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poetry

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poesía

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I’ve just started a novel by a Russian author. It is set in the early 80s and the main character is a very intelligent young woman. It’s really good.

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Acabo de empezar una novela de un autor ruso. Está ambientada a principios de los 80 y el personaje principal es una joven muy inteligente. Es muy bueno.

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That sounds really interesting. Thanks for letting me borrow it. What are you reading at the moment?

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Suena realmente interesante. Gracias por prestármelo. ¿Tú que estás leyendo ahora?

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Actually, this one is also good because it contains lots of traditional African stories and poetry that the author heard or read as he grew up.

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De hecho, este libro también es bueno porque contiene muchas historias y poesía tradicional africana que el autor ha escuchado o leído mientras crecía.

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That sounds perfect. I really like books that give me a sense of adventure and help me learn about a particular place or time.

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Suena perfecto. Me encantan los libros que me transmiten una sensación de aventura y me ayudan a aprender sobre algún lugar o periodo de tiempo.

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Hi Jane. I’ve just finished my book. Do you have something I could borrow?

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Hola Jane. Me acabo de terminar el libro. ¿Tienes otro que me puedas prestar?

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Jane: Yes, I’ve got loads of books. What kind of thing do you want? What book did you just finish?

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Jane: Sí, tengo toneladas de libros. ¿Qué clase quieres? ¿Qué libro acabas de terminarte?

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Well, I have an autobiography by another traveller. He’s Spanish but grew up in Africa in the 50s.

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Pues yo tengo una autobiografía de otro viajero. Es español pero creció en África en los años 50.

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The one I read was actually non-fiction, a diary of a traveller many years ago. But I like lots of things really.

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El que me leí era un hecho real, el diario de un viajero hace muchos años. Pero en realidad me gustan muchas cosas.

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I write poetry in my free time.

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En mi tiempo libre escribo poesía.

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fiction

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ficción

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I usually buy ebooks instead of paperbacks nowadays.

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Últimamente suelo comprar ebooks en lugar de versiones impresas.

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The sequel is being released next month, I can’t wait!

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El mes que viene sale la secuela, ¡no veo la hora de que llegue!

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sequel

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secuela

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The plot is the events that happen in a story.

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La trama son los hechos que ocurren en una historia.

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plot

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trama

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My favourite author has written over 60 books.

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Mi autor favorito ha escrito más de 60 libros.

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author

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autor / autora

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I prefer reading fiction to non-fiction.

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Prefiero leer ficción que hechos reales.

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non-fiction

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hechos reales

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I am reading an autobiography at the moment.

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En este momento estoy leyendo una autobiografía.

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autobiography

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autobiografía

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I prefer non-fiction. Learning about places and people is interesting to me.

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Prefiero los hechos reales. Me resulta interesante saber de lugares y personas.