Day 149 of 185

Day 149: A Retired Teacher on CONALEP

In Salamanca, Guanajuato, Severiano (A), a retired teacher, sees that his next-door neighbor Patricia (B), whose teenage son is in high school, looks worried; CONALEP is a national network of technical high schools.

How to study this lesson 3 steps
  1. Read the situation under the title. It says who is talking and how they know each other, which decides how politely they speak.
  2. Read the dialogue line by line with its translation, until every line makes sense. Point at (or tap) a Spanish word to see what it means.
  3. Spend at least 30 minutes listening to native Spanish, for example from the Resources page. It doesn't matter if you don't understand it yet.

Dialogue

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  1. A

    Buenas tardes, vecina, ¿y esa cara? ¿Otra vez Maximiliano con las calificaciones?

    Good afternoon. Why the long face? Is it Maximiliano's grades again?

  2. B

    Peor, maestro: quiere dejar la prepa y meterse al CONALEP para ser mecánico.

    Worse: he wants to leave high school and go to CONALEP to become a mechanic.

  3. A

    Pues no creo que sea mala idea. Ese muchacho se la vive debajo de algún carro.

    Well, I don't think it's a bad idea. That kid practically lives under one car or another.

  4. B

    Ya sé, pero dudo que un taller le dé para vivir bien. ¿Y si luego se arrepiente?

    I know, but I doubt a repair shop will give him a decent living. And what if he regrets it later?

  5. A

    Ahí también sale con su bachillerato; si después se le antoja la ingeniería, puede entrar sin problema.

    He still comes out with his high school diploma; if he wants to study engineering later, he can get in with no trouble.

  6. B

    ¿En serio? Yo creía que con eso ya no podía entrar a la universidad.

    Really? I thought that meant he couldn't go to college.

  7. A

    Para nada. Eso sí, antes de que decidan, le recomiendo que vayan juntos a ver los talleres del plantel.

    Not at all. But before you decide, I'd recommend you both go and see the school's workshops.

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