Learning module 2: Everyday media
Spanish B1.8: Newspapers and magazines
Periódicos y revistas
- Vocabulario de periódicos y revistas (Newspapers and magazine's vocabulary)
- Prensa escrita y digital (Written and digital press)
- El papel de la prensa española durante la Transición democrática (1975-1982) (The role of the Spanish press during the democratic Transition (1975-1982))
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Vocabulary (13) Share Copied!
Listening & reading materials
Follow adventures of Eva, Ana, Juan and Pedro.
B1.8.2 Cuento corto
Adiós a la revista que nunca he leído
Goodbye to the magazine that I have never read
B1.8.3 Cultura
El papel de la prensa española durante la Transición democrática (1975-1982)
The role of the Spanish press during the democratic Transition (1975-1982)
Exercises Share Copied!
These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Exercise 1: Translate and use in a sentence
Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.
1
El periodista
The journalist
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Persuasivo
The persuasive
3
La edición digital
The digital edition
4
La información
The information
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Suscribirse
To subscribe
Exercise 2: Verb conjugation
Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.
nos suscribíamos, se suscribía, se suscribían, compraban, comprábamos, compraba, comprabas
Additional learning materials Share Copied!
Appendix 1: Extended vocabulary table Share Copied!
Core vocabulary
(13):
Verbs: 2,
Nouns: 10,
Sentences / word combination: 1
Context vocabulary:
4
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| Dictadura | Dictatorship |
| El artículo | The article |
| El periodista | The journalist |
| El periódico | The newspaper |
| El titular | The headline |
| Estar informado | Being informed |
| Estar informados | To be informed |
| La edición digital | The digital edition |
| La información | The information |
| La noticia | The news |
| La portada | The cover |
| La revista | The magazine |
| Periodistas | Journalists |
| Persuasivo | The persuasive |
| Prensa | Press |
| Publicar | To publish |
| Suscribirse | To subscribe |
Appendix 2: Verb conjugation tables for this lesson Share Copied!
Comprar to buy Share Copied!
Pretérito imperfecto Imperfect Past
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| yo compraba | I was buying |
| tú comprabas | You were buying |
| él/ella compraba | he was buying |
| nosotros/nosotras comprábamos | we used to buy |
| vosotros/vosotras comprabais | you were buying |
| ellos/ellas compraban | They were buying |
Suscribirse to subscribe Share Copied!
Pretérito imperfecto Imperfect Past
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| yo me suscribía | I used to subscribe |
| tú te suscribías | You used to subscribe |
| él/ella se suscribía | He/she used to subscribe |
| nosotros/nosotras nos suscribíamos | we subscribed |
| vosotros/vosotras os suscribíais | You were subscribing |
| ellos/ellas se suscribían | they subscribed |
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