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Spanish A2.18: Childhood and memories

Infancia y recuerdos

Spanish A2.18: Childhood and memories

Learning goals:

  • Hablar sobre el pasado lejano y describir recuerdos (Talk about distant past and describe memories)
  • Habla sobre tu infancia (Talk about your childhood)
  • Pretérito imperfecto (Pretérito imperfecto)
  • El pretérito imperfecto de verbos regulares (The imperfect past tense of regular verbs)
  • "Chicos en la playa": el retrato de la juventud, la inocencia y el pasado ("Kids on the Beach": the Portrait of Youth, Innocence, and the Past)

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

Recap exercises of the previous lesson

Teaching guidelines +/- 60 minutes

Core vocabulary (12)

Morir (to die) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Yo muero de risa cuando descubro un chiste bueno.

(I die of laughter when I find a good joke.)

Morir

(To die)

Salir (to leave / to go out) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Ella sale temprano para subir la montaña.

(She leaves early to climb the mountain.)

Salir

(To leave / to go out)

La infancia: The childhood (Spanish)

Siempre echo de menos mi infancia porque era muy divertida.

(I always miss my childhood because it was very fun.)

La infancia

(The childhood)

El juguete: The toy (Spanish)

Cuando era niño, mi juguete favorito era un coche de carreras.

(When I was a child, my favourite toy was a racing car.)

El juguete

(The toy)

La memoria: The memory (Spanish)

Cuando era niño, tenía una memoria increíble para los nombres de mis juguetes.

(When I was a child, I had an incredible memory for the names of my toys.)

La memoria

(The memory)

El recuerdo: The memory (Spanish)

El recuerdo de mi infancia es muy divertido.

(The memory of my childhood is very amusing.)

El recuerdo

(The memory)

El bebé: The baby (Spanish)

El recuerdo del bebé jugando con su primer juguete es inolvidable.

(The memory of the baby playing with their first toy is unforgettable.)

El bebé

(The baby)

El adolescente: The teenager (Spanish)

El adolescente echaba de menos su infancia cada vez que veía su juguete favorito.

(The teenager missed his childhood every time he saw his favourite toy.)

El adolescente

(The teenager)

El adulto: The adult (Spanish)

Cuando era niño, pensaba que ser adulto era aburrido.

(When I was a child, I thought being an adult was boring.)

El adulto

(The adult)

La nostalgia: The nostalgia (Spanish)

Siento nostalgia cada vez que vuelvo a mi antigua casa.

(I feel nostalgic every time I return to my old house.)

La nostalgia

(The nostalgia)

Echar de menos: To miss (Spanish)

Cuando era niño, siempre echaba de menos a mi abuela cuando se iba de viajes.

(When I was a child, I always missed my grandmother when she went on trips.)

Echar de menos

(To miss)

Divertido: Fun (Spanish)

El recuerdo de aquel día en el parque fue divertidísimo.

(The memory of that day in the park was great fun.)

Divertido

(Fun)

Listening materials

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

A2.18.1 Diálogo: Recuerdos de la infancia

Spanish A2.18.1 Childhood memories

Spanish A2.18.1 Childhood memories

Pedro y Ana recuerdan su infancia y los juguetes de su niñez. Hablan de la nostalgia, la diversión de ser niños, y cómo han cambiado con el tiempo.

(Pedro and Ana remember their childhood and the toys of their youth. They talk about nostalgia, the fun of being children, and how they have changed over time.)

Audio
Audio
Audio with translations
Audio with translations

Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

A2.18.2 Gramática: El pretérito imperfecto de verbos regulares

Spanish A2.18.2 The imperfect past tense of regular verbs

(The imperfect past tense is a verbal tense in Spanish that we use to talk about past actions that do not have a defined beginning or end, or that were repeated in the past.)

Audio with translations
Audio with translations

Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

A2.18.3 Cuento corto: El Tesoro de la Infancia

Spanish A2.18.3 The Treasure of Childhood

Spanish A2.18.3 The Treasure of Childhood

Un adulto recuerda con nostalgia su infancia mientras explora una caja de juguetes antiguos.

(An adult remembers his childhood with nostalgia while exploring a box of old toys.)

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Audio
Audio with translations
Audio with translations

Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

A2.18.4 Cultura: "Chicos en la playa": el retrato de la juventud, la inocencia y el pasado

Spanish A2.18.4 "Kids on the Beach": the Portrait of Youth, Innocence, and the Past

Un vistazo a la juventud en la playa con Sorolla.

