Learning Materials for 'Paddling'

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1. Conversation
Man: ¿Disfrutas el paseo en kayak?
Woman: Sí, mucho. Sería perfecto si tuviéramos un poco más de sol.
Man: Para cuando terminemos, habrá salido el sol, verás.
Woman: Espero que se nos broncee la piel entonces.
Man: Espero que hayamos cogido un buen tono al final del día.
Woman: Ese es el resultado que me gustaría alcanzar.
Man: Nos aseguramos de aplicar protector solar para evitar quemaduras.
Woman: Sí, es importante cuidarnos la piel.
Man: Sí, no queremos que se nos irrite después de tanto sol.
Woman: Exacto, mejor prevenir que lamentar.
Man: ¿Te gustaría remar hacia aquella isla pequeña para explorar un poco?
Woman: Sí, parece una buena idea. Se dice que las vistas desde allí son impresionantes.
Man: Si hubiésemos sabido eso antes, habríamos traído una cámara.
Woman: Bueno, recordaremos esto como lo que nos perdimos, pero aún así disfrutemos.
Man: Claro, lo importante es disfrutar el momento, que es lo que realmente cuenta.
Woman: Exactamente, hay que apreciar estas experiencias con quienes las compartimos.
Man: Totalmente, me alegra que lo podamos disfrutar juntos.
Woman: Y me alegra tenerte como compañero de aventuras, cuya actitud siempre es tan positiva.
Man: Gracias, tener buena compañía siempre hace que cualquier experiencia sea mucho mejor.
Woman: De acuerdo, juntos hacemos que este viaje sea aún más inolvidable.

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2. Translation
Man: Do you enjoy kayaking?
Woman: Yes, a lot. It would be perfect if we had a bit more sun.
Man: By the time we finish, the sun will have risen, you'll see.
Woman: I hope our skin gets tanned then.
Man: I hope we have caught a good tone by the end of the day.
Woman: That is the result I would like to achieve.
Man: We make sure to apply sunscreen to avoid burns.
Woman: Yes, taking care of our skin is important.
Man: Yes, we don't want to get sunburned after so much sun.
Woman: Exactly, better to prevent than to lament.
Man: Would you like to row to that small island to explore it a bit?
Woman: Yes, it seems like a good idea. It is said that the views from there are breathtaking.
Man: If we had known that before, we would have brought a camera.
Woman: Well, we will remember this as what we missed out on, but let's enjoy it anyway.
Man: Of course, the important thing is to enjoy the moment, as that's what really matters.
Woman: Indeed, we must appreciate these experiences with those we share them with.
Man: Absolutely, I'm glad we can enjoy it together.
Woman: And I am glad to have you as an adventure partner, whose attitude is always so positive.
Man: Thank you, having good company always makes any experience much better.
Woman: Okay, together we make this journey even more unforgettable.

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3. Grammer
1. Tiempos verbales: Presente
Sentence: ¿Disfrutas el paseo en kayak?
Translation: Do you enjoy kayaking?
Explanation: The Presente tense verb in the sentence is "Disfrutas," which means "Do you enjoy" in English,
expressing an action happening right now.

2. Tiempos verbales: Condicional simple

Sentence: Sí, mucho. Sería perfecto si tuviéramos un poco más de sol.
Translation: Yes, a lot. It would be perfect if we had a bit more sun.
Explanation: The conditional simple tense in the sentence is "sería," which in this context means "it would be,"
expressing a condition or hypothetical situation depending on more sunshine.

3. Tiempos verbales: Futuro perfecto

Sentence: Para cuando terminemos, habrá salido el sol, verás.
Translation: By the time we finish, the sun will have risen, you'll see.
Explanation: The "Futuro perfecto" tense in the sentence is "habrá salido." It expresses that an action (the sun
rising) will have been completed by a certain future time (by the time we finish).

4. Uso de se: reflexivo

Sentence: Espero que se nos broncee la piel entonces.
Translation: I hope our skin gets tanned then.
Explanation: The use of "se" in the sentence "Espero que se nos broncee la piel entonces" is reflexive, indicating
that the action of the skin tanning (broncearse) is happening to "nos" (us) ourselves.

