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Spanish A1.34.2 The household appliances at home

Learn how to use appliances at home with practical phrases.

Cuento corto: Los electrodomésticos en casa

Aprende cómo usar electrodomésticos en casa con frases prácticas.

Spanish A1.34.2 The household appliances at home

A1 Spanish

Level: A1

Module 5: En casa (At home)

Lesson 34: Electrodomésticos (Household appliances)

Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

Audio and video

Audio
Audio with translations

Text and translation

1. En la cocina hay un microondas y un horno para calentar comida. In the kitchen, there is a microwave and an oven for heating food.
2. Uso la lavadora para lavar mi ropa sucia. I use the washing machine to wash my dirty clothes.
3. Después de lavar, pongo la ropa en la secadora. After washing, I put the clothes in the tumble dryer.
4. El lavaplatos limpia los platos después de comer. The dishwasher cleans the dishes after eating.
5. Cuando hace frío, enciendo el radiador. When it is cold, I turn on the radiator.
6. Es importante apagar los aparatos cuando no los usamos. It's important to turn off the appliances when we don't use them.
7. La aspiradora es útil para limpiar el suelo. The vacuum cleaner is useful for cleaning the floor.
8. Mi frigorífico está lleno de productos frescos. My fridge is full of fresh products.
9. Todo eso puede ayudarte mucho en la casa. All that can help you a lot at home.

Exercise 1: Discussion questions

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

  1. ¿Qué electrodomésticos se utilizan en la cocina ?
  2. What appliances are used in the kitchen?
  3. ¿Qué electrodomésticos se utilizan para limpiar?
  4. Which appliances are used for cleaning?
  5. ¿Qué electrodomésticos usas todos los días?
  6. Which appliances do you use every day?
  7. ¿Prefieres limpiar o cocinar?
  8. Do you prefer to clean or to cook?

Exercise 2:

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

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secadora, apagar, lavaplatos, radiador, microondas, aspiradora

1.
Después de lavar, pongo la ropa en la ....
(After washing, I put the clothes in the tumble dryer.)
2.
Cuando hace frío, enciendo el ....
(When it's cold, I turn on the radiator.)
3.
En la cocina hay un ... y un horno para calentar comida.
(In the kitchen, there is a microwave and an oven to heat up food.)
4.
El ... limpia los platos después de comer.
(The dishwasher cleans the dishes after eating.)
5.
Es importante ... los aparatos cuando no los usamos.
(It is important to turn off the appliances when we are not using them.)
6.
La ... es útil para limpiar el suelo.
(The vacuum cleaner is useful for cleaning the floor.)