Curso de Ingles 14 de 30

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UNIT 14 1

An Old School Friend

Somebody knocks at the door.

(Alguien l lama (golpea) a la puerta.) o o o o

Marg. - Come in!

o o o o

Marg. - Come in!

o o o o

Marg. - Who is there?

Carol. - I t is me. - Cant you guess?

Marg. - No, I cant . Who is there?

The door opens and a young woman comes in.

Carol. - Well, do you know me? Ha ha ha

Marg. - Oh! Of course I do! You are Carol ine; my old schoolfr iend Carol ine! How wonderf ul to see you again!

Carol. - Do you f ind me st i l l the same? Ha ha ha

Marg. - Yes, I do. You are exactly the same.

Carol. - But now I am marr ied. Ha ha ha

Marg. - My l i t t le fr iend Carol ine marr ied! I t seems impossible!

Carol. - Why do you say that? I m a woman now. I was a veryyoung br ide. I was only nineteen. Ha ha ha

Marg. - How romantic!

Carol. - Do you th ink so?

Marg. - Yes, I do.

Carol. - And are you marr ied, too?

Marg. - No, but I m engaged to an American. His name isTom. We are spending our hol idays in Spain.

Carol. - And do you l ike Spain? Ha ha ha

Marg. - Of course we do.

(contina)

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(continuation) An Old School Friend

Carol. - What a wonderful surpr ise to f ind you here!

Marg. - But how could you know that I was in th is room?

Carol. - Well, the managers wife speaks a l i t t le English andshe ta lks and ta lks -

Marg. - I understand. I understand.

Carol. - You must meet my husband - and our l i t t le g ir l .

Marg. - Oh! You have a chi ld?

Carol. - Yes, a l i t t le g ir l . She is four years old. Ha ha ha

Marg. - Do you remember our games at school? We were twomothers and our dol ls were our chi ldren.

Carol. - And now I have a real chi ld!

Marg. - What is your l i t t le g ir l s name?

Carol. - Her name is Betty.

Marg. - Do you sometimes vis i t our o ld school?

Carol. - No, I dont . I have no t ime. I am always so busy.

Marg. - Oh, let s s i t down and ta lk! I m so glad that you arehere!

Carol. - Well! Tel l me about you? Do you love your f ianc?

Marg. - Of course I do.

Carol. - And does he love you!

Marg. - Oh yes, he does!Carol. - And I love my husband and he loves me. And we, too,

are spending our summer hol idays in Spain! - Do youspeak Spanish?

Marg. - Just a l i t t le.

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Carol. - Does your f ianc speak a l i t t le Spanish too?

Marg. - Only a few words: cerveza - v ino - seorita -muchas gracias

Carol. - When are you going to marry?

Marg. - We dont know yet.

Carol. - What are you going to do when you leave Spain? Are

you going back to London, or are you going to Americawith your f ianc?

Marg. - When we leave Spain we are going to Rome and Athensfor a week or two.

Carol. - Ha ha ha ! You and your f ianc must show usBarcelona. What do you do al l day?

Marg. - In the morning we usually go to the beach. In theafternoon we go to museums or art gal ler ies, and in theevening we go to the theatre or to the cinema.

Carol. - Ha ha ha You were always so art ist ic! Do you st i l lp lay the piano?

Marg. - Of course I do.

Carol. - And do you st i l l l is ten t o Beethoven records? And do yousti l l col lect postcards with views of famous monuments?And do you st i l l wr i te poetry about stars and f lowers, thesun and the moon? Ha ha ha

Marg. - Yes, yes! I m st i l l the same Margaret. And you? Do you

sti l l love games and hate studying? Do you st i l l l is ten tojazz records? Do you st i l l read detect ive stor ies? Do yousti l l go to the cinema every evening? Do you st i l l -

Carol. - No, I m dif ferent now. Ha ha ha. I have no t ime forgames, records or detect ive stor ies. I m too busy withmy l i t t le g ir l . Ha ha ha

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Marg. - What does your husband do?

Carol. - Hes a doctor. Ha ha ha

Marg. - Does he work in a hospita l?