5. Tiempos verbales: Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo

Sentence: Espero que hayamos cogido un buen tono al final del día.
Translation: I hope we have caught a good tone by the end of the day.
Explanation: The Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo phrase in the sentence is "h*ayamos cogido*", which is used to
express a desire or hope about an action (cogiendo un buen tono), that possibly might have been completed by a
certain point in the past (al final del día).

6. Pronombres relativos: que

Sentence: Ese es el resultado que me gustaría alcanzar.
Translation: That is the result I would like to achieve.
Explanation: The "que" in the sentence "Ese es el resultado que me gustaría alcanzar" is a relative pronoun
connecting "el resultado" to the clause "me gustaría alcanzar," essentially meaning "That is the result which/that I
would like to achieve."

7. Verbos: Verbos regulares

Sentence: Nos aseguramos de aplicar protector solar para evitar quemaduras.
Translation: We make sure to apply sunscreen to avoid burns.
Explanation: The verbos regulares (regular verbs) in the sentence are "aseguramos" and "aplicar". A regular verb
follows standardized conjugation patterns in its respective tense.

8. Verbos: Verbos reflexivos

Sentence: Sí, es importante cuidarnos la piel.
Translation: Yes, taking care of our skin is important.
Explanation: In the sentence, the reflexive verb is "cuidarnos," which means "to take care of ourselves" with "nos"
emphasizing the action is done by us and to us.

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9. Uso de se: Pronombre de objeto indirecto
Sentence: Sí, no queremos que se nos irrite después de tanto sol.
Translation: Yes, we don't want to get sunburned after so much sun.
Explanation: The "se" in "se nos irrite" serves as an indirect object pronoun used to pivot the action towards "us,"
indicating "irritate us" in an impersonal or passive-like construction.

10. Uso de se: Construcciones impersonales

Sentence: Exacto, mejor prevenir que lamentar.
Translation: Exactly, better to prevent than to lament.
Explanation: In the sentence "Exacto, mejor prevenir que lamentar," there isn't an example of the use of "se" in
impersonal constructions since it does not contain the word "se."

11. Verbos: Verbos transitivos

Sentence: ¿Te gustaría remar hacia aquella isla pequeña para explorar un poco?
Translation: Would you like to row to that small island to explore it a bit?
Explanation: In the sentence, the transitivos verb is "explorar," which means to 'explore,' as it directly acts upon an
object (in this case, "un poco") which the action of exploring is being performed upon.

12. Verbos: Verbos impersonales

Sentence: Sí, parece una buena idea. Se dice que las vistas desde allí son impresionantes.
Translation: Yes, it seems like a good idea. It is said that the views from there are breathtaking.
Explanation: The impersonal verb in the sentence is "Se dice" (It is said), indicating a general or unspecified action
commonly agreed upon or understood without specifying a subject who performs the action.

13. Tiempos verbales: Pretérito pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo

Sentence: Si hubiésemos sabido eso antes, habríamos traído una cámara.
Translation: If we had known that before, we would have brought a camera.
Explanation: The verb phrase "hubiésemos sabido" is in the Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo tense, and it
expresses a hypothetical situation in the past about knowledge that, if had known, would have changed the
outcome (bringing a camera).

14. Pronombres relativos: lo que

Sentence: Bueno, recordaremos esto como lo que nos perdimos, pero aún así disfrutemos.
Translation: Well, we will remember this as what we missed out on, but let's enjoy it anyway.
Explanation: The "lo que" in the sentence refers to "what we missed," expressing the object or situation referred to
by "esto."

15. Pronombres relativos: el que, la que, los que, las que

Sentence: Claro, lo importante es disfrutar el momento, que es lo que realmente cuenta.
Translation: Of course, the important thing is to enjoy the moment, as that's what really matters.
Explanation: In the sentence "Claro, lo importante es disfrutar el momento, que es lo que realmente cuenta," the
relative pronoun is "lo que," used to connect clauses and refer back to a general idea mentioned earlier, expressing
"what really matters" in a concise way.

16. Pronombres relativos: quien/quienes

Sentence: Exactamente, hay que apreciar estas experiencias con quienes las compartimos.
Translation: Indeed, we must appreciate these experiences with those we share them with.
Explanation: In the sentence, "quienes" is the pronoun and it refers to "the people with whom we share those
experiences."

