An apple and more than five senses (A1)
Ana bites a cold red apple, hears the crunch, tastes sweet and sour, and uses her balance to cross the kitchen.
Una manzana y más de cinco sentidos
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What you'll learn
Present tense and the senses: vista, oído, olfato, gusto, tacto and equilibrio, plus dulce, ácido and umami.
Ana is hungry and picks up a cold red apple with smooth skin. She sees it, smells it, hears the crunch and tastes something sweet and sour. Taste cells respond to at least five qualities, including umami, which is in some cheeses, not in this apple. Aroma, cold and texture also shape the flavor. When she stands up quickly she tilts, then steadies: balance uses part of the inner ear, the eyes and the muscles. She sits and finishes the apple.
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.
en la mano
newin her hand
The phrase locates an object in a person's hand.
Useful for describing how someone holds an object.
forma parte de
newis part of
The expression indicates that something belongs within a larger experience or group.
Useful for connecting one element to a whole.
da un mordisco
newtakes a bite
This expression describes biting off a piece of food.
Useful when talking about eating fruit or other solid food.
no depende solo de
newdoes not depend only on
The expression says that several factors are involved.
Useful for correcting an explanation that is too simple.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
la piel lisa
la piel lisa
the smooth skin
Piel is the outer surface and lisa means smooth.
Useful for describing the texture of fruit.
aroma
aroma
aroma
Here aroma is the smell of a food.
Useful for explaining how smell contributes to eating.
crujido
crujido
crunch
It is the short sound made by something crisp when it breaks.
Useful for describing sounds while eating.
textura
textura
texture
It describes how the surface or body of something feels.
Useful for describing food through touch.
ácido
ácido
sour
For taste, ácido describes foods such as lemon.
Useful for naming a basic taste quality.
equilibrio
equilibrio
balance
It is the ability to keep the body stable and know its position.
Useful for talking about movement and body position.
las células del gusto
Las células del gusto
taste cells
These sensory cells respond to basic taste qualities.
Useful for understanding a simple scientific explanation of taste.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
quiere observar
quiere observar
wants to observe
Quiere is the third-person singular present of querer followed by an infinitive.
Useful for expressing what someone wants to do.
puede sentir
puede sentir
can feel
Puede is the third-person singular present of poder followed by an infinitive.
Useful for describing an ability or possibility.
ayuda a mantener
ayuda a mantener
helps to maintain
Ayudar a is followed by an infinitive.
Useful for explaining what something helps to do.
¿Qué sentidos usas
¿Qué sentidos usas
Which senses do you use
The question uses qué plus a plural noun and a verb in the tú form.
Useful for asking another person about their experience.
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