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De visita al zoo
El viernes fui de excursión con el colegio al zoo. Algunos de mis compañeros no se entusiasmaron con la visita. Yo, , me puse muy contento; nunca había estado en uno.[On Friday I went on a class trip to the zoo. Some of my classmates weren’t keen on the visit, but I, on the other hand, was very happy; after all I had never been to one before.]|1. Contrasting connective: en cambio introduces a contrasting concept.|2. Summarising connective: al fin y al cabo concludes the previous idea.
vimos a los leones, que estaban tumbados al sol. Había señales de advertencia por todas partes para que nadie se acercara a la valla; , una chica quiso asomarse y la profesora la regañó.[First, we saw the lions who were lying in the sun. There were warning signs everywhere so that nobody approached the fence; however, a girl wanted to look out and the teacher scolded her.]|1. Sequencing connective: primero introduces the first in a series of actions.|2. Contrasting connective: sin embargo expresses a contrasting idea.
, paseamos junto al recinto de las jirafas. ¡Medían por lo menos seis metros![After that, we walked next to the giraffe enclosure. They were at least 6 metres tall!]|Sequencing connective: después introduces an action that follows another.
Los gorilas estaban en una zona muy verde; : con prado, arbustos, árboles...[The gorillas were in a very green area; I mean, there were fields, bushes, trees…]|Explanatory connective: o sea clarifies the information in the previous clause.
uno de los machos se puso a saltar con las lianas. Estaba llamando nuestra atención.[Then, one of the male gorillas started jumping on the vines. He wanted to get our attention.]|Sequencing connective: entonces introduces an action that follows another.
, pasamos a la zona de las aves exóticas. , apareció un papagayo volando entre nuestras cabezas. , se llevó mi bocadillo de tortilla.[Next, we went through the exotic birds area. At this point, a parrot appeared flying around our heads. Well, he took my tortilla sandwich.]|Sequencing connective: pues bien introduces the next action in a sequence.
La visita fue muy entretenida y aprendí mucho; , yo me quedé con hambre.[The visit was really entertaining and I learned a lot; but now I’m hungry.]|Contrasting conjunction: ahora bien expresses a contrast to the information in the previous clause.