Curso de Ingles 13 de 30

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1 A French Lesson 

Marg.

-

Oh, Tom! This magazine is really interesting! And t he pictures are so artistic!

Tom

-

What kind of pictures are they? Of cars? Of f ilm stars?

Marg.

-

No, dear. This is a fashion magazine. There are onl y pictures of beautiful fashions. I love French fashi ons!

Tom

-

Is it a French magazine?

Marg.

-

Of course, dear. I buy only French fashion magazines.

Tom

-

But can you read French easily?

Marg.

-

Of course I can. I could read and speak French fluently when I was only fifteen. When I was at school, I wa s always the first of the class in French.

Tom

-

It is strange, but people always forget foreign lan guages when they leave school. I had no problems, of cours e, because I was always the last of the class in French. So, I had nothing to forget. I could never remember the v erbs. And I had a terrible pronunciation. I think that Fr ench is a very difficult language.

Marg.

-

Poor darling. I think that French isn’t difficult a t all. I have an idea! You can read a little French now - and I can correct your pronunciation mistakes.

Tom

-

No, dear. It’s useless. It’s too late.

Marg.

-

No, it isn’t. Remember! The proverb says: “It’s never too late.”

Tom

-

But it’s foolish to work too much on a holiday.

Marg.

-

Oh, that is ridiculous, dear! You do nothing from m orning to night. The only things that interest you are: ea ting, drinking, listening to the jukebox, smoking and sle eping. And as you know, that is very bad for your health, dear. (continúa)

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(continuation)

2 A French Lesson 

Tom

-

Oh, no. I’m fine. My health is splendid.

Marg.

-

But you smoke too much, dear. You know that. And yo u drink too much, too.

Tom

-

All right. All right. Give me that French magazine correct my pronunciation. Come on!

Marg.

-

Here you are, darling! … Well … Begin!

Tom

-

This chair is very uncomfortable.

Marg.

-

Then take the other chair. And here is a cushion, d ear. Put it behind your back. - Are you comfortable now?

Tom

-

Uh-huh

Marg.

-

Then now we can begin.

Tom

-

Well … er … I …

Marg.

-

Another cushion behind your back?

Tom

-

No. One cushion is enough.

Marg.

-

Then what, dear?

Tom

-

Well, if I must work, I must have a good beer in fr ont of me.

Marg.

-

Oh Tom! Tom! Tom!

Tom

-

Ha ha ha ha!

-

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kind

1.

3

= amable

Pablo thinks that Margaret is not very kind .

•

kind

2.

= tipo, clase

Abel  My grandfather loves animals. All kinds of animals. Wild animals and domestic animals. When I was a little boy, he was always saying to me , “Abel, be always kind to animals!” *** - What kind of ice cream do you like? - I like chocolate ice. - What kind of films do you like? - I like adventure films. - And what kind of books do you like? - I like detective stories. === wild adventure

= salvaje = aventura

>

fashion

= moda

fashionable out of fashion

= de moda

-

= pasado de moda

What are you reading? A fashion magazine. Fashions for men or for women? For women of course. Listen! It says that pink is fashionable this summer. So my yellow dress is out of fashion . What a pity! ===

pink = rosa (color) r o s e = r o s a ( f l o r  )

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of course -

4

= por supuesto, desde luego, naturalmente

Is Margaret reading a French magazine? Of course. course . Margaret buys only French f ashion magazines. But can she understand French? Of course she can. She was always the first of the class in French at school. She could read and she could spea k French fluently. === fluently = con soltura, con fluidez

>

foreign foreigner abroad

= extranjero (adjetivo) = extranjero (substantivo) = al extranjero

Tom says that people always forget foreign languages when they leave school.

•

Margaret has a large collection of foreign stamps. For their summer holidays Tom and Margaret like to visit foreign countries. Every year, especially in summer, millions of foreigners come to Spain on vacation. === vacation holiday

= vacación

( U.S.A.)

