Bellver Castle Above Palma | Spanish A2
Read about circular Bellver Castle: its construction, courtyard, four towers, moat, cistern and changing uses.
Bellver: un castillo redondo sobre Palma
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What you'll learn
Castle and architecture vocabulary, past events with se, hay, and simple time links.
The text explains when and why Bellver was built, how its circular plan works, and how the castle changed uses.
After reading
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Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.
Phrases for training
Add useful phrases to SRS or mark them as already known.
en una colina
newon a hill
En una colina names a place on raised land.
Useful for describing location.
en caso de peligro
newin case of danger
The phrase names a situation in which protection is needed.
Useful for explaining a fortress's purpose.
Alrededor del patio
newaround the courtyard
Alrededor de shows a position surrounding something.
Useful for describing a building.
Con el tiempo
newover time
The phrase shows change across a long period.
It helps move between stages of a history.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Hill
colina
hill
A naturally raised area of land.
Needed to describe the castle's location.
Fortress
fortaleza
fortress
A fortified building used for defence.
A key word for the topic.
Shelter
refugio
shelter
A safe place during danger.
It explains one function of the castle.
Towers
torres
towers
Tall parts of a building or fortress.
Helps describe Bellver's plan.
Moat
foso
moat
A deep channel around a fortification.
Important vocabulary for defensive architecture.
Cistern
cisterna
cistern
A tank used to store water.
Explains how rainwater was stored in the castle.
Prison
prisión
prison
A place where prisoners are held.
Helps explain a later use of the castle.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Past action with se
El castillo se construyó entre 1300 y 1311.
The castle was built between 1300 and 1311.
Se construyó reports a completed action without naming the builders.
Useful for historical descriptions.
Hay for existence
en el centro hay un patio también redondo.
In the centre there is also a round courtyard.
Hay says that something exists or is present in a place.
Useful for describing space.
Number without the noun
Tres forman parte del edificio.
Three form part of the building.
The noun torres is not repeated because the previous sentence makes it clear.
Helps avoid repetition.
Cuando for a recurring condition
Cuando llueve, recibe agua del patio y de las terrazas.
When it rains, the cistern receives water from the courtyard and terraces.
Cuando with the present tense describes what happens under a condition.
Useful for explaining simple processes.
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