Retirement plans
Planes de jubilación
- Planning your retirement.
- The verb "Estar" + Gerundio to talk about the future
- adverbial subordinate clauses of: place, manner, cause, purpose
Explore retirement dreams in Spain while mastering the verb structure "estar + gerundio" for talking about future plans, plus adverbial clauses of place, manner, cause, and purpose.
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B1.31.1 Cultura
El paraíso de la jubilación: extranjeros en la costa española
The retirement paradise: foreigners on the Spanish coast
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Exercise 1: El verbo "Estar"+ Gerundio para hablar del futuro
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
Grammar: The verb "Estar" + Gerundio to talk about the future
Show translation Show answersestaréis preparando, estaréis aprendiendo, estarás ganando, estaremos estudiando, estará completando, estaré pagando, estaremos haciendo, estarán trabajando
Exercise 2: Oracones subordinadas adverbiales de: lugar, modo, causa, finalidad
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
Grammar: Adverbial subordinate clauses of: place, manner, cause, purpose
Show translation Show answersdonde, ya que, al lugar en que, como, a fin de que, de la forma en que
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Retirement Plans: Living the Dream on the Spanish Coast
This lesson explores the charming lifestyle of foreigners who choose the Spanish coast as their retirement paradise. You will deepen your understanding of expressing future actions and relationships in Spanish through specific grammar structures and vocabulary.
Key Grammar Focus
- The verb Estar + Gerund: This structure is used to talk about ongoing or future actions, for example, "Estoy planeando" (I am planning), making it essential to describe future retirement plans and activities.
- Adverbial Subordinate Clauses: Learn how to use clauses of place, manner, cause, and purpose to provide more detailed information about circumstances and reasons, such as "donde" (where), "como" (how), "porque" (because), and "para que" (so that).
Vocabulary Highlights
- Jubilación: retirement – a key noun related to the topic.
- Paraíso: paradise – often used to describe ideal living locations.
- Costa española: Spanish coast – the geographical setting for retirement.
- Action verbs in gerund form like planeando (planning), disfrutando (enjoying), useful for discussing ongoing or future activities.
Context and Usage
This lesson integrates practical language for discussing retirement plans, emphasizing natural expressions to talk about where and how things happen, cause-effect relationships, and objectives. You will get comfortable constructing complex sentences to describe scenarios precisely and fluently.
Differences Between English and Spanish
English often uses simple future tense or "going to" constructions, while Spanish frequently employs the verb estar + gerund to describe ongoing or near-future actions. For example, English "I am planning to move" corresponds to Spanish "Estoy planeando mudarme." Also, adverbial subordinate clauses are more explicitly marked in Spanish with conjunctions like para que (so that), which often require the subjunctive mood—something less common in English.
Useful phrases to remember include:
- Estoy jubilándome – I am retiring
- Donde vivo – Where I live
- Porque me gusta – Because I like it
- Para que disfrutes – So that you enjoy
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