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My profile for the reading club (A1)

Nuria wants to join Thursday's reading club, but she does not want her surname online. She picks the nickname Luna17 and a private profile.

Mi perfil para el club de lectura

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Level A1 Reading focus

What you'll learn

Present tense of querer, elegir and escribir; profile, nickname and privacy words.

Nuria wants to be at Thursday's reading club at her library. In many clubs the group reads the same book and talks about it. She does not use her surname. Her nickname is Luna17 and her photo is a yellow book. She writes that she reads short stories. On this page she chooses a private profile and hides her city.

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

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Phrases for training

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un club de lectura en línea

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an online book club

A group of readers who discuss books online.

Useful for talking about reading.

un nombre de usuario

new

a username

The name a person uses on a website or in an app.

Needed when creating a profile.

solo las personas del club

new

only the people in the club

The phrase limits who can see the profile.

Useful for privacy settings.

Antes de guardar

new

before saving

The phrase places an action earlier than saving.

Useful for ordering steps.

Key words

Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.

Nickname

apodo

nickname

An informal name chosen instead of a full name.

Useful for online profiles.

Bio

biografía

short profile description

Here it is a short text about the reader and their interests.

Useful for describing yourself.

Private

privada

private

The word describes an option with limited visibility.

Useful when choosing access.

Notifications

avisos

notifications

Messages about a new action or change.

Useful for app settings.

Frequency

frecuencia

frequency

Here it means how often notifications arrive.

Useful for managing messages.

I hide

oculto

I hide

The form says that the person makes information invisible.

Useful for profile settings.

Grammar in context

Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.

A wish with «quiero»

quiero entrar

I want to join

An infinitive follows «quiero» to name the desired action.

Useful for talking about wishes.

Ability with «puedo»

Puedo usar

I can use

«Puedo» plus an infinitive expresses an available possibility.

Useful for discussing options.

The form «elijo»

Elijo la opción privada

I choose the private option

In the first person singular, «elegir» becomes «elijo».

Useful for talking about choices.

Negation with «pongo»

No pongo mi nombre completo

I do not enter my full name

«Poner» becomes «pongo» with «yo», and «no» comes before the verb.

Useful for saying what someone does not add.

A question with «quieres»

¿Qué apodo quieres usar?

what nickname do you want to use?

«Quieres» informally addresses one person.

Useful for asking about a choice.

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