In El Corte Inglés

Abstract

At the beginning of the course, the vocabulary was often similar in sound and meaning to the English equivalent. But now that you are meeting words which are not so obvious, don’t rush to the dictionary immediately you come across one you don’t know. Try to guess its meaning first, either by looking at the context in which it appears, or at the form of the word itself. Is it a verb or a noun? You can recognize which is which from the ending. What job does it do in the sentence? Knowing this will help you discover its meaning. Only look up the word if all else fails – or if you need to check a gender. You need to develop your comprehension strategies for both reading and listening because, however well you get to know Spanish, there will always be words and phrases that you come across for the first time.