Eje 2

Compra y venta: acerca de las transacciones con los bienes
En este Eje nos aproximamos más específicamente alámbito de desempeño profesional. Así, aprenderemos
vocabulario y estructuras que hacen a las situaciones de compra y venta de bienes raíces. El desarrollo de las
habilidades lingüísticas también estará orientado a estas mismas situaciones.
Recuerde que al finalizar el eje, incluyendo las Actividades de Devolución, usted deberá rendir el primer parcial
que oportunamente recibirá para poder completar y enviarlo.
Objetivos
Interactuar en situaciones relacionadas con la compra y venta de inmuebles.
Describir una propiedad.
Interpretar avisos clasificados referidos a la compra y venta de propiedades.
Interpretar descripciones, características y otra información acerca de inmuebles que aparece on-line.
Adquirir formas gramaticales y vocabulario para describir inmuebles.
Desempeñarse adecuadamente en una conversación telefónicaformal.
Utilizar el diccionario bilingüe.
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Tiempo
3 semanas, incluye la resolución de la actividad de devolución al finalizar el eje.
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Contenidos
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Situaciones. . - Describir una casa
Actos del habla - Conversación telefónica : en la agencia inmobiliaria
- Operación de compra de un inmueble: descripción de propiedades.
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Habilidades -Comprensión oral y escrita.
Lingüísticas Estrategias: inferir por contexto, formular hipótesis, completar cuadros, extraer
información específica e información general.
Tipos de textos: avisos clasificados (propiedades), anuncios on-line, artículos de
revistas, descripciones orales y escritas, conversaciones , una encuesta telefónica.
-Producción oral y escrita.

Diálogos , conversación telefónica, contestar una encuesta, describir propiedades, la
entrevista, composición.
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Gramática - There is / there are
- Some / any
- Preposiciones
- Conectores
- Wh-words
- Adverbios de frecuencia
- Presente simple
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Vocabulario La casa: habitaciones, muebles
Adjetivos relacionados con la descripción de inmuebles
Debe considerarse también el vocabulario que se trabaja en las distintas lecturas que
aparecen en este eje.
ou are in Eje 2 - Part 01
Vocabulary. The House.

1. Look at the plan of the house and at the names of the different rooms. Listen and repeat the names.
2. A. This is a picture of a living room. Listen and repeat the names of the furniture.
2. B. The sentences below describe the living- room . Put a prepositionfrom the box in each gap.
Click here to complete the activity.
near next to between on

1. The television is ……………………… the fireplace.
2. The armchair is ……………………….. the television.
3. The radio is …………………… the small table.
4. The telephone is ………………. the fireplace and the sofa.
Listen to the sentences and check your answers.
Other useful prepositions and phrases to

indicate position are : in front of (en frente de) ,
behind (detrás ), under (debajo), in (en, dentro), in the
middle of (en el medio de ), on the left (a la izquierda), on
the right (a la derecha).
3. A. Look at the picture of a bedroom, listen and repeat the names of the furniture.
Then write sentences to describe the position of the furniture.
Examples: The clock is on the wall.

Write at least 5 (five) sentences. Check your sentences in the Key section.

1. ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. ………………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. B. The following drawing shows a house with the names of rooms and furniture . Can you match the numbers
with the corresponding names?
Some numbers already appearon the vocabulary list.
Check your answers in the Key section.
Use your dictionary to help yourself.
Para resolver la actividad confeccione Algunas palabras aparecen

una lista con los números en orden en acompañadas por barras que encierran
hoja aparte o acceda a la versión para símbolos en fonética y que indican
imprimir desde aquí. sonidos. Es conveniente, en esta
oportunidad, familiarizarse con la
pronunciación del vocabulario
presionando Play.
You are in Eje 2 - Part 01
ou are in Eje 2 - Part 02
Grammar. There is / There are.

Las estructuras There is / There are se traducen ambas como hay. There is es singular, there are es plural.
Positive
is a sofa
There
are two books
Negative
isn´t a armchair
There
arent any flowers
Yes / No questionsShort answers
Is atabe? Yes, there is.

