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UNIT 30

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Amable Estudiante:

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I t Is Your Duty To Study Hard

Marg. - Tom dear, wil l you be able to f inish your s tudies by next

year?

Tom - I suppose so. Why do you ask?

Marg. - Well , i f we are going to marry soon, you ought to s tar tthinking about our future.

Tom - Why?

Marg. - Because we can’t have a home of our own unt i l youbegin to earn well , can we? And we don’t want to l ivewith your parents for ever, do we?

Tom - I wouldn’t mind. My parents are very nice people, and Iknow that you’d be very happy with them.

Marg. - Yes, dear, I ’m qui te sure of i t , but … Tom … tel l me,please … when did you last take an exam?

Tom - What does i t matter? Sometimes you ask such funnyquest ions.

Marg. - Don’t t ry to change the subject , please. When did youlast s i t for an exam? And … did you pass i t or fai l i t?

Tom - I just managed to pass . I t was a very diff icul t exam.Marg. - When did you s i t for i t?

Tom - Soon af ter we became engaged.

Marg. - And since that day, as far as I know, you haven’t s tudiedfor a s ingle hour, have you? Come on! Admit i t !

Tom - All r ight . I admit i t . But I ’m not to blame. How could Is tudy when I’ve been so busy?

Marg. - Busy? Doing what , may I ask?

Tom - Thinking about you, dar l ing.

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UNIT 30 2

(cont inuat ion) I t Is Your Duty To Study Hard

Marg. - Tom! Please be ser ious for once. You know very wellthat i t ’s your duty to s tudy hard and pass al l your examsas soon as possible .

Tom - My duty? Why is i t my duty?

Marg. - Oh, Tom! You are real ly the l imit! Your father has beenso kind and generous to you. Remember that he ispaying for this wonderful hol iday that we are having.Don’t you feel that you owe him at least a l i t t legrat i tude?

Tom - Of course I do. I ’m very grateful to him. But why are youscolding me l ike this? What have I done wrong?

Marg. - I’m not scolding you, dear, but I want you to be real is t ic .Don’t you look forward to the day when you wil l be afamous lawyer … to the day when we wil l move into ourown beaut iful ly furnished home? I do! I look forward somuch to the t ime when other women wil l envy me

because I have such a r ich, br i l l iant , famous husband!So please hurry up, dear, and make my dream cometrue.

Tom - Good heavens! Where do you get such ideas from? Fromall those romantic novels you read? If that’s the case, Ithink I wil l forbid you to read any more of them. Youmustn’t deceive yourself , dar l ing. I t ’s t rue that I boast alot a t t imes, but in my heart I know that I am just anaverage American … a man l ike mil l ions of others …With just an average brain, average looks -

Marg. - Don’t be s i l ly, dear. As i f you didn’t know that you arethe handsomest man in America!

Tom - Since when, dar l ing?

Marg. - Since the day you were born!




UNIT 30 3

1. hard = duro (adje t ivo)

Tom doesn’t l ike hard work.

2. hard = duro , in tensamente (adverbio)

“It’s your duty to s tudy hard .”

3. hard = di f íc i l

“That’s very hard to say.”

Tom and Margaret

Marg. - Tom, wil l your next exam be very hard ?

Tom - Yes, i t wil l . Very hard indeed.

Marg. - Do you think that you wil l be able to pass i t?

Tom - That’s very hard to say.

WARNING

1 . hardly = apenas

> I hardly know him. = ( Apenas lo conozco. )

There was so much fog we could hardly see the road.===fog = niebla

“ Hardly ” se pone después de los auxil iares y de los modales .

> I can hardly walk. I hardly can walk.

2 hardly = cas i

> hardly ever = cas i nunca

hardly anything = cas i nada

hardly anyone = cas i nadie




UNIT 30 4

• Tom works hard . = Tom t rabaja duro .

Tom hardly works. = Tom apenas t rabaja .

Abel and Debra

(Debra knocks a t Abel’s door. )

Debra - Abel! Abel! Your breakfast is on the table! Hurryup! I t ’s la te!

Abel - Oh my God! I t ’s a l ready seven! I can hardly bel ieve i t .(Abel gets up quickly. Goes to the bathroom, washes h is face , and goes tothe k i tchen. )

Abel - Hi Debra.Debra - Hi Abel . What is the matter with you? You look awful .

Abel - I’m so t i red I can hardly stand.

Debra - Of course you can’t! You hardly slept las t night! Whatwere you doing t i l l 1:30 that was so important? Youwere on the Internet , weren’t you?