Carol. - Yes, he does! And what does your f ianc do?

Marg. - Hes st i l l a student. Hes studying law.

Carol. - Where is he now?Marg. - Hes on the beach. I m not on the beach with him

because th is morning I m a l i t t le t i red. But you can meethim this afternoon. About f ive oc lock.

Carol. - Very well . And th is evening, you and I, your f ianc, myhusband and my l i t t le daughter can have dinner in somenice restaurant, and spend a lovely evening together!Ha ha ha



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Past Simple = pasado s imple

El past simple de los verbos regulares se forma aadiendo -ed o b ien-d a la forma base del verbo.

Nota inf init ivo = to work forma base = work

to work = trabajar to live = viv ir

I worked = yo trabaj; I l ived = yo viv;

you worked

yo trabajaba etc.

you lived

yo viva etc.

he worked he lived

we worked we lived

you worked you lived

they worked they l ived

El Past Simple se usa para acciones que comenzaron y terminaron en e lpasado. Traduce el pretrito perfecto y el pretrito imperfecto .

pretr i to perfecto> Last week Barbara invited Abel to her b ir thday. inv i t

pretr i to imperfecto

> When Abel was a l i t t le boy he l ived in Sevi l le. viv a. .

Nota

A la 3 persona singul ar del Present Simple se le aade s o bien es.

1 I work I teach2 you work you teach3 he works he teaches

La 3persona del s ingular del Past Simple no cambia.

1 I worked

2 you worked

3 he worked



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to do = hacer

Present Simple Past Simple

I do = yo hago . . . I did = yo hice; yo haca you do you did

he does he did

we do we did

you do you did

they do they did

Con do ydoes se obtienen la forma interrogativa y la forma negativa de l present s imple .

Forma Interrogativa Forma Negativa Forma Contracta

do I work ? I do not work I dont work

do you work ? you do not work you dont work

does he work ? he does not work he doesnt work

do we work ? we do not work we dont work

do you work ? you do not work you dont work

do they work ? they do not work they dont work

(contina) Con did se obtienen la forma interrogativa y la forma negativa del

past s imple .

Forma Interrogativa Forma Negativa Forma Contracta

did I work ? I did not work I didnt workdid you work ? you did not work you didnt work

did he work ? he did not work he didnt work

did we work ? we did not work we didnt work

did you work ? you did not work you didnt work

did they work ? they did not work they didnt work



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UNIT 14 7

Past Simple

Abel

Before coming to I ta ly we lived in Sevi l le, a beauti fu l c i tyin Andalusia, in the south of Spain.

v iv amos

Sevil le is an important centre of Spanish art andl i terature. Two famous Spanish painters, Diego Velzquezand Bartolom Muri l lo, were born in Sevi l le.

centro

pintores

nacieron

I l iked to l ive there because Andalusians are very fr iendly,

jolly people, and because the cl imate is very pleasant.

me gustaba

alegresWe had a house with a large garden fu l l of orange and

lemon trees.In her free t ime, my mother cult ivated al l k inds of

vegetables and lots of f lowers. I dont l ike vegetables verymuch, but I a lways helped her when she worked in thegarden.

cul t ivaba

verdura

ayudaba / t rabajaba

My father didnt l ike to work in the garden then, and hesti l l doesnt l ike i t .

no le gustaba

My sister and I p layed outdoors al l the t ime, becauseeven in winter the weather was very pleasant. In spr ing andin summer we usually studied sit t ing under a big orangetree.

al a ire l ibreinc luso

estudibamos

We of ten invited our two Chinese fr iends, Hoi Pui and HoiMin, to spend the weekends with us. When they came, thefour of us slept in the same room, and we alwaysspent half the night p laying, reading comics and watchingtelevis ion.

inv i tbamos

venan

dormamos

pasbamos

NotaEn la lectura precedente, Abel usa varios verbos en past simple:

l ived l iked worked cult ivated helped etc.

Los ult imos tres verbos: came, slept, spent , es tn tambin en pasts imple , pero son irregulares, por eso no terminan en ed.

Nota Los verbos irregulares los es tudiaremos ms adelante.



