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	Passive Voice for Historical Events	Country: Cuba
	Video also good for dates. The passive voice is formed by using the verb ser plus the past participle of a transitive verb. The past participle must agree in gender and number with the subject of t...	Language: Spanish
		Level: Intermediate
		Views: 9

	Use of Nada in Negative	Country: Cuba
	Although negation can be made simply by adding 'no', sometimes a double negative needs to be applied. The most common is nada (nothing). Spanish also has many other negative words that are used alo...	Language: Spanish
		Level: Beginner
		Views: 15

	Present tense for daily routines	Country: Spain
	The present tense is used to describe a typical daily routine in Spain. This is a cultural lesson as well. Copyright to Five Colleges of Ohio, Inc.	Language: Spanish
		Level: Intermediate
		Views: 19

	Simple past tense to talk about life	Country: Venezuela
	Noel from Venezuela uses the simple past tense to talk about his time boxing. Note common words "logré"-I managed "pude"-I could "estuve"-I was "era"-It was...	Language: Spanish
		Level: Intermediate
		Views: 83

	Adjective agreement in gender and number	Country: Dominican Republic
	Spanish adjectives change their ending to agree with the noun their describing. Bueno, as an example of an adjective ending in -o, has 4 forms (masculine and feminine, singluar and plural). Singl...	Language: Spanish
		Level: Beginner
		Views: 179

	The Cockney Accent	Country: England
	This video, containing expletives, demonstrates the cockney accent. The cockney accent is used by natives of London. The man is performing both parts of a dialogue between a man and the woman. The...	Language: English
		Level: Advanced
		Views: 106

	Day Out in Temple Newsam	Country: England
	Some good expressions for English as a Foreign Language (EFL) to describe a day out sight seeing. 'We've made it'. '...in the distance', 'is nice', 'is not so nice'.	Language: English
		Level: Intermediate
		Views: 97

	British Bank Holiday	Country: England
	This video clip, a cultural lesson, epitomises the Bank Holiday festival in Britain. It rains and the day out is ruined. Note that in the North of England it is common to use the verb to be + past...	Language: English
		Level: Intermediate
		Views: 105

	The Youngest at The Carnival	Country: Dominican Republic
	The video taken from the Carnival of La Vega, (the biggest festival in Dominican Republic), celebrates the youngest participant (or devil). Kevin won it last year as well.	Language: Spanish
		Level: Advanced
		Views: 142

	Karoline Actuando	Country: Dominican Republic
	This short video from inside a Dominican house, uses the simple present and present continuous tenses to describe typical household activites (e.g. having breakfast, brushing your hair, putting clo...	Language: Spanish
		Level: Beginner
		Views: 189

	Subjunctive for Emotions - part 2	Country: Spain
	This short spanish podcast shows that when using emotions you should use the subjunctive, but only if the subject changes. In the second phrase, 'me gusta la factura que suba' - 'no me gusta que tu...	Language: Spanish
		Level: Intermediate
		Views: 152

	Subjunctive for Emotions - part 1	Country: Spain
	Short spanish podcast shows that when using emotions you should use the subjunctive, but only if the subject changes. In the second phrase, 'me gusta la factura que suba' - 'I don't like the bill w...	Language: Spanish
		Level: Intermediate
		Views: 215

	Express Regret - Example 3	Country: Dominican Republic
	'Debería de haber + past participle' to express regret. In this example 'Debería de haber comprado', meaning 'I should have bought' refers to what Miguelina should have done in the past in order to...	Language: Spanish
		Level: Intermediate
		Views: 149

	Express Regret - Example 2	Country: Dominican Republic
	A grammatical way of expressiong regret for past occasions in Spanish is 'debería de haber + past participle'. In this example 'Debería de haber comido', meaning 'He should have eaten' refers to wh...	Language: Spanish
		Level: Intermediate
		Views: 154

	Express Regret - Example 1	Country: Dominican Republic
	A grammatical way of expressiong regret for future occasions in Spanish is 'debería de + infinitive'. In this example 'Debería de tomar', meaning ' I should drink' refers to the speakers intention...	Language: Spanish
		Level: Intermediate
		Views: 133

	I Have Been Waiting All My Life for Snow	Country: Dominican Republic
	This Spanish video uses the present perfect continuous (I have been waiting) to express an action over a period of time leading up to the present. It is formed by haber + estado + gerund - He estad...	Language: Spanish
		Level: Intermediate
		Views: 173

