Day at the Prado Museum - Spanish A1
Story about students visiting the Prado Museum. A1 level text.
Un día en el Museo del Prado
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Story about a school trip to the Prado Museum in Madrid. The A1 text describes impressions of paintings by Velázquez and Goya.
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What you'll learn
museum, field trip, art, paintings, Velázquez
Story about a school trip to the Prado Museum in Madrid. The A1 text describes impressions of paintings by Velázquez and Goya.
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Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.
Phrases for training
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vale la pena visitar
newworth visiting
"Vale la pena" means "worth doing". Used with infinitive.
Useful for recommending places worth seeing.
mis pies estaban cansados
newmy feet were tired
"Estar + participle" shows state after an action. Tired after walking.
Expresses physical state after an activity.
había mucha gente
newthere were many people
"Había" is imperfect of "haber". Describes what existed in the past.
Key phrase for describing what existed in a place.
el rey parecía muy serio y elegante
newthe king looked very serious and elegant
"Parecía" from "parecer". Describes impression of appearance.
For describing how someone looks.
es un lugar enorme
newit is a huge place
"Enorme" is an adjective for size. Used after "es/era".
For describing size of places and buildings.
hay tantas obras que no vi
newthere are so many works i did not see
"Hay tantas...que no" means "so many...that not".
Expresses quantity and unfinished actions.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
museum
el museo
museum
"El museo" is a place that stores artworks. Prado is Madrids main museum.
Essential vocabulary for art and culture topics.
painting
el cuadro
painting
"El cuadro" is a painted canvas, a work by an artist.
Key word for describing paintings.
portrait
el retrato
portrait
"El retrato" is a likeness of a person painted by an artist.
For describing images of people in painting.
artwork
la obra
artwork
"La obra" is a work or piece of art. "Obra de arte" means artwork.
General term for works in a museum.
tourist
el turista
tourist
"El turista" is a person visiting places for pleasure.
Useful for describing museum visitors.
room, hall
la sala
room hall
"La sala" is a room or hall in a museum.
For describing parts of a museum.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Preterite of «ir» (fui)
fui
preterite of ir
"Fui" means I went. "Ir" in preterite. Also "llegamos" = we arrived.
Important irregular verbs in past tense.
Imperfect of «haber» — there was/were
había
imperfect of haber there waswere
"Había" means there was/there were. Used to describe existence in past.
Main way to say "there was" in past.
Liking in past (Me gustó)
Me gustó
liking in past me gustó
"Gustar" in past. "Me gustó" = I liked it. Pronoun before verb.
Express what you liked in past.
Modal «querer» + infinitive
querer + infinitivo
modal querer + infinitive
"Quiero volver" = I want to return. "Querer" + infinitive shows future intention.
Express wishes or plans.
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