No, there isn´t
there
Yes, there are
Are any photos ? No, there aren´t
En estas tablas aparecen también las palabras some/any, que sirven para indicar cantidad cuando el número
exacto no es importante de establecer. Ejemplo: Are there any photos?¿Hay alguna foto?
Positive
There are some flowers. some+ plural noun

Negative
There aren´t any cups. any + plural noun

Question
Are there any books? any + plural noun
Obsérvese que some se usa en oraciones afirmativas, mientras

que any en oraciones negativas y preguntas.
4. Look at the two pictures of the living-room , A and B. There are six differences between them.
Can you find them? Look at the examples and write four more differences.
1. In picture A there aren´t any flowers on the television but in picture B there are.
2. In picture A there are three shelves in the cupboard but in picture B there are four.
3. ………………………………………………………………………………………
4. ………………………………………………………………………………………
5. ………………………………………………………………………………………
6. ………………………………………………………………………………………
You can also Listen to the sentences.
Remember to use your dictionary whenever you need.
Read and write. A composition

5. Read Kazuko´s composition. Match paragraphs 1 to 5 with the titles. Number 1 is done.
A. Furniture.
B. Outside
C. Introduction
D. Conclusion
E. Room(s)
MY PLACE
. 1. Introduction
I live in a modern flat near the centre of Tokyo.
It´s on the second floor. I live alone.
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It´s very small because flats here are really expensive. . 2.
It´s quite nice but it´s only got one room. I cook, eat, study, and sleep in the
same room!
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I haven´t got a lot of furniture but I´ve got all I need . . 3.
I´ve got a small table, a futon ( a Japanese bed), and a cupboard. I´ve also
got a television, a video, a CD player, and some photos on the wall.
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There isn´t a balcony or a garden but I can see a small park from my . 4.
window. My flat´s quite noisy because there´s a lot of traffic.
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I like living here because it´s near my university and it´s very central. . 5.
Kazuco Mori, a student at Keiko University in Tokyo.
6. Right (R) or wrong (W)?
R W
1.She lives with a friend. W
2. The flat´s got two bedrooms.
3. She hasn´t got much furniture.
4. There isn´t a garden.
5. She lives in a quiet street.
6. She doesn´t like her flat.
7. Match the sentencehalves. Number 1 is done.

1. We live in C A. the fourth floor
2. He lives with B. big flat in Paris
3. I live C. Station Road
4. She lives in a D. alone
5. They live on E. his family
8. Read the letter again and pay attention to the sentences with but and because . Now complete the sentences
below.
1. They never drive …………………………their flat´s near the centre.
2. I like living in the city centre …………………….. it´s very expensive.
3. We love this street ………………………. all our friends live here.
4. His flat´s very old ………………………..it´s nice.
5. It´s a quiet street …………………………… there isn´t a lot of traffic.
9. Write a composition.
Include five paragraphs as in the example. As a guide you can answer these questions:
1. Where do you live?

2. Who do you live with?
3. How big is it?
4. Is it nice?
5. How many rooms has it got?
6. What furniture have you got?
7. What is there outside?
8. Do you like living here? Why?
Check the answers to the exercises in the Key section.
En cuanto a la actividad 5, envíela por mail a por lo menos

un compañero y al tutor (lberardo@mdp.edu.ar).
Recibirá la devolución con correcciones y sugerencias.
Listening. Descriptions
9. Look at the picture of the kitchen.
10. Listen to the description and complete the gaps in the text.
This is a ………. kitchen, nice and clean ………. a lot of cupboards. There is a wooden ………. in the…………of
the kitchen and there are six ……….. There is a big, ……….. window above the sink. It ……. a panoramic view
of the surrounding countryside. There ……..... a microwave but there is a dishwasher in one of the doors ………..
the counter.
counter mesada
cupboard alacena
above encima
sink pileta
dishwasher lavavajilla
11. Look at the picture of the living-room
a.- write a description , at least (por lo menos) 50 words.

b. e-mail yourtext to one or more ( uno o más) of your partners. Also e-mail the description to your
- tutor, youwill receivefeedback on it.
c.- try to include the vocabularyseen: furniture, prepositions, adjectives. Use the structures
practised : there is /there are , some / any , and have got.
d. use the texts studied as models for your description .
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Listening. House for sale.

12. The following advert (aviso) appeared in a Real Estate Agency (agencia inmobiliaria) called“Better Homes”.
Read the ad and use your dictionary to find the meaning of these expressions:
 country house
 low price
 quick sale
13. Complete these questions about the house in the ad. Use the question words in the box. Click here to
complete the activity-
How big How many How much
How old What time
Where Why Which
1. How much is it?

a.£ 14,000 b.£ 140,000 c.£ 400,000
2. ………………………….. is it ?
a.very bigb. quite bigc. small
3. ……………………….. rooms has it got?

a. 9 b. 10 c. 11
4. …………………………… is it?
a. in the country b. in a town c. in a city
5. ………………………………is it?
a. 19 b. 90 c. 190
6. ………………………is she interested in the house?

