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The Trip to Islamabad

MONIBA: What did you do on vacation?
MALALA: Adam took us to Islamabad.
MONIBA: Really? What fun! Had you been TraCk 68
there before?
MALALA: No, it was the first time I had ever visited.
MONIBA: And how was it? They say it’s amazing.
MALALA: Yes, it is. Islamabad is a beautiful place with nice
white bungalows and broad roads, though it has none
of the natural beauty of Swat.
MONIBA: Wow! I love cities. What places did you visit?
MALALA: We saw the Red Mosque, the wide, wide
Constitution Avenue leading to the white-colonnaded
buildings of the Parliament House and the Presidency.
MONIBA: That sounds great. What else did you do?
MALALA: We went to shops where I bought schoolbooks
and Adam bought me DVDs of American TV programmes
like Ugly Betty.
MONIBA: What's that about?
MALALA: It’s about a girl with big braces and a big heart.
MONIBA: Oh, OK. Did you go to any museums? You
like those a lot!
MALALA: Yes! We visited the Lok Virsa museum, and it was
a joy to celebrate our national heritage once again. I miss
our museum here in Swat.
MONIBA: Everything sounds incredible.
MALALA: Well, actually, I have a scary story. We were riding
the bus on our way back, when suddenly, the bus hit
a pothole and the tire exploded. My brother Khushal,
who had been a sleep, jerked awake. 'Was that a bomb
blast?' he asked. Then, my mom calmed
him down, and explained what had heritage (n.):
jerk (v.):
happened. herencia
MONIBA: That must have been terrifying! sacudirse/
sobresaltarse
pothole (n.):
bache

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