Abel - Wrong! I was s tudying physics , I have a test this morning.

Debra - Well , you should have s tudied ear l ier! Why do you keepon leaving everything for the last moment? At that hourof the night you can hardly concentrate .

Abel - Oh, be quiet! Let’s go, or we’l l miss the bus.

Debra - But you have hardly eaten anything!

Abel - Don’t worry, I ’ l l have something during the break.

(On the bus coming back home f rom school . )

Debra - So, what about the test?

Abel - I t was qui te hard , but I managed to f inish i t in t ime. Ihad hardly solved the last problem when the bel l rang!

Debra - Oh, come on! I’m sure i t wasn’t so hard for a smart guyl ike you.

Abel - Ha ha ha!




UNIT 30 5

1. to own = poseer

> Abel’s grandfather owns a drugstore.

2. owner = dueño -a

> Who is the owner of that Ferrar i?

<<<<< § >>>>>

own = propio

> Margaret wants her own house.

or

> Margaret wants a house of her own .

Margaret hasn’t much pat ience with chi ldren. But Tom says thatwhen she has chi ldren of her own , she wil l be different .

observa

> Ivan, Abel’s cousin, l ives on his own . … vive solo .

When Debra does her mathematics homework, Abel is a lwayssaying to her, “If you need my help cal l me.” But Debra usual lyanswers , “Firs t I wil l t ry to do i t on my own .” ( s in ayuda )

La expres ión que s igue se usa muy a menudo, pero es descortés .

> Mind your own business!

¡No te metas en lo que no te impor ta!




UNIT 30 6

own = propio

Abel

- Freedom, independence! What beaut i ful words!

Well , I think that I ’ve got nei ther f reedom norindependence.

I have my own nice room, I know, but I can’t enjoy i t ,

because I can never do what I please in i t .I a lso have my own bicycle , my own rol ler blades, my own

CD player, and even my own camera. But , I can’t enjoythem ei ther, because I can’t use them my own way. ( a modo mio )

I would l ike to have my own scooter to have the freedomto go where I l ike without wai t ing for buses that neverarr ive.

Besides I would l ike to have my own TV set in my own room, of course. Because I want to be able to watch thoseprogrammes that I l ike, and not those that my parentschoose.

But when I speak to my father about f reedom andindependence he always answers in the same way, “ My dearboy, one day, when you earn your own money, you wil l beable to buy a house of your own , you wil l a lso be able tobuy your own scooter, and have a TV set in your own room,and you wil l a lso be able to l ive on your own and dowhatever you l ike.”

And then he goes on, “But s ince you s t i l l l ive in the familyyou can’t do everything your own way .”

I understand what he means: Unti l I l ive in this house, Ican have ideas of my own , but I must go on l iving the wayhe wants .




UNIT 30 7

1. last = pasado

> Last week, last month, last year…

2. the last = e l ú l t imo

> December is the last month of the year.

3. last = por ú l t ima vez

When did you last s i t for an exam?

- Tom, when did you last wri te to your family?

- About a week ago.

- And when did you last te lephone them?

- I cal led them just an hour ago.

<<<<< § >>>>>

1. exam - tes t = examen

An exam is a formal test .

> To do an exam. / To do a test . = Hacer un examen . ( co loqu ia l )

To take an exam. = “ “

To si t ( for) an exam. = “ “

To pass an exam. / To pass a test . = Pasar un examen .

To fai l an exam. = No pas ar un examen .

He fai led (in) his exam. = No ha pasado su examen .

They fai led him. = Lo han suspend ido .

2. examination = examen

“ Examinat ion ” es más formal que “ exam ” , y se usa pr inc ipalmente en e linglés escr i to .




UNIT 30 8

test - exam

Abel and Debra

(Debra knocks a t Abel’s door)

Debra - Can I come in?

Abel - Sure you can!

Debra - What are you doing, Abel?

Abel - I’m studying chemistry; on Tuesday I must take a test .Debra - What!? Another one? But didn’t you si t for a chemistry

test last month?

Abel - Yes, I did. But this teacher makes us take a test everymonth. And last month she fai led me .

Debra - Oh, I see. So now you have to s tudy very hard not to fai l for the second t ime running.

Abel - Yes, I know, but las t month the test was real ly hard. Infact , out of twenty-eight pupi ls only nine passed it !

Debra - And when are you going to s i t for the f inal chemistryexam ?

