A2.23: Hobby classes

Clases de hobbies

Listening & reading materials

Practice vocabulary in context with real materials.

A2.23.1 Cuento corto

La vida de Laura Nunca Es Aburrida

Laura's Life is Never Boring


A2.23.2 Cultura

¿Dónde viven los españoles: en casas o pisos?

Where do Spaniards live: in houses or flats?


Vocabulary (12)

 Divertirse (to enjoy oneself) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Divertirse

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To enjoy oneself Show

 Aprender (to learn) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Aprender

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To learn Show

 Asistir (to attend) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Asistir

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To attend Show

 Tener clases de: To have classes of (Spanish)

Tener clases de

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To have classes of Show

 Hacer un curso: Take a course (Spanish)

Hacer un curso

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Take a course Show

 El hobby: The hobby (Spanish)

El hobby

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The hobby Show

 La afición: The hobby (Spanish)

La afición

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The hobby Show

 El fotógrafo: The photographer (Spanish)

El fotógrafo

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The photographer Show

 El programa del curso: The course programme (Spanish)

El programa del curso

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The course programme Show

 El taller: The workshop (Spanish)

El taller

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The workshop Show

 El instructor: The instructor (Spanish)

El instructor

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The instructor Show

 La sesión: The session (Spanish)

La sesión

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The session Show

Exercises

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

Exercise 1: Conversation exercise

Instruction:

  1. Describe las actividades en las imágenes. (Describe the activities in the pictures.)
  2. ¿Qué clases o talleres de aficiones has tomado en el pasado? (What hobby classes or workshops did you take in the past?)
  3. ¿Estás actualmente inscrito en un curso de aficiones? (Are you currently enrolled in a hobby course?)
  4. ¿Tienes algún plan? (Do you have any plans?)

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

Example phrases:

Toco la guitarra y me gusta bailar.

I play the guitar and I like to dance.

Me encanta jugar a videojuegos.

I love playing videogames.

Estoy tomando clases de baile todos los viernes.

I am taking dancing lessons every Friday.

Tomé clases de yoga durante unos años en mis veintes.

I was taking yoga lessons for a few years in my twenties.

Asistiré a un taller de pintura en 2 semanas.

I will attend a painting workshop in 2 weeks.

Una vez al mes hago excursiones con dos amigos.

Once a month I go on excursions with two friends.

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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

Las clases de fotografía son desde las cinco de la tarde. (Photography classes start at five in the afternoon.)
Me inscribí en el taller hasta el próximo mes de junio. (I enrolled in the workshop until next June.)
El instructor explica bien cómo usar la cámara. (The instructor explains well how to use the camera.)
Vamos a divertirnos mucho en estas sesiones. (We are going to have lots of fun in these sessions.)

Exercise 4: Cluster the words

Instruction: Arrastra cada palabra a la categoría que mejor se relaciona con actividades de aprendizaje o pasatiempos personales.

Palabras relacionadas con las clases y el aprendizaje

Palabras relacionadas con el hobby y el tiempo libre

Exercise 5: Las preposiciones: "Desde" y "Hasta"

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

Grammar: The prepositions: "Desde" and "Hasta"

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hasta, desde, Desde

1. Punto final:
: Viviré en Valencia ... el final de este mes.
(I will live in Valencia until the end of this month.)
2. Punto final:
: El museo está abierto ... las ocho de la tarde.
(The museum is open until eight in the evening.)
3. Punto de inicio:
... que empecé el taller, aprendí mucho.
(Since I started the workshop, I've learned a lot.)
4. Duración:
: El evento durará ... las 8 de la mañana ... las 4 de la tarde.
(The event will last from 8 in the morning until 4 in the afternoon.)
5. Punto final:
Puedes practicar la guitarra ... la sesión final del curso.
(You can practise the guitar until the final session of the course.)
6. Duración:
: El taller organiza todo, ... la inscripción ... la sesión final.
(The workshop organizes everything, from registration to the final session.)
7. Punto de inicio:
: Estudio inglés ... hace dos años.
(I have been studying English for two years.)
8. Punto final:
: Tengo clases ... el viernes pero el sábado estoy libre.
(I have classes until Friday but I'm free on Saturday.)

Grammar

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A2.23.3 Gramática

Las preposiciones: "Desde" y "Hasta"

The prepositions: "Desde" and "Hasta"


Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Aprender to learn

Pretérito indefinido

Spanish English
(yo) aprendí I learnt
(tú) aprendiste You learned
(él/ella) aprendió he/she learned
(nosotros/nosotras) aprendimos we learned
(vosotros/vosotras) aprendisteis you learned
(ellos/ellas) aprendieron they learned

Exercises and examples phrases

Consultar to consult

Pretérito perfecto

Spanish English
(yo) he consultado I have consulted
(tú) has consultado You have consulted
(él/ella) ha consultado he/she has consulted
(nosotros/nosotras) hemos consultado We have consulted
(vosotros/vosotras) habéis consultado You have consulted
(ellos/ellas) han consultado they have consulted

Exercises and examples phrases

Inscribirse to enroll

Pretérito perfecto

Spanish English
(yo) me he inscrito I have enrolled
(tú) te has inscrito You have enrolled
(él/ella) se ha inscrito he/she has enrolled
(nosotros/nosotras) nos hemos inscrito we have enrolled
(vosotros/vosotras) os habéis inscrito You have enrolled
(ellos/ellas) se han inscrito they have enrolled

Exercises and examples phrases

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