Subject-Verb Agreement: Confusing Words

Subject-verb agreement is one of the hardest things for Spanish speakers to acquire, especially because it's hard to tell whether some words are singular or plural. Follow the link below to hear and/or read an explanation about this grammar point and to take quizzes to test your knowledge. Please let me and your classmates know if you find this exercise useful.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1056_gramchallenge48/

Homework 3: Business News

If you want to practice your listening skills, take a look at this video from Businessweek about last week's most important business news. Which, in your opinion, is the most interesting news? Make sure to tell us about it during our next class.

Homework 2: Signs Point to Ease in Slowdown

Please follow the link below to read a very interesting article predicting a recovery in U.S. economy.

http://www.forbes.com/2009/03/26/gdp-recession-q4-markets-economy-commerce-bonds.html

Then comment on the following questions:

1. Do you agree with the views expressed in the article? Why or why not?

2. What does this mean for Costa Rica?

Homework 1: Business News

Here's the video we couldn't watch the other day. Please watch it and complete the exercises in the handout I gave you. Make sure to write a comment after you watch the video saying which news you found the most interesting and why. Enjoy!

Did You Know?

Here is a very interesting video on how fast things are changing in today's world. If you didn't have a chance to watch it in class, make sure to take a look at it now.