Abel - In two months, I think. Look at the last pages of myschool diary. I t is there, on my bed.

Debra - This must be i t . There is a brochure that says: “FINALEXAMINATION DATES.”

Abel - Yes, that’s i t . Look under “chemistry”, please.

Debra - Here i t is . “Chemistry Examinat ion - June 12 t h , 8 :30 a .m.”

Abel - By the way, what about your French test ?

Debra - Oh, I passed the oral tes t with good marks! Next weekI’m going to s i t for the wri t ten test , and I’m qui te sure to pass i t too.

Abel - These tests and exams make my l i fe miserable , I dreamabout them al l the t ime!

Debra - You are lucky then! I have nightmares about them!




UNIT 30 9

to blame = echar la culpa a

blame = culpa

When Lydia blames George for not having enough money to buy acar, George says, “ Don’t blame me, please! Most of the blameis yours , because you never s top wast ing money.”

to be to blame = tener la culpa

I’m not to blame . = No es mi culpa .

WARNING

No se puede deci r : I t is my blame.I t is not my blame.

Se debe deci r : I t is my faul t . = Es mi culpa .I t isn’t my faul t . = No es mi culpa .

<<<<< § >>>>>

May I ask…? = ¿Puedo preguntar…?

Marg. - Tom, may I ask why you smoke so much, when youknow very well that i t ’s bad for your heal th?

Tom - May I ask why you eat so many sweets , when you knowhow bad they are for your f igure? And besides, may I

ask why you never s top complaining that your areget t ing fat?

Marg. - I need sweetness , so i f you’re sweeter I might eat fewersweets .

Tom - All r ight . Let’s go out and have a nice chocolate iceeach!

Marg. - Oh, Tom! How sweet you are! Ha ha ha.




UNIT 30 10

to owe = deber

- How much do I owe you? = ¿Cuánto te debo ?

- You owe me a hundred dol lars . = Me debes cien dolares .

I owe him my l i fe . = Le debo mi v ida .

Tom and Margaret

Marg. - Tom, don’t you feel that you owe your father somegrat i tude for a l l his kindness to you?

Tom - Of course I do. I owe him a lot of grat i tude. I owe him alot of money, too, because, a l though he is paying forour hol iday, I intend to pay him back as soon as I beginto earn money.

Marg. - How much do you owe him, dear?

Tom - Well , I can’t remember exact ly, but I cer tainly owe him

a lot .Marg. - I owe you a lot too, for a l l the happiness you give me.

Tom - My dear! You embarrass me!

***

owing to = debido a

because of = debido a , a causa de , por causa de

due to = debido a

> Owing to a car accident in the motorway we arr ived la te at theairport , and so we missed the plane.

Because of a bad cold and high fever, Debra couldn’t go toschool for a whole week.

His success is due to hard work.




UNIT 30 11

to scold = reprender, regañar

scolding = reprens ión, reproche

Tom and Margaret

Tom - Did your parents scold you when you were a l i t t le gir l?

Marg. - No, dear. I t wasn’t necessary, because I was such agood chi ld. In fact I was never scolded at a l l .

Tom - Good heavens! I used to receive a scolding a dozent imes a day.

Marg. - So you have always been naughty.

Tom - Not real ly naughty, I ’d say a l i t t le rest less . But as Ireal ized la ter, i t was because of a l l the Coca-Cola Iused to dr ink.

Marg. - Ha ha ha. You should sue the Coca-Cola Company. I t isi ts faul t i f you were so naughty, and were scolded andpunished al l the t ime. Ha ha ha.

Tom - Don’t laugh! Don’t laugh! I was just an innocent vict im.===

naughtyres t less

= t ravieso= inquie to

to sueto punish

poner p l e i tocas t igar

to rea l ize = darse cuenta

<<<<< § >>>>>

forward = hacia adelante

to look forward to = tener ganas de

Abel is looking forward to going to America to see his uncle David.

Abel t iene ganas de i r a Nor teamér ic a para ver a su t ío David .

• Margaret is looking forward to when she and Tom wil l have ahome of their own. She is a lso looking forward to thepleasant t ime she is going to have furnishing and decorat ingher new house.===to furnish = amueblar to decorate = decorar




UNIT 30 12

to do wrong = hacer mal

What have I done wrong ? = ¿Qué he hecho mal ?

I haven’t done anything wrong . = No he hecho nada mal .

