A Trip to Spain...need advice.
Going on a trip to Spain for 15 days...covering North to South...any tips on learning the language for an escorted trip like this?
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On your profile you say the trip is planned for 2015 so you have a lot of time. You say on your profile that you live in Florida so there must be lots of opportunities to find someone you can chat to in Spanish perhaps on the basis you help their English. I responded to another post this week where someone wanted to have tips for Spanish in Spain. I suggest this excellent programme enter link description here which is an interactive video programme starting in Madrid. It is suitable for beginners but builds so is of interest to those with more language too. There are other resources on the BBC site but this is special. I also suggest the podcasts made by Ben [from UK] and his wife Marina from Madrid . The podcasts are free and start from beginner finishing at Gold 2 which is advanced. You pay if you want work sheets but if you sign up for emails they often have offers where it is cheaper but the podcasts are good even without the work sheet. [http://www.notesinspanish.com/blog/]Notes in Spanish2 they also have a sister site where the podcasts are in English good for cultural insight. Both the above resources will help with listening to the Spanish accent, but you will obviously want to use this site and resources at home to learn Spanish. 15 days is not a big trip and you do not say whether it is an independant trip or whether you have a Spanish speaking guide. Post again with more information/questions and I am sure you will be helped.
