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Antonio Gaudí
Carmen Herrera Manuel Muñoz
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Antonio Gaudí es un famoso arquitecto. Su estilo es divertido, loco, brillante… ¡perfecto! Gaudí es de Barcelona, España. Una ciudad con arte, cultura y donde mucha gente se baña. Gaudí hace edificios con extraños colores, y parques bonitos con palacios, esculturas y flores.
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Gaudí dice: “Mi inspiración es la tierra, las estrellas y el mar. Mis casas tienen cuerpo de lagarto y tentáculos de calamar.” Le dicen a Gaudí: “¡Pero un edificio tiene que ser rectangular!” Y Gaudí contesta: “¿Y por qué no es redondo, ondulado o triangular?”
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Un arquitecto piensa: “Esta puerta tiene que ser de color marrón.” Pero Antonio Gaudí piensa: “Esta puerta puede ser la boca de un dragón.”
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Otro arquitecto dice: “Los edificios tienen que ser blancos. ¡Así son mejores! ” Antonio Gaudí responde: “¡No! ¡Mosaicos en la pared y muchos colores!”
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La Sagrada Familia es su obra más famosa. Es una catedral enorme, súper original y ¡fabulosa! Es una catedral grande, alta y colosal, los constructores no terminan y van por la mitad. “La catedral es para Dios. Él nunca tiene prisa.” Contesta Gaudí con una sonrisa.
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Es triste porque cuando sale de la Sagrada Familia un día, Gaudí tiene un accidente con un tranvía. El conductor dice: “¿Un momento? ¿Hay alguien aquí debajo?” Pero los pasajeros responden: “¡Qué tontería! ¡Vamos! Llegamos tarde al trabajo.” Gaudí termina en un hospital para pobres pero ya es tarde. ¡Qué lástima! ¡El genio Gaudí muere…, ¡pero no su arte!
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Esa noche en honor a Gaudí se visten de colores las estrellas y se llevan a Gaudí al cielo para estar siempre con ellas. Cada noche, desde las estrellas, se escucha esta canción: “Terminen mi catedral”- canta Gaudí con emoción.
¡EL FIN!
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Cultura Antonio Gaudí Antonio Gaudí (1852-1926) is one of the most important Spanish architects ever. The greater part of his work is in Barcelona, the city where he lived most of his life. Gaudí’s inimitable creations include private houses, religious buildings and land art. La Sagrada Familia is Gaudí’s most famous work. It is a very tall and complex cathedral which still remains unfinished. Parque Güell is another popular construction by Gaudí. It is a large and lush park filled with green spaces and beautiful sculptures and buildings. There are many mosaics and even a small palace, fairy-tale style. More highlights in Gaudí’s catalogue are Casá Milá and Casa Batlló. Casa Milá has a wavy shape imitating the effect of the sea against the beach sand. The Casa Batlló resembles the body of a dragon. Both have a complex decoration work and twisted shapes.
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BARCELONA Barcelona is the second biggest city in Spain and the most visited one. It is also one of the top tourist destinations in Europe. Barcelona’s highlights include quality beaches, sunny weather, art museums, football games, delicious gastronomy and gorgeous architecture, including the amazing and unparalleled Gaudí buildings.
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Vocabulario A accidente:
(el) accident
alguien: somebody alta: tall aquí: here arquitecto:
(el) architect
arte:
(el) art
B blanco: white boca:
(la) mouth
bonito: pretty brillante: brilliant
C cada:
every; “cada día”: every day
calamar:
(el) squid
canción:
(la) song
canta:
he sings
catedral:
(la) cathedral
cielo:
(el) sky
ciudad:
(la) city
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color:
(el) color
colosal: colossal conductor:
(el) driver
constructor:
(el) builder
contesta:
he answers
cuando: when cuerpo:
(el) body
cultura:
(la) culture
D debajo: under desde: from día:
(el) day
dice:
he says
dios:
(el) god
divertido: fun donde: where dragón:
(el) dragon
E edificio:
(el) building
enorme: enormous escultura:
(la) sculpture
estilo:
(el) style
estrella:
(la) star
extraño: strange
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F fabulosa: fabulous famoso: famous flores:
flowers
G genio:
(el) genius
gente:
(la) people
grande: big
H hace:
he makes
hay:
there is, there are
I inspiraci贸n:
(la) inspiration
L lagarto:
(el) lizard
loco: crazy
M mar:
(el) sea
marr贸n: brown m谩s: more mitad:
(la) half
mosaico:
(el) mosaic
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muchos: many muere:
he dies
N noche:
(la) night
nunca: never
O obra:
(la) work; “obra de arte�: work of art
ondulado: wavy otro: another
P palacio:
(el) palace
pared:
(la) wall
parque:
(el) park
pasajero:
(el) passenger
perfecto: perfect pero: but piensa:
he thinks
pobre: poor porque: because prisa:
(la) hurry
puerta:
(la) door
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R redondo: round responden:
they answer
S sagrada: sacred sale:
he leaves
se baña:
he bathes
se escucha: it is heard; “se escucha una canción”: a song is heard se llevan:
they carry
se visten:
they dress up
ser:
to be
siempre: always sonrisa:
(la) smile
T tarde:
late; “es muy tarde”: it is very late
tentáculo:
(el) tentacle
terminan:
they finish
tiene que:
it has to
tierra:
(la) earth
trabajo:
(el) work
tranvía:
(el) tram
triste: sad
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V van:
they go; “van a casa”: they go home
Y ya:
already; “ya es tarde”: it is already late
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EXPRESIONES Aquí debajo:
Down here
Así son mejores: They are better like this Llegamos tarde:
We are late
¡Qué tontería!: Nonsense! ¡Qué triste!:
How sad!
Tiene prisa:
He is in a hurry
Vamos:
Come on, let’s go
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