4.5.3
Poverty & Homelessness
La Pobreza y Los "Sin Techo" - Poverty and Homeless People
La Pobreza y Los "Sin Techo" - Poverty and Homeless People
Key vocab
Key vocab
- La pobreza - poverty.
- Los "sin techo" - homeless people.
- Un ladrón, una ladrona - a thief.
- La desigualdad - inequality.
- El gamberro - hooligan.
- La ONG - NGO.
- El vertedero - rubbish dump.
Los "sin techo"
Los "sin techo"
- Muchas personas creen que los "sin techo" son ladrones porque tienen que robar para comer.
- A lot of people think that the homeless people are thieves because they have to steal so that they can eat.
- Necesitamos más ambición y más decisión para resolver la desigualdad.
- We need to be more ambitious and decisive to resolve inequality.
Aspectos del problema
Aspectos del problema
- ¿Qué aspectos del problema de la pobreza y de los "sin techo" te preocupan más?
- What aspects of the the problem of poverty and homelessness worry you most?
- Me preocupa que haya demasiado paro. Para resolver este problema se necesitan más empleos..
- It worries me that there is a lot of unemployment. To solve this issue we need more jobs.
Una solución
Una solución
- ¿Hay alguna solución?
- Can you see any solution?
- Me gustaría decir que sí, veo una solución, pero la realidad es que no puedo ver una porque hay mucha gente a quien le da igual.
- I would like to say that I can see a solution, but the reality is that I can't see one because there are a lot of people who don't care.
How to Use 'Se'
How to Use 'Se'
'Se' is only used with verbs in the 'él/ella' form. It is often translated as 'one can, you can, they can'. It is formed like this: 'Se' + 'él/ella' form of a verb (puede) + Infinitive. Here are the two commonly used verbs:
Poder - to be able to
Poder - to be able to
- Se puede concluir que...
- One can conclude that...
- Como se puede ver.
- As you can see.
- Se puede llegar a una solución.
- They can come to a solution.
Deber - to ought to, to must
Deber - to ought to, to must
- Se debe hacer más.
- You must do more.
- Se debe tener en cuenta el contexto.
- One must take the context into account.
- Se debe trabajar duro.
- You must work hard.
1The Basics
1.1Pronouns
1.4Adjectives
1.5Abbreviations
2Current & Future Study & Employment
2.1School & Subjects
2.2School & Subjects - Translations
2.3Education Post - 16
3Identity & Culture
3.1Me, My Family & Friends
3.1.1Greetings
3.1.2Age & Name
3.1.3Physical Appearance
3.1.4Friends
3.1.5Personality
3.1.6Whose Father? Whose Parents?
3.1.7Family Members
3.1.8Other Family Members
3.1.9Describing Family
3.1.10Describing People
3.1.11Exam-Style Questions - Describing People
3.1.12Exam-Style Questions - Family
3.1.13Relationships
3.1.14Exam-Style Questions - Relationships
3.1.15Tener
3.1.16Ser
3.2Me, My Family & Friends - Translations
3.2.1Greetings - Spanish to English
3.2.2Greetings - English to Spanish
3.2.3Greetings - Translations
3.2.4Age & Name - Spanish to English
3.2.5Age & Name - English to Spanish
3.2.6Age & Name - Translations
3.2.7Describing Yourself - Spanish to English
3.2.8Describing Yourself - English to Spanish
3.2.9Describing Yourself - Translations
3.2.10Friends - English to Spanish
3.2.11Friends - Spanish to English
3.2.12Friends - Translations
3.2.13Personality - Spanish to English
