The weekend bicycle
CEFR B1233 words
Víctor quiere visitar a su prima el sábado en un pueblo cercano. La carretera que une los dos pueblos tiene una cuesta larga, y él suele hacer ese recorrido en bicicleta. Esta vez su bicicleta está en el taller y no estará lista hasta el lunes. Su prima lo espera para comer, pero puede recibirlo desde las diez.
Su vecina Inés le ha ofrecido la suya, que tiene una cesta delantera y varias marchas. El viernes Inés la necesita para ir al trabajo y vuelve a casa a las siete de la tarde. Víctor saldrá de su pueblo el sábado a las nueve. Antes de aceptar, quiere comprobar que llega bien a los pedales y que los frenos responden.
También hay un autobús el sábado por la mañana. Llega al pueblo de su prima a las once, aunque deja a los viajeros junto a la estación. Víctor lleva una mochila pequeña con un libro para regalarle y no tiene previsto comprar nada durante la visita. Desde la estación hace falta caminar media hora hasta la casa.
Inés volverá a usar su bicicleta el domingo a las ocho de la mañana. El patio de Inés tiene espacio para una vuelta corta y está disponible por la noche. Víctor piensa regresar a su pueblo el sábado antes de que anochezca. Si la bicicleta le resulta incómoda, comprará un billete de autobús para el día siguiente.
Words you may not know
- cuestahill
- marchasgears
- pedalespedals
- frenosbrakes
- anochezcagets dark
Questions
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Which proposed trial time lets Víctor test the bicycle after Inés finishes using it and before his departure?
El viernes a las siete y media de la tarde. — Inés returns at seven on Friday and Víctor leaves at nine on Saturday. A half-past-seven Friday trial fits both boundaries and the patio’s evening use. Saturday at ten is after departure; Friday at half past six is before the bicycle returns.
If Víctor takes the bus, when could he reach his cousin’s house?
A las once y media. — The bus arrives at eleven and the remaining walk takes half an hour, giving eleven-thirty. Eleven is arrival at the station. Ten is the cousin’s earliest welcome time, not the bus arrival.
Which feature of Inés's bicycle is least useful for an explicitly stated need of this visit?
La cesta delantera para transportar objetos. — Víctor carries his gift in a small backpack and plans no shopping, so extra carrying space does not meet a stated need. Gears help with the long hill, and he explicitly wants to check the brakes. This compares the offered equipment with this particular journey.
Which return arrangement fits both Víctor's plan and Inés's next use if he borrows her bicycle?
Dejarla en casa de Inés al regresar el sábado. — Víctor plans to return on Saturday before dark, leaving the bicycle available for Inés at eight on Sunday. Nine on Sunday is too late. His own repair being ready on Monday does not extend the loan.
Why does the bus remain a workable alternative for lunch?
La llegada a la casa será antes de la comida, incluso contando el paseo. — Eleven plus the half-hour walk gets him to the house before lunch. His own bicycle is unavailable until Monday, and the route from the station is on foot, not an extra bicycle stage.
Víctor cannot try a borrowed bicycle until Saturday at ten. Which plan could still get him to his cousin that Saturday?
Tomar el autobús y contar el paseo desde la estación hasta la casa. — The planned bicycle departure is at nine, before the hypothetical ten o’clock trial, and Víctor wants to check the bicycle before accepting it. His own is unavailable until Monday. The Saturday bus plus the half-hour walk supplies an alternative route that day. Checking at the destination reverses his stated condition.