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future = futuro

En ingls hay varios modos para hablar del futuro.

1. future Con el Simple Present

Cuando hablamos de un programa o de un horario.

School starts on Semptember 15 t h .

School ends on June 20 t h .

- What t ime does the plane leave? ( to leave = salir) - I t leaves at f ive p.m., and i t arr ives in Paris at seven p.m.

***

2. future Con el Present Continuous .

Cuando hablamos de planes o preparativos para el f uturo.

What are you doing on Sunday? Quhars el domingo?

Next summer Abel is going to the USA

Abel and His Mother

Abel - Mama, what are we having for d inner?Mother - We arehaving raviol i , f ish and salad.Abel - What about some fr ied potatoes, too?Mother - Well, i f school ends on June 15 t h , l ike last year, in a

month we are going to America, and when we are thereyou can eat a l l the French fr ies that you want.

***

Abel - Mama.Mother - Yes, dear?Abel - On Saturday afternoon I am playing footbal l with my

fr iends.Mother - All r ight, dear.Abel - And on Sunday evening I am taking Debra and Barbara to

see a puppet show.Mother - Thats a splendid idea! Enjoy yourselves.

===puppet show = espectculo de marionetasEnjoy yourselves! = Divertos!



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3. future Con going to.

Cuando hablamos de un programa o de un horario.

Next summer Abel is going to the USA.

I m going to study hard next term.

When Tom and Margaret leave Spain, they are going to visitRome and Athens.

Abel

My father says that i f I get good marks, he is going to buy mea CD player.

When I am eighteen I m going to get my dr iv ing l icence.

On my eighteenth bir thday I m going to spend the whole nightat a discotheque with al l my fr iends.

When I start working and earning money, I m going to visitSouth America.===driving licence = carnet de conducir marks = notas (escolares)

Nota Evitar el uso de going t o con el verbo to go.

En lugar de decir: I am going to go to the cinema this evening.

Es mejor decir: I am going to the cinema this evening.***

4. future Con will .

a) Cuando se habla de hechos futuros que no pueden ser controlados por la persona que es t hablando.

I will be sixteen next week. I will be = serBarbara wil l be here in f ive minutes.

b) Para hacer predicciones .

I f I work hard, one day I wil l be r ich.

I f you dont study more, you will not pass your exam. (more = ms)

There are many clouds in the sky, i t wil l ra in soon.(Hay muchas nubes en e l c ie lo , l lover pron to . )



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some - any - no

1. I have some money. = Tengo un poco de d inero .

2. I have not any money. = No tengo (n ingn) d inero .

3. I have no money. = No tengo (n ingn) d inero .

Nota Any se usa con el verbo en forma negativa .No se usa con el verbo en forma positiva .

1. Compuestos de some - any - no

somebody = alguien

There is somebody in the house. = Hay a lguien en casa .

anybody = alguien; nadie

Is there anybody in the house? = Hay a lguien en casa?There isnt anybody in the house. = No hay nadie en casa

nobody = nadieThere is nobody in the house.

Nota someone - anyone - no one

Tienen el mismo s ignif icado de:

somebody - anybody - nobody.

2. Compuestos de some - any - no

something = algo

I want something to eat. = Quiero algo de comer.

anything = algo; nada

Is there anything to eat? = Hay algo de comer?

There isn t anything to eat. = No hay nada de comer.

nothing = nada

There is nothing to eat. = No hay nada de comer.



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1. how = cmo

How are you? = Cmo ests?

2. how = qu

How in terest ing! = Qu interesante!

Margaret

- How wonderful to be in Spain!How interest ing to vis i t a l l the museums and

monuments!How thr i l l ing to go shopping!How nice to make new fr iends!But when the t ime comes to leave Spain how sad tosay goodbye.===thrill ing = emocionante

still = an, todava

Are you stil l in bed? = Ests an en la cama?

Margaret and Caroline

Carol. - Do you st i l l p lay the piano?

Marg. - Yes, of course I do. And do you st i l l read detect ivestor ies?

Carol. - Oh no! I never have t ime for that. But I s t i l l l is ten to jazzrecords, and I st i l l go to the cinema. Do you st i l l wr i tepoetry?

