8: 隆Hala Madrid!
Come on, Madrid!
Uncle Manu takes Charlie and Quique to the Madrid derby: Real Madrid vs Atlético Madrid. Manu tells a fantastical story about the rivalry between the two clubs' stadiums and also sings about his love of football. Key vocabulary focuses on different sports and the key grammar includes comparative adjectives and superlatives.
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Guidance and follow-up activities (13MB pdf)
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Dual transcript / translation for Clips 29 - 32 (pdf) including links to the online audio clips
Clip 29: El f煤tbol
Football
Uncle Manu takes Quique and Charlie to the Madrid Derby at Atlético Madrid’s Wanda Metropolitano Stadium. They talk about their favourite sports. Manu and Quique tell Charlie how to say the best and the worst.
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Clip duration: 04 56
Supporting images
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The names of some popular sports in Spanish
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Atl茅tico Madrid鈥檚 Metropolitano Stadium
Clip 30: Cuento - El derbi madrile帽o
Story - The Madrid derby
On the mornng of the Madrid derby, the two teams' stadiums wake up early and argue about which of them is the best: Madrid's Santiago Bernabéu or Atleti's new stadium, Wanda Metropolitano.
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Clip duration: 04 19
Themes, Vocab and Grammar
| Themes and vocabulary | Grammar and pronunciation |
|---|---|
| sports | comparative and superlative |
| 隆qu茅 va! (no way!) | porque (why) |
| 隆no me digas! (don't tell me!) | interjections |
| - | Spanish football - rivalry between Real Madrid and Atl茅tico Madrid |
Clip 31: Despu茅s del partido
After the match
Back at home, Sofía asks Quique and Charlie how they enjoyed the match. She then explains to Charlie how to use comparative adjectives and superlatives to compare things in Spanish.
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Clip duration: 03 36
Key vocabulary 1
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| estadio (m) | stadium |
| futbolista (m/f) | footballer |
| ganar | to win |
| gol (m) | goal |
| jugador (m) | player |
| partido (m) | match |
| portero (m) | goalkeeper |
Clip 32: Canci贸n - A m铆 me gusta el f煤tbol
Song - I like football
Uncle Manu sings about how much he loves football.
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Clip duration: 02 29
Key vocabulary 2
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| aburrido | boring |
| antiguo | old (previous) |
| el m谩s / el menos | the most / the least |
| gracioso | funny |
| 箩贸惫别苍 | young |
| mejor | better |
| 辫别辩耻别帽辞 | small |