Newsletter: The Social Voice of Spanish

The Social Voice of Spanish

Spanish isn’t just a language for everyday conversation, it’s a language of action, protest, solidarity and social change. This week, we’re tuning into how Spanish helps us speak up, speak out and connect with others on the issues that matter. Below are three different activities to help you explore how Spanish expresses all this!

Ready to find your voice? 😊

Mind the Gap “___” 

Words with and without an accent

Rigoberta Menchu

Who’s this figure? What’s the story behind her voice? In this fill-in-the-gaps activity, you’ll meet an important advocate for Indigenous and human rights while practicing words that may have or not a written accent, depending on their meaning each time:

B2 Rigoberta Menchú

¿Conoces las expresiones?

Social Rights idiomatic expressions

social rights expressions

Explore these 4 very useful idiomatic expressions that help you express disagreement, protest and solidarity, ideal for when you’re discussing justice or just standing your ground.

Raising voices in Spanish: Expressions for social rights

 

Spanish Grammar Tip 

Verbos modales: poder, deber, querer…

poder querer and deber

Use modal verbs to express possibility, responsibility and desire when talking about social issues or strong personal opinions. Small verbs, big impact.

Modal verbs 

Remember that if you’re a Premium user you can add these lessons to your saved notebooks. Find out more about our great Notebooks feature ✏️

 

Take me to your leader

September Leaderboard Top 3

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Enhorabuena to Chanklaspf P, Josh W and Leah X for claiming the top spots on the September Spanish Leaderboard!

Keep the great work! ¡Fantástico! 🎉 

Hurray for Weekend Workout Friday!

Special treat for Premium subscribers

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Friday is Weekend Workout day – a special treat just for our Premium subscribers , with fresh dictations and writing challenges to boost your listening and writing skills.

This week’s theme is Social Rights.

Here’s a dictation for our free users: Los novios part 1 (level B1)

Not Premium yet? Now’s a great time to upgrade! You’ll get these Weekend Workouts every week, plus unlimited kwizzes and multiple notebooks to help you stay organised and make progress faster.

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Also, don’t forget, we’re keeping the Spanish vibes going on InstagramTikTok and Facebook with more fun stuff you’ll love!

¡Hasta pronto!  👋

Author info

Inma Sánchez

After working in the travel industry for ten years in Seville, Inma moved to the UK to give a little twist to her life. Since then she's been teaching Spanish as a foreign language to adults for over 15 years in different settings, private lessons, secondary schools and online. Inma is a coffee lover and also loves exploring new places with her family in beautiful Warwickshire, where she lives.