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UNIT 29 1

A Vi si t t o an Am usem ent Par k

Tom - W ell, I have a bus y m or ning in f r ont of m e. Fir st , I have t o

g o t o t he bank t o dra w som e m oney. T hen I m ust g o t o t he
bar ber ’s f or a hair cut .
Af t er t hat I have t o t elephone m y co l leg e in Am er ica t o g et
som e inf orm at ion about m y next exam s … I n short , I have t o
lea ve you a lone t i l l lunch t im e. Ho w wil l you pass t he
m or ning , dear ?
M arg. - I ’ll g o out .
Tom - But you wi ll ha ve t o walk - because I ’ ll need t he car , of
cour se.
M arg. - I shall t ak e a bus or a t axi.
Tom - But wher e wil l you g o?
M arg. - T o a nice p lace in t he subur bs of Bar celona. T he por t er
t old m e about it yest er day.
Tom - W hat k ind of place is it ? A par k ? A pict ur e g aller y?
M arg. - I t ’s a k ind of park .
Tom - W hy do you want t o g o t her e?
M arg. - I want t o r ide a hor se.
Tom - Can yo u r ide m y dea r ?
M arg. - I m ean a wooden h or se, T om - a hor se m ade of wood.
You k no w - t hos e hor ses t hat g o r ou nd and r ound wh ile
t he m usic plays. I t is such f un!
Tom - O h! I see! You wa nt t o g o t o an am usem ent park ! W ell,
t hey sa y: “W onder s wil l ne ver cease” - and it ’s t r ue!
M arg. - W hy dear ?
Tom - W ell, j ust im ag ine it ! My st ud ious, d ig nif ied Mar g ar et ! -
r iding r ound and r ound on a wooden h or se, lik e a lit t le g irl
of t en! Som et im es you ast onish m e!

( t urn over)

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( cont i nuat i on) A Vi si t t o an Am usem ent Par k

M arg. - But wh y, dear ? I of ten do it in Eng land. I love am usem ent

par k s.
Tom - All r ig ht t hen. G o and r ide yo ur woo den hor se! But it ’ s
g et t ing lat e! I m ust g o. G oodbye unt il lu nch t im e!

At t wo o’ cl ock i n t he af t er noon.

Tom - Hel lo, dear ! Did you have a n ice m or ning ?

M arg. - Hel lo, T om! O h, Tom ! I have done so m any t hing s t his
m or ning !
Tom - So have I !
M arg. - … so m any t hing s t hat I am t err ibly t ir ed.
Tom - So am I .
M arg. - I ’m so t ir ed t hat I don’t wa nt any l unch.
Tom - Neit her do I .
M arg. - I ’ll ha ve j ust a lit t le soup and som e t oast in m y r oom .
Tom - So shall I .
M arg. - And I shan’t g o anywher e t his af t er noon.
Tom - Neit her shal l I .
M arg. - Poor T om ! You’ve had such a bor i ng m or ning ! If you had
com e t o t he am usem ent par k wit h m e, you would ha ve
enj oyed it so m uch!
Tom - W hat did you do t he r e?
M arg. - W ell, as soon as I ar r ived I we nt r oun d and r ou nd o n t he
hor ses, of cour se … and I went up i n t he air in t hose
swing - boat s … and I look ed at m yself in t he f unny m ir r or s
- you k no w, t he m ir r or s t hat m ak e you look shor t and f at ,
or t all and t hin. I laug hed unt il I cr ied.
Tom - Hm - m . And what els e did yo u do?
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( cont i nuat i on) A Vi si t t o an Am usem ent Par k

M arg. - I boug ht m yself som e pr et t y bang les m ade of colour ed

g lass … and t wo be aut if ul dolls! Look ! O ne is dr essed lik e
a Spanish danc er and t he ot her lik e a t oreador !
And a g yps y wom an t old m e m y f or t une. I t was so
int er est ing !
Tom - And I sup pose t hat you be lie ve d it al l, m y poor , sim pl e lit t l e
dar ling .
M arg. - W ell, ever yt h ing she said was t r ue!
Tom - Ha ha ha h a ha! Ho w cou ld you k no w t hat it was t r ue?
She was speak ing about t he f ut ur e, wasn’t she? Not t he
past .
M arg. - Yes … but she said, f or exam ple: “ Us t ed s e va a cas ar con un
j oven alt o, muy guap o y mu y l i s t o.” , and t hat m eans: “ You
ar e g oing t o m ar r y a t all yo ung m an, ver y han dsom e and
ver y cle ver . ”
Tom - Did sh e sa y t hat ? W ell … per haps t he r e is som e t r ut h in
what t hose g ypsies say, af t er all.