17. Tiempos verbales: Pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo

Sentence: Totalmente, me alegra que lo podamos disfrutar juntos.

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Translation: Absolutely, I'm glad we can enjoy it together.
Explanation: The verb phrase "pudiéramos" in the sentence "Totalmente, me alegra que lo podamos disfrutar
juntos" is an example of Pretérito Imperfecto de Subjuntivo in English. This verb tense is used to express a wish, a
hope, or a hypothetical situation in the past.

18. Pronombres relativos: cuyo/cuya/cuyos/cuyas

Sentence: Y me alegra tenerte como compañero de aventuras, cuya actitud siempre es tan positiva.
Translation: And I am glad to have you as an adventure partner, whose attitude is always so positive.
Explanation: The relative pronoun in the sentence is "cuya", which refers back to "compañero de aventuras" to
describe whose attitude ("actitud") is always so positive.

19. Tiempos verbales: Pretérito imperfecto

Sentence: Gracias, tener buena compañía siempre hace que cualquier experiencia sea mucho mejor.
Translation: Thank you, having good company always makes any experience much better.
Explanation: The sentence "Gracias, tener buena compañía siempre hace que cualquier experiencia sea mucho
mejor" does not contain any verbs in the "Pretérito Imperfecto" tense.

20. Tiempos verbales: Pretérito anterior

Sentence: De acuerdo, juntos hacemos que este viaje sea aún más inolvidable.
Translation: Okay, together we make this journey even more unforgettable.
Explanation: La frase proporcionada "De acuerdo, juntos hacemos que este viaje sea aún más inolvidable." no
contiene ejemplo del Pretérito anterior, ya que este tiempo verbal es usado para hablar de una acción que ocurrió
inmediatamente antes de otra en el pasado y se forma generalmente con el pretérito perfecto simple del verbo
"haber" seguido del participio pasado del verbo principal. Esta oración está presente en otros tiempos verbales pero
no en el Pretérito anterior.

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4. Vocabulary

¿Disfrutas do you enjoy

el paseo the ride, the trip

en in

kayak? kayak?

Sí Yes

mucho a lot, much

Sería it would be

perfecto perfect

si if

tuviéramos we had

un poco más de a little more of

sol sun

Para cuando terminemos by the time we finish

habrá there will be

salido gone out, risen

el sol the sun

verás you will see

Espero I hope

que that

se nos us

broncee to tan, bronze

la piel the skin

entonces then

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hayamos we have

cogido taken, embraced

un a

buen good

tono tone

al final at the end

del día of the day

Ese That

es is

el resultado the result

me gustaría I would like

alcanzar to achieve

Nos aseguramos we make sure

de of

aplicar to apply

protector solar sunscreen

para to

evitar avoid

quemaduras burns

importante important

cuidarnos to take care of ourselves

no not

queremos we want

irrite irritate, get irritated

después de after

tanto so much

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Exacto Exact, Precisely

mejor better

prevenir to prevent

lamentar to regret

¿Te gustaría would you like

remar to row

hacia toward

aquella that

isla island

pequeña small

explorar explore

un poco a bit

parece seems

una a

buena good

idea idea

Se dice it is said

las vistas the views

desde from

allí there

son are

impresionantes impressive

Si hubiésemos sabido If we had known

eso that

antes before

habríamos traído we would have brought

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una cámara a camera

Bueno Well

recordaremos we will remember

esto this

como as

lo que what

nos perdimos we missed

pero but

aún así still, nonetheless

disfrutemos let's enjoy

Claro Clearly, Of course

lo importante the important thing

disfrutar to enjoy

el momento the moment

realmente really

cuenta matters, counts

Exactamente exactly

hay que it is necessary to, one must

apreciar to appreciate

estas these

experiencias experiences

con with

quienes those who

las compartimos we share them with

Totalmente Totally, Completely

me alegra it makes me happy, I am glad

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lo it

podamos we can

juntos together

Y and

tenerte to have you

compañero companion, partner

de aventuras of adventures

cuya whose

actitud attitude

siempre always

tan so

positiva positive

Gracias Thank you

tener to have

compañía company

hace que makes

cualquier any

experiencia experience

sea be

De acuerdo agreed, okay

hacemos we make

este this

viaje trip, journey

aún still, yet, even

más more

inolvidable unforgettable

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