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Learning a New Skill After Work
Identificar la idea principal, detalles e inferencias sencillas sobre aprender después del trabajo.
- Nivel
- B1 · CEFR
- Tema
- Educación y trabajo
- Tiempo estimado
- 7 min
- Extensión
- 235 palabras
Lectura
When Nora signed up for an evening course in furniture repair, she imagined leaving work full of energy and spending hours in the workshop. She wanted to repair an old chair from her kitchen. Buying a new one would have been easier, but she liked the idea of making something useful with her hands.
The first week did not match her plan. After answering messages all day, she found it difficult to follow the teacher's instructions. She rushed through one task and made a wooden leg too short. On the bus home, she wondered whether the course had been a mistake.
Instead of leaving, Nora spoke to the teacher. He suggested choosing one small goal for each class. She also began taking a short walk between the office and the workshop. The walk did not give her extra time, but it helped her stop thinking about work.
By the fourth week, the chair was still unfinished. However, Nora could now explain which tools she needed and why. When another student struggled with a loose joint, she showed him how to hold the pieces together. For the first time, she noticed what she had learned rather than what remained to do.
Nora still arrived tired on some evenings. She no longer expected every class to feel easy. Her aim was now to leave each session understanding one thing better, even if the chair had to wait.
Vocabulario clave
Revisa las palabras y expresiones de esta lectura en su contexto.
signed up
phrasal verb
- Significado
- se inscribió
- Definición
- Agreed to join an activity or course.
- Ejemplo de la lectura
- When Nora signed up for an evening course in furniture repair, she imagined leaving work full of energy and spending hours in the workshop.
- Otro ejemplo
- I signed up for a weekend cooking class.
workshop
noun
- Significado
- taller, espacio para trabajos manuales
- Definición
- A place where people make or repair things.
- Ejemplo de la lectura
- She also began taking a short walk between the office and the workshop.
- Otro ejemplo
- The workshop has a large table for repairs.
rushed
verb
- Significado
- hizo algo con demasiada prisa
- Definición
- Did something too quickly and without enough care.
- Ejemplo de la lectura
- She rushed through one task and made a wooden leg too short.
- Otro ejemplo
- He rushed through the repair and missed a step.
goal
noun
- Significado
- meta u objetivo
- Definición
- Something you want to achieve.
- Ejemplo de la lectura
- He suggested choosing one small goal for each class.
- Otro ejemplo
- My goal is to cook one new meal this week.
unfinished
adjective
- Significado
- sin terminar
- Definición
- Not yet complete.
- Ejemplo de la lectura
- By the fourth week, the chair was still unfinished.
- Otro ejemplo
- The table is unfinished because it needs paint.
joint
noun
- Significado
- unión entre piezas
- Definición
- The place where two parts are connected.
- Ejemplo de la lectura
- When another student struggled with a loose joint, she showed him how to hold the pieces together.
- Otro ejemplo
- This joint connects the chair leg to the seat.