A SIMPLE ´TAIL
A SIMPLE ‘TAIL´
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Simple story written in the present tense only and with some questions to do on the last page. Read out by Matthew Brock, teacher on the SLS video lessons. © www.spanishlanguagesite.com
A SIMPLE ´TAIL Sp an ish Ve rsio n En e l ja r d ín g r a n d e d e u n a ca s a e n la ca lle Alb e r t a , u n p e r r o n e g r o y b la n co q u e s e lla m a Alfie e st á s e n t a d o ce r ca d e la v a ll a . Co m o e s n o r m a l, e st e p e r r o p e q u e ñ o t ie n e cu a t r o p a t a s , d o s o jo s, u n a n a r iz n e g r a y p u n t ia g u d a , y d o s o r e ja s p u n t ia g u d a s . ¡De sa fo r t u n a d a m e n t e lo q u e n o t ie n e e s u n a c o la ! A Alfie , n o t e n e r u n a c o la le m o le st a . Le h a c e t r ist e p o r q u e m ie n t r a s q u e t o d o s lo s o t r o s p e r r o s e n e l b a r r io p u e d e n d e m o st r a r s u fe lic id a d m e n e á n d o s e la co la , é l n o p u e d e . Du r a n t e e l d ía , a Alfie le g u s t a t o m a r e l so l ce r ca d e la v a lla , m ir a n d o a t o d o e l m u n d o q u e p a sa . El p r o b le m a e s q u e cu a n d o p a s a u n a p e r so n a sim p á t ica q u e le d ice ‘h o la ’, Alfie n o p u e d e d e v o lv e r e l s a lu d o . ¡Pe r o Alfie t ie n e o t r a co sa q u e s í p u e d e h a ce r ! Él p u e d e p o n e r s e e n s u s p a t a s d e a t r á s, sa lu d a n d o a la p e r so n a co n s u s p a t a s d e la n t e r a s. ¡No h a ce fa lt a u n a co la cu a n d o y a p u e d e s m a n t e n e r e l e q u ilib r io !
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A SIMPLE ´TAIL En glish Ve rsio n In t h e la r g e g a r d e n o f a h o u se o n t h e co r n e r o f Alb e r t St r e e t , a b la ck a n d w h it e d o g n a m e d Alfie is s it t in g n e a r t h e g a r d e n fe n c e . Th is sm a ll d o g h a s t h e u su a l fo u r le g s, t w o e y e s, o n e t in y b la ck p o in t e d n o se , a n d t w o p o in t e d e a r s. Wh a t Alfie d o e s n o t h a v e is a t a il! No t h a v in g a t a il b o t h e r s Alfie . It m a k e s h im s a d b e ca u se w h ilst a ll t h e o t h e r d o g s in t h e n e ig h b o u r h o o d ca n sh o w t h e y a r e p le a s e d b y w a g g in g t h e ir t a ils, Alfie ca n ’t . Du r in g t h e d a y Alfie lik e s t o ju st la ze a b o u t in t h e fr o n t g a r d e n , p r e fe r a b ly in t h e su n n y s p o t b y t h e g a r d e n fe n c e , w h e r e h e ca n se e e v e r y o n e w a lk in g b y . Th e p r o b le m is t h a t w h e n a fr ie n d ly h u m a n w a lk s b y t h e y o ft e n st o p a n d sa y h e llo t o t h e lit t le d o g , a n d Alfie , n o t h a v in g a t a il t o w a g , ca n ’t sa y h e llo b a ck ! Bu t Alfie h a s so m e t h in g e ls e h e ca n d o ! He ca n st a n d u p o n h is b a ck le g s a n d w a v e h is t w o fr o n t p a w s in fr o n t o f h is fa c e a n d t h is is w h a t h e d o e s t o sa y h e llo t o a ll t h e p e o p le . Yo u d o n ’t n e e d a t a il w h e n y o u h a v e g o o d b a la n ce lik e Alfie h a s …
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A SIMPLE ´TAIL Comprehension questions:
1) What colour is Alfie? 2) Where is Alfie sitting? 3) How is his nose described? 4) What doesn't he have? 5) Why does this bother him? 6) What can't he do when someone says 'hello' to him? 7) What can he do? 8) Fill in the gaps to translate these words in the last sentence: don´t need, tail, can. ¡No …. ….. u n a …. c u a n d o y a ……. m a n t e n e r e l e q u ilib r io !
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