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INGLS I
ENGLISH I FOR SPANISH SPEAKERS

FOLLETO SUPLEMENTARIO
DE LECTURA

ndice
Lecciones de lectura
Introduccin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Leccin Nueve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Leccin Diez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Leccin Once . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Leccin Doce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Leccin Trece . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Leccin Catorce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Leccin Quince . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Leccin Diecisis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Leccin Diecisiete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Leccin Dieciocho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Leccin Diecinueve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Leccin Veinte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Leccin Veintiuno . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Leccin Veintids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Leccin Veintitrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Leccin Veinticuatro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Leccin Veinticinco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Leccin Veintisis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Leccin Veintisiete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Leccin Veintiocho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Leccin Veintinueve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Leccin Treinta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Agradecimientos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Ingls I
Introduccin
La siguiente descripcin de lo que podra
llamarse Lectura en conjunto sugiere algunos
elementos muy importantes de lo que implica el
proceso de lectura de un idioma escrito.
El seor Smirnoff se cri en el seno familiar
hablando ruso, pero l nunca aprendi a leer su
lengua materna. Por su parte, el seor Gmez se
autoense a leer las letras del alfabeto ruso, pero
nunca ha tenido tiempo para aprender a hablar ruso.
Un da, el seor Smirnoff recibe una carta, escrita
en cirlico por un pariente en Rusia. Se la muestra al
seor Gmez, comentndole que no la puede leer.
El seor Gmez la puede leer pero no la entiende.
No hay problema: el seor Gmez lee las palabras
en voz alta, el seor Smirnoff las reconoce y las
interpreta, y ambos terminan contentos!
El interrogante que hay que hacerse es ste:
Quin est leyendo, el seor Gmez o el seor
Smirnoff? Es evidente que para contar con
habilidad en un idioma, el alumno tiene que
dominar ambas destrezas que adquirieron los
seores Gmez y Smirnoff separadamente. Es
precisamente por este motivo que el Mtodo
Pimsleur usa su propia metodologa para ensear a
leer.

Ingls I
Introduccin (sigue)
La lectura se puede definir como la accin de
descodificar materiales grficos con el fin de determinar su mensaje. En otras palabras, la lectura
consiste en regresar al idioma hablado por intermedio de los smbolos grficos que lo representan.
Cada texto escrito representa una posible expresin
hablada, pero slo las personas que tienen algn
dominio del idioma hablado pueden inferir de
forma razonable cmo el texto escrito se podra
expresar en voz alta. Por lo tanto, el hablar el idioma
es un primer paso indispensable para adquirir la
capacidad de leer el idioma y entenderlo. Las
lecciones de lectura en este folleto ofrecen un
segundo paso: se disearon para ayudarle a asociar
los sonidos y los cambios de sonido con las letras
del alfabeto ingls.
La grabacin de los materiales de lectura de
Ingls I se encuentra al final de cada una de las
unidades, comenzando con la Unidad Nueve. Las
lecturas tambin se hallan, todas juntas, al final del
curso. stas se pueden realizar segn ms le
convenga a cada alumno. Se pueden completar
individualmente con cada unidad, en el momento
ms propicio una vez terminada la unidad, o se
pueden completar todas juntas una vez que se
terminen las treinta unidades. Las instrucciones
sobre cmo proseguir con las lecturas se encuentran
en la porcin de audio del curso.

Ingls I
Introduccin (sigue)
Al efectuar las lecciones, tenga en cuenta que el
ingls es un idioma repleto de irregularidades, en el
que abundan las excepciones. Las orientaciones
que se dan en estas lecciones reflejan patrones generales, mas no reglas fijas. No obstante, en la
medida en que vaya aumentando su vocabulario,
descubrir que estas excepciones representan
menos y menos dificultades. Usted comenzar a
reconocer vocablos y los percibir como entes
completos, eliminando as la necesidad de
vocalizarlos slaba por slaba, o de descodificarlos,
letra por letra. Prosiga leccin tras leccin con las
lecturas, al paso que ms le convenga, repitiendo
cada lectura cuantas veces quiera hasta que usted se
sienta preparado para pasar a la siguiente unidad.

