Flash Cards

Flash Cards
These pages go with the flashcards audio file for Inspired Beginners Podcasts 16 to 20.
Instructions on how to access the audio file are included in the ‘Read Me’ file found in your
worksheet pack. Please listen to the audio file for instructions on how to use the audio
flashcards.
16. Feliz Navidad
Se + verbo
“Se” + verb
Se celebra la Navidad con la familia
Christmas is celebrated with the family
Se celebra con una cena en familia
It is celebrated with a family dinner
Se dan regalos el día 6 de enero
People give each other presents / Presents are
given on January 6th
Festividades de Navidad
Christmas festivities in Spain
Nochebuena (f)
Christmas Eve
Navidad (f)
Christmas
Noche Vieja (f)
New Year’s Eve
Año Nuevo (m)
New Year’s Day
El día de Reyes (6 de enero)
Three Kings day (January 6th)
Real Spanish
Real Spanish
Si no te portas bien, te van a traer carbón los
If you don’t behave well, the three kings will bring
Reyes
you coal
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17. Épocas felices
Pretérito Imperfecto
Pretérito Imperfecto
Pasábamos mucho tiempo juntos
We used to spend a lot of time together
Tenía una casa en un árbol
I used to have a tree house
Íbamos a todas partes en bici
We would go everywhere by bicycle
Comprábamos muchas chuches
We used to buy lots of sweets
Escalábamos las rocas
We used to climb rocks
Real Spanish
Real Spanish
Cuando uno es niño
When one is a child
No pasa nada
It doesn’t matter, forget about it
Juan es un pasota
Juan doesn’t care about anything
Madrid por la noche es una pasada
Madrid at night is incredible
18. Nada de nada
Negativos
Negatives
No tengo nada
I haven’t got anything
Nada de nada
Absolutely nothing
Nunca haces la compra
You never do the shopping
No he visto a nadie hoy
I haven’t seen anybody today
No tengo ninguno
I haven’t got any
No voy a ningún sitio
I’m not going anywhere
Vocabulario
Vocabulary
Te toca a ti
It is your turn
Papel higiénico
Toilet paper / Loo paper
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Real Spanish
Real Spanish
Tiene mucha cara
He is very cheeky / He has a lot of nerve
Tener la cara dura / Ser un cara dura
To have a lot of nerve
19. Sydney
Contando una historia
Telling a story
Estaba tan cansado que me dormí
I was so tired that I fell asleep
Pretérito Indefinido
Pretérito Indefinido
Dimos un paseo en avión
We went on a trip in a plane
Vimos una cacatúa
We saw a Cockatoo
Fuimos a la ópera
We went to the opera
Pretérito Imperfecto
Excuses
Hacía mucho frío
It was very cold
Los árboles estaban llenos de pájaros
The trees were full of birds
Vocabulario
Vocabulary
Jet Lag
Jet Lag
Overbooking
Overbooking
Real Spanish
Real Spanish
Has dado en el clavo
You hit the nail on the head
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20. El Kindle
Vocabulario
Vocabulary
Libro digital
E-book
Libro de bolsillo
Paperback book
Libro de tapas duras
Hardback book
Formato digital
In digital format/Digitized
Blanco y negro
Black and white
Navegar por Internet
Browse the internet
Piratear
To pirate/copy illegally
Spam (pronounced espam)
Spam
Real Spanish
Real Spanish
Facebook no tiene tirón
Facebook hasn’t caught on
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