The life of a seven-spotted lady beetle
An A1 Spanish reading about seven spots, aphids and the four life stages of a lady beetle.
La vida de una mariquita de siete puntos
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What you'll learn
Vocabulary for insect bodies, food and life stages.
A factual text about the seven-spotted lady beetle, its pattern, its aphid diet and its egg, larva, pupa and adult forms.
After reading
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Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.
Phrases for training
Add useful phrases to SRS or mark them as already known.
recibe su nombre de
newgets its name from
The phrase explains the origin of a name.
Useful for learning why an animal or object has its name.
cerca de la cabeza
newnear the head
Cerca de indicates a short distance from something.
Useful for locating a detail on an animal or object.
se alimenta principalmente de
newfeeds mainly on
The phrase states the main food of an animal.
Useful for describing an animal diet.
No se parece al adulto
newdoes not look like the adult
Parecerse a means having a similar appearance.
Useful for comparing life stages.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
escarabajo
escarabajo
beetle
A beetle is an insect with hardened front wing covers.
Useful for identifying the type of insect.
manchas negras
manchas negras
black spots
Manchas are small areas with a different color.
Useful for describing animal patterns.
cubierta del ala
cubierta del ala
wing cover
It is the hard part that covers a beetle wing.
Useful for understanding beetle anatomy.
pulgones
pulgones
aphids
Aphids are small insects that feed on plant sap.
Useful for understanding what many lady beetles eat.
savia
savia
sap
Sap is the liquid that moves nutrients through a plant.
Useful for reading about plants and plant-eating insects.
pupa
pupa
pupa
It is the stage between larva and adult.
Useful for naming an insect life stage.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
tiene las cubiertas de las alas
tiene las cubiertas de las alas
has the wing cases
Tiene is the third-person singular present of tener.
Useful for describing the visible parts of an insect.
hay tres manchas
hay tres manchas
there are three spots
Hay does not change for singular or plural.
Useful for stating that several things exist.
puede comer
puede comer
can eat
Puede is followed by an infinitive.
Useful for describing an ability or possibility.
pasa por cuatro formas
pasa por cuatro formas
passes through four forms
Pasa is the third-person singular present of pasar.
Useful for describing stages in a process.
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