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A2.17 (Spanish lesson): What did just happen?

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A2.17 (Spanish lesson): What did just happen?

Learning goals:

  • Situation: Describiendo eventos que han sucedido en el pasado reciente (Describing events that have happened in the recent past)
  • Verb: Descubrir (to discover) - Pretérito perfecto, indicativo (Present Perfect, indicative)
  • Verb: Volver (to return) - Pretérito perfecto, indicativo (Present Perfect, indicative)
  • Grammar: Expresiones Temporales (Time Expressions)
  • Culture: La Lotería de Navidad: Un evento inolvidable (The Christmas Lottery: An unforgettable event)

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

Teaching guidelines +/- 60 minutes

Core vocabulary (10)

 Participar (to participate) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Vosotros participáis en la visita al bosque.

(You participate in the visit to the forest.)

Participar

(To participate)

 Volver (to return) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Ellos vuelven del viaje con muchas historias.

(They return from the trip with many stories.)

Volver

(To return)

 Hace poco: Recently (Spanish)

Hace poco descubrieron un orfanato misterioso en el valle.

(Just now, they discovered a mysterious orphanage in the valley.)

Hace poco

(Recently)

 El evento: The event (Spanish)

Hace poco, acabó el evento importante.

(Recently, the important event concluded.)

El evento

(The event)

 Importante: Important (Spanish)

Las noticias que se acaban de descubrir son importantísimas.

(The news that has just been discovered is extremely important.)

Importante

(Important)

 El anuncio: The announcement (Spanish)

Este mes han aparecido muchos anuncios interesantes en la televisión.

(This month there have been many interesting adverts on the telly.)

El anuncio

(The announcement)

 La publicidad: The advertising (Spanish)

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La publicidad

(The advertising)

 Hace una media hora: About half an hour ago (Spanish)

Hace una media hora, acabamos de descubrir algo sorprendente en el evento.

(About half an hour ago, we just discovered something surprising at the event.)

Hace una media hora

(About half an hour ago)

 Hace un rato: A little while ago (Spanish)

Hace un rato, terminaste de descubrir algo increíble en el evento.

(A short while ago, you finished discovering something amazing at the event.)

Hace un rato

(A little while ago)

 Este mes: This month (Spanish)

Este mes ha sido estresante.

(This month has been stressful.)

Este mes

(This month)

Word list (17)

Core vocabulary (10): Verbs: 2, Adjectives: 1, Interjection: 3, Nouns: 4,
Context vocabulary: 7

Spanish English
Desde hace un tiempo For some time now
Desde siempre Since forever
El anuncio The announcement
El evento The event
Esta semana This week
Este año This year
Este mes This month
Hace poco Recently
Hace un momento A moment ago
Hace un rato A little while ago
Hace una media hora Half an hour ago
Hoy Today
Importante Important
La publicidad The advertising
Participar Participate
Sorteo Draw
Volver Return