3.2.14Personality - English to Spanish
3.2.15Personality - Translations
3.2.16Family - Spanish to English
3.2.17Family - English to Spanish
3.2.18Family - Translations
3.2.19Describing Family - Spanish to English
3.2.20Describing Family - English to Spanish
3.2.21Describing Family - Translations
3.2.22Relationships - Spanish to English
3.2.23Relationships - English to Spanish
3.2.24Relationships - Translations
3.3Technology in Everyday Life
3.4Technology in Everyday Life - Translations
3.5Free Time Activities
3.6Free Time Activities - Translations
3.6.1Music - Spanish to English
3.6.2Music - English to Spanish
3.6.3Music - Translations
3.6.4Cinema & TV - Spanish to English
3.6.5Cinema & TV - English to Spanish
3.6.6Cinema & TV - Translations
3.6.7Food - Spanish to English
3.6.8Food - English to Spanish
3.6.9Food - Translations
3.6.10Meat & Fish - Spanish to English
3.6.11Meat & Fish - English to Spanish
3.6.12Meat & Fish - Translations
3.6.13Fruit & Veg - Spanish to English
3.6.14Fruit & Veg - English to Spanish
3.6.15Fruit & Veg - Translations
3.6.16Drinks & Snacks - Spanish to English
3.6.17Drinks & Snacks - English to Spanish
3.6.18Drinks & Snacks - Translations
3.6.19Eating Out - Spanish to English
3.6.20Eating Out - English to Spanish
3.6.21Eating Out - Translations
3.6.22Sport - Spanish to English
3.6.23Sport- English to Spanish
3.6.24Sport - Translations
3.6.25Fashion - Spanish to English
3.6.26Fashion - English to Spanish
3.6.27Fashion - Translations
3.7Customs & Festivals in Spanish Speaking Countries
3.8Customs & Festivals - Translations
4Areas of Interest
4.1Home, Town, Neighbourhood & Region
4.2Home, Town, Neighbourhood & Region - Translations
4.2.1Home - Spanish to English
4.2.2Home - English to Spanish
4.2.3Home - Translations
4.2.4Near Your Home - Spanish to English
4.2.5Near Your Home - English to Spanish
4.2.6Near Your Home - Translations
4.2.7Shops - Spanish to English
4.2.8Shops - English to Spanish
4.2.9Shops - Translations
4.2.10Places in Town - Spanish to English
4.2.11Places in Town - English to Spanish
4.2.12Places in Town - Translations
4.2.13Region & Directions - English to Spanish
4.2.14Region & Directions - Spanish to English
4.2.15Region & Directions - Translations
4.3Social Issues
4.4Social Issues - Translations
4.4.1Charity - English to Spanish
4.4.2Charity - Spanish to English
4.4.3Charity - Translations
4.4.4Body & Illness - Spanish to English
4.4.5Body & Illness - English to Spanish
4.4.6Body & Illness - Translations
4.4.7Healthy Life - Spanish to English
4.4.8Healthy Life - English to Spanish
4.4.9A Healthy Life - Translations
4.5Global Issues
4.6Global Issues - Translations
4.7Travel & Tourism
4.8Travel & Tourism - Translations
4.8.1Holidays - Spanish to English
4.8.2Holidays - English to Spanish
4.8.3Holidays - Translations
4.8.4Booking - Spanish to English
4.8.5Booking - English to Spanish
4.8.6Booking - Translations
4.8.7Tourism - Spanish to English
4.8.8Tourism - English to Spanish
4.8.9Tourism - Translations
4.8.10Weather - Spanish to English
4.8.11Weather - English to Spanish
4.8.12Weather - Translations
5Listening Practice
5.1Me, My Family & Friends - Listening
5.2Technology in Everyday Life - Listening
5.3Free-Time - Listening
5.3.1Music - Listening (All)
