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Spanish A2.20: Star watching

Observación de estrellas

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Spanish A2.20.1 Ana and Pedro talk about nature

A2.20.1 Diálogo

Ana y Pedro hablan sobre la naturaleza

Ana and Pedro talk about nature

Spanish A2.20.2 The salt flats of Torrevieja

A2.20.2 Cultura

Las salinas de Torrevieja

The salt flats of Torrevieja

Vocabulary (16)

Admirar (to admire) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Admiráis la amapola en el campo.

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You admire the poppy in the field. Show

Admirar

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Fascinante: Fascinating (Spanish)

La luna llena es fascinantísima esta noche.

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The full moon is absolutely fascinating tonight. Show

Fascinante

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Fascinating Show

Agradable: Pleasant (Spanish)

La vista al sur es más agradable.

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The view to the south is more pleasant. Show

Agradable

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Pleasant Show

Desagradable: Unpleasant (Spanish)

Una estrella más desagradable no se ve aquí.

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A more unpleasant star is not seen here. Show

Desagradable

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Unpleasant Show

El mundo: The world (Spanish)

El mundo es fascinante y admiramos las estrellas.

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The world is fascinating and we admire the stars. Show

El mundo

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The world Show

El norte: The north (Spanish)

Observo el norte, y la estrella brilla fuerte.

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I look to the north, and the star shines brightly. Show

El norte

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The north Show

El sur: The south (Spanish)

Admiro el sur; tiene un encanto misterioso.

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I admire the South; it has a mysterious charm. Show

El sur

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The south Show

El este: The east (Spanish)

Observar el este es fascinante al amanecer.

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Observing the east is fascinating at dawn. Show

El este

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The east Show

El oeste: The west (Spanish)

Desde el oeste se ve la estrella más bonita.

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From the west, the most beautiful star can be seen. Show

El oeste

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The west Show

La luna: The moon (Spanish)

La luna se ve bonita esta noche.

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The moon looks beautiful tonight. Show

La luna

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The moon Show

El planeta: The planet (Spanish)

El planeta se ve fascinante desde aquí.

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The planet looks fascinating from here. Show

El planeta

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The planet Show

La estrella: The star (Spanish)

La estrella brilla en el cielo fascinante.

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The star shines in the fascinating sky. Show

La estrella

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The star Show

El cielo: The sky (Spanish)

El cielo está despejado y bonito hoy.

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The sky is clear and beautiful today. Show

El cielo

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The sky Show

El espacio: Space (Spanish)

El espacio es fascinante y lleno de misterios.

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Space is fascinating and full of mysteries. Show

El espacio

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Space Show

Observar (to observe) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Observas la luna esta noche.

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You observe the moon tonight. Show

Observar

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To observe Show

Existir (to exist) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Existís para observar la hermosa luna.

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You exist to watch the beautiful moon. Show

Existir

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To exist Show

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.
y | Las | son | fascinantes | hermosas. | constelaciones
Las constelaciones son fascinantes y hermosas.
(Constellations are captivating and beautiful.)
2.
giran en | un espacio | infinito. | Los planetas
Los planetas giran en un espacio infinito.
(The planets rotate in an infinite space.)
3.
bonito. | El olor | pero el | es desagradable, | cielo es
El olor es desagradable, pero el cielo es bonito.
(The smell is unpleasant, but the sky is beautiful.)
4.
se ve | el parque. | La luna | agradable desde
La luna se ve agradable desde el parque.
(The moon looks pleasant from the park.)
5.
un encanto | misterioso. | Admiro el | sur; tiene
Admiro el sur; tiene un encanto misterioso.
(I admire the South; it has a mysterious charm.)
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noche. | está muy | El cielo | agradable esta
El cielo está muy agradable esta noche.
(The sky is very pleasant tonight.)
7.
agradable. | en un | mundo increíblemente | Vosotros existíais
Vosotros existíais en un mundo increíblemente agradable.
(You existed in an incredibly pleasant world.)

Exercise 2: Translate and use in a sentence

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

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Existir

To exist

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Admirar

To admire

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El planeta

The planet

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El espacio

Space

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La luna

The moon

Exercise 3: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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estaban, estábamos, estaba, observaban, observabais, observabas, observaba, estabas

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Tú ... viendo la luna llena.
(You were watching the full moon.)
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... el espacio con fascinación.
(You were observing space with fascination.)
3.
Ellos ... en el norte admirando el planeta.
(They were in the north admiring the planet.)
4.
Él/ella ... fascinado con el espacio.
(He/she was fascinated with space.)
5.
Nosotros ... observando las estrellas juntas.
(We were watching the stars together.)
6.
... el cielo al atardecer.
(You were watching the sky at sunset.)
7.
... algo desagradable en el norte.
(They were observing something unpleasant in the north.)
8.
... la luna y las estrellas.
(I was watching the moon and the stars.)

Exercise 4: Las conjunciones: "Y, Pero, O, Así que, Entonces"

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

Grammar: The conjunctions: "Y, Pero, O, Así que, Entonces"

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y, entonces, así que, o, pero

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¿Miramos el norte ... el sur esta vez?
(Shall we look north or south this time?)
2.
Está nublado, ... lo dejamos para mañana.
(It is cloudy, so we'll leave it for tomorrow.)
3.
Cayó la noche, ... comenzamos a observar las estrellas.
(Night fell, so we started to observe the stars.)
4.
Ya es noche, ... el cielo está claro.
(It's already night, but the sky is clear.)
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La estrella brilla ... la luna aparece detrás.
(The star shines and the moon appears behind.)
6.
Estamos en el sur, ... la luna se ve más alta.
(We are in the south, so the moon looks higher.)
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No había luna, ... vimos más estrellas.
(There was no moon, so we saw more stars.)
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Observo el cielo, ... no veo ninguna estrella
(I look at the sky, but I don’t see any stars.)

Grammar

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A2.20.3 Gramática

Las conjunciones: "Y, Pero, O, Así que, Entonces"

The conjunctions: "Y, Pero, O, Así que, Entonces"

Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Estar to be

Pretérito imperfecto

Spanish English
yo estaba I was
tú estabas You were
él/ella estaba he was
nosotros/nosotras estábamos we were
vosotros/vosotras estabais you (all) were
ellos/ellas estaban they were

Exercises and examples phrases

Observar to observe

Pretérito imperfecto

Spanish English
yo observaba I was observing
tú observabas You were observing
él/ella observaba He observed
nosotros/nosotras observábamos we observed
vosotros/vosotras observabais You observed
ellos/ellas observaban They were observing

Exercises and examples phrases

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