Practicing Spanish
Practicing Spanish based on the steps I have learned through Global Scholar.
1. Choose the article well.
Based on the website global scholar gave me I choose Spain news and then the region I will be studying in.
2. Predict the content.
I expect transportation to be discussed based on the title.
3. Skim through the article.
"la conexión ferroviaria entre Santa Justa y el aeropuerto de San Pablo"
"No hay ninguna ciudad turística que no tenga conectado su aeropuerto con su principal estación ferroviaria"
"No haber sido invitada al acto que el Gobierno central ha celebrado en Santa Justa"
4. Scan the article in more depth. Underline the purpose of the article from the list below.
For and against an argument
Putting forward a point of view
Informing in a documentary manner using evidence (historical, scientific, etc.)
Recounting events
As an interview with one person
By interviewing a number of people
5. Work on the language.
First, make a list of topic-specific words and phrases which will come in useful when you are speaking or writing about a related topic.
el tren de alta velocidad
pasajeros
la estación
kilómetros
el transporte
Second, choose at least two of the techniques below that the author uses in the article. Copy a sentence from the article to illustrate the technique.
persuades - "No hay ninguna ciudad turística que no tenga conectado su aeropuerto con su principal estación ferroviaria"
cites evidence - "La ministra de Transportes anuncia que su departamento "analizará" la conexión de Santa Justa y el aeropuerto."
6. Write a letter to the editor.
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