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Master Spanish Online: Week 2 Episode 2 Santiago, Chile<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Master Spanish online by podcast in this series:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, read through the essential words and phrases. Next, listen to the conversation once. Review the words and phrases. Listen to the conversation again with all that you learned in the transcript. Lastly, do the fluency exercises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Essential words and phrases to understand this conversation:<\/strong>
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cercana<\/strong>: close
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digamos<\/strong>: let\u2019s say
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dir\u00eda<\/strong>: I would say
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Semana Santa<\/strong>: Week of Easter
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tres ferias a la semana<\/strong>: three celebrations a week
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Santiago pertenece a la parte central<\/strong>: Santiago belongs to the central part
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sino porque<\/strong>: but rather because
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queda<\/strong>: it is
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cordillera<\/strong>: mountain range
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podr\u00eda<\/strong>: could be
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expulsado<\/strong>: expelled<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After understanding the conversation, do the fluency exercises. Get a journal or a notebook and answer the prompts. Remember to strive paragraph-level answers. Consider recording yourself speaking. Both are great ways to build confidence and fluency, as well as serve as documentation of your progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Para Conversar<\/strong>
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  1. Dinos sobre la vida de Pablo. Incluye d\u00f3nde vive, qu\u00e9 estudia y d\u00f3nde vive su familia. Haz una comparaci\u00f3n entre tu vida y la vida de Pablo.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
    1. Comer en Chile. \u00bfQu\u00e9 dice Pablo sobre la gastronom\u00eda en Chile? \u00bfQu\u00e9 es ONCE? Hay algo parecido en Inglaterra. \u00bfQu\u00e9 es? \u00bfTienes algo similar en tu pa\u00eds?<\/li>
    2. Pablo nos da una descripci\u00f3n muy detallada y buena sobre la geograf\u00eda de Chile. Explica lo que entiendes sobre eso del texto. \u00bfC\u00f3mo la compara con la geograf\u00eda de tu pa\u00eds.<\/li>
    3. Pablo no habla sobre el sistema educativo en Chile. Dice que el papel del profesor se ve muy importante. Los profesores no se cuestionan mucho. \u00bfEs as\u00ed en tu pa\u00eds? \u00bfTienen mucho respeto los profesores?<\/li>
    4. Pablo habla sobre su experiencia en vivir en Australia. \u00bfQu\u00e9 nos cuenta? \u00bfC\u00f3mo ser\u00eda ser chileno en Australia? \u00bfHas tenido la experiencia de vivir en el extranjero?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n