U3A Basic Spanish

Grupo Básico Español – lección treinta y tres Buenos días y bienvenidos a la lección treinta y tres de la clase de español. ¿Qué tenemos esta semana? 1.      Gimnasio para el cerebro 2.     Nuestra historia, La Profe 3.     Un video de Maria Dolores 4.     Sueños - el capítulo once continúa ¡Empecemos! Last week we tested ourselves with quick fire questions – are you ready for some more? No treats this time, sorry, but the words are all about food. La Profe Video Last week the Gipsy Kings mentioned Maria Dolores in Baila Me. But who was she? María Dolores Fernández Pradera was born in 1924 and died on 28 May 2018, aged 93. She was one of the best-loved singers in Spain and Latin America, being known as La Gran Señora de la Canción . She started her career as an actress but, during the 1950s, she began singing and recorded more than 35 albums. She specialised in traditional Spanish and Latin American music. I love the female voice and espec

This week, we have been studying demonstrative adjectives and demonstrative pronouns. Can you do our This and That quiz … fill in the missing word. The answers are in the lesson notes, but try to complete these without looking, then see how well you’ve done. 1.      _____  monos son cómicos .  ( Those  monkeys are funny.) 2.     Qué es _____ (what is this) 3.     _____  restaurante es mi favorito .  ( This  restaurant is my favourite.) 4.     Quiero  _____  helado blanco .  (I want  that  white ice cream.) 5.     Traeme  _____  camisa, por favor .  (Bring me  that  shirt, please.) 6.     _____  flores son mis favoritas .  ( Those  flowers are my favourites) 7.     _____  león es peligroso .  ( This  lion  right here  is dangerous.) 8.     _____  león es peligroso .  ( That  lion  just there  is dangerous.) 9.     _____  chica es muy guapa.   ( That  girl  over there  is really pretty.) 10. _____  edificios son los más viejos de la ciudad .  ( Those  buildings