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The photo goes to the wrong chat (A1)

Clara wants her grandmother's opinion of a cake. In a hurry she sends the photo to the Friends group. Her grandmother is not in it. Spanish A1.

Compartir fotos con amigos

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Level A1 Reading focus

What you'll learn

Present tense, the verb enviar, and words for photos and messages in one scene.

Clara takes a photo of a cake and wants to ask only her grandmother. She sends the photo to the Friends group. Three friends reply, not her grandmother. She then sends the same photo to her grandmother's chat. Her grandmother says the strawberries are enough and not to add more.

After reading

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Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.

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Add useful phrases to SRS or mark them as already known.

Compartir fotos con amigos

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to share photos with friends

Compartir fotos con amigos is the main topic of the article about sharing images online.

This is the central communicative situation of the whole article.

aplicaciones de mensajería

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messaging apps

Aplicaciones de mensajería names the message programs used to send photos.

Helps you talk about WhatsApp, Telegram, and Messenger.

enviar fotos directamente

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to send photos directly

Enviar fotos directamente describes sending images straight to your contacts.

Useful phrase for describing a simple way to share photos.

redes sociales

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social networks

Redes sociales means platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

Needed phrase for the second way of sharing photos in the article.

botón de enviar

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send button

Botón de enviar is the final step when sending photos in a messaging app.

Helps describe step-by-step actions in an app.

álbumes compartidos

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shared albums

Álbumes compartidos are cloud albums that several people can view together.

Useful phrase for sharing photos after events like weddings.

Key words

Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.

Contacts

contactos

contacts

Contactos are the people in your phone or messaging app who can receive photos.

Basic word for describing who receives your photos.

Gallery

galería

gallery

Galería is where your saved photos are stored before you send them.

Needed word for messaging app instructions.

Hashtags

hashtags

hashtags

Hashtags help other people discover your photos on social media.

Connects the photo topic with social media language.

Privacy

privacidad

privacy

Privacidad is the safety of your personal information before you share a photo.

Important word from the safety section of the article.

Filters

filtros

filters

Filtros change the colors of a photo before you share it.

Useful word for the photo editing section.

Wi‑Fi

wifi

wifi

Wifi in the article means wireless internet, better for sending large photos.

Helps you talk about mobile data usage.

Grammar in context

Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.

Ser: es una de

Compartir fotos con amigos es una de las actividades más populares

sharing photos with friends is one of the most popular activities

Es uses ser here because the sentence describes what photo sharing is on the internet.

Practises a basic A1 pattern with an infinitive as the subject.

Present: abres

Abres la conversación con tu amigo

you open the conversation with your friend

Abres is a present-tense tú form in the first step of sending photos.

Helps read step-by-step instructions in a messaging app.

Can + infinitive

También puedes compartir fotos en redes sociales

you can also share photos on social networks

Puedes + compartir expresses the option to use a second way of sharing photos.

Useful pattern for describing available actions.

Must + infinitive

debes pensar en tu privacidad

you must think about your privacy

Debes + pensar expresses the obligation to think about safety before sharing.

Important pattern for the safety advice in the article.

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