Diego wants the summit of Teide (A1)
A1 Spanish reading. In Tenerife, Diego wants to stand on Teide, the highest mountain in Spain. The cable car stops near the top, not on the summit.
Diego quiere ver la cima
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What you'll learn
Present tense and querer, to say what Diego wants on the mountain.
Diego and his uncle Andrés ride the cable car up Teide, a volcano in Tenerife and the highest mountain in Spain. Diego wants to stand on the summit. The cable car stops close, and the peak is still above them. He takes a photo and wants to walk the last part another day.
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.
Me gusta pasear por la montaña
newI like walking in the mountains
Use me gusta + infinitive to say what activity you like.
Useful for talking about weekend activities.
El aire es fresco y limpio
newthe air is fresh and clean
Es describes what the air is like in this place.
A simple phrase for describing nature.
Antes de salir
newbefore leaving
Antes de + infinitive places an action before another action.
Useful for ordering steps in a story.
A mitad de camino
newhalfway along the path
A mitad de camino marks the middle point of a route.
Useful when describing where something happens.
Tengo cuidado con las piedras sueltas
newI am careful with the loose stones
Tener cuidado con means to be careful with something.
Useful for warnings and safe movement.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Backpack
mochila
backpack
Mochila is what you prepare and carry for a walk.
Useful for travel and outdoor plans.
Trail
sendero
trail / path
Sendero is the path you follow in nature.
Useful for hikes and directions outdoors.
Viewpoint
mirador
viewpoint
Mirador is a place where you stop to see the view.
Useful when talking about trips and landscapes.
Summit
cima
summit / top
Cima is the top of the mountain, the goal of the climb.
Useful for mountain and route descriptions.
Valley
valle
valley
Valle is the low land you can see from above.
Useful for describing views from high places.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Me gusta + infinitive
Me gusta pasear
I like to walk
Me gusta pasear uses gustar with an infinitive action.
A key A1 pattern for likes and hobbies.
Ser for description
El aire es fresco
the air is fresh
Es gives a basic description of the air.
Helps you describe places with simple adjectives.
Hay for existence
Hay rocas grandes
there are big rocks
Hay means there is or there are; it does not change for plural.
Useful for saying what you see on a route.
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