(A glimpse of youth at the beach with Sorolla.)

Audio
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 baby , The toy , Fun , The memory , To miss , To die

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

Answers

Score: 0/6

Divertido (Fun)
Echar de menos (To miss)
Morir (To die)
El bebé (The baby)
La memoria (The memory)
El juguete (The toy)

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. seguisteis adelante. | Vosotros moríais | de calor | desierto, pero | en el
Vosotros moríais de calor en el desierto, pero seguisteis adelante.
(You were dying of heat in the desert, but you carried on.)
2. iba de viajes. | menos a mi | abuela cuando se | siempre echaba de | Cuando era niño,
Cuando era niño, siempre echaba de menos a mi abuela cuando se iba de viajes.
(When I was a child, I always missed my grandmother when she went on trips.)
3. cabras en | a las | Salías temprano | la montaña. | para alimentar
Salías temprano para alimentar a las cabras en la montaña.
(You used to go out early to feed the goats in the mountains.)

Exercise 3: Translate and make sentences

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

1. Vosotros moríais de calor en el desierto, pero seguisteis adelante.
You were dying of heat in the desert, but you carried on.
2. Cuando era niño, siempre echaba de menos a mi abuela cuando se iba de viajes.
When I was a child, I always missed my grandmother when she went on trips.
3. Salías temprano para alimentar a las cabras en la montaña.
You used to go out early to feed the goats in the mountains.

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 memoria
(The memory)
2. Morir
(To die)
3. Divertido
(Fun)
4. El juguete
(The toy)
5. La nostalgia
(The nostalgia)

Exercise 5: Conjugación verbal

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

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Ser (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo), Decir (Condicional simple, indicativo), Ir (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo), Pedir (Condicional simple, indicativo), Comer (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo), Vivir (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo), Trabajar (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo), Ver (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo)

1. Yo ... a la playa cada verano.

Yo iba a la playa cada verano.
(I used to go to the beach every summer.)

2. Él ... en la montaña y admiraba la naturaleza.

Él vivía en la montaña y admiraba la naturaleza.
(He lived in the mountain and admired nature.)

3. Vosotros ... el mar desde la playa.

Vosotros veíais el mar desde la playa.
(You used to see the sea from the beach.)

4. Ellos ... mientras veían el vuelo despegar.

Ellos comían mientras veían el vuelo despegar.
(They were eating whilst watching the flight take off.)

5. Nosotros ... que este camino es más corto.

Nosotros diríamos que este camino es más corto.
(We would say that this path is shorter.)

Exercise 6: The imperfect past tense of regular verbs

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

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veíais, ibas, escuchábamos, echaba de menos, era, os quedabais, cenábamos, salías

1. Echar de menos (Él): Mi abuelo siempre ... su infancia.

Mi abuelo siempre echaba de menos su infancia.
(My grandfather always missed his childhood.)

2. Cenar (Nosotros): Mis amigos y yo ... antes de que salíamos de fiesta.

Mis amigos y yo cenábamos antes de que salíamos de fiesta.
(My friends and I were having dinner before we went to the party.)

3. Escuchar (Nosotros): Cuando éramos adolescentes ... la música de los años 80.

Cuando éramos adolescentes escuchábamos la música de los años 80.
(When we were teenagers, we used to listen to the music of the 80s.)

4. Ver (Vosotros): Siempre os llevabais un susto cuando ... algo sorprendente.

Siempre os llevabais un susto cuando veíais algo sorprendente.
(You always got a fright when you saw something surprising.)

5. Ir (Tú): En nuestra infancia siempre ... a jugar conmigo en el parque.

En nuestra infancia siempre ibas a jugar conmigo en el parque.
(In our childhood, you always used to go and play with me in the park.)

6. Ser (Ella): Cuando mi madre ... adolescente salía de fiesta con sus amigas.

Cuando mi madre era adolescente salía de fiesta con sus amigas.
(When my mother was a teenager, she used to go out partying with her friends.)

7. Salir (Tú): Después de que ... siempre corrías al lado del río.

Después de que salías siempre corrías al lado del río.
(After you went out you always used to run by the river.)

8. Quedarse (Vosotros): Cuando nosotros salíamos a cenar vosotros ... en el hotel para jugar.

Cuando nosotros salíamos a cenar vosotros os quedabais en el hotel para jugar.
(When we went out for dinner, you stayed at the hotel to play.)

