Cuidando una planta en mi habitación

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Level A2 Reading focus

What you'll learn

plants, aloe vera, care, watering, repotting, nature, imperative mood, linking words

Article describes the experience of caring for an indoor aloe vera plant: watering, repotting, cleaning leaves. A2 level for learners studying nature vocabulary. Uses imperative for instructions and linking words.

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Phrases for training

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regar una vez por semana

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to water once a week

cortar las hojas secas

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to cut the dry leaves

la tierra debe estar seca

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the soil should be dry

aplicar el gel en la herida

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apply the gel on the wound

trasplantar a una maceta más grande

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to repot to a bigger pot

separar los hijitos

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to separate the baby plants

Key words

Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.

el aloe vera

aloe vera plant

la maceta

flower pot

las hojas

leaves

la tierra

soil

el fertilizante

fertilizer

los nutrientes

nutrients

Grammar in context

Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.

Imperativo: riega, corta, aplica, limpia

Imperative: riega, corta, aplica, limpia — used for giving instructions

Imperative mood for commands: water, cut, apply, clean

tener que + infinitivo: Tengo que regar la planta

tener que + infinitive: Tengo que regar la planta

to have to + infinitive (obligation)

es mejor + infinitivo: Es mejor tener la tierra seca

es mejor + infinitive: Es mejor tener la tierra seca

it is better + infinitive (recommendation)

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