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Spanish A2.9: In the forest

En el bosque

Spanish A2.9: In the forest

Learning goals:

  • Vocabulario de animales y plantas del bosque (Forest animals and plants vocabulary)
  • "Lo" + adjectivo ("Lo" + adjective)
  • Frank de la jungla: el aventurero de la fauna salvaje (Frank of the Jungle: the adventurer of the wild fauna)

Learning module 2 (A2): Naturaleza y medio ambiente (Nature and environment)

Recap exercises of the previous lesson

Teaching guidelines +/- 60 minutes

Core vocabulary (10)

 La naturaleza: The nature (Spanish)

Me encanta estar en la naturaleza.

(I love being in nature.)

La naturaleza

(The nature)

 El bosque: The forest (Spanish)

Hoy vamos a pasear por el bosque.

(Today we are going for a walk in the forest.)

El bosque

(The forest)

 Huir (to flee) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Vosotros huís del caballo.

(You flee from the horse.)

Huir

(To flee)

 La mosca: The fly (Spanish)

Me molesta mucha la mosca.

(The fly bothers me a lot.)

La mosca

(The fly)

 El mosquito: The mosquito (Spanish)

El mosquito me ha picado.

(The mosquito has bitten me.)

El mosquito

(The mosquito)

 La araña: The spider (Spanish)

Juan tiene una araña en su casa.

(Juan has a spider in his house.)

La araña

(The spider)

 El zorro: The fox (Spanish)

El zorro camina por el bosque durante el día.

(The fox walks through the forest during the day.)

El zorro

(The fox)

 Forestal: Forest (Spanish)

Los zorros pueden ser parte del ecosistema forestal.

(Foxes can be part of the forest ecosystem.)

Forestal

(Forest)

 Misterioso: Mysterious (Spanish)

El bosque es misteriosísimo, lleno de arañas y zorros.

(The forest is very mysterious, full of spiders and foxes.)

Misterioso

(Mysterious)

 El medioambiente: The environment (Spanish)

Tenemos que proteger el medioambiente.

(We have to protect the environment.)

El medioambiente

(The environment)

Listening materials

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

Spanish A2.9.1 An adventure in the mysterious forest

Pedro y Ana exploran un bosque con animales y sorpresas, incluyendo arañas, mosquitos y un misterioso zorro que parece estar cerca.

(Pedro and Ana explore a forest with animals and surprises, including spiders, mosquitoes, and a mysterious fox that seems to be nearby.)

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Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

Spanish A2.9.2 "Lo" + adjective

(Learn how to use "Lo" + adjective in Spanish with simple examples.)

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Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

Spanish A2.9.3 Life in the Forest

Un zorro huye de los mosquitos en un misterioso bosque lleno de vida. Descubre lo tranquilo y sorprendente que es el medioambiente natural.

(A fox flees from the mosquitoes in a mysterious forest full of life. Discover how tranquil and surprising the natural environment is.)

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Audio with translations

Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

Spanish A2.9.4 Frank of the Jungle: the adventurer of the wild fauna

Frank de la Jungla muestra las aventuras de Frank Cuesta con animales salvajes. Enfrenta muchos animales mientras cuida el medioambiente.

(Frank of the Jungle shows the adventures of Frank Cuesta with wild animals. He faces many animals while looking after the environment.)

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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 fox , Forest , The fly , To flee , The nature , The spider

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Answers

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La naturaleza (The nature)
La mosca (The fly)
Huir (To flee)
Forestal (Forest)
El zorro (The fox)
La araña (The spider)

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. cerdo. | Tú | del | huyes
Tú huyes del cerdo.
(You run away from the pig.)

Exercise 3: Translate and make sentences

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

1. Tú huyes del cerdo.
You run away from the pig.

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 bosque
(The forest)
2. Forestal
(Forest)
3. Huir
(To flee)
4. La naturaleza
(The nature)
5. La mosca
(The fly)

Exercise 5: Conjugación verbal

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

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Huir (Presente, indicativo)

1. Yo ... del toro.

Yo huyo del toro.
(I flee from the bull.)

