My Favorite Athlete, Lionel Messi: Spanish story (A1)
Tomás in Rosario rewatches the 2022 World Cup final. At 3-3 he wants to stop. He stays. Argentina beats France 4-2 on penalties, and Messi lifts the cup. A1 reading.
Mi deportista favorito: Lionel Messi
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What you'll learn
Present tense, querer plus an infinitive, and match words: final, marcador, penaltis, copa.
Tomás lives in Rosario, where Lionel Messi was born, and rewatches the 2022 World Cup final with his mother. Argentina plays France. Messi scores two goals in the match. The score reaches 3-3, and Tomás wants to turn it off before the penalties. He stays. Argentina wins the shootout 4-2 and Messi lifts the cup. Clear present-tense Spanish for A1.
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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.
nació en Rosario
newwas born in Rosario
Nació is the past form used to state a birthplace.
Useful in short biographies.
llegó al FC Barcelona
newarrived at FC Barcelona
Llegar a names the destination of a journey or move.
Useful for describing a career path.
ganó 4 a 2 por penaltis
newwon 4 to 2 on penalties
Por penaltis explains how the tied final was decided.
Useful for football results.
levantó la Copa Mundial
newlifted the World Cup trophy
Levantar una copa means to raise the trophy after winning.
Useful in sports reports.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
deportista
deportista
athlete
A deportista is a person who practises a sport.
Core vocabulary for talking about sport.
delantero
delantero
forward
A delantero is an attacking football player.
Useful for football positions.
la selección argentina
la selección argentina
the Argentina national team
Selección means a national team in this context.
Useful for international sport.
la final
la final
the final
The final is the match that decides the champion.
Useful for competitions.
penaltis
penaltis
penalties
Penaltis are kicks used here to decide a tied match.
Useful football vocabulary.
el torneo
el torneo
the tournament
A torneo is a competition with several matches.
Useful for sporting events.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Es argentino
Es argentino
He is Argentine
Ser is used here with nationality.
Useful for stating origin.
nació en Rosario
Es argentino y nació en Rosario el 24 de junio de 1987.
He is Argentine and was born in Rosario on 24 June 1987.
Nació is the third-person singular preterite of nacer.
Useful in biographies.
Messi marcó dos goles
Messi marcó dos goles
Messi scored two goals
Marcó is a completed action in the preterite.
Useful for match reports.
¿Qué deportista admiras?
¿Qué deportista admiras?
Which athlete do you admire?
Qué introduces a direct information question.
Useful for asking about preferences.
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