A Visit to the Ateneo de Madrid | Spanish B1
Read a B1 Spanish text about the history, building, library and portrait gallery of the Ateneo de Madrid.
Una visita al Ateneo de Madrid
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. 1823 . .
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1836 . . .
. . 1884.
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What you'll learn
Spanish vocabulary for cultural institutions, debate, historic buildings and past events.
The text follows the Ateneo de Madrid from its 1820 origin to its current home, library and Gallery of Portraits.
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.
con una larga historia
newwith a long history
Con una larga historia describes something that has existed through a long period.
Useful for describing institutions and places.
libertad de pensamiento
newfreedom of thought
Libertad de pensamiento is the freedom to form one's own ideas and beliefs.
Useful in texts about culture and public debate.
tuvo que cerrar
newhad to close
Tuvo que cerrar expresses a necessary action in the past.
Useful for explaining what circumstances forced.
a lo largo del tiempo
newover time
A lo largo del tiempo describes a gradual change across a period.
Useful for discussing historical development.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
headquarters
sede
headquarters
Sede is the main place where an institution is based.
Useful for organisations and institutions.
members
miembros
members
Miembros are people who belong to a group or institution.
Useful for describing organisations.
statutes
estatutos
statutes
Estatutos are the formal rules of an organisation.
Useful in institutional and legal contexts.
printing
imprenta
printing
Imprenta here refers to spreading ideas through printed texts.
Useful in historical texts about communication.
discussion gatherings
tertulias
discussion gatherings
Tertulias are regular gatherings where people meet to discuss a topic.
A key word in Spanish cultural history.
portraits
retratos
portraits
Retratos are artistic images of particular people.
Useful for museums, galleries and art.
hall
Salón
hall
Salón here means a large room used for meetings or events.
Useful for describing public buildings.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
A reduced passive description
fundado en 1820
founded in 1820
Fundado agrees with the masculine noun el Ateneo and describes a completed founding.
Useful for adding a historical fact about a noun.
Al plus infinitive
Al regresar a España
On returning to Spain
Al plus an infinitive places one action at the time of another.
Useful for linking events in a narrative.
Passive se in the past
se fundó el Ateneo Científico y Literario
the Scientific and Literary Athenaeum was founded
Se fundó reports the founding without naming an individual agent.
Useful for historical events when the agent is not central.
Convertirse en
se convirtió en una parte central
became a central part
Convertirse en expresses a change into a new state or role.
Useful for describing development over time.
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