Spanish A2.23: Going for a Sunday walk.

Ir a dar un paseo el domingo.

Listening & reading materials

Practice vocabulary in context with real materials.

Vocabulary (15)

 El lago: The lake (Spanish)

El lago está cerca del camino de senderismo.

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The lake is near the hiking trail. Show

El lago

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The lake Show

 El bosque: The forest (Spanish)

Vamos al bosque, las vistas son increíbles.

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Let's go to the forest, the views are incredible. Show

El bosque

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The forest Show

 La montaña: The mountain (Spanish)

Subir a la montaña está bien para relajarse.

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Climbing the hill is good for relaxing. Show

La montaña

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The mountain Show

 El río: The river (Spanish)

El río está perfecto para caminar junto a él.

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The river is perfect for a walk along it. Show

El río

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The river Show

 Caminar (to walk) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Él/ella camina por la playa todos los días.

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He/she walks along the beach every day. Show

Caminar

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To walk Show

 Subir (to climb) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Vosotras subís la colina para ver el río.

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You go up the hill to see the river. Show

Subir

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To climb Show

 Hacer senderismo: To go hiking (Spanish)

Es bueno ir al bosque a hacer senderismo el domingo.

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It's good to go to the forest for a hike on Sunday. Show

Hacer senderismo

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To go hiking Show

 Las botas de montaña: The hiking boots (Spanish)

Mañana haremos senderismo con botas de montaña por el bosque.

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Tomorrow we will go hiking with walking boots through the forest. Show

Las botas de montaña

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The hiking boots Show

 El camino: The path (Spanish)

El camino al lago es muy bonito.

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The path to the lake is very beautiful. Show

El camino

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The path Show

 La ruta: The route (Spanish)

La ruta hasta el lago es cómoda y ligera.

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The path to the lake is comfortable and easy. Show

La ruta

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The route Show

 La vista: The view (Spanish)

Desde aquí se observa la vista del valle.

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The view of the valley can be seen from here. Show

La vista

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The view Show

 El pico: The peak (Spanish)

Mañana subiremos el pico de la montaña.

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Tomorrow we will climb to the summit of the mountain. Show

El pico

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The peak Show

 Cómodo: Comfortable (Spanish)

Esa mochila es más cómoda que la mía.

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That backpack is more comfortable than mine. Show

Cómodo

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Comfortable Show

 Ligero: light (Spanish)

La vista del lago es ligera y clara.

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The view of the lake is light and clear. Show

Ligero

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Light Show

 Pesado: Heavy (Spanish)

La roca es pesadísima de mover.

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The rock is very heavy to move. Show

Pesado

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Heavy Show

Exercises

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

Exercise 1: Conversation exercise

Instruction:

  1. ¿Te gusta hacer senderismo? ¿Por qué te gusta o por qué no? (Do you like hiking? Why do you or why don’t you?)
  2. ¿Qué es muy importante cuando vas de excursión? (What is very important when you go hiking?)
  3. ¿A qué país quieres ir de excursión? (In what country do you want to go hiking?)

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

Example phrases:

Me gusta hacer senderismo porque la naturaleza es hermosa.

I like hiking because nature is beautiful.

Me gusta hacer senderismo cuando hay un buen camino.

I like hiking when there is a good path.

No me gusta hacer senderismo porque las caminatas son largas y agotadoras.

I don’t like hiking because hikes are long and exhausting.

Es muy importante tener agua.

It is very important to have water.

Tienes que tener unas botas de senderismo cómodas.

You have to have comfortable hiking boots.

Quiero ir de senderismo en un país con grandes montañas como Suiza.

I want to go hiking in a country with big mountains like Switzerland.

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Exercise 2: Reorder sentences

Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.

