(Sustainable) transport
transporte sostenible
- Discuss your daily transportation.
- Discuss various types of transportation.
- Uses of "Poco", "Mucho", "Bastante", "Nada", "Nadie"
Learn about sustainable transport in Spain, including relevant vocabulary like "poco," "mucho," and "bastante." Practice conversations about daily transport use and understand preterite tense verb forms to describe past activities. This lesson helps build practical language skills on an A2 level with useful, natural dialogues and explanations.
Listening & reading materials
Practice vocabulary in context with real materials.
A2.26.2 Cultura
Los carriles bici y las vías peatonales en España
The bike lanes and pedestrian areas in Spain
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These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Exercise 1: Translate and use in a sentence
Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.
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El ciclista
The cyclist
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El carril bici
The cycle lane
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Preferido
Preferred
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Montar
To ride
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El coche eléctrico
The electric car
Ejercicio 2: Conversation exercise
Instrucción:
- How did you come to work? (How did you come to work?)
- Does your city have many cycle lanes? (Does your city have many cycle lanes?)
- Did you often use the public transportation? (Did you often use the public transportation?)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
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Uso la bici para ir al trabajo, pero para ir de compras uso el coche. I use the bike to go to work, but to go shopping I use a car. |
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Voy en coche a todas partes porque el transporte público tarda demasiado. I go by car everywhere because the public transport takes too long. |
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Cojo la bicicleta porque hay muchos carriles bici en mi ciudad. I take the bike because there are many cycle lanes in my city. |
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Siempre tomo el metro. Es la manera más rápida para mí. I always take the metro. It is the fastest way for me. |
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Creo que los coches eléctricos son muy buenos porque son sostenibles. I think electric cars are very good because there are sustainable. |
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No tengo un coche eléctrico porque son muy caros. I don't have an electric car because they are very expensive. |
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Exercise 3: Dialogue Cards
Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.
Exercise 4: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Choose the correct solution
1. Ayer ____ esperando el autobús durante mucho tiempo, pero no llegó.
(Yesterday ____ waiting for the bus for a long time, but it didn't arrive.)2. El conductor del tren ____ con cuidado por la carretera montañosa.
(The train driver ____ carefully on the mountainous road.)3. Después de la reunión, ____ al coche eléctrico para volver a casa.
(After the meeting, ____ into the electric car to return home.)4. Cuando ____ en la estación, elegí coger el tren porque era más rápido.
(When ____ at the station, I chose to take the train because it was faster.)Exercise 5: A sustainable trip to work
Instruction:
Verb Tables
Estar - Estar
Pretérito indefinido
- yo estuve
- tú estuviste
- él/ella/usted estuvo
- nosotros/nosotras estuvimos
- vosotros/vosotras estuvisteis
- ellos/ellas/ustedes estuvieron
Conducir - Conducir
Pretérito indefinido
- yo conduje
- tú condujiste
- él/ella/usted condujo
- nosotros/nosotras condujimos
- vosotros/vosotras condujisteis
- ellos/ellas/ustedes condujeron
Subir - Subir
Pretérito indefinido
- yo subí
- tú subiste
- él/ella/usted subió
- nosotros/nosotras subimos
- vosotros/vosotras subisteis
- ellos/ellas/ustedes subieron
Exercise 6: Usos de "Poco", "Mucho", "Bastante", "Nada", "Nadie"
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
Grammar: Uses of "Poco", "Mucho", "Bastante", "Nada", "Nadie"
Show translation Show answerspoco, bastante, tanto, Nadie, otro
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A2.26.3 Gramática
Usos de "Poco", "Mucho", "Bastante", "Nada", "Nadie"
Uses of "Poco", "Mucho", "Bastante", "Nada", "Nadie"
Verb conjugation tables for this lesson Share Copied!
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Pretérito indefinido
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| (yo) estuve | I was |
| (tú) estuviste | you were |
| (él/ella) estuvo | he/she was |
| (nosotros/nosotras) estuvimos | we were |
| (vosotros/vosotras) estuvisteis | you were |
| (ellos/ellas) estuvieron | they were |
Conducir to drive Share Copied!
Pretérito indefinido
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| (yo) conduje | I drove |
| (tú) condujiste | You drove |
| (él/ella) condujo | he/she drove |
| (nosotros/nosotras) condujimos | we drove |
| (vosotros/vosotras) condujisteis | You drove |
| (ellos/ellas) condujeron | they drove |
Subir to climb Share Copied!
Pretérito indefinido
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| (yo) subí | I climbed |
| (tú) subiste | You climbed |
| (él/ella) subió | he/she climbed |
| (nosotros/nosotras) subimos | we climbed |
| (vosotros/vosotras) subisteis | You climbed |
| (ellos/ellas) subieron | they climbed |
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Introduction to Sustainable Transport
This lesson focuses on sustainable transport and its importance in everyday Spanish life. You will learn what sustainable transport means, with examples such as bike lanes and pedestrian paths found in Spain. The lesson also includes practical use of quantity expressions: poco, mucho, bastante, nada, and nadie.
Key Topics Covered
- Definition and examples of sustainable transport.
- Public transport usage conversations to practice quantity phrases.
- Realistic dialogues about daily transport habits.
- Verb conjugations in the preterite tense to describe past transport experiences.
Language Skills Development
The lesson emphasizes useful conversation practice around everyday topics such as using the bus, bike, or walking. You will get to practice asking and answering questions about transport frequency, e.g., "¿Usas mucho el autobús?" (Do you use the bus a lot?).
Verb conjugations focus on preterite forms of important verbs like estar, conducir, and subir, which help describe past actions related to transport experiences.
Practical Examples
- "No uso nada el autobús, voy caminando todos los días."
- "Uso poco el coche porque hay mucho tráfico."
- Dialogue phrases for discussing sustainable modes of transport.
Differences Between English and Spanish Transport Expressions
Spanish often uses quantity expressions before nouns or verbs to indicate frequency or amount, such as poco (little), mucho (a lot), and bastante (quite a bit). For example, "Uso poco el autobús" translates as "I use the bus little" but means "I don’t use the bus very much." In English, frequency adverbs usually come before verbs, whereas Spanish places them after or before the verb depending on emphasis.
One useful phrase is "Hay bastante conciencia sobre reducir el uso del coche." which literally means "There is quite a bit of awareness about reducing car use." This shows how Spanish talks about general awareness or attitudes using quantity expressions combined with nouns.
This lesson will help you describe your transport habits naturally and discuss sustainability while improving your command of everyday vocabulary and past tense verbs.
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