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Today we're working on "Colours and Shapes". Read the text, analyse the argument, and try the tasks and quiz at the end.

Level: Pre-A1

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Colours and Shapes

Basic colour and shape words with simple patterns.

coloursshapesbasic descriptors

Core Vocabulary

Key academic vocabulary for this topic.

EnglishSpanishPOSExample
redrojoadjective
blueazuladjective
greenverdeadjective
circlecírculonoun
squarecuadronoun

Useful Phrases

High-value academic phrases for argument analysis.

This is red

🇪🇸 Esto es rojo

It is a circle

🇪🇸 Es un círculo

I see a blue square

🇪🇸 Veo un cuadro azul

Conversation Starters

Discussion questions to activate critical thinking.

What colour is this?

🇪🇸 ¿De qué color es esto?

Do you like this shape?

🇪🇸 ¿Te gusta esta forma?

Pattern Practice

It is ___

🇪🇸 Es ___

This is a ___

🇪🇸 Esto es un/una ___

I see a ___ ___

🇪🇸 Veo un/una ___ ___

Mini Dialogue

A: What colour is it?

B: It is red.

A: And the shape?

B: It is a circle.

A: Nice!

How do you say “verde” in English?

Answer: green

Translate: “Es un círculo.”

Answer: It is a circle.

What does “square” mean?

Answer: cuadro

Only mark this lesson as done if you can understand the key vocabulary, analyse the argument, and explain the main ideas without looking at the screen.

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          "A": "Nice!"
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