Spanish B1.39: Houseviewing

Visita de la casa

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Practice vocabulary in context with real materials.

Vocabulary (11)

La oportunidad

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The opportunity Show

 La mudanza: The Move (Spanish)

La mudanza que vimos ayer era en un barrio hermoso.

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The house move we saw yesterday was in a beautiful neighborhood. Show

La mudanza

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The move Show

 El dueño: The owner (Spanish)

El dueño del edificio ofrece visitas a la zona.

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The landlord offers tours of the area. Show

El dueño

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The owner Show

 El portero: The caretaker (Spanish)

El portero es quien mantiene el edificio limpio y seguro.

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The caretaker is the one who keeps the building clean and safe. Show

El portero

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The caretaker Show

 Luminoso: Bright (Spanish)

El salón, que es luminosísimo, está en el centro del piso.

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The living room, which is extremely bright, is at the center of the flat. Show

Luminoso

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Bright Show

 El bloque de pisos: The block of flats (Spanish)

La zona donde está el bloque de pisos es muy luminosa.

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The area where the block of flats is located is very bright. Show

El bloque de pisos

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The block of flats Show

 El edificio de apartamentos: The block of flats (Spanish)

El edificio de apartamentos donde vivo es muy luminoso y moderno.

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The block of flats where I live is very bright and modern. Show

El edificio de apartamentos

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The block of flats Show

 La zona: The area (Spanish)

La zona donde vives es muy tranquila y segura.

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The area where you live is very quiet and safe. Show

La zona

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The area Show

 Las afueras: The outskirts (Spanish)

La casa en las afueras es donde quieren mudarse este año.

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The house on the outskirts is where they want to move this year. Show

Las afueras

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The outskirts Show

 En el centro: In the city centre (Spanish)

La casa que está en el centro tiene vistas luminosas.

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The house in the city centre has bright views. Show

En el centro

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In the city centre Show

 Mudarse (to move) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Tú te mudas por el aumento de sueldo.

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You are moving because of the pay rise. Show

Mudarse

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To move Show

Exercises

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

Exercise 1: Reorder sentences

Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.

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1.
ayer era | en un | que vimos | barrio hermoso. | La mudanza
La mudanza que vimos ayer era en un barrio hermoso.
(The house move we saw yesterday was in a beautiful neighborhood.)
2.
donde quieren | año. | en las | mudarse este | La casa | afueras es
La casa en las afueras es donde quieren mudarse este año.
(The house on the outskirts is where they want to move this year.)
3.
segura. | La zona | donde vives | tranquila y | es muy
La zona donde vives es muy tranquila y segura.
(The area where you live is very quiet and safe.)
4.
vistas luminosas. | que está | centro tiene | La casa | en el
La casa que está en el centro tiene vistas luminosas.
(The house in the city centre has bright views.)
5.
a la | El dueño | zona. | del edificio | ofrece visitas
El dueño del edificio ofrece visitas a la zona.
(The landlord offers tours of the area.)
6.
donde vivir. | del edificio | El dueño | busca un | piso luminoso
El dueño del edificio busca un piso luminoso donde vivir.
(The owner of the building is looking for a bright flat to live in.)
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muy acogedoras. | que son | luminosas, son | Las habitaciones,
Las habitaciones, que son luminosas, son muy acogedoras.
(The rooms, which are bright, are very cosy.)

Exercise 2: Translate and use in a sentence

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

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El dueño


The owner

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Luminoso


Bright

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En el centro


In the city centre

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Las afueras


The outskirts

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La oportunidad


The opportunity

Exercise 3: Pronombres relativos (el que, quien, cuyo)

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

Grammar: Relative pronouns (el que, quien, cuyo)

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quienes, el que, cuyo, la que, quien

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El casero, ... vive aquí, es muy amable.
(The landlord, who lives here, is very kind.)
2.
Los vecinos, ... son muy amables, nos ayudaron.
(The neighbours, who are very kind, helped us.)
3.
El edificio en ... viví era antiguo.
(The building in which I lived was old.)
4.
La casa, ... techo es rojo, está en venta.
(The house, whose roof is red, is for sale.)
5.
Busco un piso en ... pueda tener jardín.
(I am looking for a flat where I can have a garden.)
6.
La zona en ... trabajo es muy tranquila.
(The area in which I work is very peaceful.)
7.
La zona residencial en ... quiero vivir es muy segura.
(The residential area in which I want to live is very safe.)
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La persona a ... llamaste dejó un mensaje.
(The person you called left a message.)

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