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El Mensual/Language Focus Language Focus Vocabulary These materials are devoted to the development of your Spanish vocabulary. Each story contains a list of words, related to a particular theme, such as food, dance, relationships, etc. First, go through the list and try to recall, or guess, the meaning of the words. Use a dictionary or the Academia Española's website to look up the words you can't recognise. Next, read the story filling in the blanks with one of the words in the list. Finally, listen to the audio or go to next page to check your answers. Practise with a story from below Food vocabulary La pelea por el dulce Argentina and Uruguay fight for the toffee With quiz Relationships vocabulary ¡Jefe, me va a matar! Unfair bosses raise blood pressure With quiz Synonyms Día D: "Vi a muchos de mis compañeros morir..." Mexican American veteran remembers D-Day With quiz and matching audio Spanish expressions Argentina: refugiarse en los libros Congress library is safe haven for homeless With quiz Time vocabulary Cuéntenos sus historias impuntuales Punctuality campaign launches in Ecuador With quiz Marriage vocabulary Derechos gay en Buenos Aires Buenos Aires legalises gay marriages With quiz Love vocabulary Los versos más populares The most popular verses by Neruda With quiz and related audio Synonyms Murió Compay Segundo Buena Vista maestro Compay Segundo With quiz and related audio Dance vocabulary Bailar sobre ruedas Dancing in wheelchairs With quiz Spanish expressions 350.000 años de creatividad Scientists found 350,000-year-old pink stone axe With quiz Smoking vocabulary Prohibido fumar en el Congreso español Spanish Parliament bans smoking in its corridors With quiz and matching audio Spanish expressions El príncipe Felipe anuncia su boda Spanish prince announces his wedding to a journalist With quiz and matching audio Life story Perfil de una princesa plebeya A humble commoner is the new Spanish princess With quiz Spanish expressions Europa: ¿se olvidó de Latinoamérica? As EU expands, is Latin America been overlooked? With quiz Religious vocabulary Juan Pablo II: 31 horas en España The Pope was in Spain With quiz Sea and sailing vocabulary España: la amenaza negra continúa The Prestige oil disaster With quiz Vocabulary of emotions El recuerdo de Isabel Allende President Allende's daughter remembers her father's last hours With quiz Books and literature Don Quijote cumple 400 años 400th anniversary of one of the world's most acclaimed literary works With quiz and matching audio Trends vocabulary Precio del crudo: nuevo récord Oil prices hit a record level. Why are oil prices so high? With quiz and matching audio Legal vocabulary España: menos violencia doméstica Spain passes new gender law to curb domestic violence With quiz and matching audio Football vocabulary Las dos caras de una final Barcelona triumph over Arsenal in the European Champions' League With quiz and matching audio

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