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to ha ve to = t ener que
I have t o g o t o t he bank . = Tengo que i r al banco.

M i ll i e

I have t o wor k f r om m or ning t o nig ht !

I have t o do so m any t hing s.
I have t o do t he shopping .
I have t o do t he cook ing.
I have t o k eep t he house clean.
I have t o do t he was hing up.
I have t o do t he washing . O h! W hy doesn’t Rober t buy m e a
washing m achine?
I have t o do t he ir oning .
O h! I have t o do so m any t hing s!
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t o do t he w as hi ng up = f r egar l os pl at os
t o do t he w as hi ng = l avar l a r opa

< < < < < §> > >> >

1. to draw - drew - draw n = s acar (di ner o)

T om has t o g o t o the bank t o dr aw so m e m oney.

2. to draw - drew - draw n = t i r ar de; ar r as t r ar

- Can you dr a w t he cur t ain, please?
T he car t was dr awn by t wo beaut if ul whit e hor ses.

3. to draw - drew - draw n = di buj ar

W hen Mar g ar et was a lit t le g ir l she liked t o dr aw f lower s
and but t erf lies. Som e of her dr awing s wer e so beaut if ul
t hat her m ot her put t hem in an album , and showe d t hem
pr oudl y t o her f r iends.
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curt ai n = cor t i na but t erf l y = mar i pos a
cart = car r o draw i ng = di buj o

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 UNIT 29 5

“se” impersonal

El “s e” im pers onal s e t r aduce por “one” “you” “peopl e” “we” “t hey”.

one

“One” s e us a par a i ndi car que al go s e hace o deber í a hacer se.

El us o de “one” es más bi en f or mal .

> O ne m ust t r y t o do one’s best .

Se debe intentar hacer todo lo posible.

you

En conver s aci ón en l ugar de “one” a menudo s e us a “you”.

> You m ust t r y t o do your best .

Se debe intentar hacer todo lo posible.

people

Se us a “peopl e” cuando s e habl a de l a gent e en gener al .

> For m any cent ur ies people t houg ht t hat t he ear t h was f lat .
Durante muchos siglos se creía (la gente creía) que la Tierra fuese plana.

we

Se us a “we” cuand o s e habl a de al go q ue hace un gr upo de per s onas ,

i ncl us o qui en habl a

> W hen we ar e ang r y we usua ll y sa y t hin g s t hat we don’t m ean.

the y

Se us a “t hey” par a habl ar de per s onas en gener al , o cuando no s e

menci ona l a i denti dad de qui en es t á habl ando.
“They” es muy cor r i ent e con el ver bo “t o say”.

> T hey sa y t hat beh i nd e ver y succ essf ul m an t her e is a c le ver

wom an. s ucces s f ul = de éxit o

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“se” impersonal

Abel

T hey sa y t hat t he h appiest per iod of our lif e is when we

ar e young . T hey also say t hat young people ha ve f ew wor r i es
and so t hey ar e hap pier t han g r own- ups.
W ell, I t hink t hat what people usual l y sa y about yout h isn’t
t r ue. Young people haven ’t g ot f ewer wor r ies t han g r own-
ups. T hey ha ve dif f er ent wor r ies and pr oblem s.
Besides, when you ar e young you ar e i nexp er ienced and ,
of cour se, you m ake m or e m ist ak es t han g r own- ups, and so
you ha ve m or e pr ob l em s. And what ’s m or e, whe n you m ak e a
m ist ak e you have t o hear : “I t old you so! ”
W hen you ar e youn g , you also ha ve t o hear all t he t im e
phr ases l ik e t hese: “ O ne m ust alwa ys d o one’s best . ” “ O ne
m ust alwa ys list en t o what g r own- up s say. ” “ O ne m ust
al wa ys be obedien t . ” And so on.
W ell, I t hink t hat yo u m ust ne ver g ener alise. Because e ve n
if childr en and t eenag er s have usual l y f ewer wor r ies an d so
t hey sh ould be hap pier , you m ust not f or g et t hat m illions o f
childr en h a ven’t g ot enoug h f ood t o eat, and t hat m illions o f
boys and g ir ls inst e ad of g oing t o school have t o wor k har d.
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w orry = pr eocupaci ón
grow n- ups = adul t os
phras e = f r as e
f ew er = menos
I t ol d you s o. = Te l o habí a di cho.
w hat ’ s m ore = además
t o general i s e = gener al i z ar

