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A1.33.2 Cultura

¿Qué desayunan los españoles?

What do the Spanish have for breakfast?


Vocabulary (15)

 La olla: The pot (Spanish)

La olla

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The pot Show

 La sartén: the frying pan (Spanish)

La sartén

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The frying pan Show

 La cuchara: The spoon (Spanish)

La cuchara

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The spoon Show

 El tenedor: the fork (Spanish)

El tenedor

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The fork Show

 El cuchillo: The knife (Spanish)

El cuchillo

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The knife Show

 El plato: the plate (Spanish)

El plato

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The plate Show

 El vaso: the glass (Spanish)

El vaso

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The glass Show

 La taza: the cup (Spanish)

La taza

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The cup Show

 La copa: The glass (Spanish)

La copa

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The glass Show

 El bol: the bowl (Spanish)

El bol

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The bowl Show

 El mantel: the tablecloth (Spanish)

El mantel

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The tablecloth Show

 La servilleta: the napkin (Spanish)

La servilleta

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The napkin Show

 Cortar (to cut) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Cortar

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To cut Show

 Fregar (to scrub) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Fregar

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To scrub Show

 La jarra: the jug (Spanish)

La jarra

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The jug Show

Exercises

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

Exercise 1: Conversation exercise

Instruction:

  1. Pide que te pasen cualquier objeto que necesites. (Ask to pass any item you need.)
  2. Nombra toda la vajilla y su uso. (Name all tableware and the usage.)

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

Example phrases:

El cuenco con azúcar está en la mesa.

The bowl with sugar is on the table.

La cuchara está en el cuenco.

The spoon is in the bowl.

¿Puedes poner el mantel en la mesa?

Can you put the tablecloth on the table?

El vaso está lleno de zumo de naranja.

The glass is filled with orange juice.

El plato está lleno de cruasanes.

The plate is filled with croissants.

¿Me puedes pasar un vaso de agua?

Can you pass me a glass of water?

¿Quieres una taza de café o una taza de té?

Do you want a cup of coffee or a cup of tea?

El tenedor, el cuchillo y la cuchara están junto al plato.

The fork, knife, and spoon are next to the plate.

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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

La copa


The glass

2

El cuchillo


The knife

3

La sartén


The frying pan

4

La cuchara


The spoon

5

El plato


The plate

Exercise 4: Reorder sentences

Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.

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1.
el mantel, | por favor. | plato sobre | Pon el
Pon el plato sobre el mantel, por favor.
(Put the plate on the tablecloth, please.)
2.
está a | de la | la derecha | servilleta. | El vaso
El vaso está a la derecha de la servilleta.
(The glass is to the right of the napkin.)
3.
tenedor. | está al | lado del | La cuchara
La cuchara está al lado del tenedor.
(The spoon is next to the fork.)
4.
están cerca | de vino | Las copas | jarra. | de la
Las copas de vino están cerca de la jarra.
(The wine glasses are near the jug.)
5.
delante | el | plato. | Coloca | del | cuchillo
Coloca el cuchillo delante del plato.
(Place the knife in front of the plate.)
6.
del | servilleta | dentro | plato. | está | La
La servilleta está dentro del plato.
(The napkin is inside the plate.)

Exercise 5: Match a word

Instruction: Match the translations

El cuchillo está al lado del tenedor en la mesa. (The knife is next to the fork on the table.)
Las copas de vino están sobre la mesa blanca. (The wine glasses are on the white table.)
La servilleta está debajo del plato grande de cerámica. (The napkin is under the large ceramic plate.)
Pon la jarra dentro de la nevera para tener agua fría. (Put the jug inside the fridge to have cold water.)

Exercise 6: Cluster the words

Instruction: Arrastra las palabras a la categoría correcta según se usen para poner la mesa o para cocinar.

Utensilios y objetos para poner la mesa

Utensilios y objetos para cocinar

Exercise 7: Preposiciones de lugar: "En, sobre, entre,..."

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

Grammar: Prepositions of place: "En, sobre, entre,..."

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al lado del, a la derecha de las, sobre, delante de los, al lado de la, entre, cerca de la

1. Encima pero tocando:
: Pongo el mantel ... la mesa.
(I put the tablecloth on the table.)
2. Cerca, a la derecha o izquierda:
El cuchillo está ... tenedor.
(The knife is next to the fork.)
3. Cerca:
: El vaso está ... jarra.
(The glass is next to the jug.)
4. Al lado:
: El tenedor está ... cuchara.
(The fork is near the spoon.)
5. Lado derecho:
: Las ollas están ... sarténes.
(The pots are to the right of the pans.)
6. Encima pero tocando:
: El plato está ... el mantel.
(The plate is on the tablecloth.)
7. En frente:
: Las servilletas están ... platos.
(The napkins are in front of the plates.)
8. En el medio de dos cosas:
: El plato está ... el tenedor y el cuchillo.
(The plate is between the fork and the knife.)

Grammar

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A1.33.3 Gramática

Preposiciones de lugar: "En, sobre, entre,..."

Prepositions of place: "En, sobre, entre,..."


Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Fregar to scrub

Presente

Spanish English
(yo) friego I scrub
(tú) friegas You scrub
(él/ella) friega he/she scrubs
(nosotros/nosotras) fregamos we scrub
(vosotros/vosotras) fregáis You scrub
(ellos/ellas) friegan they scrub

Exercises and examples phrases

Cortar to cut

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Spanish English
(yo) corto I cut
(tú) cortas You cut
(él/ella) corta he cuts/she cuts
(nosotros/nosotras) cortamos we cut
(vosotros/vosotras) cortáis You cut
(ellos/ellas) cortan they cut

Exercises and examples phrases

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