Ana's night on RTVE Play (A1)
Ana wants a short video about the sea, not a long film. She opens RTVE Play, RTVE's free platform, and picks a documentary.
La noche de Ana en RTVE Play
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What you'll learn
Present tense of querer, abrir and elegir; platform, video and tablet words.
At night Ana wants something short about the sea because she works in the morning. She opens RTVE Play, the free platform of RTVE, Spain's state public radio and television. It has films, series, documentaries, news and sport, live or when she wants. She searches for the word mar, chooses a short documentary, pauses it to drink water, and then talks with her brother.
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.
ver una película
newto watch a film
A common phrase for watching a film.
Useful for talking about evening plans.
vídeo bajo demanda
newvideo on demand
Video that the user chooses and starts.
This phrase is common in descriptions of online platforms.
emisiones en directo
newlive broadcasts
Programmes shown at the time they are broadcast.
It helps distinguish live content from recorded content.
seguir viendo
newto keep watching
The pattern «seguir + gerund» shows that an action continues.
Useful for saying that viewing continues.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
la tableta
la tableta
tablet
A portable device with a touch screen.
Useful in conversations about technology.
la pantalla
la pantalla
screen
The part of a device where images appear.
Useful for describing a phone, television or computer.
buscar
buscar
to search for
To try to find a person, thing or information.
A key verb for using apps.
la sinopsis
la sinopsis
synopsis
A short summary of a film, series or book.
It helps you understand content descriptions before watching.
pausar
pausar
to pause
To stop playback temporarily.
A useful verb for video and music.
elige
elige
chooses
The third-person singular form of «elegir».
Useful for talking about choices.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
quiere ver
quiere ver
wants to watch
The infinitive «ver» follows «quiere».
This pattern expresses another person's wish.
hay cine
hay cine
there are films
The impersonal form «hay» says that something exists or is available.
It lets you say what there is in a place.
puede usar
puede usar
can use
The infinitive «usar» follows «puede».
This structure expresses possibility.
¿Qué prefieres ver?
Qué prefieres ver
What do you prefer to watch?
The question word «qué» has an accent and asks about a choice.
It helps you ask about another person's preference.
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