Grandfather's tablet (A1)
Grandfather wants to see his granddaughter's face before dinner. He turns on the tablet and the video call shows her kitchen.
La tableta del abuelo
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What you'll learn
Present tense of querer, tocar and ver; tablet, screen and video-call words.
Grandfather wants to see the face of his granddaughter, who lives in another city, not only hear her on the phone. His tablet has no keyboard: he touches it with a finger. Her photo is the background. He opens the video call and her face appears large, in her kitchen. Then the photo returns and dinner can start.
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Phrases for training
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como regalo de cumpleaños
newas a birthday gift
Como regalo de cumpleaños explains the occasion for receiving the tablet.
Useful for talking about gifts and family events.
con un poco de práctica
newwith a little practice
Con un poco de práctica means something becomes easier after short practice.
Key phrase for describing learning new technology.
tocando la pantalla con los dedos
newtouching the screen with your fingers
Tocando la pantalla con los dedos describes how a tablet is controlled.
Gives basic vocabulary for touch screens.
una vez que aprendes los gestos básicos
newonce you learn the basic gestures
Una vez que aprendes los gestos básicos means after you learn simple gestures, the tablet becomes easy to use.
Useful for showing sequence: first learning, then ease.
hacer video llamadas con la familia
newmake video calls with the family
Hacer video llamadas con la familia describes one app the grandfather uses.
Practical phrase for staying in touch with family online.
letras grandes que puede ajustar
newlarge letters that he can adjust
Letras grandes que puede ajustar describes text the grandfather can make easier to read.
Connects reading, accessibility, and screen settings.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Tablet
tableta
tablet
Tableta is a small flat computer with a touch screen.
Central word of the whole article.
Screen
pantalla
screen
Pantalla is the part of the tablet you touch with your fingers.
Basic word for describing devices and apps.
Icons
iconos
icons
Iconos are small images on the screen that open programs.
Useful word for navigating an interface.
App
aplicación
app
Aplicación is a program on the tablet, for example for video calls.
Helps name functions on mobile devices.
Digital newspaper
periódico digital
digital newspaper
Periódico digital is a newspaper read on a screen instead of on paper.
Explains the grandfather changing from paper to tablet.
Pinch
pellizcar
pinch
Pellizcar is a two-finger gesture used to zoom an image in or out.
Useful word for describing touch-screen gestures.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Ser: es como
Una tableta es como una computadora pequeña y plana
a tablet is like a small flat computer
Es uses ser here to define what a tableta is.
Practises the basic A1 pattern for definitions.
Present: funciona
Todo funciona tocando la pantalla con los dedos
everything works by touching the screen with your fingers
Funciona is present tense; the sentence describes how the tablet normally works.
Shows present tense for explaining how a device works.
Poder + infinitive
Puede ver a sus hijos y nietos
he can see his children and grandchildren
Puede + ver expresses ability: the grandfather can see his family on screen.
Useful pattern for describing what an app makes possible.
Gustar: le gusta
También le gusta leer el periódico digital
he likes reading the digital newspaper
Le gusta shows that the action is enjoyable for the grandfather.
Practises a common Spanish pattern for preferences.
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