Tom

- One day, when I was a boy of seven or e ight , whileplaying in the basement of my house, I found a t in

of red paint . So I looked for a brush, and when I found one,I went to my room and began to paint my wardrobe red.

I had almost f inished paint ing i t , when my mother cameinto my room and discovered what I was doing.

My idea had been to give her a lovely surprise , but shewas fur ious with me. She scolded me and punished me.

Then, when my father came back home from work, shetold him what I had done. I expected him to see that Ihad done nothing wrong , but he scolded me too!

I couldn’t understand their behaviour. I was qui te sure Ihadn’t done anything wrong . I only wanted to give them alovely surprise . In fact for many days I kept asking myself ,“What have I done wrong ? What have I done wrong ?”

===

basement sótano wardrobe armar io

t i n l a t a behaviour compor tamiento

paint pintura

<<<<< § >>>>>

1. to move = mover -se

When you take a picture of somebody you usual ly say, “ Don’tmove! Smile!”

2. to move = mudarse (de casa)

When their fourth chi ld was born they moved to a larger house.




UNIT 30 13

true = verdadero

truth = verdad

to come true = hacerse rea l idad

Margaret l ikes to imagine a t ime in the future when Tomwil l be a r ich and famous lawyer… a t ime when they wil l l ivein a splendid, beaut i ful ly furnished home of their own.

She wants Tom to make this dream come true as soon aspossible .

***

case = caso

in case = por s i

just in case = por s i acasoin that case = en ese caso

in case of necessi ty = en caso de neces idad i f that is the case = s i es as í

Margaret

In London, when I go out , I a lways take an umbrel la withme, in case i t ra ins . The weather is so changeable inEngland.

I a lways take some money with me, too, just in case Ishould f ind something nice to buy. I f I am with my parents Inever take any money with me, because in that case Daddy pays. Ha ha ha!

When I go out by car, I a lways take my mobile phone withme, so that in case of necessi ty I can get in touch with myfamily or a mechanic.===to get in touch wi th = ponerse en contac to con

Daddy = papi




UNIT 30 14

to mind to stop to detest to disl ike

Los verbos que s iguen a “ to mind - to s top - to de tes t - to d is l ike ” se

ponen en la “- ing form ”.

> Do you mind shut t ing the door, please?

Stop shouting , please; I have a headache.

Abel detests get t ing up early.

He also disl ikes eat ing in a hurry.***

to begin to start to continue

to love to l ike to hate to prefer

Después de “ to begin - to s tar t - to cont inue - to love - to l i ke - to

ha te - to prefer ” se puede usar tanto la - ing form , como el in f in i t i vo .

> Abel begins doing ( to do ) his homework at half past three.

Mill ie

- As I know that Robert dis l ikes having to wait for hismeals , I a lways begin preparing dinner as ear ly as possible ,so that I can star t to serve the f i rs t course as soon as hearr ives home.

But oh…how diff icul t i t is to please him!If the soup isn’t very hot , he says that he hates to eat

“cold” soup! If i t is very hot he says that he detests eat ing soup that is “boi l ing”!

Sometimes he goes on complaining about the soup unt i lwe reach the desser t . Yesterday he didn’t s top complainingeven when dinner was over. At las t I said, “Would you mind changing the subject , Robert? Do you think that I l ike tohear the same complaints every day? When the soup is“boi l ing”, as you say, you shouldn’t mind wait ing for a fewminutes , unt i l i t gets cool . And the problem is solved.”




UNIT 30 15

til l - unti l = has ta ; has ta que con expres iones de t iempo

George works from eight in the morning t i l l s ix in the evening.

“ Til l y unti l ” t ienen e l mismo s igni f icado.

“ Til l ” es más común en conversac ión. No se usa en e l inglés formalescr i to .

as far as = has ta ; has ta a con expres iones de lugar

I’ l l give you a l i f t as far as the t rain s tat ion.

(Robert and Mil l ie)

Last Sunday morning the weather was so beaut iful thatMil l ie said to Robert , “Why don’t we go for a walk? I t ’s sucha nice day!”

Robert was in a bet ter mood than usual , so he said, “Oh,al l r ight . But only as fa r as the park. And only t i l l midday. I

don’t want to spend the whole Sunday in the park.”But when they got to the park, they found such a nice,

comfortable bench, that Robert sat there reading his Sundaynewspaper t i l l two o’clock.

