The Camera Does Record the Jaguar - A1 Spanish
An A1 reading about checking camera traps for jaguars in Iberá National Park.
La cámara sí registra al yaguareté
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A1 Grammar in this text
Check yourself: Statements and negation: sí, no, también, and tampoco
A few quick questions on the rule this text uses.
Question 1 of 3
A street survey asks Andrés: "¿Es usted de Kyiv?" He is from Járkiv. Choose his correct reply.
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What you'll learn
Sí and no for checking facts, with también and tampoco for related actions.
Lucía and Mateo review images and record only what the camera shows.
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.
No llueve
newIt does not rain
Basic present negative with article el.
Essential for daily weather description.
Me levanto sin prisa
newI get up without hurry
Reflexive verb in present: me levanto. Sin prisa = without hurry.
For describing morning routines.
No necesitamos paraguas
newWe do not need umbrellas
Necesitar + plural noun. We need / we do not need.
For talking about things you do not need.
La profesora no está enfadada
newThe teacher is not angry
Estar + adjective: estar enfadada = to be angry. Subject: la profesora.
For describing emotional states.
No es perfecto, pero no es difícil
newIt is not perfect, but it is not difficult
Structure: no es... pero no es... Shows contrast with pero.
For expressing balanced judgments.
Pienso en el martes
newI think about Tuesday
Pensar + en = to think about. Shows anticipation for next day.
For talking about plans and expectations.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Monday
lunes
Monday
Day of the week: lunes, martes, miércoles...
Basic vocabulary for telling about days.
umbrella
paraguas
umbrella
Paraguas = umbrella. Llevar = to carry/wear.
Useful weather vocabulary.
recess
recreo
recess
Recreo = school recess break. Also: descanso, pausa.
For talking about school life.
tutoring session
tutoría
tutoring session
Tutoría = extra class with a teacher. Also: clase extra.
For education and school topics.
leash
correa
leash
Correa = dog leash. Perder la correa = to lose the leash.
For pets and walking topics.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Negation: no + verb
No llueve
It does not rain
Basic Spanish negation: no + verb in present tense. Examples: no llueve, no corro.
The main grammar pattern of the article.
Reflexive verbs: me levanto
Me levanto
I get up
Reflexive pronoun me + verb. Levanto from levantar (to lift/get up).
For describing morning procedures.
Contrast conjunction pero
No es perfecto, pero no es difícil
But it is not difficult
Pero = but. Used to express contrast.
For expressing contrast in sentences.
Third person negation
Una compañera no lleva paraguas
A colleague does not carry an umbrella
No lleva = she/he does not carry. Third person singular.
For describing other people actions.
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