Spanish A2.14.2 Travelling with a Map Share Copied!
A short story about a boy who travels around the world using his map.
Cuento corto: Viajar con un mapa
Una historia corta sobre un chico que viaja por el mundo usando su mapa.
A2 Spanish
Level: A2
Module 2: Naturaleza y medio ambiente (Nature and environment)
Lesson 14: Direcciones del viento (Wind directions)
Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes
Audio and video
Text and translation
| 1. | Desde pequeño, Luis quiere viajar por el mundo. | Since he was young, Luis has wanted to travel around the world. |
| 2. | Un día coge un mapa para buscar un país que puede visitar. | One day he takes a map to look for a country he can visit. |
| 3. | Primero viaja al norte de Suecia. | First, he travels to the north of Sweden. |
| 4. | El norte de Suecia es bonito. Allí encuentra una cascada junto al campo. | The north of Sweden is beautiful. There he finds a waterfall next to the countryside. |
| 5. | La cascada es enorme. | The waterfall is enormous. |
| 6. | El campo está cerca de una isla. | The field is near a island. |
| 7. | Para viajar a esta isla tiene que seguir hacia el este. | To travel to this island, you have to head towards the east. |
| 8. | El guía le muestra una playa de piedras a través del mapa. | The guide shows him a pebble beach through the map. |
| 9. | Durante su viaje va cerca del mar para buscar más lugares bonitos. | During his journey he goes near the sea to look for more beautiful places. |
| 10. | Luis describe la isla y el mar como unos lugares tranquilos. | Luis describes the island and the sea as tranquil places. |
Exercise 1: Discussion questions
Instruction: Discuss the questions after listening to the audio or reading through the text.
- ¿A dónde viaja Luis?
- ¿Cómo describe la cascada?
- ¿Para qué Luis usa su mapa?
- ¿Quieres hacer un viaje por el mundo?
- ¿Cuál es el lugar más tranquilo que has visitado?
Where is Luis travelling to?
How does he describe the waterfall?
What does Luis use his map for?
Do you want to take a trip around the world?
What is the most peaceful place you have visited?
Exercise 2:
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
enorme, mapa, mar, mundo, este, norte
1.
Para viajar a esta isla tiene que seguir hacia el ....
(To travel to this island, you have to head east.)
2.
La cascada es ....
(The waterfall is enormous.)
3.
Un día coge un ... para buscar un país que puede visitar.
(One day he picks up a map to look for a country he can visit.)
4.
Desde pequeño, Luis quiere viajar por el ....
(Since he was little, Luis has wanted to travel the world.)
5.
Durante su viaje va cerca del ... para buscar más lugares bonitos.
(During his journey he goes near the sea to look for more beautiful places.)
6.
Primero viaja al ... de Suecia.
(First, he travels to the north of Sweden.)