= vacación

(G.B.

large

= grande

  ju: es ei

Great Britain) greit britEn

>

if

= si

T o m 

-

I f I must work, I must have a beer. B u t i f the beer isn’t very cold, I can’t drink it. I f there is no beer, then give me a whisky.

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the first

= el primero

the last

= el último

Margaret was always the first of the class in French. Tom was always the last of the class.

•

The first of January is the first day of the year. The thirty-first of December is the last day of the year. A i s the first letter of the alphabet. Z i s the last letter of the alphabet. Nota last last last last

Monday, last Tuesday … week month year

= e l l u n e s  pasado  , el martes  pasado . . . = l a s e m a n a  pasada = e l m e s  pasado = e l a ñ o  pasado

E n e s t a s e x p r e s i o n e s e l a r t í c u l o “ the ” n o s e p o n e .

>

 Regla

En inglés, no se pueden poner  dos negaciones en la misma frase.

En español se dice:

 N o t e n g o n a d a q u e h a c e r .

En inglés se dice:

I have nothing to do. ( l i t . T e n g o n a d a q u e h a c e r . )

-

I think that Tom doesn’t feel well. Why? Because he does nothing all day. He says nothing . He eats nothing . He drinks nothing nothing.. He … Tom drinks nothing ? Ah! Then he must be seriously ill. === seriously = gravemente; seriamente

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para 

C u a n d o l a s p r e p o s i c i o n e s   de - a - para e n e s p a ñ o l p r e c e d e n e l i n f i n i t i v o , e n i n g l é s   se omiten.

d e  •

•

It is time to go.

( E s h o r a  d e i r s e . )

It is time to eat.

( E s h o r a  d e c o m e r . )

I’m glad to see you.

( E s t o y c o n t e n t o  d e v e r t e . )

I’m hungry, but I have nothing to eat.

(Tengo hambre, pero no tengo

I’m thirsty but I have nothing to drink.

n a d a  d e c o m e r . ) (Tengo sed, pero no tengo n a d a  d e b e b e r . )

a  •

George begins to work at eight o’clock.

( G e o r g e e m p i e z a  a t r a b a j a r a l a s ocho.)

para  •

Margaret gives a big party to celebrate her birthday.

(Margaret

da

una

fiesta

 para

festejar su compleaños.)

She sends cards to invite her friends.

( E l l a e n v i a t a r j e t a s  para i n v i t a r a

George hasn’t got money to buy pearls.

(George no tiene bastante dinero

enough

sus amigos.)

 para c o m p r a r p e r l a s . )

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from

7

= de; desde (indicando proveniencia)

- Where are you from ? - I ’ m from Boston.

•

= ¿De dónde eres?

When Margaret receives a letter from her family, she is very happy.

from … to

= desde … a

- desde ... hasta

From the beginning t o the end.

=  desde p r i n c i p i o  a f í n

From morning t o night.

=  desde l a m a ñ a n a  hasta l a n o c h e

George works from morning t o night. Poor George!

•

He works from eight in the morning t o nine o’clock at night. He works all week: from Monday morning t o Saturday night. And he never takes a holiday. He works from the first of January t o the thirty-first of December. from time t o time

= de vez en cuando

>

to interest

= interesar 

Classical music interests Margaret. En español decimos:

( M e i n t e r e s a e l  fútbol . )

En inglés dicen:

Football interests me. = ( l i t .   F ú t b o l   i n t e r e s a a m í . )

- What things interest Tom?

•

- Eating, drinking and sleeping interest him. - What things interest Margaret? - Dancing and singing interest her. Nota Football interests m e . o I a m interested in football. = ( E s t o y i n t e r e s a d o e n e l f ú t b o l ) .

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to listen

8

= escuchar 

Listen t o m e !

= ¡ E s c ú c h a m e ! ( l i t . ¡ E s c u c h a  a m í ! )

I ’ m listening t o the radio.

= ( l i t . E s t o y e s c u c h a n d o   a la r a d i o . )

Tom and Margaret  Marg.

-

Tom! Tom! It’s time to go to the beach. W here are you? Please answer me!

