A bumpy flight

"Un vuelo accidentado"
Spanish B1 writing exercise

Rosa tells us about her bumpy flight to Costa Rica.

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Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "relief (alleviation)", "from side to side", "restroom" and "turbulence".

Written by qualified Spanish expert Silvia Piriz BA
Last updated: 2023-02-06

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How the test works
You’ll practise: El Pretérito Imperfecto, Jerga/ Expresión idiomática, Regular

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We've just landed in San Jose, what a relief! The flight was horrible, when we took off from Buenos Aires, it was very windy and the plane was moving from side to side. The hostesses told us that we had to fasten our belts and we couldn't use the restroom. Then, when there was only an hour left before arriving, we entered a zone of strong turbulence. How annoying! While we went through the turbulence, we thought about the vacation and about everything we are going to do these days. Now we have landed and our break begins!

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