Spanish A1.11 Listening Practice: Two Present Families
Spanish A1 listening practice with audio, transcript, key phrases, and a speaking challenge for two present families.
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Level
A1.11
Audio
54s
Transcript
15 segments
What to notice while you listen
What you'll understand
Build short guided Spanish sentences from one new pattern at a time.
Use -ar versus -er/-ir he/she forms to build an original spoken Spanish answer.
New pattern
-ar versus -er/-ir he/she forms
Practice aloud after listening
Ella habla y el vive aqui.
A short Spanish listening chapter with transcript.
Unit 2: add -ar versus -er/-ir he/she forms to what you already control, then say one short answer that reuses earlier Spanish instead of starting from a memorized phrase.
Read while you listen.
1. Carmen · Teacher
Imagine we want lunch by the sea in Barcelona. Two people offer to help. ¿Ella vive aquí?
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2. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
No. Ella habla inglés, pero no vive aquí.
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3. Carmen · Teacher
¿Y él? ¿Él vive aquí?
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4. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
Sí. Él vive aquí y habla español.
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5. Carmen · Teacher
¿Él come aquí?
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6. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
Sí. Él come aquí. Él ayuda con la información.
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7. Carmen · Teacher
Then let's ask him. In our imagined street, he recommends the small place beside us, not a long walk while hungry.
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8. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
Él come aquí y vive aquí. Es una buena idea.
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9. Carmen · Teacher
Quiero comer aquí.
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10. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
For he or she, hablar gives habla , comer gives come , and vivir gives vive .
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11. Carmen · Teacher
Describe another visitor: she speaks English.
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12. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
Ella habla inglés.
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13. Carmen · Teacher
Describe the local: he lives here and eats here.
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14. Álvaro · Native Speaker 1
Él vive aquí y come aquí.
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15. Carmen · Teacher
Como aquí. El lugar es bueno.
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