My gold medal | Spanish A1
An A1 Spanish scene: a gold-colored medal is from a children's pool race, not the Olympics. An Olympic gold medal is mostly silver, with gold on the outside.
Mi medalla de oro
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What you'll learn
Present tense, querer, and medal words: gold, silver, bronze and ribbon.
Nico wants to tell his class the medal is Olympic. The narrator explains it is a pool prize, and that Olympic gold is mostly silver. Nico leaves the box at home.
After reading
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Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.
Phrases for training
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medalla de oro
newgold medal
Medalla de oro is the prize for first place in a competition.
Central symbol of the victory story.
campeonato de natación
newswimming championship
Campeonato de natación is an official swimming competition.
Explains what the medal was won for.
estaba nervioso
newI was nervous
Estaba nervioso uses imperfect of estar to describe a state before the race.
Typical emotion before a competition.
en primer lugar
newin first place
En primer lugar means first place on the scoreboard.
Phrase for describing a win.
subí al podio
newI went up to the podium
Subí al podio is preterite of subir; to receive the medal at the ceremony.
Climax of the victory story.
tres veces por semana
newthree times a week
Tres veces por semana expresses training frequency after the win.
Shows the author's current training schedule.
hacer lo mejor posible
newdo your best
Hacer lo mejor posible means to try as hard as you can, win or lose.
Main lesson of the article about effort.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Swimming
natación
swimming
Natación is the sport; nadar means to swim.
Key word for the article topic.
Coach
entrenador
coach
Entrenador is the person who prepares the athlete for competition.
Supports the narrator before the race.
Competition
competición
competition
Competición is an official sports event with rivals.
Word for the day the narrator felt nervous.
Swimming pool
piscina
swimming pool
Piscina is where swimming and training take place.
Where the coach hugs the winner after the finish.
Podium
podio
podium
Podio is the platform where winners receive medals.
The narrator climbs it to get the medal.
Motivation
motivación
motivation
Motivación is the inner drive to keep training.
The medal reminds the author of that day and gives strength.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Preterite: gané
La gané cuando tenía doce años
I won it when I was twelve
Gané is preterite of ganar (yo); la refers to the medal as direct object.
Past tense for the childhood victory event.
Preterite: nadé
Nadé cien metros en estilo libre
I swam one hundred meters freestyle
Nadé is preterite of nadar (yo); describes a completed race action.
Regular past tense for the race distance.
Imperfect: estaba
estaba nervioso
on competition day I was nervous
Estaba is imperfect of estar; describes an ongoing past state, not a single event.
Shows the emotional background before the start.
Frequency: entreno
Ahora entreno tres veces por semana
now I train three times a week
Entreno is present of entrenar; tres veces por semana marks regularity.
Links the past victory to today's habits.
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