Marg. - Yes, I s t i l l wr i te poetry. And I s t i l l read romantic books. Iam st i l l the same Margaret.

not yet = an no, todava no

- Have you f in ished?- Not yet.

- Mama! I m hungry! Is lunch ready? (ready = lis to) - Not yet , dear. I t wi l l be ready in twenty minutes.



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bride = novia (el da de la boda)

Carol ine was a very young bride .

bridegroom = novio (el da de la boda)

engaged to = (li t . prometido a)

Tom is engaged to Margaret.

marr ied to = (li t .casado a)

George is married to Lydia.

En espaol se dice: Estoy prometido con Estoy casado con

En ingls se dice: I am engaged to Estoy prometido a I am marr ied to Estoy casado a

A person can be:single - engaged - marr ied - separated - d ivorced

1. to spend = gastar (dinero)

to spend money on = (li t . gastar dinero sobre )

Lydia l ikes to spend money on new clothes.Abels mother says, We must f i rst earn the money, and thenmake plans how to spend i t .

2. to spend = pasar el t iempo

People spend too much t ime watching TV.

Tom and Margaret are spending their Summer hol idays in Spain.They spend their mornings on the beach. And they spend theirafternoons vis i t ing museums and art gal ler ies.

Most chi ldren l ike to spend their t ime playing.



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I think so. = Creo que s . ( l i t . Pienso as . )

Do you thinkso? =Lo crees?

I dont th inkso. = Creo que no.

Abel and His Mother

Abel - Mama, are we going to Spain th is year?Mother - I dont th ink so.Abel - Why not, mama?Mother - Because th is year we are going to the United Stat es.Abel - Do you th ink we wil l be able to go next year?Mother - I hope so.Abel - Do you th ink that my old schoolmates st i l l remember me?Mother - Yes, I th ink so. I am sure that they wil l never forget a

sweet and charming boy l ike my Abel.Abel - Do you real ly th ink so?Mother - Yes, I do. I m a hundred per cent sure.

===I hope so. = Espero que s .I hope not. = Espero que no .

I am sure.= Estoy seguro .

l ike = comoDo you really think so? = Lo crees de veras?a hundred per cent = c ien por c ien

1. to find = encontrar

Carol ine says, What a wonderful surpr ise to f ind you here.

- Mama, I cant f ind my gloves. Do you know where they are?

- I f you cant f ind them in your wardrobe, look in Debras room.===gloves = guanteswardrobe = armario

2. to find = encontrar; considerar; reputar

I f ind that English is not so dif f icult as they say.Margaret f inds footbal l bor ing. Tom finds it thr i l l ing.



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age = edad

- How old are you?- I am sixteen.

Nota

Carol ine is twenty-three years old .

Se puede tambin decir:

Carol ine is a twenty-three-year-old woman.

Carol ine is marr ied to a thir ty-year-old doctor.They have a four-year-old daughter.

Violet Hi l ton is a nineteen-year-old g ir l .Her sister has a six-month-old baby.

Nota En estas frases , year y month se ponen en s ingular .

1. back = espalda

Margaret says to Tom, I f your chair is not comfortable, put acushion behind your back.

2. back = parte trasera

In the back of Margaret s house there is a large vegetablegarden.

3. back

Cuando back se aade a algunos verbos, su s ignif icado cambia comosigue:

to come back = volver ( l i t . ven ir a trs) to go back = volver ( l i t . i r a trs)

to give back etc. = devolver



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How to introduce yourself. = Como presentarte.

1. Meeting someone for the f irst t ime.

Encontrando a a lguien por primera vez .

Hello. I m Carlos.

2. In more formal s i tuat ions.

En s i tuac iones ms formales .

I m Carlos Hernandez. How do you do? = Mucho gusto.

***

How to introduce other people. = Como presentar a otras personas.

This is Vanna.This is my fr iend Alberto.

