Una conversación sobre el ruido
“Desde hace una semana, Julia oye música alta por la noche.
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Una conversación sobre el ruido
Reviewed by Francisco · Updated
- Topic
- Convivencia vecinal
- Learning goal
- Raise a neighborly problem politely and agree on a solution
- Grammar focus
- polite conditional · time expressions · reported reasons
- Length
- 95 words
- Reading time
- 0.8 min
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English translation▾
For the past week, Julia has heard loud music at night.
The music comes from her neighbor Andrés’s apartment.
Julia starts work early and needs to sleep well.
One afternoon she knocks on Andrés’s door to talk.
She explains the problem to him calmly and without getting angry.
She asks whether he could turn the music down after ten.
Andrés says he did not know the walls were so thin.
He apologizes and promises to use headphones at night.
Julia thanks him for the solution and returns to her apartment.
That night she can rest without hearing music.
Key vocabulary
Comprehension check
Use the language
Writing prompt
Write a polite note to a neighbor about a small problem. Explain its effect and suggest a specific solution.
Speaking prompt
Role-play a calm conversation with a neighbor: describe the problem, make a polite request, and agree on a solution.
Answer key and explanations
She works early and needs sleep.
Julia needs to sleep well because she works early.
She explains the issue calmly.
The fifth sentence explicitly says she explains the problem calmly and without becoming angry.
Use headphones at night.
After apologizing, Andrés promises to use headphones at night.
Julia rests without hearing music that night.
The final sentence shows Julia can sleep without the noise.