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“se” impersonal

the y sa y = s e di ce

Tom and M argar et

Tom - An apple Mar g ar et ? Spanish ap ples ar e r eall y g ood. T hese

ar e delic ious!
M arg. - No, t hank you, dear. You k now, t hey say, “ Apples ar e g old
in t he m or ning , silver in t he af t er noon…and lead at nig ht ! ”
W ell m y wat ch sa ys “ m idnig ht ” , so no apples f or m e, t hank
you!
Tom - O h, I never wor r y about t hing s lik e t hat . If I want t o eat
som et hing - I eat it!
M arg. - But T om! - if they sa y t hat apples ar e lead at nig ht,
t her e m ust be som e t r ut h in it .
Tom - My dar l ing g ir l - t hey a lso sa y, “ Laug h and g et f at !” - so
f r om t his m om ent I am g oing t o t alk only about sad t hing s.
Because I k now t hat you don ’t wa nt t o get f at!
M arg. - Ha ha ha! Dar ling ! Ho w si ll y you ar e! Ha ha ha…
Tom - Don’t laug h! Don’t la ug h! Rem em ber your f ig ur e!
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l ead = pl omo
< < < < < §> > >> >
wor d f or m at ion

gol d = or o
gol den = dor ado

w ood = mader a
w ooden = de mader a

w ool = l ana
w ooll en = de l ana

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 UNIT 29 8

So am I. - So have I . - So can I . So do I . So did I . et c.

Neit her am I . - Neit her have I . - Neit her can I . Neit her do I . et c.

Ha y dos m odos de concor dar :

El pr i mer o en af i r maci ones pos it i vas .
El s egundo en af i r maci ones negati vas .

1) af i r maci ones posit i vas

- I am Spanish.
- So am I. = Y o t ambi én.

- I have a m ount ain bik e.

- So have I . = Y o t ambi én.

- I can play f oot ball.

- So can I . = Y o t ambi én.

- I lik e chocolat e.
- So do I . = Y o t ambi én.

- Last week I went to t he cinem a.

- So did I . = Y o t ambi én. et c.

1) af i r maci ones negat i vas

- I am not Fr ench.
- Neit her am I . = Y o t ampoco.

- I haven’t g ot a mot or cycle.

- Neit her have I . = Y o t ampoco.

- I don’t speak G erm an.

- Neit her do I. = Y o t ampoco.

- I didn’t g o t o t he disco last Sat ur da y.

- Neit her did I . = Y o t ampoco. etc.

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So am I . - So do I. - Neit her am I. - Neit her do I . et c.

Tom and M argar et

M arg. - T om! I ’m so sor r y t o leave Spai n!

Tom - So am I !
M arg. - I have been so happ y her e!
Tom - So have I !
M arg. - I wi ll ne ver f org et t his wonder f ul holid a y.
Tom - Neit her wi ll I .
M arg. - I want t o com e back t o Spain f or anot her holida y ne xt year .
Tom - So do I .
M arg. - And I m ust st udy Sp anish ser ious l y t his wint er .
Tom - So m ust I.
M arg. - Yes, dear ! I wi ll n e ver f org et t hat t er r ible da y when you
calle d t he poor nice wait er - “ Donk ey” by m ist ak e!
Tom - Neit her wi ll I !
M arg. - W hen I g et hom e I ’m g oing t o send him a nice car d.
Tom - So am I .
M arg. - I never f org et people who ar e nic e t o me.
Tom - Neit her do I .

Not a

En el i ngl és i nf or mal en l ugar de decir “So am I . - So do I . et c.”

Se s uel e decir : “M e too”.

- I am hungr y.
- Me t oo. ( So am I.)
- I lik e pizza.
- Me t oo. et c. ( So do I.)

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1. soon = pr ont o, dent r o de poco

> I ’ll be back soon.

