Beginner Level - Absolute Beginner Reading No. 10
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Pets |
Jacobo toma la escalera y la recuesta contra el árbol. Él empieza a subir y trata de no mirar hacia abajo. No puede creer que está haciendo esto. El gato de su vecina se subió al árbol en frente de la casa y no se puede bajar. Ahora normalmente, Jacobo no ofrecería rescatar a un gato en un árbol. Él tiene miedo a las alturas, las escaleras y los gatos. Pero su vecina, Anita, es hermosa y rescatar a su gato sería la manera perfecta de ser un héroe y conseguir su atención. Él está casi allí. La escalera comienza a temblar y él mira hacia abajo y se da cuenta de lo alto que está. Mira a su hermosa vecina y decide que no vale la pena. Él grita fuerte "¡AYUDA! ¡Me estoy cayendo!" El gato salta de repente del árbol sobre su cabeza. Ambos caen al suelo y el gato corre hacia su propietaria. Anita corre hacia Jacobo, quien está tirado en el suelo. "Muchas gracias", dice ella. "¡Eso fue muy heróico! Espero que no esté lastimado". "No fue nada", susurra él. "Por cierto, si no es mucha molestia, ¿sería tan amable de llamarme una ambulancia?" |
Jacobo takes the ladder and leans it against the tree. He starts to climb up and tries not to look down. He cannot believe he is doing this. His neighbor’s cat climbed up the tree in front of the house and cannot climb down. Now normally, Jacobo would not offer to rescue a cat in a tree. He is afraid of heights, ladders and cats. But his neighbor, Anita, is gorgeous and rescuing her cat would be the perfect way to be a hero and get her attention. He is almost there. The ladder begins to shake and he looks down and realizes how high he is. He looks at his beautiful neighbor and decides that it is not worth it. He screams loudly “HELP!!! I’M FALLING!!!” The cat suddenly jumps from the tree onto his head. They both fall to the ground and the cat runs to her owner. Anita runs to Jacobo, who is lying on the ground. “Thank you so much”, she says. “That was very heroic! I hope you are not hurt.” “It was nothing”, he whispers. “By the way, if it’s not too much trouble, would you be so kind as to call me an ambulance?” |
Questions and Answers (Preguntas y Respuestas)
Below is a list of practice questions and answers about the previous reading. Make sure you repeat them out loud to improve your spoken spanish.
P1: ¿Qué está haciendo Jacobo y por qué? |
Q1: What is Jacobo doing and why? |
P2: ¿Por qué ofrece Jacobo rescatar al gato a pesar de que tiene miedo? |
Q2: Why does Jacobo offer to rescue the cat even though he is afraid? |
P3: ¿Por qué se cae de la escalera? |
Q3: Why does he fall off the ladder? |
P4: ¿Cree usted que Jacobo está herido al final? |
Q4: Do you think Jacobo is hurt at the end? |
P5: ¿Cree que él tiene la posibilidad de salir con Anita? |
Q5: Do you think he has a chance of going out with Anita? |
Additional Practice
Here are some more useful sentences that you may use in conversation:
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