Lecture · A1
Los lunes de Iván
Iván, a medical student in Asunción, describes his long Mondays: he gets up at 5:30, has chipa with cocido for breakfast, takes the bus to university at 6:30, has classes from seven to one, has lunch with his classmates, works in a pharmacy in the afternoon, gets home at nine, does his homework and goes to bed at eleven. At home his family speaks Spanish and Guaraní.
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Idée générale
1. What does Iván describe?
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His Mondays: a long day of classes and work.
Détail
2. What does he have for breakfast?
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Chipa with cocido, a typical Paraguayan breakfast.
Détail
3. What does he do in the afternoon?
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He works in a pharmacy.
Détail
4. Which languages does his family speak at home?
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Spanish and Guaraní.
Déduction
5. Why are Mondays long for Iván?
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He gets up at 5:30, has classes from seven to one, works in the afternoon and only goes to bed at eleven.
Mots à connaître
- la chipaParaguayan cheese bread
- el cocidoMothot drink of toasted yerba mate, often with milk
- el colectivoMotbus (Paraguay, Argentina)Dans des expressions¿Vos sabés dónde queda la parada del colectivo?Me equivoqué de colectivo y terminé en otro barrio.
- despertarseto wake up (e → ie)
- vestirseto get dressed (e → i)
- almorzarto have lunch (o → ue)
- volverto come back (o → ue)Dans des expressionsCuando tenga más tiempo, voy a volver a nadar.Se está haciendo tarde; deberíamos volver a casa.
- la tareaMothomeworkDans des expressions¿Cuál es la tarea para mañana?
- acostarseto go to bed (o → ue)
- el guaraníGuarani, an official language of Paraguay