5.3.2Music - Listening (Higher)
5.3.3Cinema & TV - Listening (All)
5.3.4Cinema & TV - Listening (Higher)
5.3.5Food & Eating Out - Listening (All)
5.3.6Food & Eating Out - Listening (Higher)
5.3.7Sport - Listening (All)
5.3.8Sport - Listening (Higher)
5.3.9Exam-Style Questions - Sport
5.4Customs & Festivals - Listening
5.5Home, Town, Neighbourhood & Region - Listening
5.6Social Issues - Listening
5.7Travel & Tourism - Listening
5.8Education - Listening
6Common Tenses
6.1Present Tense
6.1.1Regular AR Verbs
6.1.25 Common AR Verbs
6.1.3Negative Verbs
6.1.4Irregular AR Verbs
6.1.5Irregular AR Verbs - Exceptions
6.1.6Regular ER Verbs
6.1.75 Common ER Verbs
6.1.8Irregular ER Verbs
6.1.9Irregular ER Verbs - First Person Stem Changes
6.1.10Regular IR Verbs
6.1.115 Common IR Verbs
6.1.12Irregular IR Verbs
6.1.13Irregular IR Verbs - Adding an Accent
6.1.14Irregular IR Verbs - Exceptions
6.1.15Irregular IR Verbs - 'Ir'
6.1.16Irregular IR Verbs - Verbs Ending in '-uir'
6.1.17Verb Phrases
6.1.18The Use of 'Se'
6.2Preterite Tense
6.2.1Regular AR Verbs
6.2.2Irregular AR Verbs
6.2.3Irregular AR Verbs 2
6.2.4Regular ER Verbs
6.2.5Irregular ER Verbs
6.2.6Irregular ER Verbs - Ver & Tener
6.2.7Irregular ER Verbs 2
6.2.8Regular IR Verbs
6.2.9Irregular IR Verbs - Preterite
6.2.10Irregular IR Verbs - Decir, Venir & Ir
6.2.11Irregular IR Verbs 3
6.3Imperfect Tense
6.4Preterite vs Imperfect Tenses
6.5Future Tense
7Important Verbs
7.1To Be - 'Ser' & 'Estar'
7.2To Like - 'Gustar'
7.3To Have - 'Tener'
8Advanced Tenses
8.1The Simple Future
8.2Conditional Tense
8.3Continuous Tenses
8.5Present Subjunctive
8.5.1Present Subjunctive - Regular AR Verbs
8.5.2Present Subjunctive - Regular ER Verbs
8.5.3Present Subjunctive - Regular IR Verbs
8.5.4Present Subjunctive - Irregular AR Verbs
8.5.5Irregular AR Verbs 2
8.5.6Irregular AR Verbs 3
8.5.7Present Subjunctive - Irregular ER Verbs
8.5.8Irregular ER Verbs 2
8.5.9Irregular IR Verbs
8.5.10Irregular IR Verbs 2
8.5.11Irregular IR Verbs 3
8.5.12Present Subjunctive - Uses
8.6Imperfect Subjunctive
9Extra Grammar
9.1Articles
9.2Negatives
9.3Nouns
9.3.1People & Animals
9.3.2Nouns that Stay the Same
9.3.3Nouns that Only Take One Article
9.3.4Masculine vs Feminine Nouns
9.3.5Masculine Exceptions
9.3.6Feminine Exceptions
9.3.7Noun Endings that Are Usually Feminine
9.3.8Noun Endings that Are Usually Masculine
9.3.9Nouns that End in a Vowel
9.3.10Nouns that End in a Consonant
9.3.11Masculine Nouns
9.3.12Masculine & Feminine Nouns
9.4Asking Questions
9.5Adjectives
9.5.1Adjectives that Change Endings
9.5.2Adjectives that Remain the Same
9.5.3'Grande' & 'Bueno'
9.5.4Plurals Ending in a Consonant (r, l, s, d etc.)
9.5.5Plurals Ending in a Vowel (a, e etc.)
9.5.6The Best, The Worst
9.5.7This, These, That and Those
9.5.8Possession Before a Noun
9.5.9Possession After a Noun
9.5.10Whose
9.5.11Indefinite
9.8Pronouns
9.9By, With, From, Of
9.10Verbs
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1The Basics
1.1Pronouns
1.4Adjectives
1.5Abbreviations
2Current & Future Study & Employment
2.1School & Subjects
2.2School & Subjects - Translations
2.3Education Post - 16
3Identity & Culture
3.1Me, My Family & Friends
3.1.1Greetings
3.1.2Age & Name
3.1.3Physical Appearance
3.1.4Friends
3.1.5Personality
3.1.6Whose Father? Whose Parents?
