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A2.24 (Spanish lesson): Going on an exchange

Realizando un intercambio

A2.24 (Spanish lesson): Going on an exchange

Learning goals:

  • Situation: Habla sobre hacer un intercambio (Talk about doing an exchange)
  • Situation: Organizar tu estancia en el extranjero (Organising your stay abroad)
  • Verb: Confirmar (to confirm) - Pretérito perfecto, indicativo (Present Perfect, indicative)
  • Verb: Confirmar (to confirm) - Pretérito indefinido, indicativo (Simple past, indicative)
  • Grammar: Expresar lo positivo y lo negativo (Expressing the positive and the negative)
  • Culture: Intercambio universitario en España: los destinos más buscados (University exchange in Spain: the most sought-after destinations)

Learning module 4 (A2): Trabajar y estudiar (Work and study)

Teaching guidelines +/- 60 minutes

Core vocabulary (11)

 Mandar (to send) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Él manda flores a su madre.

(He sends flowers to his mother.)

Mandar

(To send)

 Bien: Well (Spanish)

Todo salió bien durante el intercambio.

(Everything went well during the exchange.)

Bien

(Well)

 Mal: badly (Spanish)

Durante el intercambio, me di cuenta de que hablar el idioma mal puede ser una oportunidad para aprender más.

(During the exchange, I realised that speaking the language poorly can be an opportunity to learn more.)

Mal

(Badly)

 Bueno: Good (Spanish)

Esta oportunidad es mejor que la anterior.

(This opportunity is better than the previous one.)

Bueno

(Good)

 Malo: Badly (Spanish)

Lo malo de los intercambios es que a veces puedes extrañar tu país, pero la aventura de conocer un nuevo idioma y una nueva cultura siempre vale la pena.

(The downside of exchanges is that sometimes you might miss your country, but the adventure of learning a new language and culture is always worthwhile.)

Malo

(Badly)

 La aventura: The adventure (Spanish)

Las aventuras en el extranjero pueden ser tanto buenas como malas, pero siempre son una experiencia valiosa.

(Adventures abroad can be both good and bad, but they are always a valuable experience.)

La aventura

(The adventure)

 El intercambio: The exchange (Spanish)

Los intercambios facilitaron muchas aventuras en el extranjero.

(The exchanges facilitated many adventures abroad.)

El intercambio

(The exchange)

 La beca: The scholarship (Spanish)

Las becas ofrecen muchas oportunidades para mejorar el idioma.

(Scholarships offer many opportunities to improve the language.)

La beca

(The scholarship)

 Extranjero: Foreign (Spanish)

La estudiante extranjera está emocionada por la oportunidad de aprender.

(The international student is excited for the opportunity to learn.)

Extranjero

(Foreign)

 El idioma: The language (Spanish)

Este intercambio me permitió aprender varios idiomas, lo que considero muy bueno para mi futuro.

(This exchange allowed me to learn several languages, which I consider very good for my future.)

El idioma

(The language)

 La oportunidad : The opportunity (Spanish)

La oportunidad de un intercambio en el extranjero es buena para practicar el idioma.

(The opportunity for an exchange abroad is good for practising the language.)

La oportunidad

(The opportunity)

Word list (20)

Core vocabulary (11): Verbs: 1, Adjectives: 2, Adverbs: 3, Nouns: 5,
Context vocabulary: 9

Spanish English
Bien Well
Buenas Good
Bueno Good
El idioma The language
El intercambio The exchange
Es bueno It is good
Es malo It is bad
Está bien It's alright
Está mal It is wrong
Extranjero Abroad
Has mandado Have you sent
La aventura The adventure
La beca The scholarship
La oportunidad The opportunity
Mal Wrong
Mala Bad
Malo Badly
Manda Finally, he sends a message to his parents.
Mandar To send
Oportunidad Opportunity