One More Turn on the Slide (Spanish A1)
A child wants one more ride on the yellow and blue slide before a tree shadow touches it. A smaller child goes first, then they walk home.
Jugar en el parque
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What you'll learn
Present tense in a playground scene: tobogán, escalera, sombra, and one short line with tú.
Mom says they leave when the tree shadow touches the yellow and blue slide. A small child freezes on the first step. The narrator waits, the child slides, then the narrator slides once as the shadow reaches the yellow tip, and they walk home without looking at the swing.
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Me gusta ir al parque
newI like to go to the park
Vamos a pie con mi mamá
newWe go on foot with my mom
Hay un columpio grande
newThere is a big swing in the park
Me gusta columpiarme muy alto
newI like to swing very high
Jugamos juntos
newWe play together
Estoy un poco cansado pero muy feliz
newI am a bit tired but very happy
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
el parque
park
el columpio
swing
el tobogán
slide
la pelota
ball
el césped
lawn
el camino
path
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Hay + un/una + sustantivo (Hay un parque)
Existence construction "there is/are" (Hay un parque = There is a park)
Me gusta + infinitivo (Me gusta jugar)
To like + infinitive (Me gusta jugar = I like to play)
Estar + adjetivo (Estoy cansado)
To be + state (Estoy cansado = I am tired)
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