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Vocabulary (13)

La canción: The song (Spanish)

La canción del grupo era famosa en el canal de música.

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The song by the group was famous on the music channel. Show

La canción

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The song Show

El músico: The musician (Spanish)

El músico interpretaba canciones clásicas en el canal de música.

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The musician performed classical songs on the music channel. Show

El músico

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The musician Show

El álbum: The album (Spanish)

El álbum era mi favorito cuando yo era joven.

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The album was my favourite when I was young. Show

El álbum

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The album Show

El grupo: The band (Spanish)

El grupo tocaba en vivo como era costumbre antes del cambio tecnológico.

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The band played live as was customary before the technological change. Show

El grupo

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The band Show

Clásica: Classical (Spanish)

En la lista de reproducción había una clasiquita.

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In the playlist, there was a classic. Show

Clásica

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Classical Show

Moderna: Modern (Spanish)

El álbum moderno fue muy popular en su lanzamiento.

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The modern album was very popular upon its release. Show

Moderna

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Modern Show

En vivo: Live (Spanish)

El grupo era famoso y siempre tocaba en vivo sus canciones.

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The group was famous and always played their songs live. Show

En vivo

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Live Show

La letra: The lyrics (Spanish)

La letra de esa canción era muy romántica y me encantó.

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The lyrics of that song were very romantic and I loved it. Show

La letra

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The lyrics Show

Interpretar (to interpret) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Vosotros interpretáis la escena de ciencia ficción con efectos especiales.

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You interpret the science fiction scene with special effects. Show

Interpretar

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To interpret Show

Componer (to compose) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Vosotros componéis la banda sonora del episodio de ciencia ficción.

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You compose the soundtrack of the science fiction episode. Show

Componer

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To compose Show

La lista de reproducción: The playlist (Spanish)

Cuando era joven, siempre escuchaba la lista de reproducción clásica.

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When I was young, I always listened to the classical playlist. Show

La lista de reproducción

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The playlist Show

El videoclip: The music video (Spanish)

El videoclip era entretenido cuando lo vi en el canal de música.

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The music video was entertaining when I saw it on the music channel. Show

El videoclip

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The music video Show

El canal de música: The music channel (Spanish)

El canal de música era donde siempre veía los videoclips.

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The music channel was where I always watched the music videos. Show

El canal de música

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The music channel Show

Listening & reading materials

Follow adventures of Eva, Ana, Juan and Pedro.

Spanish B1.12.1 In the record store: searching for musical memories

B1.12.1 Diálogo

En la tienda de discos: buscando recuerdos musicales

In the record store: searching for musical memories

Spanish B1.12.2 Paco de Lucía and Camarón de la Isla: the revolution of flamenco

B1.12.2 Cultura

Paco de Lucía y Camarón de la Isla: la revolución del flamenco

Paco de Lucía and Camarón de la Isla: the revolution of flamenco

Grammar

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B1.12.3 Gramática

Pretérito imperfecto de los verbos irregulares: "ser, ir, ver“

Past imperfect of irregular verbs: "ser, ir, ver"

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.
en el | disco de | clásicas estaban | vinilo. | Las canciones
Las canciones clásicas estaban en el disco de vinilo.
(The classic songs were on the vinyl record.)
2.
su favorita | La música | de niño. | clásica era
La música clásica era su favorita de niño.
(Classical music was his favourite as a child.)
3.
grupo musical. | en el | en vivo | interpretaban canciones | Las músicas
Las músicas interpretaban canciones en vivo en el grupo musical.
(The musicians performed songs live in the musical group.)
4.
su tiempo. | populares en | Los videoclips | de ese | grupo eran
Los videoclips de ese grupo eran populares en su tiempo.
(The music videos of that band were popular in their time.)
5.
ochenta. | los años | clásico fue | popular en | El álbum
El álbum clásico fue popular en los años ochenta.
(The classical album was popular in the eighties.)
6.
podcast de | Vosotros componíais | acción. | la banda | sonora del
Vosotros componíais la banda sonora del podcast de acción.
(You were composing the soundtrack for the action podcast.)
7.
canción era | La letra | encantó. | y me | muy romántica | de esa
La letra de esa canción era muy romántica y me encantó.
(The lyrics of that song were very romantic and I loved it.)

Exercise 2: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. Las canciones clásicas estaban en el disco de vinilo.
The classic songs were on the vinyl record.
2. La música clásica era su favorita de niño.
Classical music was his favourite as a child.
3. Las músicas interpretaban canciones en vivo en el grupo musical.
The musicians performed songs live in the musical group.
4. Los videoclips de ese grupo eran populares en su tiempo.
The music videos of that band were popular in their time.
5. El álbum clásico fue popular en los años ochenta.
The classical album was popular in the eighties.
6. Vosotros componíais la banda sonora del podcast de acción.
You were composing the soundtrack for the action podcast.
7. La letra de esa canción era muy romántica y me encantó.
The lyrics of that song were very romantic and I loved it.
8. Cuando era joven, siempre escuchaba la lista de reproducción clásica.
When I was young, I always listened to the classical playlist.

