El pasado: ¿parte del momento presente o terminado?
Learning goals:
- Biografías: hablar sobre la vida de personas famosas (Biographies - talk about famous people´s life )
- Hablar sobre acciones y eventos pasados terminados y no terminados (Talk about finished and unfinished past actions and events)
- Los tiempos del pasado (resumen) (Past tenses (summary))
- Pablo Picasso: El talentoso artista de Málaga (Pablo Picasso: The talented artist from Málaga)
Learning module 3 (A2): El buen pasado (The good old past)
Recap exercises of the previous lesson
Teaching guidelines +/- 60 minutes
Core vocabulary (10)
Ellos ganan el premio y se relajan en el campo.
(They win the prize and relax in the countryside.)
Ganar
(To win)
Hace una media hora, la carrera terminó de manera sorprendente.
(About half an hour ago, the career ended in a surprising way.)
La carrera
(The career)
A lo mejor ganaste la carrera porque siempre fuiste un corredor talentoso.
(Perhaps you won the race because you have always been a talented runner.)
A lo mejor
(Maybe)
La educación era muy diferente en las últimas décadas.
(Education was very different in recent decades.)
La educación
(The education)
Gané el premio en la carrera el mes pasado.
(I won the prize in the race last month.)
El premio
(The prize)
Esa película es más premiada que otras en el evento.
(That film is more awarded than others at the event.)
Premiado
(Award-winning)
El éxito de mi carrera me ha sorprendido este mes.
(The success of my career has surprised me this month.)
El éxito
(The success)
La canción famosísima de su infancia aún se escucha hoy.
(The very famous song from their childhood is still heard today.)
Famoso
(Famous)
El trabajador ganó el premio hace poco por su esfuerzo.
(The worker won the prize recently for his effort.)
Trabajador
(Hard-working)
La actriz era talentosísima y a menudo recibía elogios por su talento.
(The actress was incredibly talented and often received praise for her talent.)
Talentoso
(Talented)
Listening materials
Our listening materials implement the verbs, vocabulary and grammar topics of this lesson. Audio and video available!
A2.23.1 Diálogo: El éxito de un gran escritor
Spanish A2.23.1 The success of a great writer
Pedro y Ana hablan sobre la vida de un escritor famoso, sus premios y su éxito.
(Pedro and Ana talk about the life of a famous writer, his awards, and his success.)
Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes
A2.23.2 Gramática: Los tiempos del pasado (resumen)
Spanish A2.23.2 Past tenses (summary)
(A brief summary of the past tenses in Spanish: past simple, imperfect, and present perfect.)
Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes
A2.23.3 Cuento corto: La exitosa carrera de Juan
Spanish A2.23.3 The Successful Career of Juan
Una historia corta sobre Juan, un músico talentoso, que trabajó mucho para ganar premios y tener éxito.
(A short story about Juan, a talented musician, who worked hard to win awards and achieve success.)
Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes
A2.23.4 Cultura: Pablo Picasso: El talentoso artista de Málaga
Spanish A2.23.4 Pablo Picasso: The talented artist from Málaga
Descubre la vida de Pablo Picasso, el talentoso artista de Málaga que revolucionó el arte.
(Discover the life of Pablo Picasso, the talented artist from Málaga who revolutionised art.)
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.
Show answers Show hintsHints
Hard-working , Famous , The success , The prize , To win , The career
Answers
Score: 0/6
| El premio | (The prize) |
| Famoso | (Famous) |
| La carrera | (The career) |
| Ganar | (To win) |
| Trabajador | (Hard-working) |
| El éxito | (The success) |
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 answers Show translationExercise 3: Translate and make sentences
Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below and use it in a conversation or text.
Show answersExercise 4: Translate and use in a sentence
Instruction: Translate and say the word out loud. Use the word in a sentence.
Show translation|
1.
Famoso
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(Famous) |
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2.
Premiado
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(Award-winning) |
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3.
Ganar
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(To win) |
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4.
A lo mejor
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(Maybe) |
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5.
Trabajador
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(Hard-working) |
Exercise 5: Conjugación verbal
Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.
Show answers Show translationGanar (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo), Ganar (Pretérito indefinido, indicativo), Ganar (Pretérito perfecto, indicativo)
1. Vosotros ... los juegos en la escuela.
2. Ellos ... el premio por plantar el girasol más grande.
3. Nosotros ... el viaje a la playa.
4. Ellos ... el premio hace poco.
5. Tú ... la carrera este año.
Exercise 6: Past tenses (summary)
Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.
Show answers Show translationpensaba, dieron, habéis sido, ganábamos, has tenido, ha ganado, han premiado, han ganado
1. Ganar (Ellos): Este mes ... premios por sus carreras.
2. Dar (Vosotro): Ayer os ... el premio por vuestro proyecto, ¿verdad?
3. Ganar (Nosotras): Antes siempre ... el premio a los estudiantes más talentosos.
4. Ganar (Ella): María ... muchos amigos por ser una persona trabajadora.
5. Premiar (Ellos): Esta semana ... a Julia por su buen trabajo.
6. Tener (Tú): Ya ... éxito en tu carrera.
7. Ser (Vosotras): Desde siempre ... artistas talentosas.
8. Pensar (Yo): En el pasado ... que algún día iba a ser famoso.
Exercise 7: Translate and make sentences
Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below and use it in a conversation or text.
Show answersAppendix 1: Extended vocabulary table
Core vocabulary
(10):
Verbs: 1,
Adjectives: 4,
Interjection: 1,
Nouns: 4,
Context vocabulary:
7
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| A lo mejor | Perhaps |
| Cubismo | Cubism |
| El premio | The prize |
| El éxito | The success |
| Famosa | Famous |
| Famosas | Famous |
| Famoso | Famous |
| Ganar | To win |
| Ganó | He won |
| Ha ganado | Has won |
| La carrera | The career |
| La educación | The education |
| Premiado | Awarded |
| Premios | Awards |
| Revolucionario | Revolutionary |
| Talentoso | Talented |
| Trabajador | Hardworking |
Appendix 2: Verb conjugation tables for this lesson
Ganar (to win)
Exercises and examples phrases
- yo he ganado I have won
- tú has ganado You have won
- él/ella ha ganado He has won
- nosotros/nosotras hemos ganado We have won
- vosotros/vosotras habéis ganado You have won
- ellos/ellas han ganado They have won
Ganar (to win)
Exercises and examples phrases
- yo gané I won
- tú ganaste You won
- él/ella ganó he/she won
- nosotros/nosotras ganamos we won
- vosotros/vosotras ganasteis you won
- ellos/ellas ganaron They won
Ganar (to win)
Exercises and examples phrases
- yo ganaba I was winning
- tú ganabas You were winning
- él/ella ganaba he/she was winning
- nosotros/nosotras ganábamos we won
- vosotros/vosotras ganabais you (plural) won
- ellos/ellas ganaban they won
Exercise: Verb conjugation
Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.
Show answers Show translationGanar (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo), Ganar (Pretérito indefinido, indicativo), Ganar (Pretérito perfecto, indicativo)
1. Vosotros ... los juegos en la escuela.
2. Ellos ... el premio por plantar el girasol más grande.
3. Nosotros ... el viaje a la playa.
4. Ellos ... el premio hace poco.
5. Tú ... la carrera este año.