A short story can show a problem, a question and a solution in chronological order.

The idea

Follow Lucía’s actions from arriving at the library to returning with the card and collecting the book.

Read the text

Lucía llegó a la biblioteca para recoger un libro. Al entrar, vio que había dejado su tarjeta en casa. Preguntó si podía mostrar otro documento. El personal le explicó que necesitaba la tarjeta. Lucía volvió a casa y regresó con ella. Esta vez pudo recoger el libro.

Examples

  • Lucía llegó a la biblioteca para recoger un libro.Lucía arrived at the library to collect a book.
  • Al entrar, vio que había dejado su tarjeta en casa.As she entered, she saw that she had left her card at home.
  • Preguntó si podía mostrar otro documento.She asked whether she could show another document.
  • El personal le explicó que necesitaba la tarjeta.The staff explained that she needed the card.
  • Lucía volvió a casa y regresó con ella.Lucía went home and returned with it.
  • Esta vez pudo recoger el libro.This time she was able to collect the book.

Read-aloud uses a synthetic Spanish voice available on your device. Voice quality and availability vary; it does not assess your pronunciation.

Watch out

The library and its card requirement are fictional; real libraries can have different rules.

Try it yourself

  1. What did Lucía leave at home? (Su tarjeta / Su libro)

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    Su tarjeta

    Lucía had left her library card at home.

  2. What did she ask the staff? (Si podía mostrar otro documento / Si la biblioteca cerraba)

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    Si podía mostrar otro documento

    She asked whether she could show another document.

  3. How did she manage to collect the book? (Regresó con la tarjeta / Compró otro libro)

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    Regresó con la tarjeta

    She returned with the card and collected the book.

Use it today

Retell what Lucía forgot, what she asked staff and what she did to collect the book.