Paper Shapes for a Mural. Spanish A1
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Formas de papel para un mural
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A student makes a mural with a circle, square, triangle and rectangle.
Yo elijo un círculo amarillo y un cuadrado azul. El círculo es redondo y no tiene esquinas. El cuadrado tiene cuatro lados iguales. Pego el círculo arriba del cuadrado. En mi dibujo, el círculo es el sol.
Después elijo un triángulo rojo. El triángulo tiene tres lados. Lo pongo encima del cuadrado como techo. Ahora el cuadrado y el triángulo forman una casa en mi dibujo.
También corto un rectángulo verde. El rectángulo tiene cuatro lados. Lo pego en el cuadrado y es la puerta de mi casa. Mi amiga Ana elige un círculo pequeño para una flor y un rectángulo largo para un camino.
Al final, miramos el mural. Hay muchas formas y colores. La maestra pregunta: «¿Dónde está el triángulo rojo?» Yo respondo: «Está encima del cuadrado azul».
¿Qué forma eliges para el sol?
¿De qué color es la puerta de tu dibujo?
¿Qué dos formas puedes usar para hacer una casa?
About this article
What you'll learn
Ser, tener and hay, colors, shape names and words for describing position.
A student makes a mural with a circle, square, triangle and rectangle.
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.
El círculo es redondo y no tiene esquinas
newThe circle is round and has no corners.
Redondo describes the shape, and no tiene esquinas says that the circle has no corners.
Use this phrase to describe a shape precisely.
El triángulo tiene tres lados
newThe triangle has three sides.
Tiene expresses that a shape has a characteristic.
Use it to describe a simple characteristic of a shape.
Cada alumno elige dos formas
newEach student chooses two shapes.
Cada expresses an action for every person in a group.
Use this phrase to talk about a simple classroom task.
Pego el círculo arriba del cuadrado
newI glue the circle above the square.
Arriba del indicates a position higher than another shape.
Use it to say where you place a shape.
el cuadrado y el triángulo forman una casa
newIn the drawing, the two shapes make a house.
Forman is plural because the square and the triangle are two shapes.
Use this phrase to show how shapes combine in a drawing.
Está encima del cuadrado azul
newIt is above the blue square.
Encima de indicates a position over something else.
Use it to answer where a shape is.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
circle
círculo
A round shape with no corners.
Círculo is masculine: un círculo amarillo.
Use it to name a basic shape.
square
cuadrado
A shape with four equal sides.
Cuadrado is masculine: un cuadrado azul.
Use it to name a basic shape.
triangle
triángulo
A shape with three sides.
Triángulo is masculine: un triángulo rojo.
Use it to talk about a shape for a roof in a drawing.
rectangle
rectángulo
A shape with four sides.
Rectángulo is masculine: un rectángulo verde.
Use it to name a shape for a door or a path.
mural
mural
A large picture made by several people.
Mural is masculine: un mural de papel.
Use it to talk about an art project in class.
glue
pegamento
A material for joining paper.
Pegamento is masculine.
Use it to name a material in an art activity.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Ser for description
El círculo es redondo
The circle is round.
Use ser to describe a characteristic of a shape.
Use this pattern to describe a shape or a color.
Tener with a number
El cuadrado tiene cuatro lados iguales
The square has four equal sides.
Use tiene to say how many parts a shape has.
Use it to describe sides and numbers.
Hay for saying what is there
En la mesa hay tijeras
There are scissors and glue on the table.
Hay means that something is present or exists in a place.
Use it to say what materials are on a table.
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