Learning outcomes By the time you have completed studying this unit, you should: have greater insight into your own decision-making processes and those of others; be able to use that insight to make more effective decisions; possess a range of different perspectives on what counts as an ‘effective’ decision; be better equipped to understand and influence the decision-making processes of other individuals and groups; understand b
Gestión y difusión de revistas académicas vÃa Internet
A Spanish speaking video with a 23 minutes summary of a one day workshop (Buenos Aires, June 13th., 2007) about journal management and access in the Web. Workshop for journal editors organized by the Information Center of the National Council of Research in Argentina (CONICET-CAICYT), the Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLACSO), the International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP) and the Public Knowledge Project-Open Journal System of the Simon Fraser and
3.2 What do children and parents think of teaching assistants? Curiously, little has been written about their perspectives. A small-scale study involving 78 primary-aged children in England (Eyres et al., 2004) showed that children can, when asked, differentiate between their own class teacher and other adults who work with them. However, the children reported a substantial overlap between the activities of teachers and teaching assistants. For instance, eight-year-old Sarah said: 10.4.1 Test your communicative skills 1 You are at the Hotel Francisco Aguirre in La Serena. Listen to and follow the directions given by the receptionist to find the following places. Mark them on the map with the numbers 1 to 4.
Escuche y siga las indicaciones. Click below to view a larger version of this picture. 9.8 EL CANCIONERO It's time for another song. Read the following steps and do them in the order you prefer. Listen to this popular children's song.
Escuche la canción.
Wha 9.5 CRUCIGRAMA Complete the crossword (there's a printable version below). Which cities are the following buildings and districts in?
Complete.
Horizontales 3 La Al 9.4 UNA IMAGEN VALE MÁS QUE MIL PALABRAS Look at the following town plan and answer the questions about the relative positions of the different buildings.
Mire y conteste.
8.4 Actividad In this activity you are going to find out about another interesting hotel, this time in Santiago de Cuba, which overlooks the house of Diego Velázquez, the first Spanish governor of Cuba.
DIEGO VEL&#x 7.5 Actividad You are now in a new city and want to find out about different things. Listen to the audio clip and do the exercise.
Escuche y pregunte.
7.4 Actividad 6.4 Actividad You work as a receptionist in a gym. Somebody who has arranged to meet some friends there asks you whether you know where they are. Some of them have left you a note of where they are but some haven't. 1 Answer 6.3 Actividad You decide to visit the sports centre to see the facilities for yourself. In the reception area, you overhear some conversations. 1 Listen to the audio clip and pick the areas metioned from the options below. 5.4 Actividad You are looking for a bar to hold a birthday celebration in. You see an advertisement. 1 Read the following advert from a magazine. Write down the words you don't understand and try to guess their meaning. Chec 5.3 Actividad 1 Look at the following picture of a bar. Write down what you see, using the structure hay + un/una.
Observe y escriba.
4.6 Actividad Listen to the audio clip and do the exercise.
Escuche y participe.
4.5 Actividad 1 Here are three smileys representing different moods. Match each of them with the places that you most associate with those moods. There is no ‘right’ answer.
Enlace.
3.6 Actividad Heidi, one of the members of the theatre group Expresiones, has gone on a trip to Montevideo, in Uruguay. A friend of hers there, Javier, is letting her stay in his flat. He has left her a note recommending som 3.5 Actividad Isabel, the Spanish theatre director of the group Expresiones, decides to take some time off to see the sights of Santiago. Listen to the audio clip below to hear what the guide says about three differen 3.4 Actividad Look at the map of South America and complete the following description using al lado de, y and entre.
Mire el mapa y complete el texto.
1.4.1 About Español de bolsillo Below is the first example of Español de bolsillo ('Pocket Spanish' phrasebook). These are lists of phrases common in spoken Spanish. They usually consist of expressions best approached as complete phrases even if some of the grammar within them is not yet familiar to you. Each example of Español de bolsillo has a box in which are written the phrases in Spanish and translated and an audio clip in which you can hear them spoken.
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Español de bolsillo
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