Spanish A2.20: Family trip to the zoo

Viaje familiar al zoológico

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Vocabulary (17)

El desierto

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The desert Show

 Admirar (to admire) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Vosotros admiráis el león en el parque

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You admire the lion in the park. Show

Admirar

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To admire Show

 Alejarse (to move away) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Yo me alejo del grupo para respirar.

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I move away from the group to breathe. Show

Alejarse

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To move away Show

Fascinante

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Fascinating Show

La selva

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The jungle Show

El elefante

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The elephant Show

La especie

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The species Show

La jirafa

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The giraffe Show

El tigre

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The tiger Show

El mono

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The monkey Show

El paisaje

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The landscape Show

La flora

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The flora Show

La fauna

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The wildlife Show

Exercises

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

Exercise 1: Translate and use in a sentence

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

1

El desierto


The Desert

2

El león


The lion

3

Salvaje


Wild

4

El búho


The owl

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El paisaje


The landscape

Exercise 2: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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fui, fueron, veían, veías, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuisteis

1.
... a admirar las jirafas en la selva.
(We went to admire the giraffes in the jungle.)
2.
... a ver el león africano.
(You were to see the African lion.)
3.
... a explorar el desierto africano.
(You went to explore the African desert.)
4.
... el león en la selva.
(You saw the lion in the jungle.)
5.
... a observar el águila salvaje.
(They went to observe the wild eagle.)
6.
... al zoológico con mi familia.
(I went to the zoo with my family.)
7.
... el tigre acercarse lentamente.
(They saw the tiger slowly approaching.)
8.
... un día increíble en el parque.
(It was an incredible day at the park.)

Grammar

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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

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Ver to see

Pretérito imperfecto

Spanish English
yo veía I used to see
tú veías You saw
él/ella veía he saw
nosotros/nosotras veíamos we saw
vosotros/vosotras veíais you (plural) used to see
ellos/ellas veían They saw

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Describir to describe

Pretérito indefinido

Spanish English
yo describí I described
tú describiste You described
él/ella describió he/she described
nosotros/nosotras describimos we described
vosotros/vosotras describisteis you described
ellos/ellas describieron They described

Exercises and examples phrases

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