Tom Marg. Tom Marg. Tom Marg. Tom

-

I’m here, dear. What are you doing, dear? I ’ m listening to the radio. Some good music, dear? Very good! Wonderful! Beethoven? Mozart? No, THE BEATLES. >

to

= a

I’m going t o the cinema. Next Sunday I’m going t o England. C o n l o s v e r b o s d e   m o v i m i e n t o  , r e a l o i m a g i n a r i o , l a p r e p o s i c i ó n “ a ” s e t r a d u c e p o r “ t o ” .

to come t o •

- to go t o - to return t o - to send t o

Many tourists come to Spain in summer. They go to the beaches and swim in the blue sea. They go to the theatres, restaurants and cafés. They buy many post-cards and send them t o their friends. They also buy lots of souvenirs. When their holidays are over, they return to their countries and give souvenirs of Spain t o their friends.

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at 1. •

9

= a S e u s a “ a t ”    para indicar  cuando   cuando o c u r r e a l g o .

A t eight o’clock. A t lunch time.

2. •

  donde o c u r r e a l g o . S e u s a t a m b i é n “ a t ”    para decir  donde

I always have lunch a t a restaurant. A t seven o’clock I get up. A t half-past seven I have breakfast. A t nine o’clock I am in my office. In the office I sit a t my desk and work all morning. A t one o’clock I have lunch. I always have lunch a t a restaurant. After lunch I have a cup of coffee a t a café. === desk = escritorio; pupitre (en el colegio) after = después, después de

>

always

= siempre

never

= nunca

Robert is always angry. Millie is never angry. Robert always eats too much. Millie never eats too much. Robert is always smoking. Millie never smokes. Robert always drinks wine with his dinner. Millie, on the contrary, never drinks alcohol. Robert never buys a birthday present for Millie, but she always buys a birthday present for him. The presents are always very nice too, but Robert never says “thank you”. >

mistake

= error, equivocación

to make a mistake

= cometer un error  (lit. hacer un error)

b y mistake

= por error, sin querer 

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the other

10

= el otro

T a k e t h e other chair.

another

= C o g e l a  otra s i l l a .

= un otro

Give m e another beer, please!

= ¡ D a m e  otra c e r v e z a , p o r f a v o r ! (lit. ¡Dame una otra cerveza, por favor!

Tom and Margaret 

-

Marg. Tom Marg. Tom Marg. Tom Marg. Tom

Is your chair comfortable, Tom? Not very. Take the other chair, then. And here is a cushion. Put it behind your back. Are you comfortable now?

-

Not very.

-

But dear - you had a beer at lunch. lunch.

Another cushion, dear? No, dear, one cushion is enough, but I would like a cold beer. Well, I want another .

other 1.

Some people like classical music, other people prefer modern music.

others 2.

= o t r o - a ; o t r o s - a s ( a d j e t i v o) o)

= o t r o s – a s ( pronombre )

Some people like classical music, others prefer modern music.

E n e l e j e m p l o 1 . “ o t h e r  ” e s a d j e t i v o , p o r l o t a n t o e s i n v a r i a b l e . En el ejemplo 2.

se pone “others” al plural porque es pronombre.

Nota every other d a y

= cada dos días

every other week

= cada dos semanas etc.

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-ing

  Forma en

gerund

1.

= gerundio

Tom is drinking beer.

•

verbal nouns

2.

= nombres verbales

Smoking is a bad habit.

•

swimming skiing fishing walking travelling dancing singing teaching eating drinking painting

= la natación = el esquí  = la pesca = el caminar; el pasear  = el viajar  = la danza; el baile = el canto = la enseñanza = el comer  = el beber  = la pintura; cuadro etc.

Robert and Millie  Rob. Millie Rob. Millie

Rob. Millie Rob.

-

Millie! Bring me the bottle of whisky and the cigar ettes! But too much drinking a n d smoking are bad for you, Robert. The doctor says -

-

Oh, all right! Then bring me a sandwich. But you had a big dinner at eight. And it’s only ha lf-past nine. The doctor says that too much eating is bad for you, too.

