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Spanish A1.29: Physical states and sensations

Estados físicos y sensaciones

Vocabulary (10)

 Hambre: Hunger (Spanish)

El perro está cansado y tiene hambre.

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The dog is tired and hungry. Show

Hambre

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Hunger Show

 Sed: Thirst (Spanish)

Tengo sed después de hacer ejercicio.

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I am thirsty after exercising. Show

Sed

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Thirst Show

 Cansado: Tired (Spanish)

Ahora está más cansado que antes.

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Now he is more tired than before. Show

Cansado

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Tired Show

 Agotado: Exhausted (Spanish)

Estoy más agotado que ayer.

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I am more exhausted than yesterday. Show

Agotado

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Exhausted Show

 Sudado: Sweaty (Spanish)

Ella está sudadísima después del ejercicio.

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She is very sweaty after the exercise. Show

Sudado

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Sweaty Show

 Lesionado: Injured (Spanish)

La bailarina está lesionadísima tras la actuación.

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The dancer is very injured after the performance. Show

Lesionado

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Injured Show

 Relajarse (to relax) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Te relajas con un buen libro.

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You relax with a good book. Show

Relajarse

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To relax Show

 El dolor: The pain (Spanish)

El atleta está cansado por el dolor en sus piernas.

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The athlete is tired because of the pain in his legs. Show

El dolor

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The pain Show

 Cuidarse (to take care of oneself) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Yo me cuido mucho.

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I take good care of myself. Show

Cuidarse

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To take care of oneself Show

 Meditar (to meditate) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Nosotros meditamos juntos.

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We meditate together. Show

Meditar

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To meditate Show

Listening & reading materials

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Grammar

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A1.29.4 Gramática

El participio pasado como adjetivo: "-ado, -oso, ..."

The past participle as an adjective: "-ado, -oso, ..."


Conversation exercise

  1. ¿Cómo se sienten las personas en esas situaciones? (How do the people feel in those situations?)
  2. Di en qué situaciones te sientes cansado y en cuáles te sientes exhausto. (Tell in which situations you feel tired and in which situations you feel exhausted.)

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

Example phrases:

La chica está cansada.

The girl is tired.

Está agotado.

He is exhausted.

Me siento cansado por la mañana.

I feel tired in the morning.

Me siento agotado cuando trabajo.

I feel exhausted when I work.

Necesito beber algo.

I need to drink something.

Tengo sed.

I am thirsty.

...

Exercises

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

Exercise 1: Reorder sentences

Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.

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1.
hacer | Tengo | después | de | ejercicio. | sed
Tengo sed después de hacer ejercicio.
(I am thirsty after exercising.)
2.
días. | todos | meditan | Ellos | los
Ellos meditan todos los días.
(They meditate every day.)
3.
la clase | de español. | Estamos agotados | después de
Estamos agotados después de la clase de español.
(We are exhausted after the Spanish class.)
4.
dolor en | El atleta | sus piernas. | está cansado | por el
El atleta está cansado por el dolor en sus piernas.
(The athlete is tired because of the pain in his legs.)
5.
práctica. | cansadas después | Ellas están | de la
Ellas están cansadas después de la práctica.
(They are tired after practice.)
6.
estudiar toda | la noche. | Estoy agotada | después de
Estoy agotada después de estudiar toda la noche.
(I am exhausted after studying all night.)
7.
clase. | cansados después | Ellos están | de la
Ellos están cansados después de la clase.
(They are tired after the class.)

Exercise 2: Translate and use in a sentence

Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.

1

El dolor


The pain

2

Lesionado


Injured

3

Sed


Thirst

4

Cuidarse


To take care of oneself

5

Relajarse


To relax

Exercise 3: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct form.

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te cuidas, me cuido, os cuidáis, nos cuidamos, se cuida, se cuidan

1.
¿Vosotros ... solos?
(Do you take care of yourselves?)
2.
Él ... todos los días.
(He takes care of himself every day.)
3.
Yo ... mucho.
(I take care of myself.)
4.
Ellos ... entre ellos.
(They take care of themselves.)
5.
¿Tú ... bien?
(Do you take good care of yourself?)
6.
Nosotros ... juntos.
(We take care of ourselves.)

Exercise 4: El participio pasado como adjetivo: "-ado, -oso, ..."

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

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relajadas, cansadas, lesionada, sudada, sudados, agotados, cansado, lesionado

1.
Después de correr, ellos están ....
(After running, they are sweaty.)
2.
El hombre está ... en las piernas.
(The man is injured in the legs.)
3.
Ella está ... y no puede ir a la escuela.
(She is injured and cannot go to school.)
4.
Ellas se han relajado y ahora se sienten ....
(They have relaxed and now they feel relaxed.)
5.
Ellos se sienten ... del trabajo.
(They feel exhausted from work.)
6.
Él es siente muy ... porque no ha dormido mucho.
(He feels very tired because he hasn't slept much.)
7.
Las chicas están ... después de correr.
(The girls are tired after running.)
8.
Amalia está ... porque está en el gimnasio.
(Amalia is sweaty because she is at the gym.)

Additional learning materials

Appendix 1: Extended vocabulary table

Core vocabulary (10): Verbs: 3, Adjectives: 4, Nouns: 3,
Context vocabulary: 10

Spanish English
Agotada Exhausted
Agotado Exhausted
Caliente Hot
Cansado Tired
Cuidarse To take care of oneself
Cuidarte Take care of yourself
Dormir una siesta Having a nap
Duele It hurts
Duelen They hurt
El dolor The pain
Fría Cold
Hambre Hunger
Lesionado Injured
Meditar To meditate
Relajado More relaxed
Relajarme To relax
Relajarse To relax
Sed Thirst
Sudada Sweaty
Sudado Sweaty

Appendix 2: Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Cuidarse to take care of oneself

Presente

Spanish English
yo me cuido I take care of myself
tú te cuidas You take care of yourself.
él/ella se cuida He takes care of himself
nosotros/nosotras nos cuidamos we take care of ourselves
vosotros/vosotras os cuidáis you (all) take care of yourselves
ellos/ellas se cuidan They take care of themselves

Exercises and examples phrases

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