There
is a small town in Spain called Salamanca, and, in this town are two
very impressive cathedrals, one new and
one old, and, the new one has something very interesting.
While
it was being restored
in the last half of the last century,
the restaurateurs decided
to add something modern to the arch
of the main door.
And, what they added
was something sensational, they added a spaceman!
And
now, carved
in stone,
for everyone to see, is a small carving
of a spacemen who is floating
in stone. What will people think
in 300 years time? Was the first man to walk on the moon from
Spain? Was he from Salamanca? And, what was his name?
Vocabulary
added
- zufügen - (to add/added/added)
arch
- Bogen
carved
- meißelte
(to carve/carved/carved)
carving
- Plastik
century
- Jahrhundert
decided
- entschied (to
decide/decided/decided )
floating
– Schwebend
impressive
- beeindruckend
main
door - Haupttor
restored
- restauriert
restaurateur
- Restauriere
Spanish
- spanisch
stone
-Stein
think
- denken (to think/thought/thought)
while
- während
Questions
How
many cathedrals has Salamanca got?
When
was the new cathedral restored?
Where
is the carving of the spaceman?
Why
do you like Spain?
Where
is Spain?
What
will people think in the future about the Spanish spaceman?
Was
the first man to walk on the moon Spanish?
Where
is Salamanca?
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