A School Recycling Project in Spanish | A2
Read a Spanish A2 school project about the recycling symbol. Practice the preterite, imperfect and sequence connectors.
Nuestro proyecto escolar
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A group prepares a presentation about the history of the recycling symbol. The text shows how they check sources, organize tasks and avoid unverified local rules.
Al principio, cada uno tenía una tarea. Ana buscaba imágenes del símbolo, Pedro dibujaba las flechas y Sofía leía una breve historia de Gary Anderson. Yo escribía las ideas en un cuaderno. Pedro se ponía nervioso cuando tenía que explicar una idea.
Después, hicimos una lista de preguntas para la clase. Queríamos explicar que las normas y los contenedores pueden cambiar según el lugar. Por eso, en nuestro cartel escribimos: «Consulta las normas de tu colegio o de tu ciudad».
Luego, clasificamos los residuos que había en el aula: papel limpio, un envase vacío y una lata. No decidimos los colores de los contenedores. Solo explicamos cómo mirar las instrucciones del lugar. También hicimos un borrador del cartel y nos pusimos de acuerdo sobre el título: «Tres flechas, una pregunta».
En los ensayos, nos poníamos nerviosos al hablar, pero volvíamos a leer las notas con calma. El día de la presentación, mostramos el cartel y contamos la historia del símbolo. Antes de empezar, todos nos pusimos nerviosos, pero seguimos el plan. Algunos compañeros preguntaron por qué no usamos un solo color para todos los contenedores. Respondimos que primero hay que conocer las normas del lugar. Al final, la profesora felicitó nuestro trabajo. Nos sentimos orgullosos del cartel y de las respuestas.
¿Dónde buscas información fiable para un proyecto?
¿Qué tarea prefieres en un trabajo en equipo?
¿Qué norma de reciclaje conoces en tu colegio o en tu ciudad?
About this article
What you'll learn
Narrating a school project with the preterite and imperfect, using sequence connectors, expressing states with ponerse, research and recycling vocabulary
A group prepares a presentation about the history of the recycling symbol. The text shows how they check sources, organize tasks and avoid unverified local rules.
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.
buscamos fuentes fiables
newwe looked for reliable sources
“Fuentes” are places where information comes from, such as a book or a museum.
Use this phrase when you research a topic.
cada uno tenía una tarea
neweach person had a task
“Cada uno” means each person. “Tenía” is imperfect and describes the situation at the start of the project.
Use it to describe roles in a past group task.
nos pusimos de acuerdo
newwe came to an agreement
“Ponerse de acuerdo” means to reach an agreement. “Nos pusimos” is the preterite form for we.
Use it when a group decides something together.
hicimos un borrador
newwe made a draft
“Borrador” can mean a draft. Here it is the first version of the poster, not the final one.
Useful for talking about the first version of a school project.
El día de la presentación
newon presentation day
This phrase names the day when a group presents its work.
Use it to mark an important day in a school story.
Nos sentimos orgullosos
newwe felt proud
“Sentirse orgulloso” means to feel proud. “Nos sentimos” is the preterite form for we, and “orgullosos” agrees with the group.
Use it to describe a completed moment of pride.
Consulta las normas de tu colegio o de tu ciudad
newCheck the rules of your school or city.
“Consulta” is the affirmative tú command of “consultar”. It gives a direct instruction to one person.
Use it to give a clear, friendly instruction.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
a challenge
un reto
a challenge
A “reto” is a task that tests your skills.
Useful for talking about a demanding school task.
arrows
las flechas
arrows
“Flecha” is an arrow. The text says Pedro drew several arrows.
Use it to describe a sign or a drawing.
a container or package
un envase
a container or package
An “envase” is the container or package that holds a product.
Useful when talking about waste and recycling.
waste
los residuos
waste
“Residuos” are materials left after using something.
Use it in conversations about sorting and recycling.
recycling bins
los contenedores
recycling bins
“Contenedores” are the containers used to collect materials.
Useful when you check local recycling instructions.
some classmates
Algunos compañeros
some classmates
“Compañeros” are people who share your class or group.
Use it to talk about people in your class.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Preterite of proponer: nos propuso
nos propuso un reto
she proposed a challenge to us
“Propuso” is the preterite of “proponer” for she or you formal. “Nos” tells us who received the proposal.
Use it to say what happened at the start of a project.
Ponerse + adjective in the imperfect
nos poníamos nerviosos
we would get nervous
“Ponerse nervioso” means to begin to feel nervous. “Nos poníamos” is imperfect and describes a reaction that happened repeatedly during the preparation.
Use it to describe repeated reactions in the past.
Sequence connectors
Al principio
at first
“Al principio”, “después” and “al final” order the stages of a story. The article uses all three.
They make a past narrative easier to follow.
Fue creado: passive voice in the preterite
fue creado en 1970
it was created in 1970
"Fue creado" is a passive form: "fue" is the preterite of "ser" and "creado" is a participle. In this exact sentence, "por Gary Anderson" names the person who created the symbol.
Use it to say when an object or work was created.
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