Fechas del calendario y festivos
Calendar dates and holidays
- Las fechas y festivos básicos (The basic dates and holidays)
- ¿Cómo se forman las fechas? (How are dates formed?)
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Vocabulary (13) Share Copied!
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These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Exercise 1: Conversation exercise
Instruction:
- Di el nombre de la festividad y su fecha. (Say the name of the holiday and it's date.)
- ¿Cuáles son tus planes para las fiestas? ¿Con quién vas a pasar las fiestas? (What are your plans for the holidays? With whom are you going to spend it?)
- ¿Qué día es hoy? (What day is today?)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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Navidad es el veinticinco de diciembre. Christmas is the twenty-fifth of December. |
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Las vacaciones de verano son en julio y agosto. Summer holiday is in July and august. |
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La Pascua siempre cae en otra fecha. Easter is always on another date. |
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Planeo celebrar la Navidad con mi familia. I plan to celebrate christmas with my family. |
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Voy a celebrar el Año Nuevo con mis amigos. I am going to celebrate new year's with my friends. |
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Hoy es catorce de febrero de 2025. Today is the forteenth of february of 2025. |
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Exercise 2: Dialogue Cards
Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.
Exercise 3: Translate and use in a sentence
Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.
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El mes
The month
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La Semana Santa
Holy Week
3
Planear
To plan
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La semana
The week
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La Navidad
Christmas
Exercise 4: Reorder sentences
Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.
Exercise 5: Match a word
Instruction: Match the translations
Exercise 6: Cluster the words
Instruction: Arrastra cada palabra a la categoría correcta según si está relacionada con el calendario o con días festivos.
Elementos del calendario y del tiempo
Días festivos y celebraciones
Exercise 7: ¿Cómo se forman las fechas?
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
Grammar: How are dates formed?
Show translation Show answers3 de abril, el 25 de diciembre, el 31 de diciembre, el 12 de octubre, El 10 de mayo, el primero de julio, el 15 de septiembre, 5 de junio
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Verb conjugation tables for this lesson Share Copied!
Planear to plan Share Copied!
Presente
| Spanish | English |
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| (yo) planeo | I plan |
| (tú) planeas | You plan |
| (él/ella) planea | he/ she plans |
| (nosotros/nosotras) planeamos | we plan |
| (vosotros/vosotras) planeáis | You plan |
| (ellos/ellas) planean | they plan |
Empezar to start Share Copied!
Presente
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| (yo) empiezo | I start |
| (tú) empiezas | you start |
| (él/ella) empieza | he/she starts |
| (nosotros/nosotras) empezamos | we start |
| (vosotros/vosotras) empezáis | You start |
| (ellos/ellas) empiezan | they start |
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