El camino al cole (The way to school)
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My school is far from my house, so my father takes me in the car. The journey is twenty minutes.
My friend Iker lives in my street. His mother takes him, and we are always in the same traffic jam. Iker's mother opens her window, my father opens his window, and they talk about the weather.
At the school door there are a lot of children and a big yellow dog. The dog is the teacher's dog. His name is Bruno.
Palabras que quizá no conozcas
- far fromlejos de
- journeytrayecto, viaje
- traffic jamatasco
- the weatherel tiempo (meteorológico)
Preguntas
Se contestan con el texto delante. No es memoria: es entender.
How does the writer go to school?
By car — My father takes me in the car. Va en coche porque el colegio está lejos.
The journey is ___ minutes.
twenty — The journey is twenty minutes: veinte minutos de trayecto.
Iker lives in another city.
False — Falso: Iker lives in my street, vive en la misma calle.
Why are the two cars always in the same traffic jam?
Because the two families leave from the same street to the same school — El texto no lo dice con esas palabras. Lo deduces: viven en la misma calle y van al mismo colegio, así que hacen el mismo camino a la misma hora.
Who is Bruno?
The teacher's dog — The dog is the teacher's dog. His name is Bruno. El genitivo sajón teacher's dice de quién es.
Iker and the writer go to the same school.
True — Verdadero, aunque el texto no lo diga con esas palabras: los dos coches están en el mismo atasco cada mañana, y quien escribe llama a Iker my friend.