Swim at the Barceloneta club | Spanish A1
An A1 Spanish scene: one length in the outdoor pool at Club Natació Atlètic-Barceloneta, beside Sant Sebastià beach. A friend wants the sand.
Nadar en el club de la Barceloneta
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About this article
What you'll learn
Present tense, querer, and pool words: length, lane, front crawl, chlorine and towel.
Raúl wants the beach. The narrator wants one length in the club's outdoor pool. They touch the wall, then walk toward the sea.
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.
un deporte muy saludable
newa very healthy sport
Muy saludable describes how swimming benefits the body.
Opening idea of the article — why swimming is worth doing.
clases de natación
newswimming lessons
Clases de natación is the fixed phrase for pool training.
Typical situation: parents take a child to lessons.
ejercicios de calentamiento
newwarm-up exercises
Ejercicios de calentamiento prepares muscles before swimming.
Important habit before any sport in the text.
estilos de natación
newswimming styles
Estilos de natación names the ways of swimming (crawl, backstroke, etc.).
Key vocabulary of the article's central section.
Es bueno para principiantes
newit is good for beginners
Es bueno para principiantes evaluates backstroke as easy to learn.
Useful phrase when recommending a learning method.
al aire libre
newoutdoors / in the open air
Al aire libre means an outdoor pool under the sky.
Summer scene with friends in the article.
la seguridad es lo primero
newsafety comes first
La seguridad es lo primero is instructor Miguel's rule.
Important principle when talking about pool sports.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Swimming pool
piscina
swimming pool
Piscina is where you swim; the text describes its size and rules.
Main topic word for sports in the article.
Lanes
carriles
swimming lanes
Carriles are separate tracks in a large pool.
Helps understand the city pool description.
Front crawl
crol
front crawl / freestyle
Crol is the fastest style; first in Miguel's list.
Style name you will often hear at the pool.
Lifeguard
salvavidas
lifeguard
Salvavidas is the person who watches safety in the water.
Word from the pool rules section.
Chlorine
cloro
chlorine
Cloro is the smell of treated pool water.
Sensory detail when you enter the water.
Beginners
principiantes
beginners
Principiantes are people who are just learning to swim.
Linked to backstroke and the instructor's advice.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Preterite aprendí
Yo aprendí a nadar el año pasado
I learned to swim last year
Aprendí is an irregular preterite form of aprender.
Narrates when swimming lessons started.
Every Saturday I swim
Cada sábado nado durante una hora
every Saturday I swim for an hour
Cada sábado + present tense describes a regular habit.
Typical structure for a training schedule.
Reflexive me ducho
Después de nadar, me ducho con agua tibia
after swimming I shower
Me ducho is the reflexive form of ducharse with me.
Describes the post-workout routine at the pool.
Comparison más que
Ella es más rápida que yo
she is faster than me
Más rápida que yo compares with más + adjective + que.
Compares the narrator's speed with friend Lucía.
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