And while they were walking back home, he even said, “I twas not such a bad idea to come to the park, af ter a l l . Wecould come here again some other Sunday.”===

Nota as far as I know = que yo sepa

Observa

t i l l now = has ta ahora

so far = has ta ahora

up to now = has ta ahora (cuando se quiere dar énfas is )

up t i l l now = has ta ahora (cuando se quiere dar énfas is )




UNIT 30 17

how long…? = ¿Cuánto t iempo…?

for how long…? = ¿Por cuánto t iempo…?

How long did i t las t? = ¿ Cuánto duró?

I t didn’t las t long . = No duró mucho .

Teacher and Pupil

Pupi l - I should l ike to have pr ivate German lessons. Do you

give individual lessons?

Teacher - Well , I general ly don’t give individual lessons tobeginners . Do you know any German?

Pupi l - Yes, I do.

Teacher - How long have you been s tudying?

Pupi l - Not very long . I took a summer course of Germanlessons when I was in Frankfurt , and s ince I re turnedhome, I have been s tudying on my own.

Teacher - How long did the summer course last?

Pupi l - I t didn’t las t long . Only three months.

Teacher - And how long did you s tay in Germany?

Pupi l - Not very long . Only s ix months in al l .

Teacher - For how long do you intend to take German lessons?

Pupi l - Til l I can speak i t real ly well . How long do you thinkthat wil l take?

Teacher - I t depends ent i rely on you.

Pupi l - What do you mean?

Teacher - I mean that i t depends on how long you are going tostudy every day.===on my own = yo sol o en t i re ly = comple tamente




UNIT 30 18

long ago = hace mucho t iempo

a long t ime ago = hace mucho t iempo

A song by Bob Dylan begins l ike t his :

“To preach of peace and brotherhood, predicar Oh, what might be the cost! podría ser

A man he did i t long ago

And they hung him on a cross . lo colgaron / c ruzLong ago , far away:These things don’t happenNo more, nowadays . …” hoy en d ía…

WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE?

by Pete Seeger

Where have al l the f lowers gone ? dónde han idoLong t ime passing,Where have al l the f lowers gone?Long t ime ago Where have al l the f lowers gone?Girls have picked them every one las han recogidoWhen wil l they ever learn? aprenderánWhen wil l they ever learn?

Where have al l the young gir ls g one?

Long t ime passing,Where have al l the young gir ls g one?Long t ime ago Where have al l the young gir ls g one?Taken husbands every one cogido

When wil l they ever learn?When wil l they ever learn?

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UNIT 30 19

(cont inuat ion) WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE?

Where have al l the young men gone?Long t ime passing,Where have al l the young men gone?Long t ime ago Where have al l the young men gone?Gone for soldiers every one soldadosWhen wil l they ever learn?When wil l they ever learn?

Where have al l the soldiers gone?Long t ime passing,Where have al l the soldiers gone?Long t ime ago Where have al l the soldiers gone?Gone to graveyards every one cementer iosWhen wil l they ever learn?When wil l they ever learn?

Where have al l the graveyards gone?Long t ime passing,Where have al l the graveyards gone?Long t ime ago Where have al l the graveyards gone?Covered with f lowers every one cubier tosWhen wil l they ever learn?

When wil l they ever learn?




UNIT 30 20

(Tom & Margaret)

As Tom wil l not be able to f inish his s tudies t i l l a t leasta couple of years af ter they marry, he and Margaret wil ll ive with his parents unt i l i t becomes economical ly possiblefor them to have a home of their own.

no podrá

But Margaret is not very happy about the idea of l ivingwith her parents- in- law . She wants to l ive in her ownhome, among her own furni ture .

suegros

ent re

Since the day that the old gypsy woman told her for tune,at the amusement park, Margaret has fel t cer tain that Tomhas a splendid future in front of him. She is sure that hewil l become a br i l l iant and famous lawyer. Very r ich too, ofcourse. So she makes plans about the kind of home that abri l l iant , r ich and famous lawyer ought to have .

segura

deber ía tener

First she dreams about a splendid drawing room withbeaut iful , ar t is t ic furni ture made of valuable wood, andbeaut iful paint ings , by well-known painters , on the walls .Then she imagines the dining-room, with i ts long diningtable shining with beaut iful china and s i lver…then sheimagines Tom’s s tudy, with many book-cases ful l of booksabout law. There must be a l ibrary too, of course, shethinks, where she wil l spend many happy hours , readingbooks about ar t , books of poetry, novels by her favouri teauthors …

cuadros

porcelana

l ibrer ía

bib l io teca

autores

But when she spoke about these dreams to Tom oneday, as they were s i t t ing in the lounge of the hotel , he

just laughed and said, ”What a chi ld you are , at t imes ,Margaret! At the most I shal l be able to offer you a nicel i t t le house in the suburbs, with, i f possible , a garden.”

