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🇲🇽 Spanish · Intermediate Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 23 OF 30 · 40 MINUTES

What's Needed Is

On Monday morning, Sarah asks the director of her school about the exchange with Seville, and by Friday her letter is on the director's desk. Say what's needed is, ask whether something counts, ask for one thing instead of another, ask by when, talk about grades, a letter of recommendation and an interview, and write a formal letter of application.

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THE STORY

It's Monday morning, February 8th, in the director's office, the one with the photos of three thousand babies on the walls. Sarah has slept badly, and she's holding her notebook very tightly. The director takes off her glasses and looks at her. At two, over lunch, Sarah tells Julian how it went. This is the conversation you'll be able to say by the end of the lesson.

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Quiero preguntarle por el intercambio.kee-EH-roh preh-goon-TAHR-leh pohr ehl een-tehr-KAHM-bee-ohI'd like to ask you about the exchange.
Pensé que lo iba a pedir Iván.pehn-SEH keh loh EE-bah ah peh-DEER ee-BAHNI thought Ivan was going to apply.
Lo que hace falta esloh keh AH-seh FAHL-tah ehsWhat's needed is
una carta de motivosOO-nah KAHR-tah deh moh-TEE-bohsa letter explaining why
el semestreehl seh-MEHS-trehthe semester
¿Cuenta?KWEHN-tahDoes it count?
Los créditos se reconocen.lohs KREH-dee-tohs seh rreh-koh-NOH-sehnThe credits are recognised.
Tiene que regresar a terminar.tee-EH-neh keh rreh-greh-SAHR ah tehr-mee-NAHRYou have to come back to finish. To be polite.
en vez deehn behs dehinstead of
si está de acuerdosee ehs-TAH deh ah-KWEHR-dohif they agree

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