2. soon = pr ont o, ant es del tiempo

> He spok e t oo soon. = H a b l ó a n t e s d e t i e m p o . / H a b l ó d e m a s i a d o p r o n t o

as soon as…
as soon as I ar r ived … = en cuant o l l egué …
as soon as I can = t an pr ont o como pueda
as soon as possible = l o ant es pos i ble, cuant o ant es
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s oon af t er = poco des pués
s ooner or l at er = t ar de o t empr ano
See you s oon! = ¡ Has t a pr ont o!

Tom and M argar et

M arg. - As soon as we h a ve f inished o ur di nner , T om , I m ust g o t o

Car oli ne’s r oom .
Tom - W hy?
M arg. - Because she is wai t ing f or m e. I m ust g o t o her r oom as
soon as poss ib le, b ecause she want s t o ha ve a lit t le chat
wit h m e about som ething im por t ant .
Tom - All r ig ht . You can g o t o see Car o line, and I ’l l g o t o t he
loung e and r ead t he newsp aper .
M arg. - Yes, dear . And t he n, as soon as Car ol ine and I ha ve ha d
our lit t le t alk , we ’l l com e down t o t he lo ung e. And we t hr ee
could ha ve cof f ee t og et her .
Tom - I ’m af r aid not , dear.
M arg. - W hy not ?
Tom - Because as soon as Car oline com es in t o t he loung e, I ’ll
g o out .

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 UNIT 29 11

tall - high = al t o

tall

Se us a “t al l ” cuando s e habl a de per s onas , edi f i ci os de muchas pl ant as ,

ar bol es , y ot r as cos as que s on más al t as que anchas .

> - How t al l ar e you?

- I am one m et er and sevent y cent im et r es t all.

T he wor ld ’s t al lest buil ding is t he Bur j Dubai, I n t he Un it e d Ar ab

Em ir at es 818 m et r es ( 2, 313 f t . ).

T he t allest k no wn l i ving t r ee, nam ed Hyper ion, is 11 5. 55 m or

379. 1 f eet (m easur ed in 2006) t all.
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t o m eas ure = medi r f t . (f oot) = pi e (30,48 cm.)
i n. ( i nch) = pul gada (2,54 cm. )

high

En l os ot r os cas os se s uel e us ar “hi gh”.

a hi gh m ount ai n = una mont aña al t a

a hi gh w al l = un mur o al t o
a hi gh cei l i ng = un t echo al t o et c.

Mount E ver est is t h e hig hest m ount ain i n t he wor ld. I t r ises 8. 848
>
m et r es above sea le ve l.

Pr isons ar e usual l y sur r ounded by h ig h wal ls.

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t o ri s e = el evar s e
above = s obr e
l evel = ni vel
pri s on = car cel
t o s urround = r odear

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UNIT 29 12

to get

1 sacar

T om has t o g o t o t he bank t o g et som e m oney.

2 procurars e

He has t o g o t o a t r ave l ag ency t o g et som e inf orm at ion.

3 comprar

T om has t o g o t o t he post of f ice t o g et som e st am ps.

He has t o g et a lit t le book of usef ul I t alian phr ases.
He want s t o g et a t oot hbr ush and som e toot hpast e.

Tom

- T his m or ning I have t o do m any t hing s.

Fir st I have t o g o t o t he bank t o g et some m oney.
T hen I m ust g o t o a t r avel ag ency t o g et som e inf orm at ion.
I m ust also g o t o t he post of f ice t o g et som e st am ps f or
Mar g ar et .
And I t hink it would be wise t o g et a lit t le book of usef ul I t alian
phr ases. ( I don’t want t o of f end any I t ali an wa it er s! )
And I m ust also r e m em ber t o g et a ne w t oot hbr ush and som e
t oot hpast e.
And I m ust n’t f org et t o g et a f ashion m agazine f or Mar g ar et .
Yes, I have t o g et a lot of t hing s t his m orning .
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I t i s get t i ng l at e. = Se es t á haci endo tar de.

I am gett i ng ti r ed. = M e es t oy cans ando.

I am gett i ng hungr y. = M e es t oy vol viendo hambr i ent o.

M e es t á vi ni endo hambr e.

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UNIT 29 13

a how to ask permission = como pedi r un per mi s o

Hay var i os modos par a pedi r , dar , y r ehus ar un per mi s o.

Los más us ados s on:

Can I …? Coul d I …?
1.
M ay I …? M i ght I …?

> Can I open t he win d o w? I t is hot in her e.

Can I have a look at your ne wspap er ?

Coul d I use your cel l phone? Mine does n’t wor k .

