El puesto de churros
At a glance
- A1 Spanish
- A1 Spanish short story with 7 interactive lines and sentence-level English support.
- Practice focus
- Practices present tense, reflexive verbs through a story-first reading task.
- Story value
- Includes 6 glossary items, a comprehension quiz, and line-linked vocabulary anchors.
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Interactive story reader
Luciana huele cuando camina por la plaza. Hay un dorado donde el señor vende churros y . "¿Quieres tres churros o seis churros?" pregunta con sonrisa. Luciana dice "tres" porque es su primera vez. El señor envuelve el papel con cuidado y le explica que el chocolate está caliente pero no muy dulce. Luciana da las monedas, dice y espera junto al banco viejo de la plaza. Ella prueba el chocolate con un churros y decide que esa es su favorita del barrio.
Show full English translation
Luciana smells hot oil as she crosses the plaza. There is a little golden cart where a man sells churros and thick hot chocolate. “Do you want three churros or six churros?” he asks with a smile. Luciana says “three” because it is her first time. He wraps the paper carefully and explains that the chocolate is hot but not too sweet. She hands over the coins, says thank you twice, and waits by the plaza’s old bench. She dips one crunchy churro into the chocolate and decides it is her favorite snack in the neighborhood.
Vocabulary recap
Comprehension check
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1. ¿Qué vende el hombre?
Check answer
Churros y chocolate espeso
2. ¿Cuántos churros pide Luciana?
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Tres
Ella dice claramente "tres" porque es su primera vez.
3. ¿Dónde espera Luciana?
Check answer
Junto al banco viejo
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