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The Early Intermediate – Lightspeed Spanish podcast is an invaluable resource for those looking to improve their grammar and listening skills in Spanish. As a beginner, I had tried numerous other podcasts and audio files, but none were as effective as this one. Gordon and Sindia have put in a tremendous amount of work into creating content for all levels of Spanish learners, and it truly shows. I am immensely grateful for their dedication and the impact they have had on my language learning journey.
One of the best aspects of this podcast is its comprehensive coverage of various grammar topics. Each episode delves into a specific aspect of grammar and provides clear explanations and examples to help solidify understanding. The hosts are skilled at breaking down complex concepts into easily digestible information, making it accessible for learners at all stages. Additionally, they incorporate conversational exercises after teaching each topic, allowing listeners to apply their newly acquired knowledge. This practical approach greatly enhances the learning experience and helps learners develop their speaking skills as well.
Another highlight of the Early Intermediate – Lightspeed Spanish podcast is the quality of the conversations between Gordon and his native Spanish-speaking co-hosts. The questions asked by Gordon are relatable and relevant, providing insights into everyday situations that learners may encounter while interacting with native speakers. This not only prepares learners for real-world scenarios but also instills confidence in their ability to communicate effectively in Spanish. The natural flow of conversation makes it easier to follow along and improve listening comprehension skills as well.
Although the Early Intermediate – Lightspeed Spanish podcast offers an outstanding learning experience overall, there are a few minor drawbacks worth mentioning. Occasionally, some episodes could benefit from more interactive exercises or practice activities to further reinforce new concepts. While the conversations between Gordon and his co-hosts are helpful, it would be beneficial to have additional listening exercises or dictation exercises within each episode specifically designed for early intermediate learners.
In conclusion, if you are serious about advancing your proficiency in Spanish, the Early Intermediate – Lightspeed Spanish podcast is an excellent choice. The dedication and hard work put into creating meaningful content for learners at this level is evident throughout each episode. With its comprehensive grammar coverage, engaging conversations, and practical application exercises, this podcast has become an invaluable tool in my language learning journey. I highly recommend it to anyone looking to improve their listening skills, grammar knowledge, and overall fluency in Spanish.
In this fun Spanish lesson we help you master the Spanish Present Perfect in a clear and concise Spanish lesson with examples and explanations. Come and join us and really get your Spanish going as well as helping yourself to master the Spanish Present Perfect! Get your Early Intermediate HELPSHEETS... Read more » The post 1 Updated Intermediate Master the Spanish Present Perfect appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.
In this continuation of the earlier test you have the second lesson in which you can test your Spanish pronouns. This Spanish pronoun test is designed for Intermediate Spanish and upwards. Come and join us! Find out more about our Immersion Courses here! If you would like to try SER... Read more » The post 87 Early Inter Test your Spanish Pronouns part 2 appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.
In this fun lesson, we offer you a cool Spanish pronoun test to check your understanding of how Spanish pronouns work. This Spanish pronoun test is designed for Intermediate Spanish and upwards. Come and join us! Find out more about our Immersion Courses here! If you would like to try... Read more » The post 86 Early Intermediate Spanish Pronoun Test appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.
In this lesson with Cynthia and Ana, we look at some Early Intermediate Spanish on the verb DAR and it’s interesting expressions. If you have an early intermediate Spanish or above, this will be a great lesosn for you. Come and join us! If you would like to try SER... Read more » The post 85 Early Intermediate Spanish Verb DAR appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.
Cynthia helps us today to see how Spanish gender changes meaning with certain words. These are called palabras homónimas de género. Listen in as Cynthia takes you through this and shows how Spanish gender changes meaning with some key words. Come and join us! If you would like to try... Read more » The post 83 Early Inter Spanish Gender changes Meaning appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.
Cynthia offers you a great way to test your Spanish Quedar and Quedarse in this short but sweet test. Test your Spanish and see how much you’ve understood of the previous lesson on Quedar and Quedarse. Come and join us! If you would like to try SER SOCIO freely and... Read more » The post 82 Early Inter Test your Spanish Quedar/se appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.
Cynthia offers you a great Spanish lesson on QUEDARSE in Spanish and it’s many meanings. This is a must for an early intermediate Spanish learner! Let’s get into the details of usingb QUEDARSE in Spanish. Come and join us! If you would like to try SER SOCIO freely and want... Read more » The post 81 Early Inter Using Quedarse in Spanish appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.
