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19 October B1.1

Table talk and books

This issue’s grammar Por and paraAfterwards you can tell por from para: cause, purpose, deadline and route

In this issue

  1. Mini-book, chapter 5Entre maletasAmong suitcases
  2. RulePor and para
  3. Anthropology, 2 minLa sobremesa: el tiempo que no se mideThe sobremesa: time that is not measured
  4. Books, 2 minLeer en otro idioma sin morir en el intentoReading in another language and surviving
  5. PracticeExercises0 / 9
  6. CrosswordWords from this issue

After this issue you can

  • Purpose: Leo para aprender.
  • Cause: Gracias por la cena.
  • Deadline and route: Para el lunes. Por el parque.

Read the chapter and the article and do the exercises, and the ticks will appear here.

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A new neighbourhood

The bakery where the block catches up on the news, and the siesta almost nobody takes. In the mini-book, Sasha and Tommy arrive in Barcelona with three suitcases and a mysterious key.

Weekends and letters

Sunday vermouth, fashionable again, and handwritten letters in the age of messaging apps. Sasha and Tommy set out to test the route to work but get stuck on a terrace.

Coffee and the road

A quick coffee at the bar or an hour on the terrace? Daily rhythms and travelling alone. In the mini-book, Sasha and Tommy start a new job on different floors.

People and relationships

What we expect from a partner, and the ritual of buying a round. Over lunch, Dani asks Sasha one question too many.

Table talk and books

Lingering after lunch and reading without constant dictionary lookups. Sasha and Tommy have dinner among the suitcases.

Find an agreement

Clarify expectations and get acquainted. Sasha meets Karina, while Tommy and Inés begin to disagree.

Solve a problem

Name the problem, ask for specific help and check the next step. Tommy and Inés turn an argument into two examples.

Choose the next step

Mistakes without culprits and why we keep quiet at work. Tommy and Inés find an old bug, and the team has to decide whether to tell.

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Table talk and books

Lingering after lunch and reading without constant dictionary lookups. Sasha and Tommy have dinner among the suitcases.

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