| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Camila se destaca en (pause with a tap of the finger) creativa. |
| Camila se destaca en (pause with a tap of the finger) creativa. |
| escritura |
| escritura |
| Camila se destaca en escritura creativa. |
| Camila se destaca en escritura creativa. |
| "Camila excels in creative writing." |
| We use escritura here because it means "writing"—a noun that represents a skill. The phrase se destaca en is followed by a field or area in which someone stands out. Necesita is incorrect because it means "needs" and is a verb, not a skill. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| El grupo necesita mejorar su (pause with a tap of the finger). |
| El grupo necesita mejorar su (pause with a tap of the finger). |
| coordinación |
| coordinación |
| El grupo necesita mejorar su coordinación. |
| El grupo necesita mejorar su coordinación. |
| "The group needs to improve its coordination." |
| We use coordinación because it means "coordination"—a skill that can be improved. It completes the phrase necesita mejorar, which must be followed by the area needing improvement. Excelente means "excellent" and cannot follow this verb phrase. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Andrés es excelente en (pause with a tap of the finger). |
| Andrés es excelente en (pause with a tap of the finger). |
| matemáticas |
| matemáticas |
| Andrés es excelente en matemáticas. |
| Andrés es excelente en matemáticas. |
| "Andrés is excellent at math." |
| We use matemáticas here because it means "math"—a field of knowledge that someone can be good at. The phrase es excelente en is used with skills or subject areas. Mejorar, meaning "to improve," is a verb and not suitable here. |
| Unscramble the words to make a sentence. |
| Ready? |
| Los |
| Los estudiantes |
| Los estudiantes se |
| Los estudiantes se destacan |
| Los estudiantes se destacan en |
| Los estudiantes se destacan en debates. |
| "The students excel in debates." |
| Los estudiantes se destacan en debates. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Mariana necesita mejorar su (se or comprensión) auditiva. |
| Mariana necesita mejorar su (se or comprensión) auditiva. |
| comprensión |
| comprensión |
| Mariana necesita mejorar su comprensión auditiva. |
| "Mariana needs to improve her listening comprehension." |
| We use comprensión here because it means 'comprehension,' which is a noun referring to a skill that can be improved. In this sentence, the verb is mejorar ('to improve'), and it needs an object to answer the question 'improve what?'. The noun comprensión ('comprehension') acts as that object. The other option, se, is a pronoun, which would not make sense here. So, the correct sentence is Mariana necesita mejorar su comprensión auditiva |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Mi papá necesita mejorar su (trabaja or pronunciación) en inglés. |
| Mi papá necesita mejorar su (trabaja or pronunciación) en inglés. |
| pronunciación |
| pronunciación |
| Mi papá necesita mejorar su pronunciación en inglés. |
| "My dad needs to improve his English pronunciation." |
| We use pronunciación here because it means "pronunciation"—a skill that can be worked on. It matches the structure necesita mejorar su + [skill]. The word trabaja, meaning "he works," is a verb and cannot function as the object of improvement. |
| Let's translate some sentences into Spanish. |
| Translate "Sofía is excellent at resolving conflicts." into Spanish. |
| Sofía, the subject proper noun, |
| followed by |
| es, the third person singular present tense of the verb ser, meaning "is," |
| next |
| excelente, an adjective meaning "excellent," |
| followed by |
| en, a preposition meaning "at" or "in," |
| and finally |
| resolver conflictos, an infinitive phrase meaning "resolving conflicts." |
| We use es excelente en because this pattern expresses that someone is very good at a specific skill or area. It's followed by a verb in the infinitive or a noun phrase to show what the person excels at. In this case, resolver conflictos means "resolving conflicts." |
| Sofía es excelente en resolver conflictos. |
| Sofía es excelente en resolver conflictos. |
| "Sofía is excellent at resolving conflicts." |
| Translate "The team excels in presenting projects." into Spanish. |
| El equipo, the subject noun phrase meaning "the team," |
| followed by |
| se destaca, the reflexive verb in the present tense meaning "excels" or "stands out," |
| next |
| en, a preposition meaning "at" or "in," |
| and finally |
| presentar proyectos, an infinitive phrase meaning "presenting projects." |
| We use se destaca en here to show that someone or a group stands out in a particular area. Destacar is a reflexive verb used in this form to mean "excels in." It's followed by an infinitive verb or noun to indicate the skill — here, presentar proyectos, "presenting projects." |
| El equipo se destaca en presentar proyectos. |
| El equipo se destaca en presentar proyectos. |
| "The team excels in presenting projects." |
| Listen to me as I speak. Which skill is mentioned in the sentences? |
| Camila se destaca en escritura creativa. |
| Let's listen one more time. |
| Camila se destaca en escritura creativa. |
| Did you hear escritura creativa? Escritura creativa, meaning "creative writing." |
| How about...? |
| El grupo necesita mejorar su coordinación. |
| Let's listen one more time. |
| El grupo necesita mejorar su coordinación. |
| Did you hear coordinación? Coordinación, meaning "coordination." |
| Next… |
| Sofía es excelente en resolver conflictos. |
| One more time. |
| Sofía es excelente en resolver conflictos. |
| Did you hear resolver conflictos? Resolver conflictos, meaning "resolving conflicts." |
| And... |
| Nosotros necesitamos mejorar nuestras habilidades digitales. |
| One more time. |
| Nosotros necesitamos mejorar nuestras habilidades digitales. |
| Did you hear habilidades digitales? Habilidades digitales, meaning "digital skills." |
| Thank you for watching. |
| Now you know how to talk about someone's strengths and weaknesses in Spanish. |
| ...and now you can move on to the next lesson in the pathway. |
| Nos vemos. |
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