The start button is not the game button (A1)
Elena needs her shopping list, but a game fills the screen. The big button says Play. On this computer the start button is small, at the lower left.
El botón de inicio
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What you'll learn
Present tense, computer words, and the difference between two buttons in one scene.
Elena wants her shopping list and presses the game's big button. The car races and the list does not appear. Her son Mateo shows her the start button: on this computer it is small, at the lower left. She finds the document there and copies the list onto paper.
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.
botón de inicio
newhome button
Botón de inicio names the main control used to start using a device.
This is the central phrase of the article about electronic devices.
controles más importantes
newmost important controls
Controles más importantes emphasizes that the home button has a central role among device controls.
Useful for describing the importance of parts of technology.
encender el aparato
newto turn on the device
Encender el aparato means to start a device by using a button.
Useful basic phrase for instructions with technology.
botón virtual
newvirtual button
Botón virtual describes a button that appears on the screen instead of being a physical part of the device.
Helps distinguish physical controls from on-screen controls.
de vuelta a la pantalla principal
newback to the main screen
De vuelta a la pantalla principal describes returning from an app to the main screen.
Needed phrase for phone navigation.
símbolo especial
newspecial symbol
Símbolo especial names the sign on the power button: a circle with a vertical line.
Helps recognize markings on electronic devices.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Screen
pantalla
screen
Pantalla is the part of a phone or computer where information appears.
Basic word for describing phones, apps, and notifications.
Tap
toque
tap
Toque is a short touch with a finger on the screen that activates a button.
Useful word for working with touch screens.
Notifications
notificaciones
notifications
Notificaciones are messages that a phone shows on the screen.
Helps understand common phone actions after pressing a button.
Keyboard
teclado
keyboard
Teclado is the part of a laptop with keys; the power button may be near it.
Needed word for describing computer parts.
Side
lateral
side
Lateral means the side of the laptop where a button may be located.
Helps describe where parts are on a device.
Fingerprint
huella dactilar
fingerprint
Huella dactilar is a fingerprint that can be used to unlock the screen.
Connects the button topic with phone security.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Ser: es uno de
El botón de inicio es uno de los controles más importantes
the home button is one of the most important controls
Es uses ser here to describe what the home button is among device controls.
Practises a basic A1 pattern for definitions and descriptions.
Present: press and release
presionas el botón una vez y lo sueltas
you press the button once and release it
Presionas and sueltas are present-tense tú forms in a simple instruction.
Helps read short step-by-step instructions.
Can + infinitive
puedes usar tu huella dactilar
you can use your fingerprint
Puedes + usar expresses ability: on some phones you can unlock the screen with a fingerprint.
Useful pattern for describing device features.
Se activa
se activa con un toque
it is activated with a tap
Se activa shows what happens to the virtual button after a tap.
Helps recognize se constructions in simple technology descriptions.
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