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Vocabulary (13)

 El carril bici: The cycle lane (Spanish)

Hay poco tráfico en el carril bici.

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There is little traffic on the cycle lane. Show

El carril bici

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The cycle lane Show

 El consejo: The advice (Spanish)

El consejo es usar más el transporte público.

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The advice is to use public transport more. Show

El consejo

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The advice Show

 La zona verde: The green zone (Spanish)

En la zona verde hay bastante espacio para bicicletas y peatones.

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In the green zone, there is plenty of space for bicycles and pedestrians. Show

La zona verde

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The green zone Show

 El transporte público: The public transport (Spanish)

El transporte público es bastante eficiente en la ciudad.

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Public transport is quite efficient in the city. Show

El transporte público

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The public transport Show

 Preferido: Preferred (Spanish)

La bicicleta es la opción preferida para viajar en zonas peatonales.

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The bicycle is the preferred option for travelling in pedestrian areas. Show

Preferido

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Preferred Show

 Sostenible: Sustainable (Spanish)

El transporte público es sostenible.

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Public transport is sustainable. Show

Sostenible

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Sustainable Show

 Elegir (to choose) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Vosotros elegís realizar la tarea juntos.

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You choose to do the task together. Show

Elegir

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To choose Show

 Montar (to ride) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Yo monto la bicicleta cada mañana.

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I ride the bicycle every morning. Show

Montar

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To ride Show

 Viajar en tren: To travel by train (Spanish)

Viajar en tren es bastante sostenible para largos trayectos.

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Traveling by train is quite sustainable for long journeys. Show

Viajar en tren

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To travel by train Show

 El ciclista: The cyclist (Spanish)

El ciclista elige un camino con poco tráfico.

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The cyclist chooses a road with little traffic. Show

El ciclista

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The cyclist Show

 Transporte por tierra: Land transport (Spanish)

Nadie utiliza tanto el transporte por tierra en la ciudad.

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Nobody uses land transportation so much in the city. Show

Transporte por tierra

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Land transport Show

 El coche electrico: The electric car (Spanish)

Nadie quiere viajar en el coche eléctrico hoy.

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Nobody wants to travel in the electric car today. Show

El coche electrico

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The electric car Show

 La carretera: The road (Spanish)

La carretera está bastante transitada hoy.

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The road is quite busy today. Show

La carretera

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The road Show

Exercises

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

Exercise 1: Conversation exercise

Instruction:

  1. ¿Cómo llegaste al trabajo? (How did you come to work?)
  2. ¿Tiene tu ciudad muchos carriles bici? (Does your city have many cycle lanes?)
  3. ¿Usabas a menudo el transporte público? (Did you often use the public transportation?)

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

Example phrases:

Uso la bici para ir al trabajo, pero para ir de compras uso el coche.

I use the bike to go to work, but to go shopping I use a car.

Voy en coche a todas partes porque el transporte público tarda demasiado.

I go by car everywhere because the public transport takes too long.

Cojo la bicicleta porque hay muchos carriles bici en mi ciudad.

I take the bike because there are many cycle lanes in my city.

Siempre tomo el metro. Es la manera más rápida para mí.

I always take the metro. It is the fastest way for me.

Creo que los coches eléctricos son muy buenos porque son sostenibles.

I think electric cars are very good because there are sustainable.

No tengo un coche eléctrico porque son muy caros.

I don't have an electric car because they are very expensive.

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Exercise 2: Reorder sentences

Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.

