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.
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
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
Clip 24: Canción - ¡Ñam ñam! (Song - Yum, yum!)
Uncle Manu sings about all the foods he loves.
Clip duration: 02:08
Teacher's Notes and transcript/translation
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Further information and guidance on using the content.
Supporting images
Food. image
Meats, fruit, vegetables and seafood in Spanish
Paella. image
Ingredients for making paella in Spanish
Themes, vocabulary and grammar
Key vocabulary 1
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)
Key vocabulary 2
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!)
Themes and vocabulary
Opinions
Prices
Sequencing
Conjunctions
Grammar and pronunciation
Opinions, including 'me gustaría' ('I would like to')
Onomatopoeia - '¡puaj!' ('yuck!') and ¡'ñam ñam!' ('yum, yum!')
Spanish words with Arabic origins - eg 'alcalde' ('mayor') and 'almirante' ('admiral')
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