The Calçotada Festival in Valls
Discover the Calçotada Festival in Valls, a popular Spanish celebration where thousands of people eat roasted onions with romesco sauce.
La Fiesta de la Calçotada en Valls
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What you'll learn
food and festival vocabulary
An article about the Calçotada Festival in Valls, Catalonia, explaining how these typical onions are grown, roasted, and eaten.
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Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.
Phrases for training
Add useful phrases to SRS or mark them as already known.
se celebran a lo largo del año
newthey are celebrated throughout the year
celebrarse + a lo largo de = throughout the year. Useful for describing regular events.
Essential for talking about traditions and schedules.
una parte fundamental de la cultura
newa fundamental part of the culture
una parte fundamental = a fundamental part. Use to describe importance.
For expressing the importance of cultural elements.
durante esta semana
newduring this week
durante + time expression = during. Time marker for events.
For describing events that happen in a specific time period.
además de los encierros
newbesides the bull runs
Además de + noun = besides. Use for adding information.
For adding more information about activities.
la noche anterior
newthe night before
la noche anterior = the night before. Use to refer to time before an event.
For describing events that happen before a celebration.
una manera de conocer la cultura
newa way to learn about the culture
una manera de + infinitive = a way to do something. Use to express possibilities.
For describing ways to discover culture.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
festival, party, celebration
la fiesta
festival, party, celebration
Feminine noun. Plural: fiestas.
Essential vocabulary for talking about celebrations.
bonfire
la hoguera
bonfire
Feminine noun. Traditional on San Juan night.
Useful for describing traditions and festivals.
costume
el disfraz
costume
Masculine noun. Verb: disfrazarse (to disguise oneself).
For talking about Carnival and dressing up.
procession
la procesión
procession
Feminine noun. Traditional during Holy Week.
For describing religious festivals.
bull run
el encierro
bull run
Masculine noun. Famous from San Fermín in Pamplona.
Culturally important word from Spain.
fair booth
la caseta
fair booth, tent
Feminine noun. Traditional at April Fair in Seville.
For describing traditional fairs and festivals.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Connectors: and, but, because
Conectores: y, pero, porque
connectors and but because
y = and, pero = but, porque = because. Basic connectors for linking sentences.
Basis for building complex sentences.
Prepositions of time
Preposiciones de tiempo: durante, además de, la noche anterior
prepositions of time
durante = during, además de = besides, la noche anterior = the night before.
Important for describing when events happen.
Passive se
Voz pasiva con se
passive se
Se + verb = passive voice. Las fiestas se celebran = The festivals are celebrated.
Alternative to ser + past participle passive.
Present tense for descriptions
Presente de indicativo para descripciones
present tense for descriptions
Presente de indicativo for describing habits and permanent facts.
Basic tense for everyday communication.
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