{"id":13164,"date":"2020-01-07T16:41:30","date_gmt":"2020-01-07T21:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=13164"},"modified":"2020-01-07T16:41:30","modified_gmt":"2020-01-07T21:41:30","slug":"advanced-spanish-listening-practice-spanish-expressions-referencing-animals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/advanced-spanish-listening-practice-spanish-expressions-referencing-animals\/","title":{"rendered":"Advanced Spanish Listening Practice \u2013 Spanish expressions referencing animals"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this Spanish lesson we are going to practice commonly used Spanish expressions referencing animals. As usual, first we will review some relevant grammar and vocabulary and then see if you can follow a short listening. <\/p>\n

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Image courtesy of Pixabay.com<\/p><\/div>\n

This lesson is part of a Spanish course that practices the grammar and vocabulary first introduced in my Advanced Spanish course posted here on the Transparent Language blog. Let’s test your listening comprehension and see if you can understand a short audio in Spanish. The transcript to the audio will be given at the end of the post but please try not to look at it until you have tried playing and understanding the audio a few times. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Use the following link to watch the corresponding video lesson of the original course:<\/p>\n

Advanced Spanish Lesson – Spanish expressions referencing animals<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Now play the audio to listen a conversation. Can you understand what is being said? Play the audio a few times before you look at the transcript. Don’t worry if you don’t understand every single thing the two people are saying. Try to catch whichever words you can and then try to piece things together to work out what is being said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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(Play the audio a few times before you scroll down and look at the transcript)<\/strong><\/p>\n

 
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Transcript:<\/strong><\/p>\n

M\u00f3nica: Hola Simon.<\/p>\n

Simon: \u00bfQu\u00e9 te pasa M\u00f3nica? \u00bfEst\u00e1s bien?<\/p>\n

M\u00f3nica: \u00a1Puf! \u00a1Agotada! Esta ma\u00f1ana he tenido comida familiar con los padres de Miguel. \u00a1Qu\u00e9 tortura! <\/p>\n

Simon: \u00bfY eso? <\/p>\n

M\u00f3nica: Su madre es una v\u00edbora, no ha parado de hablar mal de sus vecinas. \u00a1Tiene una lengua viperina! Y su padre es un cerdo, ha estado eruptando toda la comida. \u00a1Qu\u00e9 asco!<\/p>\n

Simon: \u00bfY Miguel no ha dicho nada?<\/p>\n

M\u00f3nica: No, Miguel es un gallina. Le da miedo que sus padres se enfaden con \u00e9l. <\/p>\n

Simon: Ya.<\/p>\n

M\u00f3nica: Luego ha venido su hermano. No ha dicho ni hola y se ha encerrado en su habitaci\u00f3n. <\/p>\n

Simon: \u00bfEn su habitaci\u00f3n?<\/p>\n

M\u00f3nica: S\u00ed, parece ser que tiene ex\u00e1menes y est\u00e1 todo el d\u00eda estudiando. Es un rat\u00f3n de biblioteca. Me lo ha dicho su madre. Es una cotorra, me lo cuenta todo. Luego ha aparecido la hermana de Miguel, Ana.<\/p>\n

Simon: \u00bfAna? La conozco. Es muy simp\u00e1tica.<\/p>\n

M\u00f3nica: S\u00ed, es simp\u00e1tica pero dice cosas muy raras. Est\u00e1 como una cabra. Necesito un caf\u00e9. \u00bfVamos?<\/p>\n

Simon: Venga, vamos.<\/p>\n

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So, how did you get on? How much did you understand of the listening? Please let me know in the comments section below…<\/strong><\/p>\n

Don’t worry if you didn’t understand that much, keep reviewing the vocabulary and phrases and you will soon be up to speed and ready for the next lesson in this course. See you next time!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

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