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A2.23 (Spanish lesson): The past: part of the present moment or over?

El pasado: ¿parte del momento presente o terminado?

A2.23 (Spanish lesson): The past: part of the present moment or over?

Learning goals:

  • Situation: Biografías: hablar sobre la vida de personas famosas (Biographies - talk about famous people´s life )
  • Situation: Hablar sobre acciones y eventos pasados terminados y no terminados (Talk about finished and unfinished past actions and events)
  • Verb: Ganar (to win) - Pretérito perfecto, indicativo (Present Perfect, indicative)
  • Verb: Ganar (to win) - Pretérito indefinido, indicativo (Simple past, indicative)
  • Verb: Ganar (to win) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative)
  • Grammar: Los tiempos del pasado (resumen) (Past tenses (summary))
  • Culture: 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)

Teaching guidelines +/- 60 minutes

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A2.23.1 Spanish dialogue: 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.)

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Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

A2.23.2 Spanish grammar: Past tenses (summary)

(A brief summary about the past tenses in Spanish: pretérito indefinido, imperfecto y perfecto.)

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Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

A2.23.3 Spanish short story: 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.)

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Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

A2.23.4 Spanish culture: 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.)

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Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes