Ch 2 · Lesson 16

Read: El plato azul

A reader to close getting on with people.

Read it through once - every word in it is already in your vocabulary, apart from the one new word listed at the top. Finish the comprehension questions underneath and the lesson completes itself.

Core 5,000

El plato azul

The Blue Plate

Reading time
5 min
Total words
531
Unique words
244
Typical word
#187

Story

Damián Pilsen, Chicago, . , . , , , Damián. « . , . , .»

. « , . Damián, . . .» . «¿? .» , , , . Damián . , .

On an apartment landing, a young woman with her hair up and a moving box at her feet leans in to kiss a startled teenage boy on the cheek. He is holding out a blue-and-white patterned plate with a white cake on it, and his ears have gone red.

« Claudia», . « Madrid. . , , .» «, señ... . ¿ ? ¿?» Claudia .

, . «¿ ?» « », Damián. « .»

. . , Damián . , , Claudia . , . «¡Muchísimas ! buenísimo. .» , . Claudia , . «¿ ?», Damián. «.» , , .

Damián «». , , , : , , . . .

Claudia. . «... . ... , ... solos.» Claudia . . «¡ ! ¿ ?» «. , .» « , », . «¿ ? .» « », Damián, « .»

. Claudia, , , . «, , . .» Damián , Claudia . «, . Graciela, .» Damián .

, Claudia , . .

Comprehension drill

7 questions on what you just read. Get one wrong and the story will show you where it says otherwise.

Open the full story page for the vocabulary table and the printable version.

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