A2.17: Visiting friends

Visitar amigos

Listening & reading materials

Practice vocabulary in context with real materials.

Vocabulary (13)

 El ramo de flores: The bouquet of flowers (Spanish)

El ramo de flores

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The bouquet of flowers Show

 Regalar (to give) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Regalar

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To give Show

 La tarta de chocolate: The chocolate cake (Spanish)

La tarta de chocolate

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The chocolate cake Show

 Salir con amigos: Going out with friends (Spanish)

Salir con amigos

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Going out with friends Show

 Tomar un café: To have a cup of coffee (Spanish)

Tomar un café

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To have a cup of coffee Show

 Jugar al parchís: To play Parcheesi (Spanish)

Jugar al parchís

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To play parcheesi Show

 El ajedrez: The chess (Spanish)

El ajedrez

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The chess Show

 Jugar a las cartas: to play cards (Spanish)

Jugar a las cartas

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To play cards Show

 Juegos de mesa: board games (Spanish)

Juegos de mesa

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Board games Show

 Hacer una fiesta: To throw a party (Spanish)

Hacer una fiesta

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To throw a party Show

 El aperitivo: The appetizer (Spanish)

El aperitivo

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The appetizer Show

 El parque de atracciones: The amusement park (Spanish)

El parque de atracciones

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The amusement park Show

 Estar contento: to be happy (Spanish)

Estar contento

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To be happy Show

Exercises

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

Exercise 1: Conversation exercise

Instruction:

  1. ¿Ves a tus amigos a menudo? ¿Qué tipo de actividades os gusta hacer juntos? (Do you see your friends often? What kind of activities do you like to do together?)
  2. ¿Prefieres ir a fiestas o hacer una noche de juegos de mesa juntos? ( Do you prefer going to parties or doing board game night together?)
  3. ¿Alguna vez has estado de viaje con tus amigos? ¡Cuéntanos sobre ello! (Have you ever been on a trip with your friends? Tell us about it!)

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

Example phrases:

Veo a mis amigos cada semana. Normalmente nos reunimos para tomar un café y charlar.

I see my friends every week. We usually meet for coffee and talk.

Sólo veo a mis amigos una o dos veces al mes. Luego, normalmente cenamos y jugamos juntos.

I only see my friends once or twice a month. Then we usually have dinner and play games together.

Prefiero salir cuando veo a mis amigos.

I prefer going out when I see my friends.

Me encanta jugar a juegos de mesa, así que siempre que veo a mis amigos jugamos al parchís juntos.

I love playing board games, so whenever I see my friends we play ludo together.

Con mi amigo Juán siempre juego al ajedrez.

With my friend Juán I always play chess.

El año pasado fui de viaje a Innsbruck con dos de mis amigos. Fuimos de senderismo y visitamos la ciudad. ¡El tiempo fue maravilloso!

Last year I went on a trip to Insbruck with two of my friends. We went hiking and visited the city. The weather was wonderful!

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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

¿Nos vemos el sábado para jugar al parchís? (Shall we meet on Saturday to play Ludo?)
Traeré un ramo de flores para decorar la casa. (I will bring a bouquet of flowers to decorate the house.)
La tarta de chocolate está buenísima y dulce. (The chocolate cake is delicious and sweet.)
Después del aperitivo, saldré con amigos. (After the aperitif, I will go out with friends.)

Exercise 4: Cluster the words

Instruction: Clasifica las palabras según si se usan para organizar una reunión en casa o para actividades para disfrutar con amigos.

Organizar una reunión en casa

Actividades para hacer con amigos

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Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Sonreír to smile

Futuro simple

Spanish English
(yo) sonreiré I will smile
(tú) sonreirás You will smile
(él/ella) sonreirá he/she will smile
(nosotros/nosotras) sonreiremos we will smile
(vosotros/vosotras) sonreiréis You will smile
(ellos/ellas) sonreirán they will smile

Exercises and examples phrases

Traer to bring

Futuro simple

Spanish English
(yo) traeré I will bring
(tú) traerás you will bring
(él/ella) traerá he will bring/she will bring
(nosotros/nosotras) traeremos we will bring
(vosotros/vosotras) traeréis You will bring
(ellos/ellas) traerán they will bring

Exercises and examples phrases

Invitar to invite

Futuro simple

Spanish English
(yo) invitaré I will invite
(tú) invitarás You will invite
(él/ella) invitará he will invite/she will invite
(nosotros/nosotras) invitaremos we will invite
(vosotros/vosotras) invitaréis You will invite
(ellos/ellas) invitarán they will invite

Exercises and examples phrases

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