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Spanish compares very well with Italian: both languages have a similar sound and do not differ very much in terms of grammar, vocabulary and morphology
Up until 1987, Spanish was the official language of the Philippines
Spanish is one of relatively few phonetic languages: in the official dialect, Spanish sounds exactly as it looks when you read it off the page
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Los cinco sentidos
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Los humanos tenemos cinco sentidos: vista, oído, gusto, olfato y tacto. Gracias a ellos, recibimos información del exterior que nos permite vivir y adaptarnos al entorno que nos rodea.
Hay personas que tienen más desarrollados unos sentidos que otros, o no cuentan con alguno de ellos y ven limitadas sus capacidades de percepción, pero se puede utilizar un sentido para compensar otro.
El cuerpo recibe estímulos desde el exterior por medio de los órganos sensoriales: el ojo, el oído, la boca, la nariz y la piel. Dependiendo de la intensidad y duración del estímulo, cada órgano envía hasta el cerebro una determinada información: El ojo recibe la luz en intensidad y color. Con la visión distinguimos los objetos y su entorno, proporcionando el 80% de toda la información que recibimos sobre el mundo. El oído recibe el sonido y controla el equilibrio corporal. La boca, en concreto la lengua, recoge el sentido del gusto: dulce, salado, ácido o amargo. La comunicación entre la nariz y la boca establece la relación entre olfato y gusto. La nariz capta el olfato, el sentido que permite distinguir los olores. Los seres humanos pueden llegar a distinguir entre dos mil y cuatro mil clases de olores diferentes. La piel es el órgano más externo y permite percibir el tacto, la temperatura, la presión del ambiente o el dolor.
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Spanish Courses in Bedford
You and your group can be trained by our native speaker qualified Spanish teachers, and can meet at your place of work or home at a time convenient to you. Tutorials can take place any day of the week, including weekends, and can be scheduled for the morning, afternoon or evening. If your home or office is not suitable for you, you can attend the course at the teacher's offices. You will be provided with all relevant course materials.
Book now / EnquirySpanish 1 to 1 Business
These Spanish courses are intended for people who really need to learn Spanish to help make that difference in their work. For beginners, it will be useful to learn greetings and basic business etiquette, at higher levels reading and then writing become more important. Typical students include those involved in import/export, international negotiations and acquisitions, jobseekers in multinational companies where an additional language is required, and those working with international colleagues, academia and government. Even on our most basic course for Beginners, students should expect to end the course with basic Telephone Spanish and e-mail Spanish skills for communications as well as Survival Spanish required for short visits to a country.
Book now / EnquirySpanish 1 to 1 General
These Spanish courses are more general in nature and are targeted at students with a whole range of different needs. While all beginners level students can expect to cover Survival Spanish - required for short visits to a country where English may not be spoken and/or the intention is to make good contacts with the local population, students then generally progress in different directions depending on their needs. Typical students include those buying property overseas, spouses of overseas nationals, people about to set off on that long-awaited world trip, Spanish culture enthusiasts and those who are keen to pass a particular Spanish examination.
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The Spanish courses are also available for 2 or more people studying together (Two-to-One Spanish Course or Small Group In-Company Spanish Course). All participants must have the same level, the same business or general language needs and be able to study at the same time in the same location. The booking must be made for all participants at the same time. Listen & Learn do not recommend group classes of more than 6-8 people although In-Company Taster Spanish Courses can be run with up to 12 people.
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Bedford
As the county town of Bedfordshire, Bedford was a market town for the surrounding farmland during the early Middle Ages, and was also the home and prison of John Bunyan, author of The Pilgrim's Progress. Nowadays the town is home to over 80,000 people, and has the largest concentration of Italian immigrants in the UK. The town centre is split in two by the river Great Ouse, and the banks are adorned with botanical gardens known as The Embankment, which plays host to the annual River Festival - the second largest regular outdoor event in the UK.
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