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A cat photo saved in the cloud

Ana wants to keep a photo of her cat because the phone screen is cracked. She uploads it to the cloud and opens it on her sister's computer.

Subir una foto a la nube

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Level A1 Reading focus

What you'll learn

Present indicative and querer, with vocabulary for saving a file in the cloud.

The cat is asleep in a box. Ana uploads that one photo to her account and sees it on another screen, without the crack. She is not thinking about every photo, only this one.

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Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.

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Phrases for training

Add useful phrases to SRS or mark them as already known.

guardar archivos

new

save files

A common phrase for keeping digital documents, images or other data.

Useful when talking about phones, computers and cloud services.

una copia de la foto

new

a copy of the photo

It refers to a second digital version of an image.

Useful for explaining uploads and backups.

espera la confirmación

new

waits for confirmation

It says that someone does not continue until a message confirms the action.

Useful for describing a safe sequence of steps.

con su cuenta

new

with her account

It identifies the user account used to enter a service.

Useful for describing access to an online service.

Key words

Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.

cloud

nube

cloud

In computing, services and resources available through a network.

Basic vocabulary for online storage.

servers

servidores

servers

Computers that provide data or services to other devices.

Useful for understanding where online services run.

file

archivo

file

A digital unit that can contain a photo, text or other data.

Useful for everyday computer tasks.

connection

conexión

connection

The link that lets a device communicate through a network.

Useful when talking about internet access.

password

contraseña

password

A secret word or sequence used to enter an account.

Useful for talking about account access.

tablet

tableta

tablet

A portable device with a touch screen.

Useful for naming common devices.

Grammar in context

Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.

Permite + infinitive

la nube permite acceder por internet

The cloud makes it possible to access shared computing resources over the internet

Permite is followed by the infinitive acceder to express what the subject makes possible.

Useful for explaining what a tool or service makes possible.

Ana opens a cloud app

Ella abre una aplicación de nube

Ana opens a cloud app

Abre is the third-person singular present form of abrir.

Useful for describing a simple action now or as a step.

can see the photo on her tablet

puede ver la foto en su tableta

can see the photo on her tablet

Puede + infinitive expresses ability or possibility.

Useful for saying what a person is able to do.

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