***

How to answer to an introduction. = Como contestar a una presentacin.

a) Cuando habis s ido presentados a alguien, los dos di ris:

Hello

b) Si sois los dos jovenes y en una s i tuacin i nformal diris:

Hi

c) En s ituaciones formales se suele decir:

Pleased to meet you. = Encantado en conocerle.Nice to meet you. =

Nota Hemos hablados de l os modos ms corriente s para presentarse ypara contestar a una presentacin.

Hay, naturalmente, otros mo dos para hacerlo.



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UNIT 14 16

Abel

My grandparents l ive in a l i t t le town in Maryland. My

grandpa is a pharmacist, and he owns a drugstore. posee

In America, a drugstore is a shop where besidesmedicines, you can f ind soft dr inks, cosmetics, magazinesand other merchandise.

adems de

cosmt icos

mercanc a

In the l i t t le town lots of people know my grandparents

family, and of course my family, too. That is because wego to America almost every year. casi

When I go out alone or with some American fr iend, I

often pretend not to see people. I dont want to be rude,

but I am t ired of answering the same questions al l the

t ime: How old are you now?, How are your parents?,

How are you doing at school?, When are you coming to

see us?

so lo

f in jo / descorts

cmo te va

Then there is one th ing that I real ly cant stand. Theysometimes pinch my cheeks and say, You are gett ing fat.

aguantar

me pe l l i zcan lasmej i l las

But, when I am in America, what I real ly cant bear is to

go to part ies.

aguantar

At these family part ies, as my grandma calls them, there

are always dozens of re lat ives, fr iends, acquaintances and

strangers.

I have to shake hands and give kisses to everybody.

Saying, with a stupid smile on my face, Hello - Nice tomeet you. - Pleased to meet you.

las l lama

conocidos

desconoc idos

estrechar las manos

How can you be pleased to know everybody you meet? encuentras

I only l ike to go to teenagers part ies. You say, Hi to

everybody. You only kiss the pretty g ir ls, and pretend not

to see the ugly ones. las feas



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Violet Hilton

Today we are going to meet a new fr iend. Her name is

Violet Hi l ton. She is a nineteen-year-old gir l . Last year in

July she f in ished high school. In September she started a

one-year course in computing, and now she is working for

an import-export f i rm in Glasgow.

conoceremos

escue la superior

in formt ica

empresa

Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland. I t has animportant harbour, an art museum, a beauti fu l cathedral

and many parks.

la ms grande

As you know, Great Br i ta in consists of four countr iesunited under one Government. These countr ies are:England, Northern Ire land, Scotland and Wales.

come sabes

(pas de)Gales

Violet is a t imid gir l and she hasnt got many fr iends. In

the evening, when she comes back from her work, she sits

alone in her l i t t le room in a comfortable armchair and

reads histor ical novels. She loves Walter Scott, a Scott ish

writer, who wrote many beauti fu l h istor ical novels. Whenshe is t i red of reading she studies French. She is studying

French not because she l ikes languages, but because

foreign languages are very useful for her work.

vue lve

so la

escocs

escrib i

t i les

Violet has also got a col lect ion of foreign stamps. She

has got thousands of stamps: French, German, I ta l ian,American

She has got a brother and a sister. Her brother is a very

or ig inal boy. He l ikes to write modern songs, only thewords, not the music. Another boy writes the music. The

two boys are schoolmates. The music is real ly horr ib le and

the words are often r id iculous, but the two boys th ink that

their songs are wonderful. Poor boys! They are only

sixteen.

palabras

(contina)



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Abel

When my homework is pleasant, t ime passes very fast,but when i t is bor ing, l ike today, t ime never passes. I l ikemost of the subjects that we study at school. But I prefer

history, computing, and foreign languages.

agradables

como

asignaturas

My homework for today is very bor ing. I have to write anessay about the way I spend my Sundays. I have to writeeverything I do, from the moment I open my eyes in the

morning to the moment I c lose my eyes at n ight.

tengo que

redacc in /modo

Miss Austen, my teacher, says that she wants to know ifwe can use correct ly a l l the expressions of everyday l i fe . cada d a

I asked my teacher i f I could write about my dreamsinstead, but Miss Austen, who has very l i t t le sense of

humour, answered, Abel, dont try to be funny! . I was nottry ing to be funny. I real ly wanted to write about mydreams, because they are interest ing and beauti fu l. I

dream about the most fantast ic p laces in the world.