	They're fighting	Country: Dominican Republic
	Very short video - the cats fight each other. The Spanish present tense is used in English for an action in progress. (They are fighting) This is typical in Spanish - the present tense having sever...	Language: Spanish
		Level: Beginner
		Views: 142

	Prepositions of place - part 2	Country: Dominican Republic
	This video presents more Spanish prepositions of place. Learn how to express at the foot of, go up, go down, go around, go half way around.	Language: Spanish
		Level: Beginner
		Views: 158

	Quantities of food	Country: Dominican Republic
	This video allows students to describe quantities or containers of typical household goods in the Spanish language. Note the Dominican use 'pote' for jar or container or bottle, not just 'tarro' or...	Language: Spanish
		Level: Beginner
		Views: 165

	Prepositions of place	Country: Dominican Republic
	This video contains the Spanish language of prepositions of place to describe location and position. The use of 'estar' rather than 'ser' is needed for position.	Language: Spanish
		Level: Beginner
		Views: 339

	Daily Routine - Present Tense with time	Country: Dominican Republic
	Daily routine using present tense with activities and the times of day. The use of 'ya' is as an expression only, and doesn't carry any meaning. Note the Dominican accent, like the South of Spain...	Language: Spanish
		Level: Beginner
		Views: 170

	Beaches in Uruguay	Country: Uruguay
	Expressions using the infinitive and vocabulary related to the seaside. The language in this video has expressions using the infinitive...'antes de ver' (antes de + infinitive) before seeing. 'nos...	Language: Spanish
		Level: Intermediate
		Views: 189

	Inside an apartment in Uruguay	Country: Uruguay
	Learn the spanish vocabulary for typical things found in an apartment.	Language: Spanish
		Level: Beginner
		Views: 184

	Farm Animals Vocabulary	Country: Venezuela
	Learn vocabulary for farm animals. Horse, goat, cow, sheep, pig, cat, rabbit, hooves, tail, ears, eyes, mouth	Language: Spanish
		Level: Beginner
		Views: 199

	Things you'll find in a lounge	Country: Spain
	This video contains the Spanish vocabulary for things to find in the lounge. Learn the vocabulary for television, chair, cushion, curtain, window, table, carpet and armchair	Language: Spanish
		Level: Beginner
		Views: 208

	Grapes	Country: Dominican Republic
	The impersonal verb faltar is used. 'Les falta un poco más del sol" - They need a little bit more sun. See http://www.languagebyvideo.com/video.php?videoId=6 for more details	Language: Spanish
		Level: Intermediate
		Views: 221

	Vino tinto	Country: Nicaragua
	Watch and learn the spanish vocabulary for tasting wine. This video contains the expressions of smelling and tasting	Language: Spanish
		Level: Beginner
		Views: 189

	Autumn Afternoon on the Canal	Country: Spain
	Vocabulary related to what you might see on the Canal	Language: Spanish
		Level: Beginner
		Views: 193

	Do you like it	Country: Dominican Republic
	The impersonal verb faltar is used. "Le falta sal" - It lacks salt. The more common impersonal verb, which works back to front is gustar - to like. Other verbs are... encantar - me encanta el pan -...	Language: Spanish
		Level: Intermediate
		Views: 222

	Vocabulary for cutting	Country: Nicaragua
	With this video learn the Spanish vocabulary for cutting slices. Useful for cooks!	Language: Spanish
		Level: Intermediate
		Views: 173

	Table Vocab	Country: Nicaragua
	Learn Spanish vocabulary in the dining room - spoon, knife, fork, plate, napkin, place mat, etc.	Language: Spanish
		Level: Beginner
		Views: 223

	Turn On and Off the light	Country: Spain
	Learn the Spanish expressions for turning on and turning off or switching on or off by watching this video podcast	Language: Spanish
		Level: Beginner
		Views: 285

	Flood levels	Country: Dominican Republic
	The year 1890 is read out as 'mil ocho cientos noventa'...A thousand eight hundred and 90. Years in Spanish are counted as they are...whereas in English they are not and we group 2 sets of numbers...	Language: Spanish
		Level: Intermediate
		Views: 186

	Preparing a Meal	Country: Dominican Republic
	Vocaculary on preparing a meal. Grammatic point - the country uses "the". In Spanish all countries have "the" before the name...La Republic Dominicana	Language: Spanish
		Level: Intermediate
		Views: 209