2. Tú ... del cerdo.

Tú huyes del cerdo.
(You flee from the pig.)

3. Él ... de la oveja.

Él huye de la oveja.
(He flees from the sheep.)

4. Nosotros ... de los animales.

Nosotros huimos de los animales.
(We flee from the animals.)

5. Vosotros ... del caballo.

Vosotros huís del caballo.
(You flee from the horse.)

Exercise 6: "Lo" + adjective

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

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Lo importante, Lo peor, Lo cómodo, Lo malo, Lo misterioso, Lo interesante, Lo rápido, Lo peligroso

1. ... del bosque son los animales como zorros porque no sabemos qué pueden hacer.

Lo peligroso del bosque son los animales como zorros porque no sabemos qué pueden hacer.
(What's dangerous about the forest are the animals like foxes because we don't know what they might do.)

2. ... del bosque nos hace sentir interesados.

Lo misterioso del bosque nos hace sentir interesados.
(The mysteriousness of the forest makes us feel interested.)

3. ... que el zorro huye de nosotros es fascinante.

Lo rápido que el zorro huye de nosotros es fascinante.
(How fast the fox runs away from us is fascinating.)

4. ... es que los animales siempre huyen cuando hay peligro.

Lo interesante es que los animales siempre huyen cuando hay peligro.
(The interesting thing is that the animals always run away when there is danger.)

5. ... de los mosquitos es que no dejan de volar cerca de mí.

Lo malo de los mosquitos es que no dejan de volar cerca de mí.
(The bad thing about mosquitoes is that they don't stop flying near me.)

6. ... del trabajo forestal es cuidar de los árboles.

Lo importante del trabajo forestal es cuidar de los árboles.
(The important thing about forestry work is to take care of the trees.)

7. ... de nuestra casa es que está muy cerca del bosque.

Lo cómodo de nuestra casa es que está muy cerca del bosque.
(The convenient thing about our house is that it is very close to the forest.)

8. ... de las moscas es que se sientan en la comida.

Lo peor de las moscas es que se sientan en la comida.
(The worst thing about flies is that they sit on the food.)

Exercise 7: Translate and make sentences

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

1. You run away from the pig.
Tú huyes del cerdo.

Appendix 1: Extended vocabulary table

Core vocabulary (10): Verbs: 1, Adjectives: 2, Nouns: 7,
Context vocabulary: 9

Spanish English
Ambiente Atmosphere
Animales Animals
El bosque The forest
El medioambiente The environment
El mosquito The mosquito
El zorro The fox
Forestal Forest
Forestales Forest
Huir To flee
Huye He runs away
La araña The spider
La mosca The fly
La naturaleza The nature
Misterioso Mysterious
Misteriosos Mysterious
Moscas Flies
Mosquitos Mosquitoes
Salvajes Wild
Serpientes Snakes

Appendix 2: Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Huir (to flee)

Exercises and examples phrases

  • yo huyo I flee
  • tú huyes You flee
  • él/ella huye he flees
  • nosotros/nosotras huimos we flee
  • vosotros/vosotras huís you flee
  • ellos/ellas huyen they flee

Exercise: Verb conjugation

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

Show answers Show translation

Huir (Presente, indicativo)

1. Yo ... del toro.

Yo huyo del toro.
(I flee from the bull.)

2. Tú ... del cerdo.

Tú huyes del cerdo.
(You flee from the pig.)

3. Él ... de la oveja.

Él huye de la oveja.
(He flees from the sheep.)

4. Nosotros ... de los animales.

Nosotros huimos de los animales.
(We flee from the animals.)

5. Vosotros ... del caballo.

Vosotros huís del caballo.
(You flee from the horse.)