Advanced Speaker – Lightspeed Spanish
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In this free Spanish audio lesson, we discuss diets and their effectiveness. Cynthia and I have very strong views on this subject, which, we must state, are purely our own opinions. “Es posible” that you think something completely different from what we say. This, however, is the purpose of this... Read more »
This advanced Spanish lesson takes you through a day out we spent at Xanadú, a large shopping centre on the outskirts of Madrid we visited during one of our trips to Spain. Xanadú is a very special and unusual attraction that is well worth visiting. Listen in as we talk... Read more »
Whilst in Spain did you ever notice the amount of bumps and bruises that most Spanish cars have? Listen in and learn some of the reasons why they treat their cars so roughly. Of course, all the additional information and guidance can be found in the comprehensive help-sheets. Video for... Read more »
For someone learning the language, there’s no replacing Spanish listening practice. Listening to native speakers is a fundamental part of the learning process. Here, Leti, Cynthia’s cousin, describes some of the strange things she’s been required to do during her time as a veterinary assistant. Leti, or Leticia, loves animals... Read more »
This free Spanish audio should get your toes tapping because today we’re talking about la musica. One of the downfalls of living in the UK for us is that the music that gets played on the radio is only either English or American. Once in a while there appears a... Read more »
In this free Spanish audio lesson, we discuss la familia española, the Spanish family. Every culture has its own personality and way of being and none more so than the Spanish from mainland Spain. For them, family is still very important, (thank goodness for that) and day to day life... Read more »
In this advanced Spanish podcast we review the film, El Laberinto del Fauno or Pan’s Labyrinth by the director, Guillermo del Toro. We aren’t film critics but we were inspired to talk about this particular film because of the fact it’s based in Spain during the Spanish civil war when... Read more »
In this podcast, we do a bit of listening practice in Spanish as we interview Quique Lorenzo, a full time footballer who currently plays for a team in Madrid. Quique has an interesting accent given that he is from Almería but has lived for many years in Cataluña. Gordon does... Read more »
This is the second advanced Spanish podcast on the subject of food in Spain. We have had to split the topic into two because it’s such a massive area about which to talk. And don’t think for a moment that we are dragging things out! The fact of the matter... Read more »
In this advanced Spanish lesson, we discuss the enormous subject of the attitude of the Spanish to food. There is so much to say, we’ve split it into two and even then, haven’t scratched the surface of the significance of food in Spain. Anyone who knows the English culture will... Read more »
In this most-recent podcast, we look at using the preterite vs imperfect in Spanish. We use anecdotes to assist you in understanding how these two past tenses can be used to weave together a great story. As we’ve mentioned before, to really tell an interesting tale in Spanish you need... Read more »