Exercise 7: Translate and make sentences

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

1. You used to go out early to feed the goats in the mountains.
Salías temprano para alimentar a las cabras en la montaña.
2. You were dying of heat in the desert, but you carried on.
Vosotros moríais de calor en el desierto, pero seguisteis adelante.
3. When I was a child, I always missed my grandmother when she went on trips.
Cuando era niño, siempre echaba de menos a mi abuela cuando se iba de viajes.

Appendix 1: Extended vocabulary table

Core vocabulary (12): Verbs: 2, Adjectives: 1, Interjection: 1, Nouns: 8,
Context vocabulary: 9

Spanish English
Brillaba Was shining
Capturaba He captured
Divertida Fun
Divertido Fun
Echar de menos To miss
Echo de menos I miss
El adolescente The teenager
El adulto The adult
El bebé The baby
El juguete The toy
El recuerdo The memory
Escenas Scenes
Juguetes Toys
La infancia The childhood
La memoria The memory
La nostalgia The nostalgia
Morir To die
Muere Dies
Mueren Die
Salgo I go out
Salir To leave / to go out

Appendix 2: Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Ser (to be)

Exercises and examples phrases

  • yo era I was
  • tú eras you were
  • él/ella era he was
  • nosotros/nosotras éramos we were
  • vosotros/vosotras erais you were
  • ellos/ellas eran they were

Vivir (to live)

Exercises and examples phrases

  • yo vivía I lived
  • tú vivías You lived
  • él/ella vivía he lived
  • nosotros/nosotras vivíamos We lived
  • vosotros/vosotras vivíais You all lived
  • ellos/ellas vivían They lived

Trabajar (to work)

Exercises and examples phrases

  • yo trabajaba I was working
  • tú trabajabas You worked
  • él/ella trabajaba He worked
  • nosotros/nosotras trabajábamos We worked
  • vosotros/vosotras trabajabais You all were working
  • ellos/ellas trabajaban They worked

Decir (to say)

Exercises and examples phrases

  • yo diría I would say
  • tú dirías You would say
  • él/ella diría He would say
  • nosotros/nosotras diríamos We would say
  • vosotros/vosotras diríais you all would say
  • ellos/ellas dirían They would say

Pedir (to ask)

Exercises and examples phrases

  • yo pediría I would ask
  • tú pedirías You would ask
  • él/ella pediría he would ask
  • nosotros/nosotras pediríamos We would ask
  • vosotros/vosotras pediríais you would ask
  • ellos/ellas pedirían They would ask

Ver (to see)

Exercises and examples phrases

  • yo veía I used to see
  • tú veías You saw
  • él/ella veía he saw
  • nosotros/nosotras veíamos we saw
  • vosotros/vosotras veíais you (plural) used to see
  • ellos/ellas veían They saw

Ir (to go)

Exercises and examples phrases

  • yo iba I was going
  • tú ibas You were going
  • él/ella iba he was going
  • nosotros/nosotras íbamos we were going
  • vosotros/vosotras ibais you all were going
  • ellos/ellas iban They were going

Comer (to eat)

Exercises and examples phrases

  • yo comía I was eating
  • tú comías you ate
  • él/ella comía he was eating
  • nosotros/nosotras comíamos we used to eat
  • vosotros/vosotras comíais You ate
  • ellos/ellas comían They were eating

Exercise: Verb conjugation

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

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Ver (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo), Vivir (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo), Trabajar (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo), Pedir (Condicional simple, indicativo), Ir (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo), Comer (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo), Decir (Condicional simple, indicativo), Ser (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo)

1. Él ... la cascada mientras respiraba aire fresco.

Él veía la cascada mientras respiraba aire fresco.
(He was watching the waterfall while breathing fresh air.)

2. Él ... y ahorraba para viajar el mundo.

Él trabajaba y ahorraba para viajar el mundo.
(He worked and saved to travel the world.)

3. Yo ... que es mejor hacer una reserva en la agencia de viajes.

Yo diría que es mejor hacer una reserva en la agencia de viajes.
(I would say it is better to make a reservation at the travel agency.)

4. Él ... que el evento tiene anuncios interesantes.

Él diría que el evento tiene anuncios interesantes.
(He would say that the event has interesting announcements.)

5. Él ... al bosque a caminar.

Él iba al bosque a caminar.
(He used to go to the woods for a walk.)