A2.1: Holiday plans

Planes de vacaciones

Listening & reading materials

Practice vocabulary in context with real materials.

A2.1.1 Cultura

Viajar a las Islas Baleares: Mallorca e Ibiza

Travel to the Balearic Islands: Mallorca and Ibiza


Vocabulary (15)

 La playa: The beach (Spanish)

La playa

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The beach Show

 El mar: The sea (Spanish)

El mar

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The sea Show

 El guía turístico: The tour guide (Spanish)

El guía turístico

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The tour guide Show

 El vuelo: The flight (Spanish)

El vuelo

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The flight Show

 La excursión: The excursion (Spanish)

La excursión

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The excursion Show

 Tener planes: to have plans (Spanish)

Tener planes

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To have plans Show

 La oficina de turismo: The tourist office (Spanish)

La oficina de turismo

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The tourist office Show

 Relajado: relaxed (Spanish)

Relajado

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Relaxed Show

 Visitar (to visit) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Visitar

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To visit Show

 El viaje: The journey (Spanish)

El viaje

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The journey Show

 La agencia de viajes: The travel agency (Spanish)

La agencia de viajes

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The travel agency Show

 Comprar un billete: Buy a ticket (Spanish)

Comprar un billete

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Buy a ticket Show

 El turista: The tourist (Spanish)

El turista

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The tourist Show

 La isla: The island (Spanish)

La isla

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The island Show

 Irse de vacaciones: to go on holiday (Spanish)

Irse de vacaciones

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To go on holiday Show

Exercises

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

Exercise 1: Conversation exercise

Instruction:

  1. ¿Qué tipo de vacaciones ves en cada imagen? (What holiday type do you see in each picture?)
  2. ¿Qué medio de transporte vas a usar para viajar y por qué? (What transportation are you going to use to travel and why? )
  3. ¿Cuánto durarán tus próximas vacaciones? (How long will your next holiday be?)

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

Example phrases:

Voy a Italia de viaje urbano.

I am going to Italy for a city trip.

Voy a ir de camping con mi familia a la montaña.

I am going camping with my family in the mountains.

Viajaré en tren en lugar de tomar el avión.

I will travel by train instead of taking the plane.

Voy a Mallorca a visitar museos.

I am going to Mallorca to visit museums.

Vamos a llevar la autocaravana en un viaje familiar.

We’re taking the motorhome on a family journey.

Voy a viajar por todo el mundo durante seis meses.

I’m travelling around the world for six months.

Vamos a un resort de playa en Túnez.

We are going to a beach resort in Tunisia.

Voy a hacer un crucero en mayo.

I am going on a cruise in May.

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Exercise 2: Dialogue Cards

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

Exercise 3: Match a word

Instruction: Match the translations

Vamos a comprar un billete para ir a la playa este verano. (We are going to buy a ticket to go to the beach this summer.)
El guía turístico explicó el pueblo durante dos horas ayer por la tarde. (The tour guide explained the village for two hours yesterday afternoon.)
Hemos planeado las vacaciones para visitar varios lugares turísticos. (We have planned the holidays to visit several tourist places.)
Los turistas hicieron una excursión por la isla en un barco pequeño. (The tourists went on an excursion around the island in a small boat.)

Exercise 4: Cluster the words

Instruction: Clasifica las palabras en dos grupos según el medio o lugar relacionado con las vacaciones.

Medios de transporte y planificación del viaje

Lugares y actividades durante las vacaciones

Exercise 5: Las preposiciones "Por" y "Para"

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

Grammar: The prepositions "Por" and "Para"

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por, para

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Este mapa es ... el guía turístico.
(This map is for the tour guide.)
2.
Han cancelado la reserva ... problemas técnicos.
(They have canceled the reservation due to technical problems.)
3.
He comprado un billete ... viajar mañana.
(I have bought a ticket to travel tomorrow.)
4.
Han cancelado la excursión ... la lluvia.
(They have cancelled the excursion due to the rain.)
5.
Vamos a Madrid ... el trabajo.
(We are going to Madrid for work.)
6.
Tengo planes ... viajar a París el próximo mes.
(I have plans to travel to Paris next month.)
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El servicio está cancelado ... todos los turistas mañana.
(The service is cancelled for all tourists tomorrow.)
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Vamos ... la oficina de turismo a preguntar sobre las excursiones.
(Let's go to the tourist office to ask about the excursions.)

Grammar

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A2.1.2 Gramática

Las preposiciones "Por" y "Para"

The prepositions "Por" and "Para"


Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Decir to say

Pretérito perfecto

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

Exercises and examples phrases

Planear to plan

Pretérito perfecto

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

Exercises and examples phrases

Preparar to prepare

Pretérito perfecto

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

Exercises and examples phrases

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