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A complete index of video interviews and podcasts, as well as related grammar, vocabulary, and phrases contained in this site is listed below. A topical grammar index and podcast help are also available. Click on blue links to access site components. 1. Tasks: Beginning Level 2. Tasks: Intermediate Level 3. Tasks: Advanced Level 4. Tasks: Superior Level 5. Grammar Index 6. Additional Podcasts: Organized by Proficiency Level 7. Podcast Help
Tasks: Beginning Level TITLE
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Beginning, Task 01
Identify basic objects.
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Beginning, Task 02
Count to ten.
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Beginning, Task 03
Identify basic colors.
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Beginning, Task 04
Do simple arithmetic.
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Beginning, Task 05
Describe what you like to do.
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Beginning, Task 06
Describe your parent's or a relative's work.
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Beginning, Task 07
Describe the physical characteristics of different people.
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Beginning, Task 08
Introduce yourself and a friend to others.
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Beginning, Task 09
Describe yourself to others.
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Beginning, Task 10
Identify the days of the week.
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Beginning, Task 11
Describe what and where you study.
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Beginning, Task 12
Identify ordinal numbers.
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Beginning, Task 13
Describe your family.
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Beginning, Task 14
Describe what you have in common with at least three other people.
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Beginning, Task 15
Describe your typical daily activities.
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Tasks: Intermediate level TITLE
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Intermediate, Task 01
Make an appropriate social introduction.
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Intermediate, Task 02
Ask and tell time.
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Intermediate, Task 03
Ask and tell day, date.
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Intermediate, Task 04
Ask and tell months.
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Intermediate, Task 05
Count to 100.
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Intermediate, Task 06
Order a simple meal.
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Intermediate, Task 07
Negotiate a taxi ride.
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Intermediate, Task 08
Ask and give directions.
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Intermediate, Task 09
Buy an item of clothing.
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Intermediate, Task 10
Buy a bus or train ticket.
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Intermediate, Task 11
Buy ticket for a theater or show.
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Intermediate, Task 12
Talk about yourself (nationality, age, occupation, etc.).
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Intermediate, Task 13
Give appropriate leave-taking expressions.
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Intermediate, Task 14
Talk about your favorite food.
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Intermediate, Task 15
Tell about where you are from.
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Intermediate, Task 16
Ask the price of an item.
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Intermediate, Task 17
Ask if an item exists in a store.
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Intermediate, Task 18
Ask and answer simple questions about someone else's family.
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Intermediate, Task 19
Talk about your TV viewing habits.
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Intermediate, Task 20
Talk about your favorite movies, actors, singers.
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Intermediate, Task 21
Describe a physical ailment to a doctor.
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Intermediate, Task 22
Talk about your favorite restaurant.
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Intermediate, Task 23
Describe an experience you have had in a library.
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Intermediate, Task 24
Tell about how long it has been since you took a break.
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Intermediate, Task 25
Compare your physical characteristics to those of another.
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Intermediate, Task 26
Talk about the climate of various distinct geographic regions.
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Intermediate, Task 27
Describe your feelings about society's use of medicine.
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Intermediate, Task 28
Describe an invention that will make you rich some day.
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Intermediate, Task 29
Talk about when you were the coldest you have ever been.
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Intermediate, Task 30
Talk about what part of high school you are happy not to do again.
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Tasks: Advanced Level TITLE
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Advanced, Task 01
Describe your present or most recent job in detail.
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Advanced, Task 02
Describe your first airplane ride.
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Advanced, Task 03
Describe in detail an experience in an auto accident.
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Advanced, Task 04
Tell a story about an animal or one of your pets.
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Advanced, Task 05
Describe a favorite Christmas or special holiday.
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Advanced, Task 06
Give detailed information about your family (hopes, interests).
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Advanced, Task 07
Describe your house.
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Advanced, Task 08
Describe the weather today.
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Advanced, Task 09
Give and take messages over the phone.
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Advanced, Task 10
Describe what you hope to do and where you hope to be in 10 years.
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Advanced, Task 11
Describe the different sections of a newspaper.
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Advanced, Task 12
Ask someone what they know about American business practices.
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Advanced, Task 13
Talk about your hobbies or special interests in detail.
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Advanced, Task 14
Describe your background before becoming a student.
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Advanced, Task 15
Explain your feelings about some current event.
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Advanced, Task 16
Ask questions to get to know somebody.
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Advanced, Task 17
Describe the geography of your country.
