Fish of Cabo Pulmo: Easy Spanish Reading
Read an A1 Spanish text about Cabo Pulmo, its coral reef, fish, sea turtles and a rule for aquatic activities.
Los peces de Cabo Pulmo
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This reading introduces Cabo Pulmo, fish recorded at its coral reef, sea turtles that use the park and one rule for aquatic activities.
El parque tiene un arrecife de coral. La Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas dice que es el único sistema de arrecife coralino del Golfo de California.
En este arrecife hay muchos animales. La comisión informa de observaciones de 226 especies de peces de arrecife.
En la lista del parque aparecen sardinas, peces ángel y atunes. También aparecen la morena cebra y dos especies de pez loro.
Las tortugas marinas no son peces, pero usan el mismo espacio. Cinco especies de tortugas marinas están presentes en el parque. Algunas usan el arrecife para buscar comida, crecer o encontrar refugio.
Antes de entrar al agua, leo una regla del parque: para las actividades acuáticas, hay que usar protector solar biodegradable.
Quiero mirar los peces sin tocar el coral. ¿Qué pez quieres ver? ¿Te gustaría visitar Cabo Pulmo? ¿Cómo puedes cuidar un arrecife?
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What you'll learn
marine animals, reef vocabulary, hay, desde, no...pero and hay que
This reading introduces Cabo Pulmo, fish recorded at its coral reef, sea turtles that use the park and one rule for aquatic activities.
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Phrases for training
Add useful phrases to SRS or mark them as already known.
junto al Golfo de California
newbeside the Gulf of California
Junto a means beside or next to a place.
Useful for locating one place near another.
el único sistema de arrecife coralino
newthe only coral reef system
Único identifies one thing with no other of the same kind in the stated area.
Useful for understanding a key fact about Cabo Pulmo.
buscar comida, crecer o encontrar refugio
newto find food, grow or find shelter
The three infinitives name purposes after para.
Useful for describing how animals use a place.
sin tocar el coral
newwithout touching the coral
Sin followed by an infinitive means without doing an action.
Useful for stating responsible behaviour.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Coral reef
arrecife de coral
coral reef
An arrecife de coral is an underwater formation built by corals.
Central vocabulary for this reading.
Species
especies
species
Especies is the plural of especie and names kinds of animals or plants.
Useful in texts about nature.
Sardines
sardinas
sardines
Sardinas is a plural noun for sardines.
Useful for naming marine fish.
Zebra moray
morena cebra
zebra moray
Morena cebra is the Spanish name for the zebra moray.
Names one fish recorded at Cabo Pulmo.
Shelter
refugio
shelter or refuge
Refugio is a safe or protected place.
Useful for describing animal habitats.
Biodegradable sunscreen
protector solar biodegradable
biodegradable sunscreen
Protector solar means sunscreen; biodegradable indicates that it can break down naturally.
Useful when reading rules for beaches and parks.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Hay for existence
hay muchos animales
there are many animals
Hay states that something exists. Its form does not change for singular or plural nouns.
Essential for describing what a place contains.
Desde plus a starting point
desde 1995
since 1995
Desde introduces the point when a continuing situation began.
Useful for saying how long a status has continued.
No...pero contrast
no son peces, pero usan el mismo espacio
they are not fish, but they use the same space
No negates the first idea, and pero introduces a contrast.
Useful for correcting one idea while adding another.
Hay que plus infinitive
hay que usar
one must use
Hay que followed by an infinitive expresses a general obligation.
Useful for understanding public rules.
Qué plus a noun
¿Qué pez quieres ver?
Which fish do you want to see?
Qué before a noun asks the listener to identify one thing or type.
Useful for asking about a preference.
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