Walking the dog
CEFR A187 words
En mi casa vivimos mi madre, mi hermano Dani y yo. Tenemos un perro: Bruno. Por la mañana mi madre pasea con él antes del trabajo. Dani estudia por la mañana y yo trabajo en una tienda.
Por la tarde Dani lleva a Bruno al parque. Yo cierro la tienda a las siete. Después doy comida al perro.
Los domingos no trabajo. Ese día paseo yo con Bruno por la tarde y Dani prepara su comida. Mi madre pasea con Bruno por la mañana también los domingos.
Words you may not know
- paseatakes a walk
- cierroI close
- preparaprepares
- mañanamorning
Questions
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On Sunday afternoon, who takes over the usual walk?
La persona que trabaja en la tienda. — The narrator works in a shop and walks Bruno on Sundays. Dani prepares his food then; their mother keeps the morning walk.
Why does the narrator normally feed Bruno after seven?
Su jornada termina antes de esa tarea. — The narrator closes the shop at seven and then feeds the dog. No time is given for Dani finishing studies or the mother returning.
On Sundays the narrator walks Bruno in the afternoon.
True — The Sunday routine assigns the afternoon walk to the narrator.
Which two tasks change hands on Sunday?
The afternoon walk and feeding — Normally Dani walks and the narrator feeds; Sunday reverses these two tasks.
The narrator’s afternoon task on Sunday differs from the ordinary daily task.
True — Ordinarily the narrator feeds Bruno; on Sunday the narrator walks and Dani feeds him.
When does the narrator normally feed Bruno?
After closing the shop — Después refers to closing at seven, then giving food.