Coul d we lea ve our lug g ag e her e f or a fe w hour s?

Hace al gunos años cuando s e pedí a un permi s o, s e cons i der aba más
cor r ect o us ar “may” y “mi ght ” más bi en que “can” y “coul d”.
Hoy en dí a “may” y “ mi ght ” s e us an en un cont ext o f or mal .
Su us o denot a cor t esía.

> M a y I open t he wi nd o w? I t is hot in her e.

M i ght we lea ve our l ugg ag e her e f or a f ew hour s?

W ARNING

Par a s er más cor t eses s e deber í a añadir “pl eas e”.

> Can I open t he win d o w, please? I t is hot in her e.

Coul d we lea ve our lug g ag e her e f or a fe w hour s, please?

2 Do you m i nd i f I …? W oul d yo u m i nd i f I …?

> Do you m ind if I use your t elephon e?

W ould you m ind if I use your t eleph one?

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b how to gi ve permi ssion = como dar un per mi s o

I n i nf orm al si t uat ions w e can s ay:

ok all right sure

> - Do you m ind if I use your t elepho ne?

- OK . / All r ig ht. / Sur e.

I n f orm al s it uat i ons w e can s ay:

Of course. Yes, do. By all means.

> - Could I open t he windo w?

- Of cour se. / Yes, do. / By all m ean s.

***

c how to refuse permission = como r ehus ar un p er mi s o

Par a r ehus ar un p er mi s o s e us an l as expr es i ones ‘Sor r y ’, ‘I ’ m sor r y ’,

‘I ’ m af r ai d not ’, s egui das de una expl icaci ón.

> - Could I bor r ow you r bicyc le f or t he wee k end?

- I ’m sor r y, but on the week end I ’m g oing t o t he countr y wi t h m y
f am ily, and once we ar e t her e, we all g o f or bicycl e r ides.

Las expr es i ones : ‘No ’ - ‘No, you can ’ t ’, s on des cor t es es .

Las expr es i ones : ‘No w ay ’ - ‘ No chance ’, s on muy des cor t es es .

> - Can I bor r ow your scoot er f or a f ew hour s?

- No wa y!

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telephoning

1 how t o answ er t he phone = como cont es t ar al tel éf ono

En Gr an Br et aña cuando s e cont es t a al t el ef ono se s uel e decir el pr opi o

nombr e o el númer o de t el éf ono.

I n G r eat Br i t ai n

> - Hello. Mar k Spencer .

- Hello. 72055 ( seven t wo oh doub le f ive)

I n t he US A

> - Hello. Kar en T wa in speak ing .

- Hello. 72055 ( seven t wo zer o f ive f ive )

W ARNING

En Gr an Br et aña el “0” s e pr onunci a “oh” (ou ).

Cuando s e r epi t e el mi s mo númer o s e di ce, “doubl e” ( dúbl ).

En l os Es t ados Uni dos el “0” s e pr onuncia “z er o” ( ziErou) .

***

Si s e es t á t r abaj ando, s e s uel e decir el nombr e de l a empr es a o el pr opi o

nombr e.

> - Hot el Pla za.

o bi en
- Hello. Jane Mar l o w speak ing.

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telephoning

2 w rong num ber = númer o equi vocado

Jane M arl ow - Hel lo.

M r B row n - Mr s Par k er ?
Jane M arl ow - No, you ’ ve g ot t he wr ong num ber.
or I ’m sor r y. You’ve g ot t he wr ong num ber .

3 aski ng t o speak t o som eone = pi di endo habl ar con al gui en

M r B row n - Could I speak t o Mis s Mar lo w, pleas e?

Jane M arl ow - Speak ing . (cuando la persona llamada contesta al
teléfono)

***

M r B row n - Could I speak t o Mr Da vidso n, please?

Jane M arl ow - Hold on a m om ent , please.
or Just a m om ent .
or I ’m sor r y, but he is not in at t he m om ent.
or Sor r y, he is not in t he of f ice r ig ht now.
or I ’m sor r y, he has j ust g one out .
M r B row n - Can I leave a m essag e?
Jane M arl ow - Yes, of cour se.
M r B row n - Could you t el l him Mist er X called?

4 aski ng w ho som eone i s = pr egunt ando qui én es el que l l ama

Jane M arl ow - Hel lo.