-

And what is good for me then, eh? Walking , dear. Swimming Oh rubbish! Rubbish! Rubbish ! RUBBISH! === rubbish = tonterías

Nota

h ” s i g n i f i c a t a m b i é n “ basura ” “ r u b b i s h”

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behind

= d e t r á s d e ( p r e p o s i c i ó n )  – d e t r á s ( a d v e r b i o )

in front

= en frente, delante (adverbio)

in front of

= delante de, en frente de (preposición)

Robert and Millie  Rob. Millie Rob. Millie Rob. Millie Rob. Millie Rob. Millie Rob.

-

Millie, where is the newspaper? It is there! It’s on the table, in front of you! In front of m e ? Yes, in front of you. I can’t see it. Oh, use your eyes! Well, all right. And now, where are my slippers? They are behind you, in the corner. Behind me? Where? I can’t see them. Use your eyes, dear! Use my eyes?! I haven’t eyes in the back of my head! === to use

= usar 

in the back of 

= en la parte posterior de

> Millie is sitting o n a chair. Robert is sitting i n an armchair. to sit o n = s e n t a r s e ( s o b r e u n a  silla) to sit i n

on in

= s e n t a r s e ( e n u n a  butaca , en un  sofá )

= sobre, encima de = dentro

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opposites

13

= opuestos

always

siempre

never

nunca

to ask

 preguntar 

to answer

contestar 

before

antes, antes de

after

después, después de

the best

el mejor 

the worst

el peor 

better

mejor 

worse

 peor 

big

grande

small

 pequeño

to buy

comprar 

to sell

vender 

to come in

entrar 

to come out

salir 

early

temprano

late

tarde

everything

todo

nothing

nada

fast

rápido

slow

lento

the first

el primero

the last

el último

full

lleno

empty

vacío

to go in

entrar 

to go out

salir 

happy

 feliz

unhappy

infeliz

to laugh

reír 

to cry

llorar 

light

ligero

heavy

 pesado

to love

amar 

to hate

odiar 

often

a menudo

seldom

rara vez, raramente

open

abierto

closed

cerrado

to open

abrir 

to close

cerrar 

peace

 paz

war

guerra

pleasant

agradable

unpleasant

desagradable

present

 presente

past

 pasado

quick

veloz

slow

lento

to remember

recordar 

to forget

olvidar 

to save

ahorrar 

to waste

derrochar 

soft

blando

hard

duro

to turn on

encender 

to turn off

apagar 

useful

útil

useless

inútil

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modal verbs

= verbos modales

can

to be able

Infinitive

Present Simple

--to be able

Past

I can

I could

I am able

I was able

poder

puedo

Future --I will be able

pude, podí

podré 

Nota 1.

2.

“Can” tiene solamente dos tiempos:

Present

can

Past

could

P a r a l o s o t r o s t i e m p o s s e u s a “  to be able ” = ( s e r c a p a z d e )

>

must Infinitive

to have to Present Simple

---

I must

Past

Future

---

to have to

I have to

I had to

deber

debo

debí - debía

tener que

tengo que

tuve que; tenía que

--I will have to deberé  tendré 

Nota 1.

“ Must ” t i e n e u n t i e m p o s o l a m e n t e , e l “p r e s e n t s i m p l e ” :

I must

2.

-

you must - he must etc.

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15 George and Lydia 

Lydia

-

George! I want to buy a new dress, a hat and a pair of shoes … So give me some money!

George

-

I’m very sorry, my dear, but I have no money to give you .

  para darte

What nonsense! I know that you have money. And I must have a new dress. I have nothing to put on !

que ponerme

Lydia

-

George

-

Oh, my dear! You have so many clothes . You are a very elegant woman.

Lydia

-

Rubbish! All my clothes are out of fashion. I must have a pink dress. Pink is the fashionable colour this summer.

