BEFORE YOU WATCH
You will hear the words below in the video. Practice pronouncing each word.
| TOP NOUNS 1-10 |
(Translations 1-10) |
TOP NOUNS 11-20 |
(Translations 11-20) |
| la ciudad |
(city) |
sus difuntos |
(their deceased) |
| la muerte |
(death) |
las cosas |
(things) |
| la ofrenda |
(the offering) |
muchas calaveras |
(a lot of skulls) |
| la costumbre |
(the custom) |
un paso |
(one step) |
| mi abuelita |
(my grandma) |
lo que es la tradición |
(the tradition) |
| el arte |
(art) |
nuestro país |
(our country) |
| el panteón |
(the cemetary) |
calaveras |
(skulls) |
| el pan |
(bread) |
la una fotografía |
(a photograph) |
| tamales |
(tamales) |
la película |
(the movie) |
| las personas |
(people) |
|
|
VOCABULARY CHECK
Choose the correct translation for each word below.
- city
- death
- the offering
- the custom
- my grandma
- art
- this year
- bread
- tamales
- people
- their deceased
- things
- a lot of skulls
- one step
- the tradition
WATCH AND LISTEN
Watch the video. Listen for the words you practiced above.
WHILE YOU WATCH
Listen again. You will hear the adjectives below in the video. Pause the video when you hear each adjective. Practice pronouncing the word.
| TOP ADJECTIVES 1-8 |
(Translations 1-8) |
TOP ADJECTIVES 9-15 |
(Translations 9-15) |
| bueno |
(good) |
diferente |
(different) |
| importante |
(important) |
muerto |
(dead) |
| presente |
(this document) |
rico |
(delicious) |
| ofrenda |
(offering) |
bonito |
(nice) |
| queridos |
(loved ones) |
santa |
(holy) |
| significado |
(the meaning) |
bienvenidos |
(welcome) |
| tradicionales |
(traditional) |
hermosa |
(hermosa) |
| mexicana |
(Mexican) |
|
|
USEFUL PHRASES
Complete the phrases using the words below.
- bonita
- indígenas
- mexicana
- moderno
- picado
- primera
- primero
- queridos
VERB CONJUGATION
The verb used most frequently in this video is HACER (to do/to make). Read the conjugation in the preterite.
| Subject Pronoun |
Conjugation |
Translation |
| yo |
hice |
I did / made |
| tú |
hiciste |
you did / made |
| él/ella/Ud. |
hizo |
he, she, it did / made |
| nosotros |
hicimos |
we did / made |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. |
hicieron |
they did / made |
GRAMMAR PRACTICE
The past simple, or preterite, is used frequently in this video. Conjugate each verb below.
RECOGNIZING VERBS IN DIFFERENT FORMS
The verbs below appear in the form they were used in the video. Write the infinitive form in the blank.
SPEAKING PRACTICE
Answer the questions.
- De qué se trata el video?
- Qué hiciste este día de muerte?
VOCABULARY RECAP
Review the words from the video. How many can you use in a sentence?
| Nouns |
Adjectives |
Verbs |
Adverbs |
| muertos |
bueno |
hacer |
no |
| muerte |
importante |
tener |
más |
| día |
presente |
ver |
muy |
| ciudad |
ofrenda |
poner |
ya |
| años |
queridos |
dar |
aquí |
| cosas |
significado |
llevar |
entonces |
| pan |
tradicionales |
gustar |
así |
| arte |
mexicana |
creer |
también |
| personas |
diferente |
venir |
tan |
| panteón |
muerto |
recordar |
bien |
Video Information
General Details
- Easy Languages
- CEFR Level of Vocabulary: B1
- CEFR Level of Grammar: A1
Frequent verb forms:
- 105 present simple affirmative
- 26 past simple affirmative
- 14 imperfect affirmative
- 11 present simple negative
- 8 present subjunctive affirmative
- 5 simple affirmative
- 3 imperfect negative
- 3 present negative infinitive
