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Misterios sin resolver/Unsolved mysteries

Si os gustan las películas de misterio o juegos de deducción como el cluedo entonces os va a encantar esta página Web: http://www.mysterynet.com/ . Es una página en la que podréis resolver misterios en línea, juegos de misterio, historias y otro tipo de recursos para todas las edades. Es muy divertido y lo mejor es que sirve para practicar la lectura en inglés.

En esta página hay misterios para adultos (algunos interactivos) y también para más jóvenes. Éstos últimos quizá sean más fáciles para los estudiantes de inglés. Por ejemplo, hemos seleccionado :El caso de la ventana rota, y os hemos preparado una lista de palabras que os ayudará a comprender mejor el texto.

The case of the broken window

One evening as Max was out walking, Mrs. Zenitt called his name.
He hurried across the street. She was standing in her front yard, but she guided him around to the back. “I was watching TV in the living room,“ she told him, “and I heard a crash. Just look!“ She pointed to her back porch window. “Someone threw a rock through it. It´s broken into a dozen pieces!“
“Do you know who did it?“Max asked.
“No. He ran off. But I think maybe it was David Loring. We had a spat the other day because I told his parents he had to stop using my yard as a short cut. But I wouldn´t accuse him of breaking a window without more proof.“
“I´ll talk to him,“ Max said.
He found David panting as he bounced a basketball under the light on his garage. “Did you just run from Mrs. Zenitt´s?“ Max asked.“Did you break her window?“
David shook his head. “No. I´m all out of breath because I´ve been out here shooting baskets. I don´t know anything about a broken porch window.“

How did Max figure it out?

To hurry: apurar
To stand: estar de pie
Yard: jardín.
To point to: señalar
Porch: porche
To break into pieces: Romper en pedazos
To run off: escaparse
Spat: Riña
Short cut: atajo
To pant: jadear
To be out of breath: estar sin aliento
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