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A verb is reflexive when the subject and the object are the same. (levantarse - to get up, and acostarse - to go to bed). They are formed using the following personal pronoun complements:

me / te / se / nos / os

levantar *(levantarse -* to get up/stand up)		acostar *(acostarse* - to go to bed/to lie down)
Yo me levanto - I get up Tú te levantas - you get up Él / Ella se levanta - he/she gets up Nosotros nos levantamos - we get up Vosotros os levantáis - you get up (pl.) Ellos / Ellas se levantan - they get up		Yo me acuesto - I go to bed Tú te acuestas - you go to bed Él / Ella se acuesta - he/she goes to bed Nosotros nos acostamos - we go to bed Vosotros os acostáis - you go to bed (pl.) Ellos / Ellas se acuestan - they go to bed

Listen and practise the pronunciation of the above verbs.

Do you remember what Luis does in a typical day?
Imagine you are Luis and write the verbs in the first person. Follow the example.

8:00	8:30	9:00

9:30	14:30	15:10
*(voy)*
19:20	20:00	22:00

Listen and look at the pictures. Listen again and repeat.

The r and the rr

Listen to the pronunciation of the following words and tick the words in which you hear the 'r' sound pronounced with more stress.


Rosa	Alrededor	Enrique	Israel	Arroz

Perlas	Mercado	Semáforo	Volar	Carne

Now answer the following questions.

How does it sound?

rr (always) and r at the beginning of a word or after l, n, s
r in the middle or at the end of a word

Listen again and repeat.

Listen and write the sentences you hear. Use the pause button on your media player if you need more time to write.

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Listen to the names of the following food products and look at the pictures. Listen again and repeat the words.

CARNE - meat

Pollo	Embutido	Fiambre	Cerdo	Cordero	Ternera
PESCADO Y MARISCO - fish and seafood

Mejillones	Cangrejo	Atún	Salmón	Pulpo	Calamar
FRUTAS - fruit

Plátanos / Bananas	Limón	Peras	Fresas	Naranja	Piña
HORTALIZAS Y VERDURAS - vegetables

Maíz	Cebolla	Tomate	Patatas (amer. papas)	Zanahoria	Pimiento
BEBIDAS - drinks

Vino	Zumo de frutas	Café	Té	Leche	Cerveza

In Spain, the measure for weight is the KILOGRAMO or KILO (Un kilo = 1000 gramos) and the measurement for liquid is the LITRO

- Póngame un kilo de naranjas - I'll have a kilo of oranges / Póngame medio kilo de manzanas - I'll have a kilo of apples
- Póngame un litro de leche - I'll have a litre of milk / Póngame medio litro de vino - I'll have a litre of wine

Other articles are described by their container.


Una lata de tomate A can of tomato sauce		Una botella de vino A bottle of wine		Un vaso de cerveza A glass of beer		Un paquete de arroz A packet of rice

Practise your Spanish in markets by asking for things:

¿Cuánto cuesta... ? / ¿Qué precio tiene...? / ¿Cuánto vale...? / ¿A cuánto está....?

And you may hear...

Vale... / El precio es.... / Cuesta... / Está a ...

¿Qué precio tienen las fresas? Están a 5 euros el kilo
How much are the strawberries? They're at 5 euros a kilo
¿A cuánto está el cordero? Está a 7 euros el kilo
How much is the lamb? It's at 7 euros a kilo

Listen to the following dialogue in a market and write the prices of the products. You will hear the prices in a different order.

Peras euros / kilo
Tomates euros / kilo
Patatas euros / kilo
Pimientos euros / kilo
Naranjas euros / kilo
Cebollas euros / kilo

peras = pears
pimientos = peppers
cebollas = onions