A2.11: Emergency services

Servicios de emergencia

Listening & reading materials

Practice vocabulary in context with real materials.

A2.11.1 Diálogo

Emergencia en la playa

Emergency at the beach


Vocabulary (10)

 El socorro: The aid (Spanish)

El socorro

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The aid Show

 El teléfono de emergencia: The emergency phone (Spanish)

El teléfono de emergencia

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The emergency phone Show

 Llamar los bomberos: Call the fire brigade (Spanish)

Llamar los bomberos

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Call the fire brigade Show

 La Cruz Roja: The Red Cross (Spanish)

La Cruz Roja

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The red cross Show

 La ambulancia: The ambulance (Spanish)

La ambulancia

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The ambulance Show

 La Seguridad Social: Social Security (Spanish)

La Seguridad Social

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Social security Show

 La paramédica: The paramedic (Spanish)

La paramédica

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The paramedic Show

 La sala de urgencias: the emergency department (Spanish)

La sala de urgencias

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The emergency department Show

 Tener una emergencia: To have an emergency (Spanish)

Tener una emergencia

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To have an emergency Show

 La protección: The protection (Spanish)

La protección

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The protection Show

Exercises

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

Exercise 1: Dialogue Cards

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

Exercise 2: Match a word

Instruction: Match the translations

Cuando había un accidente, se llamaba al teléfono de emergencias. (When there was an accident, the emergency telephone number was called.)
La paramédica ayudaba mucho en la ambulancia todos los días. (The paramedic helped a lot in the ambulance every day.)
Nosotros íbamos al centro de salud para recibir ayuda médica rápida. (We used to go to the health centre to receive quick medical help.)
Antes, la sala de urgencias era pequeña, pero ahora tiene más equipo y personal. (The emergency room used to be small, but now it has more equipment and staff.)

Exercise 3: Cluster the words

Instruction: Clasifica estas palabras según el tipo de servicio de emergencia al que pertenecen.

Servicios sanitarios

Situaciones y llamadas de emergencia

Exercise 4: El pretérito imperfecto de verbos regulares

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

Grammar: The imperfect tense of regular verbs

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atendían, ayudaban, visitaban, miraba, llamaba, escuchabais, usabas, trabajábamos

1. Mirar:
Ella ... la sala de urgencias desde la ventana.
(She was watching the emergency room from the window.)
2. Usar:
¿Tú ... el teléfono de emergencia frecuentemente?
(Did you use the emergency phone frequently?)
3. Visitar:
Ustedes ... la clínica todos los lunes.
(You used to visit the clinic every Monday.)
4. Atender:
Los médicos ... a muchos pacientes cada día.
(The doctors used to see many patients every day.)
5. Ayudar:
Ellos ... en las campañas de protección civil.
(They used to help in the civil protection campaigns.)
6. Llamar:
Mi hermana ... a los bomberos cada vez que veía humo.
(My sister used to call the fire brigade every time she saw smoke.)
7. Trabajar:
Nosotros ... con la Cruz Roja todos los veranos.
(We used to work with the Red Cross every summer.)
8. Escuchar:
Vosotros ... las instrucciones del socorro.
(You were listening to the rescue instructions.)

Exercise 5: El pretérito imperfecto de verbos irregulares

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

Grammar: The imperfect past tense of irregular verbs

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veías, veíamos, iban, íbamos, eran, era

1. Ser:
Los paramédicos ... rápidos y eficaces.
(The paramedics were quick and efficient.)
2. Ir:
Nosotros ... a la Cruz Roja cada semana.
(We used to go to the Red Cross every week.)
3. Ser:
Yo ... parte del equipo de socorro.
(I was part of the relief team.)
4. Ser:
Ella ... voluntaria en emergencias.
(She was a volunteer in emergencies.)
5. Ver:
Nosotros ... muchos casos cada día.
(We used to see many cases every day.)
6. Ver:
¿Tú ... las instrucciones en la sala?
(Did you use to see the instructions in the room?)
7. Ser:
El médico ... muy amable con los pacientes.
(The doctor was very kind to the patients.)
8. Ir:
Ellos ... al centro médico cada mañana.
(They used to go to the medical centre every morning.)

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A2.11.2 Gramática

El pretérito imperfecto de verbos regulares

The imperfect tense of regular verbs


A2.11.3 Gramática

El pretérito imperfecto de verbos irregulares

The imperfect past tense of irregular verbs


Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Ir to go

Pretérito imperfecto

Spanish English
(yo) iba I used to go
(tú) ibas You were going
(él/ella) iba he/she was going
(nosotros/nosotras) íbamos we were going
(vosotros/vosotras) ibais you went
(ellos/ellas) iban they went

Exercises and examples phrases

Ayudar to help

Pretérito imperfecto

Spanish English
(yo) ayudaba I used to help
(tú) ayudabas you helped
(él/ella) ayudaba he/she was helping
(nosotros/nosotras) ayudábamos we helped
(vosotros/vosotras) ayudabais You helped
(ellos/ellas) ayudaban they helped

Exercises and examples phrases

Llamar to call

Pretérito imperfecto

Spanish English
(yo) llamaba I used to call
(tú) llamabas you called
(él/ella) llamaba he/she called
(nosotros/nosotras) llamábamos we called
(vosotros/vosotras) llamabais You were calling
(ellos/ellas) llamaban they called

Exercises and examples phrases

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