Era viernes por la tarde en la pequeña oficina de diseño.
It was Friday afternoon in the small design office.
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A small episode in a quiet office on a Friday afternoon, where the day's fatigue and tension gently melt away with a warm cup of tea offered by a coworker. Through this story, learners can naturally practice everyday workplace vocabulary and basic past tenses (preterite and imperfect) used for describing states and actions.
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It was Friday afternoon in the small design office.
It was a very long week and everyone was tired.
Elena was looking at her computer screen in silence.
The sound of the keyboard was the only thing heard in the room.
Outside the window, it was beginning to rain softly.
There was half an hour left to finish the workday.
Suddenly, her coworker Tomás got up from his chair.
He walked toward the small kitchen in the hallway.
Elena did not pay much attention to him and continued working.
Five minutes later, Tomás returned with two steaming mugs.
He placed a green mug on Elena's desk.
The smell of chamomile tea and honey filled the space.
“You look very tired. I think you need this,” he said in a low voice.
Elena looked up and smiled for the first time that day.
She took the hot mug with both hands.
“Thank you very much, Tomás. It is just what I wanted,” she replied.
Tomás sat in his place and looked out the window.
“Do you have fun plans for this weekend?” he asked.
Elena drank a little tea and closed her eyes for a moment.
“I am just going to sleep and read a good book,” she said.
The two laughed softly because they shared the same plan.
The tension of the week disappeared little by little.
The rain continued falling against the glass.
The small studio no longer seemed like a place of stress.
Elena saved her work and turned off the screen with tranquility.
She was ready to enjoy a well-deserved rest.