Spanish B2 module 1: Ciudades: ¿selva o comunidad? (Cities: jungle or community?)
This is learning module 1 of 6 of our Spanish B2 syllabus. Each learning module contains 6 till 8 chapters.
Learning goals:
- Talk about social and community issues
Word list (69)
Core vocabulary
(19):
Verbs: 9,
Adjectives: 4,
Adverbs: 1,
Interjection: 1,
Nouns: 3,
Sentences / word combination: 1
Context vocabulary:
51
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| Acordar (un calendario) | To agree on (a schedule) |
| Adaptarse (adaptarse) | To adapt (to adapt) |
| Ahorrar | To save |
| Celebrar (celebrar) | To celebrate (to celebrate) |
| Componer | To compose; to make up |
| Conciliar (la vida laboral y familiar) | To reconcile (work and family life) |
| Conservar (conservar) | To conserve (to conserve) |
| Contrastar | To contrast |
| Criar a (los hijos) | To raise (children) |
| De segunda mano | Second‑hand |
| Demostrar | To demonstrate; to show |
| Diferenciarse (diferenciarse) | To differentiate oneself (to differentiate oneself) |
| Discriminar | To discriminate |
| Ejercer | To exercise; to exert |
| El Vidrio | Glass |
| El ascenso | The rise |
| El cuidador principal | Primary caregiver |
| El hogar monoparental | Single-parent household |
| El legado | Legacy |
| El parentesco | Kinship / Family relationship |
| El patrimonio | Heritage |
| El patrimonio intangible | Intangible heritage |
| El permiso de paternidad | Paternity leave |
| El progenitor | Parent |
| El reciclaje | Recycling |
| El rito | Rite |
| El régimen de visitas | Visitation arrangement |
| El vínculo afectivo | Emotional bond |
| Eléctrico | Electric |
| En peligro | Endangered |
| Enterarse | Find out |
| Impactante | Striking |
| Integrarse (integrarse) | To integrate (to integrate) |
| La adopción | Adoption |
| La carga emocional | Emotional burden |
| La ceremonia | Ceremony |
| La conmemoración | Commemoration |
| La convivencia | Living together / Cohabitation |
| La costumbre | Custom |
| La custodia compartida | Joint custody |
| La diversidad cultural | Cultural diversity |
| La diáspora | Diaspora |
| La familia numerosa | Large family |
| La familia recompuesta | Blended family |
| La festividad | Festivity |
| La filiación | Parentage / Legal parentage |
| La herencia cultural | Cultural heritage |
| La identidad cultural | Cultural identity |
| La pareja de hecho | Cohabiting couple / Unmarried partnership |
| La planificación familiar | Family planning |
| La red de apoyo | Support network |
| La relación intergeneracional | Intergenerational relationship |
| La tradición oral | Oral tradition |
| La tutela | Guardianship |
| Matrimonio de conveniencia | Marriage of convenience |
| Mejorar | Improve |
| Multicultural | Multicultural |
| Poner en práctica (poner en práctica) | To put into practice (to put into practice) |
| Preservar (preservar) | To preserve (to preserve) |
| Protegido | Protected |
| Recaudar | Raise (funds) |
| Repartir responsabilidades | To share responsibilities |
| Reutilizable | Reusable |
| Separarse | To separate / To get separated |
| Sin ánimos | Without enthusiasm |
| Sincretismo | Syncretism |
| Tener la tutela | To have guardianship |
| Tolerante | Tolerant |
| Transmitir (transmitir) | To transmit (to transmit) |