Giraffe ossicones - Spanish A2 reading
Read a fictional A2 Spanish zoo story and discover the giraffe features called ossicones, its long tongue and its coat pattern.
Los osiconos de la jirafa
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What you'll learn
Zoo vocabulary, giraffe anatomy, useful past-tense forms and descriptive phrases.
In this fictional zoo visit, Marta and Leo observe a giraffe. A guide explains that ossicones are bony structures covered with skin and hair, while the text also introduces the giraffe tongue, habitat and spots.
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.
Fueron directos al recinto
newwent straight to the enclosure
The expression describes going directly to a place without stopping.
Useful for recounting a route during a visit.
sobre todo
newespecially
Sobre todo highlights the most important or typical element.
It helps make information more precise.
forman parte del cráneo
newform part of the skull
Formar parte de means to belong to or be included in something.
Useful for describing body parts or a system.
Antes de salir
newbefore leaving
After antes de, the verb salir remains in the infinitive.
It helps show the order of two actions.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Enclosure
recinto
enclosure
A bounded area for animals in a zoo.
Useful when talking about a zoo.
Savanna
sabana
savanna
A flat area with grass and relatively few trees.
It helps name animal habitats.
Bumps
bultos
bumps
Rounded parts that project above a surface.
Useful for describing shape in simple terms.
Ossicones
osiconos
ossicones
Bony structures on a giraffe's head that are covered with skin and hair.
Names a distinctive part of giraffe anatomy.
Prehensile
prensil
prehensile
Able to wrap around and hold objects.
A precise word for the tongue or tail of some animals.
Thorns
espinas
thorns
Sharp, hard parts of some plants.
Useful for describing plants and nature.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Completed past action: visitó
Marta visitó
Marta visited
Visitó is the past form for ella and describes a completed action.
It helps recount completed events.
The tallest: el más alto
es el animal terrestre más alto
is the tallest land animal
The pattern el más plus an adjective forms a relative superlative.
It lets you single out one member of a group.
Naming with se llaman
se llaman osiconos
are called ossicones
Se llaman is used to say what plural things are called.
It helps you ask for and give names.
Partial negation: no todas
No todas las jirafas
not all giraffes
No todas means that the statement does not apply to every giraffe.
It helps avoid claims that are too general.
Life experience: has visto
¿Has visto alguna vez una jirafa?
Have you ever seen a giraffe?
Has visto asks about experience up to now without a specific date.
It helps ask about life experience.
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