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1. María y Nico son una pareja joven. María and Nico are a young couple.
2. Desean formar una familia. They wish to start a family.
3. Tienen el deseo de tener hijos. They have the desire to have children.
4. También quieren tener una mascota en su casa. Están pensando en un perro pequeño. They also want to have a pet in their house. They are thinking about a small dog.
5. Buscan una casa donde cabrán todos. Tendrá que ser bastante grande. They are looking for a house where they will all fit. It will have to be quite large.
6. No será problemático para ellos encontrar la casa ideal porque hay muchas ofertas buenas. It will not be problematic for them to find the ideal house because there are many good offers.
7. Por eso crean un plan para el futuro. That's why they create a plan for the future.
8. María le dice a Nico que ya tiene muchas ganas de vivir con él. María tells Nico that she is really looking forward to living with him.
9. Entonces los dos no esperan más y empiezan a planificar su futuro. Then the two of them do not wait any longer and start planning their future.
10. Así podrán realizar lo que desean. Thus they will be able to achieve what they want.

Exercise 1: Discussion questions

Instruction: Discuss the questions after listening to the audio or reading through the text.

  1. ¿Qué desean María y Nico para su futuro?
    2. What do María and Nico want for their future?
  2. ¿Qué casa buscarán para vivir juntos?
    3. What house will they look for to live together?
  3. ¿Por qué no será difícil para Nico y María encontrar la casa ideal?
    4. Why will it not be difficult for Nico and María to find the ideal house?
  4. ¿Crees que ses muy importante tener una casa grande para formar una familia? ¿Por qué?
    5. Do you think it's very important to have a big house to start a family? Why?

Exercise 2: Fill in the gaps and complete the sentences

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

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pareja, problemático, deseo, formar una familia, cabrán, mascota

1.
María y Nico son una ... joven.
(María and Nico are a young couple.)
2.
Desean ....
(They want to start a family.)
3.
Tienen el ... de tener hijos.
(They have the desire to have children.)
4.
También quieren tener una ... en su casa. Están pensando en un perro pequeño.
(They also want to have a pet in their house. They are thinking about a small dog.)
5.
Buscan una casa donde ... todos. Tendrá que ser bastante grande.
(They are looking for a house where everyone will fit. It will have to be quite large.)
6.
No será ... para ellos encontrar la casa ideal porque hay muchas ofertas buenas.
(It won't be problematic for them to find the ideal house because there are many good offers.)