Friday, April 26, 2024

Upper intermediate 2 - class 1 (24/04/24)

 This week we started by learning some colloquial ways to greet people

¡Hombre! - Well!

¿Qué tal te va? - How is it going?

¿Qué hay? - What's up?

¡Buenas! - Hello!

Estupendamente - I feel great

Tirando, ¿y tú!? - So, so. And you?

Estoy flipando - I am in shock


Reencuentros - Reunions

In pairs, we discussed what topics come up when we have reunions with former colleagues.

el dinero - money

el trabajo - work

la familia - family

la salud - health

la apariencia física - physical appearance

los momentos buenos en el pasado - good times in the past


New words from the listening activity: 

Conversación 1: 

Es un placer conocerte - It is a pleasure to meet you

No sabéis cuánto me alegra que hayáis venido - You don't know how happy it makes me that you have come


Conversación 2:

tirandillo - so-so, getting there

lo operan de la rodilla - he is getting surgery in the knee

no deja de ser una operación - it is a surgery at the end of the day

salúdalo de mi parte - say hi from me


Conversación 3:

Te veo muy cambiado - I see you very different, you have changed a lot

los años pasan - years pass by

ha sido un duro golpe - it has been a shock

es ley de vida - that's life

mucho ánimo - cheer up


Conversación 4:

ligar - to flirt

ligue - a fling

no me puedo quejar - I cannot complain

te deseo lo mejor - I wish you the best


Conversación 5: 

¡Qué bien que hayas podido venir! - It is great that you came!

juventud - youth

no sabes cuánto lo siento - you have no idea how sorry I am


Conversación 6:

Acabamos de llegar - We have just arrived

tengo que irme pitando - I have to rush

acaba de romper aguas - Her water just broke

dale un beso a Patricia de nuestra parte - Give a kiss to Patricia from us


In the second part of the class, we did the survey on page 4:

felicitar - to wish happy birthday

tener un detalle - to give a small gift

les muestras tu apoyo - to show them your support

tus amigos suelen buscarte - your friends usually look for you

replantearte - to rethink

deberías esforzarte - you should make a bigger effort

eres un buen amigo, de los que hay pocos - you are a good friend, one in a million

sigue cuidando tus relaciones - keep looking after your relationships.

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