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Playing sports and music in Spanish

An English schoolgirl, Ashleigh, talks to her Spanish friends, Alejandro, Javier and Sara via a tablet. Alejandro is “aburrido” (bored) and she tries to help them find something that they would all like to do. The Spanish children speak only Spanish so Ashleigh repeats and explains key vocabulary. They try el fútbol (football) but Alejandro “juega mal” (plays badly) and hates it (odio). He also hates el baloncesto (basketball) and despite shouts of ¡venga! he doesn’t want to play. Nor does he want to go swimming. When asked ¿Qué te gusta hacer? Alejandro wants to “tocar la guitarra” (play the guitar) as he thinks he plays well but the others disagree. Finally they find that they all enjoy “el teatro” (acting) – “me encanta el teatro” says Alejandro.

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