A Cold Morning on Mount Teide | Spanish A1
Laura wants to see snow on Mount Teide in Tenerife. She goes up only if the path is open and takes home a photo of the white peak.
Una mañana fría en el Teide
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What you'll learn
Present tense, the verb querer, winter clothes and describing a place
Laura lives on the coast of Tenerife and wants to see snow on Mount Teide. She checks the official park information, walks an open path, sees dark rock and snow, and drives back with a photo of Spain's highest peak.
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.
antes de salir
newbefore leaving
Antes de plus an infinitive places one action before another.
Useful for describing preparation.
por seguridad
newfor safety
Por seguridad gives the reason for a precaution.
Useful when explaining a safety measure.
las zonas altas
newthe high areas
Zonas altas means parts of the land at a high altitude.
Useful for mountain descriptions.
cuando hace frío
newwhen it is cold
Hace frío is the usual Spanish expression for cold weather.
Useful for talking about weather and clothing.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Volcano
volcán
volcano
A volcano is an opening or mountain formed by volcanic activity.
A key word for understanding Teide.
Peak
pico
peak
Pico is the highest point of a mountain.
Useful for describing mountain height.
Lava
lava
lava
Lava is molten rock that reaches the surface.
Useful in texts about volcanoes.
Ice
hielo
ice
Hielo is water in a solid state.
Useful for winter weather.
Coat
abrigo
coat
Abrigo is an outer garment worn for warmth.
Useful for describing winter clothing.
Gloves
guantes
gloves
Guantes cover and protect the hands.
Useful for naming cold-weather clothing.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Location with está
El Teide está en Tenerife
Mount Teide is in Tenerife
Está locates Mount Teide on the island of Tenerife.
Useful for saying where a place is.
Identity with es
Es un volcán
It is a volcano
Es identifies what Mount Teide is.
Useful for defining a person, place or thing.
Tiene with a singular subject
Tiene volcanes, lava y rocas de muchos colores
It has volcanoes, lava and rocks of many colours
Tiene agrees with the singular subject el parque.
Useful for describing what a place contains.
Puede plus infinitive
puede haber nieve y hielo
there may be snow and ice
Puede is followed by the infinitive haber to express a possibility.
Useful for cautious weather statements.
Lleva for clothing
Laura lleva un abrigo
Laura is wearing a coat
Here lleva says what clothing Laura has on.
Useful for describing what someone wears.
Question with llevas
¿Qué ropa llevas cuando hace frío?
What clothes do you wear when it is cold?
Llevas is the tú form of llevar and addresses the reader.
Useful for asking another person about clothing.
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