Unit 5: Comer

Te gusta el cine?

Use gustar and simple commands in free-time and food contexts.

A110 min

Say what you like and understand basic affirmative instructions.

Warm-up

Key words

to like

gustar

movie theater

cine

open

abre

cut

corta

Input

Lavar la ropa

Persona 1: Voy a lavar la ropa. Hay detergente? Persona 2: Si hay, abajo en la cocina. Persona 1: D?nde? En que parte? Persona 2: No se. Buscalo!

  • What instruction appears in the dialogue?
  • What things could you say you like?
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Focus

Gustar and simple instructions

This lesson combines personal taste with beginner command language that appears in cooking and classroom settings.

  • Use me gusta with one thing or an infinitive.
  • Use me gustan with plural nouns.
  • Simple affirmative commands are common in recipes and class language.
Me gusta el cine.Me gustan los tacos.Abre la puerta.

Practice

Micro-exercises

Exercise 1

Choose the correct sentence.

Exercise 2

Choose the affirmative command.

Exercise 3

Choose the best answer for this te gusta el cine? situation.

Exercise 4

Complete: Me ___ las peliculas. Choose the best option.

Exercise 5

Choose the Spanish for "to like".

Exercise 6

Complete: Me ___ las peliculas.

Exercise 7

Translate to Spanish: to like.

Exercise 8

Translate to Spanish: movie theater.

Exercise 9

Translate to Spanish: open.

Exercise 10

Translate to Spanish: cut.

Exercise 11

Put the sentence in the correct order.

lapuertaAbre

Exercise 12

Put the sentence in the correct order.

elcineMegusta

Exercise 13

Put the sentence in the correct order.

tacosMegustanlos

Exercise 14

Put the sentence in the correct order.

lapuertaAbre

Exercise 15

Put the sentence in the correct order.

gustaSime

Exercise 16

Choose the most natural reply for this te gusta el cine? exchange.

Exercise 17

Choose the most natural reply for this te gusta el cine? exchange.

Exercise 18

Choose the most natural reply for this te gusta el cine? exchange.

Exercise 19

Choose the most natural reply for this te gusta el cine? exchange.

Exercise 20

Choose the most natural reply for this te gusta el cine? exchange.

Use it

Tutor handoff

Copy and paste this prompt into Virtual Tutor to continue the lesson in guided conversation form.

Act as a patient A1 tutor. Ask me about the things I like in food and free time, then give me a few simple commands to understand and repeat.