📖LearnModule 12 · Lesson 28 of 30Proficient User · CEFR C1, completedUnit 6 · La argumentación C1
El ensayo C1
Module 12 of the free Spanish course (CEFR C1, completed), lesson 28 of 30: . On this page: 9 words with their genders and respellings, the rule, a watch-out line, the conjugation table and the audio — the study notes behind the workbook's QR.
The words
Spanish
English
Say it
sobrevivir a
to survive
soh-breh-bee-BEER ah
el oponente
the opponent
ehl oh-poh-NEHN-teh
convencer
to convince
kohn-behn-SEHR
esquivar la pregunta
to dodge the question
ehs-kee-BAR lah preh-GOON-tah
la convicción
the conviction (belief)
lah kohn-beek-SYOHN
interesante
interesting
een-teh-reh-SAHN-teh
mantenerse firme
to hold firm
mahn-teh-NEHR-seh FEER-meh
la debilidad
the weakness
lah deh-bee-lee-DAHD
tú convences a todos
you convince everyone
too kohn-BEHN-sehs ah TOH-dohs
Respellings follow the course’s say-it key; the stressed syllable is in capitals. Print this lesson’s flashcards (PDF) — the words on the front, the English and respelling on the back.
La regla · The rule
The C1 essay differs from the B2 one in a single respect: it expects you to have a position that survives the counter-argument, not one that avoids it.
Y también · And also
Practically, that means part two has to be written by someone who disagrees with you and means it. If you cannot write that part convincingly, your position is probably not the interesting one.
Ojo · Watch out
Part two must be written by someone who disagrees with you and means it. If you cannot write it convincingly, your position is not yet interesting. convencer changes c to z before o: convenzo.
convencer, presente — the table
yo convenzo · tú convences · él/ella/usted convence · nosotros convencemos · ustedes convencen · ellos/ellas convencen
Do it now — on paper
Say all 9 words aloud twice from the respelling, then once from the Spanish spelling alone — begin with sobrevivir a.
Copy every word with its accents on paper; then cover the English column and write each meaning back from the Spanish.
Write out convencer, presente in full from memory, every person, and check each form against the table above.
This free course is the reading half. The writing half — write-in lessons, daily practice pages with built-in review, self-checks and a full answer key — is the companion workbook series, The Spanish Ladder: one workbook per module, fifteen in all, released band by band with the Basic band (Modules 1–5) first.
Keep these words
Turn this lesson’s words into flashcards, then space your reviews — the two habits the research behind our study guides backs hardest.