Because it´s a. cheap b. old c. near Oxford
7. …………………………… day can she see the house?

a. Tuesday b. Friday c. Thursday
8. ………………………….. can she see the house?

a. at 5.45 b. at 6.45 c. at 7.45
How much cuantos (sustantivos incontables)
How many cuantos (sustantivos contables)
How big expresión interrogativa para averiguar
el tamaño
Glossary How old expresión interrogativa para averiguar
edad
14. Listen to the conversation between the Estate Agent and Mrs Jones.
They are talking on the phone because Mrs. Jones wants to find out more information about the house.
Underline a , b , or c in the previous exercise. The first one is done.
15. Listen again. Tick A or B . Use the dictionary for words you don´t know.
A B
Swimming pool X
Central heating
Tennis court
Furniture
Phone
Sauna
Check the answers to the exercises 13, 14 and 15 in

the Key section.
You can readthe dialoguein the Recording section.
Remember that it is not necessary to understand every word

in the conversation. Concentrate on completing the activity
you are given.
16. Listen to the conversation again and this time repeat what the speakers say imitating them as best as you
can.
17. Mrs Jones and her husband go to see the house. The Estate Agent is also there.
Listen to their conversation and answer these questions:
1. Which rooms do they go in? ……………………………………………………………………….
2. Do they want to buy the house? ……………………………………………………………………
You can read the conversation in the Recording section.
Reading. Classified ads

18. Look at these examples of classified ads from The Buenos Aires Herald, Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008.
Read them and answer the questions below.
A
B
1. Which apartment is to buy A or B? ……………………………………………….
2. Which one is to rent? Can a tourist rent it for only one month?...............................................
3. Which one has only one room to sleep? ……………………………………………………..
4. In which apartment it is not necessary to bring the furniture? ………………………………….
5. How do you translate sqm? …………………………………………………………………….
6. What can you see from the duplex? ……………………………………………………………
Use the dictionary if you need to.
19. The following classified also appeared in The Buenos Aires Herald on the same date as the two in the
previous exercise.
Read the ad and do the activities. (Click here)

1. Dictionary work.
Look up the meaning of these words in your dictionary. Think of their meaning in the context of the ad.
 Storey
 Lift
 Caretaker
 Maid
The expression BBQ hut means quincho, and Maids´quarters, dependencias de servicio,
2. Make a list of all the rooms in the house.
3. List all the adjectives that appear on the ad.
4. One of the bedrooms is the most important one. What is it called according to the ad? What additional
information is given about it ?
5. Apart from the maid, what other people can work and live in the residence?

Reading and Listening. Neighborhoods.

20. The following text gives information about Puerto Maderoa neighborhood (barrio) in Buenos Aires. In order to
do the activity you will use your dictionary and the glossary provided.
Read the text and make a list of aspects that will attract investors in the Real Estate market.
Use the chart below the text which has some examples.
Puerto Madero
This neighborhood represents the latest tendency of the Buenos Aires Real Estate market and the
one which has developed the most for the offer of properties for sale in Argentina.
In a project similar to the London´s Docks ´one, the old colonial city port has been renewed to become
a luxury developments district, with modern skyscrapers, private security,its own nature reserve and a
large list of night and weekend activities. This zone has also the major Buenos Aires Hotels.
Investors consider Puerto Madero as one of thefavorites sites due to its large offer of properties for
sale in Argentina and their high profitability thanks to its ideal location a few minutes away from
downtown, for business people and for other Buenos Aires Real Estate investments such as
apartments for temporary rent in Buenos Aires for people on business trip.
Puerto Madero
Why is it attractive to investors?
 luxury developments districts
 modern skyscrapers
 private security
Real Estate Market Mercado de bienes

raíces
renewed renovado
skyscrapers rascacielos
Glossary profitability ganancia
due to debido a
21. Now you will heara description of San Telmo. Listen to the text and answer the questions below.

1. Where is it situated?
…………………………
2. In the past, who lived in this neighborhood?And at present?

……………………………………….
3. What is it attractive for?

…………………………………
4. What does the speaker say about hotels in this area?

