Un fin de semana en el campo
“El sábado pasado, Lucía y su familia decidieron escapar de la ciudad y pasar el fin de semana en un pueblo pequeño de la sierra.
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Un fin de semana en el campo
Reviewed by Francisco · Updated
- Topic
- A weekend in the countryside
- Learning goal
- Narrate a restorative family weekend away from the city
- Grammar focus
- preterite and imperfect contrast · pluperfect · relative clauses
- Length
- 111 words
- Reading time
- 0.9 min
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English translation▾
Last Saturday, Lucía and her family decided to escape the city and spend the weekend in a small mountain village.
When they arrived, the air smelled of pine and wet earth because it had rained the night before.
The children ran toward the river while Lucía was preparing a picnic under a huge tree.
Her husband, Carlos, lit a small fire to prepare hot chocolate.
In the afternoon, they walked along a path that crossed through an oak forest.
The birds sang and the sun filtered through the leaves.
Lucía thought it had been a long time since she felt so calm.
Before heading back, they promised to return the following month.
Key vocabulary
Comprehension check
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Writing prompt
Write about a weekend away from your usual surroundings and describe what made it memorable.
Speaking prompt
Retell the family’s weekend in order and describe the countryside atmosphere.
Answer key and explanations
Because it had rained the night before
It had rained the night before.
Hot chocolate
Carlos prepared hot chocolate over the fire.
Imperfect ('atravesaba')
The imperfect tense 'atravesaba' describes the trail's path.