M i s t er X - Hel lo.
Jane M arl ow - Sor r y, who is it ?
or W ho is t his?
or W ho am I speak ing to, please?
M i s t er X - I t ’s m e, Mist er X .

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5 how t o t el ephone a f r i end = como t el ef onear a un ami go

Si pi ens as que l a per s ona l l amada r econoce t u voz , puedes deci r

s ol ament e “Hel l o”.

B arbara - Hel lo.

Abel - Hel lo, Bar bar a.
B arbara - Hel lo, Abel, ho w ar e you?
Abel - Fine, t hank s. And you?

Si qui er es que s epan qui en er es , di ces ‘ I t i s’ o bi en ‘ This i s ’ y t u

nombr e.

M ark - Hel lo. .

Laura - Hel lo, Mar k . I t ’s Laur a.
or Hel lo, Mar k . T his is Laur a.

OBSERVA

> push- but t on t elepho ne = t el éf ono de bot ones

cor dless t elephon e = t el éf ono i nal ámbr i co

m obile phone or m obile ( UK) = móvi l

cell phon e ( USA)

> t he r eceiver el aur i cul ar

t o dial a num ber mar car un númer o

I ’ll r ing you lat er . Te l l amar é más t ar de. (GB )

I ’ll ca ll you lat er . Te l l amar é más t ar de. (USA )

Ring / call m e back in an hour . Vuel ve a l l amar me dent r o de una hor a.

T he t elephone is eng ag ed. El t el éf ono es t á ocupado. (G B)

T he t elephone is busy. El t el éf ono es t á ocupado. ( USA)

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M ar gar et

Yest er day m or ning T om was ver y bus y. He h ad t o g o t o

so m any pl aces … t o t he bank , t o dr a w som e m oney - t o
t he I t alian and G r eek consulat es, t o ask about visas t o vi s ado
I t aly and G r eece - t hen t o a t r avel ag ency t o book r oom s r es er var
at t he hot els in Rom e and At hens, beca use in sum m er it ’s
wise t o book r oom s wel l in ad vance. con ant el aci ón

He lef t m e alone t ill lunch t im e. But I did n’t car e. I had a

wonder f ul m or ning .

I t ook a bus and went t o an am usem ent park in t he

subur bs of Bar celon a. (T he hall por t er told m e about it . ) af uer as
I t is a delig ht f ul place! T her e ar e hundr eds of lovel y
t hing s t her e t o see, t o do, and of cour se, t o buy.

I went up in t he a ir i n t he swing - boat s. I went r ound and

r ound on t he wood en hor ses. I look ed at m yself in t he de mader a
f unny m ir r or s - an d one of t hem m ade m e look so shor t
and f at t hat I laug hed unt il I cr ied! I t was such f un!

Of cour se I boug ht a lot of t hing s - t oys f or m y l it t le

niece A lice - sou venir s f or m y f am ily and f or m y f r iends
and a beaut if ul pair of T oledo ear r ing s for m yself . pendi ent es

At t he am usem ent par k t her e was a ver y g ood sho w -

in a lit t le wooden t heat r e - wit h ver y g ood dancer s and
t wo sing er s who san g r eall y we ll.

W hen t he show wa s over , I walk ed ab out t he par k f or

half an hour , enj oyi ng all t he colour s, the m usic and t he
song s - t he ha pp y, sm il ing chil dr en - and t he beaut if ul
f aces of som e of t he g ypsy wom en. gi t anas

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( cont i nuat i on) M ar gar et

T hen I saw som e wonder f ul dolls! Som e wer e dr esse d

lik e f lam enco dancer s, and som e lik e tor eador s. I boug ht t or er os
t hr ee: t wo danc er s and a t or eador . I a m sur e t hat all m y
f r iends in L ondon w il l adm ir e t hem . I ’l l k eep t hem in m y l os admi r ar án
dr awing r oom .

And t hen a g yps y wom an t old m e m y f or t une! It was

f ant ast ic! I was so exc it ed! She spok e Spanish, of cour se,
but she spok e slo wl y a nd I under st ood near l y e ver yt hing .
She said, “ You ar e g oing t o m ar r y a t all young m an -
ver y handsom e and ver y cle ver ! ”
I t was unbe li e vabl e! Ho w cou ld she k now a bout T om ? - i ncr eí bl e
and descr ibe him so we ll?