mientras

a veces

como máximo

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UNIT 30 21

(cont inuat ion) (Tom & Margaret)

As he could have guessed , Margaret a t once becameirr i table and exclaimed, “What is the matter with you,Tom? I real ly can’t understand you. Don’t you even want tobe r ich and famous? Do you mean that you would besat isf ied to remain al l your l i fe in a modest l i t t le house in aboring suburb?”

adivinado

sat i s fecho

“Why not ,” smiled Tom, who saw a good chance ofteasing her. “Mil l ions of other people are sat isf ied, andeven happy, i f they are able to l ive that way , aren’t they?"

opor tunidad

de ese modo

“But they are just average people,“ said Margaretangri ly.

medio

“Well , aren’t I just an average man?”, laughed Tom.

“No, you’re not!” , cr ied Margaret fur iously. “How can yousay such s i l ly things? How can you cal l yourself ‘Just anaverage man’, with your looks , your cleverness , yourcharm …”

gr i tó

aspecto

encanto

“Oh, good heavens!”, laughed Tom. “Do you want tomake me concei ted ? You talk as i f I were a f i lm star. Don’tbe r idiculous, dear!” - Then he suddenly saw that she wasalmost crying, and put his arms round her.

engre ído

brazos

“There, there, dar l ing! My poor, sensi t ive , romantic l i t t leMargaret ,” he said tenderly. “I’ l l t ry not to disappoint you ,dear. I only wanted to tease you, as usual . I promise thatfrom this day on, I ’ l l begin to s tudy for a few hours everyday, and so ser iously that I ’ l l pass al l my examinat ionswith honours . And I promise, too, that when I have f inishedmy studies , I ’ l l work so hard that we’l l have a very nicehome of our own, long before you imagine. I can qui teunderstand that you want a home of your own, as everywoman does. And you deserve to have a real ly lovelyhome, because you are the sweetest gir l on ear th .”

sens ib le

decepcionar te

como de cos tumbre

matr ícula

mucho t iempo antes

mereces

sobre la t ie r ra

( turn over)C a r m e l o M a n g a n o – h t t p : / / w w w. i n g l e s p a r a e s p a n o l e s . c o m – f o r p r i v a t e o r a c a d e m i c u s e o n l y.



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(cont inuat ion ) (Tom & Margaret)

Now those were the kind of words that Margaret l iked tohear.

“That’s r ight , dear,” she exclaimed happily. “So gostraight to your room and get your books, and beginstudying at once. I ’ l l come with you and help you to carrythem.”

direc tamente

But Tom remained s i t t ing in his comfortable arm-chair.

“Oh…er…I wouldn’t be able to f ind them so easi ly,” hesaid. “I wil l have to look f or them. All my things are in suchdisorder, you know.”

“That doesn’t matter, dear. I ’ l l help you to look forthem,” said Margaret . But now there was a worried expression on Tom’s face.

preocupada

“Do you know,” he said s lowly, “ I’m wondering i f I

brought my law books with me, af ter a l l . I intended to br ingthem, of course. In fact , a l l these days I was sure that Ihad brought them , but now I…”

me pregunto s i

t ra ídos

Margaret’s eyes became hard and severe.

“In short ,” she said coldly, “you did not br ing them.”

“Is i t my faul t i f I had to pack in such a hurry that Iforgot to br ing them?” asked Tom in a hurt voice. “I’m justas unhappy about i t as you are , Margaret . Please bel ieveme.” And he real ly looked so unhappy that i t touched Margaret’s heart .

culpa / hacer

las male tas

conmovió

“If that is the case,” she said, “ I won’t scold you , dear,a l though you deserve to be scolded, you know, and I warnyou that I ’m not a lways going to be so lenient . But s ince i tis impossible to s tudy without books, le t us not waste t imein being sad while we are on vacat ion.”

regañaré

indulgente




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(cont inuat ion ) (Tom & Margaret)

All the unhappiness lef t Tom’s face at once.

