Madrid Metro in 1919: Spanish Reading A2
Travel through the first Madrid Metro line from Sol to Cuatro Caminos, opened in 1919 with eight stations. Includes 15 cards.
De Sol a Cuatro Caminos: el Metro de Madrid en 1919
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3,48 . . 31 1919.
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. 21 1921 . .
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What you'll learn
Transport and station vocabulary, past descriptions, completed changes and historical sequencing.
A factual A2 Spanish reading about the first Madrid Metro section, its 1919 opening, early station names and Chamberí.
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.
abrió al público
newopened to the public
It means that ordinary passengers were allowed to start using the service.
Useful for talking about the start of a public place or service.
tardaba diez minutos
newtook ten minutes
It gives the duration of a journey in the past.
Useful for comparing travel times.
Con el tiempo
newover time
It introduces a change that happened gradually or later.
Useful for organizing a historical explanation.
fuera de servicio
newout of service
It describes a station or machine that is no longer operating.
Useful in transport information.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
section
tramo
section
One part of a route or line.
Useful for describing transport networks.
stations
estaciones
stations
Places where passengers enter or leave a transport service.
Basic vocabulary for travel by metro or train.
route
recorrido
route
The path followed between a starting point and a destination.
Useful for planning and describing journeys.
platform
andén
platform
The area beside the track where passengers wait for a train.
Essential vocabulary in a station.
line
línea
line
A named route in a metro or rail network.
Useful for asking about public transport.
extensions
ampliaciones
extensions
New sections added to make a route longer.
Useful in historical texts about transport growth.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
the first Madrid Metro line was inaugurated
se inauguró la primera línea de Metro de Madrid
the first Madrid Metro line was inaugurated
Se + third-person verb presents an event without naming the person who carried it out.
Useful in short historical accounts.
had eight stations
tenía ocho estaciones
had eight stations
Tenía is the imperfect form used for a past description.
Useful for describing how something was in the past.
some changed their names
algunas cambiaron de nombre
some changed their names
Cambiaron is a completed past action in the preterite.
Useful for stating a finished historical change.
came to be called Gran Vía
pasó a llamarse Gran Vía
came to be called Gran Vía
Pasó a + infinitive marks a change into a new state or name.
Useful for explaining name changes.
its platform could not grow
su andén no podía crecer
its platform could not grow
No podía expresses a past limitation or inability.
Useful for explaining why a past option was impossible.
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