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# 2 Predicting content

The video clips in this course are not scripted; they include language which the people we interviewed used naturally. The materials include vocabulary and grammar you may not fully understand. Even this, however, is an important part of the process of learning a new language. It is likely that you understand some of what you are seeing and hearing to begin with, and that you can build on this one step at a time. Some language courses script audio visual materials and focus on the vocabulary and grammar being taught at that moment. This is useful for learning to reinforce expressions and phrases, but authentic materials prepare the learner for hearing Spanish in real life.

Being able to predict what a speaker might say will help you listen out for language you are familiar with. Anticipating what you might hear prepares you to identify individual words or details such as names or places.

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