On the large plane the coat will not fit (A1)
Vera is on a plane with two aisles. The bin above her row is full. She leaves her coat two rows back, in the same aisle. A Spanish A1 reading.
El avión grande
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What you'll learn
Present tense, row numbers, and airplane words in one scene.
Vera boards a large plane with two aisles and a seat in the middle. The bin above her is full and her coat will not fit. She puts it two rows back, in the same aisle, and knocks on the door so she will remember the spot. The flight attendant tells her to look there at the end, not in the other aisle.
After reading
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Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.
Phrases for training
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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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