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A2.20 (Spanish lesson): Timeline

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A2.20 (Spanish lesson): Timeline

Learning goals:

  • Situation: Sitúa los eventos en la línea de tiempo. (Situate events on the timeline.)
  • Situation: Verbos irregulares en Pretérito indefinido (Irregular verbs in Pretérito indefinido)
  • Situation: Expresiones básicas de tiempo para pretérito indefinido (Basic time expressions for pretérito indefinido)
  • Verb: Hacer (to do) - Pretérito indefinido, indicativo (Simple past, indicative)
  • Verb: Estar (to be) - Pretérito indefinido, indicativo (Simple past, indicative)
  • Verb: Decir (to say) - Pretérito indefinido, indicativo (Simple past, indicative)
  • Verb: Querer (to want) - Pretérito indefinido, indicativo (Simple past, indicative)
  • Verb: Poner (to put) - Pretérito indefinido, indicativo (Simple past, indicative)
  • Verb: Dar (to give) - Pretérito indefinido, indicativo (Simple past, indicative)
  • Verb: Saber (to know) - Pretérito indefinido, indicativo (Simple past, indicative)
  • Verb: Poder (to be able) - Pretérito indefinido, indicativo (Simple past, indicative)
  • Grammar: El Pretérito Indefinido: los verbos irregulares (The Preterite: irregular verbs)
  • Culture: La Guerra Civil Española: un momento histórico (The Spanish Civil War: a historical moment)

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

Teaching guidelines +/- 60 minutes

The learning materials of this lesson are available for students who are registered in our conversation classes.

Curriculum A2.20: Cronograma

Interactive exercises

Audio with translations

Presentations and student worksheets

Subtitled videos (self-study).

(Conversation) exercises

1. Vocabulary

Study the vocabulary and verbs before doing the listening exercises.

Vocabulary

10 words
Free
Verbs

Hacer (To do) - Pretérito indefinido, indicativo. Estar (To be) - Pretérito indefinido, indicativo. Decir (To say) - Pretérito indefinido, indicativo. Querer (To want) - Pretérito indefinido, indicativo. Poner (To put) - Pretérito indefinido, indicativo. Dar (To give) - Pretérito indefinido, indicativo. Saber (To know) - Pretérito indefinido, indicativo. Poder (To be able) - Pretérito indefinido, indicativo

2. Listening materials

Our listening exercises implement the vocabulary and grammar of this lesson.

A2.20.1 Past Memories

Ana and Pedro remember their past experiences and how they participated in a volunteering project while they were temporarily sharing a flat.

Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

A2.20.2 Spanish grammar: The Preterite: irregular verbs

The preterite tense describes actions that are completed in the past. Some verbs are irregular and have changes in their stem or in their conjugation.

Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

A2.20.3 Spanish short story: Juan did a volunteer project in Madrid

A short story about a boy who shares his experience during his volunteering in Madrid.

Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

A2.20.4 Spanish culture: The Spanish Civil War: a historical moment

A brief summary of the Spanish Civil War, an important moment in the history of Spain.

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

3. Exercises

Study our exercises together with a teacher or as self study materials.

Writing exercises

These exercises implement all grammar, vocabulary and culture and are great as self study or homework.
Conversation exercise

Exercise designed for conversation classes in small groups or during individual lessons.

4. Lesson preparation and recap exercises

Use these exercises as a recap or do them with your teacher at the start of the lesson.

Recap exercises

Interactive exercises to repeat vocabulary and grammar of previous lessons.
Known vocabulary

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Previously studied grammar

Revise with exercises or self study videos.