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Spanish A2.10: Look at those flowers

Mira esas flores

Spanish A2.10: Look at those flowers

Learning goals:

  • Aprende los nombres básicos de las flores (Learn the basic flowers' names)
  • El relativo "que" (The relative "que")
  • El clavel: la flor nacional de España (The carnation: the national flower of Spain)

Learning module 2 (A2): Naturaleza y medio ambiente (Nature and environment)

Recap exercises of the previous lesson

Teaching guidelines +/- 60 minutes

Core vocabulary (14)

 La rosa: The rose (Spanish)

La rosa que ves en el florero es muy bonita.

(The rose you see in the vase is very pretty.)

La rosa

(The rose)

 El girasol: The sunflower (Spanish)

El girasol que está en el campo es muy bonito.

(The sunflower in the field is very beautiful.)

El girasol

(The sunflower)

 La margarita: The daisy (Spanish)

La margarita que crece en el campo es muy bonita.

(The daisy that grows in the field is very pretty.)

La margarita

(The daisy)

 La amapola: The poppy (Spanish)

Mira la amapola que está en el florero.

(Look at the poppy that is in the vase.)

La amapola

(The poppy)

 Plantar (to plant) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Vosotros plantáis bastantes amapolas.

(You plant quite a lot of poppies.)

Plantar

(To plant)

 El tulipán: The tulip (Spanish)

El tulipán que planté en mi jardín es muy bonito.

(The tulip that I planted in my garden is very beautiful.)

El tulipán

(The tulip)

 El clavel: The carnation (Spanish)

El clavel que vi en la floristería es muy bonito.

(The carnation I saw in the florist's is very beautiful.)

El clavel

(The carnation)

 La orquídea: The orchid (Spanish)

La orquídea que planté en el jardín es muy bonita.

(The orchid that I planted in the garden is very beautiful.)

La orquídea

(The orchid)

 El narciso: The daffodil (Spanish)

El narciso que planté el año pasado es muy bonito.

(The daffodil I planted last year is very beautiful.)

El narciso

(The daffodil)

 El jazmín: The jasmine (Spanish)

El jazmín que planté en la floristería ya ha florecido.

(The jasmine that I planted in the flower shop has already bloomed.)

El jazmín

(The jasmine)

 El ramo de flores: The bouquet of flowers (Spanish)

El ramo de flores que he comprado es muy bonito.

(The bouquet of flowers that I have bought is very beautiful.)

El ramo de flores

(The bouquet of flowers)

 La floristería: The florist's (Spanish)

La floristería que está cerca del campo tiene los mejores girasoles.

(The florist's that is near the field has the best sunflowers.)

La floristería

(The florist's)

 El florero: The vase (Spanish)

El florero que está en la mesa tiene un ramo de flores.

(The vase on the table has a bunch of flowers.)

El florero

(The vase)

 Regalar (to gift) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Ellos te regalan algo de la floristería.

(They give you something from the florist's.)

Regalar

(To gift)

Listening materials

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

Spanish A2.10.1 Pedro's flower garden

Ana y Pedro hablan sobre las flores que tienen en el jardín y en casa.

(Ana and Pedro talk about the flowers they have in the garden and at home.)

Audio
Audio
Audio with translations
Audio with translations

Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

Spanish A2.10.2 The relative "que"

(The word "que" is used in relative clauses to provide more information about the noun.)

Audio with translations
Audio with translations

Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

Spanish A2.10.3 Marta's Flower Shop

Una historia corta sobre un día en la floristería de Marta.

(A short story about a day in Marta's flower shop.)

Audio
Audio
Audio with translations
Audio with translations

Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

Spanish A2.10.4 The carnation: the national flower of Spain

Un texto sencillo sobre el clavel, la flor nacional de España.

(A simple text about the carnation, the national flower of Spain.)

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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

The carnation , The daisy , The sunflower , The poppy , To plant , The bouquet of flowers

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Answers

Score: 0/6

La amapola (The poppy)
Plantar (To plant)
El ramo de flores (The bouquet of flowers)
El clavel (The carnation)
La margarita (The daisy)
El girasol (The sunflower)

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.

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1. parque. | el | rosas | Nosotros | plantamos | en
Nosotros plantamos rosas en el parque.
(We plant roses in the park.)
2. azul. | Vosotros me | habéis regalado | una orquídea
Vosotros me habéis regalado una orquídea azul.
(You all have given me a blue orchid.)

Exercise 3: Translate and make sentences

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

1. Nosotros plantamos rosas en el parque.
We plant roses in the park.
2. Vosotros me habéis regalado una orquídea azul.
You all have given me a blue orchid.

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. La amapola
(The poppy)
2. Plantar
(To plant)
3. El girasol
(The sunflower)
4. El narciso
(The daffodil)
5. La rosa
(The rose)

Exercise 5: Conjugación verbal

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

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Regalar (Presente, indicativo), Regalar (Pretérito perfecto, indicativo), Plantar (Presente, indicativo), Plantar (Pretérito perfecto, indicativo)

1. Yo ... flores en el jardín.

Yo planto flores en el jardín.
(I plant flowers in the garden.)

