Making a Collage — Learn Spanish A1
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Hacer un collage
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This article teaches art supply vocabulary and craft-related verbs. A1 level for beginners. Covers paper, scissors, glue, photos, colors, cutting, creativity.
Ayer hice un collage de animales. Busqué fotos en revistas viejas. Encontré fotos de perros, gatos, pájaros y peces. Los recorté con cuidado.
Primero elegí una hoja grande de cartulina azul. Ese es el fondo de mi collage. Luego organicé las fotos sobre el papel. Moví las fotos hasta que me gustó la composición.
Mi mamá me ayudó con el pegamento. Usamos el pegamento en barra. Es más limpio que el pegamento líquido. Pegamos cada foto en su lugar.
Después añadí detalles con crayones. Dibujé hierba verde debajo de los animales. Dibujé un sol amarillo en la esquina. El collage se veía muy bonito.
Mi hermana hizo un collage diferente. Ella hizo un collage de flores. Usó papeles de colores rosado, rojo y amarillo. Cortó las formas de pétalos y hojas.
En la escuela, la maestra nos enseñó técnicas de collage. Podemos usar tela, botones, hilos y lentejuelas. Todo sirve para decorar.
Mi abuela guarda revistas antiguas. Ella me las regala para mis proyectos. Reciclar es bueno para el planeta. Así las revistas tienen una segunda vida.
El próximo collage será sobre el espacio. Buscaré fotos de planetas y estrellas. Quiero usar papel negro de fondo. Las estrellas las haré con purpurina plateada.
Hacer collage desarrolla la creatividad. Aprendo sobre colores, formas y composición. Cada collage es único y especial. Me relaja y me divierte mucho.
About this article
What you'll learn
Art supplies, colors, craft verbs, family members, recycling
This article teaches art supply vocabulary and craft-related verbs. A1 level for beginners. Covers paper, scissors, glue, photos, colors, cutting, creativity.
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Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.
Phrases for training
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Me gusta hacer manualidades
newI like doing crafts
Me gusta + infinitive structure: me gusta = to like. After me gusta, use the infinitive form of the verb.
Essential phrase for expressing what you enjoy doing.
Es fácil y divertido
newIt's easy and fun
Adjectives fácil (easy) and divertido (fun) used with the verb ser.
Simple way to describe that you like something.
Necesito papel, tijeras y pegamento
newI need paper, scissors and glue
Verb necesitar (to need) followed by a list of materials.
Useful phrase for describing craft supplies needed.
Primero elegí una hoja grande de cartulina azul
newFirst I chose a big blue cardboard sheet
Adverb primero (first) + verb in past tense Pretérito Simple.
Practice showing sequence of actions in past tense.
Después añadí detalles con crayones
newThen I added details with crayons
Adverb después (then) + past tense Pretérito Simple of añadir.
Shows sequence of past actions.
Todo sirve para decorar
newEverything is useful for decorating
Verb servir (to be useful) in third person plural.
Useful phrase for crafts and any project.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
cardboard (craft)
cartulina
cardboard (craft)
Cartulina is thick paper for crafts. Used as a base for collages.
Essential material for making collages.
glue
pegamento
glue
Pegamento means glue. The article mentions stick glue (más limpio = cleaner).
Essential for attaching elements together.
scissors
tijeras
scissors
Tijeras means scissors. Essential tool for cutting out images.
Needed for cutting out images for collages.
crayons
crayones
crayons
Crayones are crayons. Used for adding details to collages.
For adding details and drawings.
to recycle
reciclar
to recycle
Reciclar means to recycle. In article: Recycling is good for the planet.
Useful for environmental topics and protecting the planet.
to decorate
decorar
to decorate
Decorar means to decorate. Todo sirve para decorar = Everything is useful for decorating.
Verb for describing creative actions.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Me gusta + infinitive
Me gusta hacer manualidades
Me gusta + infinitive
Me gusta = I like. After me gusta, use the infinitive: Me gusta hacer = I like to do / I like doing.
Basic structure for expressing preferences in Spanish.
Preterite: verb hacer
Ayer hice un collage de animales
Preterite: verb hacer
Ayer hice = I did yesterday. Hacer in Preterite (yo): hice, hiciste, hizo, hicimos, hicisteis, hicieron.
Learn to talk about past events.
Sequence connectors
Primero... Luego... Después...
Sequence connectors
Primero (first), luego/después (then) — show the order of actions in a narrative.
Help organize a narrative logically.
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