Exercise 3: Translate and use in a sentence

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

1

Interpretar

To interpret

2

Clásica

Classical

3

El videoclip

The music video

4

El álbum

The album

5

La canción

The song

Exercise 4: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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escribías, escribíais, escribíamos, escribían, escribía, cantaba, cantaban

1.
Él ... artículos para la revista cada semana.
(He wrote articles for the magazine every week.)
2.
Nosotros ... correos electrónicos para estar informados.
(We were writing emails to stay informed.)
3.
Tú ... en tu diario todos los días antes de dormir.
(You used to write in your diary every day before sleeping.)
4.
Él ... en la emisora mientras el locutor discutía los puntos de vista.
(He was singing on the station while the presenter discussed the points of view.)
5.
Vosotros ... sobre la conferencia que emitía la emisora.
(You were writing about the conference that the station was broadcasting.)
6.
Yo ... cartas mientras escuchaba la radio.
(I was writing letters while listening to the radio.)
7.
Ellos ... sobre el escenario mientras la despedida de la serie era transmitida.
(They were singing on stage while the series finale was being broadcast.)
8.
Ellos ... sobre las campañas publicitarias en el periódico.
(They were writing about the advertising campaigns in the newspaper.)

Exercise 5: Past imperfect of irregular verbs: "ser, ir, ver"

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

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éramos, eran, íbamos, iba, ibais, veías, veíamos, era

1. Ser:
El músico ... muy talentoso y siempre componía canciones para el grupo.
(The musician was very talented and always composed songs for the group.)
2. Ir:
Cuando yo era niño ... al canal de música para ver videoclips de canciones modernas.
(When I was a child, I used to go to the music channel to watch video clips of modern songs.)
3. Ver:
Mientras el grupo interpretaba su éxito en vivo nosotros ... todo el concierto desde casa.
(While the group was performing their hit live, we were watching the whole concert from home.)
4. Ser:
Las letras de las canciones clásicas ... más poética que las de las canciones modernas.
(The lyrics of classical songs were more poetic than those of modern songs.)
5. Ir:
Nosotros ... a los conciertos de ese grupo porque sus álbumes eran espectaculares.
(We used to go to that band's concerts because their albums were spectacular.)
6. Ver:
Cuando ... el videoclip de la canción siempre querías añadirla a la lista de reproducción.
(When you used to watch the music video of the song, you always wanted to add it to the playlist.)
7. Ser:
Antes nosotros ... muy aficionados a la música clásica pero hoy preferimos la música moderna.
(Before, we used to be very fond of classical music but today we prefer modern music.)
8. Ir:
Cuando erais jóvenes siempre ... a los festivales para ver a los músicos interpretar sus canciones en vivo.
(When you were young, you always went to festivals to see the musicians perform their songs live.)

Exercise 6: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. The music videos of that band were popular in their time.
Los videoclips de ese grupo eran populares en su tiempo.
2. Classical music was his favourite as a child.
La música clásica era su favorita de niño.
3. When I was young, I always listened to the classical playlist.
Cuando era joven, siempre escuchaba la lista de reproducción clásica.
4. The musicians performed songs live in the musical group.
Las músicas interpretaban canciones en vivo en el grupo musical.
5. The classic songs were on the vinyl record.
Las canciones clásicas estaban en el disco de vinilo.

Additional learning materials

Appendix 1: Extended vocabulary table

Core vocabulary (13): Verbs: 2, Adjectives: 2, Nouns: 6, Sentences / word combination: 3

Spanish English
Clásica Classical
Componer To compose
El canal de música The music channel
El grupo The band
El músico The musician
El videoclip The music video
El álbum The album
En vivo Live
Interpretar To interpret
La canción The song
La letra The lyrics
La lista de reproducción The playlist
Moderna Modern

Appendix 2: Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Escribir to write

Pretérito imperfecto Imperfect Past

Spanish English
yo escribía I was writing
tú escribías You were writing
él/ella escribía he was writing
nosotros/nosotras escribíamos We wrote
vosotros/vosotras escribíais You all were writing
ellos/ellas escribían They were writing

Exercises and examples phrases

Cantar to sing

Pretérito imperfecto Imperfect Past

Spanish English
yo cantaba I was singing
tú cantabas You were singing
él/ella cantaba he/she was singing
nosotros/nosotras cantábamos We used to sing
vosotros/vosotras cantabais You (plural) sang
ellos/ellas cantaban They were singing

Exercises and examples phrases

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