¡Con brío! - PROGRAM SAMPLER

P-5 E. Práctica Practice the alphabet by reading and spelling each of the following words. Read the word, spell it, then listen for confirmation. If the word has an accent, say the name of the letter, and then say con acento. Begin after you hear ¡Adelante! 1. hora 4. ocho 7. fugitivo 2. lápiz 5. amarillo 8. veinte 3. carro 6. bueno 9. mañana ¿Sabes que...? The Real Academia Española de la Lengua, RAE, ( Royal Spanish Academy of the Spanish Language ) is the official royal institution responsible for regulating the Spanish language. It was founded in 1713 and is based in Madrid, Spain, but is affiliated with national language academies in twenty-one other Spanish-speaking nations in the Americas and the Philippines through the Association of Spanish Academies. The RAE is a major publisher of dictionaries and grammars, and has a formal procedure for admitting words to its publications. Its most famous publication is the Diccionario de la lengua española de la Real Academia Española ( Dictionary of the Spanish Language of the Royal Spanish Academy ) already in its 22nd edition. ¿Sabes que...? The Association of Spanish Language Academies was created in Mexico in 1951 with the aim of promoting the unity of their common language. This association is comprised of the 22 Spanish Language Academies worldwide. Its current function is to maintain the unity of the language in the Spanish-speaking community, recognizing the regional variations and the evolution of the language. The pronunciation of tr is particularly difficult for native speakers of English. Observe your instructor and be sure to position your mouth and tongue properly in order to pronounce the sound correctly: tres, cuatro, trabajo, triángulo, teatro, tronco, trucha, semestre. Correct pronunciation is the key to avoiding misunderstandings. Examples: pero but / perro dog campaña campaign / campana bell Also, be sure to stress the vowel with the written accent. Examples: Estudio. I study Estudi ó . He studied ¡H a ble! Speak! Hablé. I spoke.