A Spanish Movement Card Game | A1
Read an A1 Spanish classroom scene about a movement card game. Practise sequence words and present-tense reflexive verbs.
Un juego de movimientos en clase
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What you'll learn
Sequence words, movement vocabulary, present-tense reflexive verbs, and learning cards
A classroom card game lets A1 learners practise primero, luego, después, al final and reflexive forms such as me siento and te levantas.
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.
Me siento en mi silla
newI sit down in my chair
Me siento is the first-person singular form of the reflexive verb sentarse.
Useful for describing where you sit.
Todos se sientan
newEveryone sits down
Se sientan is the third-person plural reflexive form of sentarse.
It shows an action performed by a group.
Me levanto
newI stand up
Me levanto is the first-person singular form of levantarse.
Useful for a simple routine.
te levantas
newYou stand up
Te levantas is the tú form of the reflexive verb levantarse.
It helps you speak directly to one person.
Me estiro
newI stretch
Me estiro is the first-person singular form of estirarse.
Use it when no body part is named.
Estiro los brazos
newI stretch my arms
Estiro los brazos names the body part that receives the action.
It contrasts with the reflexive form me estiro.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
board
pizarra
board
La pizarra is the board where people write in class.
Useful classroom vocabulary.
cards
tarjetas
cards
Una tarjeta is a small card with a word or picture.
Useful for classroom activities.
body
cuerpo
body
Cuerpo means the body of a person.
Useful with movement verbs.
arms
brazos
arms
Brazos are the body parts used to lift and hold things.
Useful with movement verbs.
knees
rodillas
knees
Rodillas are the parts of the legs that bend.
Useful for describing a movement.
circle
círculo
a circle
A circle is a round shape without corners.
Useful for arranging a group.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Sequence words
primero, luego, después y al final
first, then, afterwards, and finally
Primero, luego, después and al final put actions in order.
They help tell a routine clearly.
Reflexive pronouns
me, te y se
me, you, and oneself
Before a conjugated reflexive verb, the pronoun comes first: me levanto, te levantas, se sientan.
It helps identify who performs the action.
A reflexive question
¿Cómo te mueves?
How do you move?
Mueves is the tú form of moverse. The o changes to ue: mover, mueves.
It helps you recognise a common stem-changing form.
Hacer + activity
hacemos un juego de movimientos
we do a movement game
Hacemos is the nosotros form of hacer.
Useful for saying what a group does together.
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