Mi primer carné de biblioteca
“Inés visita la biblioteca del barrio.
- ~49 words
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Mi primer carné de biblioteca
Reviewed by Francisco · Updated
- Topic
- Library visit
- Learning goal
- Request a library card and borrow a book
- Grammar focus
- querer + infinitive · necesitar + noun · poder + infinitive
- Length
- 49 words
- Reading time
- 1 min
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English translation▾
Inés visits the neighbourhood library.
She wants to apply for her first library card.
The librarian asks for his name and address.
Inés fills in a short form.
Then she receives a green card.
Inés chooses a book about animals.
She asks, “Can I borrow this book?”
The librarian says yes and records the loan.
Key vocabulary
Comprehension check
Use the language
Writing prompt
Complete an imaginary library form with a name and address, then write which book you want to borrow.
Speaking prompt
Retell Inés's visit in four steps, from entering the library to borrowing the book.
Answer key and explanations
A library card
The second sentence says she wants to request “su primer carné.”
Her name and address
The third sentence names “su nombre y dirección.”
She chooses a book
After “recibe un carné verde,” the next sentence says she chooses a book.
She is asking permission to borrow it
The question uses *puedo* to request permission, and the librarian then records the loan.