Learning module 2: From hours to seasons
Spanish A1.12: Seasons, months and parts of the year
Estaciones, meses y partes del año
- Aprender las estaciones y los meses. (Learn the seasons and months.)
- Describe el tiempo en cada estación y mes. (Describe the weather in each season and month.)
- Avanzado: cuenta qué haces en qué mes del año. (Advanced: tell what you do in what month of the year.)
- Sintiendo las estaciones a través de la música (Feeling the Seasons Through Music)
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"Ir + a" + infinitivo ("Ir + a" + infinitivo)
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Vocabulary (20) Share Copied!
Listening & reading materials
Follow adventures of Eva, Ana, Juan and Pedro.
A1.12.2 Cuento corto
Viajamos con Ana en cada estación del año
We travel with Ana in every season of the year
Grammar
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Conversation exercise Share Copied!
- Di los nombres de cada estación. (Tell the names of each season. )
- ¿Qué tiempo hace en cada estación? (What weather is it in each season?)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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En verano hay tres meses: junio, julio y agosto. In summer there are three months: June, July and August. |
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En verano hace calor. In summer it is hot. |
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Septiembre, octubre y noviembre son en otoño y hay lluvia. September, October and November are in autumn and there is rain. |
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Diciembre, enero y febrero son los meses de invierno. December, January and February are the winter months. |
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En los meses de invierno, a veces nieva. In the winter months it snows sometimes. |
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Marzo, abril y mayo son los meses de primavera y el clima es fresco. March, April and May are the spring months and the weather is fresh. |
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Exercises Share Copied!
These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Exercise 1: Reorder sentences
Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.
Exercise 2: Translate and use in a sentence
Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.
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Febrero
February
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Marzo
March
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Cambiar
To change
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La primavera
The spring
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Octubre
October
Exercise 3: Verb conjugation
Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.
preferís, vais, vamos, vas, voy, van, cambian, cambias
Exercise 4: "Ir + a" + infinitivo
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
van, va, voy, vamos, vas, vais
Additional learning materials Share Copied!
Appendix 1: Extended vocabulary table Share Copied!
Core vocabulary
(20):
Verbs: 3,
Nouns: 17,
Context vocabulary:
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| Spanish | English |
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| Abril | April |
| Agosto | August |
| Cambiar | To change |
| Diciembre | December |
| El invierno | The winter |
| El otoño | The autumn |
| El verano | The summer |
| Enero | January |
| Estaciones | Seasons |
| Febrero | February |
| Ir | To go |
| Julio | July |
| Junio | June |
| La estación | The season |
| La primavera | The spring |
| Marzo | March |
| Mayo | May |
| Noviembre | November |
| Octubre | October |
| Preferir | To prefer |
| Septiembre | September |
Appendix 2: Verb conjugation tables for this lesson Share Copied!
Cambiar to change Share Copied!
Presente
| Spanish | English |
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| yo cambio | I change |
| tú cambias | You change |
| él/ella cambia | he changes |
| nosotros/nosotras cambiamos | we change |
| vosotros/vosotras cambiáis | you change |
| ellos/ellas cambian | they change |
Preferir to prefer Share Copied!
Presente
| Spanish | English |
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| yo prefiero | I prefer |
| tú prefieres | you prefer |
| él/ella prefiere | he prefers |
| nosotros/nosotras preferimos | we prefer |
| vosotros/vosotras preferís | you prefer |
| ellos/ellas prefieren | they prefer |
Ir to go Share Copied!
Presente
| Spanish | English |
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| yo voy | I go |
| tú vas | You go |
| él/ella va | He/She goes |
| nosotros/nosotras vamos | We go |
| vosotros/vosotras vais | you go |
| ellos/ellas van | they go |
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