Segovia Aqueduct: A2 Spanish Reading
An A2 reading about the water route, arches, and mortar-free construction of Segovia aqueduct.
Segovia: seguir el camino del agua romana
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What you'll learn
Water, arch, and construction vocabulary; measurements, present and past questions, and sequences with primero and después.
Clara visits Segovia aqueduct and learns how water traveled more than 16 kilometers, how it was cleaned, and how its 167 granite arches stand.
After reading
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Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.
Phrases for training
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mira hacia arriba
newlook up
Direct your eyes toward a higher place.
Useful for viewing tall buildings.
más de 16 kilómetros
newmore than 16 kilometers
«Más de» marks a greater amount.
Useful for approximate measurements.
un poco más de 28 metros
newa little over 28 meters
It expresses a slightly greater amount.
Useful for discussing height.
con tus propias palabras
newin your own words
With your own explanation rather than a repetition.
Useful for checking understanding.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
slope
pendiente
slope
A surface that rises or falls.
Helps explain water movement.
tanks or reservoirs
depósitos
tanks or reservoirs
Places where liquid is stored.
Useful for water systems.
mortar
argamasa
mortar
A material used to join building stones.
An important architecture term.
support
sostener
support
To keep something from falling.
Useful for structures.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Descriptive imperfect
llevaba agua
used to carry water
The imperfect describes a habitual past function.
Useful for old uses.
«Antes de» plus infinitive
Antes de entrar
Before entering
An infinitive follows «antes de».
Useful for ordering actions.
Negation with «ni»
No hay cemento ni argamasa
There is neither cement nor mortar.
«No... ni...» negates two things.
Useful for a short negative list.
First and then
Primero hace dos pilares. Después añade una línea curva
First she draws two pillars. Then she adds a curved line.
The connectors show order.
Useful for instructions.
Conditional question
¿Cómo explicarías un arco
How would you explain an arch?
«Explicarías» presents a possible or imagined answer.
Invites thought without giving an order.
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