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Spanish A2.13: Through the decades

A través de las décadas

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Vocabulary (11)

Divertirse (to enjoy oneself) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Yo me divierto caminando por el bosque.

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I enjoy walking through the woods. Show

Divertirse

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To enjoy oneself Show

La década: The decade (Spanish)

En la década pasada, la moda era muy diferente.

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In the past decade, fashion was very different. Show

La década

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The decade Show

El periodo: The period (Spanish)

El periodo anterior fue muy diferente.

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The previous period was very different. Show

El periodo

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The period Show

El siglo: The century (Spanish)

En el último siglo hubo muchas pandemias.

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In the last century, there were many pandemics. Show

El siglo

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The century Show

En los años: In the years (Spanish)

Me encantaba ir de fiesta en los años ochenta.

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I loved partying in the eighties. Show

En los años

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In the years Show

La moda: The fashion (Spanish)

En los años 80, la moda era muy diferente a la actual.

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In the 80s, fashion was very different from today. Show

La moda

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The fashion Show

La gente: The people (Spanish)

La gente se divertía mucho en los eventos de la década pasada.

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People had a lot of fun at events in the past decade. Show

La gente

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The people Show

La época: The era (Spanish)

La década de los 90 fue una época de increíbles cambios tecnológicos.

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The 1990s was a period of incredible technological changes. Show

La época

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The era Show

Diferente: Different (Spanish)

Antes el mundo era diferente.

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Before, the world was different. Show

Diferente

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Different Show

A menudo: Often (Spanish)

En los años ochenta, la gente se vestía diferente y a menudo veíamos modas muy coloridas.

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In the eighties, people dressed differently and often we saw very colourful fashions. Show

A menudo

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Often Show

Anteriormente: Previously (Spanish)

Anteriormente, la gente se divertía diferente en las décadas pasadas, a menudo organizaban grandes eventos.

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Previously, people enjoyed themselves differently in past decades, often organising large events. Show

Anteriormente

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Previously Show

Listening & reading materials

Follow adventures of Eva, Ana, Juan and Pedro.

Spanish A2.13.1 Fashion Different Decades

A2.13.1 Diálogo

Moda Décadas Diferentes

Fashion Different Decades

Spanish A2.13.2 A Journey Through the Decades

A2.13.2 Cuento corto

Un Viaje por las Décadas

A Journey Through the Decades

Spanish A2.13.3 The 70s, 80s, 90s => changes in society/fashion/lifestyle

A2.13.3 Cultura

Los años 70s, 80s, 90s => cambios en la sociedad/moda/estilo de vida

The 70s, 80s, 90s => changes in society/fashion/lifestyle

Grammar

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A2.13.4 Gramática

Pretérito imperfecto vs. pretérito indefinido (Ayer, el mes pasado, durante, muchas veces,...)

Pretérito imperfecto vs. pretérito indefinido (Ayer, el mes pasado, durante, muchas veces,...)

Conversation exercise

  1. Describe los conjuntos en las imágenes y discute de qué década son. (Describe the outfits in the pictures and discuss from what decade they are. )
  2. ¿En qué año naciste? ¿Cuál era la moda cuando crecías? (What year where you born? What was the fashion when you grew up?)

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

Through the Decades

Example phrases:

Las chicas están llevando camisetas y pantalones coloridos.

The girls are wearing colerful shirts and trousers.

La ropa está apretada.

The clothes are tight.

Esos son probablemente atuendos de la década de 1980.

Those are probably outfits from the 1980s.

Nací en 1995.

I was born in 1995.

Cuando era adolescente, llevaba vaqueros anchos azules y camisas coloridas.

When I was a teenager I wore wide blue jeans and colourful shirts.

Siempre llevaba mi chaqueta de cuero negra.

I was always wearing my black leather jacket.

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Exercises

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

Exercise 1: Reorder sentences

Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.