Cynthia offers you a great lesson on the Spanish verb quedar and it’s many uses. This is a must for an early intermediate Spanish learner! Let’s get into the details of the Spanish verb QUEDAR. Come and join us! If you would like to try SER SOCIO freely and want... Read more » The post 80 Early Inter The Spanish verb QUEDAR appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.
Cynthia offers you a great lesson on telling the time in Spanish in which she explains the key elements to being able to get the structure right. Venga, telling the time in Spanish is a vital part of speaking the language. Come and join us! If you would like to... Read more » The post 79 Early Inter Telling the time in Spanish appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.
Cynthia offers you a fun Spanish comprehension exercise at Early Intermediate level. Your job is to complete the story in the comments section of the video. The student with the most likes will have their story read out on the channel! Prepárate for this cool Spanish intermediate comprehension listening and... Read more » The post 78 Early Inter Spanish Comprehension LA CAJA appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.
Join us in this family Spanish Christmas chat about what we have been up to over the holidays. There is something very special about the family Spanish Christmas here in Spain! Come and join us! If you would like to try SER SOCIO freely and want to receive two lessons... Read more » The post 77 Early Inter A Family Spanish Christmas appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.
This week Cynthia and Ana are giving you a great lesson on the Spanish verb to Grow. Come and join this short but oh so sweet lesson created during one of our immersion courses. The Spanish verb to Grow is not as straight forward as you might think! If you... Read more » The post 76 Early Intermediate Spanish Verb To Grow appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.
This week we are giving you a great test of Saber and Conocer to see if you really have got to grips with these two interesting Spanish verbs. If you would like to know more about Saber and Conocer, perhaps you should consider joining our Ser Socio members club in... Read more » The post 75 Early Inter Spanish TEST Saber and Conocer appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.
In this lesson we help you to test your Spanish verbs of Becoming in this cool fairytale that is missing some key Spanish verbs of change. Come and Test your Spanish verbs of Change and see how many points you can get! Download the quiz sheet HERE. Take a look... Read more » The post 74 Early Inter Test your Spanish verbs appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.
In this lesson we prepare you for the next test with Spanish becoming verbs. Do you know them well? If not, joiun us to find out. Spanish Becoming verbs or Verbs of Change! Take a look at Cynthia’s Book Club HERE Getting to grips with Gustar in Spanish. Now available... Read more » The post 73 Early Inter Spanish Becoming verbs appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.
In this lesson we offer you a great test to test your understanding in Spanish. Come and join us and test yourself out with some really unusual things that people can say to you. Will you know how to respond? Come on, test your understanding in Spanish. Getting to grips... Read more » The post 72 Early Inter Test your understanding in Spanish appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.
In this lesson we offer you a great Spanish test B1 – B2 which covers some really interesting areas of the Spanish language. Come and join us and really get your Spanish moving forward. The Spanish test B1 – B2 can give you an idea of what your level is…but... Read more » The post 71 Early Inter Spanish test B1 – B2 appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.
In this Spanish personal A test we check out your understanding of how the A works and we combine it with the use of the Spanish Preposition A too. Come and join us and test out your knowledge on the Spanish personal A. Look at our range of AUDIO BOOKS... Read more » The post 70 Early Intermediate Spanish Personal A test appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.
In this lesson we talk about the conundrum between Usted vs Tú. What should we use? Can we just choose one and avoid the other? Come and join us and find a little more about the difference between Usted vs Tú and the best way to use them. Look at... Read more » The post 69 Early Inter Spanish Usted vs Tú appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.
In this Spanish lesson we help you with complimenting Spanish food! This is a vital lesson for anyone who wishes to intergrate into Spanish culture. Come and join us and find out more about the right verb combinations to use when you are complimenting Spanish food! Look at our range... Read more » The post 68 Early Inter Complimenting Spanish food appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.
Come and join us as we offer you a fun lesson on the Spanish MAYBE and how it can sometimes need the Spanish subjunctive and sometimes not. Here, you will find no ifs and buts about the Spanish MAYBE. Browse our Store HERE. Check out our Book Range HERE. Join... Read more » The post 67 Early Intermediate The Spanish MAYBE appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.
Come and join us as we offer you a great lesson on some expressions that have Spanish subjunctive options and on others that must always use the Spanish subjunctive. Find out how the difference between ‘ to check’ and ‘to be sure’ and when you need to use the Subjunctive.... Read more » The post 66 Early Inter Spanish Subjunctive options appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.
