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Beginners’ Spanish: Getting around
Beginners’ Spanish: Getting around

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5.1 Actividad

Actividad 5.1

Part 1

Look at this photo of a bar in Havana, Cuba. What can you see? Below it is a list of objects, some of which appear in the photo. Note down the ones you can see. Look up the words you don’t understand in the dictionary.

Escoja la opcion correcta.

(a) el taburete
(b) el televisor
(c) la actuación en vivo
(d) el ventilador
(e) las tapas
(f) las bebidas
(g) la máquina tragaperras
(h) la barra
(i) el billar
(j) los periódicos
(k) el equipo de música
(l) el sofá
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Answer

(a) el taburete, (d) el ventilador, (f) la bebidas, (h) la barra.

Vocabulario
ventilador (el) fan
máquina tragaperras (la) slot machine
actuación en vivo (la) live performance/concert
comida (la) food
también also

a. 

una discoteca


b. 

un restaurante


c. 

un polideportivo


The correct answer is b.

Part 3

Which phrases were used to describe what is in this place? Write down two examples.

Escriba dos ejemplos.

  • Ejemplo

  • “Hay fotos del famoso músico de los años 50, Benny Moré”.

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Answer

“ … hay una actuación de música en vivo y cócteles buenísimos”.

“ … hay comida tradicional criolla”.

THERE IS / THERE ARE
The verb haber is used to express the idea ‘there is’ or ‘there are’ . There is only one form of the verb with this meaning: hay, which is why the form is the same in the singular and the plural.
Hay unas mesas.
Hay un ventilador.
No hay una máquina tragaperras.
Note the form of the indefinite article when only one object is mentioned (un/una) and when several objects are mentioned (unos/unas):
Hay unasilla.
Hay unos sofás.