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A2 Spanish Culture Lesson

La Tomatina

6:28 min video · 20 sentences · 3 key words

Transcript with English

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  3. 0:22
  4. 0:30
  5. 0:49
  6. 1:03
  7. 1:11
  8. 1:20
  9. 1:40
  10. 1:50
  11. 2:00
  12. 2:14
  13. 2:25
  14. 2:35
  15. 2:45
  16. 2:53
  17. 3:19
  18. 3:27
  19. 3:37
  20. 3:48

About this lesson

This lesson teaches what La Tomatina is, where it happens, how it began and how people take part today.

How to practise

  1. Read what you will learn on the first card, then follow the lesson section by section with English.
  2. Repeat every sentence out loud in the Te toca · Your turn pause: you learn the facts and the words together.
  3. At the end, check the recap and answer the question in the YouTube comments.

La Tomatina

La Tomatina

In this lesson

  • What La Tomatina is and where it happens
  • How it began in 1945
  • How the battle works today

Key takeaways

  • La Tomatina is in Buñol, Valencia, on the last Wednesday of August.
  • It began in 1945 with a street fight.
  • The tomato battle lasts one hour.
  • Today you need a ticket.

Your turn: Is there a festival in your country where people play with food?

Key words

SpanishEnglishLevel
la fiestafestival
los camionestrucks
la batallabattle

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