Language School Library

User Guide

Introduction………………………………………………………………………

Sections

The Week this week/La noticia de la semana……..

Vocabulary/Vocabulario ……………………………………………

Grammar/ Gramática……………………………………………….

YES! Magazine…………………………………………………………

Types of exercises……………………………………………………………

Advice and contact…………................………………………………..

CEFR levels…………………………..………………………………………...

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The MAPFRE Language School Library is a virtual space where you will find content and resources to help you learn the corporate languages of MAPFRE. The library has been created in collaboration with Berlitz to be a live reference and learning tool for languages.

You can quickly and easily find different resources available to you: the news in each language; exercises to start or support your learning; articles to improve your proficiency; videos with the best stories; lessons on grammar and general or specific vocabulary.

Learn, practise, consolidate what you have learned... and discover all the content that will help you to make real progress in learning languages at MAPFRE. You can access it anywhere, any time. You only need: commitment and the desire to learn.

Also,

Every week you can look at a topical news item and check your level of comprehension.

If you are studying English, you will have access to YES! Magazine.

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You will be provided with topical content on a weekly basis with related exercises, which will allow you to check your level of comprehension.

Would you like to know if your answers are correct?

Find out with just one click!

new

Updated: weekly. Available every Monday.

Sections: The Week this week

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You just choose the level and work with the vocabulary

There is always something new to learn! Learn, practise and reinforce your vocabulary. General, professional and from your sector

Meetings, presentations, marketing, interviews, insurance...

First: look at the theory

Then: practise it!

If you want, you can check whether your answers are correct in each exercise

Updated: monthly.

Remember you can also find out at the end, just click on

Sections: Vocabulary

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Updated: monthly.

Work on the grammar of your level or choose the level you wish to work on

First: look at the theory

Then: practise it!

If you want, you can check whether your answers are correct in each exercise

Remember you can also find out at the end, just click on

Sections: Grammar

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Audio

EXERCISES

SPEAKING

AUDIO

Updated: monthly. Except January and August.

More content for you! 10 back copies of the magazine YES! Magazine 1 current magazine each month

Sections: Yes! Magazine

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Choose true or false:

Choose the correct answer:

Connect the correct answers

Click on the correct photograph

Sections: Types of exercises

You will find different types of exercises in the Library:

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Put the conversation in the correct order

Place the words or definition under the correct heading

Remember that:

You can do the exercises you want to

You can see the correct answer for each exercise

You can see all the answers in

Sections: Types of exercises

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- If you wish to do the exercises again after having checked REVIEW QUIZ you have to refresh the page - You can progress through the library screens without having to do all the exercises whenever you want. The library is there for you to use whenever you want! - Return to the homepage whenever you want by clicking on the button - The buttons you will find in the content/theory section are:

- The buttons you will find in the Exercise sections are:

- Use the SUBMIT button to find out whether your answers are correct or incorrect

Advice and Contact

Do you have any queries about using the Language School Library? Please contact:

BiblioMAPFRE@berlitz.es

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Level A

A1: Can understand and use familiar every day expressions and simple phrases aimed at meeting immediate needs.

Can introduce him/herself and others, and ask for and give basic personal information relating to where he/she lives, belongings and people he/she knows. Can interact in a simple way as long as the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.

A2: Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (basic

personal and family information, shopping, places of interest, employment, etc.). Can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring only simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters. Can describe in simple terms aspects of his/her background, immediate environment and matters related to his/her immediate needs.

Level B

B1: Can understand the main points of clear, standard texts if they are on familiar matters encountered in work,

study or leisure. Can deal with most situations which may arise while travelling to areas where the language is used. Can produce simple, coherent texts on matters that are familiar or of personal interest. Can describe experiences, events, wishes and hopes, and briefly give reasons for opinions or explain plans.

B2: Can understand the main ideas of complex texts on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical

discussions in his/her field of specialization. Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party. Can produce clear, detailed texts on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a general topics giving the pros and cons of various options.

LEVEL C

C1: Can understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts and recognize implicit meaning. Can express

him/herself fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for the correct expression. Can use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes. Can produce clear, well-structured, detailed texts on complex subjects, showing correct use of organizational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices.

C2: (Mastery) Can understand easily virtually everything heard or read. Can summarize information from different

spoken and written sources, reconstructing arguments and accounts in a coherent presentation. Can express him/herself spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in the most complex situations.

CEFR levels (Common European Framework of Reference) The content of the Language School Library is structured by the CEFR levels which are established by the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) described below: