Printing only the permission page
Elena needs the museum form. In the preview she keeps page one in black and white and fixes a letter before using ink.
Imprimir documentos
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What you'll learn
Spanish present tense and printer words: preview, page, ink, and copy.
On Friday Elena needs to print a permission form for a museum visit. The print window shows one copy and two pages, and page two is a large color photo. She prints only page one in black and white, because the home printer uses ink. Her father finds a wrong letter in the street name and she fixes it. The sheet comes out on A4, the paper this printer uses. The photo stays on the computer, and Elena puts the sheet in her backpack on Friday.
After reading
Article learning block
Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.
Phrases for training
Add useful phrases to SRS or mark them as already known.
La impresora es un aparato muy útil
newthe printer is a very useful device
Ser + adjective describes a permanent trait. Muy útil intensifies the evaluation.
Opening phrase about the printer's role at home and work.
Nos permite convertir documentos digitales en papel físico
newit lets us convert digital documents into physical paper
Permitir + infinitive means to allow an action. Nos is the indirect object us.
Core printer function from the opening paragraph.
Busca la opción imprimir en el menú archivo
newlook for the print option in the file menu
Busca is the imperative of buscar. En el menú archivo means in the File menu.
Practical instruction from the printing steps section.
Es importante revisar el documento antes de imprimir
newit is important to review the document before printing
Es importante + infinitive is a typical advice pattern. Antes de imprimir means before printing.
Saves paper and ink, as the text explains.
Puedes elegir cuántas copias quieres
newyou can choose how many copies you want
Puedes + infinitive expresses ability. Cuántas copias quieres asks how many copies you want.
Useful in the print settings dialog.
También puedes usar la opción vista previa
newyou can also use the preview option
Vista previa is print preview. Para ver cómo quedará shows the expected result.
Helps avoid mistakes before printing.
Piensa antes de imprimir
newthink before printing
Piensa is an imperative giving advice. Para cuidar el medio ambiente states the reason.
Environmental tip from the end of the article.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Printer
impresora
printer
Impresora is the device that prints documents, photos and receipts on paper.
Central word of the entire article.
Ink
tinta
ink
Las impresoras de tinta are inkjet printers with liquid cartridges.
Word from the printer types section.
Toner
tóner
toner
Tóner is powder for laser printers, more economical for text documents.
Key word about laser printers.
Computer
computadora
computer
Conectar la impresora a tu computadora means to connect the printer to your computer.
First step in the printing instructions.
Preview
vista previa
preview
Vista previa shows how the document will look on paper.
Useful option before printing.
Cartridge
cartucho
cartridge
Cambiar el cartucho means to replace the cartridge when ink or toner runs out.
Word from the maintenance section.
Paper
papel
paper
Papel comes in different sizes; A4 is the most common for documents.
Basic material for printing.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Ser: description
La impresora es un aparato muy útil
the printer is a very useful device
Ser + aparato muy útil defines what the printer is. Es is third-person singular.
Basic ser for describing an object.
Permitir: allow
Nos permite convertir documentos digitales en papel físico
it allows us to turn digital files into paper
Permite + infinitive allows an action. Nos marks us as the beneficiary.
Shows permitir describing the printer's function.
Deber: obligation
Para imprimir un documento, primero debes conectar la impresora
first you must connect the printer
Para + infinitive states purpose. Debes + infinitive expresses obligation.
Shows debes in step-by-step instructions.
Es importante + infinitive
Es importante revisar el documento antes de imprimir
it is important to review the document before printing
Es importante + infinitive is a standard advice pattern. Antes de imprimir specifies timing.
Typical advice construction from the text.
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