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A1.38 (Spanish lesson): Everyday services

Servicios cotidianos

A1.38 (Spanish lesson): Everyday services

Learning goals:

  • Situation: Hablar sobre los servicios cotidianos (Talk about everyday services)
  • Situation: Servicios básicos de la ciudad (Basic city services )
  • Verb: Usar (to use) - Presente, indicativo (Present, indicative)
  • Verb: Pasar (to pass) - Presente, indicativo (Present, indicative)
  • Grammar: El participio como adjetivo y uso con "estar" (The participle as an adjective and usage with "estar")
  • Culture: La Biblioteca Nacional de España (The National Library of Spain)

Learning module 6 (A1): La ciudad y el pueblo (The city and the village)

Teaching guidelines +/- 60 minutes

Listening materials

Video, audio, exercises and worksheets available.

A1.38.1 City Services: Open or Closed?

Pedro y Ana hablan sobre servicios en la ciudad y adónde quieren ir.

(Pedro and Ana talk about services in the city and where they want to go.)

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Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

A1.38.2 Spanish grammar: The participle as an adjective and usage with "estar"

(Participial adjectives are verb forms that are used as adjectives. They combine with the verb "estar" to describe temporary states or conditions.)

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Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

A1.38.3 Cuento corto: Un día en la ciudad

A1.38.3 Spanish short story: A Day in the City

Una historia simple sobre un día típico en la ciudad. ¿Qué servicios están abiertos o cerrados?

(A simple story about a typical day in the city. What services are open or closed?)

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Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

A1.38.4 Spanish culture: The National Library of Spain

La Biblioteca Nacional de España en Madrid guarda libros y documentos históricos.

(The National Library of Spain in Madrid keeps books and historical documents.)

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Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes