While I drink my coffeeMi plan
My plan
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Nico y Felipe salen del Prado. Hace calor. Felipe mira el móvil. —¿Qué quieres hacer ahora? ¿Vamos a comer tapas? Nico piensa un momento. Normalmente decide Felipe.
Nico and Felipe come out of the Prado. It’s hot. Felipe looks at his phone. “What do you want to do now? Shall we go for tapas?” Nico thinks for a moment. Usually Felipe decides.
—Hoy tengo un —dice Nico—. Vamos a ir al Retiro. Está cerca. —¿Al Retiro? ¿Con este calor? —Hay árboles y un lago. Prefiero el lago. Un bar con mucha gente, no.
“Today I have a plan,” says Nico. “We’re going to the Retiro. It’s close.” “The Retiro? In this heat?” “There are trees and a lake. I prefer the lake. Not a bar full of people.”
En el lago hay . Nico quiere una. Felipe prefiere mirar desde un banco. —¿Tú vas a ? —pregunta Felipe. —Sí. Bueno… voy a intentarlo.
There are boats on the lake. Nico wants one. Felipe prefers to watch from a bench. “Are you going to row?” asks Felipe. “Yes. Well… I’m going to try.”
Al final Felipe sube. La barca va a la izquierda, después a la derecha. Felipe se ríe mucho. —¡Vamos a llegar a Barcelona! —Es mi plan —dice Nico—. Mañana eliges tú. Felipe le hace una foto. Nico está serio, pero contento.
In the end Felipe gets in. The boat goes left, then right. Felipe laughs a lot. “We’re going to end up in Barcelona!” “It’s my plan,” says Nico. “Tomorrow you choose.” Felipe takes a photo of him. Nico looks serious, but happy.
Chapter exercises
Grammar in this chapter: ir a + infinitive; querer, preferir
1. ¿Quién propone el plan hoy?
2. ¿Qué prefiere Nico?
3. Mañana Felipe ___ a elegir.
Write it yourself
Propón un plan a un amigo para esta tarde. Explica por qué lo prefieres.
Suggest a plan to a friend for this afternoon. Explain why you prefer it.