The Rugby Ball: One Catch
A Spanish A1 story. Someone wants to catch a cousin's oval rugby ball once. It bounces away, a backward pass stays in the hands, and a forward pass is stopped.
El balón de rugby
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What you'll learn
Present tense, the verb querer, and simple words for a rugby ball and a pass.
The narrator wants to catch a cousin's oval rugby ball once in the park. Thrown like a football, it bounces left. A pass to the side drops. A pass backward stays in the hands. When the narrator tries to pass it forward, the cousin says the hands send it backward or sideways. They sit on a bench with the ball between them.
After reading
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Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.
Phrases for training
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un deporte de equipo muy popular
newa very popular team sport
Deporte de equipo is the fixed phrase for sports played by teams.
Opens the article — basic phrase for talking about sports.
Se juega con un balón ovalado
newit is played with an oval ball
Se juega con is an impersonal construction meaning it is played with.
Describes rugby's main difference from football.
tres veces por semana
newthree times a week
Tres veces por semana expresses frequency: number + veces por + period.
Describes the cousin's training schedule.
llevar el balón a la zona de ensayo
newto carry the ball to the try zone
Llevar el balón a expresses the main objective of rugby.
Core rugby goal from the article text.
No se puede pasar el balón hacia adelante
newyou cannot pass the ball forward
No se puede + infinitive expresses a rule prohibition.
The key rugby rule explained by the cousin.
trabajo en equipo y disciplina
newteamwork and discipline
Trabajo en equipo y disciplina are core rugby values.
Closes the article on the sport's values.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Ball
balón
ball
Balón ovalado is an oval ball, unlike the round football.
Central object of the article — the rugby ball.
Try (ensayo)
ensayo
try / touchdown
Ensayo is the rugby term for scoring, like a goal in football.
Essential for understanding the scoring system.
Tackle
tackle
tackle
Tackle is a loanword for stopping the ball carrier.
Key defensive action in rugby.
Forwards
delanteros
forwards
Delanteros are the eight strong front-row players.
Position name from the team lineup description.
Scrum
scrum
scrum
Scrum is the unique formation where forwards push against each other.
One of rugby's most distinctive elements.
Injuries
lesiones
injuries
Lesiones graves means serious injuries — a safety concern.
Linked to physical contact in rugby.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Impersonal se juega
Se juega con un balón ovalado especial
it is played with a special oval ball
Se + 3rd person verb creates an impersonal passive: it is played.
First sentence describing how the sport is played.
Frequency entrena
Entrena tres veces por semana
he trains three times a week
Entrena + tres veces por semana combines verb with frequency.
Describes the cousin's regular schedule.
Comparison más...que
Es más largo que ancho
longer than wide
Más + adjective + que is the basic comparative: more X than Y.
Describes the oval ball's shape.
Negation no se puede
No se puede pasar el balón hacia adelante con las manos
you cannot pass the ball forward with your hands
No se puede + infinitive expresses prohibition: you cannot do.
Main rugby rule from the cousin's explanation.
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