Listening practice - Foundation tier
When talking about sporting activities in the past, present and future, it's a good idea to listen out for key phrases that will help to identify the timeframe. Here are some useful examples:
| ayer | yesterday |
| hoy | today |
| mañana | tomorrow |
| ahora | now |
| el año que viene/el próximo año | next year |
| la semana que viene/la próxima semana | next week |
| en el pasado | in the past |
| cuando era joven | when I was younger |
| en el futuro | in the future |
| hace un mes/dos meses | a month/two months ago |
| hoy en día | nowadays |
| actualmente/en estos momentos | currently |
| cuando sea más mayor | when I am older |
| cuando termine mis estudios | when I finish my studies |
| dentro de un mes/año | in a month/year |
| ayer |
| yesterday |
| hoy |
| today |
| mañana |
| tomorrow |
| ahora |
| now |
| el año que viene/el próximo año |
| next year |
| la semana que viene/la próxima semana |
| next week |
| en el pasado |
| in the past |
| cuando era joven |
| when I was younger |
| en el futuro |
| in the future |
| hace un mes/dos meses |
| a month/two months ago |
| hoy en día |
| nowadays |
| actualmente/en estos momentos |
| currently |
| cuando sea más mayor |
| when I am older |
| cuando termine mis estudios |
| when I finish my studies |
| dentro de un mes/año |
| in a month/year |
Listen to Ramón and Elena talking about sport.
Listen to what they say and complete the grid in English indicating what sport they used to do, what sport they do now and what sport they are planning to do in the future.
Question
| Sport played in the past | Sport currently played | Sport to play in the future | |
| Ramón | |||
| Elena |
| Ramón |
| Elena |
| Sport played in the past | Sport currently played | Sport to play in the future | |
| Ramón | Football | Jogging | Athletics |
| Elena | Skiing | Swimming | Waterpolo |
| Ramón | |
| Sport played in the past | Football |
| Sport currently played | Jogging |
| Sport to play in the future | Athletics |
| Elena | |
| Sport played in the past | Skiing |
| Sport currently played | Swimming |
| Sport to play in the future | Waterpolo |
Transcript:
Ramón: Pues, tengo que admitir que en el pasado no era una persona muy activa. Cuando era joven, solamente jugaba al fútbol en el parque con mis amigos y nada más. Ahora entiendo que el ejercicio es muy importante así que cada tarde practico el footing. En el futuro me gustaría practicar el atletismo a nivel profesional.
Elena: En el pasado solía ir cada invierno a la montaña para esquiar, pero ahora creo que es un deporte aburrido. En estos momentos me interesa más la natación y voy a la piscina dos veces por semana. Quiero aprender a nadar bien porque, cuando termine mis estudios, quiero unirme al equipo de waterpolo.
Translation:
Ramón: Well, I have to admit that, in the past, I wasn't a very active person. When I was younger, I only used to play football in the park with my friends and nothing else. Now I understand that exercise is very important, so every afternoon I go jogging. In the future I would like to do athletics at professional level.
Elena: In the past I used to go every winter to the mountains to ski, but now I think it is a boring sport. Currently, I am more interested in swimming and I go to the pool twice per week. I want to learn to swim really well because, when I finish my studies, I want to join the waterpolo team.
