El cumpleaños de Lucía
“Hoy Lucía cumple dieciocho años.
- ~53 words
- ·
- 1 min read
- ·
- 8 sentences
- ·
- Tap any word
El cumpleaños de Lucía
Reviewed by Francisco · Updated
- Topic
- Birthday preparation
- Learning goal
- Assign simple tasks and describe a celebration
- Grammar focus
- present tense · tener que + infinitive · possessives
- Length
- 53 words
- Reading time
- 1 min
Tap a word for meaning · tap a line for grammar
1 .
2 .
3 .
4 .
5 .
6 .
7 .
8 .
English translation▾
Lucía turns eighteen today.
Her family prepares a party at home.
Her father cooks a large omelette.
Her mother plays music in the living room.
Lucía's brother blows up green balloons.
Lucía puts cups and plates on the table.
Her friends arrive at eight.
Everyone sings, and Lucía opens her presents.
Key vocabulary
Comprehension check
Use the language
Writing prompt
Write five sentences assigning party tasks to different family members.
Speaking prompt
Retell the birthday preparation in order and say which task each person does.
Answer key and explanations
Eighteen
The first sentence says, “Lucía cumple dieciocho años.”
Lucía's father
The third sentence assigns that task to “su padre.”
She puts cups and plates on the table
Lucía sets the table in sentence six; her friends arrive in sentence seven.
The friends arrive, everyone sings, and Lucía opens presents
The last two sentences describe the guests arriving and the shared birthday activities.