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Spanish A2.16: What a surprise

Qué sorpresa

Spanish A2.16: What a surprise

Learning goals:

  • Describe el pasado muy reciente (Describe very recent past)
  • Habla sobre eventos sorprendentes (Talk about surprising events)
  • "Acabar de" + infinitivo: expresar una acción recién completada. ("Acabar de" + infinitive: express a recently completed action.)
  • "El Orfanato": ¿te atreves a entrar? ("The Orphanage": do you dare to enter?)

Learning module 3 (A2): El buen pasado (The good old past)

Recap exercises of the previous lesson

Teaching guidelines +/- 60 minutes

Core vocabulary (10)

Acabar (to finish) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Tú acabas de comprar un billete.

(You have just bought a ticket.)

Acabar

(To finish)

Enterarse (to find out) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Tú te enteras de la salida al bosque.

(You find out about the outing to the forest.)

Enterarse

(To find out)

Notar (to notice) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Yo noto que ahorrar es importante.

(I notice that saving is important.)

Notar

(To notice)

Descubrir (to discover) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Yo descubro la naturaleza cuando camino por el bosque.

(I discover nature when I walk through the forest.)

Descubrir

(To discover)

Terminar (to finish) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Él termina de caminar por el bosque.

(He finishes walking through the forest.)

Terminar

(To finish)

Sorprendente: Surprising (Spanish)

La actividad fue sorprendentísima.

(The activity was astonishing.)

Sorprendente

(Surprising)

La sorpresa: The surprise (Spanish)

Acabo de descubrir la sorpresa en la caja.

(I just discovered the surprise in the box.)

La sorpresa

(The surprise)

Increíble: Incredible (Spanish)

Es más increíble de lo que imaginábamos.

(It's more amazing than we imagined.)

Increíble

(Incredible)

Inesperado: Unexpected (Spanish)

El resultado fue increíble.

(The result was unexpected.)

Inesperado

(Unexpected)

El susto: The fright (Spanish)

¡Qué susto me dio esa película!

(What a fright that movie gave me!)

El susto

(The fright)

Listening materials

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

A2.16.1 Diálogo: Una sorpresa en casa

Spanish A2.16.1 A surprise at home

Spanish A2.16.1 A surprise at home

Pedro y Ana hablan sobre una increíble sorpresa en casa.

(Pedro and Ana are talking about an incredible surprise at home.)

Audio
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Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

A2.16.2 Gramática: "Acabar de" + infinitivo: expresar una acción recién completada.

Spanish A2.16.2 "Acabar de" + infinitive: express a recently completed action.

("Acabar de" + infinitive is used to express a recently completed action, that is, one that has just been completed at this moment.)

Audio with translations
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Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

A2.16.3 Cuento corto: ¡Qué sorpresa tan increíble!

Spanish A2.16.3 What an incredible surprise!

María descubre una gran sorpresa en su cocina.

(María discovers a big surprise in her kitchen.)

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Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

A2.16.4 Cultura: "El Orfanato": ¿te atreves a entrar?

Spanish A2.16.4 "The Orphanage": do you dare to enter?

Spanish A2.16.4 "The Orphanage": do you dare to enter?

"El Orfanato" es una película de terror española. ¡Descubre más sobre esta película de suspenso!

("El Orfanato" is a Spanish horror film. Discover more about this thriller film!)

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Audio
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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

Incredible , To discover , Unexpected , To finish , The fright , To finish

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

Answers

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Increíble (Incredible)
Acabar (To finish)
Inesperado (Unexpected)
Descubrir (To discover)
El susto (The fright)
Terminar (To finish)

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. naturaleza. | Ella nota | la belleza | de la
Ella nota la belleza de la naturaleza.
(She notices the beauty of nature.)
2. acabas | comprar | billete. | un | de | Tú
Tú acabas de comprar un billete.
(You have just bought a ticket.)
3. por el | Yo descubro | bosque. | cuando camino | la naturaleza
Yo descubro la naturaleza cuando camino por el bosque.
(I discover nature when I walk through the forest.)
4. preparar | de | dulce. | termino | el | Yo
Yo termino de preparar el dulce.
(I finish preparing the dessert.)
5. la visita | Ellos se | al valle. | enteran de
Ellos se enteran de la visita al valle.
(They find out about the visit to the valley.)

Exercise 3: Translate and make sentences

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

1. Ella nota la belleza de la naturaleza.
She notices the beauty of nature.
2. Tú acabas de comprar un billete.
You have just bought a ticket.
3. Yo descubro la naturaleza cuando camino por el bosque.
I discover nature when I walk through the forest.
4. Yo termino de preparar el dulce.
I finish preparing the dessert.
5. Ellos se enteran de la visita al valle.
They find out about the visit to the valley.

