Historia

A Tourist in My Own City

Un londinense descubre que nunca ha visitado los lugares famosos de su ciudad.

Palabras clave de esta historia

any time · en cualquier momento
the Crown Jewels · las joyas de la corona
to have gone · haberse ido (y no estar aquí)
to be born · nacer
cousin · primo, prima
to walk past · pasar por delante (caminando)
guide · guía
raven · cuervo

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Palabras útiles (10)

to be born · nacer
the Crown Jewels · las joyas de la corona
any time · en cualquier momento
cousin · primo, prima
to walk past · pasar por delante (caminando)
guide · guía
raven · cuervo
stone · piedra
to have gone · haberse ido (y no estar aquí)
Mum · mamá (inglés británico)

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Sam has lived in London all his life. He was in a hospital near the river, he went to school in the north of the city, and now he works in an office in the center. But Sam has never visited the Tower of London. He has never been on the London Eye. He has never seen the

"It's my city," he always says. "I can go So he never goes.

In April his Mateo came from Mexico City for a week. On the first morning Mateo had a list. "The Tower, the London Eye, Buckingham Palace, the British Museum. Where do we start?" Sam looked at the list. "I don't know. I have never been to of these places." Mateo laughed. "You have lived here for thirty years and you have never been to the Tower?" "I have walked it many times," said Sam.

That week Sam was a tourist in his own city. At the Tower, a told them about the kings and the On the London Eye, Sam saw his office from the sky. At the British Museum, Mateo found a from Mexico, and Sam was surprised. "I didn't know that was here."

On the last day, Sam's mother called. "Where is Mateo? Has he home?" "No, he hasn't yet," said Sam. "We have been to Greenwich today. have you ever been on the London Eye?" "Me? Never," she said. "It's my city. I can go

Sam smiled. "That's what I said. Let's go on Saturday."

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0/4 respondidas

1. ¿Qué excusa da Sam para no visitar los lugares famosos de Londres?

2. ¿Qué vio Sam desde el London Eye?

3. ¿Qué sorprendió a Sam en el Museo Británico?

4. ¿Qué descubre Sam sobre su madre al final?