Un perro encontrado
“Ayer por la tarde, Raúl encontró un perro cerca del parque.
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Un perro encontrado
Reviewed by Francisco · Updated
- Topic
- Mascotas y barrio
- Learning goal
- Report a found pet and arrange its safe return
- Grammar focus
- past narration with preterite and imperfect · object pronouns · descriptions with tener
- Length
- 108 words
- Reading time
- 0.9 min
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English translation▾
Yesterday afternoon, Raúl found a dog near the park.
The animal wore a red collar, but it was not wearing a name tag.
Raúl gave it water and checked whether it was hurt.
To locate the person responsible for it, Raúl took it to a veterinary clinic.
The veterinarian read the number on its microchip.
She called the number and spoke with the dog’s owner.
The owner explained that the dog had escaped that morning.
Twenty minutes later, she arrived at the clinic very worried.
The dog wagged its tail as soon as it saw her.
The woman thanked Raúl for his help and returned home with her pet.
Key vocabulary
Comprehension check
Use the language
Writing prompt
Write a short neighborhood notice about a found pet. Describe it, say where it was found, and explain how the owner can contact you.
Speaking prompt
Report a found pet by phone, describing the animal and the steps you have already taken.
Answer key and explanations
A name.
The dog wore a red collar, but the passage says it had no name.
To identify and contact its owner
Raúl took the dog to the clinic so the microchip could identify its owner.
The veterinarian read a number from the chip.
The veterinarian found a number on the microchip and called it.
It wagged its tail when it saw her.
The dog moved its tail as soon as the owner arrived and it saw her.