Come and join us as we offer you a great lesson on the verb Ganarse and how it is used in Spain. Find out how Spanish people talk about winning the lottery and how they show that someone has worked hard to earn something by using Ganarse. Once you have... Read more » The post 65 Early Inter Spanish Ganarse la vida appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.
Come and join us to understand the Spanish SE ME structure and what it means as well as how to use it. The Spanish SE ME structure is very popular and so it will serve you well to understand it and use it too! Check out our Book Range HERE.... Read more » The post 64 Early Inter The Spanish SE ME structure appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.
Come and join us to understand Vámonos and the way that this structure is used in spoken Spanish. There are some important things that you need to know about this structure in Spain so be sure to listen in and really start to understand Vámonos. Join us and Support this... Read more » The post 63 Early Intermediate Spanish Understand Vámonos appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.
In this lesson, we help you to understand the difference between Miedo A and Miedo DE. Why do we normally use LE with Miedo A? Join us and have your questions answered on this fascinating and scary subject! Find out about our immersion courses and prices, here: https://lightspeedspanish.co.uk/20170207-spanish-immersion-course-madrid-lightspeed-spanish/ Get your... Read more » The post 62 Early Inter Spanish Miedo A and Miedo DE appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.
In this lesson, we help you to understand when to use the Spanish Preterite or Perfect. When do we say: What have you done? or: What did you do? Join us and have some fun learning a nice simple system to help you to decide between the Spanish Preterite or... Read more » The post 61 Early Inter Spanish Preterite or Perfect? appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.
In this lesson, we answer a great question about the Spanish verb Soñar and add some extra information about Soñar vs Sonar and the similarities and differences. Join us to find out more about Soñar vs Sonar and have some fun too as you learn Spanish. Get your helpsheets here!... Read more » The post 60 Early Inter Soñar vs Sonar Spanish verbs appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.
In this lesson, we help you understand the Spanish DE preposition and the many ways in which it is used in Spanish. Is there a pattern to it’s use? Is there a system that we can follow to use it correctly? Come and join us and we will answer these... Read more » The post 59 Early Inter The Spanish DE preposition appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.
In this lesson, we help you to test your Spanish SE with some cool sentences that you have to translate. The Spanish SE is a real challenge for any student, but here, we help you to begin to understand these structures so much more. So, come and find out all... Read more » The post 58 Early Inter Test your Spanish SE appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.
In this lesson, we look at the sentence: Se lo puso and we show you the two meanings that it has as well as how you can know what it means in context. We also talk about the Victim Structure and the SE LE construction and how to know what... Read more » The post 57 Early Inter Se lo puso What does it mean? appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.
In this lesson, we look at the way that we use the Spanish Subjunctive with questions. Do the rules change when we ask a question? Listen in as we help you to really get a great understanding of the Spanish Subjunctive. You can get your Subjunctive for Beginners course HERE.... Read more » The post 56 Early Inter The Spanish Subjunctive with questions appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.
In this lesson, we help you to use Ni Siquiera in Spanish. What does it mean and how do we add it to sentences? Come and join us to learn more about Ni Siquiera in Spanish and its principal use. Here is the Telegram group where you can leave your:... Read more » The post 55 Early Inter Ni Siquiera in Spanish appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.
In this lesson, we help you with using Creer and Pensar in the past and the subleties of how the meaning changes according to the tense we choose. Come and join us to learn more about Creer and Pensar in the past as well as hearing Gordon’s fun challenge to... Read more » The post 54 Early Inter Creer and Pensar in the past and Gordon’s challenge appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.
In this lesson we help you understand the unusual Spanish structure of: Se te ve feliz. What does it mean? What kind of structure is this? Come and join us and learn about this structure as well as the ways that you can say the same thing without having to... Read more » The post 54 Early Inter Explaining SE TE VE feliz appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.
In this lesson we deal with a suggestion on the way that we use Querer in the past and how it’s meaning changes. Come and join us and find out how to use Querer in the past along with lots of other fun stuff! Check out this videocast for more... Read more » The post 53 Early Inter Querer in the past appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.
In this lesson we help you to test your Spanish level B1 B2. How do you think that you will do? Come and join us and find out! Challenge yourself and test your Spanish level B1 B2 with a fun quiz. To see more about our books, just go HERE.... Read more » The post 51 Early Inter Test your Spanish level B1 B2 appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.
