Learning module 6: The city and the village
Spanish A1.42: Transportation
Transporte
- Compra un billete de transporte. (Buy a transport ticket.)
- Describe formas de transporte. (Describe ways of transportation.)
- El tren de alta velocidad: el AVE de España (The high-speed train: Spain's AVE)
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Preposiciones de lugar: "
ir + en, ir + a, por, hacia, etc... " (Prepositions of place: "ir + en, ir + a, por, hacia, etc...")
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A1.42.4 Gramática
Preposiciones de lugar: "ir + en, ir + a, por, hacia, etc..."
Prepositions of place: "ir + en, ir + a, por, hacia, etc..."
Conversation exercise Share Copied!
- Explica qué transporte tiene que tomar Juan antes de llegar a su oficina. (Explain what transportation Juan has to take before arriving in his office.)
- ¿Qué medio de transporte utilizas para ir al trabajo? (What trasportation do you use to get to work?)
- ¿Conoces a alguien que tenga un camino muy largo al trabajo? ¿Qué transporte utilizan? (Do you know someone who has a very long way to work? What transportation do they use?)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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Juan coge el autobús. Juan takes the bus. |
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Después de eso,... After that,... |
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Camino por un parque y tomo un autobús para ir al trabajo. I walk through a park and take a bus to get to work. |
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Siempre voy en bicicleta al trabajo. I always take the bicycle to get to work. |
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Cada viernes cojo el coche pero los otros días tomo el autobús. Every Friday I take the car but on the others days I take the bus. |
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Mi hermano tiene un largo camino al trabajo. Tiene que coger un autobús y luego un tren y después tiene que caminar 15 minutos. My brother has a long way to work. He has to take a bus and then a train and then he has to walk 15 minutes. |
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Exercises Share Copied!
These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Exercise 1: Reorder sentences
Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.
Exercise 2: Translate and use in a sentence
Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.
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El coche
The car
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El metro
The subway
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El avión
The airplane
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Viajar
To travel
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El autobús
The bus
Exercise 3: Verb conjugation
Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.
voláis, coge, viaja, os vais, vuela, coges, cogen, viajo
Exercise 4: Preposiciones de lugar: "ir + en, ir + a, por, hacia, etc..."
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
por, desde, en, hacia, a, sobre
Additional learning materials Share Copied!
Appendix 1: Extended vocabulary table Share Copied!
Core vocabulary
(16):
Verbs: 6,
Nouns: 9,
Sentences / word combination: 1
Context vocabulary:
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| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| A | To |
| A pie | On foot |
| Andar | To walk |
| Coge | Takes |
| Cogemos | Do we catch |
| Cogen | They take |
| Coger | To take |
| Conducir | To drive |
| Conduzco | I drive |
| Desde | From |
| El autobús | The bus |
| El avión | The airplane |
| El barco | The boat |
| El coche | The car |
| El metro | The subway |
| El taxi | The taxi |
| El tranvía | The tram |
| El tren | The train |
| En | We go by car to the beach. |
| En tranvía | By tram |
| Hacia | Towards |
| Irse | To leave |
| La bicicleta | The bicycle |
| Pie | Foot |
| Por | Through |
| Sobre | Over |
| Transporte | Transport |
| Viajar | To travel |
| Volar | To fly |
Appendix 2: Verb conjugation tables for this lesson Share Copied!
Coger to take Share Copied!
Presente
| Spanish | English |
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| yo cojo | I take |
| tú coges | you take |
| él/ella coge | he takes |
| nosotros/nosotras cogemos | we take |
| vosotros/vosotras cogéis | you take |
| ellos/ellas cogen | They take |
Viajar to travel Share Copied!
Presente
| Spanish | English |
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| yo viajo | I travel |
| tú viajas | you travel |
| él/ella viaja | he/she travels |
| nosotros/nosotras viajamos | we travel |
| vosotros/vosotras viajáis | You travel |
| ellos/ellas viajan | They travel |
Volar to fly Share Copied!
Presente
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| yo vuelo | I fly |
| tú vuelas | you fly |
| él/ella vuela | he/she flies |
| nosotros/nosotras volamos | we fly |
| vosotros/vosotras voláis | you fly |
| ellos/ellas vuelan | They fly |
Irse to leave Share Copied!
Presente
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| yo me voy | I am leaving |
| tú te vas | You leave |
| él/ella se va | He/she leaves |
| nosotros/nosotras nos vamos | we are leaving |
| vosotros/vosotras os vais | You all leave |
| ellos/ellas se van | They leave |
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