………………………………………………..
Entrance to a house in San Telmo.
You can also read the script in

the Recording section. (Recuerde que le será de utilidad
intentar resolver el ejercicio primero y luego leer el texto,
incluso puede escucharlo y leerlo simultáneamente. Pero
para la actividad de escucha propiamente dichadebe intentar
trabajar sin leer la descripciónaunque no pueda
completar,por el momento,todas las respuestas.)
Reading and Listening . Houses and apartments.

The information for this activity has been taken from the Internet ( www.alojargentina.com ).
22. Read the description of the house that is offered for sale and answer the questions. Use the dictionary for the
vocabulary you don´t know. When you finish, check your answers in the Key.
1. Has many bedrooms has the apartment got? ………………………………………………………………..
2. How many bathrooms are there?Is there a toilet?........................................................................................
3. From the kitchen you can go into the ……………………………………………………………………….
4. What characteristic is mentioned about the bedrooms?.................................................................................
5. Is there a part in the house where you cando the washing?.........................................................................
6. What do you think the phrase “ easy to access” means in this context? ( you can answer this in Spanish)
………………………………
Argentina/ Buenos Aires / San Telmo CodeST 029

Category:Apartment
Address: Tomás Liberi y Av.Patricios
PH House with excellent location right in the limit of the commercial area of San Telmo,
Barracas y La Boca and really easy to access. It has an independent entrance that leads to
a reception hall and a big living-room and fully modern kitchen that leads to a balcony. It
has23.50 x 2.50 bedrooms with high roofs, fully equipped bathrooms and a reception toilet
with the original openings. There is a thirdbedroom on the top floor, a grill and a laundry area
that leads to a big 40 m2 terrace. It has no expenses. Perfect for a family or to redecorate
and rent for foreign people.
FEATURES
Condition:good
Total area : 162 m2
* covered : 122 m2
* uncovered : 40 m2
23. A person interested in the property advertised on the internet , phones the Real Estate Agency .
Listen to the conversation and complete the chart.
_______________________
Price?
How old? _______________________
Condition of the plumbing? _______________________
When and where they meet to visithouse? _______________________
You can read the dialogue in the Recording section
Plumbing: plomería
24. Read the following informationaboutan apartment that is also advertised on the internet. Use the dictionary
for the words you don´t know.
Category: apartment
Address: Julian AlvarezandCabrera
Price: U$ 275.000
Rent: no lower than U$2000
Age: 35
Plumbing and installations: brand new
3 floors ground floormodern living room
dining room
study
fully equipped kitchen
first floorbig bedroom with a bathroom
study
second floor2 bedrooms (1 with bathroom)
modern laundry room/beautiful wooden deck terrace
You can purchase it furnished
A person interested in buying the apartment phones a real estate agency. You are the agent. Listen to the
questions the person asks and use the information to answer them.
When you finish, you can listen to a model of a complete conversation.
You can also read it in the Recording section.
Reading. An article.
25. Read the article below from a business magazine. Mark the following sentences as True or False.
Check the glossaryand use the dictionary forwords you don´t know.
Click here to complete the acitivity.
T F
A.- In IBM, most of the staff share desks.
B.- The article says that sharing desks reduces costs.
C.- The study says that some people are less productive when they have their
own desks.
HOT
desking
Do you start work and leave
the office at the same time
every day or do you work
flexible hours?
Do you have your own desk?
In many companies these

days, employees share office
space and work flexible hours. In IBM,for example, 60 per cent of its staff“hot desk”, or share
their desks. Employees clear their desks before leaving work so they become free for other
colleagues to use. In other companies, employees reserve their work space in advance for
the next day. The companies say these systems are more flexible, save space and cut
costs.
However, many workers find desk-sharing more stressful than traditional office organization.
They prefer to have their own personal space and feel uncomfortable about sharing. A
recent study claims that daily routine office rituals help to create a happy working
atmosphere. For example, some people like to drink from a favourite cup and put their name
on personal office equipment. The study, by the recruitment firm Office Angels, says that
some office workers are more productive with regular working hours and a personalized
space.
employee empleado
colleague colega
in advance con anticipación
claim afirma, sostiene
Glossary recruitment firm compañía que recluta personas para
distintos empleos
Escriba en español un párrafo sobre los puntos salientes del texto que leyó. Puede enviarlo por
correo electrónico a un compañero para comparar su comprensión general del artículo y
también al tutor para su devolución.
Listening. A survey on the phone.