She als o sai d, “ T his you ng m an has a splend id f ut ur e in

f r ont of him . O ne day he wi l l be r ich and f am ous. ”

W ell, as T om says, t her e m ust be som e t r ut h in what

t hese g ypsies sa y.

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Tw o Ladi es M eet i ng i n t he St r eet

- My dear ! Ho w wo nder f ul t o see you ag ain! W her e have

you bee n f or t he past t wo week s?
- I was in Par is, wi t h m y husband and t he k ids. W e had ni ños
such a won der f ul t im e! I ’ll never f org et it . And you? Ho w
wel l yo u look ! Such r ound, pink cheek s! mej i l l as
- Round che ek s! O h! W hat do yo u m ea n? Ar e you t e ll ing
m e t hat I have becom e f at ?
- No, dear . Of course not . Not r eall y f at . But - you ar e
cer t ainl y a lit t le f at ter t han your wer e l a st t im e I saw yo u.

- But t hat is t er r ible ne ws!

- Don’t wor r y, dear . I t is q uit e easy t o b ecom e sl im ag ain. es bel t a
Just list en t o m e! F ir st , you m ust n’t ea t anyt h ing f r ied -
no f r ied pot at oes and no f r ied f ish. And of cour se no
sweet s or chocolat e s - no cak es, no sweet biscuit s, no
sug ar in your t ea - and onl y ver y l it t le br ead.
- But t hose ar e all t hing s t hat I love! Ho w a wf ul! Can’t yo u
sugg est anyt hing else? al go más
- W ell you can have lot s of veg et ables, salads and f r uit , of
cour se.

- But if I eat only f r uit and veg et abl es I ’ll f eel t er r ibl y
weak ! débi l
- T hen r est , dear! Sit in a comf ort able ar m chair all da y and des cans a
r ead an int er est ing book .
- O h no! T hat wou l d be im possib le! I am not wel l of f lik e adi ner ada
you. I ha ve no o ne t o help m e wit h t he house wor k . As yo u
k now, I have t o k eep t he house clean. I have t o g o t o t he
m ark et . I have t o do t he cook ing . My hu sband wil l want t o
eat , won ’t he? And he is o ne of t hose m en who t hink s t hat
f ood is t he m ost impor t ant t hing in t he wor ld. He a l wa ys
want s at least t hr ee cour ses f or bot h lunch and d inner ! I pl at os
am busy cook ing f or him all da y long .
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( cont i nuat i on)

Tw o Ladi es M eet i ng i n t he Str eet

- T ell him t o eat at a r est aur ant .

- He wou ld becom e f ur ious. And he wou ld shout and slam

door s.

- T hen say t o him , “ W hich do you pr ef er t o have - a sl im ,

beaut if ul wif e? - or t hr ee- cour se lun ches and d inner s?
You m ust decide! ”

- O h no! It would be q uit e useless t o ask him t hat . i nút i l

- W hy?

- Because I k now t oo we ll what his ans wer wou ld be!

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Tr ansl at i on
1. Tr aduce or al m ente.
2. Copi a t oda l a pági na.

1. - I t was our f ir st appoint m ent .

2. She was dr essed ve r y sim pl y.
3. She wor e a g r ey wo olle n dr ess…
4. …wit h a lit t le wood e n cr oss at her neck.
5. W it h her g olden hair and beaut if ul blue eyes…
6. …she look ed lik e an ang el.

7. An hour lat er it beg an t o g et cold…

8. … so she put on her shawl…
9. …and we nt of f on her bicyc le wit hout ano t her wor d.
10. T hat r eall y ast onish ed m e.
11. And I excla im ed, “ That is r eall y t he lim it ! …
12. …W onder s wi ll ne ve r cease! ”

13. Yest er day T om went t o t he bank and dr ew som e m oney.

14. T hen he we nt t o t he G r eek Consulat e t o ask if vis it or s t o G r eece
need a visa.
15. T hen he went t o t he “ T our ing Club” t o get som e inf or m at ion about
t he r oads in G r eece and I t aly.
16. He had a ver y bus y m or ning .
17. Mar g ar et t ook a bus, because T om need ed t he car , and wen t t o a
nice place in t he subur bs of Bar celona.

18. - MI LLI E! W hen can I have lunch ?

19. - As soon as it is r eady, dear .
20. - And when wi ll it be r eady?
21. - As soon as t he potat oes ar e cook ed, dear .
22. - And when wi ll t he y be cook ed?
23. - As soon as t hey ar e sof t , dear.
24. - And when wi ll t he y be sof t ?
25. - As soon as t hey ar e cook ed, dear.

