Madrid, episode 20: Nicknames and acronyms, 162 (simple)

Interactive (definitions, icons, linguagraphics and quizzes)

‘Thicken the air,’ Maria José muttered. ‘So the air is like soup? You can put in some more ingredients to make it thicker?’
‘I was trying to fly. Squeezing was the best I could do….’
Everyone laughed. ‘Fly? Is that what that jumping about is meant to be?’ Sergio wondered. ‘You probably need more momentum -‘
Invisible questions were flying dangerously low around the old red van while the adults tried to work out what was going on. Inés was sure that one of them had just gone up her nose.
‘Maybe you could lift a whole suburb?’ Maria José interrupted, as she struggled to learn this new language.
‘Why would I want to do that?’ This family is so weird.
‘It’s a joke, Inés. You’ll get used to it.’
They were on the freeway now. Inés wondered where Sergio was taking them. Nobody seemed to have made a plan for after the plan. Martina was still asleep.
Gypsy. I haven’t heard that one in a while. Hmmmph!
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Martina isn’t awake.
Sergio is excited about going home.Wrong answer! Try again.
Inés wants to squeeze a whole suburb.Wrong answer! Try again.
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Purpuro providesYou give (or lend) someone something that they need. storiesYou are reading a story (Sp: una historia). for English1. Something from England. 2. The language (with capital E) learnersYou don’t understand X. You work hard and then you do understand X. You learn X (Sp: aprender).. There are original1. In the beginning. 2. New. storiesYou are reading a story (Sp: una historia). and versions1. You make something a few different times. 2. The same thing, but a little different. of well-known classic1. Old-fashioned, highly respected art. storiesYou are reading a story (Sp: una historia).. Other storiesYou are reading a story (Sp: una historia). are also being developed1. To become better at something. 2. To create. Follow the linksOn a computer, you click on this to go to another page. from the home page to startTo begin. When you do something for the first time, you start it (Sp: empezar). at the easiestX is easy. Y is easier. But Z is very easy. It is the easiest (Sp: lo más facil). and endX stops or finishes = X ends (Sp: terminar). at the hardest1. Difficult (Sp: difícil). 2. Firm. (Sp: duro). 3. A lot (Sp: mucho)..

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The original1. In the beginning. 2. New. storyYou are reading a story (Sp: una historia). is a thrillerAn exciting and mysterious story with an environmentalThe world around us. messageSome information that you need to give to someone (Sp: el mensaje)..

The books get harder1. Difficult (Sp: difícil). 2. Firm. (Sp: duro). 3. A lot (Sp: mucho).. The firstOrdinal number for 1: first, second, third, fourth (Sp: el primero). book startsTo begin. When you do something for the first time, you start it (Sp: empezar). at English1. Something from England. 2. The language (with capital E) level1. The amount, for example, the level of water in a glass. 2. A floor in a building. A2. You shouldYou must do something. You should do it (Sp: deberia). knowThis is an apple. You know that it is an apple. That is Peter. You know Peter (Sp: conocer; saber). the past tenseGrammar about verbs. You are talking about things which happened before today..

The books are written for older children and families. The books slowly become1. Sam went swimming. The water made Sam wet. Same became wet. 2. Happen. scarySomething that is frightening., but they are not as scarySomething that is frightening. as Harry Potter!)

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Purpuro pagesBooks have them. They are covered with writing or drawing (Sp: la pagina). work1. A machine that does something correctly (Sp: funcionar). 2. You do it to get money (Sp: trabajar). on laptop and desktop computersA machine for using the internet and many other things.. On the phoneA phone that you carry. (Sp: el teléfono movil, el cellular), you may find that some of picturesAn image, drawing or painting (Sp: un imagen). work best on the wide (landscape) screenThe part of a computer that you look at., rather than the narrow (portrait) screenThe part of a computer that you look at..

MembershipYou belong to a club or organisation.

Join1. Different things are put together 🔗 . 2. To become a member. my Patreon for accessYou can get into something. to the interactiveOn computers you can do things that you can’t do in books. websiteA place on the internet (Sp: el sitio web) 👩🏽‍💻 🌐. with definitionsYou give the meaning of one word in other words., grammarThe rules of a language. exercisesYou practise doing something., imagesA picture and more.

RecommendedSomething that you believe is important, so you tell other people about it. for English1. Something from England 🇬🇧. 2. The language (with capital E) learnersYou don’t understand X. You work hard and then you do understand X. You learn X (Sp: aprender)..

Please waitYou stay until something happens. You wait for it (Sp: esperar). for the start of a new monthFour weeks = one month (30 days) (Sp: el mes) 🗓️. to join1. Different things are put together 🔗 . 2. To become a member..
See an exampleOne cat is like all other cats. The cat is an example of all cats. of a Patreon memberYou belong to a club or organisation. pageBooks have them. They are covered with writing or drawing (Sp: la pagina). here.

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LearningYou don’t understand X. You work hard and then you do understand X. You learn X (Sp: aprender). shouldYou must do something. You should do it (Sp: deberia). be beautifulSomething is beautiful if it looks very nice (Sp: hermoso)..
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