Spanish A2.22: Wind directions

Direcciones del viento

Listening & reading materials

Practice vocabulary in context with real materials.

Vocabulary (13)

 La playa: The beach (Spanish)

La playa al norte es bonita y tranquila.

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The beach to the north is beautiful and peaceful. Show

La playa

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The beach Show

 La cascada: The waterfall (Spanish)

La cascada en el mapa está en el suroeste.

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The waterfall on the map is in the southwest. Show

La cascada

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The waterfall Show

 El mar: The sea (Spanish)

El norte tiene un mar muy bonito.

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The north has a very beautiful sea. Show

El mar

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The sea Show

 Mostrar (to show) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Muestra las instrucciones de seguridad.

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Show the safety instructions. Show

Mostrar

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To show Show

 Describir (to describe) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Él describe el contenido de la maleta antes de viajar.

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He describes the contents of the suitcase before travelling. Show

Describir

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To describe Show

 El mapa: The map (Spanish)

El mapa muestra el nordeste del planeta.

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The map shows the northeast of the planet. Show

El mapa

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The map Show

 El océano: The ocean (Spanish)

El océano muestra su poder en el nordeste.

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The ocean shows its power in the northeast. Show

El océano

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The ocean Show

 La isla: The island (Spanish)

Mira la isla en el mapa del mundo.

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Look at the island on the world map. Show

La isla

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The island Show

 Enorme: enormous (Spanish)

El mapa muestra un desierto enormísimo en África.

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The map shows a huge desert in Africa. Show

Enorme

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Enormous Show

 El noroeste: The northwest (Spanish)

El noroeste sopla fuerte en este mapa mundial.

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The northwesterly blows strong on this world map. Show

El noroeste

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The northwest Show

 El sudeste: The southeast (Spanish)

El viento viene del sudeste del planeta.

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The wind comes from the southeast of the planet. Show

El sudeste

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The southeast Show

 El suroeste: The southwest (Spanish)

El suroeste es fascinante para explorar.

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The southwest is fascinating to explore. Show

El suroeste

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The southwest Show

 El nordeste: The northeast (Spanish)

El viento sopla desde el nordeste del mapa.

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The wind blows from the northeast of the map. Show

El nordeste

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The northeast Show

Exercises

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

Exercise 1: Conversation exercise

Instruction:

  1. Eva hace senderismo por diferentes paisajes. (Eva hikes through different landscapes.)
  2. Describe los paisajes que ella atraviesa en su camino hacia el tesoro. (Describes the landscapes that she passes on her way to the treasure.)

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

Example phrases:

Eva pasea por la playa.

Eva walks along the beach.

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Exercise 2: Reorder sentences

Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.

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1.
del mapa. | sopla desde | el nordeste | El viento
El viento sopla desde el nordeste del mapa.
(The wind blows from the northeast of the map.)
2.
describías | el | detalles. | Tú | paisaje | con
Tú describías el paisaje con detalles.
(You used to describe the landscape with details.)
3.
bonito. | mar muy | tiene un | El norte
El norte tiene un mar muy bonito.
(The north has a very beautiful sea.)
4.
al norte | es bonita | y tranquila. | La playa
La playa al norte es bonita y tranquila.
(The beach to the north is beautiful and peaceful.)
5.
del | Los | peligrosos. | mares | sudeste | son
Los mares del sudeste son peligrosos.
(The seas of the southeast are dangerous.)
6.
en el | suroeste. | mapa está | en el | La cascada
La cascada en el mapa está en el suroeste.
(The waterfall on the map is in the southwest.)
7.
del | mundo | son | cascadas | impresionantes. | Las
Las cascadas del mundo son impresionantes.
(The waterfalls of the world are impressive.)

Exercise 3: Translate and use in a sentence

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

1

La playa


The beach

2

La cascada


The waterfall

3

El nordeste


The northeast

4

Mostrar


To show

5

El océano


The ocean

Exercise 4: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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cambiaban, cambiábamos, cambiaba, movía, movían, cambiabas

1.
... la ruta hacia el sudeste.
(We were changing the route towards the southeast.)
2.
Siempre ... el mapa de la playa.
(He always changed the map of the beach.)
3.
Yo ... la sombrilla en la playa.
(I was changing the parasol on the beach.)
4.
Él ... el barco en el océano.
(He was steering the ship in the ocean.)
5.
Ellos ... las sillas por la cascada.
(They were moving the chairs by the waterfall.)
6.
Ellas ... la descripción del mapa.
(They were changing the map description.)
7.
Él ... el mar por la isla.
(He used to trade the sea for the island.)
8.
... de dirección en el noroeste.
(You used to change direction in the northwest.)

Exercise 5: Los diminutivos: -ito, -ita, -illo, illa

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

Grammar: The diminutives: -ito, -ita, -illo, illa

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pequeñita, islita, playita, ruidito, montañita, poquito, fresquito, vientito

1. Fresco:
Hoy el viento del sur está ....
(Today the southern wind is a bit chilly.)
2. Montaña:
Una ... cerca de nuestro alojamiento.
(A small hill near our accommodation.)
3. Pequeña:
Esta isla se veía ... en el mapa, pero era muy bonita
(This island looked tiny on the map, but it was very pretty.)
4. Playa:
Una ... hermosa.
(A lovely little beach.)
5. Poco:
El viento movía la arena de la playa ... a ....
(The wind was moving the sand on the beach little by little.)
6. Viento:
El ... del norte está más suave.
(The little breeze from the north is milder.)
7. Isla:
Cuando era niño, me gustaba caminar por la ... cerca del océano
(When I was a child, I liked to walk around the little island near the ocean.)
8. Ruido:
El ... de la fuente.
(The little sound of the fountain.)

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A2.22.4 Gramática

Los diminutivos: -ito, -ita, -illo, illa

The diminutives: -ito, -ita, -illo, illa


Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Cambiar to change

Pretérito imperfecto

Spanish English
yo cambiaba I was changing
tú cambiabas you were changing
él/ella cambiaba he changed
nosotros/nosotras cambiábamos we changed
vosotros/vosotras cambiabais You (plural) used to change
ellos/ellas cambiaban They were changing

Exercises and examples phrases

Mover to move

Pretérito imperfecto

Spanish English
yo movía I was moving
tú movías You were moving
él/ella movía He/she was moving
nosotros/nosotras movíamos We moved
vosotros/vosotras movíais You were moving
ellos/ellas movían They moved

Exercises and examples phrases

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