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1.
zonas verdes. | eléctricos son | preferidos en | Los coches
Los coches eléctricos son preferidos en zonas verdes.
(Electric cars are favored in green areas.)
2.
eléctrico hoy. | viajar en | el coche | Nadie quiere
Nadie quiere viajar en el coche eléctrico hoy.
(Nobody wants to travel in the electric car today.)
3.
ciudad. | Hay bastantes | coches eléctricos | en la
Hay bastantes coches eléctricos en la ciudad.
(There are quite a few electric cars in the city.)
4.
tráfico esta | tarde. | Las carreteras | tienen demasiado
Las carreteras tienen demasiado tráfico esta tarde.
(The roads have too much traffic this afternoon.)
5.
bosque. | en el | Vosotros montasteis | una tienda | de campaña
Vosotros montasteis una tienda de campaña en el bosque.
(You pitched a tent in the forest.)
6.
ayudan a | Los consejos | mejor camino. | elegir el
Los consejos ayudan a elegir el mejor camino.
(Advice helps to choose the best path.)
7.
trayectos. | Viajar en | bastante sostenible | tren es | para largos
Viajar en tren es bastante sostenible para largos trayectos.
(Traveling by train is quite sustainable for long journeys.)

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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Preferido


Preferred

2

La carretera


The road

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El transporte público


The public transport

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Elegir


To choose

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El carril bici


The cycle lane

Exercise 4: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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condujeron, estuviste, estuvieron, conduje, subieron, estuvisteis, subió, condujiste

1.
... por la carretera preferida del ciclista.
(They drove along the cyclist's favourite road.)
2.
... en el coche eléctrico para ser sostenibles.
(They got into the electric car to be sustainable.)
3.
... en la zona verde montando bicicleta.
(You were in the green zone riding a bicycle.)
4.
... la montaña en un día soleado.
(He climbed the mountain on a sunny day.)
5.
... viajando en tren por la carretera.
(You were travelling by train along the road.)
6.
... revisando el transporte público.
(They were reviewing the public transport.)
7.
... por el carril bici el sábado.
(You cycled in the bike lane on Saturday.)
8.
... un coche eléctrico a la zona verde.
(I drove an electric car to the green area.)

Exercise 5: Usos de "Poco", "Mucho", "Bastante", "Nada", "Nadie"

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

Grammar: Uses of "Poco", "Mucho", "Bastante", "Nada", "Nadie"

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poco, bastante, tanto, Nadie, otro

1. Ausencia:
: ... ha usado el transporte público esta mañana.
(Nobody has used public transport this morning.)
2. Totalidad o adición:
: Voy a tomar ... tren porque el primero está lleno.
(I am going to take another train because the first one is full.)
3. Totalidad o adición:
: Voy a tomar ... taxi, el primero no estaba disponible.
(I am going to take another taxi, the first one was not available.)
4. Cantidad pequeña:
: Hoy hay ... tráfico en la calle. A lo mejor es un día festivo.
(Today there is little traffic on the street. Maybe it's a public holiday.)
5. Cantidad grande:
: He esperado ... tiempo para el autobús.
(I have waited so long for the bus.)
6. Cantidad grande:
: Hay ... tráfico hoy, mejor voy en tren.
(There's quite a lot of traffic today, I'd better take the train.)
7. Cantidad pequeña:
: Hay ... espacio en este autobús. Hay mucha gente.
(There is little space on this bus. There are many people.)
8. Ausencia:
: ... usa el carril bici esta mañana.
(Nobody is using the bike lane this morning.)

Grammar

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A2.28.4 Gramática

Usos de "Poco", "Mucho", "Bastante", "Nada", "Nadie"

Uses of "Poco", "Mucho", "Bastante", "Nada", "Nadie"


Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Estar to be

Pretérito indefinido

Spanish English
yo estuve I was
tú estuviste you were
él/ella estuvo he was
nosotros/nosotras estuvimos we were
vosotros/vosotras estuvisteis you were
ellos/ellas estuvieron they were

Exercises and examples phrases

Conducir to drive

Pretérito indefinido

Spanish English
yo conduje I drove
tú condujiste You drove
él/ella condujo he drove
nosotros/nosotras condujimos we drove
vosotros/vosotras condujisteis You/you drove
ellos/ellas condujeron They drove

Exercises and examples phrases

Subir to climb

Pretérito indefinido

Spanish English
yo subí I climbed
tú subiste You climbed
él/ella subió he/she climbed
nosotros/nosotras subimos We climbed
vosotros/vosotras subisteis you (plural) climbed
ellos/ellas subieron They climbed

Exercises and examples phrases

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