A1.25: Emotions and feelings

Emociones y sentimientos

Listening & reading materials

Practice vocabulary in context with real materials.

A1.25.1 Diálogo

¿Cómo te sientes?

How are you feeling?


A1.25.2 Cultura

Platero y yo: una historia de amistad

Platero y yo: a story of friendship


Vocabulary (18)

 Sonreír (to smile) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Sonreír

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To smile Show

 Tranquilo: Calm (Spanish)

Tranquilo

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Calm Show

 Nervioso: Nervous (Spanish)

Nervioso

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Nervous Show

 Aburrido: Bored (Spanish)

Aburrido

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Bored Show

 Feliz: happy (Spanish)

Feliz

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Happy Show

 Triste: Sad (Spanish)

Triste

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Sad Show

 Contento: Happy (Spanish)

Contento

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Happy Show

 Enfadado: Angry (Spanish)

Enfadado

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Angry Show

 Cansado: Tired (Spanish)

Cansado

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Tired Show

 Sorprendido: Surprised (Spanish)

Sorprendido

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Surprised Show

 Asustado: Frightened (Spanish)

Asustado

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Frightened Show

 Confundido: Confused (Spanish)

Confundido

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Confused Show

 Sentirse (to feel) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Sentirse

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To feel Show

 Enfadarse (to get angry) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Enfadarse

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To get angry Show

 Deprimido: Depressed (Spanish)

Deprimido

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Depressed Show

 Bien: Well (Spanish)

Bien

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Well Show

 Mal: badly (Spanish)

Mal

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Badly Show

 Entender (to understand) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Entender

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To understand Show

Exercises

These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.

Exercise 1: Conversation exercise

Instruction:

  1. ¿Cuál es la emoción en cada imagen? (What is the emotion in each picture? )
  2. Pregunta a la persona a tu lado cómo se siente. (Ask the person next to you how they feel.)

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

Example phrases:

El niño en la primera imagen está feliz.

The boy in the first picture is happy.

La chica se siente cansada.

The girl feels tired.

Ella está muy enfadada.

She is very angry.

¿Cómo te sientes?

How are you feeling?

Estoy tranquilo y feliz.

I am calm and happy.

Estoy un poco cansado.

I am a bit tired.

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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.

1

Mal


Badly

2

Sonreír


To smile

3

Deprimido


Depressed

4

Enfadarse


To get angry

5

Asustado


Frightened

Exercise 4: Reorder sentences

Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.

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1.
sientes | hoy? | 1 | te | cf3mo
1 cf3mo te sientes hoy?
(How do you feel today?)
2.
trabajo. | Estoy un | despue9s del | poco cansado
Estoy un poco cansado despue9s del trabajo.
(I am a bit tired after work.)
3.
este1 contenta | un perro | Mi hermana | nuevo. | porque tiene
Mi hermana este1 contenta porque tiene un perro nuevo.
(My sister is happy because she has a new dog.)
4.
siempre este1 | ocupado. | me9dico y | c9l es
c9l es me9dico y siempre este1 ocupado.
(He is a doctor and is always busy.)
5.
el parque | paseamos por | con Platero. | Nos sentimos | felices cuando
Nos sentimos felices cuando paseamos por el parque con Platero.
(We feel happy when we walk through the park with Platero.)
6.
que9 este1s | enfadado? 1 | quieres hablar? | 1 por
1 por que9 este1s enfadado? 1 quieres hablar?
(Why are you upset? Do you want to talk?)

Exercise 5: Match a word

Instruction: Match the translations

Estoy un poco aburrido porque no hay nada que hacer. (I'm a bit bored because there's nothing to do.)
Mi hermana está contenta porque aprobó el examen. (My sister is happy because she passed the exam.)
¿Te sientes nervioso antes de la entrevista? (Do you feel nervous before the interview?)
El perro está asustado por el ruido de los petardos. (The dog is scared by the noise of the fireworks.)

Exercise 6: Cluster the words

Instruction: Arrastra cada palabra a la categoría que corresponde según si expresa una emoción positiva o una emoción negativa.

Emociones positivas

Emociones negativas

Exercise 7: Diferencia entre Ser vs Estar

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

Grammar: Difference between Ser vs Estar

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eres, soy, están, estoy, estáis, es, sois, estamos

1.
La calle ... estrecha.
(The street is narrow.)
2.
Tú ... doctora.
(You are a doctor.)
3.
Nosotros ... felices.
(We are happy.)
4.
Yo ... de España.
(I am from Spain.)
5.
Ellos ... en casa ahora.
(They are at home now.)
6.
Yo ... cansado.
(I am tired.)
7.
Vosotras ... cansadas.
(You (plural feminine) are tired.)
8.
Vosotros ... abogados.
(You are lawyers.)

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A1.25.3 Gramática

Diferencia entre Ser vs Estar

Difference between Ser vs Estar


Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Sentirse to feel

Presente

Spanish English
(yo) me siento I feel
(tú) te sientes You feel
(él/ella) se siente he/she feels
(nosotros/nosotras) nos sentimos we feel
(vosotros/vosotras) os sentís You feel
(ellos/ellas) se sienten they feel

Exercises and examples phrases

Entender to understand

Presente

Spanish English
(yo) entiendo I understand
(tú) entiendes You understand
(él/ella) entiende he/she understands
(nosotros/nosotras) entendemos we understand
(vosotros/vosotras) entendéis You understand
(ellos/ellas) entienden they understand

Exercises and examples phrases

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