George Lydia

George Lydia George Lydia George Lydia

George

Lydia George

-

Is it, darling?

-

What things, my dear?

-

We can offer them tea or coffee.

-

ropa

rosa

Yes, of course it is. And I repeat: I must have some new shoes and a hat. And I must buy other things, too.

Well, for example, when our friends visit us, we must offer them some good drinks.

Tea! Coffee! What are you talking about? Then what, darling? Whisky, of course, or gin, or some good wine. And we must offer snacks, too: cakes, sandwiches, h a m , cheese, olives … So many things, dear? When I come home from the office, you give me only cold, boiled potatoes.

 jamón hervidas

But you aren’t a f riend! You’re my husband.

Yes, dear. Of course. You are right. You are right. === I have no money to give you. I have nothing to put on.

  N o t e n g o d i n e r o  para d a r t e .   No tengo nada que ponerme.

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16 ( Lydia ) 

Lydia is a woman with very expensive tastes. The only things that interest her are clothes, beautifu l cars, theatres and cinemas. She eats very little. She says that too much eating is bad for her figure. She is right, of course, but sh e exaggerates. She eats only a salad and a sandwich f or lunch and a little snack of cold meat for dinner. For breakfast she only has a glass of milk and an apple. She sits in a comfortable armchair all day, with two big cushions behind her back. She does nothing from morning to night. She never reads. She never listen s to the radio. She never watches television. She spends her time thinking about clothes, cars, theatres, holidays …and time passes … and she continues to think: “Oh! I would like to be rich! I would like to buy so many things! - dozens dozens of dresses … many pairs of elegant shoes … a big, splendid car with air conditioning … some beautiful real pearls!” When George, her husband, comes home from the office, she never says: “How are you this evening, dear? Are you tired?” She just looks at him with dreamy eyes . I f George says, “My dear, I’m tired and hungry. Where is my dinner?” she answers, “Your dinner is there, on the kitchen table. Use your eyes!” Poor George looks at the table, but he sees only a plate of cold, boiled potatoes and a bottle of wate r. “Only boiled potatoes, my dear?” he says in a sad voice.. “Of course,” says Lydia, “We can’t throw money voice away! The only thing that you think about is eating. You forget that I want to buy a car!”

carne

butaca

ojos soñadores

si

con voz triste

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17 Abel  “Dreams cost nothing.”

cuestan

I love travelling ! I like to visit f oreign countries, to speak

viajar 

to foreigners and to see new and interesting places. Here in Florence, where we live now, I have many chances to speak with tourists. It gives me so much

oportunidades

happiness to be able to speak and understand them.

felicidad / poder 

Especially when they speak Spanish, because I remem ber my friends in Seville. I would like so much to see them again! My father says that next summer, if we have enough money, we can go to Spain for a short holiday, so I will be

corta / podré 

able to see all my Spanish friends again. This summer it is impossible, because we have t o g o to the United States to

tenemos que

visit my grandparents, my uncles, my aunts, my litt le cousins, and of course, Uncle David. I like to travel by car, by bus, by train, and of course, by aeroplane. My favourite w a y of travelling is by plane. My

modo

mother says that the first time that I flew flew,, I was only five

volé 

months old. I can’t remember, of course. Flying i s f u n , because in a very short time everything

volar es divertido

changes. Especially when you go abroad . You meet people

al extranjero

that speak a different language, wear different clothes and

llevan

eat different kinds of food.

clases

When we go to America, I like to eat what they call “fast

lo que

food” or “junk food.” They call it fast food because they

veloz

prepare it very f a s t, t , and they call it junk f ood, because it is

velozmente

not very nourishing .

nutritivo

Well, I like “junk food”! I like pizza, hamburgers, and hot dogs. A hot dog is not a dog that feels hot; it is a kind of sausage .

salchicha (continúa)

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18 Abel 

(continuation)