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Tr ansl at i on

1. - Er a nuest r a pr im era cit a.

2. Ell a est aba vest i da m uy sim plem ent e.
3. Lle vaba un vest id o de lana g r is…
4. …con una peq ueña cr uz de m ader a al cuell o.
5. Con su pelo dor ado y ( sus) her m osos ojos azu les…
6. …se par ecía a un áng el.

7. Una hor a m ás t ar de em pezó a hacer f r ío …

8. …as í ell a se puso su chal…
9. …y se f ué en su biciclet a sin ( decir ) ot r a palabr a.
10. Eso r ealm ent e m e asom br ó.
11. Y exc lam é, “ ¡Es o es r ealm ent e el colm o! …
12. …( Las) m ar avillas n o cesar án nunca. ”

13. Ayer T om f ué al banco y sacó alg o de di ner o.

14. Lueg o f ué al Consul ado G r ieg o ( par a) preg unt ar si ( los) visit ant es
par a G r ecia necesit an un vis ado.
15. Lueg o f ué al “ T our ing Clu b” ( par a) ob t ener alg una inf or mación
acer ca de las car r eter as en G r ecia e It alia.
16. T uvo una m añana m uy at ar eada.
17. Mar g ar et cog ió un aut obús, por q ue T om necesit aba el coch e, y se
f ué a un agr adable l ug ar en las af uer as de Bar celona.

18. - MI LLI E! ¿Cuándo puedo t ener ( el) alm uer zo?

19. - T an pr ont o com o est é list o, q uer ido.
20. - ¿Y cuándo est ar á list o?
21. - T an pr ont o com o las pat at as est én cocidas, q uer ido.
22. - ¿Y cuándo est ar án cocidas?
23. - T an pr ont o com o est én t ier nas, q uer ido.
24. - ¿Y cuándo est ar án t ier nas?
25. - T an pr ont o com o est én cocidas, q uer ido.

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Vocabular y

above Ebúv sobre; en cima de

to admire tu Edm aiE admirar
amusement emju:zm Ent diversi ón
bangle bANgl brazalet e
barber’s ba:bEz barbería
to believe tu bili:v creer
to book tu buk reser var
butter fl y bútEfl ai mariposa
to call to kØ:l telefon ear
cart ka:t carro
to cease tu si:s cesar
ceiling si:liN techo
college kØlidZ univer sidad
cordless kØ:dlis inalámbri co
curtain kE:tn cortina
dignified dignifai d digno, s erio
to draw tu drØ: sacar (din ero )
to draw tu drØ: tirar
to draw tu drØ: dibujar
draw ing drØ:iN dibujo
few er fju:E menos
fortune fØ:tS En suerte, fortuna
to generalise tu dZen ErEl aiz generalizar
glass gla:s cristal, vidrio
gold gould oro
golden gouldEn dorado
gyps y dZipsi gitano
haircut heEk út corte de pelo
high hai alto
in advance in Edv a:ns con ant ela ción
in short in SØ:t en r esumen
ironing aiEniN planchar
kid kid niño
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( cont i nuat i on ) Vocabul ar y

lead led plomo

le vel levl nivel
to measure tu meZ E medir
neither naiTE tampoco
not…an yw here nØt…eniweE a/en ning una p arte
phrase freiz frase
prison prizn prisión, cárcel
to pull tu pul tirar
to push tu puS empuja r
receiver risi:vE auricular
to rest tu rest descansar
to ride tu raid montar (un caballo … )
to ring tu riN telefon ear ; sonar
to rise tu rai z elevars e
simple simpl simple, sen cillo
studious stju:djEs estudioso
to suppose tu sepou z suponer
to surround tu sEraun d rodear
sw ing-boat swiN-bo ut barco colu mpio
thin †in delgado
tow er tauE torre
unbelie vable únbili:vEbl increíbl e
visa vi:zE visado
w ashing machine wØ:SiN m ESi:n máquina de la var, la vadora
w eak wi:k débil
w ell off wel Øf adinerad o -a
What else? wØt els ¿ Qué más?
w onder wúndE maravilla
w ood wud mader a
w ooden wudn de ma dera
w ool wul lana
w oollen wulEn de lana
w orr y wúri preo cupa ción

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