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A2.15 (Spanish lesson): Hiking and mountains

Senderismo y montañas

A2.15 (Spanish lesson): Hiking and mountains

Learning goals:

  • Situation: Terminología de senderismo (Hiking terminology)
  • Situation: Escalar una montaña (Climbing a mountain)
  • Verb: Llevar (to carry) - Pretérito perfecto, indicativo (Present Perfect, indicative)
  • Verb: Subir (to climb) - Presente, indicativo (Present, indicative)
  • Grammar: Los adjetivos posesivos detrás del sustantivo (Possessive adjectives after the noun)
  • Culture: Los Pirineos y la Sierra Nevada (The Pyrenees and Sierra Nevada)

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

Teaching guidelines +/- 60 minutes

Core vocabulary (15)

 El lago: The lake (Spanish)

Los lagos en esta área son perfectos para hacer senderismo.

(The lakes in this area are perfect for hiking.)

El lago

(The lake)

 La montaña: The mountain (Spanish)

Las botas son necesarias para caminar por las montañas.

(Boots are necessary for walking in the mountains.)

La montaña

(The mountain)

 El río: The river (Spanish)

En estos ríos no se puede nadar.

(You cannot swim in these rivers.)

El río

(The river)

 Caminar (to walk) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Él/ella camina por la playa todos los días.

(He/she walks along the beach every day.)

Caminar

(To walk)

 Pisar (to step) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Nosotros pisamos las hojas secas en el bosque.

(We tread on the dry leaves in the forest.)

Pisar

(To step)

 Subir (to climb) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Vosotros subís el camino para ver el río desde arriba..

(You all climb the path to see the river from above.)

Subir

(To climb)

 Hacer senderismo: Go hiking (Spanish)

Hoy hacemos senderismo en la montaña.

(Today we are hiking in the mountain.)

Hacer senderismo

(Go hiking)

 Las botas de montaña: Hiking boots (Spanish)

Las botas de montaña son indispensables para hacer senderismo.

(Hiking boots are indispensable for hiking.)

Las botas de montaña

(Hiking boots)

 El camino: The path (Spanish)

Camina por el camino hasta la cima de la montaña.

(Walk along the path to the top of the mountain.)

El camino

(The path)

 La ruta: The route (Spanish)

Pisa con cuidado a lo largo de la ruta bonita para admirar las vistas.

(Step carefully along the beautiful route to admire the views.)

La ruta

(The route)

 La vista: The view (Spanish)

Desde la montaña, admiramos la vista impresionante.

(From the mountain, we admired the impressive view.)

La vista

(The view)

 El pico: The peak (Spanish)

La vista desde el pico de la montaña es impresionante.

(The view from the top of the mountain is impressive.)

El pico

(The peak)

 Cómodo: Comfortable (Spanish)

Las botas de montaña cómodas son esenciales para el senderismo.

(Comfortable hiking boots are essential for trekking.)

Cómodo

(Comfortable)

 Ligero: light (Spanish)

El caballo en la montaña lleva un equipaje ligero.

(The horse in the mountain carries light luggage.)

Ligero

(Light)

 Pesado: Heavy (Spanish)

Las mochilas de montaña son pesadas.

(The hiking backpacks are heavy.)

Pesado

(Heavy)

Word list (20)

Core vocabulary (15): Verbs: 3, Adjectives: 3, Nouns: 8, Sentences / word combination: 1
Context vocabulary: 5

Spanish English
Caminar To walk
Cómodo Comfortable
El camino The path
El lago The lake
El pico The peak
El río The river
Hacer senderismo To go hiking
La montaña The mountain
La ruta The route
La vista The view
Lagos Lakes
Las botas de montaña Hiking boots
Ligero Light
Montañas Mountains
Pesado Heavy
Pisar To step
Refugios Shelters
Subir To climb
Valles Valleys
Vistas Views