Spanish for Travel resources
A) Resources specific to your course
- Exclusive to El Patio!
- For current and ex-students exclusively
- Access via login to miPatio (above)
- Wordlists for each class (replaces Course Support Sheets)
- Weblinks for each topic (more specific than those below)
- You have access to these pages during the Term that you are enrolled, and then for one further Term, or until you enrol in the next course. The information for the new course will then be accessible.
B) General resources
Some of these links are also on the Elementary resources page
Pronunciation:
El alfabeto the alphabet with audio (neutral)
El alfabeto the alphabet with audio (Northern Spain)
El alfabeto the alphabet with audio (Southern Spain & Latin America)
Los números the numbers with audio
Text with pronunciation select Spanish, then type in words or a phrase to hear it played back
BBC Spanish Steps grammar tips with pronunciation
Fonetiks.org - mouse-over pronunciation
Phonetics animated and video demonstrations of how to make sounds (very technical, but worth the effort if you are having difficulty - select Launch Spanish Library)
Audio:
BBC Talk Spanish online course with audio
BBC Spanish Steps online course with audio/video
Vocabulary:
Spanish vocabulary quizzes
Quizlet flashcards
Dictionaries:
Word Reference
SpanishDict
Spanish-English Picture Dictionary for children
Recommended books:
A phrasebook to take with you, for example from Lonely Planet or Rough Guides.
There are many titles containing books with CDs with varying price tags. It's really helpful to have something simple to listen to at home, in the car or on your mp3 player. We recommend the title below due to its low price.
Spanish for Beginners Usborne Publishing, a small, illustrated phrasebook with CD. It is available at El Patio, $27.00.