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Spanish A2.38: Weekend plans

Planes para el fin de semana

Recap the previous lessons

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Vocabulary (7)

El príncipe: The prince (Spanish)

El príncipe soñará con tener una mascota cuando sea mayor.

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

El príncipe

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The prince Show

La princesa: The princess (Spanish)

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

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

La princesa

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The princess Show

El actor: The actor (Spanish)

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

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

El actor

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The actor Show

La actriz: The actress (Spanish)

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

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

La actriz

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The actress Show

El pianista: The pianist (Spanish)

Quiero ser el pianista más famoso del mundo.

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I want to be the most famous pianist in the world. Show

El pianista

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The pianist Show

Salir con: Go out with (Spanish)

Salir con

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Go out with Show

La discoteca: The nightclub (Spanish)

La discoteca

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The nightclub Show

Listening & reading materials

Follow adventures of Eva, Ana, Juan and Pedro.

Spanish A2.38.1 Who did you want to be when you were a child?

A2.38.1 Diálogo

¿Quién querías ser cuando eras niño?

Who did you want to be when you were a child?

Spanish A2.38.2 Laura's Dreams and Those of Her Friends

A2.38.2 Cuento corto

Los sueños de Laura y sus amigos

Laura's Dreams and Those of Her Friends

Spanish A2.38.3 The Princes of Asturias: the Crown of Spain

A2.38.3 Cultura

Los príncipes de Asturias: la corona de España

The Princes of Asturias: the Crown of Spain

Grammar

It's not the most exciting thing, we admit, but it’s absolutely essential (and we promise it'll pay off)!

A2.38.4 Gramática

Los sustantivos y su género

Nouns and their gender

Exercises

These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.

Exercise 1: Reorder sentences

Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.

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1.
la próxima | Las pianistas | clase realizarán | un concierto | semana. | de nuestra
Las pianistas de nuestra clase realizarán un concierto la próxima semana.
(The pianists from our class will perform a concert next week.)
2.
cuento. | con ser la | Isabel siempre soñaba | Cuando era niña, | princesa de un
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.)
3.
ganó un | premio el | de mi | La actriz | año pasado. | película favorita
La actriz de mi película favorita ganó un premio el año pasado.
(The actress from my favourite film won an award last year.)
4.
soñará con | El príncipe | sea mayor. | tener una | mascota cuando
El príncipe soñará con tener una mascota cuando sea mayor.
(The prince will dream of having a pet when he is older.)
5.
inspire a | actor que | muchos. | ser el | Cuando sea | mayor, quiero
Cuando sea mayor, quiero ser el actor que inspire a muchos.
(When I grow up, I want to be the actor who inspires many.)
6.
querrán ser como | las princesas de | Probablemente, en el | sus fantasías. | futuro, muchas niñas
Probablemente, en el futuro, muchas niñas querrán ser como las princesas de sus fantasías.
(Probably, in the future, many girls will want to be like the princesses of their fantasies.)
7.
pianista principal | orquesta. | de una | Mi hermana | ser la | sueña con
Mi hermana sueña con ser la pianista principal de una orquesta.
(My sister dreams of being the lead pianist of an orchestra.)

Exercise 2: Translate and use in a sentence

Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.

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Salir con

Go out with

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El príncipe

The prince

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El actor

The actor

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La discoteca

The nightclub

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El pianista

The pianist

Exercise 3: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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soñabais, soñaba, soñabas, soñaban, soñábamos

1.
Tú ... con viajar por el mundo.
(You were dreaming of travelling around the world.)
2.
Ellos ... con realizar un evento increíble.
(They dreamed of holding an incredible event.)
3.
Nosotros ... con vivir en una casa en el campo.
(We were dreaming of living in a house in the countryside.)
4.
Yo ... con ganar la competencia durante mi infancia.
(I used to dream of winning the competition during my childhood.)
5.
Vosotros ... con estudiar en una universidad importante.
(You dreamt of studying at an important university.)
6.
Él ... con ser músico en su época de adolescente.
(He dreamed of being a musician in his teenage years.)

Exercise 4: Los sustantivos y su género

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

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actor, director, periodista, pianista, actriz, principe

1.
La hermana de mi amiga es la ... 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.
(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 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 dreams of being the best journalist in the company. She loves journalism.)
5.
El ... 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 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 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 wants to be the company's journalist, but there are no vacancies for journalists.)

Additional learning materials

Appendix 1: Extended vocabulary table

Core vocabulary (7): Nouns: 6, Sentences / word combination: 1
Context vocabulary: 11

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

Appendix 2: Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Soñar to dream

Pretérito imperfecto

Spanish English
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

Exercises and examples phrases

Hacerse to become

Futuro simple

Spanish English
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

Exercises and examples phrases

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