エル・ソル EL SOL（Upper-Intermediate） 発売日・バックナンバー

Pages 4 & 5 En Escena
Manika
This 18-year-old is the new voice of the
music scene.
Language focus: Perfect, Imperfect and
Preterite.
Culture: Spanish music.
Online activity:

Pages 6 - 7 Sobremesa
Conocer gente en Madrid
Five teenagers from Madrid give advice and
reveal their secrets about how to improve
your social life.
Language focus: Expressions for socializing.
Culture: The Spanish teenage world.
Online activity:
CD: A competition!

Page 8 60 segundos con・
Kilian Jornet Burgada
An interview with this 25-year-old Spanish
athlete who is the best long distance
mountain runner in the world.
Language focus: A biographical profile.
Culture: Spanish sport.

Pages 9 - 11 En exclusiva
iEstudiantes en lucha!
Chilean students have been protesting and
demonstrating in the streets for months.
They want education to be free in Chile.
Language focus: Reading comprehension.
Culture: Latin American history.
Online activity:

Pages 12 & 13 Ayer y Hoy
Un paisaje natural y Un recuerdo de viaje
A technology review: from the earliest tripod
cameras to the latest tiny digital cameras.
Language focus: Contrast the Past and the
Present.
Culture: The evolution of technology.
Online activity:

Pages 14 & 15 ¿Que prefieres?
ｿAhorrar o gastar?
Read about why some people save their
money while others go shopping.
Language focus: Verbs for giving opinions.
Adjectives.
Online activity:

Page 16 El debate
El poder de las marcas
Should companies control who uses their
products? We debate this topic.
Language focus: Expressing opinions.
Online activity:
CD: Voice mail.

EL SOL

Pages 4 & 5 In Scene
Pablo Alboran
The number one singer in Spain at the moment.
Language focus: The Present, the Present
Perfect and the Future.
Culture: The Spanish music scene.
Online activity:
CD: A report about the artist.

Page 6 60 segundos con
Sergio Perez
An interview with the young Mexican F1 driver.
Language focus: Profile of a famous person.
Culture: Sport in the Spanish-speaking world.

Pages 7 - 9 En exclusiva
Liberators
Eight films that tell the story of independence in Latin America.
Language focus: Using the Present to talk about the Past for recounting historical
events.
Culture: The history of Latin America.
Online activity:
CD: Film reviews.

Pages 10 & 11 Sobremesa
The transports in Madrid
Five teenagers from Madrid talk about how they get around in the city.
Language focus: Connectives in discourse.
Culture: The Spanish-speaking world.
Online activity:
Video: Modes of transport.

Pages 12 & 13 AYesterday and Today Felipe’s court II and The Spanish court, today
Royal banquets through history.
Language focus: Contrast the present and the past.
Culture: The importance of food in Spanish history.
Online activity:
CD: A report about famous chefs.

Pages 14 & 15 What do you prefer?
The book or the movie?
Compare the format of your favourite stories.
Language focus: Verbs for giving opinions.
Adjectives.
Online Extra: Give opinions on the web page.

Page 16 El debate
Law of sizes
We discuss the variation in sizes and its impact on consumers.
Language focus: Expressing opinions.
Online activity:

Pages 4 - 5 En Escena
Las nuevas caras latinas
Profiles of the young actors Ivana Baquero
and Shiloh Fern疣dez.
Language focus: Film vocabulary. A
biographical profile.
Culture: Cinema in the Spanish-speaking
world.
Online activity:

Pages 6 - 7 Sobremesa
El tiempo libre
Five teenagers from Madrid talk about their
free time.
Video: Una visita al mercado de El Rastro.
Language focus: Connectives for discourse.
Vocabulary: leisure activities.
Culture: The Spanish-speaking world.
Online activity:
CD: A report about El Rastro, a famous
street market in Madrid.

Pages 8 - 10 En exclusiva
Indignados
The young people in Spain who want to
change their country.
Language focus: Vocabulary for talking about
further education and the world of work.
Express and give reasons for opinions.
Culture: Spain today
Online activity:

Page 11 60 segundos
Mireia Belmonte
An interview with a young Spanish swimmer.
Language focus: Biographical profile.
Culture: Sport in Spain.

Pages 12 - 13 Ayer y Hoy
Carlos Gardel y Enrique Iglesias
Two idols of the masses.
Language focus: Contrast the present, past
and future.
Culture: Important figures in the world of
music.
Online activity:
CD: A report about Carlos Gardel and
Enrique Iglesias.

Pages 14 - 15 ｿQu・prefieres?
ｿEl surf o el esqu・
Compare this winter sport with the summer
sport.
Language focus: Verbs for giving opinions.
Adjectives.
Online Extra: Students are invited to give
their views on the web.
CD: Messages from listeners.

Page 16 El debate
Carne sint騁ica
A debate about the production of artificial
meat. Define and identify words.
Language focus: Giving opinions.
Online activity:

EL SOL
LEVEL: 3 WITH NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE CEF: B1/B2 KS4
DATE: NOV/DEC 2011
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Pages 4 - 5 En Escena
Pedro Almodar
A profile of the famous Spanish film director.
Language focus: Comprehension. Profile of a famous person.
Culture: Cinema from the Spanish-speaking world.
Online activity:
CD: An interview with a fan of Almodar.

Pages 6 - 7 En exclusiva
El spanglish
The language of young latinos in the USA.
Language focus: Different forms of Spanish.
Culture: The Spanish-speaking world.
Online activity:

Pages 8, 9 - 10 Sobremesa
｡El Real Madrid!
Five youngsters from Madrid talk about their football team and their city.
Language focus: Express opinions.
Culture: Madrid and the madriles.
Online activity:
Video: Los aficionados del Real Madrid.
CD: Messages from the Real Madrid fans.

Page 11 60 segundos
Emily Roberts
An interview with a young Spanish writer.
Language focus: Profile of a famous person.
Culture: Spanish literature.
CD: A report about young writers.

Pages 12 - 13 Ayer y Hoy
Machu Picchu y Punta del Este
Two holiday destinations.
Language focus: Contrast the present and the past.
Culture: Places of interest in the Spanishspeaking world.
Online activity:

Pages 14 - 15 ｿQu・prefieres?
ｿTacos o tapas?
Compare Spanish food with Mexican food.
Language focus: Verbs for expressing opinions. Conjunctions and adverbs.
Online Extra: Give opinions on the web page.

Page 16 El debate
Descargas en internet
We debate the closure of a popular download site.
Language focus: Express opinions.
Online activity: