Lecture · A1
Postal desde Punta Arenas
In July, Marta writes a postcard from Punta Arenas to her friend Lupe in Mérida, Mexico: it is winter in southern Chile, very cold (two degrees), very windy, it snows a little and there are few hours of sun; she wears a lot of clothes but is still cold and drinks hot chocolate in the afternoon; there are many penguins near the city; she guesses Lupe is very hot because it is summer in Mérida.
Touchez un mot souligné pour voir ce qu’il veut dire.
Idée générale
1. What is surprising about the weather in the postcard?
Voir la réponse
It is July but it is winter there: very cold, windy and snowy.
Détail
2. What is the temperature?
Voir la réponse
Two degrees.
Détail
3. What animals live near the city?
Voir la réponse
Penguins.
Déduction
4. What is the weather probably like where Lupe lives? How do you know?
Voir la réponse
Very hot: it is summer in Mérida, Mexico, and Marta writes that Lupe is surely very hot.
Mots à connaître
- la postalpostcard
- el invierno / el veranoMotwinter / summerDans des expressionsEn Bariloche nieva mucho en invierno.En Argentina, el verano es en diciembre.
- hace fríoit's cold (weather)Dans des expressionsHace mal tiempo: llueve y hace frío.Ponte una chaqueta, que hace frío.
- tengo fríoI'm cold (a person)
- el vientoMotwindDans des expressionsHoy hace sol, pero hace viento.
- el gorroMotwoolly hat
- nevarto snow (e → ie: nieva)
- los gradosdegreesDans des expressions—¿Qué temperatura hace? —Estamos a veinte grados.
- llevarto wear (clothes)Dans des expressions—¿Para comer aquí o para llevar? —Para llevar, por favor.
- el pingüinopenguin