“Dreams cost nothing.” I also like fried potatoes very much. In Great Britain they call them potato chips, but in the U.S.A. they call them

las llaman

French fries. I don’t know why. When I eat potato chips, hamburgers and hot dogs, I like to put a lot of tom ato ketchup and mustard on them. Some people like to have

mostaza

hamburgers with onions onions.. I never eat onions. I can’t stand

cebollas / aguantar 

their nasty smell smell..

desagradable olor 

Well, we were talking about travelling. - When I grow u p and begin working and earning money, I want to spend all my savings travelling all over the world.

crezca ganar  ahorros

My first trip must be to South America. I want to visit Venezuela, Columbia and above all , Brazil.

viaje sobre todo

Brazil is the country of my dreams. When I go there , I want to spend most of my time visiting the Amazon, t h e largest tropical forest in the world. In the Amazon there a re

la más grande

over 40,000 varieties of plants plants..

más de / plantas

In Brazil they speak Portuguese, because it was a Portuguese colony colony..

colonia

For my second trip I would like to visit China and Japan. The language is no problem, because my father says that in Chinese and Japanese schools they study English. My father also says that English i s spoken all over the world.

es hablado en todo

So if you learn English well, you can see the world and you will be able to speak to everybody.

-

But we mustn’t

 podrás

forget a very important thing: travelling costs a lot of

olvidar 

money. So, a s my mother often says to me: we must first

como

earn the money, and then make plans how to spend it. My

ganar 

mother

also

says

that

I

am

always

dreaming

about

travelling and that I must be more realistic. When she says that, I answer, “Mama, dreams cost nothing, so why can’t I dream?” - If you like, like, you can dream too. It costs nothing! Carmelo Mangano – http://www.inglesparaespanoles.com – for private or academic use only.

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19 Translation

1.

You write very badly.

2.

Your translations are full of grammatical mistakes.

3.

Your pronunciation is not good.

4.

You never listen to the teacher. You waste too much time.

5.

You are always the last of the class.

6.

You do nothing from morning to night.

7.

You sit in a comf ortable armchair all day …

8.

,,, with a big cushion behind your back …

9.

… and a packet of cigarettes in front of you.

10.

The only things that interest you are eating, drink ing and sleeping. It is very bad for your health.

11.

12.

-

Can you speak French?

13.

-

Yes, I can. But I make many mistakes.

14.

I could speak very well when I was at school.

15.

I was the first of the class in French.

16.

But people always forget foreign languages when the y leave school. It is very strange.

17.

Your dress is out of fashion. You must buy another.

18.

Last year you were very elegant. Now you are different.

19.

You forget that you are a film star.

20.

-

You are making a big mistak e.

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20 Translation

1.

Tú escribes muy mal.

2.

Tus traducciones están llenas de f altas gramaticales.

3. 4.

Tu pronunciación no es buena. Tú nunca escuchas al profesor. Tú malgastas demasiado tiempo.

5.

Tú eres siempre el último de la clase.

6.

Tú (no) haces nada desde (la) mañana hasta (la) noche.

7.

Tú estás sentado en una cómoda butaca todo (el) día ...

8.

… con un gran cojín detrás de tu espalda...

9.

… y un paquete de cigarrillos delante de tí.

10.

Las únicas cosas que te interesan son (el) comer, (el) beber y (el) dormir. Es muy malo para tu salud.

11. 12. 13.

-

¿Sabes hablar francés? Sí, yo se ( h a b l a r ) . Pero hago muchas faltas.

14.

Yo sabía hablar muy bien cuando estaba en (la) escuela.

15.

Yo era el primero de la clase en francés.

16.

Pero

(las)

personas

siempre

olvidan

(los)

idiomas

extranjeros cuando dejan (la) escuela. 17.

-

Tu vestido está fuera de moda. Tú debes comprar otro.

18.

El año pasado tú eras muy elegante. Ahora eres diferente.

19.

Tú olvidas que eres una estrella del c ine.

20.

Tú estás haciendo un gran error.

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21 Exercises

1.

Contesta a las siguientes preguntas con una frase completa.

3. 4. 5.

