Three Stones on the Table | Spanish A1
Elena wants to take to class the stone that holds a trace of life. On the table she compares granite, limestone and marble.
Tres piedras sobre la mesa
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What you'll learn
Present tense, describing objects, and words such as roca, capa and fósil
Elena asks for three stones and wants the one that holds a trace of life. Her father shows her granite, limestone and marble. She takes the limestone because it has a small shell-shaped mark.
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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.
Las rocas están por todas partes
newRocks are everywhere.
Estar is used to describe location of things.
Useful for describing where things are located.
se convierten en roca sólida
newMagma becomes solid rock.
The se construction shows a passive transformation.
Useful for describing transformation processes.
se forman en capas
newSedimentary rocks form in layers.
Se + verb shows the process of formation.
Useful for remembering this vocabulary.
con el tiempo
newOver time they become hard like rock.
Con el tiempo means "over time".
Useful for describing slow processes.
El calor y la presión transforman
newHeat and pressure transform ancient rocks.
Heat and pressure are factors of metamorphosis.
Useful for learning the metamorphosis process.
nos enseñan cómo era la vida
newFossils teach us what life was like long ago.
Enseñar means "to teach, to show".
Useful for describing what fossils reveal.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Roca — rock
roca
Roca is the general word for solid earth material.
Roca is used as the general term for rock.
Essential word for learning geology.
Piedra — stone
piedra
Piedra is a smaller or everyday word for stone.
Piedra is used more for smaller pieces.
Complements the word roca.
Magma
magma
Magma is melted rock under the ground.
Magma is essential for understanding igneous rocks.
Key word for learning geology.
Mineral
mineral
Minerals are the components that make up rocks.
Each mineral has its own special color.
Expands geology vocabulary.
Fossil
fósil
Fossils are remains of ancient animals and plants.
Fossils tell us about past life on Earth.
Interesting word linked to archaeology.
Sand
arena
Sand is very small pieces of rock.
Sand forms beaches and deserts.
Complements sedimentary rock vocabulary.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Estar for location
Las rocas están por todas partes
Las rocas están por todas partes.
Estar is used for physical location.
Important to distinguish ser (identity) from estar (location).
Passive se construction
se convierte en roca sólida
se convierte en roca sólida
Se + verb shows automatic change of state.
Useful for describing natural processes.
Reflexive verbs with se
se aprietan y se pegan
se aprietan y se pegan
Verbs aprietar and pegar use se for reciprocal action.
se aprietan = press together, se pegan = stick together.
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