My brother and his team | Spanish A1
An A1 Spanish scene: Leo, a child goalkeeper, does not want to leave the changing room. He then stops one low shot with his hands inside his penalty area.
El equipo de mi hermano
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What you'll learn
Present tense, querer, and football words: goalkeeper, gloves, goal, penalty area and ball.
Leo will not put his gloves on before the match. He goes in goal, stops one low shot inside his area, and walks home talking about that save, not the score.
After reading
Article learning block
Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.
Phrases for training
Add useful phrases to SRS or mark them as already known.
cerca de casa
newnear home
It describes a place that is a short distance from where someone lives.
Useful for locating everyday activities.
Antes del partido
newbefore the match
It places an action earlier than a sports event.
Useful for describing a simple sequence.
desde la grada
newfrom the stands
It identifies the place from which a spectator watches.
Useful when talking about sports venues.
Al final
newat the end
It introduces what happens in the final part of an event.
Useful for ordering a short story.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
team
equipo
team
A group of people who play or work together.
Basic vocabulary for sports and group activities.
pitch
cancha
pitch
The area where a sports game is played.
Useful for saying where a team plays.
goalkeeper
portero
goalkeeper
The player who protects the goal.
Useful for naming a football position.
gloves
guantes
gloves
Clothing worn on the hands.
Useful for describing sports equipment and clothes.
passes
pases
passes
Movements that send the ball from one player to another.
Useful for describing football actions.
stands
grada
stands
The seating area for spectators at a sports venue.
Useful for saying where spectators are.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
His team is called The Stars
Su equipo se llama Las Estrellas
His team is called The Stars
Se llama introduces the name of a person, group or place.
Useful for giving names.
My brother plays as goalkeeper
Mi hermano juega de portero
My brother plays as goalkeeper
Juega is the third-person singular present form of jugar.
Useful for saying what a person does regularly.
There are two balls by the door
Hay dos balones junto a la puerta
There are two balls by the door
Hay expresses that something exists or is present, and its form does not change for the plural.
Useful for saying what is in a place.
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