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Reflexiones de un estudiante de intercambio

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Reflexiones de un estudiante de intercambio · B1. Relaciona la persona, hora, lugar o cantidad con el hecho correcto.

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An exchange student reflects

Lee el material original en inglés y responde con pruebas. El nivel es una orientación editorial, no un resultado certificado.

Before my month abroad, I expected the language lessons to be the hardest part. In fact, the first difficulty was knowing how to join ordinary conversations. In class, people took turns and the teacher waited for an answer. Around my host family’s dinner table, several people spoke at once, and a joke could end before I understood its beginning.

For the first few days, I smiled and pretended to follow everything. My host, Elena, eventually asked whether the evening meals were too late for me, because I seemed so quiet. I admitted that the timing was fine; I simply could not follow every change of topic. After that, the family began checking that I knew what they were discussing. I also learned to interrupt politely rather than wait for a perfect silent moment.

One Saturday, Elena asked me to buy some vegetables from the market. I wrote a careful list but forgot to check how much of each item she wanted. The seller asked a question I had not prepared for, and I came home with enough onions for several dinners. We laughed, then used the extra onions in soup. The problem was not that I knew no useful words. I had prepared a speech instead of preparing to exchange information.

My school organised trips every afternoon, but I chose not to attend all of them. I wanted some unplanned time in the neighbourhood. Visiting the same small shop several times helped me become familiar with the owner’s questions, and gradually our conversations became longer. This did not make the organised trips worthless; I enjoyed the museum visit and learned things I would not have discovered alone.

At the end of the month, I still made many grammatical mistakes. What changed was my response to them. Instead of abandoning an idea when I could not find the exact word, I tried another way to explain it. I returned home with less confidence in my ability to predict every conversation, but more confidence in my ability to keep one going.

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Detalles explícitos · Propósito y resultado buscado

Relaciona la persona, hora, lugar o cantidad con el hecho correcto. Piensa qué intenta conseguir la persona o el mensaje y para quién.

The doors open at eight. The class starts at nine.

Inferencias a partir de pistas · Idea principal

Combina las pistas reales sin añadir hechos no respaldados. Considera todo el texto: un detalle verdadero no es necesariamente la idea principal.

The bag is wet and the umbrella is open: these are clues, not a complete history.

Material de aprendizaje
An exchange student reflects — context illustration
LecturaB1

An exchange student reflects

Lee el material original en inglés y responde con pruebas. El nivel es una orientación editorial, no un resultado certificado.

Before my month abroad, I expected the language lessons to be the hardest part. In fact, the first difficulty was knowing how to join ordinary conversations. In class, people took turns and the teacher waited for an answer. Around my host family’s dinner table, several people spoke at once, and a joke could end before I understood its beginning.

For the first few days, I smiled and pretended to follow everything. My host, Elena, eventually asked whether the evening meals were too late for me, because I seemed so quiet. I admitted that the timing was fine; I simply could not follow every change of topic. After that, the family began checking that I knew what they were discussing. I also learned to interrupt politely rather than wait for a perfect silent moment.

One Saturday, Elena asked me to buy some vegetables from the market. I wrote a careful list but forgot to check how much of each item she wanted. The seller asked a question I had not prepared for, and I came home with enough onions for several dinners. We laughed, then used the extra onions in soup. The problem was not that I knew no useful words. I had prepared a speech instead of preparing to exchange information.

My school organised trips every afternoon, but I chose not to attend all of them. I wanted some unplanned time in the neighbourhood. Visiting the same small shop several times helped me become familiar with the owner’s questions, and gradually our conversations became longer. This did not make the organised trips worthless; I enjoyed the museum visit and learned things I would not have discovered alone.

At the end of the month, I still made many grammatical mistakes. What changed was my response to them. Instead of abandoning an idea when I could not find the exact word, I tried another way to explain it. I returned home with less confidence in my ability to predict every conversation, but more confidence in my ability to keep one going.

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An exchange student reflects

What was unexpectedly difficult at first?

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Relaciona la persona, hora, lugar o cantidad con el hecho correcto. Piensa qué intenta conseguir la persona o el mensaje y para quién.

The doors open at eight. The class starts at nine.
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Combina las pistas reales sin añadir hechos no respaldados. Considera todo el texto: un detalle verdadero no es necesariamente la idea principal.

The bag is wet and the umbrella is open: these are clues, not a complete history.
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Reflexiones de un estudiante de intercambio

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An exchange student reflects

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Detalles explícitos · Propósito y resultado buscado

Relaciona la persona, hora, lugar o cantidad con el hecho correcto. Piensa qué intenta conseguir la persona o el mensaje y para quién.

