A1 Spanish Story
The Note on the Train
La nota del tren
0:52 min video · 3 sentences · 2 key words
Transcript with English
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About this lesson
On moving day, Marta gets a note from an old man on the train: in this city, you must give your old key to a stranger. She does, and the loop returns to the note.
How to practise
- Watch once with the English subtitles to understand the story.
- Watch again and repeat every sentence out loud in the Te toca · Your turn pause.
- At the end, read along with the narrator at the same time.
Key words
| Spanish | English | Level |
|---|---|---|
| la llave | the key | |
| hoy | today |
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