The Ebro, from Fontibre to the Sea: Spanish A1
On a bridge in Zaragoza, Nuria wants to know where the Ebro comes from and where it goes before she crosses to her brother.
El Ebro: de Fontibre al Mediterráneo
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What you'll learn
present tense, the verb querer, and words for a river's course
Nuria stops on a bridge in Zaragoza. She wants to know the Ebro before she crosses to her brother. The river's official source is Fontibre, in Cantabria. Tributaries come from the Pyrenees and the Iberian System. The Ebro reaches a Mediterranean delta with lagoons, beaches, rice fields and flamingos.
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nace oficialmente en Fontibre
newofficially begins in Fontibre
Used to name an officially recognized starting point.
Useful when describing the origin of a river.
pasa por Zaragoza
newpasses through Zaragoza
Pasar por means to go through a place.
Useful for describing a route.
desemboca en el Mediterráneo
newflows into the Mediterranean
Desembocar en describes where a river reaches a sea or another river.
Useful geographical vocabulary.
forma un delta
newforms a delta
The phrase describes the landform created at a river mouth.
Useful for talking about rivers and coasts.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
el nacimiento
el nacimiento
the source
Here nacimiento means the place where a river begins.
Key word for describing a river.
los puentes
los puentes
the bridges
A bridge lets a road or path cross over water.
Useful city and travel vocabulary.
varios afluentes
varios afluentes
the tributaries
An afluente is a river that flows into another river.
Useful for understanding river systems.
las dos orillas
las dos orillas
the riverbanks
The orillas are the two sides of a river.
Useful for describing places near water.
arrozales
arrozales
the rice fields
Arrozales are fields where rice is grown.
Useful landscape and food vocabulary.
aves acuáticas
aves acuáticas
waterbirds
These are birds associated with water habitats.
Useful nature vocabulary.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
El río recibe agua
El río recibe agua
The river receives water
Recibe is the third-person singular present form of recibir.
Useful for describing what a river does.
Los arrozales necesitan agua
Los arrozales necesitan agua
The rice fields need water
Necesitan is plural because Los arrozales is plural.
Useful for subject-verb agreement.
En el delta hay
En el delta hay
In the delta there are
Hay does not change between singular and plural objects.
Useful for saying what exists in a place.
¿Qué lugar del Ebro quieres conocer?
¿Qué lugar del Ebro quieres conocer?
Which place on the Ebro do you want to visit?
Qué asks for a choice or identification and carries an accent in a question.
Useful for asking about preferences.
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