The doors open at eight. The class starts at nine.
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Inferencias a partir de pistas · Idea principal

Combina las pistas reales sin añadir hechos no respaldados. Considera todo el texto: un detalle verdadero no es necesariamente la idea principal.

The bag is wet and the umbrella is open: these are clues, not a complete history.

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D01 · Calentamiento

An exchange student reflects

What was unexpectedly difficult at first?

  1. Joining everyday conversations.
  2. Answering in class when the teacher allowed thinking time.
  3. Learning the useful words needed for a shopping list.
  4. Adjusting to evening meals that were actually too late.
Respuesta y explicación
Joining everyday conversations.

Respuesta: «Joining everyday conversations.». Prueba: «the first difficulty was knowing how to join ordinary conversations.». Revisa «Answering in class when the teacher allowed thinking time.»: Dice lo contrario del dato pertinente. Prueba: «In class, people took turns and the teacher waited for an answer.». Revisa «Learning the useful words needed for a shopping list.»: El texto no identifica esto como el problema preguntado. Usa el que nombra expresamente. Prueba: «The problem was not that I knew no useful words.».

D02 · Calentamiento

An exchange student reflects

How did the family table differ from the classroom?

  1. Several people could speak at the same time.
  2. People took turns and waited for an answer.
  3. One person controlled the changes of topic.
  4. Jokes continued until the writer understood each word.
Respuesta y explicación
Several people could speak at the same time.

Respuesta: «Several people could speak at the same time.». Prueba: «Around my host family’s dinner table, several people spoke at once». Revisa «People took turns and waited for an answer.»: Respetar turnos y esperar describe el aula. En la mesa familiar, varias personas hablaban a la vez. Prueba: «In class, people took turns and the teacher waited for an answer.». Revisa «One person controlled the changes of topic.»: El texto no da este dato. No lo añadas.

D03 · Calentamiento

An exchange student reflects

What did Elena initially think might explain the writer’s quietness?

  1. Difficulty hearing words at the dinner table.
  2. Not knowing useful words for ordering vegetables.
  3. Disappointment with the organised trips.
  4. The late timing of meals.
Respuesta y explicación
The late timing of meals.

Respuesta: «The late timing of meals.». Prueba: «Elena, eventually asked whether the evening meals were too late for me». Revisa «Disappointment with the organised trips.»: El texto no da este dato. No lo añadas. Revisa «Difficulty hearing words at the dinner table.»: El texto no da este dato. No lo añadas.

P01 · Practicar la habilidad

An exchange student reflects

What did the writer admit was the real problem?

  1. Following changes of topic.
  2. Needing extra time to memorise a complete dinner conversation.
  3. Feeling unhappy about the meal times.
  4. The family’s unwillingness to include a visitor.
Respuesta y explicación
Following changes of topic.

Respuesta: «Following changes of topic.». Prueba: «the timing was fine; I simply could not follow every change of topic.». Revisa «The family’s unwillingness to include a visitor.»: Dice lo contrario del dato pertinente. Prueba: «the family began checking that I knew what they were discussing.». Revisa «Feeling unhappy about the meal times.»: Dice lo contrario del dato pertinente.

P02 · Practicar la habilidad

An exchange student reflects

What communication skill did the writer begin practising at dinner?

  1. Smiling without understanding.
  2. Preparing a complete speech before each change of topic.
  3. Interrupting politely.
  4. Waiting for complete silence every time.
Respuesta y explicación
Interrupting politely.

Respuesta: «Interrupting politely.». Prueba: «I also learned to interrupt politely». Revisa «Waiting for complete silence every time.»: Dice lo contrario del dato pertinente. Prueba: «rather than wait for a perfect silent moment.». Revisa «Smiling without understanding.»: Describe la conducta anterior, no la práctica posterior que se pregunta. Prueba: «For the first few days, I smiled and pretended to follow everything.».

P03 · Practicar la habilidad

An exchange student reflects

What lesson does the writer draw from the shopping mistake?

  1. Useful vocabulary was the cause of the misunderstanding.
  2. A carefully memorised speech is enough if it contains useful words.
  3. Preparing quantities matters less than naming every vegetable correctly.
  4. Preparation should allow for a two-way exchange.
Respuesta y explicación
Preparation should allow for a two-way exchange.

