The cupboard key
B1.1 · First listen to the whole text. Then hear each fragment twice and write during the pauses. Listen to the whole text again and compare with the model. You may repeat the audio or consult the text for support.
Review
Ayer fui al centro cultural para recoger unas pinturas. La encargada había dejado la llave del armario en un cajón, pero yo no sabía cuál era. Le pregunté a un compañero y me ayudó a buscarla. Dentro encontramos también una lista con los materiales disponibles. Después de sacar las pinturas, cerré el armario y devolví la llave al mismo cajón.
- habia dejado → había dejado
«había dejado»: A stressed í next to an unstressed a or e forms a hiatus and requires an accent, including when the general ending rule alone would not require one.
- en un cajon → en un cajón
«en un cajón»: The stress is on the last syllable; this form ends in a vowel or n, so it takes a written accent.
- no savía → no sabía
«no sabía»: This is a form of saber, whose stem retains b; the stressed í also takes an accent.
- cual era → cuál era
«cuál era»: This word introduces an indirect question about an unknown value. It keeps its accent even without question marks; it is not an unstressed relative.
- me ayudo → me ayudó
«me ayudó»: The stress is on the last syllable; this form ends in a vowel or n, so it takes a written accent.
- devolbi → devolví
«devolví»: This form of devolver retains v; the final stressed í also requires an accent.
Compare heard words separately from spelling. There is no automatic score. Alternative standard punctuation preserving relationships and meaning is acceptable; a different comma does not imply a misheard word. Then review capitals and diacritics against the model.
Retain all words, their order, articles, prepositions and endings. Do not substitute synonyms or expand contractions. The six notes illustrate revision: compare the entire text, not only those six points.
No apostrophes occur in this text.