55

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What I used to look like

10/10/2013
Four people describing what they looked like when they were younger

Duration:00:01:13

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An important person in my life

10/10/2013
Three people describing important people in their lives -personal characteristics

Duration:00:01:13