Reading · A2
El día que perdí el avión
Julián tells how he missed his flight from Bogotá to Cartagena last Saturday: his alarm didn't ring, he woke up an hour before the flight, his taxi got stuck behind an accident and the plane left without him. He had to buy an expensive ticket for the afternoon while his friends sent him photos from the beach; that night they had fish by the sea and laughed at his story. Now he has two alarms.
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Gist
1. What happened to Julián last Saturday?
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He missed his flight to Cartagena.
Detail
2. Why couldn't the taxi move?
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There was an accident on the avenue.
Detail
3. What did his friends do while he waited?
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They went to the beach and sent him photos of the sea.
Inference
4. Why does Julián now have two alarms on his phone?
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So that he never oversleeps and misses a flight again.
Words to know
- perder el aviónto miss the plane
- la alarmaWordalarm (clock)In phrasesSi suena la alarma, salgan por la escalera de emergencia.
- despertarseto wake up
- salir corriendoto rush out
- avanzarWordto move forward
- la azafataflight attendant (f.)
- el boletoWordticketIn phrasesUn boleto para Cuzco, por favor.Quiero un boleto de ida y vuelta.
- reírse deto laugh at