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A2.22 (Spanish lesson): Mixing up the past

Mezclando el pasado

A2.22 (Spanish lesson): Mixing up the past

Learning goals:

  • Situation: Narra historias del pasado (Narrate stories from the past)
  • Situation: Hablar sobre el pasado (Talk about the past )
  • Verb: Traer (to bring) - Pretérito indefinido, indicativo (Simple past, indicative)
  • Verb: Traer (to bring) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative)
  • Verb: Andar (to walk) - Pretérito indefinido, indicativo (Simple past, indicative)
  • Verb: Andar (to walk) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative)
  • Verb: Venir (to come) - Pretérito indefinido, indicativo (Simple past, indicative)
  • Verb: Venir (to come) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative)
  • Grammar: ¿El pretérito imperfecto o el pretérito indefinido? (The imperfect tense or the preterite tense?)
  • Culture: "Dolor y Gloria": Redescubriendo el Pasado ("Pain and Glory": Rediscovering the Past)

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 A2.22: Mezclando el pasado

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

20 words
Free
Verbs

Traer (To bring) - Pretérito indefinido, indicativo. Traer (To bring) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo. Andar (To walk) - Pretérito indefinido, indicativo. Andar (To walk) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo. Venir (To come) - Pretérito indefinido, indicativo. Venir (To come) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo

2. Listening materials

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

A2.22.1 A Walk with Surprises

Pedro and Ana walk together and talk about a story full of surprises.

Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

A2.22.2 Spanish grammar: The imperfect tense or the preterite tense?

Brief explanation of the difference between the imperfect past tense and the simple past tense.

Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

A2.22.3 Spanish short story: The Mysterious Character

Story about a mysterious character that appears and disappears in a forest.

Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

A2.22.4 Spanish culture: "Pain and Glory": Rediscovering the Past

Discover 'Pain and Glory' by Pedro Almodóvar, a film about life and cinema. Ideal for getting to know Spanish culture.

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

3. Exercises

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Writing exercises

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Conversation exercise

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

4. Lesson preparation and recap exercises

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Recap exercises

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

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Previously studied grammar

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