Ingls I
Leccin Nueve
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it
kit
sit
six
fix
fin
I
fine
fin / fine
nine
site
my
by
kite
miss
did
bit
bite
big bite
I like Ike.

Ingls I
Leccin Diez
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in
win
wine
sine
is
It is his.
nine times
my wife
Try it.
tin
ten
set
net
lift
left
five miles
mister
Mr.
Mrs.
Mrs. Mike is fine.

Ingls I
Leccin Once
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let
lit
lite
ten men
teen
week
See me.
we need
eat
east
fifty
sixty
he is
hes
Hes fifteen.
hed
Hed like wine.
please
Wed like tea, please.
Hi, miss!

Ingls I
Leccin Doce
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We sit.
He bet.
Its twenty feet.
Did he leave?
Please repeat.
fat
mat
at
ate
late
lay
stay
We can stay
ten days.
I hate my hat.
We have six cats.
My cat sat in my hat.
Hes bad.
maybe

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Ingls I
Leccin Trece
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say
If I may say
my family
Kates cat
Kates cat is fast.
cash
she
She likes fish.
we wish
action
fiction
tension
Shes my wife.
Shes shy.
Why?
Why mention it?

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Ingls I
Leccin Catorce
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dish
Its his dish.
We have six fish.
We read fiction.
mop
hop
stop and shop
tot
tote
mope

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Ingls I
Leccin Quince
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Nope.
No.
road
coat
goat
blow
grow
Hello!
dont
Please dont go.
I like Mexico.
We wont mention it.
Its not bad.
I hope not.

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Ingls I
Leccin Diecisis
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boat
note
not
Its not on East Street.
No, we wont go.
but
cup
Grow up!
six hundred
We must eat.
a lot
some tea
Come in!
He needs money!
Does she like him?
I like the wine.
Meet my husband.
Hes American.
us
He understands us.
Meet me at the hotel.
Welcome!
yes
yesterday
yellow
The sun is yellow.

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Ingls I
Leccin Diecisiete
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yak
27. Its not much.
yam
28. But its cheap.
use
29. Good-bye!
us / use
muse
fuse
you
Excuse me, miss.
Pay attention!
Dont confuse me!
We have a used car.
Its cute.
Do you understand?
Not yet.
Is she American?
Chinese
No, shes Chinese.
chin
shin
such
Cheer up!
book
shook
Look at him!
Can we eat lunch?
She can cook fish and chips.

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Ingls I
Leccin Dieciocho
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sheep
cheap
Dont cheat!
By hook or by crook.
In cash, please.
cop
cope
cant
cent
lace
a nice face
I need some peace.
Try the wine.
Its good.
She took a trip.
Shes in China
in a big city.
Hes at the Cape.

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Ingls I
Leccin Diecinueve
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cook
look
I am not a crook.
case
cease
Shall we dance?
Its a cinch.
the
then
this
Thats my hotel.
Its over there.
Thanks.
I think so.
Hes with me.
We have three children.
Thats a lot!

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Ingls I
Leccin Veinte
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Is this the road?

Where are the children?
Theyre over there.
Thirteen gallons, please.
Id like ten dollars worth.
What does that mean?
I dont think so.
do
to
Id like to go home.
soon
zoo
Me, too.
Wheres a bathroom?
Whos that?
Well then, lets eat.
With whom?
We can go together.

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Ingls I
Leccin Veintiuno
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do
Do you know
who took my book?
No, I dont.
go
Go to the left.
You, too.
Today its May.
pat
Pat has a pet.
bet
pet / bet
tab / tap
What a big pig!
He rode his bike on the pike.
cloak
croak
Its my clock.
Close the book.
Hes cross.

