This week we learnt some vocabulary on
pastimes on pages 6 and 7:
Pasatiempos – leisure time
En mi tiempo libre me gusta… – in my free
time I like…
Aprender – to learn
Jugar al golf – to play golf
Dormir – To sleep
Cantar – To sing
Comer – to eat
Bailar – to dance
Leer – to read
Nadar – to swim
Pasear en el campo – To take strolls
Escuchar música – To listen to the music
Ver la tele – To watch TV
Ir de compras – to go shopping
ir al cine - to go to the cinema
Other pastimes:
tocar un instrumento - to play an
instrument
hacer crucigramas - to do crosswords
viajar - to travel
quedar con los amigos - to meet with
friends
tomar un café - to have a coffee
pintar y dibujar - to paint and to draw
hornear - to bake
cocinar - to cook
In pairs, we talked about your pastimes.
Some examples:
¿Te gusta bailar? - Do you like dancing?
Sí, me gusta mucho bailar - Yes, I like
dancing a lot
¿Te gusta aprender español? - Do you like
learning Spanish?
Me encanta aprender español - I love
learning Spanish
¿Te gusta leer? - Do you like reading?
No, no me gusta mucho leer - I don’t like
reading much
We translated the sentences on page 8:
1.A María le gusta pasear – María likes
going for walks.
2.A Peter le gusta cantar – Peter likes
singing
3.A Sheila le gusta nadar – Sheila likes
swimming
4.A Donal le gusta bailar – Donal likes
dancing
5.A Juan no le gusta ver la tele – Juan
doesn’t like watching TV
6.A mi hermana le gusta leer - My sister
likes reading.
And to wrap up our lesson, we did the
listening exercise on pages 8 and 9:.
A Rosa le gusta…- Rosa likes…
La música – The music
Leer – to read
Las novelas españolas – The Spanish
novels
El ciclismo - Cycling
A Rosa le gusta estar con su familia –
She likes being with her family
A Rosa le gusta salir al parque con sus
hijas – She likes going to the park with her friends
A rosa le gustan los restaurantes – She
likes restaurants
También le gusta el teatro – She likes
going to the theatre too.
