Listening question 11

Rain and wind — Había llovido con fuerza durante horas y el viento sacudía las ventanas.

Listening question 12

A fallen tree — Un árbol había caído en la carretera y había dañado la línea eléctrica.

Listening question 13

Eva’s mother — La frase dice que la madre de Eva buscó a su hija.

Then he heard a loud noise outside and saw that the whole street was dark. — La frase contrasta lo que Omar oyó y vio después de apagarse las luces.

A girl called Eva had stayed behind to finish her homework. — Had stayed sitúa la acción de Eva antes de que Omar la oyera.

When Omar finally reached the bus stop, his sister was still there. — La frase sitúa su llegada a la parada después de los acontecimientos de la biblioteca.

La noche que se apagaron las luces

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Lee lo que pasó cuando se apagaron las luces en la biblioteca de Omar. Después responde a las preguntas.

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Last Friday, Omar was closing the

community

people who live or work in the same areacomunidad

library when the lights suddenly went out.

At first, he thought someone had turned them off by mistake.

Then he heard a loud noise outside and saw that the whole street was dark.

It had rained heavily for hours, and the wind was shaking the windows.

Omar checked his phone, but its

battery

the part of a phone that stores powerbatería

was nearly empty.

He had promised to meet his sister at the bus stop in twenty minutes.

While he was looking for a

torch

a small light you carry in your handlinterna

, he heard a quiet voice from the reading room.

A girl called Eva had stayed behind to finish her homework.

She was frightened, so Omar said, “Let’s leave together.”

Before they opened the front door, he found a small

torch

a small light you carry in your handlinterna

in his desk.

They walked carefully down the stairs and waited under the roof outside.

neighbour

a person who lives near youvecino

explained that a tree had fallen across the road and damaged a

power line

a cable that carries electricitylínea eléctrica

Omar tried to call Eva’s mother, but the phone stopped working.

Eva remembered that her mother was waiting at the bakery on the next street.

They decided to walk there, but the

pavement

the path beside a road for people walkingacera

was wet and difficult to see.

As they were crossing the

square

an open public area in a townplaza

, someone called Eva’s name.

Eva’s mother looked for her daughter after the lights went out.

She hugged Eva and thanked Omar for staying with her.

When Omar finally reached the bus stop, his sister was still there.

She had heard about the fallen tree and had waited inside a nearby shop.

They took the last bus home together as the rain began to slow down.

The

power

electricity for lights and machineselectricidad

returned later that night, but the library stayed closed until morning.

The next day, Eva left a note on Omar’s desk to say thank you.

Omar kept it in a book and smiled whenever he remembered that dark evening.

Ejercicios de práctica

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Elige la respuesta correcta

Lee la historia y elige la mejor respuesta.

1.Why was the whole street dark?

2.Who was still inside the library?

3.Where was Eva’s mother waiting?

4.What did Eva leave for Omar the next day?

¿Verdadero o falso?

Decide si cada afirmación coincide con la historia.

5.Omar’s phone had plenty of battery.

6.The neighbour said a tree had fallen across the road.

7.Omar’s sister waited outside in the rain.

Completa la frase

Usa una palabra de la historia.

8.It had heavily for hours before the lights went out.(participio pasado de rain)

9.Eva was frightened, so Omar found a to help them see.(una pequeña luz de mano)

10.In the past simple, Eva’s mother for her daughter after the power cut.(un verbo en pasado simple que significa intentar encontrar)

Escucha y elige

Escucha cada frase y elige la respuesta.

11.What was happening before the lights went out?

12.What damaged the power line?

13.Who looked for her daughter?

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?

Es para estudiantes de nivel B1. Usa el pasado simple, el pasado continuo y el pasado perfecto para ordenar los hechos.

¿Cómo puedo practicar con ella?

Lee la historia, responde a las preguntas, escucha la narración y prueba las frases de dictado.

¿Puedo escuchar más despacio?

Sí. Usa el control de velocidad 0,75× para toda la historia o reproduce una frase a la vez.

Solucionario

1. Why was the whole street dark?
Respuesta: A tree had damaged a power line
Un árbol caído dañó una línea eléctrica.
2. Who was still inside the library?
Respuesta: Eva
Eva se había quedado para terminar los deberes.
3. Where was Eva’s mother waiting?
Respuesta: At the bakery
La madre de Eva esperaba en la panadería.
4. What did Eva leave for Omar the next day?
Respuesta: A note
Eva dejó una nota de agradecimiento en el escritorio de Omar.
5. Omar’s phone had plenty of battery.
Respuesta: Falso
A la batería le quedaba muy poca carga y más tarde el teléfono dejó de funcionar.
6. The neighbour said a tree had fallen across the road.
Respuesta: Verdadero
Un vecino explicó que un árbol había caído y había dañado una línea eléctrica.
7. Omar’s sister waited outside in the rain.
Respuesta: Falso
La hermana de Omar esperó dentro de una tienda cercana.
8. It had ___ heavily for hours before the lights went out.
Respuesta: rained
El texto dice que había llovido con fuerza durante horas: it had rained heavily for hours.
9. Eva was frightened, so Omar found a ___ to help them see.
Respuesta: torch
Omar encontró una linterna (torch) en su escritorio.
10. In the past simple, Eva’s mother ___ for her daughter after the power cut.
Respuesta: looked
La madre de Eva buscó a su hija después del apagón: looked for her daughter.
11. Listening question 11: It had rained heavily for hours, and the wind was shaking the windows.
Respuesta: Rain and wind
Había llovido con fuerza durante horas y el viento sacudía las ventanas.
12. Listening question 12: A neighbour explained that a tree had fallen across the road and damaged a power line.
Respuesta: A fallen tree
Un árbol había caído en la carretera y había dañado la línea eléctrica.
13. Listening question 13: Eva’s mother looked for her daughter after the lights went out.
Respuesta: Eva’s mother
La frase dice que la madre de Eva buscó a su hija.
14. Dictation 14
Respuesta: Then he heard a loud noise outside and saw that the whole street was dark.
La frase contrasta lo que Omar oyó y vio después de apagarse las luces.
15. Dictation 15
Respuesta: A girl called Eva had stayed behind to finish her homework.
Had stayed sitúa la acción de Eva antes de que Omar la oyera.
16. Dictation 16
Respuesta: When Omar finally reached the bus stop, his sister was still there.
La frase sitúa su llegada a la parada después de los acontecimientos de la biblioteca.

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