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A1.26: Senses and perceiving

Sentidos y percepción

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Spanish A1.26.1 Spa Natural Valencia – Relax with the 5 Senses!

A1.26.1 Lectura

Spa Natural Valencia – ¡Relájate con los 5 Sentidos!

Spa Natural Valencia – Relax with the 5 Senses!

Spanish A1.26.2 Five senses in Spain

A1.26.2 Cultura

Cinco sentidos en España

Five senses in Spain

Vocabulary (15)

Claro: clear (Spanish)

Claro

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Clear Show

Oscuro: dark (Spanish)

Oscuro

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Dark Show

Dulce: Sweet (Spanish)

Dulce

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Sweet Show

Salado: salty (Spanish)

Salado

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Salty Show

Ácido: acid (Spanish)

Ácido

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Acid Show

Amargo: bitter (Spanish)

Amargo

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Bitter Show

Suave: Soft (Spanish)

Suave

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Soft Show

Duro: hard (Spanish)

Duro

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Hard Show

El ruido: The noise (Spanish)

El ruido

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The noise Show

El silencio: The silence (Spanish)

El silencio

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The silence Show

Fétido: foul-smelling (Spanish)

Fétido

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Foul-smelling Show

Oler (to smell) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Oler

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To smell Show

Oír (to hear) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Oír

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To hear Show

El olor: The smell (Spanish)

El olor

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The smell Show

La voz: The voice (Spanish)

La voz

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The voice Show

Exercises

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

Exercise 1: Conversation exercise

Instruction:

  1. Describe lo opuesto en las imágenes usando comparativos (más que, tan como, menos que). (Describe the opposite in the pictures using comparatives (more than, as, less than).)
  2. Pregunta a la persona sentada a tu lado si prefiere comida dulce o salada, bebidas dulces o amargas,... (Ask the person sitting next to you, if they prefer sweet or salty food, sweet or bitter drinks,...)

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

Senses and perceiving

Example phrases:

El café es más amargo que el té.

Coffee is more bitter than tea.

Una manzana es más dura que un plátano.

An apple is harder than a banana.

Las flores huelen mejor que los calcetines.

Flowers smell better than socks.

La comida salada sabe tan bien como la comida dulce.

Salty food tastes as good as sweet food.

¿Prefieres el olor del café o del té?

Do you prefer the smell of coffee or tea?

Prefiero el aroma amargo del café.

I prefer the bitter smell of coffee.

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Exercise 2: Dialogue Cards

Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.

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En la frutería

2

En el mercado de verduras

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En la cafetería

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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La voz

The voice

2

Ácido

Acid

3

Oír

To hear

4

Fétido

Foul-smelling

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El olor

The smell

Exercise 4: Reorder sentences

Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.

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1.
es me1s | 1Este cafe9 | el te9? | amargo que
1Este cafe9 es me1s amargo que el te9?
(Is this coffee more bitter than the tea?)
2.
el limf3n, | bfverdad? | es menos | La naranja | e1cida que
La naranja es menos e1cida que el limf3n, bfverdad?
(The orange is less acidic than the lemon, isn't it?)
3.
una piedra. | duro como | Este pan | es tan
Este pan es tan duro como una piedra.
(This bread is as hard as a rock.)
4.
de las flores | el olor dulce | fe9tido del pescado. | Me gusta me1s | que el olor
Me gusta me1s el olor dulce de las flores que el olor fe9tido del pescado.
(I like the sweet smell of flowers more than the fetid smell of fish.)
5.
me1s claro | biblioteca, el | que en | silencio es | la calle. | En la
En la biblioteca, el silencio es me1s claro que en la calle.
(In the library, the silence is clearer than in the street.)
6.
Carlos. | suave que | de Mareda | es me1s | La voz | la de
La voz de Mareda es me1s suave que la de Carlos.
(Mareda's voice is softer than Carlos's.)

Exercise 5: Match a word

Instruction: Match the translations

Este café es más amargo que el té que probé ayer. (This coffee is more bitter than the tea I tried yesterday.)
El ruido en la calle es menos molesto que el del restaurante. (The noise in the street is less annoying than that in the restaurant.)
La voz de María es tan clara como la de un cantante profesional. (María's voice is as clear as that of a professional singer.)
Estas naranjas son más dulces que las que compramos la semana pasada. (These oranges are sweeter than the ones we bought last week.)

Exercise 6: Cluster the words

Instruction: Clasifica las palabras según estén relacionadas con el sentido del gusto o con el sentido del oído.

Palabras relacionadas con el gusto

Palabras relacionadas con el oído

Exercise 7: Los adjetivos comparativos: "Más + adjetivo + que," ...

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

Grammar: Comparative adjectives: "Más + adjetivo + que," ...

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más, tan, menos

1.
El plátano es ... duro que la manzana.
(The banana is less hard than the apple.)
2.
En verano, la casa es ... fresca que en invierno.
(In summer, the house is cooler than in winter.)
3.
La noche es ... ruidosa que el día.
(The night is less noisy than the day.)
4.
El café sin azúcar es ... amargo que el café con azúcar.
(Coffee without sugar is more bitter than coffee with sugar.)
5.
El azúcar es ... dulce como la fruta.
(Sugar is as sweet as fruit.)
6.
La noche es ... oscura que el día.
(The night is darker than the day.)
7.
El queso es ... salado que las frutas.
(Cheese is saltier than fruit.)
8.
La biblioteca es ... silenciosa como la noche.
(The library is as quiet as the night.)

Grammar

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A1.26.3 Gramática

Los adjetivos comparativos: "Más + adjetivo + que," ...

Comparative adjectives: "Más + adjetivo + que," ...

Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Oler to smell

Presente

Spanish English
(yo) huelo I smell
(tú) hueles You smell
(él/ella) huele he smells
(nosotros/nosotras) olemos we smell
(vosotros/vosotras) oléis you smell
(ellos/ellas) huelen they smell

Exercises and examples phrases

Oír to hear

Presente

Spanish English
(yo) oigo I hear
(tú) oyes You hear
(él/ella) oye he/she hears
(nosotros/nosotras) oímos we hear
(vosotros/vosotras) oís You hear
(ellos/ellas) oyen they hear

Exercises and examples phrases

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