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1.
fiesta en | los años | ir de | ochenta. | Me encantaba
Me encantaba ir de fiesta en los años ochenta.
(I loved partying in the eighties.)
2.
fue | diferente. | periodo | muy | El | anterior
El periodo anterior fue muy diferente.
(The previous period was very different.)
3.
se divertía | de maneras | décadas anteriores, | Durante las | distintas. | la gente
Durante las décadas anteriores, la gente se divertía de maneras distintas.
(During previous decades, people had fun in different ways.)
4.
pandemias. | En el | hubo muchas | último siglo
En el último siglo hubo muchas pandemias.
(In the last century, there were many pandemics.)
5.
organizaban grandes eventos. | en las décadas | pasadas, a menudo | se divertía diferente | Anteriormente, la gente
Anteriormente, la gente se divertía diferente en las décadas pasadas, a menudo organizaban grandes eventos.
(Previously, people enjoyed themselves differently in past decades, often organising large events.)
6.
menudo. | En diferentes | cambiado a | décadas, las | modas han
En diferentes décadas, las modas han cambiado a menudo.
(In different decades, fashions have often changed.)
7.
la moda | En los | la actual. | años 80, | era muy | diferente a
En los años 80, la moda era muy diferente a la actual.
(In the 80s, fashion was very different from today.)

Exercise 2: Translate and use in a sentence

Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.

1

A menudo

Often

2

La gente

The people

3

La moda

The fashion

4

En los años

In the years

5

Anteriormente

Previously

Exercise 3: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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fuimos, fuiste, viste, fueron, fui, vi, fuisteis

1.
Nosotros ... buenos estudiantes.
(We were good students.)
2.
Tú ... mi mejor amigo.
(You were my best friend.)
3.
Vosotros ... personas trabajadoras.
(You were hardworking people.)
4.
Tú ... a la playa y te relajaste.
(You went to the beach and relaxed.)
5.
Ellos ... muy amables cuando vinieron.
(They were very kind when they came.)
6.
Yo ... amiga de maría.
(I was a friend of María.)
7.
Yo ... a juan en la fiesta.
(I saw Juan at the party.)
8.
Tú ... a tus amigos de antes.
(You saw your old friends.)

Exercise 4: Pretérito imperfecto vs. pretérito indefinido (Ayer, el mes pasado, durante, muchas veces,...)

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

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Durante, Anteriormente, En ese periodo, En esa época, Muchas veces, En la década, La década, En los años

1.
... de los 80 la música era muy diferente a la de ahora.
(In the 1980s, music was very different from what it is now.)
2.
... la moda también cambió mucho.
(During that period fashion also changed a lot.)
3.
... la gente se vestía de una manera muy diferente. Era una época especial.
(At that time, people dressed in a very different way. It was a special time.)
4.
... la moda era muy diferente de la actual.
(Previously, fashion was very different from the current one.)
5.
... de los 70 fue muy importante para la moda y la música.
(The 1970s were very important for fashion and music.)
6.
... la gente prefería divertirse en casa y no salir. Esas veces siempre eran increíbles.
(Many times people preferred to have fun at home and not go out. Those times were always incredible.)
7.
... el festival la gente se divertía mucho con los bailes tradicionales.
(During the festival, people were having a lot of fun with the traditional dances.)
8.
... 90 la moda era un tema muy popular.
(In the 90s, fashion was a very popular topic.)

Additional learning materials

Appendix 1: Extended vocabulary table

Core vocabulary (11): Verbs: 1, Adjectives: 1, Adverbs: 2, Nouns: 6, Sentences / word combination: 1
Context vocabulary: 4

Spanish English
A menudo Often
Anteriormente Previously
Diferente Different
Divertirse To enjoy oneself
Décadas Decades
El periodo The period
El siglo The century
En los años In the years
La década The decade
La gente The people
La moda The fashion
La época The era
Muchas veces Many times
Se divertía Was having a lot of fun
Te divertiste Did you have fun

Appendix 2: Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Ser to be

Pretérito indefinido

Spanish English
yo fui I was
tú fuiste You were
él/ella fue he was
nosotros/nosotras fuimos we were
vosotros/vosotras fuisteis You all were
ellos/ellas fueron They were

Exercises and examples phrases

Ver to see

Pretérito indefinido

Spanish English
yo vi I saw
tú viste you saw
él/ella vio he saw
nosotros/nosotras vimos we saw
vosotros/vosotras visteis you saw
ellos/ellas vieron They saw

Exercises and examples phrases

Ir to go

Pretérito indefinido

Spanish English
yo fui I went
tú fuiste You went
él/ella fue he went
nosotros/nosotras fuimos We went
vosotros/vosotras fuisteis you went
ellos/ellas fueron They went

Exercises and examples phrases

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