A1.38: Everyday services

Servicios cotidianos

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Practice vocabulary in context with real materials.

A1.38.1 Lectura

Nueva en la ciudad

New in town


A1.38.2 Cultura

La Biblioteca Nacional de España

The National Library of Spain


Vocabulary (20)

 El hospital: The hospital (Spanish)

El hospital

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The hospital Show

 Las urgencias: The emergency services (Spanish)

Las urgencias

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The emergency services Show

 La farmacia: The pharmacy (Spanish)

La farmacia

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The pharmacy Show

 La escuela: The school (Spanish)

La escuela

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The school Show

 La oficina de correos: the post office (Spanish)

La oficina de correos

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The post office Show

 La gasolinera: the petrol station (Spanish)

La gasolinera

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The petrol station Show

 La comisaría: The police station (Spanish)

La comisaría

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The police station Show

 La peluquería: The hairdresser's (Spanish)

La peluquería

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The hairdresser's Show

 La biblioteca: the library (Spanish)

La biblioteca

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The library Show

 La oficina: the office (Spanish)

La oficina

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The office Show

 La universidad: The university (Spanish)

La universidad

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The university Show

 La panadería: The bakery (Spanish)

La panadería

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The bakery Show

 La cafetería: The café (Spanish)

La cafetería

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The café Show

 El gimnasio: The gym (Spanish)

El gimnasio

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The gym Show

 Usar (to use) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Usar

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To use Show

 Pasar (to pass) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Pasar

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To pass Show

 El banco: The bank (Spanish)

El banco

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The bank Show

 Pronto: quick (Spanish)

Pronto

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Quick Show

 Tarde: Late (Spanish)

Tarde

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Late Show

 El ordenador: the computer (Spanish)

El ordenador

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The computer Show

Exercises

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

Exercise 1: Conversation exercise

Instruction:

  1. ¿Qué hizo Eva hoy? ¿Por dónde pasó? (What did Eva do today? Where did she pass by?)
  2. ¿Dónde has estado hoy? (Where have you been today? )

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

Example phrases:

Eva ha ido al gimnasio esta mañana.

Eva has gone to the gym this morning.

Después ella ha pasado por la panadería para comprar algo de comida.

Afterwards she has passed by the bakery to buy some food.

Ha pasado por el banco por la tarde.

She has passed by the bank in the evening.

Hoy he ido al hospital porque trabajo allí como médico.

I have gone to the hospital today because I work there as a doctor.

He estado en el colegio esta mañana por mis hijos.

I have been to the school this morning because of my children.

He ido a la universidad y a la biblioteca hoy.

I have gone to the university and the library today.

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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 cafetería


The café

2

La oficina


The office

3

Pronto


Quick

4

Tarde


Late

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La panadería


The bakery

Exercise 4: Reorder sentences

Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.

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1.
la mañana? | a las | ¿La biblioteca | nueve de | está abierta
¿La biblioteca está abierta a las nueve de la mañana?
(Is the library open at nine in the morning?)
2.
lado de | la cafetería | en la | calle Mayor. | El gimnasio | está al
El gimnasio está al lado de la cafetería en la calle Mayor.
(The gym is next to the café on Main Street.)
3.
mucha gente? | ¿Dónde está | que usa | el banco
¿Dónde está el banco que usa mucha gente?
(Where is the bank that many people use?)
4.
la derecha | de la | La comisaría | gasolinera. | está a
La comisaría está a la derecha de la gasolinera.
(The police station is to the right of the petrol station.)
5.
está alquilada | por una | empresa nueva. | de correos | La oficina
La oficina de correos está alquilada por una empresa nueva.
(The post office is rented by a new company.)
6.
hora abre | ¿A qué | la panadería | la farmacia? | cerca de
¿A qué hora abre la panadería cerca de la farmacia?
(What time does the bakery near the chemist's open?)

Exercise 5: Match a word

Instruction: Match the translations

El banco está a la derecha de la biblioteca. (The bank is to the right of the library.)
La farmacia abre a las nueve de la mañana. (The pharmacy opens at nine in the morning.)
La oficina de correos está usada por muchas personas hoy. (The post office is used by many people today.)
¿Dónde está el gimnasio? Está al lado del hospital. (Where is the gym? It is next to the hospital.)

Exercise 6: Cluster the words

Instruction: Clasifica las palabras en dos grupos según el tipo de servicio o lugar cotidiano para ayudarte a recordarlas mejor.

Servicios de salud y emergencias

Servicios y lugares para actividades diarias y ocio

Exercise 7: "Estar" + participio

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

Grammar: "Estar" + participle

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cerrada, preparadas, cerradas, organizada, abierta, abiertos, alquilada, preparado

1. Cerrar:
Las escuelas están ....
(The schools are closed.)
2. Abrir:
Los hospitales están ... todos los días.
(The hospitals are open every day.)
3. Abrir:
La farmacia está ... hoy.
(The chemist's is open today.)
4. Preparar:
Las bibliotecas están ... para el nuevo semestre.
(The libraries are ready for the new semester.)
5. Cerrar:
La gasolinera está ... por la noche.
(The petrol station is closed at night.)
6. Preparar:
El hospital está ... para emergencias.
(The hospital is prepared for emergencies.)
7. Organizar:
La oficina de correos está ....
(The post office is organised.)
8. Alquilar:
La oficina está ....
(The office is rented.)

Grammar

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A1.38.3 Gramática

"Estar" + participio

"Estar" + participle


Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Abrir to open

Pretérito perfecto

Spanish English
(yo) he abierto I have opened
(tú) has abierto You have opened
(él/ella) ha abierto He/she has opened
(nosotros/nosotras) hemos abierto we have opened
(vosotros/vosotras) habéis abierto You have opened
(ellos/ellas) han abierto they have opened

Exercises and examples phrases

Comprar to buy

Pretérito perfecto

Spanish English
(yo) he comprado I have bought
(tú) has comprado You have bought
(él/ella) ha comprado he/she has bought
(nosotros/nosotras) hemos comprado we have bought
(vosotros/vosotras) habéis comprado You have bought
(ellos/ellas) han comprado they have bought

Exercises and examples phrases

Usar to use

Presente

Spanish English
(yo) uso I use
(tú) usas You use
(él/ella) usa he/she uses
(nosotros/nosotras) usamos we use
(vosotros/vosotras) usáis You use
(ellos/ellas) usan they use

Exercises and examples phrases

Pasar to pass

Presente

Spanish English
(yo) paso I pass
(tú) pasas you pass
(él/ella) pasa he passes/she passes
(nosotros/nosotras) pasamos we pass
(vosotros/vosotras) pasáis You pass
(ellos/ellas) pasan they pass

Exercises and examples phrases

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