A shared kitchen reservation: Spanish reading

The idea

Track who needs the original time, what alternative is proposed and where the reservation is updated.

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Examples

• Nora reserva la cocina compartida para el sábado por la tarde.Nora reserves the shared kitchen for Saturday afternoon.
• El viernes ve que Diego también necesita ese horario.On Friday she sees that Diego also needs that time.
• Nora le escribe para preguntar si Diego puede cambiar su turno.Nora writes to ask him whether he can change his slot.
• Diego propone cocinar por la mañana y Nora acepta.Diego proposes cooking in the morning and Nora agrees.
• Los dos actualizan la reserva en el calendario.The two update the reservation in the calendar.
• El sábado cada uno usa la cocina a la hora acordada.On Saturday each uses the kitchen at the agreed time.

Watch out

A proposed change becomes an agreement when Nora accepts it; the calendar records the result.

Try it yourself

1. Who besides Nora needs the original time? (Diego / Nora)

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   Diego

   Diego also needs the original Saturday afternoon time.

2. When does Diego propose to cook? (Por la mañana / Por la tarde)

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   Por la mañana

   Diego proposes cooking in the morning instead.

3. Where do they update the reservation? (En el calendario / En la factura)

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   En el calendario

   They update the reservation in the calendar.

Use it today

Retell the conflict, Diego’s proposal and the final calendar update.