sueos

en su lugar

grac ioso

Well let s go on with the essay. I f i t is not going to bethr i l l ing i t is not my fault . But I promise that next t ime I amgoing to write about something more interest ing. I am

going to write about my last hol idays in America, and mytr ip to Washington.

mi culpa

excursin

On Sunday morning, as you know, my mother comes intomy room and wakes me up. But very of ten, when she

comes into the room I am already awake.

como t sabes

a menudo

despier to

When I open my eyes, I look around the room at a l l the

nice th ings hanging on the walls. I have many prettyth ings: my posters of animals, a map of the world, a large

picture of my Uncle David ( looking and smil ing at me), mycollect ion of American baseball caps, and two posters oftwo Ita l ian footbal l teams: Milan and Juventus.

alrededor de

colgadas

gorros

equipos

(contina)



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(continuation) Abel

I dont l ike footbal l very much, but both posters are

presents from my gir l fr iend, Barbara. One day I wi l l te l l

you about her. She is a sweet and intel l igent g ir l . In

fact , she is the only person that doesnt th ink I am

crazy when I p lan my future travels around the world in

every detai l .

ambos

de hecho

v ia jes / de ta l le

Well I keep forgett ing that I have to speak aboutwhat I do on Sundays.

s igo o lv idando

Lets start. empezemos

I open my eyes, I look around the room and after a

few minutes, I get up. I go to the window and open i t . I

look out of the window to see what the weather is l ike.

Then I go to the bathroom and have a nice, hot

shower.

como est e l t iempo

When I come out of the shower I take a large towel and dry myself . I comb my hair and brush my teeth.

How do I do i t? I t s very simple. I turn on the tap and

make the toothbrushwet, I put some toothpaste on the

brush and I begin brushing my teeth. I hope the

descr ipt ion is clear enough.

toa l lame seco

abro e l gr i fo

cepi l lo hmedo

clara

When I come out of the bathroom, I go to the

bedroom and I start dressing. First I put on my pants,

then my vest, my socks, my trousers, my shir t and my

pullover. Very often I forget to put on my shoes. So

when I go barefoot to the kitchen for breakfast, my

mother sends me back to the bedroom to put on my

shoes. I dont l ike to wear shoes in the house. In

summer, when I am playing in the garden, I a lways go

barefoot.

sa lgo

calzonc i l los /camise ta

calce t ines / panta lones

a p ies desnudos

l levar

(contina)



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(continuation) Abel

In the kitchen I help my sister to lay the table. I m not

going to te l l you in detai ls how we lay the table. I t is too

boring.

poner

Then, my father and mother come into the kitchen. Whi le

my mother and Debra prepare breakfast, my father s its at

the table and starts eat ing a biscuit or a piece of bread and

begins reading the newspaper.

mientras

I dont mind that my father reads the paper dur ingbreakfast, and sometimes at d inner, but there is one th ing

that I dont understand. When I begin reading comics at

breakfast, my father, without ra is ing his eyes from his

newspaper, says to me, Abel, how many t imes must I te l l

you that i t is not correct to read while eat ing? Put those

comics away, immediately !

no me importa

tebeos

sin levantar

inmediatamente

When he says that, I look at my mother. She is smil ing

and shaking her head. meneando

Well, th is essay is going to be very long anduninterest ing. So, I am going to stop here.



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Translation

1. - Do you know me?2. - Yes, I do.3. You are my old schoolmate.4. How wonderful to see you again!5. - Now I am marr ied.6. I have a l i t t le g ir l of four.7. - And I am engaged.

8. What does your husband do?9. - He is a doctor.10. - Where does he work?11. - He works in a hospita l.

12. - Do you ever v is i t our o ld school?13. - No, I dont . I never go there.14. - Do you th ink that our teacher st i l l remembers us?15. - Yes, I do. She has a very good memory.16. - Do you st i l l go to the theatre?17. - No, I dont . I only l isten to the radio.18. - Do you st i l l read detect ive stor ies?19. - No, I dont . I havent any t ime for that.

