El café de reparaciones

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Every Saturday, the library in Mia’s neighbourhood becomes a repair café. People bring broken devices instead of throwing them in the bin. When Mia first visited, she carried an old
tableta small flat computer with a touch screentableta
with a dark screen.
The
tableta small flat computer with a touch screentableta
had been given to her by her grandfather several years earlier.
It held family photographs, but its
batterythe part that gives a device powerbatería
no longer worked.
Mia wanted the photographs back more than she wanted a new
tableta small flat computer with a touch screentableta
.
At the entrance, each
devicea piece of electronic equipmentaparato electrónico
was given a number and a short description.
A volunteer called Ben examined Mia’s
tableta small flat computer with a touch screentableta
and explained the problem.
The
tableta small flat computer with a touch screentableta
needed a new
batterythe part that gives a device powerbatería
, but the photographs were still stored safely inside.
Mia watched as the back of the
tableta small flat computer with a touch screentableta
was opened with a small tool.
A
replacementa new thing used instead of an old onede repuesto
batterythe part that gives a device powerbatería
was found in a box of
spare partsextra pieces kept for repairspiezas de repuesto
.
After twenty minutes, the screen lit up and her photographs appeared.
Ben showed Mia how to save copies of the photographs on another
devicea piece of electronic equipmentaparato electrónico
.
He also showed her a short guide on the café’s website. The guide was written by volunteers and can be read for free. It gives simple advice about caring for batteries and protecting personal
filessaved information on a computer or devicearchivos
.
Mia was surprised by the number of visitors and the variety of objects. One person brought a lamp; another arrived with a noisy radio.
Not every item could be repaired that morning, but every owner received advice. Some parts had to be ordered, and a few devices were too badly damaged. The volunteers did not promise a perfect result; they taught people about their devices. Before Mia left, she wrote a thank-you message on the café’s
noticeboarda board for public messagestablón de anuncios
.
She returned the following Saturday with her neighbour’s broken headphones. This time, she hoped to learn the steps of a repair, not just watch it.

Ejercicios de práctica

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Elige la respuesta correcta

Lee la historia y elige la mejor respuesta.

1.Where does the repair café meet?

2.Why was Mia’s tablet important to her?

3.What was still stored inside the tablet?

4.What did Mia want to do on her second visit?

¿Verdadero o falso?

Decide si cada afirmación coincide con el texto.

5.Mia bought the tablet herself a few days earlier.

6.The repair café offers a free online guide.

7.Every device was repaired on Mia’s first visit.

Completa la frase

Usa una palabra o frase de la historia.

Escucha y elige

Escucha cada frase y elige la respuesta.

11.Who gave Mia the tablet?

12.Where was the new battery found?

13.What did every owner receive?

Escucha y escribe

Escucha y escribe la frase que oyes.

14.Escucha y escribe la oración.

15.Escucha y escribe la oración.

16.Escucha y escribe la oración.

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Qué nivel tiene esta historia?

Está escrita para estudiantes B1 y usa la voz pasiva para describir cómo se revisaron y repararon los aparatos.

¿Cómo practico con la historia?

Léela, responde las preguntas, escucha frases individuales y después prueba los dictados.

¿Puedo escuchar más despacio?

Sí. Reproduce toda la historia a 0,75× o vuelve a escuchar una frase.

Solucionario
  1. 1. Where does the repair café meet?

    Respuesta: In a library

    La biblioteca se convierte en un café de reparaciones cada sábado.

  2. 2. Why was Mia’s tablet important to her?

    Respuesta: It held family photographs

    La tableta guardaba fotografías familiares y había sido un regalo de su abuelo.

  3. 3. What was still stored inside the tablet?

    Respuesta: Safely stored photographs

    La batería falló, pero las fotografías seguían guardadas de forma segura.

  4. 4. What did Mia want to do on her second visit?

    Respuesta: Learn the steps of a repair

    Quería aprender cómo se hacía una reparación y no limitarse a mirar.

  5. 5. Mia bought the tablet herself a few days earlier.

    Respuesta: Falso

    Su abuelo se la había regalado varios años antes.

  6. 6. The repair café offers a free online guide.

    Respuesta: Verdadero

    Su sitio web tiene una guía gratuita escrita por voluntarios.

  7. 7. Every device was repaired on Mia’s first visit.

    Respuesta: Falso

    Había que pedir algunas piezas y algunos aparatos estaban demasiado dañados.

  8. 8. Each device ___ a number at the entrance.

    Respuesta: was given

    El aparato recibe el número, por eso se usa la pasiva en pasado: was given.

  9. 9. The guide ___ by volunteers.

    Respuesta: was written

    Los voluntarios escribieron la guía; en la pasiva, usamos was written.

  10. 10. The photographs were still ___ safely inside.

    Respuesta: stored

    El texto dice que las fotografías estaban guardadas de forma segura dentro de la tableta.

  11. 11. Listening question 11: The tablet had been given to her by her grandfather several years earlier.

    Respuesta: Her grandfather

    El abuelo de Mia le había regalado la tableta.

  12. 12. Listening question 12: A replacement battery was found in a box of spare parts.

    Respuesta: In a box of spare parts

    La batería de repuesto salió de una caja de piezas.

  13. 13. Listening question 13: Not every item could be repaired that morning, but every owner received advice.

    Respuesta: Advice

    Todos recibieron consejos, incluso si no se pudo reparar su objeto.

  14. 14. Dictation 14

    Respuesta: At the entrance, each device was given a number and a short description.

    La voz pasiva pone el foco en lo que le ocurrió a cada aparato.

  15. 15. Dictation 15

    Respuesta: The guide was written by volunteers and can be read for free.

    La guía recibe las dos acciones pasivas: escribir y leer.

  16. 16. Dictation 16

    Respuesta: Some parts had to be ordered, and a few devices were too badly damaged.

    Algunas reparaciones necesitaban piezas; otras no eran posibles.

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