Are we…? . We’re = We are . How far…?

DIALOGUE: We’re late. How far are we from Barford now?

SONG: We are happy

John: What time is it? Juan: ¿Qué hora es?
Mary: It’s eight o’clock. Are we María Son las ocho. ¿Llegamos
late? tarde?
John: Yes, we’re late. Juan: Sí, llegamos tarde.
Mary: Oh dear! María: ¡Vaya!

We’re Somos. En las lecciones 1-6 han salido estas frases: I am, you are, he is, she is, it
is. En ésta sale we are (forma abreviada: we’re). Así, decimos: we are tired
(estamos cansados), we are thirsty (tenemos sed), etc.

Are we…? ¿Somos? La pregunta se forma invirtiendo el grupo we are.

He aquí algunos números más:

13 thirteen 17 seventeen
14 fourteen 18 eighteen
16 sixteen 19 nineteen

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We’re late. How far are we from Barford now?
(Un hombre y su mujer viajan en coche hacia la pequeña ciudad de Barford, donde
tienen una cita. No han estado nunca allí y llegan tarde)

Lesson seven: On the way to Barford

(Hacia Barford)

Man: We’re late.

Woman: Yes, we’re late.
Man: What time is it?
Woman: Six o’clock.
Man: Six o’clock! We are late.
Woman: How far are we from Barford?
Man: I don’t know.
Woman: Stop and ask someone.
Man: All right. All right.
(Se paran.)
Woman: Excuse me.
Stranger: Yes?
Woman: How far are we from Barford?
Stranger: Barford?
Woman: Yes, Barford.
Stranger: Five miles.
Woman: Five miles?
Stranger: Yes, five miles.
Woman: Thank you.
Stranger: That’s all right. Good-bye.
Woman: Good-bye.

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(El hombre y la mujer tartan de llegar a Stranger: Barford?
Barford.) Man: Yes, Barford.
Woman: We’re late. Stranger: Nineteen miles.
Man: Yes. We are late. Man: Nineteen miles!
Woman: How far are we from Barford Woman: How far?
now? Man: Nineteen miles.
Man: I don`t know. Woman: Oh no!
Woman: Well, stop and ask someone. Man: What’s wrong?
Man: All right. Woman: We’re going to the
(Se paran.) wrong way.
Excuse me.
Stranger: Yes? Man: We’re going the wrong
way?
Man: How far are we from Barford? Stranger: Yes. Barford’s in the
other direction!

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ask preguntar the wrong way camino equivocado
far lejos in the other direction en la otra dirección
someone alguien we’re going the wrong way nos hemos equivocado de
I don’t know no sé camino
stop parar how far are we from ¿a qué distancia estamos de
stranger desconocido Barford? Barford?
wrong equivocado
direction dirección
how far…? ¿a qué distancia…?
excuse me perdóneme
miles millas
that’s all right está bien
what’s wrong? ¿qué pasa?

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Lesson seven. Drill one Now you answer (Ahora responda):

Listen to these examples (Escuche estos ejemplos): He’s late ………… Is he late?
Late We’re late. We’re late ………… Are we late?
Sorry We’re sorry. You’re late ………… Am I late?
She’s late ………… Is she late?
Now you answer (Ahora responda):
Late ………… We’re late Lesson seven. Drill three
Sorry ………… We’re sorry
Tired ………… We’re tired Listen to these examples (Escuche estos
Hungry ………… We’re hungry ejemplos):
Cold ………… We’re cold It’s 13 miles Thirteen miles!
American ………… We’re American It’s 14 miles Fourteen miles!
German ………… We’re German Now you (Ahora usted):
It’s 13 miles ………… Thirteen miles!
Lesson seven. Drill two It’s 14 miles ………… Fourteen miles!
It’s 15 miles ………… Fifteen miles!
Listen to these examples (Escuche estos ejemplos): It’s 16 miles ………… Sixteen miles!
He’s late. Is he late? It’s 17 miles ………… Seventeen miles!
We’re late. Are we late? It’s 18 miles ………… Eighteen miles!
It’s 19 miles ………… Nineteen miles!
It’s 20 miles ………… Twenty miles!

ANSWERS TO THE EXERCISES IN

THE PREVIOUS LESSON

1. 2. It’s eight o’clock. 3. It’s

eleven o’clock. 4. It’s nine
o’clock. 5. It’s twelve o’clock.
6. It’s seven o’clock.
4. Jack: What time is it?
Jill: It’s late. It’s eleven o’ clock.
Jack: Are you tired?
Jill: Yes, Jack. I’m tired.

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 We are happy
1. Escriba am, is o are:

1. You ……………………………………. late. When we’re young and seventeen,

2. He ……………………………………… American.
3. I …………………………………………. tired.
4. It ……………………………………….. six o’clock.
5. We …………………………………….. hungry.
6. She …………………………………….. happy.
7. It ………………………………………… cold.
8. We …………………………………….. late.
2. Ahora escriba am, is, are en estas preguntas:
1. .………………………………. he German?
2. ……………………………………… we late?
3. ………………………. it’s three o’clock?
4. ………………………………… you thirsty?
5. …………………………………………. I late?
We are happy, life is fine.
Girl-friends, boy-friends,
pop-song, day-dreams,
We are busy all the time.
When we’re thirty, forty, fifty,
We are busy, life is fine.
Children, housework, bills
and more bills,
We are working all the time.
When we’re eighty, going on ninety,
We are happy, life is fine.
Old friends, letters, phone-calls,
postcards,
We are happy all the time.

3. Fíjese en estas palabras Barford/5 miles y en

estas preguntas y respuestas: when: cuando

life is fine: la vida es fantástica

Man: How far are we from Barford?
girl-friends, boy-friends: amigas, amigos
Woman: Five miles. We’re five miles from
Barford. pop-song, day-dreams: canción de moda,
sueños

Haga preguntas y respuestas similares acerca de busy all the time: siempre ocupados
estos lugares de Londres:
thirty, forty, fifty: treinta, cuarenta,
cincuenta
1. London Airport / 15 miles.
2. Hyde Park / 4 miles. children, housework, bills and more bills:
3. Oxford Street / 3 miles. niños, quehaceres domésticos, facturas y más
4. Piccadilly Circus / 19 miles. facturas

eighty, going on ninety: ochenta, casi

Pregunte y responda con un amigo. noventa

letters, phone-calls: cartas, llamadas

telefónicas

postcards: postales

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