BEFORE YOU WATCH
You will hear the words below in the video. Practice pronouncing each word.
| TOP NOUNS 1-10 |
(Translations 1-10) |
TOP NOUNS 11-20 |
(Translations 11-20) |
| la región |
(region) |
la atención |
(attention) |
| el Caribe |
(the Caribbean) |
los últimos años |
(the last few years) |
| el sector |
(the industry) |
la situación |
(situation) |
| las reservas |
(reserves) |
el gas |
(gas) |
| el año 2000 |
(the year 2000) |
la demanda |
(demand) |
| la producción |
(production) |
un problema |
(a problem) |
| la participación |
(participation) |
estos
datos |
(these
data) |
| el consumo |
(consumption) |
su espectacular base |
(its spectacular base) |
| los países |
(countries) |
mis mis buenos amigos |
(my good friends) |
| una tendencia |
(a trend) |
la ex Unión Soviética |
(the former USSR) |
VOCABULARY CHECK
Choose the correct translation for each word below.
- region
- the Caribbean
- the industry
- reserves
- the year 2000
- production
- participation
- consumption
- countries
- a trend
- attention
- the last few years
- situation
- gas
- demand
WATCH AND LISTEN
Watch the video. Listen for the words you practiced above.
WHILE YOU WATCH
Listen again. You will hear the adjectives below in the video. Pause the video when you hear each adjective. Practice pronouncing the word.
| TOP ADJECTIVES 1-8 |
(Translations 1-8) |
TOP ADJECTIVES 9-15 |
(Translations 9-15) |
| natural |
(natural) |
últimos |
(latest) |
| gran |
(great) |
cúbicos |
(cubic) |
| bueno |
(good) |
ex |
(ex) |
| principales |
(main) |
poquito |
(a little) |
| industrial |
(industrial) |
grandes |
(large) |
| mundial |
(world) |
probadas |
proven |
| reservas |
(reserves) |
norteamérica |
(North America) |
| interesante |
(interesting) |
|
|
USEFUL PHRASES
Complete the phrases using the words below.
- azul
- buenas
- creciente
- cúbicos
- decreciente
- eléctricas
- empresarial
- energético
- equilibrado
- fuerte
- gran
- grandes
- industrial
- interno
- malas
- mismo
- mundial
- natural
- notable
- oficiales
- otro
- principales
- probadas
- social
- soviética
- termoeléctrica
VERB CONJUGATION
A verb used frequently in this video is TENER, an irregular verb in the preterite.
| Subject Pronoun |
Conjugation |
Translation |
| yo |
tuve |
I had |
| tú |
tuviste |
you had |
| él/ella/Ud. |
tuvo |
he/she/it had |
| nosotros |
tuvimos |
we had |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. |
tuvieron |
they had |
GRAMMAR PRACTICE
The past simple affirmative is used frequently in this video. Conjugate each verb below.
RECOGNIZING VERBS IN DIFFERENT FORMS
The verbs below appear in the form they were used in the video. Write the infinitive form in the blank.
SPEAKING PRACTICE
Answer the questions.
- De qué se trata el video?
- Qué es lo que ha pasado en Perú y Brasil?
- Qué es lo que llama la atención de Bolivia?
VOCABULARY RECAP
Review the words from the video. How many can you use in a sentence?
| Nouns |
Adjectives |
Verbs |
Adverbs |
| gas |
natural |
tener |
no |
| año |
gran |
ver |
entonces |
| reservas |
bueno |
querer |
más |
| producción |
principales |
hacer |
muy |
| países |
industrial |
estar |
bien |
| sector |
mundial |
decir |
ahí |
| consumo |
reservas |
incrementar |
básicamente |
| región |
interesante |
subir |
también |
| materia |
últimos |
pasar |
luego |
| años |
cúbicos |
comenzar |
aquí |
Video Information
General Details
- Mauricio Medinaceli
- CEFR Level of Vocabulary: B1
- CEFR Level of Grammar: A1
Frequent verb forms:
- 182 present simple affirmative
- 17 past simple affirmative
- 14 present subjunctive affirmative
- 13 present simple negative
- 8 imperfect affirmative
- 8 present perfect affirmative
- 5 simple affirmative
- 4 present continuous affirmative