2. Nosotros le ... flores de la floristería.

Nosotros le hemos regalado flores de la floristería.
(We have given her flowers from the florist's.)

3. Él ... rosas en su jardín.

Él ha plantado rosas en su jardín.
(He has planted roses in his garden.)

4. Nosotros ... rosas en el parque.

Nosotros plantamos rosas en el parque.
(We plant roses in the park.)

5. Ellos te ... un ramo de tulipanes.

Ellos te han regalado un ramo de tulipanes.
(They have given you a bouquet of tulips.)

Exercise 6: The relative "que"

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

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plantas, tiene, visitamos, regalado, vemos, necesito, está

1. Plantar: El tulipán que ... te va a gustar.

El tulipán que plantas te va a gustar.
(The tulip that you plant will please you.)

2. Regalar: El ramo de flores que me han ... tiene muchas rosas.

El ramo de flores que me han regalado tiene muchas rosas.
(The bouquet of flowers which they have given me has many roses.)

3. Ver: La amapola que ... en el parque es muy pequeña.

La amapola que vemos en el parque es muy pequeña.
(The poppy that we see in the park is very small.)

4. Estar: La margarita que ... en tu jardín es muy bonita.

La margarita que está en tu jardín es muy bonita.
(The daisy which is in your garden is very pretty.)

5. Regalar: El girasol que me has ... no me gusta.

El girasol que me has regalado no me gusta.
(I don't like the sunflower that you have given me.)

6. Tener: La orquídea que ... Marta es azul.

La orquídea que tiene Marta es azul.
(The orchid that Marta has is blue.)

7. Necesitar: El florero que ... tiene que ser muy grande.

El florero que necesito tiene que ser muy grande.
(The vase that I need has to be very big.)

8. Visitar: La floristería que ... siempre tiene precios muy buenos.

La floristería que visitamos siempre tiene precios muy buenos.
(The flower shop that we always visit has very good prices.)

Exercise 7: Translate and make sentences

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

1. You all have given me a blue orchid.
Vosotros me habéis regalado una orquídea azul.
2. We plant roses in the park.
Nosotros plantamos rosas en el parque.

Appendix 1: Extended vocabulary table

Core vocabulary (14): Verbs: 2, Nouns: 12,
Context vocabulary: 4

Spanish English
El clavel The carnation
El florero The vase
El girasol The sunflower
El jazmín The jasmine
El narciso The daffodil
El ramo de flores The bouquet of flowers
El tulipán The tulip
Floreros Vases
Floristerías Florists
La amapola The poppy
La floristería The florist's
La margarita The daisy
La orquídea The orchid
La rosa The rose
Plantan Plant
Plantar To plant
Ramos Bouquets
Regalar To gift

Appendix 2: Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Plantar (to plant)

Exercises and examples phrases

  • yo planto I plant
  • tú plantas you plant
  • él/ella planta he/she plants
  • nosotros/nosotras plantamos we plant
  • vosotros/vosotras plantáis you plant
  • ellos/ellas plantan They plant

Plantar (to plant)

Exercises and examples phrases

  • yo he plantado I have planted
  • tú has plantado you have planted
  • él/ella ha plantado He/she has planted
  • nosotros/nosotras hemos plantado We have planted
  • vosotros/vosotras habéis plantado You have planted
  • ellos/ellas han plantado They have planted

Regalar (to gift)

Exercises and examples phrases

  • yo regalo I gift
  • tú regalas You gift
  • él/ella regala he gifts
  • nosotros/nosotras regalamos We gift
  • vosotros/vosotras regaláis you gift
  • ellos/ellas regalan they gift

Regalar (to gift)

Exercises and examples phrases

  • yo he regalado I have gifted
  • tú has regalado You have gifted
  • él/ella ha regalado He/She has gifted
  • nosotros/nosotras hemos regalado we have gifted
  • vosotros/vosotras habéis regalado You all have gifted
  • ellos/ellas han regalado They have gifted

Exercise: Verb conjugation

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

Show answers Show translation

Regalar (Presente, indicativo), Plantar (Pretérito perfecto, indicativo), Plantar (Presente, indicativo), Regalar (Pretérito perfecto, indicativo)

1. Vosotros me ... un florero.

Vosotros me regaláis un florero.
(You gift me a vase.)

2. Ellos ... girasoles cerca del río.

Ellos han plantado girasoles cerca del río.
(They have planted sunflowers near the river.)

3. Él ... narcisos amarillos.

Él planta narcisos amarillos.
(He plants yellow daffodils.)

4. Él ... rosas en su jardín.

Él ha plantado rosas en su jardín.
(He has planted roses in his garden.)

5. Nosotros ... rosas en el parque.

Nosotros plantamos rosas en el parque.
(We plant roses in the park.)