España: The Search Begins
Episodios 3 - 11
🎓 Essential Global Resources
Before you begin, we recommend reviewing these series-wide materials to help you track the many characters in the series and be able to review the textbook table of contents and index, and a summary of all the episodes.
Searching for Answers in Seville and Madrid
Raquel Rodríguez begins her investigation in Seville, Spain, where she must find the sender of a mysterious letter that could change the Castillo family forever. This section covers the first eleven episodes of the series, focusing on foundational Spanish and the rich culture of Andalucía.
Get the full benefit from the Learning Modules
Consider this approach while learning from Destinos. The resources for each episode are located below.
- Use the Transcript: Consider printing the Episode Transcript in case you do not understand something in the video
- Watch: Visit the Destinos Theater and watch the next episode.
- Use the Textbook and Workbook/Study Guide: Understand and reinforce episode concepts by using the associated resources.
- Practice: Review the vocabulary and try to understand and answer the episode questions.
Episodios 3 - 6
Un viaje a Sevilla
España
Episodio 3: Raquel Rodríguez travels from México to Sevilla, Spain to find Teresa Suárez, the author of the letter revealing Rosario’s survival. She visits Calle Pureza in the Triana district, where she meets Jaime and Miguel Ruiz, the grandsons of Sra. Suárez, and later Elena Ramirez, Sra. Suárez’s daughter-in-law.
Episodio 4: Raquel meets with Miguel Ruiz and his wife Elena in Seville to discuss the whereabouts of Teresa Suárez. Miguel reveals his mother (Teresa) is in Barcelona visiting family, not in Madrid, and instructs Raquel to travel there to get information regarding Rosario. The episode features a search for the Ruiz’s lost son, Jaime, and dog, Osito, in the Santa Cruz neighborhood.
Episodio 5: Raquel and the Ruiz family search for young Jaime and his dog, Osito, in the narrow streets of Seville’s Santa Cruz neighborhood. A blind lottery ticket seller helps locate them. Later, Miguel gives Raquel a picture of the children before she takes the train to Madrid, where she meets reporter Alfredo Sánchez.
Episodio 6: Raquel travels by train from Sevilla to Madrid to meet Sra. Suárez, reviewing her progress on her laptop. During the journey, she is mistaken for a lottery winner by a chatty reporter named Alfredo Sánchez. Raquel recalls her Sevilla experiences, including meeting the Ruiz family and a brief scare when young Jaime got lost.
Recursos para los episodios
(textbook, workbook, audio files, transcripts, and instructional resources)
About the audio files:
Episodio 3: El Comienzo
Episodio 3: El Comienzo
Watch Episode 3 (without subtitles)
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📖 Conceptos
Gramática: El uso de la palabra hay, los diversos usos del verbo estar y la descripción de acciones en presente.
Otros temas: Los números del 0 al 21; saludos; la pronunciación de las vocales españolas – a, e, i, o, u.
Episodio 4: Perdido
Episodio 4: Perdido
Watch Episode 4 (without subtitles)
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📖 Conceptos
Gramática: Las formas adecuadas de dirigirse a los demás (tú/usted) y la profundización en las descripciones de acciones.
Otros temas: Vocabulario sobre materias académicas; cómo presentar a una persona a otra; diptongos y el enlace de palabras en la pronunciación.
Episodio 5: La Despedida
Episodio 5: La Despedida
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📖 Conceptos
Gramática: El uso del verbo ir para indicar destino y para expresar acciones futuras (ir a + infinitivo).
Otros temas: Los días de la semana y cómo decir la hora; expresiones para despedirse; el acento escrito y hablado en español.
Episodio 6: ¿Maestra?
Episodio 6: ¿Maestra?
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📖 Conceptos
Gramática: Repaso integral de los conceptos de las lecciones 1 a 5; práctica con el tiempo presente de verbos regulares e irregulares; el uso correcto de palabras interrogativas.
Otros temas: Vocabulario sobre miembros de la familia y materias académicas; repaso de los números y cómo decir la hora.
Episodios 7 - 11
Un viaje a Madrid
España
Episode 7: La Cartera – Upon arriving in Madrid, Raquel discovers she left her wallet in a taxi. Alfredo, a reporter she met on the train who is pursuing a story about a lottery-winning teacher (Sr. Diaz), offers to help her find it. Meanwhile, a series of mix-ups occurs at the hotel between Alfredo and Federico Ruiz, another son of Sra. Suárez.
Episode 8: El Encuentro – Federico Ruiz meets with Raquel and invites her to his mother’s apartment. Although Alfredo recovers the wallet, he and Raquel miss each other, and she goes to meet Sra. Suárez without it.
Episodio 9: Estaciones – Raquel meets with Teresa Suárez, who informs her that Rosario did not die during the Spanish Civil War. Sra. Suárez reveals that Rosario is alive and has been living in Argentina with a son named Ángel Castillo, who is Fernando’s child. Teresa provides an address for Rosario, taking the search to a new country.
Episodio 10: Cuadros – Raquel navigates Madrid, visiting locations like the Prado Museum, and acting as a tourist while processing the new information. She continues to prepare for her upcoming travel.
Episodio 11: La Demora – Before leaving, Raquel encounters issues with her flight to Buenos Aires and returns to her hotel, where she has a long nap. In her dreams, she re-evaluates the events of the past few days, including her train trip, the loss of her wallet, and her conversations with Sra. Suárez, before finally leaving for the airport.
Recursos para los episodios
(textbook, workbook, audio files, transcripts, and instructional resources)
About the audio files:
Episodio 7: La Cartera
Episodio 7: La Cartera
Watch Episode 7 (without subtitles)
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📖 Conceptos
Gramática: Los diversos usos de los verbos saber y conocer; las formas del tiempo presente de verbos irregulares de uso frecuente.
Otros temas: Vocabulario sobre la ropa; cómo expresar peticiones de manera cortés; la pronunciación de la letra “d” en español.
Episodio 8: El Encuentro
Episodio 8: El Encuentro
Watch Episode 8 (without subtitles)
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📖 Conceptos
Gramática: Formas adicionales para formular preguntas; el uso de verbos con cambio de raíz (stem-changing) y construcciones reflexivas para hablar de terceras personas.
Otros temas: Ampliación de palabras interrogativas; expresiones para manifestar gratitud; la pronunciación de las letras “b” y “v”.
Episodio 9: Estaciones
Episodio 9: Estaciones
Watch Episode 9 (without subtitles)
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📖 Conceptos
Gramática: Uso de verbos reflexivos y con cambio de raíz para describir actividades propias; formas avanzadas de expresar posesión y el uso de demostrativos para señalar personas u objetos.
Otros temas: Vocabulario sobre fechas y colores; formas de responder afirmativamente; la pronunciación de las letras “j” y “g”.
Episodio 10: Cuadros
Episodio 10: Cuadros
Watch Episode 10 (without subtitles)
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📖 Conceptos
Gramática: El uso de adjetivos para describir personas y cosas; profundización en las diferencias entre ser y estar; verbos reflexivos para hablar de actividades realizadas en grupo.
Otros temas: Estrategias para realizar descripciones detalladas; diversas formas de despedirse; la pronunciación de la letra “c” y la combinación “qu”.
Episodio 11 La Demora
Episodio 11: La Demora
Watch Episode 11 (without subtitles)
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📖 Conceptos
Gramática: Repaso de los verbos con cambio de raíz y reflexivos; práctica con verbos irregulares adicionales; uso avanzado de adjetivos.
Otros temas: Vocabulario sobre ropa, colores, meses y estaciones; cómo describir una rutina diaria por escrito.
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