20. - What is your l i t t le g ir l s name?21. - Her name is Betty.22. - My f ianc and I are spending a hol iday in Spain.23. - I t was a wonderful surpr ise to f ind you in th is hotel.24. - But how could you know that I was in th is room?

25. I t seems impossible.26. - Why do you say that?27. - Because i t is a l l very strange.

28. Toms hair is b lack.29. Margaret s eyes are blue.30. The colour of Toms car is r ed.31. Carol ines dress is yel low.



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Translation

1. - Me conoces? (l i t . Haces t conocerme?) 2. - S.3. T eres mi v ie ja compaera de colegio.4. Qu maravi l loso verte otra vez!5. - Ahora yo estoy casada.6. Tengo una chiquita de cuatro (aos). 7. - Y yo estoy prometida.

8. Qu hace tu marido? ( l i t . Qu hace tu marido hacer?)9. - Es medico. ( l i t . l es un medico . ) 10. - Dnde trabaja? ( l i t . Dnde hace l t rabajar?) 11. - l trabaja en un hospita l.

12. - Visitas alguna vez nuestra vie ja escuela?13. - No. Yo nunca voy al l .14. - Piensas que nuestra profesora an nos recuerda?15. - S, e l la t iene una buensima memoria.16. - Vas todava al teatro?17. - No. Yo solamente escucho la radio.18. - Lees todava novelas pol ic icas?19. - No. No tengo t iempo para eso.

20. - Cul es el nombre de tu chiquita?21. - Su nombre es Betty.22. - Mi novio y yo estamos pasando una vacacin en Espaa.23. - Fu una maravi l losa sorpresa encontrarte en este hotel.24. - Cmo podas saber que yo estaba en esta habitacin?

25. Parece imposible.26. - Por qu dices eso?27. - Porque es todo muy extrao.

28. El pelo de Tom es negro.29. Los ojos de Margaret son azules.30. El color del coche de Tom es rojo.31. El vest ido de Carol ine es amari l lo.



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Exercises

1. Contesta a las siguientes preguntas con una f rase completa.

1. Are Margaret and Carol ine sisters or fr iends?

2. Which of the two is marr ied?

3. Where is Carol ine spending her hol idays?

4. Who works in a hospita l?

5. Tom is a student. What does he study?

6. What do you know about the hotel managers wife?7. Who was a very young br ide?

8. How many Spanish words does Tom know?

9. How old is l i t t le Betty?

10 Where do Tom and Margaret general ly go in the evening?

11. Where does Violet Hi l ton work?

12. Where is Glasgow?

13. Which countr ies make up Great Br i ta in?

14. What does Violet do in the evening?15. Which foreign language is Violet studying? And why?

16. What does Violet col lect?

17. What does Violet s brother do?

18. Who is l i t t le Larry?

19. When can Violet s s ister and her husband go to t he cinema?

20. Is Violet going to marry soon? Why?

21. Which subjects does Abel l ike most?

22. Abel has to write an essay. About what?

23. Why does Abel want to write an essay about h is dreams?

24. Which th ings are hanging on the walls of Abels room?

25. What does Abel say about Barbara?

26. What does Abel do after the shower?

27. Describe the way Abel dresses in the morning.



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Exercises

2. Cambia estas f rases en interrogat ivas con do o does.

Ejemplo : Margaret l ives in London.

Does Margaret l ive in London?

1. Carol ines husband works in a hospita l.

2. The managers wife speaks a l i t t le English.

3. Violet works in an import-export f i rm.4. Violet s brother writes modern songs.

5. Abel l ikes to write about h is dreams.

6. Abel and Debra lay the table for breakfast.

7. They l ike to help their mother.

8. Abels father reads the newspaper dur ing breakfast.

3. Completa con something,anything o nothing.

Today is Barbaras b ir thday, so Abel would l ike to give her nice. But he hasnt got in the house to give her. So, hegoes to a department store to buy her .

He would l ike to buy her beauti fu l and expensive, but hehasnt got enough money. He spends two hours in thedepartment store looking for cheap and beauti fu l at the

same t ime. But he cant f ind that p leases him. Final ly hedecides to buy her a book. A book is a nice simple present.And as they say, Something is better than .

