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Empezar un intercambio de idiomas

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Empezar un intercambio de idiomas · A2. Relaciona la persona, hora, lugar o cantidad con el hecho correcto.

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LecturaA2

Starting a language exchange

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

For months, I studied Spanish alone on the train. I knew useful words, but I felt nervous when I had to speak. A friend suggested a language exchange. I found Elena on a community website. She wanted to practise English, and I wanted to practise Spanish. We agreed to meet in a cafe near the library, where there was enough space to talk quietly.

Our first meeting did not go very well. We spent almost the whole hour speaking English because it was easier for both of us. Afterwards, we made a simple plan: twenty minutes in English, twenty in Spanish, and ten minutes to discuss useful expressions. We take turns choosing a topic before each meeting. Last week it was food; next week Elena wants to discuss travel.

At first, I asked Elena to correct every mistake. This stopped our conversation too often. Now she writes down two or three important mistakes and explains them at the end. If I cannot remember a word, she waits while I try to describe it instead of immediately giving me the answer.

We usually meet every other Wednesday. When Elena was busy with an exam, we used voice messages for two weeks. They were helpful, but I prefer meeting in person because it is easier to ask a quick question. I am still not a confident speaker in every situation. However, I no longer spend the first five minutes planning every sentence in my head.

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Razones · Detalles explícitos · Propósito y resultado buscado

Usa la razón dada; una razón externa que parece posible no basta. Relaciona la persona, hora, lugar o cantidad con el hecho correcto. Piensa qué intenta conseguir la persona o el mensaje y para quién.

We meet inside because it is raining.

Detalles explícitos · Inferencias a partir de pistas

Relaciona la persona, hora, lugar o cantidad con el hecho correcto. Combina las pistas reales sin añadir hechos no respaldados.

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

Material de aprendizaje
Starting a language exchange — context illustration
LecturaA2

Starting a language exchange

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

For months, I studied Spanish alone on the train. I knew useful words, but I felt nervous when I had to speak. A friend suggested a language exchange. I found Elena on a community website. She wanted to practise English, and I wanted to practise Spanish. We agreed to meet in a cafe near the library, where there was enough space to talk quietly.

Our first meeting did not go very well. We spent almost the whole hour speaking English because it was easier for both of us. Afterwards, we made a simple plan: twenty minutes in English, twenty in Spanish, and ten minutes to discuss useful expressions. We take turns choosing a topic before each meeting. Last week it was food; next week Elena wants to discuss travel.

At first, I asked Elena to correct every mistake. This stopped our conversation too often. Now she writes down two or three important mistakes and explains them at the end. If I cannot remember a word, she waits while I try to describe it instead of immediately giving me the answer.

We usually meet every other Wednesday. When Elena was busy with an exam, we used voice messages for two weeks. They were helpful, but I prefer meeting in person because it is easier to ask a quick question. I am still not a confident speaker in every situation. However, I no longer spend the first five minutes planning every sentence in my head.

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Starting a language exchange

What problem did the writer have before the exchange?

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Tu ruta de aprendizaje

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Paso 1 · Calentamiento

Calentamiento

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Paso 2 · Practicar la habilidad

Razones · Detalles explícitos · Propósito y resultado buscado

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Usa la razón dada; una razón externa que parece posible no basta. Relaciona la persona, hora, lugar o cantidad con el hecho correcto. Piensa qué intenta conseguir la persona o el mensaje y para quién.

We meet inside because it is raining.
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Paso 3 · Practicar la habilidad

Detalles explícitos

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Relaciona la persona, hora, lugar o cantidad con el hecho correcto.

The doors open at eight. The class starts at nine.
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Paso 4 · Practicar la habilidad

Detalles explícitos · Inferencias a partir de pistas

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Relaciona la persona, hora, lugar o cantidad con el hecho correcto. Combina las pistas reales sin añadir hechos no respaldados.

