A walk through the University of Salamanca
Read an A2 Spanish visit to the University of Salamanca and learn about its origins, historic facade and library.
Un paseo por la Universidad de Salamanca
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What you'll learn
university history, building vocabulary, dates, past narration, A2 reading
Clara visits the historic University of Salamanca and follows its story from 1218 through its medieval documents, classrooms and library.
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.
tiene su origen en
newhas its origin in
Tener su origen en identifies the time or place where something began.
Useful for histories of institutions and traditions.
más de ocho siglos
newmore than eight centuries
Más de indicates that a quantity is greater than the number stated.
Useful for describing age and duration.
Un año después
newone year later
Un año después places an event one year after the previous date.
Useful for keeping a historical timeline clear.
Al final de la visita
newat the end of the visit
Al final de locates an event in the last part of an activity.
Useful for organizing a route or story.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Facade
fachada
facade
A fachada is the exterior front face of a building.
Useful when describing historic buildings.
Foundation
fundación
foundation
Fundación here means the act or moment when an institution begins.
Useful for institutional history.
Seal
sello
seal
A sello is an official mark used to authenticate documents.
Useful in historical and administrative contexts.
Classrooms
aulas
classrooms
Aulas are rooms where classes are taught.
Basic vocabulary for education and visits.
Responsible for
encargado
responsible for
Encargado de describes the person whose task is to do or care for something.
Useful for explaining jobs and duties.
Consultation
consulta
consultation
Consulta here means reading or examining books for information, not a medical appointment.
Helps distinguish a common word with several meanings.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Completed action in 1218
creó unas escuelas
created schools
Creó is the third-person singular preterite of crear and presents a completed past action.
Useful for dated historical events.
Preterite of establecer
estableció normas
established rules
Estableció is the third-person singular preterite of establecer. It ends in ció, with an accent on ó.
Useful for recognizing preterite forms of verbs ending in cer.
Imperfect of hay
Había clases
there were classes
Había describes a past situation without presenting its beginning or end.
Useful for describing background conditions in history.
Location with encontrarse
se encuentra en
is located in
Se encuentra en expresses where a place or object is located.
Useful for directions and descriptions of places.
Conditional for preference
visitarías primero
Which place would you visit first?
Visitarías uses the conditional to ask about a hypothetical preference.
Useful for discussing imagined choices.
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