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Spanish A1.29: Physical states and sensations

Estados físicos y sensaciones

Spanish A1.29: Physical states and sensations

Learning goals:

  • Expresar necesidades básicas. (Express basic needs.)
  • Describe tu estado físico. (Tell your physical state.)
  • El participio pasado como adjetivo (The past participle as an adjective)
  • La siesta: descanso y bienestar en España (The siesta: rest and well-being in Spain)

Learning module 4 (A1): Describir objetos y personas. (Describing objects and people)

Recap exercises of the previous lesson

Teaching guidelines +/- 60 minutes

Core vocabulary (10)

Hambre: Hunger (Spanish)

El perro está cansado y tiene hambre.

(The dog is tired and hungry.)

Hambre

(Hunger)

Sed: Thirst (Spanish)

Tengo sed después de hacer ejercicio.

(I am thirsty after exercising.)

Sed

(Thirst)

Cansado: Tired (Spanish)

Ahora está más cansado que antes.

(Now he is more tired than before.)

Cansado

(Tired)

Agotado: Exhausted (Spanish)

Estoy más agotado que ayer.

(I am more exhausted than yesterday.)

Agotado

(Exhausted)

Sudado: Sweaty (Spanish)

Ella está sudadísima después del ejercicio.

(She is very sweaty after the exercise.)

Sudado

(Sweaty)

Lesionado: Injured (Spanish)

La bailarina está lesionadísima tras la actuación.

(The dancer is very injured after the performance.)

Lesionado

(Injured)

Relajarse (to relax) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Te relajas con un buen libro.

(You relax with a good book.)

Relajarse

(To relax)

El dolor: The pain (Spanish)

El atleta está cansado por el dolor en sus piernas.

(The athlete is tired because of the pain in his legs.)

El dolor

(The pain)

Cuidarse (to take care of oneself) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Yo me cuido mucho.

(I take good care of myself.)

Cuidarse

(To take care of oneself)

Meditar (to meditate) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Nosotros meditamos juntos.

(We meditate together.)

Meditar

(To meditate)

Listening materials

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

A1.29.1 Diálogo: Después del Gimnasio

Spanish A1.29.1 After the Gym

Spanish A1.29.1 After the Gym

Ana y Pedro hablan de cómo se sienten después de ir al gimnasio.

(Ana and Pedro talk about how they feel after going to the gym.)

Audio
Audio
Audio with translations
Audio with translations

Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

A1.29.2 Gramática: El participio pasado como adjetivo

Spanish A1.29.2 The past participle as an adjective

(The past participle can function as an adjective in some contexts.)

Audio with translations
Audio with translations

Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

A1.29.3 Cuento corto: Ser consciente del cuerpo

Spanish A1.29.3 Being aware of the body

Spanish A1.29.3 Being aware of the body

Una breve historia sobre la importancia de la conciencia corporal en un día laboral.

(A brief story about the importance of body awareness on a workday.)

Audio
Audio
Audio with translations
Audio with translations

Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

A1.29.4 Cultura: La siesta: descanso y bienestar en España

Spanish A1.29.4 The siesta: rest and well-being in Spain

Spanish A1.29.4 The siesta: rest and well-being in Spain

Descubre la tradición de la siesta en España y su impacto positivo en el cuerpo y la mente.

(Discover the tradition of the siesta in Spain and its positive impact on the body and mind.)

Audio
Audio
Audio with translations
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

Hunger , To take care of oneself , Injured , The pain , Tired , To relax

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Answers

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El dolor (The pain)
Relajarse (To relax)
Lesionado (Injured)
Hambre (Hunger)
Cansado (Tired)
Cuidarse (To take care of oneself)

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. playa. | Nos | relajamos | la | en
Nos relajamos en la playa.
(We relax on the beach.)
2. juntos. | nos | cuidamos | Nosotros
Nosotros nos cuidamos juntos.
(We take care of each other.)
3. días. | Ellos | meditan | todos | los
Ellos meditan todos los días.
(They meditate every day.)

Exercise 3: Translate and make sentences

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

1. Nos relajamos en la playa.
We relax on the beach.
2. Nosotros nos cuidamos juntos.
We take care of each other.
3. Ellos meditan todos los días.
They meditate every day.

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. Sed
(Thirst)
2. Lesionado
(Injured)
3. Cuidarse
(To take care of oneself)
4. El dolor
(The pain)
5. Relajarse
(To relax)

Exercise 5: Conjugación verbal

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

Show answers Show translation

Cuidarse (Presente, indicativo)

1. ¿Vosotros ... solos?

