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A1.44.4 Spanish culture: The Prado Museum

Discover the most well-known museum in Spain.

Cultura: El Museo del Prado

Descubre el museo más conocido de España.

A1.44.4 Spanish culture: The Prado Museum

A1 Spanish Art Spain Madrid Museo Nacional de Prado

Level: A1

Module 6: La ciudad y el pueblo (The city and the village)

Lesson 44: Música y arte (Music and art)

Learning history

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

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Reading and listening exercise

El Museo del Prado está en Madrid. Es famoso en todo el mundo. Tiene pinturas muy famosas. "Las Meninas" de Diego Velázquez es una de ellas. También hay cuadros de Francisco de Goya. Es otro artista español muy famoso. El Prado es perfecto para aprender sobre el arte español. Hay exposiciones sobre temas diferentes. Muchas personas visitan este museo para ver exposiciones.

Translation

The Prado Museum is in Madrid. It is famous all over the world. It has paintings that are very famous. "Las Meninas" by Diego Velázquez is one of them. There are also paintings by Francisco de Goya. He is another very famous Spanish artist. The Prado is perfect for learning about Spanish art. There are exhibitions on different themes. Many people visit this museum to see exhibitions.

Exercise 1: Discussion questions

Instruction: Discuss the questions after listening to the audio or reading through the text.

  1. ¿Dónde está El Museo del Prado?
  2. Where is The Prado Museum?
  3. ¿De qué artistas son las pinturas más famosas?
  4. Whose artists are the most famous paintings?
  5. ¿Has visitado El Prado? Si no, ¿quieres visitar este museo?
  6. Have you visited The Prado? If not, do you want to visit this museum?
  7. ¿Hay un museo parecido en tu país?
  8. Is there a similar museum in your country?

Exercise 2: Translate and use in a sentence

Instruction: Translate and say the word out loud. Use the word in a sentence.

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1. Artista
(Artist)
2. Arte
(Art)
3. Exposiciones
(Exhibitions)
4. Museo
(Museum)
5. Pinturas
(Paintings)