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Spanish A1.15: Daily food

Alimentación diaria

Spanish A1.15: Daily food

Learning goals:

  • Nombra los alimentos que consumimos diariamente. (Name the food that we consume daily.)
  • Dí lo que comes y bebes. (Tell what you eat and drink.)
  • Las conjunciones ("y, o,...") (The conjunctions ("y, o,..."))
  • La dieta mediterránea (The Mediterranean diet)

Learning module 3 (A1): Día a día (Day to day)

Recap exercises of the previous lesson

Teaching guidelines +/- 60 minutes

Core vocabulary (13)

 Los huevos: The eggs (Spanish)

Él come el huevo y el pan.

(He eats the egg and the bread.)

Los huevos

(The eggs)

 La sal: The salt (Spanish)

Me gusta el pan y la sal en el desayuno.

(I like bread and salt for breakfast.)

La sal

(The salt)

 La leche: The milk (Spanish)

Yo bebo la leche y el café en la mañana.

(I drink the milk and the coffee in the morning.)

La leche

(The milk)

 El pan: The bread (Spanish)

El pan y el queso son deliciosos juntos.

(The bread and cheese are delicious together.)

El pan

(The bread)

 El queso: The cheese (Spanish)

Me gusta el queso y el pan.

(I like cheese and bread.)

El queso

(The cheese)

 El agua: The water (Spanish)

Bebo el agua y como la tostada.

(I drink the water and eat the toast.)

El agua

(The water)

 El café: The coffee (Spanish)

Me gusta el café y el pan por la mañana.

(I like coffee and bread in the morning.)

El café

(The coffee)

 El té: The tea (Spanish)

Yo bebo el té y como pan.

(I drink tea and eat bread.)

El té

(The tea)

 Beber (to drink) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Tú bebes jugo de naranja.

(You drink orange juice.)

Beber

(To drink)

 Comer (to eat) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Ellos comen en la plaza al mediodía.

(They eat in the square at noon.)

Comer

(To eat)

 La manzana: The apple (Spanish)

Me gusta comer la manzana y la naranja en el desayuno.

(I like to eat the apple and the orange for breakfast.)

La manzana

(The apple)

 La naranja: The orange (Spanish)

La naranja y la manzana son deliciosas.

(The orange and the apple are delicious.)

La naranja

(The orange)

 La tostada: The toast (Spanish)

Voy a comer una tostada y una manzana.

(I am going to eat a piece of toast and an apple.)

La tostada

(The toast)

Listening materials

Our listening materials implement the verbs, vocabulary and grammar topics of this lesson. Audio and video available!

Spanish A1.15.1 Food with friends

Pedro y Ana hablan sobre su comida diaria usando vocabulario básico de alimentos en español.

(Pedro and Ana talk about their daily meals using basic food vocabulary in Spanish.)

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Audio with translations

Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

Spanish A1.15.2 The conjunctions ("y, o,...")

(Conjunctions join words or phrases in a sentence. For example: "y, o, pero...")

Audio with translations
Audio with translations

Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

Spanish A1.15.3 A day of healthy eating

Una breve historia sobre la alimentación diaria de Pedro

(A brief history about Pedro's daily diet)

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Audio with translations

Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

Spanish A1.15.4 The Mediterranean diet

Aprendemos sobre la dieta mediterránea y los alimentos forman parte de ella.

(We learn about the Mediterranean diet and the foods that are part of it.)

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Audio with translations

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

Exercises

These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.

Exercise 1: Find the words

Instruction: Find the words, mark them and make sentences with the words.

Hints

The toast , The water , The tea , The bread , The milk , To eat

e x m e l a g u a u g j b i v l a l e c h e s r u t q o c o m e r n p q v r x e l p a n e a l x v i l a t o s t a d a m w d r w k e l t é s k y

Answers

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El pan (The bread)
La tostada (The toast)
El agua (The water)
Comer (To eat)
El té (The tea)
La leche (The milk)

Exercise 2: Reorder sentences

Instruction: The words in these sentences have been shuffled! Sort them so that they make a valid sentence again and translate.

Show translation
1. mañana. | la | café | Él | bebe | por
Él bebe café por la mañana.
(He drinks coffee in the morning.)
2. muy | rápido | siempre. | comes | Tú
Tú comes muy rápido siempre.
(You always eat very quickly.)

Exercise 3: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below and use it in a conversation or text.

1. Él bebe café por la mañana.
He drinks coffee in the morning.
2. Tú comes muy rápido siempre.
You always eat very quickly.

