A talk addresses an audience on a topic.
The idea
Use dar una charla for giving a talk; sobre introduces its subject.
Examples
- La bióloga dio una charla sobre los ríos.The biologist gave a talk about rivers.
- Mañana daré una charla en la biblioteca.Tomorrow I will give a talk at the library.
- El profesor dio una charla a las familias.The teacher gave a talk to the families.
- Dimos una charla breve antes del taller.We gave a short talk before the workshop.
- ¿Quién dará la charla de apertura?Who will give the opening talk?
- La artista dio una charla para estudiantes.The artist gave a talk for students.
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Watch out
Avoid hacer una charla for delivering a talk; use dar una charla.
Try it yourself
Complete the sentence: La autora ___ una charla hoy. (da / hace)
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da
da agrees with the singular speaker.
Complete the sentence: Hablará en una charla ___ música. (sobre / desde)
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sobre
sobre introduces the subject of the talk.
Complete the sentence: Las ponentes ___ una charla ayer. (dieron / darán)
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dieron
dieron refers to the speakers’ completed action.
Practice round
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Complete the sentence: La autora ___ una charla hoy. (da / hace)
Complete the sentence: Hablará en una charla ___ música. (sobre / desde)
Complete the sentence: Las ponentes ___ una charla ayer. (dieron / darán)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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