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Spanish A2.37: When I grow up...

Cuando sea mayor...

Spanish A2.37: When I grow up...

Learning goals:

  • Habla sobre lo que querías ser cuando eras niño (Talk about what you wanted to be when you were a child)
  • Los sustantivos y su género (Nouns and their gender)
  • Los príncipes de Asturias: la corona de España (The Princes of Asturias: the Crown of Spain)

Learning module 5 (A2): Planes para el futuro (Future Plans)

Recap exercises of the previous lesson

Teaching guidelines +/- 60 minutes

Core vocabulary (9)

Hacerse (to become) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Te haces idealizar la vida en África.

(You make yourself idealise life in Africa.)

Hacerse

(To become)

El príncipe: The prince (Spanish)

El príncipe soñará con tener una mascota cuando sea mayor.

(The prince will dream of having a pet when he is older.)

El príncipe

(The prince)

La princesa: The princess (Spanish)

Cuando era niña, Isabel siempre soñaba con ser la princesa de un cuento.

(When she was a child, Isabel always dreamed of being the princess in a fairy tale.)

La princesa

(The princess)

El actor: The actor (Spanish)

Cuando sea mayor, quiero ser el actor que inspire a muchos.

(When I grow up, I want to be the actor who inspires many.)

El actor

(The actor)

La actriz: The actress (Spanish)

Cuando me gradúe, quizá quiera ser la actriz de una famosa película.

(When I graduate, I might want to be the actress in a famous film.)

La actriz

(The actress)

El pianista: The pianist (Spanish)

Quiero ser el pianista más famoso del mundo.

(I want to be the most famous pianist in the world.)

El pianista

(The pianist)

El director: The director (Spanish)

Ella sueña con ser la directora de su propia compañía algún día.

(She dreams of being the director of her own company one day.)

El director

(The director)

Soñar con: To dream of (Spanish)

Cuando era pequeño, soñaba con ser un director famoso y ahora creo que es posible.

(When I was little, I dreamed of becoming a famous director, and now I believe it is possible.)

Soñar con

(To dream of)

Querer ser: To want to be (Spanish)

De pequeño quería ser un actor famoso o quizás un director de cine.

(When I was little, I wanted to be a famous actor or perhaps a film director.)

Querer ser

(To want to be)

Listening materials

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

A2.37.1 Diálogo: ¿Quién querías ser cuando eras niño?

Spanish A2.37.1 Who did you want to be when you were a child?

Spanish A2.37.1 Who did you want to be when you were a child?

Diálogo corto entre Pedro y Ana sobre sus sueños de infancia.

(Short dialogue between Pedro and Ana about their childhood dreams.)

Audio
Audio
Audio with translations
Audio with translations

Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

A2.37.2 Gramática: Los sustantivos y su género

Spanish A2.37.2 Nouns and their gender

(Nouns in Spanish can be masculine or feminine. In Spanish, there is no neuter gender.)

Audio with translations
Audio with translations

Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

A2.37.3 Cuento corto: Los sueños de Laura y sus amigos

Spanish A2.37.3 Laura's Dreams and Those of Her Friends

Spanish A2.37.3 Laura's Dreams and Those of Her Friends

Cuento corto sobre Laura y sus amigos compartiendo sus sueños de lo que quieren ser cuando sean mayores.

(Short story about Laura and her friends sharing their dreams of what they want to be when they grow up.)

Audio
Audio
Audio with translations
Audio with translations

Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

A2.37.4 Cultura: Los príncipes de Asturias: la corona de España

Spanish A2.37.4 The Princes of Asturias: the Crown of Spain

Spanish A2.37.4 The Princes of Asturias: the Crown of Spain

Los príncipes de Asturias: la corona de España

(The Princes of Asturias: the Crown of Spain)

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 pianist , The prince , The actor , The princess , The actress , To dream of

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Answers

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La princesa (The princess)
El pianista (The pianist)
El actor (The actor)
Soñar con (To dream of)
El príncipe (The prince)
La actriz (The actress)

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 translation
1. que es posible. | Cuando era pequeño, | soñaba con ser | y ahora creo | un director famoso
Cuando era pequeño, soñaba con ser un director famoso y ahora creo que es posible.
(When I was little, I dreamed of becoming a famous director, and now I believe it is possible.)
2. cine. | famoso o quizás | un director de | ser un actor | De pequeño quería
De pequeño quería ser un actor famoso o quizás un director de cine.
(When I was little, I wanted to be a famous actor or perhaps a film director.)
3. años. | harás médico | Tú te | en tres
Tú te harás médico en tres años.
(You will become a doctor in three years.)

Exercise 3: Translate and make sentences

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

1. Cuando era pequeño, soñaba con ser un director famoso y ahora creo que es posible.
When I was little, I dreamed of becoming a famous director, and now I believe it is possible.
2. De pequeño quería ser un actor famoso o quizás un director de cine.
When I was little, I wanted to be a famous actor or perhaps a film director.
3. Tú te harás médico en tres años.
You will become a doctor in three years.

