A2.31: Bucket list

Lista de deseos

Listening & reading materials

Practice vocabulary in context with real materials.

A2.31.2 Cuento corto

Mi Lista de Sueños

My List of Dreams


A2.31.3 Cultura

El Camino de Santiago: un sueño hecho realidad

The Camino de Santiago: A dream come true


Vocabulary (12)

 Pensar (to think) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Pensar

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To think Show

 Planificar (to plan) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Planificar

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To plan Show

 Realizar (to accomplish) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Realizar

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To accomplish Show

 Hacerse (to become) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Hacerse

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To become Show

 El plan: The plan (Spanish)

El plan

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The plan Show

 El futuro: The future (Spanish)

El futuro

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The future Show

 Posible: Possible (Spanish)

Posible

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Possible Show

 Imposible: Impossible (Spanish)

Imposible

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Impossible Show

 El comienzo: The beginning (Spanish)

El comienzo

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The beginning Show

 El final: The end (Spanish)

El final

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The end Show

 Soñar con: To dream of (Spanish)

Soñar con

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To dream of Show

 Querer ser: To want to be (Spanish)

Querer ser

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To want to be Show

Exercises

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

Exercise 1: Conversation exercise

Instruction:

  1. ¿Qué querías ser de mayor? (What did you want to be when you were a child?)
  2. ¿Qué planes tienes para el futuro? ¿Te gustaría cambiar de trabajo pronto? (What plans do you have for the future? Would you like to change your job anytime soon?)
  3. ¿Cómo los lograrás? (How will you accomplish them?)

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

Example phrases:

Cuando era pequeño quería ser bombero.

When I was little I wanted to become a firefighter.

Cuando era niño, soñaba con ser médico.

As a child I dreamed of becoming a doctor.

Quiero tener más responsabilidades en mi trabajo en el futuro.

I want to have more responsibility in my job in the future.

Quiero ser el jefe de mi empresa en unos años.

I want to be the boss of my company in a few years.

Me gustaría cambiar de profesión pronto porque no estoy contento con mi trabajo actual.

I would like to change my profession soon because I am not happy with my current job.

Volveré a la universidad para convertirme en profesor.

I will go to university again to become a teacher.

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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

Antes de hacer la maleta, quiero planificar bien el viaje. (Before packing, I want to plan the trip properly.)
Si pudiera, haría el Camino de Santiago este año. (If I could, I would do the Camino de Santiago this year.)
Querría visitar paisajes que parecen sacados de un sueño. (I would like to visit landscapes that seem taken from a dream.)
Para el futuro, daremos el paso y nos mudaremos a Madrid. (For the future, we will take the step and move to Madrid.)

Exercise 4: Cluster the words

Instruction: Arrastra cada palabra a la categoría que mejor se relacione con planificar tu futuro o con expresar el tiempo y la realización de acciones.

Planificación y metas futuras

Expresiones de tiempo y realización

Grammar

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Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Estar to be

Condicional simple

Spanish English
(yo) estaría I would be
(tú) estarías You would be
(él/ella) estaría he/she would be
(nosotros/nosotras) estaríamos we would be
(vosotros/vosotras) estaríais you would be
(ellos/ellas) estarían they would be

Exercises and examples phrases

Desear to desire

Condicional simple

Spanish English
(yo) desearía I would desire
(tú) desearías You would desire
(él/ella) desearía he/she would desire
(nosotros/nosotras) desearíamos We would desire
(vosotros/vosotras) desearíais You would desire
(ellos/ellas) desearían they would desire

Exercises and examples phrases

Dedicarse a to engage in

Condicional simple

Spanish English
(yo) me dedicaría a I would engage in
(tú) te dedicarías a You would engage in
(él/ella) se dedicaría a he/she would engage in
(nosotros/nosotras) nos dedicaríamos a We would engage in
(vosotros/vosotras) os dedicaríais a You would engage in
(ellos/ellas) se dedicarían a they would engage in

Exercises and examples phrases

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