Victim Testimony: what was taken from the houseConsecutive practice, Spanish to English
Consecutive interpretation of victim testimony in a residential burglary trial. The prosecutor's English questions are for context only; interpret only Ms. Villalobos's Spanish answers into English, preserving every item, amount, and location without summarizing.
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- 1Press play and interpret each segment out loud during the pause.
- 2When the answer key comes up, mark each scoring unit as got it or missed it.
- 3At the end you get your score against the 70% pass line, and the list of what you dropped.
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- Length
- 6:46
- Pace
- 105 words per minute
- Segments
- 14
- Scoring units
- 16
- Difficulty
- 2 of 3
What gets counted here: numbers (8), general content (6), idioms (1) and register (1). A rater counts scoring units, not how smooth it sounded. Scoring units explained.
Full script and answer key (opening this before you practice spoils it)
Segment 1 · Prosecutor · English
Ms. Villalobos, please tell the jury where you live and how long you have lived there.
Segment 2 · Victim · Spanish
Vivo en el 4218 de la Calle Alameda, aquí en la ciudad de Nita. Llevo once años en esa casa, desde el dos mil quince.
Scoring unit Type Accepted renditions el 4218 de la Calle Alameda, aquí en la ciudad de Nita Numbers forty-two eighteen Calle Alameda, here in Nita City · 4218 Alameda Street, here in the city of Nita · four thousand two hundred eighteen Calle Alameda, here in Nita City Llevo once años en esa casa, desde el dos mil quince. Numbers I've been in that house eleven years, since two thousand fifteen · I have lived in that house for eleven years, since twenty fifteen Segment 3 · Prosecutor · English
Directing your attention to Saturday, March 14th, 2026 — what time did you leave the house that day?
Segment 4 · Victim · Spanish
Salí a las siete y media de la mañana para llevar a mi hijo al entrenamiento, y regresé como a las seis y cuarto de la tarde.
Scoring unit Type Accepted renditions Salí a las siete y media de la mañana Numbers I left at seven thirty in the morning · I left at half past seven in the morning · I went out at seven thirty a.m. regresé como a las seis y cuarto de la tarde Numbers I got back around a quarter past six in the evening · I came back at about six fifteen in the afternoon · I returned around six fifteen p.m. Segment 5 · Prosecutor · English
What did you notice when you got home?
Segment 6 · Victim · Spanish
Luego luego vi que el mosquitero de la puerta de atrás estaba roto, todo doblado, y el vidrio de la ventana de la cocina tenía una rajada. La puerta estaba entreabierta.
Scoring unit Type Accepted renditions Luego luego vi Idioms right away I saw · I saw right off · immediately I saw el mosquitero de la puerta de atrás estaba roto, todo doblado General content the screen on the back door was broken, all bent · the window screen on the back door was torn, all bent up · the screen door in the back was broken, completely bent el vidrio de la ventana de la cocina tenía una rajada General content the glass in the kitchen window had a crack in it · the kitchen window glass was cracked · there was a crack in the kitchen window pane Segment 7 · Prosecutor · English
Tell us what was missing from inside the house.
Segment 8 · Victim · Spanish
Primero, mi computadora portátil, una Dell que compré en agosto por ochocientos cincuenta dólares. La tenía en la mesa del comedor.
Scoring unit Type Accepted renditions mi computadora portátil, una Dell que compré en agosto por ochocientos cincuenta dólares Numbers my laptop, a Dell that I bought in August for eight hundred fifty dollars · my laptop computer, a Dell I purchased in August for eight hundred and fifty dollars Segment 9 · Prosecutor · English
What else, if anything?
Segment 10 · Victim · Spanish
Una cadena de oro que me regaló mi mamá cuando cumplí quince años. Estaba en una cajita de madera en el ropero de mi recámara. Eso es lo que más me dolió, porque mi mamá ya falleció.
Scoring unit Type Accepted renditions Una cadena de oro que me regaló mi mamá cuando cumplí quince años General content a gold chain my mother gave me when I turned fifteen · a gold necklace chain that my mom gave me for my fifteenth birthday · a gold chain that my mother gave me when I turned fifteen years old en una cajita de madera en el ropero de mi recámara General content in a little wooden box in the closet in my bedroom · in a small wooden box in my bedroom closet · in a little wooden box in the wardrobe in my bedroom Eso es lo que más me dolió, porque mi mamá ya falleció. Register that's what hurt me the most, because my mother has already passed away · that is what hurt me most, because my mom is deceased now · that's the one that hurt me the most, since my mother already passed on Segment 11 · Prosecutor · English
Was any cash taken?
Segment 12 · Victim · Spanish
Sí, trescientos dólares en efectivo, tres billetes de cien. Los guardaba en un bote de café vacío arriba de la alacena, atrás de las especias. Era para el pago de la luz.
Scoring unit Type Accepted renditions trescientos dólares en efectivo, tres billetes de cien Numbers three hundred dollars in cash, three one-hundred-dollar bills · three hundred dollars cash, three hundred-dollar bills un bote de café vacío arriba de la alacena, atrás de las especias General content an empty coffee can on top of the cupboard, behind the spices · an empty coffee tin above the pantry cabinet, behind the spices · an empty can of coffee up on the cupboard, in back of the spices Segment 13 · Prosecutor · English
Did you report this to law enforcement, and did you prepare a list of the items?
Segment 14 · Victim · Spanish
Sí, llamé al nueve once como a las seis y veinte. El oficial llegó en unos quince minutos y yo le hice una lista de todo a mano, con los precios. También le entregué el recibo de la computadora.
Scoring unit Type Accepted renditions llamé al nueve once como a las seis y veinte Numbers I called nine one one at about six twenty · I called 911 around six twenty · I dialed nine-one-one at approximately six twenty El oficial llegó en unos quince minutos Numbers the officer got there in about fifteen minutes · the officer arrived within some fifteen minutes le hice una lista de todo a mano, con los precios General content I made him a handwritten list of everything, with the prices · I wrote out a list of it all by hand for him, with the prices
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