¿Vosotros os cuidáis solos?
(Do you take care of yourselves?)

2. Él ... todos los días.

Él se cuida todos los días.
(He takes care of himself every day.)

3. Yo ... mucho.

Yo me cuido mucho.
(I take care of myself.)

4. Ellos ... entre ellos.

Ellos se cuidan entre ellos.
(They take care of themselves.)

5. ¿Tú ... bien?

¿Tú te cuidas bien?
(Do you take good care of yourself?)

Exercise 6: The past participle as an adjective

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

Show answers Show translation

relajadas, cansadas, lesionada, sudada, sudados, agotados, cansado, lesionado

1. Después de correr, ellos están ....

Después de correr, ellos están sudados.
(After running, they are sweaty.)

2. El hombre está ... en las piernas.

El hombre está lesionado en las piernas.
(The man is injured in the legs.)

3. Ella está ... y no puede ir a la escuela.

Ella está lesionada y no puede ir a la escuela.
(She is injured and cannot go to school.)

4. Ellas se han relajado y ahora se sienten ....

Ellas se han relajado y ahora se sienten relajadas.
(They have relaxed and now they feel relaxed.)

5. Ellos se sienten ... del trabajo.

Ellos se sienten agotados del trabajo.
(They feel exhausted from work.)

6. Él es siente muy ... porque no ha dormido mucho.

Él es siente muy cansado porque no ha dormido mucho.
(He feels very tired because he hasn't slept much.)

7. Las chicas están ... después de correr.

Las chicas están cansadas después de correr.
(The girls are tired after running.)

8. Amalia está ... porque está en el gimnasio.

Amalia está sudada porque está en el gimnasio.
(Amalia is sweaty because she is at the gym.)

Exercise 7: Translate and make sentences

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

1. They meditate every day.
Ellos meditan todos los días.
2. We relax on the beach.
Nos relajamos en la playa.
3. We take care of each other.
Nosotros nos cuidamos juntos.

Conversation exercise

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

  1. Di cómo se siente la gente en esas situaciones. (Say how do the people feel in those situations?)
  2. Di si alguna vez te has lesionado. ¿Cómo te sentiste entonces? (Say if you have ever been injured. How did you feel then?)
  3. Di en qué situaciones te sientes cansado. ¿En qué situaciones te sientes agotado? (Say in which situations do you feel tired. In which situations do you feel exhausted?)

Example phrases:

  1. Las personas de la imagen 6 tienen hambre. (People on picture 6 are hungry.)
  2. Nunca me he lesionado. (I have never been injured.)
  3. Me siento cansado cuando estoy... Me siento agotado cuando... (I feel tired when I'm... I feel exhausted when I....)
  4. ...
Physical states and sensations

Appendix 1: Extended vocabulary table

Core vocabulary (10): Verbs: 3, Adjectives: 4, Nouns: 3,
Context vocabulary: 10

Spanish English
Agotada Exhausted
Agotado Exhausted
Caliente Hot
Cansado Tired
Cuerpo Body
Cuidarse To take care of oneself
Dormir una siesta Having a nap
Duele It hurts
Duelen They hurt
El dolor The pain
Fría Cold
Hambre Hunger
Lesionado Injured
Meditar To meditate
Relajado More relaxed
Relajarme To relax
Relajarse To relax
Sed Thirst
Sudada Sweaty
Sudado Sweaty

Appendix 2: Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Cuidarse (to take care of oneself)

Exercises and examples phrases

  • yo me cuido I take care of myself
  • tú te cuidas You take care of yourself.
  • él/ella se cuida He takes care of himself
  • nosotros/nosotras nos cuidamos we take care of ourselves
  • vosotros/vosotras os cuidáis you (all) take care of yourselves
  • ellos/ellas se cuidan They take care of themselves

Exercise: Verb conjugation

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

Show answers Show translation

Cuidarse (Presente, indicativo)

1. ¿Vosotros ... solos?

¿Vosotros os cuidáis solos?
(Do you take care of yourselves?)

2. Él ... todos los días.

Él se cuida todos los días.
(He takes care of himself every day.)

3. Yo ... mucho.

Yo me cuido mucho.
(I take care of myself.)

4. Ellos ... entre ellos.

Ellos se cuidan entre ellos.
(They take care of themselves.)

5. ¿Tú ... bien?

¿Tú te cuidas bien?
(Do you take good care of yourself?)