I m so hungry, but I have to eat.I m th irsty too, but I havent to dr ink.I have to do al l day. I m so bored!I would l ike to do in terest ing, excit ing.===

to look for = buscar

to please = agradar; satis facer



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Vocabulary

door dE puerta

dream dri :m sueo

to drive tu draiv conducir

driving licence draiviN laisEns carnet de conducir

dry drai seco

to dry tu drai secar

to earn tu E:n ganar (dinero)to end tu end terminar

energetic enEdZetik dinmico

essay esei redaccin

exactly igzAktli exactamente

to exclaim tu ikskleim exclamar

expression ikspreSEn expresin

fault f: l t culpa

to find tu faind encontrar

formal f:mEl formal

friendly frendli amistoso, amable

funny fni gracioso

future f ju: tSE futuro

game geim juego

glad glAd contento

gloves glvz guantes

to go back tu gEu bAk volver

government gvnmEnt gobiernoto guess tu ges adivinar

hand hAnd mano

hanging hANiN colgado

to hate tu hei t odiar

to help tu help ayudar

(contina)



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Vocabulary

high hai alto

historical histr ikEl historico

hospital hspit l hospital

humour hju:mE humor

immediately imi:djet l i inmediatamente

impossible impsEbl imposible

in fact in fAkt de hechoto introduce tu intrEdju:s presentar

introduction intrEdkSEn presentacin

Ireland aiElEnd Irlanda

jazz dZAz - - -

job dZb trabajo; empleo

jolly dZli alegre

law l: ley; abogaca

to lay tu lei poner

to leave tu l i :v dejar; salir

lemon lemEn l imn

l iterature l i tEr i tSE l i teratura

manager mAnidZE director, gerente

map mAp mapa

mark ma:k nota (escolar)

to marry tu mAri casar / casarse

medicine medsin medicina

to meet tu mi: t conocer; encontrarse con merchandise mE:tSEndaiz mercanca

to mind tu maind importar, hacer caso

more mE ms

northern n:Ten del norte, septentrional

not yet nt jet an no

(contina)



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Vocabulary

novel mvEl novela

often fn a menudo

to open tu EupEn abrir

outdoors autd:z al aire libre

to own tu Eun poseerpants pAnts calzoncillos(U.K);

pantalones (USA)

pharmacist fa:mEsist farmacuticoto pinch tu pintS pellizcar

plan plAn plan; proyecto

pleasant pleznt agradable

poetry pEuEtr i poesa

puppet ppit marioneta

to practice tu prAktis practicar

to pretend tu pri tend fingir

proud praud orgulloso

proudly praudli orgullosamente

to raise tu reiz levantar

real riEl verdadero

to respond tu r ispnd contestar

room ru:m habitacin

sacrifice sAkrifais sacrificio

Scotland skt lEnd Escocia

to seem tu s i :m parecer

separated sepErei t id separado

to shake hands tu Seik hAnds estrechar las manos

shirt SE:t camisa

to show tu shEu mostrar

simple simpl simple

situation si t jueiSEn situacin

socks sks calcetines

(contina)



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Vocabulary

somebody smbEdi alguien

sometimes smtaimz a veces

to spend tu spend pasar; gastar (dinero)

to stand tu s tAnd aguantar

to start tu s ta: t empezar

stil l st i l an, todava

stranger streindZE desconocido; forasteroto study tu s tdi estudiar

subject sbdZikt asignatura, materia

sure SuE seguro

surprise sEpraiz sorpresa

tap tAp grifo

team t i :m equipo

term tE:m trimestre (escolar)

thrilling r i l iN emocionante

tooth-brush tu:brS cepillo de dientes

towel tauEl toalla

travel t rAvl viaje

trip trip excursin

trousers t rauzEz pantalones

United States ju:naitid steits Estados Unidos

USA ju: es ei USA

usually ju:ZuEli normalmente

vegetables vedZitEblz verduravest vest camiseta

Wales weilz Gales (pas de)

wardrobe w:drEub armario

way wei modo

wet wet mojado, hmedo


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