Nuria's playlist on the bus (A1)
Nuria rides the bus to her cousin. Without internet, her playlist plays only the songs saved on the phone. A Spanish A1 reading.
Mi playlist de música
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What you'll learn
Present tense, the verb guardar, and words for music and phones in one scene.
Nuria is on the bus to her cousin Marcos. Her playlist starts with a slow song for her little brother. With no internet, only songs saved on the phone will play. She saves two lively songs on the phone and then plays one.
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.
colección de canciones
newcollection of songs
Colección de canciones explains what a playlist is: songs kept together.
It anchors the main topic of the music article.
crear una playlist
newto create a playlist
Crear una playlist names the main action: making a new music list.
Useful for talking about music apps.
le das un nombre especial
newyou give it a special name
Le das un nombre especial means the user chooses a name for the playlist.
Helps describe simple steps when creating something new.
agregar canciones
newto add songs
Agregar canciones describes the next step after creating the playlist.
Practical phrase for actions in music apps.
en el orden que prefieras
newin the order you prefer
En el orden que prefieras talks about your personal choice for song order.
Useful for talking about preferences and organization.
compartir tus playlists con amigos
newto share your playlists with friends
Compartir tus playlists con amigos describes a social action: sending the list to other people.
Useful for talking about messages and links.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Playlist
playlist
playlist
Playlist is a list or collection of songs in a music app.
This is the key word of the whole article.
Songs
canciones
songs
Canciones are music tracks that you add to a playlist.
Basic word for the topic of music.
Moods
estados de ánimo
moods
Estados de ánimo describes how a person feels, for example calm or energetic.
Explains why playlists can fit different moments.
Button
botón
button
Botón is an app element you tap or click to do an action.
Needed for following app instructions.
Artists
artistas
artists
Artistas are musicians or bands whose songs you search for in the app.
Useful word for finding music.
Link
enlace
link
Enlace is an address you can send by message so others can open the playlist.
Useful for talking about sharing content online.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Ser: es como
Es como hacer una cinta personalizada
it is like making a custom tape
Es como uses ser to compare a playlist with a custom tape.
Practises a simple A1 pattern for explaining by comparison.
Poder + infinitive
Puedes crear muchas playlists diferentes
you can create many different playlists
Puedes + crear expresses ability: the user can make different lists.
Useful pattern for describing app features.
Start to add
empiezas a agregar canciones
you start adding songs
Empiezas a agregar shows the start of an action; the infinitive agregar follows a.
Helps read instructions with ordered steps.
Hay for existence
También hay playlists para relajarse
there are also playlists for relaxing
Hay says that these playlists exist or are available.
Reinforces the basic A1 structure for existence.
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