3.1.7Family Members
3.1.8Other Family Members
3.1.9Describing Family
3.1.10Describing People
3.1.11Exam-Style Questions - Describing People
3.1.12Exam-Style Questions - Family
3.1.13Relationships
3.1.14Exam-Style Questions - Relationships
3.1.15Tener
3.1.16Ser
3.2Me, My Family & Friends - Translations
3.2.1Greetings - Spanish to English
3.2.2Greetings - English to Spanish
3.2.3Greetings - Translations
3.2.4Age & Name - Spanish to English
3.2.5Age & Name - English to Spanish
3.2.6Age & Name - Translations
3.2.7Describing Yourself - Spanish to English
3.2.8Describing Yourself - English to Spanish
3.2.9Describing Yourself - Translations
3.2.10Friends - English to Spanish
3.2.11Friends - Spanish to English
3.2.12Friends - Translations
3.2.13Personality - Spanish to English
3.2.14Personality - English to Spanish
3.2.15Personality - Translations
3.2.16Family - Spanish to English
3.2.17Family - English to Spanish
3.2.18Family - Translations
3.2.19Describing Family - Spanish to English
3.2.20Describing Family - English to Spanish
3.2.21Describing Family - Translations
3.2.22Relationships - Spanish to English
3.2.23Relationships - English to Spanish
3.2.24Relationships - Translations
3.3Technology in Everyday Life
3.4Technology in Everyday Life - Translations
3.5Free Time Activities
3.6Free Time Activities - Translations
3.6.1Music - Spanish to English
3.6.2Music - English to Spanish
3.6.3Music - Translations
3.6.4Cinema & TV - Spanish to English
3.6.5Cinema & TV - English to Spanish
3.6.6Cinema & TV - Translations
3.6.7Food - Spanish to English
3.6.8Food - English to Spanish
3.6.9Food - Translations
3.6.10Meat & Fish - Spanish to English
3.6.11Meat & Fish - English to Spanish
3.6.12Meat & Fish - Translations
3.6.13Fruit & Veg - Spanish to English
3.6.14Fruit & Veg - English to Spanish
3.6.15Fruit & Veg - Translations
3.6.16Drinks & Snacks - Spanish to English
3.6.17Drinks & Snacks - English to Spanish
3.6.18Drinks & Snacks - Translations
3.6.19Eating Out - Spanish to English
3.6.20Eating Out - English to Spanish
3.6.21Eating Out - Translations
3.6.22Sport - Spanish to English
3.6.23Sport- English to Spanish
3.6.24Sport - Translations
3.6.25Fashion - Spanish to English
3.6.26Fashion - English to Spanish
3.6.27Fashion - Translations
3.7Customs & Festivals in Spanish Speaking Countries
3.8Customs & Festivals - Translations
4Areas of Interest
4.1Home, Town, Neighbourhood & Region
4.2Home, Town, Neighbourhood & Region - Translations
4.2.1Home - Spanish to English
4.2.2Home - English to Spanish
4.2.3Home - Translations
4.2.4Near Your Home - Spanish to English
4.2.5Near Your Home - English to Spanish
4.2.6Near Your Home - Translations
4.2.7Shops - Spanish to English
4.2.8Shops - English to Spanish
4.2.9Shops - Translations
4.2.10Places in Town - Spanish to English
4.2.11Places in Town - English to Spanish
4.2.12Places in Town - Translations
4.2.13Region & Directions - English to Spanish
4.2.14Region & Directions - Spanish to English
4.2.15Region & Directions - Translations
4.3Social Issues
4.4Social Issues - Translations
4.4.1Charity - English to Spanish
4.4.2Charity - Spanish to English
4.4.3Charity - Translations
4.4.4Body & Illness - Spanish to English
4.4.5Body & Illness - English to Spanish
4.4.6Body & Illness - Translations
4.4.7Healthy Life - Spanish to English
4.4.8Healthy Life - English to Spanish
4.4.9A Healthy Life - Translations
4.5Global Issues
4.6Global Issues - Translations
4.7Travel & Tourism
4.8Travel & Tourism - Translations
