What is life like in Tenerife?
Join Emily in Tenerife as she introduces her family and tells us about her life on the island.
Tenerife is an island (Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.) located off the coast of Spain and is the largest of the Canary Islands.
The good weather in Tenerife makes it a popular holiday destination for tourists.
Activities in Tenerife
As Tenerife is an island, there are plenty of beaches to enjoy.
Emily enjoys swimming in the sea and, as it’s warm in southern Tenerife, she can swim at any time of the day.
Emily lives near a mountain called Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. (the Red Mountain) and likes to go walking there at the weekend.
Try practising some of these key phrases about Emily’s activities:
Spanish | English |
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Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. | I love… |
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. | to swim |
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. | the beach |
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. | (in) the morning |
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. | (in) the afternoon |
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. | (in) the night |
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. | the weekend |
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. | the sun |
Did you know?
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. means ‘the end of the week’, but in Spanish this phrase is used to say ‘the weekend’ and is often shortened to ‘Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again.'.
Food in Tenerife
All over Spain, food brings friends and families together and Tenerife is just the same.
Families enjoy eating together and sharing different kinds of food.
Here are some of the foods Emily enjoys:
Spanish | English |
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Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. | delicious |
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. | food |
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. | fruit |
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. | vegetables |
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. | meat |
Sorry, something went wrongCheck your connection, refresh the page and try again. | a drink |
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