Casa Batlló modernista

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Level A1 Reading focus

What you'll learn

Present tense, the verb querer, and house words: fachada, balcón, patio, tejado, azulejo.

Rosa goes to Casa Batlló on Paseo de Gracia in Barcelona because she wants to see the roof. Gaudí remodeled an older house for Josep Batlló. On the street people call it the house of bones: the balconies look like masks and the blue tiles look like scales. Casa Amatller is next door. Inside there is a courtyard lit by a skylight. On the terrace the roof looks like a dragon's back and a tower carries a cross. The house is a World Heritage site.

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un ejemplo perfecto del modernismo catalán

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un ejemplo perfecto del modernismo catalán

Shows Spanish adjective order: noun + adjective modernismo catalán.

Useful for describing architectural styles.

La fachada parece una escultura orgánica

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La fachada parece una escultura orgánica

The verb parecer + noun means «to seem» or «to look like».

Useful for describing building exteriors.

No tiene líneas rectas

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No tiene líneas rectas

Verb tener in negation: no tiene = «does not have».

Useful for describing characteristics of buildings and objects.

Parecen escamas de dragón

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Parecen escamas de dragón

Verb parecer in plural — parecen = «seem», «look like».

Shows how to compare things in Spanish.

Es como una fantasía hecha realidad

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Es como una fantasía hecha realidad

Structure es como + noun = «it is like» or «seems like».

Useful for expressing impressions and comparisons.

Es un símbolo de Barcelona

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Es un símbolo de Barcelona

Phrase for expressing symbolic importance.

Useful for describing important places and landmarks.

Key words

Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.

modernism

modernismo

Architectural style that developed in Catalonia in the late 19th and early 20th century.

Key word for understanding Catalan culture and architecture.

façade

fachada

The exterior wall of a building facing the street.

Important word for describing building architecture.

tiles

azulejos

Colored ceramic tiles, traditional in Spanish architecture.

Related to Spanish culture and architecture.

skylight

claraboya

A window in the ceiling for natural light.

Useful for describing building interiors.

heritage

patrimonio

Cultural heritage — places and buildings that belong to everyone.

Related to UNESCO and world culture.

architect

arquitecto

The person who designs buildings.

Basic vocabulary for architecture and professions.

Grammar in context

Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.

Using estar for location

Está en la calle principal

The verb estar is used for location (where something is).

Important to distinguish ser and estar in Spanish.

Ser vs Estar for descriptions

Es un ejemplo perfecto / Está en Barcelona

Ser — for characteristics and identity (es un ejemplo, es un símbolo). Estar — for location (está en Barcelona).

Critical distinction to learn at beginner level.

Adjective agreement

calle principal / fachada orgánica

In Spanish, adjectives usually follow nouns and agree in gender and number: calle principal (f.), fachada orgánica (f.).

Basic rule of Spanish grammar.

Structure parecer + noun

La fachada parece una escultura orgánica

Verb parecer meaning «to seem, to look like» + noun without a preposition.

Useful for comparisons and describing appearance.

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