What kind of magazines does Margaret like to read? Can Margaret speak only a little French, or can she speak it fluently? What do people forget when they leave school? Was Tom the first or the last of the class in French? Does Tom think that French is easy or difficult?

6. 7. 8.

What things interest Tom? What things interest you? If Tom must work, what does he want in front of him ?

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19.

Why does Abel like travelling? Where does Abel live now? Why is Abel happy when he can speak Spanish? Why has Abel many chances to speak Spanish? Where are Abel and his family going next summer? Where are they going this summer? Which is Abel’s favourite way of travelling? Which is your favourite way of travelling? How old was Abel when he flew for the first time? According to Abel flying is fun, why? Why do they call pizza, hamburgers and hot dogs, “f ast food” and “junk food”? What is a hot dog? Does Abel like onions? Why? When Abel grows up, how does he want to spend his savings? Where does he want to go for his first trip? How many varieties of plants are there in the rain forests of Brazil? What does Abel’s mother say about money? How much do dreams cost?

1. 2.

20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26.

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22 Exercises

2.

Completa las siguientes frases con: other others another

  No escribas en el libro. Copia las oraciones en un cuaderno, y completa con las palabras que faltan.

1. 2. 3. 4.

There are many people in the hotel lounge this even ing. Some of them are talking, … . . are watching television. Five young men are drinking wine. Two of them are English. The … . . are French. Two little girls are playing with a big doll. All t he … . . children in the lounge are watching T.V. Lots of people spend their evenings watching televi sion. B u t … . . prefer to read or to go for a walk. ***

5. 6.

Margaret is looking at a magazine. “This magazine i s so boring, Tom,” she says. ”Please give me the … . . . ” Tom says to the waiter, “Bring me … . . whisky, please.” And the waiter brings him … . . . ***

7.

8.

On Sunday, Abel’s mother wakes him up with a kiss. On t h e … . . days of the week, his alarm clock wakes him up. Some people spend their savings travelling, … . . put them in the bank.

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Vocabulary

abroad adventure arm armchair artistic back behind t o boil boiled class comfortable t o correct t o collect cushion darling desk detective story domestic early fashion fashionable foolish fluently foreign foreigner t o forget from in front in front of health

EbrØ:d

al extranjero

EdventSE

aventura

a:m

brazo

a:mtSeE

butaca

a:tistik

artístico

bAk

espalda

bihaind

detrás de, detrás

tu bØil

hervir 

bØild

hervido

kla:s

clase

kúmfEtEbl

cómodo

tu kErekt

corregir 

tu kElekt

coleccionar 

kuSEn

cojín

da:liN

querido –a, cariño

desk

escritorio, pupitre

ditektiv stØri

novela policíaca

doumestik

doméstico

E:li

temprano

fASEn

moda

fASnEbl

de moda

fu:liS

tonto

fluEntli

con soltura, con fluidez

fØrin

extranjero (adjetivo)

fØrinE

extranjero (substantivo)

tu fEget

olvidar 

frØm

de, desde

in frúnt

en frente, delante

in frúnt Øv

en frente de, delante de

hel†

salud 

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Vocabulary home

houm

hogar 

if t o interest kind the last late t o leave t o make mistake pillow pink popular t o pronounce proverb t o remember rubbish t o seem splendid story terrible uncomfortable to use useful useless verb wild word

i f 

si

tu intErest

interesar 

kaind

amable; t i p o , c l a s e

TE la:st

el último

leit

tarde

tu li:v

dejar; partir 

tu meik

hacer 

misteik

error, falta

pilEu

almohada

piNk

rosa (color)

pØpjulE

 popular 

tu prEnauns

 pronunciar 

prØvE:b

 proverbio

tu rimembE

recordar 

rúbiS

tonterías; basura

tu si:m

 parecer 

splendid

espléndido

stØri

cuento

terEbl

terrible

únkúmfEtEbl

incómodo

tu ju:z

usar 

 ju:sful

útil

 ju:slis

inútil

vE:b

verbo

waild

salvaje

wE:d

 palabra

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