26. Office Angel, a recruitment firm, phoned people to ask them about how they work. Listen to three
conversations and complete the table with Yes or No.
Listen
Conversation 1 Conversation 2 Conversation 3
Conversation 1 Conversation 2 Conversation 3
Y N Y N Y N
Shares a desk
Works flexible hours
Has owncoffee cup
27. Complete these sentences with the words in the box. Click here to complete the activity.
own travel cup
out computer finish mobile
personalize use colleagues
a. Ihave my …………………………. desk at work.
b. I like to …………………………….. my work space.
c. I start and ………………………… work at the same time every day.
d. I need a ……………………. for my work because I use the Internet.
e. I sometimes work …………………………… of the office.
f. I have my own coffee …………………………at work.
g. I see my …………………………socially outside work.
h. I ……………………… abroad in my work.
i. I …………………………. different language in my job.
j. I make most of my calls on a …………………………. phone.
28. Ask questions about the things in exercise 27 like this: Do you have your own desk at work?, then Listen to
the question an repeat it again trying to imitate the pronunciation and intonation.
You can repeat the activity as many times as you need.
Remember you can check the activities in the Key section

and you can read the telephone conversation in
the Recording sectionafter you listen to it.
En estos ejercicios se trabaja el Presente Simple. Usted
puede consultar por información acerca de este tema en la
sección Grammar Referente, hay también ejercitación en el
Eje Temático I en la misma sección.
Recuerde que no es necesario comprender cada una de las
palabras que escucha. Es importante tratar de completar la
actividad propuesta. Recurra al diccionario siempre que lo
necesite.
Reading and Listening. A day in your life.

29. Match the words and phrases to the pictures.
Click here to complete the activity
a.- turn on a computer e.- have breakfast i.- run

b.- go to work f.- leave work j.- make a presentation
c.- take a call g.- see friends and family
d.- get up h.- go to bed
30. Read the text below and complete it with the words in the box. Click here to complete the activity.
reads get up makes enjoys
takes leaves begins involves listens
turns likes runs
Twenty-four hours in the life of Jodie Lawson

Jodie Lawson, Young Businessperson of the Year, is managing director of roundpeg.com, an internet-
based recruitment agency. Her day (a)………………. at 7.15 when the alarm goes off. But she doesn´t
often (b)……………. straight away. She lies in bed and (c)…………….. to the news on the radio until 7.30.
She usually goes to work by bus, but she sometimes (d) …………… . She likes running and finds it
relaxing. It (e) …………………..her about 30 to 35 minutes to get to work – about the same as the bus.
When she gets to the office, she (f) ………………. on the computer, (g) …………… her e-mail, and has
breakfast – a bowl of cereal. Her morning always (h) ………………… meetings , taking calls from clients
and dealing with e-mails. Most days she has lunch at her desk, but sometimes she goes out with a client, or
(i) ………………… a lunch presentation. In the afternoon she is usually out of the office visiting clients. She
(j) ……………………. work around seven, but quite often goes to an evening meeting. To relax she (k)
……………… seeing friends and family, and (l) ……………. going away at the weekend and getting out of
the city. She goes to bed between 11 and midnight.
get up levantarse
begin comenzar
involve involucra , tiene que ver con
turn on encender
Glossary
taking calls contestar llamadas
telefónicas
Use the dictionary for other words you don´t know.
31. Listen to an interview with Jodie Lawson and check your answers.
Then go to the Key section for the correct verbs. You can also read the complete interview in
the Recording section .
El Presente Simple se trabajó también en el Eje I. Además

de la ejercitación que aparece en este Eje, vuelva al anterior
sobre todo en la sección Grammar Reference and
Practice para repasar lo ya visto sobre este tema.

