Page 100 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - 15-minute Spanish

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Warm up (1minute)
At home
Say the months of the
year in Spanish. (pp.28–9) Many city-dwellers live in apartment blocks
Ask “Is there a parking (edificios), but in rural areas the houses tend to
lot?” and “Are there be single-family (chalet). If you want to know how
restrooms?” (pp.48–9 big it is, you will need to ask in square meters. If
and pp.62–3) you want to know how many bedrooms there are,
ask ¿Cuántos dormitorios hay?.

Match and repeat (5 minutes)

Match the numbered items to the list and test
yourself using the cover flap.
❶ la chimenea chimney ❶❶ ❷ window roof ❸❸
❷
lah cheemenaynayahnayahnay
❷ la ventana
lah bentanah
shutters ❺❺
❸ el tejado
el tehadoh
❹ la terraza
lah terratha
❺ la persiana
lah perseeanah
➏ el muro
el mooroh
➐ la puerta
lah pwerpwertah
❽ el garaje
el garahay

door ➐➐

wall ❻❻

Cultural tip You almost never see a Spanish home without
shutters at every window. These are closed at night and often
during the heat of the day in summer. Curtains, where they exist
at all, tend to be more for decoration. Carpets are not popular in
Spanish homes; ceramic tiles or parquet floors with rugs are a
more common flooring solution.