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By Christopher Johnson (FC Barcelona Team) [CC BY-SA 2.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons
Fútbol Club Barcelona is one of the most famous football clubs in the world. Find about the club’s history and learn football-related vocabulary in this 2-minute listening class, which will also introduce you to the two most common tenses for the past.
Photo by Christopher Johnson (FC Barcelona Team) [CC BY-SA 2.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons
Key vocabulary
| equipo | team |
| liga | league |
| copa | cup |
| ganar | to win |
| jugar | to play |
Fútbol Club Barcelona es uno de los mejores clubs de fútbol del mundo. Es uno de los dos equipos de primera división de la capital catalana, junto con el Real Club Espanyol. Fue fundado en 1899. A día de hoy, el Barça ha ganado la liga española 25 veces y la copa de España 30 veces. También ha sido campeón de Europa 5 veces. El barça fue campeón de Europa por primera vez en 1992. Ganó al Sampdoria de Italia por un gol a cero en el estadio de Wembley en Londres. El Fútbol Club Barcelona juega en el Camp Nou, ubicado en el sur de la ciudad de Barcelona.
Barcelona F.C. is one of the best football clubs in the world. It is one of two first division teams in the Catalan capital, together with Espanyol F.C. It was founded in 1899. As of today, ‘Barça’ have won the Spanish league 25 times and the Spanish cup, 30 times. They have also been champions of Europe 5 times. ‘Barça’ were European champions for the first time in 1992. They beat Sampdoria of Italy one-nil at Wembley stadium in London. Barcelona F.C play at the Nou Camp, located in the south of the city of Barcelona.
Una vez = once
one of…
The verb ‘ser’ in pretérito indefinido
Pat attention! These are the two most common tenses for talking about the past.
ganó – Won
This is probably the tense which you’ll use most when you talk about the past.
Ha ganado – Has won
This tense corresponds to the English Present Perfect and is used in a similar way.
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