Grammar. Adverbs of Frequency
Los adverbios de frecuencia van normalmente antes del verbo principal. Lea antentamente estos
ejemplos.
 I always listen to the radio in the car.
 He usually has a bowl of cereal for breakfast.
 She often arrives late for work.
 They sometimes have a drink on Friday.
 They don´t often take him to school.
 We never give customers a refund.
El verbo to be es una excepción, ya que los adverbios van después de este verbo.
 I am always at work at nine o´clock.
 The job is sometimes quite difficult.
32. Listen again to the interview with Jodie Lawson and complete the sentences.
a.- My alarm clock goes off at 7.15 but I don´t ………………… get out of bed until about half past.
b. I …………………. take the bus, but I do a lot of running – I run marathons-so I ………………run to work.
c.- We …………………….. have meetings in the morning.
d.- I ……………………. have lunchwith a client.

e.-I am …………………… out of the office in the afternoon.
f.- I leave work around seven, but quite ……………….. I go to an evening meeting.
33. Look at Frank Bauer´s schedule for a typical week. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each
sentence.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

TIME
9.00 Arrives at work Arrives at work Arrives at work Arrives at work Arrives at work
11.00 Department meting Visits clients Department meeting Visits clients Visits clients
13.00 Lunch at work Lunch out Lunch at work Lunch at work Lunch at work
15.00 Meeting Meeting Plays golf meeting Leaves work
20.00 At home At home In the office At home At home
a.- Frank always / usually arrives at work at nine.
b.- He usually / sometimes has department meetings in the morning.
c.- He often visits / doesn´t often visits clients in the morning.
d.- He usually/ often has lunch at work.
e.- He sometimes / always plays golf.
f.- He sometimes / always plays golf on Wednesday afternoons.
g.- He is never / sometimes in the office in the evening.
34. Practice with frequency adverbs. Put the words in order to make sentences. Click here to complete the
activity.
a.- often he plane by travels

He …………………………………………………………..
b.- out friends I go usually Friday on with

I ………………………………………………………………………………..
c.- office bos sout my is of often the

My……………………………………………………………………………….
d.- always at have Christmas an we office party

We ………………………………………………………………………………
e.- days don´t they faxes these of ten send

They ……………………………………………………………………………
f.- morning always in Ithe am tired

I…………………………………………………………………………………
g.- have in doesn´t lunch usuallys he office the

She……………………………………………………………………………..
h.in I on holiday August never go

I ………………………………………………………………………………..
For more information and practice with adverbs go to

the Grammar Reference and Practice.
Actividades con devolución

Como en el eje anterior, y en este caso antes del primer parcial, le proponemos las actividades con devolución
que le permitirán controlar su aprendizaje
Para realizar y enviar esta actividad:
1. Ingrese en Programa-Eje II: allí encontrará el link que conduce al documento con las consignas.
2. Una vez completada la actividad, envíela para su corrección, pulsando el icono "realizar actividad" que
aparece en la barra derecha. Adjunte el documento con la actividad a la plantilla de mensaje que aparece
en ese mismo espacio.
3. Identifique claramente su envío colocando en el subject, por ej:

Iribarne_ActEjeII-1.doc
Los textos utilizados en las dos actividades aparecen en Internet. Le acerco dos sitios que creo son interesantes
para que usted pueda practicar la comprensión lectora en inglés y que están relacionados con su futura
actividad:
http://www.northside.com.ar
http://www.reporteinmobiliario.com
(en este último caso, en el menú principal vaya a English Reports)
1.
The information below is about a leasing contract (contrato de alquiler) in Argentina . It describes the
steps (pasos) a foreigner should follow. That is, it is information intended for a person who lives in
another country and wants to buy a property in our country.
Read the text and do the activities proposed. You must consult the dictionary to answer the questions.
1. Does the client visit the real estate alone? Who accompanies him / her?
2. What do the words “both parties” refer to? How would you translate it to Spanish? What do
“bothparties” discuss?
3. A “rent option” or “reservation” is a document . What is it about?. What must this document
have?
4. Periods for rent. According to Argentine Law it is possible to:
a.- rent a private property for 5 years.
b.- rent a commercial property for 2 years
c.- make a temporary rent for 4 months
Are these True or False?
5. What is the Spanish for the following phrases?
hand in
give back
What according to the text is handed in and given back?
6. What does the tenant pay for?What does the owner pay for?
The following are some of the steps that must be taken to establish a legitimate leasing
contract:
Selection of the real state:

