Objectives for this topic

Describing how areas have changed over time
Using some key expressions in the imperfect tense
Revising Spanish so far

Introduction

In this module, you will learn to compare your neighbourhood now with how it used to be, using the imperfect tense.

Working through your coursebook

Please work through the following sections in your coursebook, completing all listed exercises:

Page 106 Exercise 1 – Read the phrases a-g and decide whether each sentence refers to now (ahora) or a hundred years ago (hace cien años). Read the Gramática box before you do this, as it may help you.
Read Patrones y Reglas: hace is a very easy and simple way to say how long ago something happened. Can you come up with four examples of your own in addition to those provided?
Page 106 Exercise 2: Listen to Audio Track 27 and complete the sentences with the correct words.

LISTEN - Audio Track 27

Page 107 Exercise 3: Read about Sevilla and choose the correct answer for each question (a,b,c).
Page 107 Exercise 4: Can you describe Seville now (ahora) and how it was 10 years ago (hace diez años)? Practise saying the sentences out loud.
Read the Estrategia on page 107 about how to effectively check and revise your work!

Review

Read the text in Exercise 5 on page 107 and translate it into Spanish. Don't forget to use the tips you read in the Estrategia box to help you!

Interactive Kerboodle Activities

Log onto Kerboodle and complete the interactive activities for this module:

COMPLETE - Common expressions in the imperfect tense

COMPLETE - Mi barrio con nostalgia

Support activity for this topic

Watch this helpful video and learn the difference between hay/había/hubo:

WATCH: How to use haber (YouTube)

Extension activity for this topic

Make four sentences about your neighbourhood/village/town using these verbs:

tiene (it has)
tenía (it used to have)
hay (there is)
había (there used to be)

Check your answers

If you would like to check your answers to this topic, you can do so by consulting the Claro 1 module answers for Topics 1.6 and 1.8.

CHECK - Topic 1.6

CHECK - Topic 1.8

Grammar Alert

Read the Gramática box on page 106, as it teaches you some key expressions in the imperfect tense. Make sure you learn them. Can you write four sentences of your own using the imperfect tense?

Vocabulary

Go to page 117 in your coursebook and learn section 5.6 Mi barrio con nostalgia (Memories of my area).