Football at School: Spanish story (A1)
Nico wants one goal at recess in Granada. He arrives late, so he stands between two backpacks and stops a shot instead. A1 reading.
Fútbol en la escuela
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What you'll learn
Present tense, querer plus an infinitive, and school-yard words: recreo, portería, mochila, portero.
At Nico's school in Granada, recess football uses backpacks as goalposts. He wants to score before the bell, but he is late and the teams are full. He goes in goal between two backpacks and stops one low shot. He does not score. Clear present-tense Spanish for A1.
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.
después de las clases
newafter classes
Después de las clases means after school lessons end.
Time phrase from the opening paragraph about daily play.
campo de fútbol
newsoccer field
Campo de fútbol is the place where students play soccer.
Key location in the article where students run to play.
trabajar juntos
newwork together
Trabajar juntos means to cooperate as a team.
Coach's main message about team play.
ejercicios de calentamiento
newwarm-up exercises
Ejercicios de calentamiento are stretches and runs before practice.
Describes the first step of every training session.
deporte de equipo
newteam sport
Deporte de equipo is a sport where everyone must cooperate.
Explains why one player alone cannot win.
partido muy emocionante
newvery exciting match
Partido muy emocionante describes a thrilling game with strong emotions.
Describes the match against class B.
hacer nuestro mejor esfuerzo
newdo our best
Hacer nuestro mejor esfuerzo means to try as hard as possible.
Motivational phrase before the school championship.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Coach
entrenador
coach
Entrenador is the person who trains the team; here it is the PE teacher.
Central figure who organizes training.
Goal
portería
goal
Portería is the goal where players try to score.
Describes the field equipment with two large goals.
Grass
césped
grass
Césped is the grass covering the field; césped verde means green grass.
Describes the soccer field surface.
Draw
empate
draw
Empate is a tie when both teams score the same number of goals.
Result of the match against class B: one to one.
Championship
campeonato
championship
Campeonato escolar is a tournament between school teams.
Upcoming event the team is preparing for.
Sneakers
zapatillas
comfortable sneakers
Zapatillas cómodas are comfortable shoes for running on the field.
Minimal gear for playing mentioned in the text.
Forward
delantero
forward
Delantero is the player who attacks and tries to score goals.
One team position alongside portero and defensas.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Present: corren
corren al campo de fútbol
run to the field
Corren is the present tense of correr; los estudiantes is the plural subject.
Daily action of students after classes.
Reflexive: ayudarnos
ayudarnos mutuamente
help each other
Ayudarnos is a reflexive infinitive: nos shows the action among the group.
Pattern for nos sentamos and nos levantamos in the text.
Daily routine
Todos los días, después de las clases
every day after classes
Todos los días + present tense describes a repeated habit.
Combines time marker and action from the opening paragraph.
Preterite: corrió
María corrió rápido
María ran fast
Corrió is the preterite (past simple) form of correr.
Describes the key moment leading to the goal.
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