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Spanish A2.28.1 Childhood memories

Pedro and Ana remember their childhood and the toys of their youth. They talk about nostalgia, the fun of being children, and how they have changed over time.

Diálogo: Recuerdos de la infancia

Pedro y Ana recuerdan su infancia y los juguetes de su niñez. Hablan de la nostalgia, la diversión de ser niños, y cómo han cambiado con el tiempo.

Spanish A2.28.1 Childhood memories

A2 Spanish

Level: A2

Module 4: El buen pasado (The good old past)

Lesson 28: Infancia y recuerdos (Childhood and memories)

Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

Audio and video

Audio
Audio
Audio with translations
Audio with translations

Conversation

1. Pedro: ¿Recuerdas nuestra infancia? (Do you remember our childhood?)
2. Ana: ¡Sí, claro! Cuando éramos niños todo era muy divertido. (Yes, of course! When we were children, everything was very fun.)
3. Pedro: Yo echo de menos esos días. Siempre salíamos a jugar. (I miss those days. We always used to go out to play.)
4. Ana: ¡Yo también! Siempre llevaba conmigo mi juguete favorito. (Me too! I always carried my toy with me.)
5. Pedro: De niño soñaba con ser bombero. (As a child, I dreamed of being a firefighter.)
6. Ana: Yo quería ser cocinera. ¡Qué tiempos más bonitos! (I wanted to be a cook. What lovely times!)
7. Pedro: Ahora somos adultos pero los recuerdos no mueren. (Now we are adults but the memories do not die.)
8. Ana: ¡Así es! La nostalgia nos hace volver a esos momentos. (That's right! Nostalgia takes us back to those moments.)
9. Pedro: A veces quiero volver a ser un adolescente y no preocuparme por nada. (Sometimes I want to be a teenager again and not worry about anything.)
10. Ana: Sí, la vida era más simple antes de ser un adulto. (Yes, life was simpler before becoming an adult.)

Exercise 1: Discussion questions

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

  1. ¿Qué echa de menos Pedro de su infancia?
    2. What does Pedro miss about his childhood?
  2. ¿Qué llevaba Ana siempre cuando era niña?
    3. What did Ana always carry with her when she was a child?
  3. ¿Qué quiere Pedro a veces?
    4. What does Pedro want sometimes?
  4. ¿Cuál es tu mejor recuerdo de la infancia?
    5. What is your best childhood memory?
  5. ¿Qué juguete era tu favorito cuando eras niño o niña?
    6. What was your favourite toy when you were a child?

Exercise 2:

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

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adulto, echo de menos, divertido, juguete, mueren

1.
Sí, la vida era más simple antes de ser un ....
(Yes, life was simpler before becoming an adult.)
2.
¡Sí, claro! Cuando éramos niños todo era muy ....
(Yes, of course! When we were children, everything was very fun.)
3.
Yo ... esos días. Siempre salíamos a jugar.
(I miss those days. We always used to go out and play.)
4.
¡Yo también! Siempre llevaba conmigo mi ... favorito.
(Me too! I always carried my favourite toy with me.)
5.
Ahora somos adultos pero los recuerdos no ....
(Now we are adults but the memories do not die.)

Exercise 3: Order the text

Instruction: Number the sentences in the correct order and read out loud.

Show translation
10
... Sí, la vida era más simple antes de ser un adulto.
(Yes, life was simpler before becoming an adult.)
4
... ¡Yo también! Siempre llevaba conmigo mi juguete favorito.
(Me too! I always carried my favourite toy with me.)
8
8 ¡Así es! La nostalgia nos hace volver a esos momentos.
(That's right! Nostalgia takes us back to those moments.)
9
... A veces quiero volver a ser un adolescente y no preocuparme por nada.
(Sometimes I want to be a teenager again and not worry about anything.)
3
... Yo echo de menos esos días. Siempre salíamos a jugar.
(I miss those days. We always used to go out and play.)
7
... Ahora somos adultos pero los recuerdos no mueren.
(Now we are adults but the memories do not die.)
2
... ¡Sí, claro! Cuando éramos niños todo era muy divertido.
(Yes, of course! When we were children, everything was very fun.)
1
1 ¿Recuerdas nuestra infancia?
(Do you remember our childhood?)
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