miércoles, 11 de mayo de 2011

AUDIRIA: audiotextos para aprender español

Audiria es una herramienta gratuita de apoyo al aprendizaje de español. Ofrece audiotextos organizados según su dificultad y distribuidos en varios canales temáticos: cultura, gramática, prensa, radio, escenas diarias, Don Quijote y libros.

Cada audiotexto lleva asociado su texto escrito correspondiente así como ejercicios y actividades. También se ofrecen breves explicaciones gramaticales en formato audiotexto y los contenidos se amplían a diario con nuevas locuciones.

Los archivos de audio se pueden descargar al ordenador y quienes se registren podrán acceder a estadísticas individuales de su progreso.

Radio FLE, una emisora de radio para estudiantes de español


RadioFLE es una emisora de radio en Internet que incluye clases de español, informaciones de última hora y espacios dedicados al cine, la literatura, la música, la gastronomía, la ciencia, el arte y la ecología; todo ello dirigido a quienes están aprendiendo o desean perfeccionar su español. Este proyecto de la Fundación de la Lengua Española, institución privada sin ánimos de lucro, pretende facilitar el aprendizaje y la difusión de la lengua y la cultura españolas entre los países de habla no hispana, entre quienes vienen a nuestro país a estudiar castellano y entre la población extranjera residente en España.

El eje de la programación de RadioFLE son las clases de español que se emiten cada hora con una duración de veinte minutos y cuyos contenidos siguen los niveles del Plan Curricular del Instituto Cervantes y el Marco Común Europeo de Referencia para las Lenguas (MCER.
RadioFLE se puede seguir las 24 horas del día a través de su página web y de las plataformas Ipod, Ipad e Iphone. También está presente en Facebook y Twitter y sus programas pueden descargarse en formato MP3.
A continuación se puede consultar la programación:
Parrilla de programación

PRACTICE ENGLISH

“What do you call a penguin in the Sahara desert?” asked Jeff. Sally was confused. She asked Jeff, “Why would a penguin be in the Sahara desert?” I had to explain to her.

"I think it's just a joke"


This means that the question Jeff asked Sally wasn’t serious, it was meant to make her laugh.

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“He’s going to be in big trouble when he gets home!” cried Sean’s mother. “Well, that won’t be his only problem,” I said. “What do you mean?” Sean’s mother asked. I explained,

"He has several problems"


This means that he has more than one issue or problem to deal with. He has several problems, not just an angry mother!

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“There’s a rumor going around the office about the new move! Did you know we’re changing offices?” asked Sally. I told her yes.

"I've (I have) heard about it"


This means that I knew about the rumor. I’ve heard about it.

lunes, 9 de mayo de 2011

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Scott had a sad look on his face. He wasn’t saying very much. I asked him,

"Is something wrong?"


This asks if something is bothering Scott, if something is not right.

jueves, 5 de mayo de 2011

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Karen walked into the dentist’s office to get her teeth cleaned. When she went up to the front desk the first thing the secretary asked her was...

"Do you have an appointment?"


This question was asked to find out if Karen had a time at which she was to meet with the dentist, an appointment, or if she needed to arrange for one.

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“The weather is really nice today! Why don’t we go to the beach, James?”
“All right!”

"What a good idea!"


This means that going to the beach when the weather is really nice is a good idea!

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Laura is a teenager who has started disliking her parents. They are always telling her what to do. As a show of disregard for her parents’ authority,

"She never listens"


This means Laura never does what her parents tell her. She never listens!

martes, 3 de mayo de 2011

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I tried calling the hairdresser to make an appointment for a haircut but I couldn’t get through to the salon.


"The line is busy"



This means that the telephone line was not free because someone was using it. Someone was on the telephone at the salon therefore the line was busy.