Card stacking

"Construcción de castillos de naipes"
Spanish B2 writing exercise

Challenge yourself with the fun and tricky art of card stacking!

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "challenging", "to fall over", "achievement" and "attempt".

I’ll give you some sentences to translate into Spanish

  • I’ll show you where you make mistakes
  • I’ll keep track of what you need to practise
  • Change my choices if you want
Start the exercise

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Building a house of cards is a fun and challenging activity. To start, you need a flat surface and lots of cards. Place two cards in a triangle shape, leaning them against each other. These triangles are the base for building upwards. Then, place horizontal cards on top of the triangles you've made. Continue adding triangles and horizontal cards to create storeys. As the house of cards grows, it becomes more fragile and delicate. It's important to be very careful so it doesn't fall over. The goal is to make the castle as tall as possible. If it falls over, don't worry, you can try again. Building houses of cards teaches patience and precision. Each layer you add is an achievement and a test of your skill. How many storeys can you build before it falls over? Go ahead and try this challenge, and have fun with your friends! With each attempt, you're sure to improve your technique and precision.

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