Native-media study sheets

One clip a week with vocabulary, register notes, and a task — then bridge into Explorer families and output practice.

Spanish French German Italian

Week 1 · Housing policy clip

Find a clip: RTVE / RNE short news on housing or rent aid — use your listening picker or resource list.

Vocab focus: vivienda · alquiler · ayuda · ministerio · solicitud

Register note: Notice whether the host uses afirmar/señalar vs chatty soltar.

Task: Summarize in 80 words with no opinion; list 3 formal verbs you heard.

Open Explorer Output workshop Assessed tasks

Week 2 · Transport disruption

Find a clip: Local radio bulletin about trains/metro delays — use your listening picker or resource list.

Vocab focus: retraso · incidencia · andén · restablecer · viajero

Register note: Compare headline compression vs spoken filler.

Task: Rewrite one spoken sentence into a written news lead.

Open Explorer Output workshop Assessed tasks

Week 3 · Culture interview

Find a clip: 5-minute interview with an author/artist — use your listening picker or resource list.

Vocab focus: obra · estreno · trayectoria · público · crítica

Register note: Mark questions that soften disagreement.

Task: Write 4 lines you could ask as interviewer (formal).

Open Explorer Output workshop Assessed tasks

Week 4 · Opinion vs news

Find a clip: One hard-news piece + one column on the same topic — use your listening picker or resource list.

Vocab focus: según · sin embargo · en mi opinión · fuentes

Register note: List phrases allowed in columns but not in hard news.

Task: Convert 3 opinion sentences into neutral reports.

Open Explorer Output workshop Assessed tasks