Spanish Vocabulary: Sports, Travel, and the Home

This course is part of Learn Spanish: Basic Spanish Vocabulary Specialization

Instructor: Dr. Robert Blake

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3 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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2 weeks at 10 hours a week

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3 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

276 reviews

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No prior experience required

Flexible schedule

2 weeks at 10 hours a week

Learn at your own pace

87%

Most learners liked this course

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There are 3 modules in this course

Ready for the big game? Building on the vocabulary and skills that you have already mastered, this third course of the specialization will introduce new vocabulary that will prepare you to discuss sports, pastimes and politics -- important cultural elements of the Spanish-speaking world. You’ll also add new vocabulary relating to travel and living arrangements. This course also introduces the progressive tense and past tense and you will add to your vocabulary of helping verbs.

We will kick off this first module with a discussion of sports and favorite pastimes. You will build your Spanish vocabulary in these areas as well as practice talking about ongoing events. We will discuss how to use helping verbs with the present participle, and you will expand your understanding and use of the verb hacer to form new combinations and create new adverbs. We’ll also interact with a soccer (fútbol) player in the perspectivas portion of the module.

What's included

13 videos4 readings6 assignments1 peer review1 discussion prompt

13 videosTotal 17 minutes

Course Introduction1 minute
Module 1 Introduction1 minute
Introduction to Vocabulario1 minute
Introduction to Gramática1 minute
The Progressive Tense2 minutes
More Helping Verbs3 minutes
Time Expression with the Present Tense1 minute
More Expressions with Hacer1 minute
Turning Adjectives into Adverbs2 minutes
Perspectivas Introduction: Los Deportes - Fútbol1 minute
Perspectivas: Los Deportes - Fútbol2 minutes
Perspectivas Summary: Los Deportes - Fútbol1 minute
Module 1 Summary1 minute

4 readingsTotal 60 minutes

How to be Successful in this Course5 minutes
Sports and Pastimes Vocabulary List15 minutes
Module 1 Vocabulary Activity30 minutes
Typing Accents and Spanish Punctuation10 minutes

6 assignmentsTotal 150 minutes

Module 1 Review30 minutes
Module 1: Vocabulario Review A35 minutes
Module 1: Vocabulario Review B35 minutes
Module 1 Gramática Review20 minutes
Module 1 Writing Practice15 minutes
Perspectivas Comprehension Check15 minutes

1 peer reviewTotal 120 minutes

Module 1 Peer Review120 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 20 minutes

Your Favorite Sport or Pastime20 minutes

In this module we will add vocabulary that will help you talk about trips and travel. You will also begin to work with the past tense, and describe things that happened in the past. We will also explore the adverbs frequently associated with the past, and you’ll expand your command of the verb hacer to signal “ago”. Finally, in the perspectivas portion of the module, you’ll meet Fer and hear about her adventures in Southeast Asia.

What's included

10 videos2 readings6 assignments1 peer review1 discussion prompt

10 videosTotal 13 minutes

Module 2 Introduction1 minute
Introduction to Vocabulario1 minute
Introduction to Gramática1 minute
The Preterite Tense4 minutes
Time Expression with the Preterite to Signal "Ago"1 minute
Adverbs That Go Together with Past Events1 minute
Perspectivas Introduction: Los Viajes1 minute
Lecture: Perspectivas: Los Viajes3 minutes
Perspectivas Summary: Los Viajes1 minute
Module 2 Summary1 minute

2 readingsTotal 45 minutes

Trips and Vacations Vocabulary List15 minutes
Module 2 Vocabulary Activity30 minutes

6 assignmentsTotal 175 minutes

Module 2 Review30 minutes
Module 2 Vocabulario Review A35 minutes
Module 2 Vocabulario Review B35 minutes
Module 2 Gramática Review30 minutes
Module 2 Writing Practice15 minutes
Perspectivas Comprehension Check30 minutes

1 peer reviewTotal 120 minutes

Module 2 Peer Review120 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 20 minutes

Describe a Trip20 minutes

In this last module we will discuss living arrangements such as life on the farm or in the city, or living with family or on your own. You will practice narrating stories that happened in the past and compare the imperfect tense to the preterite. We will introduce some irregular preterite verbs and in the perspectivas section, you will listen carefully to Rebeca who will talk about several of the living arrangements she has experienced.

What's included

11 videos2 readings6 assignments1 peer review1 discussion prompt

11 videosTotal 20 minutes

Module 3 Introduction1 minute
Introduction to Vocabulario1 minute
Introduction to Gramática1 minute
The Imperfect Tense4 minutes
Some Irregular Verbs in the Preterite Tense6 minutes
The Contrast Between the Imperfect and Preterite Tenses2 minutes
Perspectivas Introduction: La Casa1 minute
Perspectivas: La Casa3 minutes
Perspectivas Summary: La Casa1 minute
Module 3 Summary1 minute
Course Summary1 minute

2 readingsTotal 45 minutes

The Home Vocabulary List15 minutes
Module 3 Vocabulary Activity30 minutes

6 assignmentsTotal 160 minutes

Module 3 Review30 minutes
Module 3 Vocabulario Review A35 minutes
Module 3 Vocabulario Review B35 minutes
Module 3 Gramática Review30 minutes
Module 3 Writing Practice15 minutes
Perspectivas Comprehension Check15 minutes

1 peer reviewTotal 120 minutes

Module 3 Peer Review120 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 20 minutes

Your Home20 minutes

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Dr. Robert Blake

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Reviewed on Aug 23, 2020

Don't hesitate to get this course, is very helpful to develop your grammar and your vocabularies.

Reviewed on Jul 7, 2020

Nice course. I like the three week format. Muchos gracias.

Reviewed on Mar 2, 2024

The course was very good; however, some of the tests were unreasonably difficult because of there being multiple possible answers but only one that is "correct."

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