A Barcelona Terrace Shares the Pavement
B1 Spanish reading about municipal licences, terrace boundaries and sharing public pavement space in Barcelona.
Una terraza de Barcelona comparte la acera
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What you'll learn
Urban-space and permit vocabulary, antes de, deber, si and cuando patterns, and careful reading of rules.
A fictional manager prepares a terrace under real Barcelona rules: she consults the plan, checks the authorised boundary, keeps the pedestrian route clear and collects the tables after the authorised time ends.
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.
sacar las mesas a la calle
newto put the tables outside
The phrase means moving tables from inside a premises to the street area.
Useful for discussing terraces and preparing a venue.
un plano de la ocupación propuesta
newa plan of the proposed use of space
This is a drawing showing which area the applicant wants to use.
Useful for understanding documents about the use of urban space.
dejar libre el paso
newto keep the way clear
It means not placing obstacles where people need to walk.
Useful for accessibility and safety rules.
uso compartido
newshared use
Several people or groups use the same space.
Useful for topics about public space and coexistence.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Licencia
licencia
licence, permit
An official authorisation for an activity under stated conditions.
A key word for administrative rules.
Acera
acera
pavement, sidewalk
The part of a street intended for pedestrians.
Common in descriptions of urban space.
Peatones
peatones
pedestrians
People who travel on foot.
Useful for topics about streets and movement.
Mobiliario
mobiliario
furniture and fittings
The movable objects used to furnish a space.
Useful for discussing the equipment of a venue.
Ocupación
ocupación
occupation, use of space
Here it means using a defined area for the terrace.
Useful for reading rules about public space.
Almacenar
almacenar
to store
To keep objects in a suitable place, such as the premises or an adjacent storage room, until they are needed.
Useful in everyday, business and logistics contexts.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Antes de + infinitive
Antes de sacar las mesas a la calle
before putting the tables outside
Antes de plus an infinitive names an action that happens before another one.
It helps place actions in a clear order.
Deber + infinitive
debe respetar
must respect
Deber plus an infinitive expresses an obligation or rule.
Useful for explaining requirements.
Si + present tense
Si una silla sale del límite, Laura la coloca dentro
if a chair crosses the boundary, Laura puts it back inside
The present tense in both clauses describes a real or habitual condition and its result.
Useful for rules and repeated situations.
Cuando + present tense
Cuando termina el horario autorizado
when the authorised time ends
Cuando plus the present tense introduces a habitual time situation here.
Useful for schedules and regular actions.
Para + infinitive
para almacenar los elementos básicos de la terraza
in order to store the basic terrace elements
Para plus an infinitive expresses purpose.
Useful for explaining the purpose of things and actions.
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