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. Acabar
(To finish)
2. El susto
(The fright)
3. Enterarse
(To find out)
4. Notar
(To notice)
5. La sorpresa
(The surprise)

Exercise 5: Conjugación verbal

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

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Terminar (Presente, indicativo), Salir (Presente, indicativo)

1. Ellos ... a salvar la naturaleza de la contaminación.

Ellos salen a salvar la naturaleza de la contaminación.
(They go out to save nature from pollution.)

2. Tú ... de la casa y caminas por el bosque.

Tú sales de la casa y caminas por el bosque.
(You finish leaving the house and walk through the woods.)

3. Él ... de caminar por el bosque.

Él termina de caminar por el bosque.
(He finishes walking through the forest.)

4. Yo ... de preparar el dulce.

Yo termino de preparar el dulce.
(I finish preparing the dessert.)

5. Ellos ... de descansar en el camping.

Ellos terminan de descansar en el camping.
(They finish resting at the campsite.)

Exercise 6: "Acabar de" + infinitive: express a recently completed action.

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

Show answers Show translation

Acaban de, acabamos de, Acabo de, Acabamos de, acaban de, Acabáis de, ¿Acabas de, Acaba de

1. Ellas: ... contarme una historia increíble.

Acaban de contarme una historia increíble.
(They have just told me an incredible story.)

2. Vosotras: ... enteraros de algo inesperado.

Acabáis de enteraros de algo inesperado.
(You have just found out something unexpected.)

3. Ellos: Hace unos momentos ... pensar en todo lo increíble que ha pasado.

Hace unos momentos acaban de pensar en todo lo increíble que ha pasado.
(A few moments ago they just thought about all the incredible things that have happened.)

4. Yo: ... ver a tu madre.

Acabo de ver a tu madre.
(I've just seen your mum.)

5. Nosotros: ... vivir una sorpresa.

Acabamos de vivir una sorpresa.
(We have just had a surprise.)

6. Nosotras: Hace dos minutos ... llevarnos un susto.

Hace dos minutos acabamos de llevarnos un susto.
(Two minutes ago we just had a scare.)

7. Tú: ... notar mi regalo?

¿Acabas de notar mi regalo?
(Have you just noticed my present?)

8. Él: ... enterarse de un evento sorprendente.

Acaba de enterarse de un evento sorprendente.
(He/She has just found out about a surprising event.)

Exercise 7: Translate and make sentences

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

1. She notices the beauty of nature.
Ella nota la belleza de la naturaleza.
2. You have just bought a ticket.
Tú acabas de comprar un billete.
3. I discover nature when I walk through the forest.
Yo descubro la naturaleza cuando camino por el bosque.
4. I finish preparing the dessert.
Yo termino de preparar el dulce.
5. They find out about the visit to the valley.
Ellos se enteran de la visita al valle.

Appendix 1: Extended vocabulary table

Core vocabulary (10): Verbs: 5, Adjectives: 3, Nouns: 2,
Context vocabulary: 5

Spanish English
Acabar To finish
Descubrir To discover
El susto The fright
Enterarse To find out
Increíble Incredible
Inesperadas Unexpected
Inesperado Unexpected
La sorpresa The surprise
Mudarse Move
Notar To notice
Orfanato Orphanage
Sorprendente Surprising
Suspenso Suspense
Sustos Frights
Terminar To finish

Appendix 2: Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Terminar (to finish)

Exercises and examples phrases

  • yo termino I finish
  • tú terminas you finish
  • él/ella termina he finishes
  • nosotros/nosotras terminamos we finish
  • vosotros/vosotras termináis you finish
  • ellos/ellas terminan They finish

Salir (to leave / to go out)

Exercises and examples phrases

  • yo salgo I go out
  • tú sales you go out
  • él/ella sale he/she goes out
  • nosotros/nosotras salimos We go out
  • vosotros/vosotras salís You lot go out
  • ellos/ellas salen They go out

Exercise: Verb conjugation

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

Show answers Show translation

Terminar (Presente, indicativo), Salir (Presente, indicativo)

1. Ellos ... a salvar la naturaleza de la contaminación.

Ellos salen a salvar la naturaleza de la contaminación.
(They go out to save nature from pollution.)

2. Tú ... de la casa y caminas por el bosque.

Tú sales de la casa y caminas por el bosque.
(You finish leaving the house and walk through the woods.)

3. Él ... de caminar por el bosque.

Él termina de caminar por el bosque.
(He finishes walking through the forest.)

4. Yo ... de preparar el dulce.

Yo termino de preparar el dulce.
(I finish preparing the dessert.)

5. Ellos ... de descansar en el camping.

Ellos terminan de descansar en el camping.
(They finish resting at the campsite.)