Historia
The Wake-Up Call
Un hotel en Chicago, una llamada despertador olvidada y un día de locos.
Palabras clave de esta historia
- wake-up call · llamada despertador (de un hotel)
- to set the alarm · poner el despertador
- to fall asleep · quedarse dormido
- light switch · interruptor de la luz
- elevator · ascensor (inglés americano)
- towel · toalla
- laundry · lavandería, ropa para lavar
- to get stuck · quedarse atascado
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Palabras útiles (11)
- wake-up call · llamada despertador (de un hotel)
- to set the alarm · poner el despertador
- to fall asleep · quedarse dormido
- light switch · interruptor de la luz
- elevator · ascensor (inglés americano)
- towel · toalla
- laundry · lavandería, ropa para lavar
- to get stuck · quedarse atascado
- traffic · tráfico
- afterwards · después
- calm · tranquilo, sereno
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Lorena was in Chicago for work. She had an important meeting at nine o'clock on Tuesday morning. On Monday night, she didn't her alarm. Instead, she asked the hotel for a call at seven. Then she got into bed and fell in two minutes.
But the hotel forgot. When Lorena woke up, the sun was shining and her phone said 8:20. "Oh no!" She jumped out of bed, took a very fast shower and got dressed in the dark because she couldn't find the light
She put on her jacket, picked up her bag and ran out of the room. In the she looked down. She was wearing one black shoe and one brown shoe. There was no time to go back.
In the taxi, she opened her bag to get her notes. The bag was full of It wasn't her bag! It was the hotel's bag. Lorena laughed, and then she almost cried. The taxi got in for ten minutes.
She got to the office at 8:58. She ran up the stairs, got into the meeting room and sat down. "Good morning, everyone," she said with a big smile. Nobody looked at her shoes.
The meeting went well. her boss said, "Lorena, you were very today." Lorena looked down at her brown shoe and her black shoe. "Thank you," she said. "I got up early and prepared everything."
Comprensión lectora
0/4 respondidas
1. ¿Por qué se levantó tarde Lorena?
2. ¿Qué problema tenía Lorena con los zapatos?
3. ¿Qué había en la bolsa que se llevó?
4. ¿Qué le dice Lorena a su jefe al final?