Skip to content
Skip to main content
header search
ahihi OpenLearn
OpenLearn
Menu
sticky search

About this free course

Become an OU student

Download this course

Share this free course

Course content Course content
Beginners’ Spanish: Getting around
Beginners’ Spanish: Getting around

Start this free course now. Just create an account and sign in. Enrol and complete the course for a free statement of participation or digital badge if available.

More free courses

8.2 Actividad

In this activity you are going to find out about three hotels situated in the old part of Barcelona and around the Ramblas, one of the main arteries of the city. You will also become familiar with ways of talking about approximate distance to or from a place.

LAS RAMBLAS

The ramblais an urban feature virtually unique to Catalonia, and there is one in most Catalan towns. Originally, the Rambla of Barcelona was a seasonal river bed, the name deriving from an Arabic word for river bank, ramla. Different sections of the Rambla in Barcelona have different names, as one descends from Plaza Catalunya: Rambla de Canaletes, Rambla dels Estudis, Rambla de San Josep, Rambla dels Caputxins and Rambla de Santa Mónica. Hence the plural is often used – Rambles (Catalan) or Ramblas in Spanish and English.

(Adapted from Time Out Barcelona Guide, p. 50, Time Out Group Ltd)

Español de bolsillo
¿Dónde está el hotel Oriente? Where is the Oriente hotel?
A dos pasos del Teatro Liceo. A few yards from the Teatro Liceo. (Literally: Two steps from…)
A cien metros de la Plaza Catalunya. A hundred metres from the Plaza Catalunya.
A cinco minutos del puerto. Five minutes from the harbour.
Download this audio clip.Audio player: Distance
Copy this transcript to the clipboard
Print this transcript
Show transcript|Hide transcript

Transcript: Distance

Raquel:
Pista 63
Raquel:
Dónde está el hotel Oriente. A dos pasos del Teatro Liceo. A cien metros de la plaza Catalunya. A cinco minutos del puerto.

music dur: 00.34

Raquel:
Este es el final del compact de actividades uno
End transcript: Distance
Download
Distance
Interactive feature not available in single page view (see it in standard view).

Actividad 8.2

Part 1

Listen to the three advertisements for hotels in Barcelona. Then note the proximity to the city centre, and the exact address of each hotel. The following phrases may help you.

Download this audio clip.Audio player: Barcelona hotels
Copy this transcript to the clipboard
Print this transcript
Show transcript|Hide transcript

Transcript: Barcelona hotels

Raquel:
Pista 51
William
Listen to the following radio adverts for hotels in Barcelona. Pay particular attention to where they are.
Raquel:
Escuche los anuncios de hoteles en Barcelona
Raquel:
a)

BCC36 Bizet- Carmen track 40 La Garde Montante dur: 00.30

Mariluz
Hotel Duques de Bergara. ¡Un hotel con clase! Situado en el corazón de Barcelona. A pocos metros de la Plaza Cataluña. El hotel Duques de Bergara es un edificio modernista de gran calidad. Hotel Duques de Bergara, calle Bergara, número 11, Barcelona.
Raquel:
b)

CD77131 Japan, tr 1Pictures of Japan dur: 00.20

Juan Carlos
¿Un hotel antiguo y con encanto? El hotel Oriente, situado en pleno centro, en las famosas Ramblas de Barcelona. Un hotel de toda la vida. El hotel Oriente le espera en la calle Ramblas, número 45-47. Barcelona.
Raquel:
c)

Atmos CD57, tr10 Jumping Jazz dur: 00.31

Cristine
Elegancia del Art Deco y diseño de actualidad, ¡Hotel Rívoli! Cristine A dos pasos de la plaza Cataluña. Un buen hotel para el ocio..., ¡y el negocio!. Hotel Rivoli, la Rambla, 128. Barcelona.
End transcript: Barcelona hotels
Download
Barcelona hotels
Interactive feature not available in single page view (see it in standard view).

Escuche y complete.

Proximity to city centre Exact address
Hotel Duques de Bergara
To use this interactive functionality a free OU account is required. Sign in or register.
To use this interactive functionality a free OU account is required. Sign in or register.
Hotel Oriente
To use this interactive functionality a free OU account is required. Sign in or register.
To use this interactive functionality a free OU account is required. Sign in or register.
Hotel Rívoli
To use this interactive functionality a free OU account is required. Sign in or register.
To use this interactive functionality a free OU account is required. Sign in or register.
Words: 0
Interactive feature not available in single page view (see it in standard view).
Vocabulario
afueras (las) outskirts
pueblo (el) village, town

Answer

Proximity to city centre Exact address
Hotel Duques de Bergara En el corazón de Barcelona, a pocos metros de la Plaza Catalunya Calle Bergara, 11
Hotel Oriente En pleno centro, en las Ramblas Calle Ramblas, 45–47
Hotel Rívoli A dos pasos de la Plaza Catalunya La Rambla, 128

Part 2

Now listen to the audio clip below and do the exercise.

Escuche y participe.

Download this audio clip.Audio player: Where is the hotel?
Copy this transcript to the clipboard
Print this transcript
Show transcript|Hide transcript

Transcript: Where is the hotel?

Raquel:
Pista 52
William:
Use the following information to give the location of the hotel.
Raquel:
Escuche y diga está el hotel.
Raquel:
Ejemplo
Cristina:
En el corazón de Barcelona.
Fernando:
El hotel está en el corazón de Barcelona.
Raquel:
Ahora Ud...
Raquel:
a)
Cristina:
En pleno centro

Fernando:
El hotel está en pleno centro
Raquel:
b)
Cristina:
A pocos metros de la Pza Cataluña.

Fernando:
El hotel está a pocos metros de la Pza. Cataluña
Raquel:
c)
Cristina:
A dos pasos de la Plaza Cataluña

Fernando:
El hotel está a dos pasos de la Pza. Cataluña
Raquel:
d)
Cristina:
A 10 metros de las Ramblas

Fernando:
El hotel está a 10 metros de las Ramblas
End transcript: Where is the hotel?
Download
Where is the hotel?
Interactive feature not available in single page view (see it in standard view).