Reciclar comida en casa

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About this article

Level A1 Reading focus

What you'll learn

Vocabulary about food, cooking, and recycling at an A1 level.

The article explains how families in Spain recycle food by using leftovers to prepare traditional dishes like migas and croquetas.

After reading

Article learning block

Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.

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Phrases for training

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Cuidar el planeta es importante

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Cuidar el planeta es importante

Use this phrase to express that environmental care matters.

Essential for discussing environmental values.

En mi casa reciclamos todos los días

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En mi casa reciclamos todos los días

First person plural form of "reciclar" — we recycle.

Great for talking about daily habits.

Mi mamá me enseñó a separar la basura

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Mi mamá me enseñó a separar la basura

The structure "me enseñó a + infinitive" means "taught me to do something".

Use this to say who taught you something.

Tenemos tres recipientes de colores

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Tenemos tres recipientes de colores

The adjective "de colores" agrees in number with the noun.

Essential for describing plural things.

Hay que enjuagarlas antes de tirarlas

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Hay que enjuagarlas antes de tirarlas

"Hay que" means "one must / have to". Infinitive follows "antes de".

The "hay que" construction is very common.

El camión de reciclaje pasa por mi calle

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El camión de reciclaje pasa por mi calle

The preposition "por" means "by/past" in this context.

Useful for describing routes.

Pequeñas acciones hacen grandes cambios

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Pequeñas acciones hacen grandes cambios

A popular phrase in environmental campaigns.

Great motivational phrase.

Key words

Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.

to recycle

reciclar

Regular -ar verb. Remember: to process used materials for reuse.

The key word of the article.

container

recipiente

Masculine noun. Plural: recipientes.

Name for a recycling container.

glass

vidrio

Masculine noun. Refers to glass material for recycling.

One of the three main recycling materials.

recycling plant

planta de reciclaje

Word combination: planta (plant) + de (of/for) + reciclaje (recycling).

Where materials are processed.

to separate

separar

Regular -ar verb. Used with "basura" for waste separation.

Useful for environmental topics.

to rinse

enjuagar

Regular -ar verb. Important for hygiene before recycling.

Helps keep recycling clean.

to convert

convertir

Regular -ir verb. Used with "en" to mean "into".

For describing transformation processes.

Grammar in context

Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.

Regular -ar verbs in present tense

reciclamos

The verb "reciclamos" (we recycle) shows the present tense of -ar verbs. Stem: recicl- + ending -amos.

"Reciclar" is a first conjugation (-ar) verb.

"Hay que" construction for general obligations

Hay que enjuagarlas

"Hay que" means "one must/have to" for general rules. An infinitive follows.

Impersonal construction for rules.

Preposition "para" for purpose

El azul es para papel

"Para" means "for" and indicates the container's purpose.

para + noun = for (purpose); para + infinitive = in order to.

Reflexive verbs for expressing feelings

Yo me siento bien

The reflexive pronoun "me" indicates the person feeling. "Sentirse bien" = to feel good.