5.2 Intralingual subtitles

To practise the use of intralingual subtitles, watch the video of Celia with Spanish subtitles. Make a note of five new words or expressions you are not familiar with.

Actividad 22

To practise the use of intralingual subtitles, watch the video of Celia with Spanish subtitles. Make a note of five new words or expressions you are not familiar with.

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Actividad 23

Add the five words and phrases you identified in Actividad 22 to the table below. Then complete the rest of the table by looking them up in a dictionary. The first link will take you to a monolingual Spanish only online dictionary, and the second to a Spanish-English one.

New word or phrase English Spanish definition
de trato fácil easy going persona flexible, agradable, positiva y servicial
entorno environment, context círculo(s) donde se vive o se mueve una persona, por ejemplo el trabajo, el hogar, etc.
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Answer

You may have noted some of these words.

New word or phrase English Spanish definition
de trato fácil easy going persona flexible, agradable, positiva y servicial
entorno environment, context círculo(s) donde se vive o se mueve una persona, por ejemplo el trabajo, el hogar, etc.
buen humor Good humoured Tendencia alegre de una persona
sentirme bien conmigo misma Feeling good about myself (Note that misma is feminine and a male would say: mismo)
a corto plazo Short term Dentro de un periodo breve
Nuevas metas New goals Fin a que se dirigen las acciones o deseos
Falta de miedo Lack of fear Sin angustias o aprensiones

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