SpanishB1Lesson 5.1
🇪🇸 Spanish B1 · Lesson 5.1

Un viaje a Sevilla — Planning & recounting a trip

Plan a trip and then narrate how it went using past tenses.

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A traveller tells a friend about her recent weekend trip to Seville.

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el alojamientothe accommodation 🔊
el billetethe ticket 🔊
hacer turismoto go sightseeing 🔊
imprescindibleessential / a must 🔊
el casco antiguothe old town 🔊
merecer la penato be worth it 🔊

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« Lo que más me gustó fue el barrio antiguo, donde había calles llenas de naranjos. » 🔊
What I liked most was the old quarter, where there were streets full of orange trees.
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El fin de semana pasado fui a Sevilla y me encantó la ciudad. 🔊Last weekend I went to Seville and I loved the city.
¿Dónde te alojaste? Estoy buscando alojamiento para mi viaje. 🔊Where did you stay? I'm looking for accommodation for my trip.
En un hotel pequeño del casco antiguo, que estaba al lado de la catedral. 🔊In a small hotel in the old town, which was next to the cathedral.
¿Y qué hiciste allí? ¿Algo imprescindible? 🔊And what did you do there? Anything that's a must?
Subí a la Giralda, donde hay unas vistas que merecen mucho la pena. 🔊I climbed the Giralda, where there are views that are really worth it.
Qué envidia. Yo aún no he comprado los billetes, pero lo haré pronto. 🔊I'm so jealous. I haven't bought the tickets yet, but I will soon.
Grammar in focus · relative clauses in description

Relative pronouns connect a noun to extra information. « Que » is the all-purpose relative for things and people — « el hotel que reservé », « la chica que conocí. » « Donde » refers to places — « el barrio donde nos alojamos. » After a preposition, use « el que / la que » or « quien » for people — « el guía con quien hablamos. » These clauses make travel descriptions richer: « Visité un pueblo precioso que estaba en la montaña. »

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Write 5–6 sentences recounting a real or imagined trip, using at least two relative clauses (que, donde).

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Tip for this task
« ¡Bien! » Your relative clauses add good detail. Remember « donde » for places and « que » for everything else. Example: « Fuimos a un restaurante que estaba en una plaza donde tocaban música en directo. »

Quick check

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1. Which relative pronoun refers to a place?
2. Complete: « Visité el museo ___ me recomendaste. »
3. Which sentence correctly recounts a finished trip?
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