Lecture · A2
Nunca es tarde para surfear
A local magazine interviews Doña Carmen Ortiz, 71, who has been surfing in Rincón for five years: she started at 66 when she retired, has lived in Rincón since 1985, has surfed in Mexico and Costa Rica, has broken two boards but never a bone, has not been to Hawaii yet but is saving for the trip, and says her grandson has taught her a lot.
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Idée générale
1. What makes Doña Carmen special?
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She is 71 and has been surfing for five years.
Détail
2. Since when has she lived in Rincón?
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Since 1985.
Détail
3. Where has she surfed outside Puerto Rico?
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In Mexico and Costa Rica.
Déduction
4. Is Doña Carmen planning to stop surfing? How do you know?
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No: she hasn't been to Hawaii «todavía» (yet) and is saving for the trip.
Mots à connaître
- surfearto surf
- jubilarseto retire (from work)
- la tablaMot(surf)board
- romper (roto)to break (broken)
- el huesoMotboneDans des expressionsNunca me he roto un hueso.
- ahorrarto save (money)Dans des expressionsSo pretexto de ahorrar, recortaron el presupuesto de las bibliotecas.
- el nietoMotgrandson
- la olawave