My desktop computer (A1)
Someone wants to finish a page for school. On the phone the whole paragraph does not fit, so they type on the desktop that stays on the desk.
Mi computadora de escritorio
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What you'll learn
Present tense of querer, escribir and guardar; computer, keyboard and mouse words.
Someone wants to finish a page for school because the teacher asks for it tomorrow. On the phone the whole paragraph does not fit. They turn on the tower of the desktop computer, type with the keyboard and the mouse, and save the text. The computer stays in the room; the phone comes to dinner.
After reading
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Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.
Phrases for training
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computadora de escritorio
newdesktop computer
Computadora de escritorio means a desktop computer, usually kept on a desk.
It is the main topic of the article and a core technology phrase.
un lugar fijo
newa fixed place
Un lugar fijo describes a place that does not move or change.
It helps explain the difference between a desktop computer and a laptop.
sobre un escritorio
newon a desk
Sobre un escritorio means that something is located on a desk.
It is a useful basic place phrase with sobre.
tiene varias partes importantes
newhas several important parts
Tiene varias partes importantes explains that the computer has several key components.
The phrase introduces the list of computer parts in the article.
abrir programas
newopen programs
Abrir programas means to open or launch programs on a computer.
It is a basic action a user does on the screen.
botón de encendido
newpower button
Botón de encendido is the button used to turn on the computer.
It is needed for the article's instruction about starting the computer.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Tower
torre
tower
Torre means the main case or tower of a desktop computer.
It is an important computer part in the article's description.
Processor
procesador
processor
Procesador is the computer part that performs calculations.
The article calls it the brain of the computer.
Calculations
cálculos
calculations
Cálculos means mathematical or logical operations done by the processor.
The word explains what the processor does.
Files
archivos
files
Archivos are documents or other data stored on a disk.
The word is needed to understand memory and storage.
Screen
pantalla
screen
Pantalla is the screen where the user sees information.
It is a basic word for describing a monitor.
Icons
íconos
icons
Íconos are small images for programs on the desktop.
The word appears in the instruction after turning on the computer.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Ser for definition
es una máquina
is a machine
In es una máquina, ser defines what a desktop computer is.
It helps recognize simple definitions in the present tense.
Estar for location
está en un lugar fijo
is in a fixed place
In está en un lugar fijo, estar shows location.
It explains a common contrast: ser for definition, estar for location.
Poder + infinitive
Puedes escribir documentos
you can write documents
Puedes escribir combines poder with the infinitive escribir to say an action is possible.
It is a simple pattern for describing what you can do on a computer.
Present action
presionas el botón de encendido
you press the power button
Presionas is the tú present-tense form of presionar.
It is useful for instructions that describe simple actions step by step.
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