Respuesta: «Preparation should allow for a two-way exchange.». Prueba: «I had prepared a speech instead of preparing to exchange information.». Revisa «A carefully memorised speech is enough if it contains useful words.»: Amplía o refuerza la afirmación más de lo que permite el texto. Revisa «Useful vocabulary was the cause of the misunderstanding.»: El texto no dice que el vocabulario útil causara el error. No había comprobado las cantidades y había preparado un discurso en vez de un intercambio. Prueba: «I wrote a careful list but forgot to check how much of each item she wanted.».

P04 · Practicar la habilidad

An exchange student reflects

What happened to the extra onions?

  1. They were used in soup.
  2. They were given to other students before dinner.
  3. They were taken back to the market.
  4. They were kept unused until the writer returned home.
Respuesta y explicación
They were used in soup.

Respuesta: «They were used in soup.». Prueba: «used the extra onions in soup.». Revisa «They were taken back to the market.»: No es el resultado indicado para esta acción. Revisa «They were given to other students before dinner.»: No es el resultado indicado para esta acción.

R01 · Práctica relacionada

An exchange student reflects

What was missing from the shopping preparation?

  1. The quantities of the vegetables.
  2. A written list of items.
  3. Useful words for naming the vegetables.
  4. A reason for going to the market.
Respuesta y explicación
The quantities of the vegetables.

Respuesta: «The quantities of the vegetables.». Prueba: «forgot to check how much of each item she wanted.». Revisa «Useful words for naming the vegetables.»: Esta información sí aparece. Se pregunta qué falta. Prueba: «The problem was not that I knew no useful words.». Revisa «A written list of items.»: Esta información sí aparece. Se pregunta qué falta. Prueba: «I wrote a careful list».

R02 · Práctica relacionada

An exchange student reflects

Why did the writer skip some organised trips?

  1. The museum trip showed that organised visits taught nothing.
  2. The school replaced its trip programme with local shopping.
  3. To prepare more fixed speeches rather than meet shopkeepers.
  4. To have unplanned time in the neighbourhood.
Respuesta y explicación
To have unplanned time in the neighbourhood.

Respuesta: «To have unplanned time in the neighbourhood.». Prueba: «I wanted some unplanned time in the neighbourhood.». Revisa «The museum trip showed that organised visits taught nothing.»: Dice lo contrario del dato pertinente. Prueba: «I enjoyed the museum visit and learned things I would not have discovered alone.». Revisa «The school replaced its trip programme with local shopping.»: El texto no da este dato. No lo añadas.

R03 · Práctica relacionada

An exchange student reflects

What helped conversations in the small shop become longer?

  1. Waiting for the owner to write down every question.
  2. The owner correcting every grammar mistake before continuing.
  3. Memorising the same complete speech before every visit.
  4. Repeated visits and more familiar questions.
Respuesta y explicación
Repeated visits and more familiar questions.

Respuesta: «Repeated visits and more familiar questions.». Prueba: «Visiting the same small shop several times helped me become familiar with the owner’s questions». Revisa «Memorising the same complete speech before every visit.»: Dice lo contrario del dato pertinente. Prueba: «I had prepared a speech instead of preparing to exchange information.». Revisa «Waiting for the owner to write down every question.»: El texto no da este dato. No lo añadas.

X01 · Reto del texto

An exchange student reflects

What does the museum example show?

  1. The museum offered the same information as exploring alone.
  2. Independent visits were less useful than all organised trips.
  3. The writer still valued some organised activities.
  4. Every planned activity should be skipped to practise conversation.
Respuesta y explicación
The writer still valued some organised activities.

Respuesta: «The writer still valued some organised activities.». Prueba: «I enjoyed the museum visit and learned things I would not have discovered alone.». Revisa «The museum offered the same information as exploring alone.»: Dice lo contrario del dato pertinente. Revisa «Independent visits were less useful than all organised trips.»: Amplía o refuerza la afirmación más de lo que permite el texto.

X02 · Reto del texto

An exchange student reflects

What improvement does the writer describe at the end?

  1. Avoiding topics unless the exact words were available.
  2. Speaking with fewer mistakes because every response was predictable.
  3. Greater ability to continue despite imperfect language.
  4. Preparing a reliable script for every conversation.
Respuesta y explicación
Greater ability to continue despite imperfect language.

Respuesta: «Greater ability to continue despite imperfect language.». Prueba: «Instead of abandoning an idea when I could not find the exact word, I tried another way to explain it.». Revisa «Avoiding topics unless the exact words were available.»: Dice lo contrario del dato pertinente. Revisa «Speaking with fewer mistakes because every response was predictable.»: Amplía o refuerza la afirmación más de lo que permite el texto. Prueba: «I still made many grammatical mistakes.».