4.3.1

Charity Work

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La Obra Benéfica - Charity Work

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Key vocab

  • La obra benéfica - charity work.
  • Una organización benéfica - a charity.
  • Un voluntario - a volunteer.
  • Recaudar fondos - to raise funds.
  • En paro - unemployed.
  • El propósito - aim, objective.
  • La residencia (para ancianos) - old people's home.
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Trabajar como voluntario

  • Cada fin de semana trabajo como voluntario en una residencia para ancianos.
    • Every weekend I work as a volunteer in an old people's home.
  • Me gustaría trabajar para una organización benéfica.
    • I would like to work for a charity.
  • Necesitamos recaudar fondos.
    • We need to raise funds.
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Una organización benéfica

  • ¿Por qué quieres trabajar para una organización benéfica?
    • Why do you want to work for a charity?
  • Me gustaría ayudar a las personas más vulnerables en nuestra sociedad.
    • I would like to help the most vulnerable people in our society.
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Recaudar fondos

  • ¿Cómo recaudas fondos?
    • How do you raise funds?
  • El año pasado organicé un partido de fútbol para recaudar fondos, y este año me gustaría participar en un maratón.
    • Last year I organised a football match to raise funds and this year I would like to participate in a marathon.

Strong Preterite Root Vowel Changes to 'I'

Some strong preterite verbs change their root vowel to an 'i'.

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Hacer - to do

  • Hice - I did.
  • Hiciste - you did.
  • Hizo - he/she did.
  • Hicimos - we did.
  • Hicisteis - you did.
  • Hicieron - they did.
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Querer - to want

  • Quise - I wanted.
  • Quisiste - you wanted.
  • Quiso - he/she wanted.
  • Quisimos - we wanted.
  • Quisisteis - you wanted.
  • Quisieron - they wanted.

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