Quique needs new clothes to wear so Sofía takes him and Charlie to Madrid's most famous shopping street, the Gran Via. Sofía tells a story about packing for a camping trip and we hear a song about having nothing to wear! The key vocabulary includes items of clothing and key grammar points include the use of definite and indefinite articles.
Clip 25: La Gran Via (The Gran Via)
Quique needs new clothes so Sofía takes him and Charlie to a department store on the Gran Via, the main shopping street in Madrid. He tries on trousers, shirts and trainers in various colours.
Clip duration: 03:47
Clip 26: Cuento - ¡Hecemos las maletas! (Story - Let's get packing!)
Naiara is packing for a school camping trip. She makes a list and begins to prepare her bag, but her little brother is keen to 'help'. When Naiara opens her bag at camp she finds a book about dinosaurs and odd socks!
Clip duration: 04:17
Clip 27: El Rastro (El Rastro)
Quique, Charlie and Sofía go to Madrid's famous flea market, El Rastro. Sofía tells Charlie that all nouns are either masculine or feminine in Spanish and that consequently there are four ways to say 'the' - 'el', 'la', 'los', 'las'.
Clip duration: 04:11
Clip 28: Canción - ¡Ay! ¿Qué me pongo? (Song - Oh dear! What shall I wear?)
Somebody is looking in their wardrobe for something to wear.
Clip duration: 02:17
Teacher's Notes and transcript/translation
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Supporting images
Clothing. image
Items of clothing in Spanish
El Rastro flea market. image
The 'El Rastro' flea market in Madrid
Themes, vocabulary and grammar
Key vocabulary 2
combina bien con… (it goes well with…)
cómodo (comfortable)
me quedan cortos (they are too short for me)
talla (f) (size)
gran almacén (department store)
mercardo (m) (market)
supermercado (m) (supermarket)
Themes and vocabulary
Clothes
Toiletries
'llevo' ('I wear')
'¿me queda bien?' ('Does it suit me?')
Grammar and pronunciation
Masculine / feminine nouns with clothing
Singular / plural with clothing items
Definite / indefinite articles
Adjectival agreement with plural nouns
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