Exercise 1: Match a word
Instruction: Match each word with its definition.
Exercise 2: Listening
Instruction: Listen to the audio fragment and indicate whether the following statements are true or false.
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(At the start of the activity, the speaker found it hard to get motivated because she doesn’t like going to places where she knows no one.) |
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(The experience seemed so negative to her that she resigned herself to never doing pottery again.) |
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(After the workshop, she decided she doesn’t want to commit to a longer course because she prefers to focus on work.) |
Exercise 3: Writing correspondence
Instruction: Write a reply to the following message appropriate to the situation
Marta: ¡Hola! 😅 Estoy un poco agobiada: acaban de cancelar el taller de cerámica del sábado por “problemas de aforo”, de manera que me he quedado desilusionada… Tenía mucha ilusión.
Para no quedarnos en casa, había pensado en dos opciones: ir a la expo de fotografía en Matadero o probar una clase suelta de escalada. Yo adoro la foto, pero me sorprende que la escalada te esté llamando tanto últimamente 😄
¿Qué te apetece más? Si estás sin ánimos, lo dejamos para otro día.
Marta: Hi! 😅 I'm a bit overwhelmed: they just canceled the pottery workshop on Saturday due to “capacity issues”, so I'm disappointed… I was really looking forward to it.
To avoid staying at home, I was thinking of two options: going to the photography exhibition at Matadero or trying a single rock climbing session. I love photography, but I'm surprised that climbing has been calling you so much lately 😄
Which would you prefer? If you're feeling down, we can leave it for another day.
Useful phrases:
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Me ha dado rabia lo del taller; de manera que…
(The workshop thing really annoyed me; so…)
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La verdad es que me apetece más…, por lo tanto…
(Honestly, I feel more like…; therefore…)
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Si te parece, podríamos… y así…
(If you want, we could… and that way…)
Me apunto a la expo en Matadero: adoro la fotografía y, además, luego podemos tomar algo por la zona. La escalada me fascina, pero la dejaría para otro día en el que esté más animado y con energía.
¿Te viene bien quedar a las 12:00 en la entrada? Si quieres, lo cambiamos.
Hi Marta! Oh, what a shame about the workshop… I understand you're disappointed; I was looking forward to it too. I'm a bit low after this week, so I’d prefer a calm plan.
I'm up for the exhibition at Matadero: I love photography and afterwards we can have a drink nearby. Climbing sounds great, but I'd save it for a day when I'm more energetic.
Does meeting at 12:00 at the entrance work for you? If you'd like, we can change the time.