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  1. Carlos
    Spanish Ayer tuve una conversación muy larga con mi amiga por correspondencia.

    Yesterday I had a very long conversation with my pen pal.

  2. Sofía
    Spanish ¿En línea o por teléfono?

    Online or by phone?

  3. Carlos
    Spanish De las dos formas. Empezamos con un texto y terminamos en una videollamada.

    Either way. We start with a text and finish with a video call.

  4. Sofía
    Spanish ¿Qué tal su inglés? ¿Usa diccionario?

    How is his English? Does he use a dictionary?

  5. Carlos
    Spanish Sí, a menudo. Las dos estamos aprendiendo el idioma de la otra.

    Yes, often. The two of us are learning each other's language.

  6. Sofía
    Spanish Hay un concurso de redacción en la escuela el mes que viene.

    There is a writing contest at school next month.

  7. Carlos
    Spanish ¡Lo sé! Quiero presentarme. ¿Podemos quedar para hablar del tema?

    I know! I want to introduce myself. Can we meet to talk about it?

  8. Sofía
    Spanish Por supuesto. Teléfono o mensaje de texto: ¿qué prefieres?

    Of course. Call or text: which do you prefer?

  9. Carlos
    Spanish Yo prefiero hablar cara a cara. Es más amistoso.

    I prefer to talk face to face. It's friendlier.

  10. Sofía
    Spanish Estoy de acuerdo. Esta noche te mando un mensaje rápido para organizarnos.

    I agree. I'll send you a quick message tonight to organize things.

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