4.8.1Holidays - Spanish to English
4.8.2Holidays - English to Spanish
4.8.3Holidays - Translations
4.8.4Booking - Spanish to English
4.8.5Booking - English to Spanish
4.8.6Booking - Translations
4.8.7Tourism - Spanish to English
4.8.8Tourism - English to Spanish
4.8.9Tourism - Translations
4.8.10Weather - Spanish to English
4.8.11Weather - English to Spanish
4.8.12Weather - Translations
5Listening Practice
5.1Me, My Family & Friends - Listening
5.2Technology in Everyday Life - Listening
5.3Free-Time - Listening
5.3.1Music - Listening (All)
5.3.2Music - Listening (Higher)
5.3.3Cinema & TV - Listening (All)
5.3.4Cinema & TV - Listening (Higher)
5.3.5Food & Eating Out - Listening (All)
5.3.6Food & Eating Out - Listening (Higher)
5.3.7Sport - Listening (All)
5.3.8Sport - Listening (Higher)
5.3.9Exam-Style Questions - Sport
5.4Customs & Festivals - Listening
5.5Home, Town, Neighbourhood & Region - Listening
5.6Social Issues - Listening
5.7Travel & Tourism - Listening
5.8Education - Listening
6Common Tenses
6.1Present Tense
6.1.1Regular AR Verbs
6.1.25 Common AR Verbs
6.1.3Negative Verbs
6.1.4Irregular AR Verbs
6.1.5Irregular AR Verbs - Exceptions
6.1.6Regular ER Verbs
6.1.75 Common ER Verbs
6.1.8Irregular ER Verbs
6.1.9Irregular ER Verbs - First Person Stem Changes
6.1.10Regular IR Verbs
6.1.115 Common IR Verbs
6.1.12Irregular IR Verbs
6.1.13Irregular IR Verbs - Adding an Accent
6.1.14Irregular IR Verbs - Exceptions
6.1.15Irregular IR Verbs - 'Ir'
6.1.16Irregular IR Verbs - Verbs Ending in '-uir'
6.1.17Verb Phrases
6.1.18The Use of 'Se'
6.2Preterite Tense
6.2.1Regular AR Verbs
6.2.2Irregular AR Verbs
6.2.3Irregular AR Verbs 2
6.2.4Regular ER Verbs
6.2.5Irregular ER Verbs
6.2.6Irregular ER Verbs - Ver & Tener
6.2.7Irregular ER Verbs 2
6.2.8Regular IR Verbs
6.2.9Irregular IR Verbs - Preterite
6.2.10Irregular IR Verbs - Decir, Venir & Ir
6.2.11Irregular IR Verbs 3
6.3Imperfect Tense
6.4Preterite vs Imperfect Tenses
6.5Future Tense
7Important Verbs
7.1To Be - 'Ser' & 'Estar'
7.2To Like - 'Gustar'
7.3To Have - 'Tener'
8Advanced Tenses
8.1The Simple Future
8.2Conditional Tense
8.3Continuous Tenses
8.5Present Subjunctive
8.5.1Present Subjunctive - Regular AR Verbs
8.5.2Present Subjunctive - Regular ER Verbs
8.5.3Present Subjunctive - Regular IR Verbs
8.5.4Present Subjunctive - Irregular AR Verbs
8.5.5Irregular AR Verbs 2
8.5.6Irregular AR Verbs 3
8.5.7Present Subjunctive - Irregular ER Verbs
8.5.8Irregular ER Verbs 2
8.5.9Irregular IR Verbs
8.5.10Irregular IR Verbs 2
8.5.11Irregular IR Verbs 3
8.5.12Present Subjunctive - Uses
8.6Imperfect Subjunctive
9Extra Grammar
9.1Articles
9.2Negatives
9.3Nouns
9.3.1People & Animals
9.3.2Nouns that Stay the Same
9.3.3Nouns that Only Take One Article
9.3.4Masculine vs Feminine Nouns
9.3.5Masculine Exceptions
9.3.6Feminine Exceptions
9.3.7Noun Endings that Are Usually Feminine
9.3.8Noun Endings that Are Usually Masculine
9.3.9Nouns that End in a Vowel
9.3.10Nouns that End in a Consonant
9.3.11Masculine Nouns
9.3.12Masculine & Feminine Nouns
9.4Asking Questions
9.5Adjectives
9.5.1Adjectives that Change Endings
9.5.2Adjectives that Remain the Same
9.5.3'Grande' & 'Bueno'
9.5.4Plurals Ending in a Consonant (r, l, s, d etc.)
9.5.5Plurals Ending in a Vowel (a, e etc.)
9.5.6The Best, The Worst
9.5.7This, These, That and Those
9.5.8Possession Before a Noun
9.5.9Possession After a Noun
9.5.10Whose
9.5.11Indefinite
9.8Pronouns
9.9By, With, From, Of
9.10Verbs
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