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Spanish A1.14.2 A year of celebrations with Pedro

Follow Pedro on different important dates throughout the year.

Cuento corto: Un año de celebraciones con Pedro

Sigue a Pedro en distintas fechas importantes a lo largo del año.

Spanish A1.14.2 A year of celebrations with Pedro

A1 Spanish

Level: A1

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

Lesson 14: Fechas del calendario y días festivos. (Calendar dates and holidays)

Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

Audio and video

Audio
Audio
Audio with translations
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Text and translation

1. El uno de enero Pedro organiza su calendario. On the first of January Pedro organises his calendar.
2. Quiere organizar sus vacaciones. He wants to organise his holidays.
3. El catorce de febrero él disfruta del Día de San Valentín con su pareja. On the fourteenth of February, he enjoys Valentine's Day with his partner.
4. En el mes de abril se celebra la Semana Santa. In the month of April, Holy Week is celebrated.
5. Cuando empieza el verano el veintiuno de junio, Pedro tiene vacaciones. When summer begins on the twenty-first of June, Pedro has holidays.
6. El uno de noviembre es el Día de Todos los Santos y es un día libre. The first of November is All Saints' Day and it is a day off.
7. El veinticinco de diciembre es la Navidad. The twenty-fifth of December is Christmas.
8. La Nochevieja es la última noche del año. Es el treinta y uno de diciembre. New Year's Eve is the last night of the year. It is the thirty-first of December.

Exercise 1: Discussion questions

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

  1. ¿Cuándo se celebra el Día de San Valentín?
    2. When is Valentine's Day celebrated?
  2. ¿Cuándo empieza el verano?
    3. When does summer start?
  3. ¿Cuándo es el día de Todos los Santos?
    4. When is All Saints' Day?
  4. ¿Cuándo celebramos la Nochevieja?
    5. When do we celebrate New Year's Eve?

Exercise 2:

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

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el veintiuno de junio, catorce de febrero, El uno de enero, uno de noviembre, vacaciones, Semana Santa

1.
El ... él disfruta del Día de San Valentín con su pareja.
(On the fourteenth of February, he enjoys Valentine's Day with his partner.)
2.
Quiere organizar sus ....
(He wants to organize his holidays.)
3.
... Pedro organiza su calendario.
(On the first of January Pedro organises his calendar.)
4.
Cuando empieza el verano ..., Pedro tiene vacaciones.
(When summer starts on the twenty-first of June, Pedro has holidays.)
5.
En el mes de abril se celebra la ....
(In the month of April, Holy Week is celebrated.)
6.
El ... es el Día de Todos los Santos y es un día libre.
(The first of November is All Saints' Day and it is a day off.)
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