Listening question 11

A woman — El hablante dice: I did not know the way to the museum, so I asked a woman at the bus stop.

Listening question 12

At the bank — El hablante dice: First I went straight, and then I turned left at the bank.

Listening question 13

Hot and tasty — El hablante dice: The soup was hot and tasty, and the waiter was friendly.

Last Saturday, I visited a big city for the first time. — La frase empieza la historia con un verbo en pasado simple: visited.

The museum was next to the library. — La frase dice dónde estaba el museo.

After lunch, I bought a postcard for my mother and took a bus back to the hotel. — La frase usa las formas de pasado bought y took.

Un sábado en la ciudad

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Last Saturday, I visited a big city for the first time.

I had breakfast at my hotel, and then I looked at my

map

a picture of a town or a country that shows the streetsmapa

I did not know the way to the

museum

a building where you can see old or interesting thingsmuseo

, so I asked a woman at the

bus stop

a place where a bus stops for peopleparada de autobús

She was very kind.

First I went

straight

in one line, with no turnderecho, todo recto

, and then I turned left at the bank.

The

museum

a building where you can see old or interesting thingsmuseo

was next to the

library

a building with a lot of books that you can read or borrowbiblioteca

I stayed there for two hours because I liked the old pictures.

After that, I walked to the park and sat under a big tree.

It was warm, but there were a lot of people.

At one o'clock, I was hungry.

I went into a small café near the park.

I wanted a sandwich, but they did not have any, so I

ordered

asked for food in a restaurantpidió (en un restaurante)

a bowl of

soup

hot food that you eat with a spoonsopa

and some bread.

The

soup

hot food that you eat with a spoonsopa

was hot and

tasty

with a very good tastesabroso

, and the

waiter

a man who brings food to the tables in a restaurantmesero

was friendly.

After lunch, I bought a

postcard

a card with a picture that you send to a friendtarjeta postal

for my mother and took a bus back to the hotel.

At the end of the day, I was tired.

However, I was happy.

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1.Why did the visitor ask a woman at the bus stop for help?

2.Where was the museum?

3.Why did the visitor stay at the museum for two hours?

4.What did the visitor eat for lunch?

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5.The visitor had breakfast at a café.

6.After the museum, the visitor walked to the park.

7.The café had sandwiches.

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8.First I went straight, and I turned left at the bank.

9.I wanted a sandwich, they did not have any.(una idea distinta)

10.I stayed at the museum for two hours I liked the old pictures.

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11.Who did the visitor ask?

12.Where did the visitor turn left?

13.How was the soup?

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14.Escucha y escribe la oración.

15.Escucha y escribe la oración.

16.Escucha y escribe la oración.

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Solucionario

1. Why did the visitor ask a woman at the bus stop for help?
Respuesta: To find the museum
El texto dice: I did not know the way to the museum, so I asked a woman at the bus stop.
2. Where was the museum?
Respuesta: Next to the library
El texto dice: The museum was next to the library.
3. Why did the visitor stay at the museum for two hours?
Respuesta: The visitor liked the old pictures
El texto dice: I stayed there for two hours because I liked the old pictures.
4. What did the visitor eat for lunch?
Respuesta: Soup and some bread
El texto dice: I ordered a bowl of soup and some bread.
5. The visitor had breakfast at a café.
Respuesta: Falso
El texto dice: I had breakfast at my hotel. Desayunó en el hotel, no en un café.
6. After the museum, the visitor walked to the park.
Respuesta: Verdadero
El texto dice: After that, I walked to the park and sat under a big tree.
7. The café had sandwiches.
Respuesta: Falso
El texto dice: I wanted a sandwich, but they did not have any. No tenían sándwiches.
8. First I went straight, and ___ I turned left at the bank.
Respuesta: then
En inglés, then, next y later pueden indicar un paso posterior en las indicaciones.
9. I wanted a sandwich, ___ they did not have any.
Respuesta: but
En inglés, «pero» se dice but, y une dos ideas distintas: quería un sándwich, y el café no tenía.
10. I stayed at the museum for two hours ___ I liked the old pictures.
Respuesta: because
En inglés, because, as y since pueden introducir la razón.
11. Listening question 11: I did not know the way to the museum, so I asked a woman at the bus stop.
Respuesta: A woman
El hablante dice: I did not know the way to the museum, so I asked a woman at the bus stop.
12. Listening question 12: First I went straight, and then I turned left at the bank.
Respuesta: At the bank
El hablante dice: First I went straight, and then I turned left at the bank.
13. Listening question 13: The soup was hot and tasty, and the waiter was friendly.
Respuesta: Hot and tasty
El hablante dice: The soup was hot and tasty, and the waiter was friendly.
14. Dictation 14
Respuesta: Last Saturday, I visited a big city for the first time.
La frase empieza la historia con un verbo en pasado simple: visited.
15. Dictation 15
Respuesta: The museum was next to the library.
La frase dice dónde estaba el museo.
16. Dictation 16
Respuesta: After lunch, I bought a postcard for my mother and took a bus back to the hotel.
La frase usa las formas de pasado bought y took.

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