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Ingls I
Leccin Veintids
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Pams boat
Bobs map
I know best.
Dont be a pest!
We ate clams
and crabs.
Its not clear.
wont
water
She wants some water.
He does, too.

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Ingls I
Leccin Veintitrs
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walk
We walk each day.
We wander and wonder.
Wash your face!
all
tall
That man is tall!
His wife is small.
Do you like walnuts?
Did you see The Wall in China?

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Ingls I
Leccin Veinticuatro
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We want some water.

He wants beer.
Three beers, please!
Did you call?
Lets play ball.
Its a walrus!
We know.
now
We know now.
Wow!
a brown cow
How are you?
out
gout
out and about
our children
Our children went to town.
She can count to ten.
Whats that sound?

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Ingls I
Leccin Veinticinco
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how
How much is it?
Our Town
cap and gown
Lets look around.
The clown fell down.
We want to leave now.
We want to go to East Street.
strap
traps
stop
He can stop at this spot.
Stand still!
Do you speak Spanish?
Hes spry.
The stores are closed now.
Three strikes youre out!
The stray cat can stay with us.
Trust me.
Trick or treat!

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Ingls I
Leccin Veintisis
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You speak too fast.

Please stop it!
We struck it rich.
We spent a lot of money.
faster
later
I want to eat later.
over there
Is that her sister?
How much per gallon?
Its ten dollars.
pastor
This is major
not minor.
Walter is a coal miner.
minor / miner
First Street
thirty
burn
Turn left.
our girl
Our girl is thirsty.
Shed like some water.

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Ingls I
Leccin Veintisiete
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Mr. Miller
Our girl is bigger.
Id like to have dinner with you.
I need sixty dollars.
Have you seen Wall Street?
Hello, nurse.
Dont litter.
Im sorry.
Please pass the butter.
She filled my glass.
The man opened the door.
The lady closed it.
Im pleased to meet you.
We owed him money.
She welcomed him.
We missed the bus.
He stopped to eat.
We kissed.
She stayed too late.
Youre excused.

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Ingls I
Leccin Veintiocho
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a diller, a dollar
His feet went pitter-patter.
My dentist has good manners.
Dont be silly.
The men liked this dish.
We wined and dined.
Her husband worked at home.
The beggar wished to be rich.
He needed money.
He wanted it.
The ice melted.
I counted sheep
to get to sleep.
His wife waited for us.
The teacher repeated the word.

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Ingls I
Leccin Veintinueve
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She wanted some French wine.

We clapped our hands.
The children visited me.
Does it snow in Mexico?
No, not really.
Is it snowing now?
ring
rang
rung
Shes strong!
Sing a song of sixpence
Is the man speaking to me?
Id like to have something to drink.
Today Im going to Washington.
But shes going to Long Beach.
For how long?
Think Spring!

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Ingls I
Leccin Treinta
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This is Tom Small.

But hes not small hes tall!1
His wife is Pam Small.
And this is the Small family.
The Small family is a big family.
The Smalls have five children.
The Small children are little,
but Mr. Small is big.
The Small family has big Smalls
and little Smalls.
The Smalls need a big car.
Pleased to meet you, Mr. and Mrs. Small!

tall = alto

AGRADECIMIENTOS
Voces
Instructor de habla hispana . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lo Ortiz-Minique
Instructor de habla inglesa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barry Nelson
Voz inglesa femenina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sherry Baker
Voz inglesa masculina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ray Brown
Autores del curso
Dra. Suzana Y. Michel Dra. Ulrike S. Rettig
Editores
Joan Schoellner Beverly D. Heinle
Grabacin digital realizada bajo la direccin de
Christopher Best
en los estudios de Simon & Schuster, Concord, MA
Ingeniero de sonido: Peter S. Turpin
Cover image PhotoDisc, Inc.
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by Simon & Schuster Audio, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Reading Booklet 1998
by Simon & Schuster Audio, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc.
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