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A1.13.4 Spanish culture: The Clocks of Dalí

Learn about time and its meaning through a Spanish painting by Salvador Dalí.

Cultura: Los Relojes de Dalí

Aprende sobre el tiempo y su significado a través de una pintura española de Salvador Dalí.

A1.13.4 Spanish culture: The Clocks of Dalí

A1 Spanish Art Spain

Level: A1

Module 2: De horas a estaciones (From hours to seasons)

Lesson 13: Decir la hora y leer el reloj. (Telling the time and reading the clock)

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Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

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telling the time and reading the clock

Reading and listening exercise

Salvador Dalí es un pintor catalán. Su cuadro "La Persistencia de la Memoria" tiene relojes. Los relojes marcan horas diferentes y representan el tiempo que pasa. Los relojes se derriten. Parece que hace calor. Para Dalí, el tiempo es flexible. No siempre es exacto. El cuadro está en el Museo de Arte Moderno de Nueva York, en Estados Unidos. Su estilo es surrealista.

Translation

Salvador Dalí is a Catalan painter. His painting "The Persistence of Memory" has clocks. The clocks show different times and represent the passage of time. The clocks melt. It seems that it is hot. For Dalí, time is flexible. It is not always exact. The painting is in the Museum of Modern Art in New York, in the United States. His style is surrealist.

Exercise 1: Discussion questions

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

  1. ¿Qué objetos se derriten en "La Persistencia de la Memoria"?
    2. What objects melt in 'The Persistence of Memory'?
  2. ¿Qué representan los relojes?
    3. What do the clocks represent?
  3. ¿Qué decía Dalí sobre le tiempo? A) Es exacto B) Es flexible
    4. What did Dalí say about time? A) It is exact B) It is flexible
  4. ¿Te gustan las pinturas de Salvador Dalí?
    5. Do you like Salvador Dalí's paintings?
  5. ¿Hay alguna obra de arte en tu país que hable sobre el tiempo?
    6. Is there any work of art in your country that talks about time?

Exercise 2: Translate and use in a sentence

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

Show translation
1. Tiempo
(Time)
2. Relojes
(Watches)
3. Marcan
(Mark)

Useful links

  1. https://historia-arte.com/obras/la-persistencia-de-la-memoria
  2. https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvador_Dal%C3%AD