Mudarse a una vivienda más pequeña

Respuesta: «To a local charity shop.». Prueba: «I donated many books to a local charity shop». Revisa «To the neighbour who bought the table.»: Atribuye la acción o función a la persona o grupo equivocado. Prueba: «I sold that table to a neighbour». Revisa «To the sister’s own book collection.»: Atribuye la acción o función a la persona o grupo equivocado.

Respuesta: «Spending less time maintaining unused space.». Prueba: «my main reason was that I no longer wanted to spend most weekends looking after a garden and rooms I rarely used.». Revisa «Reducing bills as the main purpose of the move.»: Es un detalle, pero no responde a la pregunta principal. Prueba: «Lower bills were welcome, but my main reason». Revisa «Having more outdoor space to maintain.»: Dice lo contrario del dato pertinente.

Respuesta: «No; cleaning remained and she sometimes missed outdoor space.». Prueba: «it had not solved every problem. I still had to clean, and I sometimes missed sitting outside.». Revisa «Yes; fewer rooms removed the need for routine cleaning.»: Dice lo contrario del dato pertinente. Revisa «Yes; using the park replaced every benefit of the old garden.»: Amplía o refuerza la afirmación más de lo que permite el texto.

Respuesta: «It was sold to a neighbour.». Prueba: «I sold that table to a neighbour and bought a smaller second-hand one.». Revisa «It was kept because it was a favourite.»: No es el objeto indicado para esta acción. Prueba: «I kept my old armchair, though.». Revisa «It was exchanged for the sister’s bookcase.»: El texto no da este dato. No lo añadas.

Respuesta: «By asking which ones the speaker would open again.». Prueba: «Instead, she asked which ones I would actually open again.». Revisa «By sorting books only according to how important they looked.»: Dice lo contrario del dato pertinente. Revisa «By deciding for the speaker which books to donate.»: Esto se esperaba al principio. No es el resultado posterior e inesperado que se pregunta. Prueba: «expecting her to tell me what to give away.».

Respuesta: «Consider how you live each day, not only room numbers.». Prueba: «I would advise anyone considering a smaller home to think about daily habits, not just the number of rooms.». Revisa «Decide by comparing the number of rooms alone.»: Dice lo contrario del dato pertinente. Revisa «Expect a move to make difficult choices unnecessary.»: Dice lo contrario del dato pertinente. Prueba: «it did not make those choices for me.».

Respuesta: «To make sure it would fit with room to move around.». Prueba: «I began by measuring the furniture and drawing a simple plan of the flat. That stopped me from keeping a large table simply because I liked it, only to discover later that I could not walk around it.». Revisa «To choose the furniture with the greatest personal value.»: Usa un criterio de éxito distinto del indicado en el texto. Revisa «To help the neighbour decide where the large table would fit.»: Atribuye la acción o función a la persona o grupo equivocado.

Respuesta: «It fitted and was still used every evening.». Prueba: «It fitted into a bright corner, and I still used it every evening.». Revisa «The smaller second-hand armchair was cheaper.»: No es el objeto indicado para esta acción. Prueba: «I sold that table to a neighbour and bought a smaller second-hand one.». Revisa «Its value was higher than that of the books.»: El texto no da este dato. No lo añadas.

Respuesta: «The kettle was in a box that arrived late.». Prueba: «I packed the kettle in a box that arrived after everything else, so I could not make tea while we were unloading.». Revisa «The large table blocked the door of the new flat.»: El texto no da este dato. No lo añadas. Revisa «The essentials bag arrived before the removal boxes.»: La bolsa con lo esencial es un consejo posterior a sus amigos. El texto no dice que una llegara temprano durante esta mudanza. Prueba: «I now tell friends to carry a bag with a kettle, cups and any medicines they need».

Respuesta: «Visit the park.». Prueba: «I visit the park more often now.». Revisa «Spend weekends caring for unused rooms.»: Dice lo contrario del dato pertinente. Prueba: «I no longer wanted to spend most weekends looking after a garden and rooms I rarely used.». Revisa «Use the garden outside the smaller flat.»: El texto no da este dato. No lo añadas.