A Red Routemaster in London: Spanish A1
An A1 Spanish reading about London's red Routemaster bus, its design, and its 2005 withdrawal from normal passenger service.
Un Routemaster rojo en Londres
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About this article
What you'll learn
Bus vocabulary, ser and tener in the present, the preterite, and simple questions
Sofía learns about the red Routemaster, a London double-decker bus with a long history.
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 autobús de dos pisos
newa double-decker bus
Un autobús de dos pisos means a bus with two levels for passengers.
Useful for describing public transport.
una caja de cambios automática
newan automatic gearbox
Una caja de cambios automática means a gearbox that changes gears automatically.
Useful for talking about how a vehicle works.
el servicio normal de pasajeros
newregular passenger service
El servicio normal de pasajeros means the usual service for people who travel.
Useful for talking about public transport history.
en el segundo piso
newon the upper deck
En el segundo piso means on the second level of a double-decker bus.
Useful for saying where someone sits on a bus.
con más facilidad
newmore easily
Con más facilidad means with less difficulty.
Useful for comparing how an action is done.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Word: carrocería
carrocería
vehicle body
Carrocería means the outer body of a vehicle.
Useful for describing parts of a vehicle.
Word: aluminio
aluminio
aluminium
Aluminio means aluminium.
Useful for naming a material in the text.
Word: dirección asistida
dirección asistida
power steering
Dirección asistida means power steering.
Useful for understanding a vehicle feature.
Word: conductor
conductor
driver
Conductor means the person who drives a vehicle.
Useful for talking about a bus trip.
Word: asiento
asiento
seat
Asiento means a seat.
Useful for talking about where someone sits.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Grammar: es
Es un autobús de dos pisos.
es = is
Es is a form of ser. Here it names the bus.
Useful for identifying an object.
Grammar: tiene
tiene una carrocería de aluminio
tiene = has
Tiene is a form of tener. It tells us what the bus has.
Useful for describing what something has.
Grammar: dejaron
dejaron el servicio normal de pasajeros
dejaron = they left
Dejaron is the past form of dejar for they.
Useful for recognising a past action by more than one subject.
Grammar: hay
¿Hay un autobús de dos pisos en nuestra ciudad?
hay = there is / there are
Hay says that something exists or is in a place.
Useful for asking whether something is in a place.
Grammar: gustan
¿Te gustan los autobuses de dos pisos?
gustan = are liked
Gustan is used because autobuses is plural.
Useful for saying what you like.
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