Exercise 4: Translate and use in a sentence

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

Show translation
1. El té
(The tea)
2. Beber
(To drink)
3. La naranja
(The orange)
4. El agua
(The water)
5. La manzana
(The apple)

Exercise 5: Conjugación verbal

Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.

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Comer (Presente, indicativo), Beber (Presente, indicativo)

1. Vosotros ... té en la tarde.

Vosotros bebéis té en la tarde.
(You (all) drink tea in the afternoon.)

2. Ellos ... en la plaza al mediodía.

Ellos comen en la plaza al mediodía.
(They drink in the square at midday.)

3. Yo ... agua todos los días.

Yo bebo agua todos los días.
(I drink water every day.)

4. Nosotros ... leche antes de dormir.

Nosotros bebemos leche antes de dormir.
(We drink milk before going to sleep.)

5. Yo ... una manzana todos los días.

Yo como una manzana todos los días.
(I drink an apple every day.)

Exercise 6: The conjunctions ("y, o,...")

Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.

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y, e, o, u, pero, porque, Si, Aunque

1. No es bueno comer ... ir a dormir directamente.

No es bueno comer e ir a dormir directamente.
(It is not good to eat and go directly to sleep.)

2. ... compras pan, compra queso también, por favor.

Si compras pan, compra queso también, por favor.
(If you buy bread, buy cheese as well, please.)

3. ¿Prefieres manzanas ... naranjas?

¿Prefieres manzanas o naranjas?
(Do you prefer apples or oranges?)

4. Prefiero la tostada sin sal ... es más saludable.

Prefiero la tostada sin sal porque es más saludable.
(I prefer the toast without salt because it is healthier.)

5. ... no le gusta el café, hoy bebe uno.

Aunque no le gusta el café, hoy bebe uno.
(Although he doesn't like coffee, today he drinks one.)

6. Ella bebe café ... come pan.

Ella bebe café y come pan.
(She drinks coffee and eats bread.)

7. Puedes beber té ... otra bebida.

Puedes beber té u otra bebida.
(You can drink tea or another beverage.)

8. Me gusta la leche en el café ... no en el té.

Me gusta la leche en el café pero no en el té.
(I like milk in coffee but not in tea.)

Exercise 7: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below and use it in a conversation or text.

1. You always eat very quickly.
Tú comes muy rápido siempre.
2. He drinks coffee in the morning.
Él bebe café por la mañana.

Conversation exercise

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

  1. Di cuál es el ingrediente principal de cada plato o bebida. (Say what main ingredient is in each dish or drink.)
  2. ¿Puedes nombrar los platos? (Can you name the dishes?)

Example phrases:

  1. El sándwich contiene ensalada, tomate, .... (The sandwich contains salada, tomato,....)
  2. ...

Appendix 1: Extended vocabulary table

Core vocabulary (13): Verbs: 2, Nouns: 11,
Context vocabulary: 4

Spanish English
Beber To drink
Bebes Do you drink
Comer To eat
Comes Are you eating
Comida Food
Como I eat
El agua The water
El café The coffee
El pan The bread
El queso The cheese
El té The tea
La leche The milk
La manzana The apple
La naranja The orange
La sal The salt
La tostada The toast
Los huevos The eggs

Appendix 2: Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Beber (to drink)

Exercises and examples phrases

  • yo bebo I drink
  • tú bebes You drink
  • él/ella bebe he drinks
  • nosotros/nosotras bebemos We drink
  • vosotros/vosotras bebéis you (plural) drink
  • ellos/ellas beben They drink

Comer (to eat)

Exercises and examples phrases

  • yo como I eat
  • tú comes you eat
  • él/ella come he eats
  • nosotros/nosotras comemos we eat
  • vosotros/vosotras coméis you eat
  • ellos/ellas comen they eat

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.

Show answers Show translation

Comer (Presente, indicativo), Beber (Presente, indicativo)

1. Vosotros ... demasiado azúcar.

Vosotros coméis demasiado azúcar.
(You all eat too much sugar.)

2. Tú ... muy rápido siempre.

Tú comes muy rápido siempre.
(You always eat very fast.)

3. Él ... pizza todos los viernes.

Él come pizza todos los viernes.
(He eats pizza every Friday.)

4. Nosotros ... juntos cada domingo.

Nosotros comemos juntos cada domingo.
(We eat together every Sunday.)

5. Yo ... una manzana todos los días.

Yo como una manzana todos los días.
(I eat an apple every day.)