39 What did you do at school? Flashcards
the school
De pequeño iba a un colegio público.
I went to a public school as a child.
la universidad
the university
Cuando iba a la universidad estudiaba muchas horas.
When I was at university I would study for many hours.
el instituto
the high school
Tenía un montón de amigos en el instituto.
I had lots of friends in high school.
la asignatura
the subject
La asignatura que más me gustaba era matemáticas.
The subject I liked the most was maths.
el examen
the exam
Siempre suspendía el examen de ciencias.
I always failed the science exam.
los resultados
the results
Nadie esperaba los resultados del examen.
No one expected the results of the exam.
el curso
the course
El curso de español estaba completo y no había más plazas.
The Spanish course was full and there were no more spaces.
la clase
the class
Había diez alumnos en mi clase de alemán.
There were ten students in my German class.
la biblioteca
the library
Durante la época de exámenes la biblioteca estaba siempre llena.
During the exam period the library was always full.
Here’s a tip
What school did you go to as a child? What were your favourite subjects? We’re going to learn how to reply to these questions and much more.
El colegio estaba cerca de mi casa. (The school was near my house.)
Mi asignatura favorita era matemáticas. (My favourite subject was maths.)
The “instituto” is a public secondary school in Spain. In Latin America there are different ways of referring to secondary school. In Chile it is called “enseñanza media”, in Argentina and Bolivia “escuela secundaria”. In Colombia and other countries like Peru and Honduras it is simply called “secundaria”.
The word “clase” has different meanings in Spanish. It can refer to both the classroom and to the lesson.
El examen es en la clase doce.
Mañana no hay clase de inglés.
Dialogue
Juan: ¿A dónde vas, Andrea?
Juan: Where are you going, Andrea?
Andrea: Voy a la biblioteca. Mañana tengo un examen y necesito un lugar tranquilo para estudiar.
Andrea: I’m going to the library. I have an exam tomorrow and I need a quiet place to study.
Juan: ¿De qué es el examen?
Juan: What’s the exam in?
Andrea: Es de matemáticas, y no es precisamente mi asignatura favorita.
Andrea: Maths, and it’s not exactly my favourite subject.
Juan: Yo daba matemáticas en el colegio y recuerdo que me encantaban.
Juan: I used to have maths at school and I remember I loved it.
Andrea: Y tú, ¿vas a la biblioteca también ahora?
Andrea: And you, are you going to the library now as well?
Juan: No, yo voy a clase. Me he apuntado a un curso de inglés este año y tenemos clase todas las tardes.
Juan: No, I’m going to a lesson. I’ve enrolled in an English course this year and we have lessons every evening.
el colegio
