How Rainbows Form: A1 Spanish Reading
Read an A1 Spanish text about sunlight, water drops, rainbow colours, full circles and double rainbows.
El arcoíris: sol, lluvia y colores
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What you'll learn
rainbow weather, colours, position words, basic science vocabulary, present tense questions
A factual A1 Spanish article explains that sunlight and water drops create a rainbow. It shows where the Sun must be, gives the colour order, explains the hidden full circle and introduces a fainter second rainbow. The kit has 14 cards: 3 phrases, 6 words and 5 grammar cards.
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Phrases for training
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después de la lluvia
newafter the rain
At a time following rainfall.
Useful for talking about weather.
detrás de ti
newbehind you
In the space at your back.
Useful for following directions.
en el orden contrario
newin the reverse order
With the sequence turned around.
Useful for comparing two sequences.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
drops
gotas
drops
Small round amounts of liquid.
Needed to understand how a rainbow forms.
waterfall
cascada
waterfall
Water that falls from a height in a river or stream.
Useful for naming a place with water spray.
is reflected
se refleja
is reflected
The light changes direction after meeting a surface.
Useful for explaining light.
separate
se separan
separate
Move apart instead of remaining together.
Useful for describing the colours.
arc
arco
arc
A curved part of a circle.
Useful for describing the visible shape.
faint
débil
faint
Not strong or easy to see.
Useful for comparing two rainbows.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Present tense with cuando
aparece cuando hay
appears when there is
The present tense describes a general condition.
Useful for explaining when something happens.
Poder plus infinitive
puede aparecer
can appear
Puede followed by an infinitive expresses possibility.
Useful for describing possible events.
Estar for location
está detrás de ti
is behind you
Estar expresses where something is.
Useful for locating people and things.
First person plural
vemos un arco
we see an arc
Vemos is the nosotros form of ver in the present.
Useful for describing what a group observes.
Question word qué
¿Qué color recuerdas mejor?
Which colour do you remember best?
Qué asks for a choice or identification and carries an accent.
Useful for asking about a specific thing.
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