Lesson 5 - Escuela (School)
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This page: Review classroom vocabulary, question words and the verb estar with a Spanish dialogue describing the location of things.

¿Dónde están?

Dialogue Lesson

Key Vocabulary

The following is a list of key vocabulary that you will need to know to understand the lesson. Click on the word to hear the pronunciation.

• ► con = with
• ► porque = because
• ► todo (toda/todos/todas) = all, everything

Listening

► Listen to the dialogue

True/False
Listen to the dialogue, and select True or False for each statement.

1. Paco es un estudiante.
    True      False          

2. El libro está en la escuela.
    True      False          

3. El cuaderno y lápiz están en la casa.
    True      False          

4. La mochila está en la escuela.
    True      False          

Dialogue

Now read the dialogue.

► Listen to the dialogue

• MAESTRA - Paco, ¿dónde está tu libro?
• PACO - Está en la casa.
• MAESTRA - ¿Y por qué está en la casa? Necesitas tu libro en la escuela. ¿Y dónde están tu cuaderno y lápiz?
• PACO - También están en la casa.
• MAESTRA - Paco, ¿por qué está todo en la casa?
• PACO - Porque mi mochila está en la casa con todas mis cosas.
• MAESTRA - Ay, Paco.

 

Dictation

Dictations are great for practicing listening and spelling in Spanish. Click on "Listen" to hear the dictation of a sentence. The sentence will be read once quickly and then repeated slowly with pauses to write the words. Write the sentence in the textbox. Click on "Check" to check your answer. Don't forget to use correct capitalization, accents and punctuation, or the computer will mark it as incorrect.

1. ► Listen
   
 

2. ► Listen
   
 

3. ► Listen
   
 

4. ► Listen
   
 

5. ► Listen
   
 

 

Writing

Describe where things are.

• Examples:
• El libro está en el escritorio.
• Los pupitres están en el salón de clase
• El lápiz está en la mochila.
• El maestro está en la escuela.

If you want to type a special character (like an accented letter) in the comments section, you could do one of the following . . .

• Select and copy the character that you need → á é í ó ú ü ñ ¿ ¡ Á É Í Ó Ú Ü Ñ « »
• Use special codes on your computer if you have numeric keypad (instructions HERE).
• Type your sentences into the text box below and use the special character buttons provided. Then select and copy your text and paste it into the comments section.

  Don't forget to paste your text into the comments section below!

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Lesson 5 - Escuela (School)
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