Houseviewing
Visita de la casa
- Find a new place to live.
- Vocabulary for buying and renting a place.
- Relative pronouns (el que, quien, cuyo)
Explore the 2008 real estate bubble in Spanish while mastering key relative pronouns: el que, quien, and cuyo. This B1-level lesson teaches how to connect ideas with relative clauses, focusing on their correct use in context and possession. Enhance your Spanish reading and grammar skills through practical examples and relevant vocabulary related to the economic crisis.
Listening & reading materials
Practice vocabulary in context with real materials.
B1.39.1 Cultura
Cuando los ladrillos se caen: la burbuja inmobiliaria del 2008
When the bricks fall: the 2008 real estate bubble
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Exercise 1: Pronombres relativos (el que, quien, cuyo)
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
Grammar: Relative pronouns (el que, quien, cuyo)
Show translation Show answersquienes, el que, cuyo, la que, quien
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Understanding Spanish Relative Pronouns through the 2008 Real Estate Bubble
This lesson centers on an engaging historical topic, "Cuando los ladrillos se caen: la burbuja inmobiliaria del 2008" (When the bricks fall: the 2008 real estate bubble), to help intermediate Spanish learners at the B1 level deepen their understanding of relative pronouns. You will explore key relative pronouns such as el que, quien, and cuyo, which are essential for connecting ideas and adding descriptive detail in Spanish.
Lesson Highlights
- Topic Context: The economic crisis caused by the 2008 real estate bubble provides authentic vocabulary and context, including words like ladrillos (bricks) and burbuja inmobiliaria (real estate bubble).
- Relative Pronouns: Practice using el que (the one/that), quien (who), and cuyo (whose) to link clauses and provide additional information smoothly.
- Grammar Usage: Learn how each pronoun functions differently depending on cases such as people versus things, possession, and specificity.
Key Learning Points
Relative pronouns in Spanish differ from English by often agreeing in gender and number with the noun they refer to. El que can be used instead of English "that" or "which" and sometimes "who" for people in formal contexts. Quien refers specifically to people and usually follows a preposition. Cuyo indicates possession, unlike the English "whose," it always agrees in gender and number with the noun possessed, not the possessor.
For example, "La casa que compramos" means "The house that we bought." Another sentence, "El hombre quien llamó" translates as "The man who called." Lastly, "El arquitecto cuyo diseño ganó" corresponds to "The architect whose design won." Understanding these nuances helps you craft more natural and precise sentences in Spanish.
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