Lesson 16 - La Casa (The House)
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Futuristic house

La Casa del Futuro
(The House of the Future)

Reading Lesson

Key Vocabulary

The following is a list of key vocabulary that you will need to know to understand the lesson. Click on the word to hear the pronunciation.

► fundador (m) = founder (fundadora = a woman founder)
► futurístico (futurística) = futuristic
► biblioteca (f) = library
► sala (f) = large room, hall (in addition to meaning "living room")
► trampolín (m) = trampoline
► cine (m) = movie theater, cinema
► sistema (m) = system
► seguridad (f) = security
► cámara (f) = camera
► sensor (m) = sensor
► piso (m) = floor
► informático (informática) = computer-related (sistema informático = computer system)
► automáticamente = automatically
► temperatura (f) = temperature
► iluminación (f) = lighting
► cuarto (m) = room
► en lugar de = instead of
► cuadro (m) = painting
► pared (f) = wall
► pantalla (f) = computer screen
► computadora (f) = computer
► fotografía (f) = photograph
► si = if*
► hasta = up to, until
► invitado (m) = guest
► salón de recepción (m) = reception hall
► afuera = outside
► pie (m) = foot (pies = feet)
► sonido (m) = sound
► subacuático = underwater
► varios = several

*The word si without an accent is if, and the word sí with an accent is yes.

Practice

Section 1
Select the translation.

Verbs

The following is a list of verbs that you will need to know to understand the reading.

► incluir = to include (Irregular verb - Add a letter Y in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.)
incluyo, incluyes, incluye, incluimos, incluís, incluyen
► ajustar = to adjust (regular -ar verb)
► poner = to put (irregular in yo form)
pongo, pones, pone, ponemos, ponéis, ponen
► entrar = to enter (regular -ar verb)
► colgar = to hang (o → ue stem-changing verb)
cuelgo, cuelgas, cuelga, colgamos, colgáis, cuelgan
► mostrar = to show, to display (o → ue stem-changing verb)
muestro, muestras, muestra, mostramos, mostráis, muestran
► querer = to want (e → ie stem-changing verb)
quiero, quieres, quiere, queremos, queréis, quieren
► recibir = to receive (regular -ir verb)
► almacenar = to store (regular -ar verb)

Practice

Section 2
Select the translation.

Practice

Section 3
Write the present tense forms of the irregular verbs.

Example:
ir (to go)

yo - voy
tú - vas
él/ella/usted - va
nosotros/nosotras - vamos
vosotros/vosotras - vais
ustedes/ellos/ellas - van

1) incluir (to include)

2) poner (to put)

3) querer (to want)

4) colgar (to hang)

5) mostrar (to show)

Reading

La Casa del Futuro

Bill Gates, el fundador de Microsoft, tiene una casa futurística en Medina, Washington. En la casa hay siete habitaciones, veinticuatro baños y seis cocinas. También hay una biblioteca grande, una sala de trampolín y un cine. El sistema de seguridad incluye cámaras y sensores en el piso. El sistema informático de la casa ajusta automáticamente la iluminación y la temperatura y puede poner automáticamente tu música favorita cuando entras a cada cuarto. En lugar de colgar cuadros de arte en la pared, Bill Gates tiene pantallas de computadora que muestran arte o fotografías. Si Bill Gates quiere tener una fiesta, puede recibir hasta 200 invitados en su salón de recepción. Afuera, hay una piscina de 60 pies de largo con un sistema de sonido subacuático y varios garajes grandes que pueden almacenar hasta 23 carros.

Practice

Section 4
Select the correct answer to each question.

Writing

Write a description of an imaginary futuristic house or the house of your dreams.

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