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6.2: Vocabulario- Las vacaciones

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    Primero, ¡Escuchemos! (First, let´s listen!)

    Click to hear the audio with the English and Spanish. I recommend you listen while reading the list of words below. At some point, you may want to just listen to test yourself.

     

    Click to hear the audio without the English. Each word is repeated twice. Listen once and then repeat with me.

     

    Vocabulario: Modos de transporte
    el avión airplane
    el barco boat
    el crucero cruise ship
    el tren  
    el carro / el automóvil / el coche  
    la motocicleta (la moto)  
    la bicicleta (la bici)  
    el caballo  
    a pie by foot
    Práctica

    ver-taal transporte 1

    ¡Escuchemos!

    Listen to at least minut 3:49

    Listen for a few minutes. You may not be able to understand everything, but listen for the words dealing with transportation and see if you can get the main ideal of how these people see public transportation.

    Actividad comunicativa - modos de transporte

    A: ¿Cómo prefieres viajar? ¿Por qué?

    B: Yo prefiero viajar por tren en Europa porque es barato y conveniente.

    Vocabulario: Haciendo planes (Making plans)
    comprar boletos to buy tickets
    comprar entradas to buy tickets (for entrance to an event)
    hacer reservas to make reservations
    agencia de viajes travel agencies
    agente agents
    hacer las maletas to pack the suitcases
    comprar en Internet to buy online
    Vocabulario: el aeropuerto (the airport)
    hacer cola to stand in line
    facturarse to check in
    facturar las maletas to check in your bags
    el pasaporte passport
    pasar por la seguridad to go through security
    ir a la puerta de embarque to go to the gate
    esperar to wait
    pasar por las aduanas to go through customs
    embarcar to board
    despegar to take off
    aterrizar to land
    llegar / arribar to arrive
    El alojamiento: Lodging
    el hotel  
    el hostal  
    la posada / el albergue lodge
    tienda de campaña / carpa tent
    casa de familia o amigos  
    Actividad comunicativa - El alojamiento

    ¿Dónde prefieres alojarte cuando vas de vacaciones?

    ¿Qué comodidades buscas?

    Vocabulario: Lugares (Places)
    • En la ciudad...

    In the city...

    • En la naturaleza...

    In nature...

    el museo  

    la playa

    la arena

    nadar

    the beach

    the sand

    el restaurante   el / la mar the sea / the ocean
    el cine   el océano  

    el teatro

    la obra de teatro

    play

    el río

    pescar

    to fish

    las tiendas

    ir de compras

    stores

    las montañas

    the mountains

    divertirse

    • divertirse is a reflexive verb
    • We will learn more about what that means in the next chapter. For now, note that it is used with ¨me¨ in the yo form. ¨(Yo) me divierto mucho en Madrid.¨
    to have fun

    el bosque

    cazar

    the forest

        el lago the lake
    Actividad comunitativa

    ¿Te gusta ir de vacaciones a las ciudades grandes? ¿Por qué sí o por qué no? ¿Tienes una ciudad favorita? ¿Qué lugares te gusta visitar en las ciudades?

    ¿Prefieres ir de vacaciones a la naturaleza? ¿Por qué sí o por qué no? ¿Qué lugares prefieres? ¿Qué haces allí (there)?


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