The doors open at eight. The class starts at nine.
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Paso 5 · Práctica relacionada

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Paso 6 · Reto del texto

Reto del texto

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Mapa de la lección

Empezar un intercambio de idiomas

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Starting a language exchange

Puntos de la lección

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Razones · Detalles explícitos · Propósito y resultado buscado

Usa la razón dada; una razón externa que parece posible no basta. Relaciona la persona, hora, lugar o cantidad con el hecho correcto. Piensa qué intenta conseguir la persona o el mensaje y para quién.

We meet inside because it is raining.
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Detalles explícitos · Inferencias a partir de pistas

Relaciona la persona, hora, lugar o cantidad con el hecho correcto. Combina las pistas reales sin añadir hechos no respaldados.

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

Preguntas y respuestas

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D01 · Calentamiento

Starting a language exchange

What problem did the writer have before the exchange?

  1. Finding time to learn any words.
  2. Understanding written English.
  3. Feeling nervous about speaking.
  4. Travelling to the library.
Respuesta y explicación
Feeling nervous about speaking.

Respuesta: «Feeling nervous about speaking.». Prueba: «I knew useful words, but I felt nervous when I had to speak.». Revisa «Finding time to learn any words.»: Dice lo contrario del dato pertinente. Prueba: «I knew useful words». Revisa «Travelling to the library.»: El texto no da este dato. No lo añadas.

D02 · Calentamiento

Starting a language exchange

How did the writer find Elena?

  1. Through a cafe advertisement.
  2. At a Spanish examination.
  3. Through a community website.
  4. During a train journey.
Respuesta y explicación
Through a community website.

Respuesta: «Through a community website.». Prueba: «I found Elena on a community website.». Revisa «During a train journey.»: No es el lugar indicado para esta acción. Prueba: «For months, I studied Spanish alone on the train.». Revisa «At a Spanish examination.»: El texto no da este dato. No lo añadas.

D03 · Calentamiento

Starting a language exchange

Why was their first meeting unsatisfactory?

  1. They spent almost all the time using English.
  2. Elena did not want to learn English.
  3. They could not agree on a meeting place.
  4. The cafe was too crowded to talk.
Respuesta y explicación
They spent almost all the time using English.

Respuesta: «They spent almost all the time using English.». Prueba: «We spent almost the whole hour speaking English because it was easier for both of us.». Revisa «Elena did not want to learn English.»: Dice lo contrario del dato pertinente. Prueba: «She wanted to practise English». Revisa «They could not agree on a meeting place.»: Dice lo contrario del dato pertinente. Prueba: «We agreed to meet in a cafe near the library».

P01 · Practicar la habilidad

Starting a language exchange

What is the next planned topic?

  1. Food from their childhood.
  2. Food.
  3. Travel.
  4. Exams.
Respuesta y explicación
Travel.

Respuesta: «Travel.». Prueba: «Last week it was food; next week Elena wants to discuss travel.». Revisa «Food from their childhood.»: El texto no da este dato. No lo añadas. Revisa «Food.»: La comida fue el tema de la semana pasada. Se pregunta por el próximo tema: los viajes.

P02 · Practicar la habilidad

Starting a language exchange

Who chooses the conversation topics?

  1. A teacher at the library chooses.
  2. Elena always chooses.
  3. They take turns.
  4. The writer’s friend chooses.
Respuesta y explicación
They take turns.

Respuesta: «They take turns.». Prueba: «We take turns choosing a topic before each meeting.». Revisa «Elena always chooses.»: Amplía o refuerza la afirmación más de lo que permite el texto. Prueba: «next week Elena wants to discuss travel.». Revisa «The writer’s friend chooses.»: Atribuye la acción o función a la persona o grupo equivocado. Prueba: «A friend suggested a language exchange.».

P03 · Practicar la habilidad

Starting a language exchange

How long is the new planned meeting?

  1. Twenty minutes.
  2. Forty minutes.
  3. One hour and ten minutes.
  4. Fifty minutes.
Respuesta y explicación
Fifty minutes.

Respuesta: «Fifty minutes.». Prueba: «twenty minutes in English, twenty in Spanish, and ten minutes to discuss useful expressions.». Revisa «Forty minutes.»: Comprueba el cálculo con las horas o cantidades indicadas. Revisa «One hour and ten minutes.»: Comprueba el cálculo con las horas o cantidades indicadas. Prueba: «Our first meeting did not go very well. We spent almost the whole hour speaking English».