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1.
hacer senderismo. | cercanos son | ideales para | Los bosques
Los bosques cercanos son ideales para hacer senderismo.
(The nearby woods are ideal for hiking.)
2.
admirar. | ofrecen vistas | impresionantes para | Las montañas
Las montañas ofrecen vistas impresionantes para admirar.
(The mountains offer stunning views to admire.)
3.
para | cargar. | refugios | Estos | pesados | son
Estos refugios son pesados para cargar.
(These shelters are heavy to carry.)
4.
selva. | Ellos | caminaron | la | por
Ellos caminaron por la selva.
(They walked through the jungle.)
5.
bosque, las | Vamos al | increíbles. | vistas son
Vamos al bosque, las vistas son increíbles.
(Let's go to the forest, the views are incredible.)
6.
para recorrer. | son ligeros | Los valles | y agradables
Los valles son ligeros y agradables para recorrer.
(The valleys are gentle and pleasant to explore.)
7.
está bien | para relajarse. | Subir a | la montaña
Subir a la montaña está bien para relajarse.
(Climbing the hill is good for relaxing.)

Exercise 3: Translate and use in a sentence

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

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La ruta


The route

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El río


The river

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Pesado


Heavy

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La vista


The view

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El lago


The lake

Exercise 4: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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anduve, anduvieron, nos relajamos, fuiste, os relajasteis, fueron, fue, anduvisteis

1.
El domingo ... por el bosque.
(On Sunday I went through the forest.)
2.
... en la cima del pico.
(You all relaxed at the top of the peak.)
3.
¿... por la vista desde el pico?
(Did you go for the view from the peak?)
4.
... juntos haciendo senderismo.
(They went hiking together.)
5.
... a ver la cascada enorme.
(They went to see the huge waterfall.)
6.
... a la montaña el domingo.
(He went to the mountain on Sunday.)
7.
... al río con amigos.
(You went to the river with friends.)
8.
... con la vista de la montaña.
(We relaxed with the view of the mountain.)

Exercise 5: Expresar lo positivo y lo negativo: "Bien/ Bueno, Mal/ Malo"

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

Grammar: Expressing the positive and the negative: "Bien/ Bueno, Mal/ Malo"

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¡Qué mal!, es malo, Está bien, está mal, es bueno, Es bueno

1. Negativo :
El senderismo era peligroso y eso ....
(Hiking was dangerous and that's bad.)
2. Positivo:
: ... relajarse junto al lago después de subir
(It's good to relax by the lake after hiking.)
3. Positivo :
Caminar por el bosque ... para relajarse.
(Walking in the forest is good for relaxing.)
4. Positivo:
: ... esperar la amanecer aquí en el lago.
(It's okay to wait for the sunrise here at the lake.)
5. Negativo:
: No seguir el camino marcado ....
(Not following the set path is bad.)
6. Positivo:
: ... hacer algo que te guste un domingo por la mañana
(It's good to do something you like on a Sunday morning.)
7. Negativo :
Subir la montaña sin agua ... para la salud.
(Climbing the mountain without water is bad for your health.)
8. Negativo :
... Me olvidé las botas de montaña.
(How bad! I forgot the hiking boots.)

Grammar

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A2.23.4 Gramática

Expresar lo positivo y lo negativo: "Bien/ Bueno, Mal/ Malo"

Expressing the positive and the negative: "Bien/ Bueno, Mal/ Malo"


Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

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

Relajarse to relax

Pretérito indefinido

Spanish English
yo me relajé I relaxed
tú te relajaste You relaxed
él/ella se relajó he relaxed
nosotros/nosotras nos relajamos we relaxed
vosotros/vosotras os relajasteis you relaxed
ellos/ellas se relajaron They relaxed

Exercises and examples phrases

Andar to walk

Pretérito indefinido

Spanish English
yo anduve I walked
tú anduviste You walked
él/ella anduvo he walked
nosotros/nosotras anduvimos we walked
vosotros/vosotras anduvisteis You walked
ellos/ellas anduvieron They walked

Exercises and examples phrases

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