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Una storia: una sorpresa in valigia
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Leggi una breve storia su un errore durante un viaggio in treno e sull'amicizia inaspettata che ne è nata.
The wrong suitcase
Lena was tired after a long week by the sea. At the station, she took her red suitcase from the shelf, got off the train and took a taxi home.
At home, she opened the suitcase to get her pyjamas. But there were no pyjamas inside. Instead, she found three thick books about birds, a pair of large walking boots, a camera and a notebook full of drawings of birds. It was not her suitcase!
Lena looked at the suitcase carefully. It was red and the same size as hers, with the same black wheels. The two cases were almost identical. Then she noticed a small label under the handle with a name, Tomás Ruiz, and a phone number.
She called the number at once. A man answered. He sounded worried. "Yes, I'm Tomás," he said. "I think I have your suitcase. I'm a bird photographer, and my notebook is in that suitcase. It has two years of work in it!"
The next morning, they met at a café near the station and swapped suitcases. Tomás was so grateful that he bought Lena breakfast. He showed her some of his photos of rare birds, and she told him about her holiday.
Now Lena always puts a big yellow ribbon on her suitcase. And every spring, Tomás sends her a postcard with a new bird on it.
Capire la storia
Leggi la storia. Scegli la risposta corretta.
- Where was Lena coming back from?
- How did Lena get home from the station?
- What did Lena want to take out of the suitcase?
- Which thing was NOT in the suitcase?
- How did Lena find the owner of the suitcase?
- Why was Tomás worried?
- Lena bought Tomás breakfast.
- What does Lena do now when she travels?
Parole nella storia
Scegli il significato migliore per la parola in grassetto.
- The two cases were almost identical.
- She called the number at once.
- He sounded worried.
- They met at a café and swapped suitcases.
- Tomás felt very grateful to Lena.
- photos of rare birds
Soluzioni
Capire la storia
- a) A week by the seaLa storia comincia: Lena was tired after a long week by the sea.
- c) By taxiÈ scesa dal treno e ha preso un taxi per tornare a casa.
- b) Her pyjamasHa aperto la valigia per prendere il pigiama.
- c) A mapC'erano libri, scarponi da montagna, una macchina fotografica e un quaderno, ma nessuna mappa.
- b) She found a label with his name and phone number.Ha notato una piccola etichetta sotto il manico con un nome e un numero di telefono.
- a) His notebook with two years of work was in the suitcase.Tomás dice che nel suo quaderno c'è il lavoro di due anni.
- b) FalseTomás era riconoscente, quindi ha offerto la colazione a Lena.
- c) She puts a yellow ribbon on her suitcase.Ora Lena mette sempre un grande nastro giallo sulla sua valigia. È Tomás che manda le cartoline.
Parole nella storia
- b) exactly the sameIdentical significa esattamente uguale. Le due valigie avevano lo stesso colore, la stessa dimensione e le stesse ruote, quindi erano quasi identiche (identical).
- a) immediatelyAt once significa immediatamente, senza aspettare.
- c) His voice showed he was worried.Al telefono Lena ha sentito la sua voce. Sound + aggettivo descrive come sembra la voce di qualcuno.
- b) exchangedTo swap significa dare qualcosa e ricevere qualcos'altro in cambio: ognuno ha ripreso la propria valigia.
- c) thankfulGrateful significa riconoscente. Lena ha aiutato Tomás a riavere il suo quaderno, quindi lui voleva ringraziarla.
- b) birds you do not see very oftenRare significa non comune: non si vedono questi uccelli molto spesso.