Dreams are Hope, No. 10

 

Composición Nº 10

LAS COLCHAS DE ECUADOR.  

Una colcha, es una cubierta decorativa para la cama, realizada en tela y rellena con un material suave y espeso que se cose fijándolo bien en su lugar.

El "Patchwork" o “labor de retazos” está realizado con retazos de tela de algodón o de otras telas, que se unen entre sí.

  Alessandra, heredó una colcha que pertenecía a su tía abuela.  

 Era un artículo histórico, realizado con cuadrados de telas cosidos entre sí, de alegres y brillantes colores.

Cuando en Enero, Alessandra realizo un viaje en avión y voló sobre Quito, Ecuador, notó que las tierras del lugar parecían exactamente una colcha.                                  

Había cuadrados de color marrón, naranja y amarillo que parecían estar cosidos juntos alrededor de las sierras de Quito.                                                                                     

 La tierra se extendía como una cama gigantesca y Alessandra soñaba cosas del pasado, de los momentos vividos con su tía abuela, mientras se quedaba dormida en el avión. 

*Cuestionario: 

1. ¿Qué es y cómo está realizada una colcha? 

2. ¿De qué materiales está hecha una colcha de retazos o patchwork? 

3. ¿Cómo era la colcha que Alessandra heredo de su tía abuela?

4. Que veía Alexandra desde el avión.   

5. ¿Que soñó Alessandra cuando se durmió en su viaje en el avión?

Passage No. 10

QUILTS OF ECUADOR

A quilt is a decorative cover for a bed made of cloth filled with thick soft material which is sewn in place. 

A patchwork quilt is made from leftover pieces of cotton material and other scraps. 

Alessandra inherited such a quilt from her great-Aunt.

 It was an historical item which had all the squares of material sewn together in an array of multi-colored joy. .

When Alessandra flew over Quito, Ecuador last January she noticed that the lands surrounding Quito were exactly like a quilt.

There were brown, orange and yellow squares that appeared to be all sewn together surrounding the hills about Quito. 

The Earth lay out like a huge bed and Alessandra dreamed of the past, of the times of her great-Aunt, as she fell asleep on the plane.

Questions: 

1. Describe a quilt and how it is made.

(Possible answer): A quilt is a decorative cover for a bed, made of cloth filled with thick soft material which is sewn in place.

2. What is a patchwork quilt made out of?

3. Describe the quilt that Alexandra inherited from her great-aunt?                                                                                                        (Possible answer:) It was an antique item and had all the squares of material sewn together in an array of multi-colored joy. 

4. What did Alexandra see from the plane?

(Possible answer): There were brown, orange and yellow squares that appeared to be all sewn together surrounding the hills about Quito. 

5. What did Alessandra dream about when she fell asleep in her trip on the plane?

Alessandra dreamed of the past and of the times of her great-Aunt.

(Note: Many questions formed in the past use the verb "to do" in the past form: "did", and another verb which is not conjugated. For example: "What did Alessandra see from the window?" “Do” gets put in the past, but the other verb, “see” is in the base form, and is not conjugated!”)