# Nuevo Prisma A2, Unit 12: Volunteering at a charity run

**Language:** Spanish  
**CEFR Level:** A2  

> Join Estela and Rodrigo at a water station on a charity run in Santander, one short conversation at a time, pairing with the themes of unit 12 of Nuevo Prisma A2. Each lesson trains your ear until you can follow every word and answer back.

**Setting:** A water station on the route of a charity 10K run in Santander at half past seven on a Sunday morning in May. The money goes to a local children's foundation. Rodrigo is volunteering for the first time; Estela coordinates the volunteers. They use tú with each other from the first line.

## Lessons

### 1. Offering and asking for help

Rodrigo arrives at the water station and offers to help Estela set up.

### 2. Saying what you can and can't do

Estela asks if Rodrigo knows how to put up the tent, and he doesn't, yet.

### 3. Saying who and what you know

Rodrigo asks Estela about the organiser and about the race.

### 4. Saying what you hope for

Estela and Rodrigo look at the sky and hope for good weather and a big crowd.

### 5. Talking about getting back to sport

Estela asks Rodrigo if he runs, and he tells her about swimming and his injury.

### 6. Saying why you volunteer

Estela asks Rodrigo why he signed up as a volunteer, and he tells her who he is doing it for.

### 7. Cheering people on

The first runners arrive, and Estela and Rodrigo hand out water and cheer them on.