“That’s r ight , dar l ing,” he exclaimed, “Let us have al l thefun that we can. What shal l we do this af ternoon?” divers ión

“We could go to a picture gal lery,” suggested Margaret .Tom’s expression changed once again . Going to picturegal ler ies was hardly his idea of having fun. But just as hewas going to pronounce a f i rm refusal , he thought , “Shewas real ly so sweet about my forget t ing to br ing t he books,that I real ly ought to do something to please her.” Andinstead of saying, “Another picture gal lery? No thankyou!”…he took a deep breath and even managed to smile ,and he answered, “Yes, dar l ing. I would l ike that verymuch.”

una vez más

f i rme negat iva

deber ía hacer

profundo respi ro




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The Refined Writer

- When I was a boy at school , s tudy was the only thingthat interested me. I was always the f i rs t to arr ive atschool in the morning, and the last to leave when thelessons were over for the day.

This was because I loved every hour that I spent a tschool .

During the summer hol idays, I s tudied hard for severalhours every day, and al l the t ime I was looking forward to autumn, when school would begin again.

ten ía ganas quel legara

I was not a br i l l iant s tudent . In fact , I had an averagebrain , but I fe l t that i t was my duty, towards my parents ,my teachers and my country, to pass al l my examinat ionswith honours .

cerebro

I admit that I did not manage to do that , but I cer tainlynever fai led an exam ei ther.

I s tudied ent i rely on my own, too, without any help atall .

I never had any private lessons, as more for tunate boysdo, because my father thought that pr ivate lessons were

just a stupid waste of money.

So I owe grat i tude to nobody except myself . agradecimiento

I do not mean that my father was wrong, or unkind. I amonly t rying to make you see what a s t rong character I hadwhen I was a school boy, as s t rong as i t is today.

I never boast about i t because I am not concei ted. Infact , i f I said that I were the most modest person in theworld, I feel cer tain that you would agree with me.

presumo

di jera

I never ta lk about myself a t a l l , do I?

I am never envious or jealous ei ther. celoso




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(cont inuat ion) The Refined Writer

There are not so many people who can say that , arethere?

When I was a boy I wanted to become a wri ter, and atlast my dream has come true.

If I am not a wel l-known wri ter, i f s t i l l very few peopleread my books, I am not to blame , am I? no es culpa mía

The reason why I am not a popular wri ter is that todaypublic tas te is vulgar, and I only wri te about del icate andref ined subjects . temas

But I don’t complain . One day, I am sure, I wil l receivethe applause and admirat ion that I deserve .

non me quejo

merezco




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Translat ion 1. Traduce oralmente .

2. Copia toda la página.

1. - Some students s tudy hard, others hardly s tudy.2. Those that s tudy hard wil l pass their exams with good marks.3. Those that hardly s tudy wil l be f ai led in al l their exams.4. And i t wil l be ent i rely their faul t .5. They deserve nei ther pi ty nor compassion.6. They ought to be scolded and punished.

7. - How can you be so cruel!8. You are real ly heart less!9. Most of these poor boys and gir ls are only innocent vict ims of

our consumer society.10. - Vict ims!? They are just spoi l t and lazy creatures .11. They spend their precious t ime glued to their TV sets , or

playing s tupid videogames.12. TV should be forbidden t i l l the age of twenty, l ike alcohol in

most American s tates .

13. When I was at school , and at the university, I a lways got upearly and went to bed late , to be able to s tudy longer.

14. My father was very s t r ic t . No radio, no te levis ion, no scooter, nodisco.

15. My mother was different . She was always t rying to convince him

not to be so severe.16. Sometimes, to tease him, she cal led him, “ Mr No.”17. Poor Mom! She was so sweet and understanding.

18. - Well , as far as I know, there are plenty of boys and gir ls thatwatch TV, have scooters , go to discos, and pass their examswith honours .

19. - Yes, I know. Two or three out of a hundred.




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Translat ion 1. -Algunos estudiantes estudian duro. Otros apenas estudian.2. Aquel los que estudian duro pasarán sus examenes con buenas

notas .3. Aquel los que apenas estudian, serán suspendidos en todos sus

examenes.4. Y será completamente su culpa.5. El los no merecen ni piedad ni compasión.6. El los deberían ser regañados y cast igados.

7. - ¡Cómo puedes ser tan cruel!8. ¡Verdaderamente no t ienes corazón! ( l i t . ¡Eres verdaderamente

sin corazón!) .9. La mayoría de estos pobres chicos y chicas son solamente

v í ct imas inocentes de nuestra sociedad de consumo.10. - ¿Vict imas inocentes? El los son solamente seres mimados y

perezosos.11. El los pasan su precioso t iempo pegados a sus te levisores , o

jugando con estupidos juegos de ordenador.12. La te levis ión debería estar prohida hasta la edad de veinte

años, como el a lcohol en la mayoría de los Estados Unidos.