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Advanced, Task 18
Describe the purpose and function of an organization.
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Advanced, Task 19
Tell the story of The Three Little Pigs.
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Advanced, Task 20
Tell the story of Little Red Riding Hood.
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Advanced, Task 21
Describe in detail your worst date ever.
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Advanced, Task 22
Describe why you listen to the radio station you do.
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Advanced, Task 23
Describe how you would go about preparing dinner for friends.
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Advanced, Task 24
Describe in detail what you do to stay in shape.
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Advanced, Task 25
Describe the house you grew up in and what you thought of it.
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Advanced, Task 26
Tell the plot of your favorite movie.
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Advanced, Task 27
Relate an experience about trying to register for university courses.
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Advanced, Task 28
Relate an experience where you were a victim of a 'computer' error.
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Tasks: Superior Level TITLE
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Superior, Task 01
Describe how your life would be different if there were no electricity.
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Superior, Task 02
Tell about things 10 year old children do that you no longer can.
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Superior, Task 03
If you were dying in a hot desert, describe the mirage you would have.
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Superior, Task 04
Giving a talk to a high school sociology class
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Superior, Task 05
Tell of an experience when you should have had a camera, but didn't.
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Superior, Task 06
Describe the environment you wish you would have been raised in.
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Superior, Task 07
Tell of another time period you would have liked to have lived in.
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Superior, Task 08
Talk about some stereotypes that you would like to see eliminated.
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Superior, Task 09
Role-play: Call to make an appointment to see the manager.
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Superior, Task 10
Role-play: Calling on the phone to make an appointment with a doctor.
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Superior, Task 11
Role-play: Talking to a friend about a possible purchase of a car.
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Superior, Task 12
Role-play: You have just misplaced your boarding pass...
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Grammar Index TOPIC
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Adjective agreement
beg07
Numbers
beg02 beg04
Adverbs
int20
Ordinal numbers
beg12
Agreement, colors
beg03
Participles and adjectives
adv18
Changes in the future
sup08
Past participle
adv17
Command forms
int06
Pluperfect tense
adv27
Comparisons and expressions of equality
adv07
Por vs. para
adv11
Comparisons of adjectives
int25
Possessive pronouns
beg14
Comparisons of equality
sup02
Preposition placement
adv16
Conditional tense
sup03
Present perfect
adv24
Conditional tense and subjunctive mood
adv10
Present progressive tense
adv01
Counting to 100
int05
Present tense story telling
adv26
Days of the week
beg10
Preterite tense
int18 int23
Demonstrative pronouns
adv28
Preterite vs. imperfect
adv02 adv03 adv04 adv05
Double colors
beg03
Principle uses of estar
int12
Double negatives
int09
Principle uses of ser
int12
Expressing doubt and subjective opinions
sup11
Reflexive in Spanish
beg15
Expressing regrets about the past
sup05
Reflexive verbs
adv21 beg15
Expressing the month of the year
int04
Regular AR verbs: present tense
beg06
Expressing weather conditions
adv08
Regular ER verbs: present tense
beg06
Expressing wishes
sup06
Regular IR verbs: present tense
beg06
Gender agreement
beg01
Relative pronouns
beg13
Gustar
int14
Relative superlative
int27
Gustar and interesar
adv13
Reporting what someone says
adv19
Gustar and similar verbs
adv06
Reporting what someone says (all verb tenses)
adv20
Haber
adv25
Saying goodbye
int13
Hacer in time expressions
int24
Ser vs. estar
int12
Hacer weather expressions
int26
Ser, linking verb
beg07
Hypothetical past
sup07
Shopping key expressions
int17
Imperfect subjunctive
sup04
Shopping phrases
int16
Imperfect subjunctive and conditional tenses
sup01
Special meanings to tener
beg09
Imperfect tense
int29
Subjunctive mood
adv09
Impersonal se and passive se
adv22
Talking on the phone
sup09 sup10
Indirect object pronouns
beg08
Telling the date
int03
Interrogative adjectives
int10
Telling time
int02
Interrogatives
int11
Use of articles
int15
Key expressions
adv12
Using IR to express the future
int28
Making a request
sup12
Verb gustar
beg05
Masculine adjectives
int22
Verbs of location
int07
Modal verbs
beg11
Verbs whose use is different than in English
adv14
No fault construction
adv23
Verbs with similar meanings
int19
Number agreement
beg01
int21
int08
int30 int01
adv15
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