In this lesson we look at the differences between Atrás vs Detrás and Adelante vs Delante. Come and have some fun and watch Gordon ‘pasar mucha vergüenza’ as he recounts a fun story. Come and learn more about Atrás vs Detrás. To see more about our Prepositions book, just go... Read more » The post 50 Early Intermediate Detrás vs Atrás Delante vs Adelante appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.
In this lesson we look at the diferences between the Spanish Preterite past vs Perfect past. When do we choose one over the other and why? Come and join us to discover more about the Spanish Preterite past vs Perfect past and learn how to use them with confidence and... Read more » The post 49 Early Inter Spanish Preterite Past vs Perfect past appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.
In this lesson we help you with some of the differences when we consider Mexico vs Spain in language, pronunciation and verbs. Come and join us and have some fun while you learn about the Mexico vs Spain situation. If you would like to know more about the books that... Read more » The post 48 Early Inter Mexico vs Spain appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.
In this lesson we show you the difference between AGO in Spanish and ‘For the last’. We share with you the way that a Spanish native would say this kind of sentence (spoiler alert: It’s not the way that we would say it in English!) If you would like to... Read more » The post 47 Early Intermediate Ago In Spanish appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.
In this lesson we talk about the differences between Pude vs Podía and Quise vs Quería. This is the difference between the Preterite and the Imperfect past tenses. So, if you are not sure about the difference between Pude vs Podía, then this is the lesson for you! Be sure... Read more » The post 46 Early Inter Pude vs Podía Quise vs Quería appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.
In this lesson we talk about the infamous Spanish redundant pronoun LE, which catches many students out when they don’t know wjht it is there. If you are curious about it, then watch on! In this videocast, we explain everything in a simple to understand way, so that you can... Read more » The post 45 Early Inter Spanish Redundant Pronoun LE appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.
In this lesson we talk about Spanish word order and show you just how flexible it can be. We also explain another important thing about Spanish word order: changing it can change the emphasis of the sentence! A must watch! Be sure to check out our other Spanish student videocasts... Read more » The post 44 Early Intermediate Spanish word order appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.
In this lesson we talk about the way we use the Spanish present subjunctive with NO. Even at the early intermediate level, there are things about the subjunctive that you MUST know. Listen in as we tell you what they are. The use of the Spanish Present Subjunctive with NO... Read more » The post 43 Early Inter Spanish Present Subjunctive with NO appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.
In this lesson we help you to understand how we use the Spanish Present Perfect tense with pronouns. Do you know the RID rule? You will after this lesson. Come and join us for some great information on the Spanish Present Perfect and on how to use it well! Un... Read more » The post 42 Early Intermediate The Spanish Present Perfect appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.
In this lesson we help you with the Spanish Personal A and the curious ways that it is used. You’ll find out that Spanish speakers even break all of the rules with it! Come and join us on our quick tip lesson as we help you with the Spanish Personal... Read more » The post 41 Early Intermediate The Spanish personal A appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.
¿Tú, or Usted in Spanish. The question of the use of Tú and Usted in Spanish rather reminds me of the other famous question that we all know: ‘How long is a piece of string?’ The reason I say that is that over the years I have realised that I should... Read more » The post 40 Early Intermediate Tú or Usted in Spanish LightSpeed Spanish appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.
Mí and Ti in Spanish. (Not to mention Sí) I often used to wonder what the rule was about when to use Mí and Ti in Spanish. I kind of knew when to do it because I had heard others using them. For example, in a restaurant I knew I... Read more » The post 39 Early Intermediate Mí and Ti in Spanish. When do we use them? appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.
The Passive voice in Spanish and the Active voice. Once, whilst I was working in a college giving evening classes in Spanish I was asked to cover an ‘A’ level class for a teacher who was also a native speaker. In preparation for the class she talked me through... Read more » The post 38 Early Intermediate The Passive Voice in Spanish and how to avoid it! appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.
Haber in Spanish. Clearing up the mystery The strangest part of most students concerns about what we tend to call the Perfect tenses, which are those that take Haber in Spanish and the Past Participle (I have eaten/He comido) is that for every tense that exists in Spanish we have... Read more » The post 37 Early Intermediate Haber in Spanish LightSpeed Spanish appeared first on Lightspeed Spanish.
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