13. Cuando yo estaba en la escuela , o a la universidad, melevantaba s iempre temprano e iba a la cama tarde, para poderestudiar más t iempo.

14. Mi padre era muy severo. Nada de radio, nada de te levis ión,nada de escúter, nada de discoteca.

15. Mi madre era diferente , e l la estaba s iempre t ratando de

convencer a mi padre a no s er tan severo.16. A veces, para tomarle el pelo, le l lamaba, “Señor No.”17. ¡Pobre mamá! El la era tan dulce y comprensiva.

18. - Bien, que yo sepa, hay muchísimos chicos y chicas que ven latelevis ión, t ienen el escúter, van a las discotecas, y pasan susexamenes con matr ícula .

19. - Sí , lo sé . Dos o t res sobre cien.




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Vocabulary

accident AksidEnt accidenteamong EmúN entre (varios)as far as Az fa: Az hastaas far as I know Az fa: Az ai nou que yo sepaas usual Az ju :ZuEl como de costumbreauthor Ø:†E autor average AvEridZ medio; comúnbasement beismEnt sótanoBe quiet! bi : kwaiEt ¡Cállate!because of bikØz Øv a causa debehaviour bihe iv jE comportamientoblame ble im culpato blame tu b le im echar la culpa ato boast tu bous t presumir break bre ik recreo; pausabreath bre† respirobril l iant br i l jEnt bri l lantebrochure brouSjuE folletocamera kAmErE cámaracharm tSa :m encantochemistry kemistr i químicachina tSa inE porcelanaChina tSa inE Chinato choose tu tSu:z escoger

conceited kEnsi : t id engreídoDaddy dAdi papáto deceive tu d is i :v engañar to decorate tu dekEre i t decorar deep di :p profundoto deserve tu d izE:v merecer to disappoint tu d isEpØint desi lusionar

C a r m e l o M a n g a n o – h t t p : / / w w w. i n g l e s p a r a e s p a n o l e s . c o m – f o r p r i v a t e o r a c a d e m i c u s e o n l y. .



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Vocabulary

to do wrong tu du: rØN hacer algo maldue to dju : tu a causa deto embarrass tu imbArEs hacerle pasar vergüenza a entirely in ta iEl i completamente

to envy tu envi envidiar exam igzAm examenexamination igzAmineiSEn examen

to fail tu fe i l suspender (un examen)fault fØ: l t culpato forbid tu fEbid prohibir forward fØ:wEd hacia adelantefreedom f r i :dEm libertad to furnish tu fE:n iS amueblar grateful gre i t fu l agradecidograti tude grAt i t ju :d grat i tud graveyard gre iv ja :d cementerioguy gai t ipohard ha:d duro, dif íci lhardly ha:d l i apenasindependence ind ipendEns independenciainnocent inEsEnt inocenteto intend tu in tend tener intención dejealous dZelEs celosolast l a : s t pasado / por última vezl ike this l a ik Tis así long lØN mucho t iempolong after lØN a : f tE mucho t iempolong before lØN bi fØE mucho t iempo anteto look forward tu luk fØ:wEd tener ganas de

looks luks aspectomiserable mizErEbl abat ido, infel iz




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Vocabulary

motorway moutEwei autopista

to move tu mu:v mover to move tu mu:v mudarse (de casa)naughty nØ: t i t raviesooral Ø:rEl oralto owe tu ou deber to owing to ouwiN tu: a causa de

owner ounE dueño -ato pack tu pAk hacer el equipajepaint pein t pinturapainting pein t iN cuadro; pinturaparents-in-law pEerEnts - in- lØ: suegrosphysics f iziks físicato pick tu p ik coger; recoger to punish tu púniS cast igar realist ic r iEl i s t ik real is tarefusal r i f ju :zEl rechazo; negat ivarestless res t l i s inquietoscolding skould iN reprochesmart sma:t l is toto solve tu sØlv resolver, solucionar straight strei t directamente / derechosubject súbdZekt sujeto, temato sue tu s ju : poner pleito, demandar

sure SuE seguro; naturalmentet i l l now t i l l nau hasta ahorat in t in latato touch tu tú tS tocar / conmover victim vik t im víct imawri t ten r i tn escri toyou ought to ju Ø:t tu tú deberíasfor the second t ime running = por segunda vez seguida


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