A family chooses animals at the Oceanogràfic
Read an A1 Spanish story about a fictional family's favourite animals in real Oceanogràfic areas.
A la familia Mora le gustan animales distintos del Oceanogràfic
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A fictional family visits the Oceanogràfic de València and compares penguins, belugas, sharks, giant tortoises and flamingos in areas shown on the aquarium map.
A Leo le gustan los pingüinos. En el mapa, los pingüinos están en la zona del Antártico. A Leo también le gusta esa zona.
A su madre le gustan las belugas. Las belugas están en la zona del Ártico. A ella le gusta el Ártico.
A su padre le gustan los tiburones. El mapa pone los tiburones en la zona de Océanos. A él le gusta el túnel de esa zona.
A Marta le gustan las tortugas gigantes. Están en Islas Oceánicas. También le gustan los leones marinos de Islas Continentales.
A la abuela le gustan los flamencos. A ella también le gusta el Lago Vivo. La abuela y Marta caminan juntas por el acuario.
Al final, Leo dice: "Nos gustan animales diferentes". Pero a todos les gusta la visita.
¿Te gusta algún animal del Oceanogràfic? ¿Te gustan más los pingüinos o los tiburones? ¿Con quién te gusta visitar un acuario?
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What you'll learn
Le gusta, le gustan, nos gustan and te gusta with singular and plural animal subjects.
A fictional family visits the Oceanogràfic de València and compares penguins, belugas, sharks, giant tortoises and flamingos in areas shown on the aquarium map.
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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.
A cada persona
newfor each person
A cada persona introduces each individual in a group.
Use it when people have different preferences or roles.
un animal diferente
newa different animal
Un animal diferente means an animal that is not the same as another one.
Use it to contrast preferences.
en la zona del Ártico
newin the Arctic area
En la zona del Ártico locates something inside an area of the aquarium.
Use it to say where something is.
juntas por el acuario
newtogether through the aquarium
Juntas agrees with two female people and says they walk together.
Use it to describe two female people doing something together.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Aquarium
acuario
aquarium
Acuario is a place with tanks where aquatic animals are kept and shown.
It is useful for places and visits.
Penguins
pingüinos
penguins
Pingüinos is the plural of pingüino.
Use it to name these birds in Spanish.
Belugas
belugas
belugas
Belugas is the plural name for beluga whales.
Use it to identify animals in the Arctic area.
Sharks
tiburones
sharks
Tiburones is the plural of tiburón.
Use it to name sharks in Spanish.
Giant tortoises
tortugas gigantes
giant tortoises
Tortugas gigantes names very large land turtles.
Use it for animals in the Oceanic Islands area.
Flamingos
flamencos
flamingos
Flamencos is the plural of flamenco when it names the bird.
Use it to identify flamingos in Spanish.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Le gustan with a plural subject
A Leo le gustan los pingüinos.
Leo likes penguins.
Gustan agrees with the plural subject los pingüinos, and le refers to Leo.
Use le gustan to say that one person likes plural things.
A plus person and le
A su madre le gustan las belugas.
His mother likes the belugas.
A su madre identifies the person who feels the preference, and le refers to her.
Use this pattern to make clear who likes something.
Le gusta with a singular subject
A él le gusta el túnel de esa zona.
He likes the tunnel in that area.
Gusta agrees with the singular subject el túnel, and le refers to él.
Use le gusta to say that one person likes one singular thing.
Nos gustan
Nos gustan animales diferentes
We like different animals.
Nos marks the people who feel the preference, and gustan agrees with animales.
Use nos gustan to say that a group including you likes plural things.
Question with te gusta
¿Te gusta algún animal del Oceanogràfic?
Do you like any animal at the Oceanogràfic?
Te refers to the person asked, and gusta agrees with the singular animal.
Use ¿Te gusta...? to ask another person about a preference.
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