The Big Plane — Spanish Reading (Level A1)
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El avión grande
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This article teaches basic Spanish vocabulary about airplanes and their parts. Level A1 — suitable for beginners. You will learn 25 aviation words and verbs like tener, ver, revisar, subir.
El avión tiene dos alas largas. Cada ala tiene dos motores grandes debajo. Los motores hacen mucho ruido cuando el avión despega.
Veo muchas ventanillas pequeñas por todo el fuselaje. Cada ventanilla corresponde a un asiento dentro. Hay ciento cincuenta ventanillas en total.
La cola del avión tiene una forma especial. En ella está el logo de la aerolínea. También hay el número de registro del avión.
Los técnicos revisan el avión antes del vuelo. Uno revisa las ruedas, otro revisa los motores. Es muy importante que todo esté perfecto.
Los pasajeros suben por la puerta frontal. Una azafata da la bienvenida a todos. Ella lleva un uniforme elegante de color rojo.
Dentro el avión tiene tres filas de asientos. La clase turista tiene asientos azules. También hay una pequeña clase business al frente.
El capitán habla por el altavoz. Buenos días, bienvenidos al vuelo a Londres. El tiempo de vuelo es dos horas y media. Despegamos en cinco minutos.
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What you'll learn
25 aviation words, verbs tener/ver/revisar/subir, plane parts
This article teaches basic Spanish vocabulary about airplanes and their parts. Level A1 — suitable for beginners. You will learn 25 aviation words and verbs like tener, ver, revisar, subir.
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.
desde la terminal
newfrom the terminal
Desde la terminal means from the terminal, where you watch the plane.
Useful location phrase in airport texts.
hacen mucho ruido
newmake a lot of noise
Hacen mucho ruido describes the loud engines during takeoff.
Typical sound description in the article.
por todo el fuselaje
newall over the fuselage
Por todo el fuselaje means across the whole body of the plane.
Helps describe where the windows are.
da la bienvenida
newwelcomes everyone
Da la bienvenida is the standard phrase for greeting passengers.
Typical boarding situation in the article.
suben por la puerta frontal
newboard through the front door
Suben por la puerta frontal describes how passengers enter the plane.
Key boarding action in the article.
El tiempo de vuelo
newflight time
El tiempo de vuelo is the duration of the flight announced by the captain.
Important phrase from the captain's announcement.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Wings
alas
wings
Alas are the parts of the plane where the engines are mounted.
Basic word from the plane description.
Windows
ventanillas
windows (portholes)
Ventanillas are the small windows on the fuselage, one per seat.
Central word in the cabin paragraph.
Flight attendant
azafata
flight attendant
Azafata is a crew member who welcomes passengers at the door.
Professional word from the boarding paragraph.
Takes off
despega
takes off
Despega is the verb for the plane leaving the ground.
Key verb in the engines paragraph.
Wheels
ruedas
wheels
Ruedas are part of the landing gear checked by technicians before flight.
Word from the pre-flight check paragraph.
Loudspeaker
altavoz
loudspeaker
Altavoz is the device the captain uses to speak to passengers.
Word from the captain's announcement paragraph.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Ser: es un avión
Es un avión muy grande
it is a very big plane
Es + noun defines what the plane is: es un avión muy grande.
Basic description pattern in the first paragraph.
Tener: tiene alas
El avión tiene dos alas largas
the plane has two long wings
Tiene shows what parts the plane has: el avión tiene dos alas largas.
Tener for describing plane parts.
Hay: existence
Hay ciento cincuenta ventanillas
there are one hundred fifty windows
Hay expresses existence: hay ciento cincuenta ventanillas en total.
Typical A1 structure for quantity.
Llevar: uniform
Ella lleva un uniforme elegante
she wears an elegant uniform
Lleva + clothing describes what the attendant wears: lleva un uniforme elegante.
Llevar for clothing in the present tense.
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