Sofía takes Charlie and Quique to the Reina Sofía Museum where they meet Blanca, a museum guide, who tells them about some of Spain's most famous artists. Sofía tells a story about a bear which is lost in the museum and Uncle Manu sings about the joy of painting. Key vocabulary includes giving directions and key grammar includes adjectival agreement and word order.
Clip 17: En camino al museo (On the way to the museum)
Quique, Charlie and Sofía are on their way to the Museo Reina Sofía, Spain's national museum of 20th century art. They meet Blanca, a museum guide who tells them about some of Spain's greatest artists.
Clip duration: 04:37
Clip 18: Cuento - Perdido en el museo (Story - Lost in the museum)
Twins Miriam and Félix visit a museum with their grandfather, but just as they are about to leave they realise that someone important has been left behind and they have to retrace their steps.
Duration: 04:16
Clip 19: Volviendo a casa (Returning home)
Quique, Sofía and Charlie return home on foot. On on the way Charlie learns how to give directions in Spanish and that there's more than one way to say 'he'/'she'/'it is' - 'es' and 'está' - depending on the context.
Clip duration: 03:42
Clip 20: Canción - Píntame un retrato (Song - Paint me a picture)
A song in praise of using your imagination to paint a picture, like the great Spanish artists Picasso, Goya, Velézquez and Dalí.
Clip duration: 02:33
Teacher's Notes and transcript/translation
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Supporting images
Pablo Picasso. image
Spanish artist Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973)
Salvador Dali. image
Spanish surrealism artist Salvador Dali (1904 - 1989)
Themes, vocabulary and grammar
Key vocabulary 1
Direcciónes (Directions)
a la izquierda (on the left, to the left)
a la derecha (on the right, to the right)
todo recto (straight on)
cruza (cross)
sigue (continue)
la calle (street, road)
Key vocabulary 2
En la ciudad (In town)
la casa (house)
la estación (station)
el hospital (hospital)
el piso (flat)
la plaza (square)
en metro (by metro)
Themes and vocabulary
Opinions
Directions
Colours
Grammar and pronunciation
Adjectival agreement and word order
Imperfect tense in set phrases (era, había and tenía) to say what things used to be like
Spanish artists - in particular Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973) and Salvador Dali (1904 - 1989) - and the Reina Sofia
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