The first Muros Tabacalera in Madrid
Read an A2 Spanish account of the first Muros Tabacalera project and its open-air artworks.
Los primeros Muros de Tabacalera
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About this article
What you'll learn
Vocabulary for public art, places and completed past events.
A factual reading about the 2014 project that brought 32 artists to the exterior walls of Tabacalera in Madrid.
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.
dar un nuevo uso
newto give a new use
Means using something in a different useful way.
Useful for describing the reuse of a place or object.
al aire libre
newoutdoors
Describes an activity or place outside a building.
Useful for talking about art, sport and events outside.
tenían relación con
newwere connected with
The expression indicates a connection with a group or scene.
Useful for linking people with a community.
con la idea de continuar
newwith the intention of continuing
Introduces the intention behind an action or project.
Useful for explaining a plan.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
muros exteriores
muros exteriores
exterior walls
These are the outside walls around a building or space.
Useful for describing architecture and public art.
reunió
reunió
brought together
Here reunir means bringing several people together for an activity.
Useful for describing an event with participants.
intervenciones
intervenciones
art interventions
In urban art, these are works created directly in a particular space.
Useful for reading about contemporary and public art.
entorno
entorno
surroundings
The word refers to the place and conditions around something.
Useful for explaining how an artwork relates to its location.
perímetro
perímetro
perimeter
It is the outer boundary of a place.
Useful for describing the limits of a building or area.
seleccionadas
seleccionadas
selected
The participle indicates that the people were chosen.
Useful for understanding descriptions of participants.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
se celebró
se celebró
was held
The se construction presents the event without naming an organiser.
Useful for stating when and where an event took place.
crearon 27 intervenciones
crearon 27 intervenciones
they created 27 interventions
Crearon is the third-person plural preterite of crear.
Useful for reporting a completed past action.
podían trabajar
podían trabajar
they could work
Podían is the imperfect and describes an option available during the activity.
Useful for describing past conditions and possibilities.
buscaba convertir
buscaba convertir
aimed to turn
Buscaba is the imperfect and describes the continuing aim of the project.
Useful for explaining a project goal in a past narrative.
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