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. El pianista
(The pianist)
2. El actor
(The actor)
3. La princesa
(The princess)
4. Soñar con
(To dream of)
5. El príncipe
(The prince)

Exercise 5: Conjugación verbal

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

Show answers Show translation

Soñar (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo), Hacerse (Futuro simple, indicativo)

1. El próximo mes yo ... voluntario en la agencia de viajes.

El próximo mes yo me haré voluntario en la agencia de viajes.
(Next month I will volunteer at the travel agency.)

2. Ellas ... socias del club de montañismo.

Ellas se harán socias del club de montañismo.
(They will become members of the mountaineering club.)

3. Ellos ... con realizar un evento increíble.

Ellos soñaban con realizar un evento increíble.
(They dreamed of holding an incredible event.)

4. Tú ... médico en tres años.

Tú te harás médico en tres años.
(You will become a doctor in three years.)

5. Nosotros ... con vivir en una casa en el campo.

Nosotros soñábamos con vivir en una casa en el campo.
(We were dreaming of living in a house in the countryside.)

Exercise 6: Nouns and their gender

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

Show answers Show translation

actor, director, periodista, pianista, actriz, principe

1. La hermana de mi amiga es la ... de mi serie favorita.

La hermana de mi amiga es la actriz de mi serie favorita.
(My friend's sister is the actress from my favourite series.)

2. El ... vive en Suiza. Su hermana, la princesa, vive con él.

El principe vive en Suiza. Su hermana, la princesa, vive con él.
(The prince lives in Switzerland. His sister, the princess, lives with him.)

3. Marta es la ... más talentosa del mundo. Toca el piano desde que tiene 5 años.

Marta es la pianista más talentosa del mundo. Toca el piano desde que tiene 5 años.
(Marta is the most talented pianist in the world. She has been playing the piano since she was 5 years old.)

4. Marta sueña con ser la mejor ... de la empresa. Le encanta el periodismo.

Marta sueña con ser la mejor periodista de la empresa. Le encanta el periodismo.
(Marta dreams of being the best journalist in the company. She loves journalism.)

5. El ... tiene 50 años y ha hecho más de 20 películas.

El director tiene 50 años y ha hecho más de 20 películas.
(The director is 50 years old and has made more than 20 films.)

6. Pedro siempre ha querido ser el ... de una película.

Pedro siempre ha querido ser el actor de una película.
(Pedro has always wanted to be the actor in a film.)

7. Pedro toca el piano. En el futuro él quiere ser el ... de famoso.

Pedro toca el piano. En el futuro él quiere ser el pianista de famoso.
(Pedro plays the piano. In the future he wants to be the famous pianist.)

8. Mario quiere ser el ... de la empresa, pero no hay vacantes para periodistas.

Mario quiere ser el periodista de la empresa, pero no hay vacantes para periodistas.
(Mario wants to be the company's journalist, but there are no vacancies for journalists.)

Exercise 7: Translate and make sentences

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

1. You will become a doctor in three years.
Tú te harás médico en tres años.
2. When I was little, I dreamed of becoming a famous director, and now I believe it is possible.
Cuando era pequeño, soñaba con ser un director famoso y ahora creo que es posible.
3. When I was little, I wanted to be a famous actor or perhaps a film director.
De pequeño quería ser un actor famoso o quizás un director de cine.

Appendix 1: Extended vocabulary table

Core vocabulary (9): Verbs: 1, Nouns: 6, Sentences / word combination: 2
Context vocabulary: 9

Spanish English
Actor Actor
Directora Film director
El actor The actor
El director The director
El pianista The pianist
El príncipe The prince
Hacerse Become
Hacerte Become
La actriz The actress
La princesa The princess
Monarquía Monarchy
Querer ser To want to be
Querían ser Wanted to be
Querías ser Did you want to be
Soñaba con Used to dream of
Soñar con To dream of
Sueña con Dreams of
Símbolo Symbol

Appendix 2: Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Soñar (to dream)

Exercises and examples phrases

  • yo soñaba I was dreaming
  • tú soñabas You used to dream
  • él/ella soñaba he dreamed
  • nosotros/nosotras soñábamos We used to dream
  • vosotros/vosotras soñabais You all dreamed
  • ellos/ellas soñaban They dreamed

Hacerse (to become)

Exercises and examples phrases

  • yo me haré I will become
  • tú te harás You will become
  • él/ella se hará He/She will become
  • nosotros/nosotras nos haremos we will become
  • vosotros/vosotras os haréis You will become
  • ellos/ellas se harán They will become

Exercise: Verb conjugation

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

Show answers Show translation

Soñar (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo), Hacerse (Futuro simple, indicativo)

1. Ellas ... socias del club de montañismo.

Ellas se harán socias del club de montañismo.
(They will become members of the mountaineering club.)

2. Nosotros ... con vivir en una casa en el campo.

Nosotros soñábamos con vivir en una casa en el campo.
(We dreamed of living in a house in the countryside.)

3. Ellos ... con realizar un evento increíble.

Ellos soñaban con realizar un evento increíble.
(They dreamed of making an incredible event happen.)

4. Pronto él ...? fotógrafo.

Pronto él se hará fotógrafo.
(He will soon become a photographer.)

5. El próximo mes yo ... voluntario en la agencia de viajes.

El próximo mes yo me haré voluntario en la agencia de viajes.
(Next month I will become a volunteer at the travel agency.)