P04 · Practicar la habilidad

Starting a language exchange

Why did they stop correcting every mistake immediately?

  1. It interrupted the conversation too often.
  2. The writer no longer made mistakes.
  3. They only wanted to practise spelling.
  4. Elena could not write notes.
Respuesta y explicación
It interrupted the conversation too often.

Respuesta: «It interrupted the conversation too often.». Prueba: «This stopped our conversation too often.». Revisa «Elena could not write notes.»: Dice lo contrario del dato pertinente. Prueba: «Now she writes down two or three important mistakes». Revisa «They only wanted to practise spelling.»: El texto no da este dato. No lo añadas.

R01 · Práctica relacionada

Starting a language exchange

When does Elena now explain the selected mistakes?

  1. Immediately after each mistake.
  2. Only in voice messages.
  3. At the end of the meeting.
  4. At the start of the next meeting.
Respuesta y explicación
At the end of the meeting.

Respuesta: «At the end of the meeting.». Prueba: «Now she writes down two or three important mistakes and explains them at the end.». Revisa «At the start of the next meeting.»: El texto no da este dato. No lo añadas. Revisa «Immediately after each mistake.»: Describe la conducta anterior, no la práctica posterior que se pregunta. Prueba: «At first, I asked Elena to correct every mistake. This stopped our conversation too often.».

R02 · Práctica relacionada

Starting a language exchange

What does Elena encourage when the writer forgets a word?

  1. Ending the conversation.
  2. Waiting for Elena to give the word at once.
  3. Changing immediately to English.
  4. Describing it in other words.
Respuesta y explicación
Describing it in other words.

Respuesta: «Describing it in other words.». Prueba: «she waits while I try to describe it instead of immediately giving me the answer.». Revisa «Changing immediately to English.»: El texto no da este dato. No lo añadas. Revisa «Ending the conversation.»: El texto no da este dato. No lo añadas.

R03 · Práctica relacionada

Starting a language exchange

Why did they temporarily use voice messages?

  1. They decided never to meet again.
  2. The cafe had closed permanently.
  3. The writer moved to another country.
  4. Elena was busy with an exam.
Respuesta y explicación
Elena was busy with an exam.

Respuesta: «Elena was busy with an exam.». Prueba: «When Elena was busy with an exam, we used voice messages for two weeks.». Revisa «The cafe had closed permanently.»: El texto no da este dato. No lo añadas. Revisa «They decided never to meet again.»: Dice lo contrario del dato pertinente. Prueba: «They were helpful, but I prefer meeting in person».

X01 · Reto del texto

Starting a language exchange

Why does the writer prefer meeting in person?

  1. The library requires attendance.
  2. Face-to-face meetings never include mistakes.
  3. Voice messages cannot contain Spanish.
  4. Quick questions are easier to ask.
Respuesta y explicación
Quick questions are easier to ask.

Respuesta: «Quick questions are easier to ask.». Prueba: «I prefer meeting in person because it is easier to ask a quick question.». Revisa «Face-to-face meetings never include mistakes.»: Amplía o refuerza la afirmación más de lo que permite el texto. Revisa «The library requires attendance.»: El texto no da este dato. No lo añadas.

X02 · Reto del texto

Starting a language exchange

Which conclusion matches the final paragraph?

  1. The writer now speaks confidently in every situation.
  2. The writer has made progress but still lacks confidence in some situations.
  3. The exchange has not helped at all.
  4. The writer plans every sentence before speaking.
Respuesta y explicación
The writer has made progress but still lacks confidence in some situations.

Respuesta: «The writer has made progress but still lacks confidence in some situations.». Prueba: «I am still not a confident speaker in every situation. However, I no longer spend the first five minutes planning every sentence in my head.». Revisa «The writer plans every sentence before speaking.»: Dice lo contrario del dato pertinente. Revisa «The writer now speaks confidently in every situation.»: Amplía o refuerza la afirmación más de lo que permite el texto.