Learn Spanish with SpanishPod101.com! Today we have Part V of the Rise and Shine episodes. Here, hosts Lisy and Alan take a look at how to express an action that is ongoing. We also check out the use of the future tense for the verb “estar” (to be). There are some useful suggestions for talking about future plans and ongoing actions throughout the lesson. For today’s conversation, Jimena and Félix discuss their work situations. The Beginner Series is designed to prepare our students with the necessary tools to move on to more intermediate studies. Don’t forget to reference Beginner Lesson 20 Rise and Shine IV for corresponding bits of information to help you learn the material.
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6 Responses to “Beginner Lesson #21 - Rise and Shine V”
May 6th, 2008 at 5:02 am
I’m sure there a few users out there who know what it’s like to look for work in the newspaper. Check out this scenario in a Spanish context and stay tuned for more from the Beginner Series.
May 7th, 2008 at 10:37 pm
Yes, I remember those days looking for work in the Classified section…I don’t miss that at all!
May 8th, 2008 at 10:15 pm
Great lesson! Alan does a great job explaining and navigating! Great job! 
May 9th, 2008 at 12:18 am
Bouks, I hear ya’ on that one. However, it’s really interesting how easy it is to make contacts by looking in the classified section of a paper, in Lima for example. I’ve gotten numerous translation and interpretation jobs that way, for some surprising clients.
Nic,
I’m totally with you. Alan rocks! Personally, I like to hear about his experience learning the language. Great job, Alan!
Joseph
June 9th, 2008 at 7:30 am
Thanks for the nice comments, guys. Doing these lessons is a blast.
This particular lesson hit a real note, since it reminded me of when I first arrived in Lima and I had to find an apartment. The classified section was incredibly difficult to understand because of all the abbreviations and the use of neighborhood names that didn`t correspond to anything on a map. Then… once I figured out what interested me, the next challenge was calling on the telephone, where language is all you have, and you cannot rely on corporal clues.
Have fun people.
alan
June 9th, 2008 at 9:17 am
Alan,
Very interesting points… especially the last two. Finding an apartment! What an experience! And, yes, phone calls. We can all definitely look forward to more lessons on telephone conversations and also on how to use a phone card in order to even make a call!
To see what Alan means by “incredibly difficult”, check out the Classified Section of El Comercio, the paper of record in Lima:
Alan, great to hear you and Lisy having such a good time.
Saludos,
Joseph
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Category: Beginner Lessons |
Grammar: future tense | Function: expressing continuous action | Topic: work | Politeness Level: formal
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