La merienda (The afternoon snack)
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At five o'clock I am hungry again. In my house this is the time for a snack.
My favourite snack is bread with chocolate. My brother is strange: for him the best snack is bread with tomato and salt.
On Fridays my grandmother is at home with us, and the snack is special: a big cake with apples. My grandmother is a very good cook.
Five o'clock is my favourite hour of the day.
Palabras que quizá no conozcas
- snackmerienda
- saltsal
- a cookun cocinero, una cocinera
- strangeraro
Preguntas
Se contestan con el texto delante. No es memoria: es entender.
What time is the snack?
At five o'clock — At five o'clock I am hungry again: a las cinco. Y el texto termina repitiéndolo.
The writer's favourite snack is bread with ___.
chocolate — Bread with chocolate. El pan con tomate y sal es el del hermano.
The brother eats the same snack as the writer.
False — Falso: uno merienda dulce y el otro salado. Por eso dice my brother is strange.
Why does the writer say the brother is strange?
Because he eats a salty snack and not a sweet one — El texto no explica el «raro»: lo enseña. Chocolate contra tomate y sal, uno al lado del otro.
What is the special snack on Fridays?
A big apple cake — A big cake with apples, y es el viernes porque es el día que la abuela está en casa.
Why is five o'clock the writer's favourite hour of the day?
Because it is snack time, and on Fridays there is cake with the grandmother — La última frase no da el motivo. Lo dan las otras tres: a las cinco tiene hambre, a las cinco se merienda, y el viernes además hay tarta con la abuela.