6: ¡Masterchef!
Masterchef!
Charlie and Quique go to the market with Sofía to buy ingredients for a paella. Teresa tells a story about Sergio - an easily-distracted boy who goes shopping for his father - and Uncle Manu sings about his favourite foods. Key vocabulary focuses on food and shopping and using the construction me gustaría ('I like') as well as information about the Arabic origins of some Spanish words.
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Teacher's Notes
Guidance and follow-up activities (13MB pdf)
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Transcript / translation
Dual transcript / translation for Clips 21 - 24 (pdf) including links to the online audio clips
Clip 21: El mercado
The market
Teresa is coming for lunch so Quique, Charlie and Sofía go to the market to buy food for lunch. They visit the fruit stall, the vegetable stall, the butcher's, the fish stall and the baker's. Charlie sees an artichoke for the first time!
Clip duration: 04 49
Clip 22: Cuento - ¡Ay no, Sergio!
Story: Oh no, Sergio!
Sergio's grandparents are coming for dinner and Dad asks him to go to the shop. Sergio is a willing but easily-distracted boy and gets Dad's list mixed up. They have apple cake for dinner!
Clip duration: 04 14
Themes, Vocab and Grammar
| Themes and vocabulary | Grammar and pronunciation |
|---|---|
| opinions | opinions, including me gustaría (I would like to) |
| prices | onomatopoeia - ¡puaj! (yuck!) and ¡ñam ñam! (yum, yum!) |
| sequencing | Spanish words with Arabic origins - eg alcalde (mayor) and almirante (admiral) |
| conjunctions | - |
Clip 23: En la cocina
In the kitchen
Quique, Charlie and Sofía are preparing lunch. They talk about the foods they like and Charlie learns to use the phrases me gusta/me gustan/prefiero. Sofía talks about Spanish words that come from Arabic.
Clip duration: 03 35
Key vocabulary 1
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| azúcar (m) | sugar |
| barra de pan (f) | loaf of bread |
| café (m) | coffee |
| huevo (m) | egg |
| sal (m) | salt |
| ternera (f) | veal |
| tocino (m) | bacon |
Clip 24: Canción - ¡Ñam ñam!
Song: Yum, yum!
Uncle Manu sings about all the foods he loves.
Clip duration: 02 08
Key vocabulary 2
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| finalmente | finally |
| luego | then |
| no me gusta(n) nada | I don’t like it at all |
| prefiero | I prefer |
| primero | first (of all) |
| rico | tasty |
| ¡puaj! | yuck! |
