El autobús número siete (The number seven bus)
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The number seven bus goes from my street to the centre of the city. It is always full.
The driver is a woman with short grey hair. She knows my mother, so she waits for us when we run.
A man with a big dog travels every day. The dog has his own seat, and nobody says anything.
My favourite part is the bridge. For ten seconds we see the whole river, and then the bus turns and the river is gone.
Palabras que quizá no conozcas
- driverconductor, conductora
- seatasiento
- bridgepuente
- fulllleno
Preguntas
Se contestan con el texto delante. No es memoria: es entender.
Where does the number seven bus go?
From the writer's street to the city centre — From my street to the centre of the city. El puente y el río están en el camino, no son el final.
The bus is usually empty.
False — Falso: it is always full, siempre va lleno.
In the bus, the big dog has his own ___.
seat — The dog has his own seat: su propio asiento, como un pasajero más.
Why does the driver wait for them?
Because she knows the writer's mother — La palabra so une las dos ideas: conoce a la madre, POR ESO espera. En un autobús cualquiera no esperaría.
Nobody says anything about the dog on the seat. What does this tell us?
That on this bus a dog with a seat is normal — Lo dice el silencio: un perro grande sentado en su asiento y NOBODY says anything. Si fuera raro, alguien diría algo.
The writer travels on this bus often.
True — Verdadero, aunque el texto no lo diga: sabe cómo es la conductora, sabe lo del perro y tiene una parte favorita del trayecto. Eso no se sabe yendo una vez.