After coordinating the interviews through our firm, the chosen properties are visited with
one of the members of our firm. Offering the client a road map and the location of the
houses, plus the amount of blank cards necessary (1 per house), to be filled by the client
while covering the route; the mentioned cards play the role of 'memory booster'.
Negotiation:
Once the client has chosen a property the negotiation stage begins. Through our company,
both parties negotiate the terms of the contract. All this information in inscribed in a
document called 'rent option' or 'reservation' to which a guarantee check is attached.
Normally for the same sum of money than that of the rent offered. This check is will be
returned to the client if the owner doesn’t accept the proposal or the signature of the
contract, as the case may be.
Leasing Contract:
Argentine Law establishes that the minimum period of time for leasing contract is of 2 (two)
years for private properties and 3 (three) years for commercial properties. For temporary
rents, it cannot exceed 6 months. .
Guarantee Deposit:
A sum equivalent to a month rent per year of contract must be handed in. This sum of
money will be given back once the contract has expired.
Guarantee of Contract:
In general terms the contract is signed between the client and the owner. As a guarantee
for the owner, the firm for which the tenant works also signs, this means, that the firm is
fully responsible for all that is written in the contract and if the tenant does not abide to the
contract in some way.
The tenant’s responsibility:

The tenant must assume the responsibility of the payment of the facilities like electricity,
water, gas, telephone and public street lighting. Property taxes are responsibility of the
owner. Although different arrangement can be established for their convenience of both
parties.
Other services:
We have noticed that some clients, after visiting many properties and returning to their
country of origin, have forgotten or confused their memories of the different houses they
have visited. Because of this, we have implemented, via Internet, our new and exclusive
service. It consists in sending by mail digital high-resolution photographs in *.JPG format.
Should you have any questions or if you would like to receive a copy of the leasing
contract. Send us an email and we would answer with pleasure.
2.
Now you will read about a Contract of Sale.
Read the text and do the following activities.
1. The following names appear on the text, Write the Spanish names that correspond to them.
Contract of Sale
Real Estate and Property Register
Title of Property
Rules and Regulations of Joint Ownership and Administration
The Transferring Property Indenture
Civil Code
2. Why is it important to go to the Real Estate and Property Register?
3. Reservation Contract. Write in Spanish the elements it must include according to the text.
4. Who establishes that atitle is perfect?
5. Why must a Contract of Sale be executed under the supervision of a bank?
6. Civil Code article # 1277. What does it say about buying a property during married life?
CONTRACT OF SALE
Prior to the signature of a Contract of sale you must keep in mind some requirements such
as:
· In the Real Estate and Property Register ask for information about inhibitions and
properties, to determine if the seller can have his good or property at his entire disposal
and be acquainted with the registry terms on it (legal title of property, taxes, etc.)
· The seller must exhibit the legal Title of Property and the Rules and Regulations of Joint
Ownership and Administration.
· In case a reservation contract is signed, it is convenient that this reservation contract
gather the essential elements of a Contract of Sale in an inequivocal way:
1 - the consent which refers to the precise determination of the object of the operation,
2 - the good,
3 - the price,
4 - the terms,
5 - the date to bind by deed, etc,
6 - the clause that the contract will be signed only on a perfect title basis.
· A title is perfect when an actuary by a “Study of the Titles” has determined so. by a
“Study of the Titles” is a compilation and analysis of the antecedents which conform it.
· When you sign a Contract of Sale you have to take into account that the payments must
be deposited in a Bank on the seller’s name, as established by law # 25.345, by which no
cash payments over a thousand pesos should be made; because of this law, a Contract of
Sale must be executed under the supervision of a Bank. The Transferring Property
Indenture is excluded from this requirement.
· In the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, there is no obligation of stamping the Contract
of Sale. According to the Civil Code article #1277 it is important to emphasize that the
consent of both spouses is necessary to dispose or to encumber any property acquired
during married life.
· To take possession of: the Civil Code establishes that the possession of property takes
place when somebody personally or through someone else has power on something, with
the intention of submitting it by the practice of property rights, which means to have the
ownership, which is different from someone who recognizes the property in another who is
a simple holder of that thing.

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Compra y venta: acerca de las transacciones con los bienes

-Producción oral y escrita.

Vocabulary. The House.

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near next to between on

2. The armchair is ……………………….. the television.

3. The radio is …………………… the small table.

4. The telephone is ………………. the fireplace and the sofa.

Listen to the sentences and check your answers.

Other useful prepositions and phrases to

Then write sentences to describe the position of the furniture.

Examples: The clock is on the wall.

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Check your answers in the Key section.

Use your dictionary to help yourself.

Para resolver la actividad confeccione Algunas palabras aparecen

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Grammar. There is / There are.

Yes / No questionsShort answers

Is atabe? Yes, there is.

There are some flowers. some+ plural noun

There aren´t any cups. any + plural noun

Are there any books? any + plural noun

Obsérvese que some se usa en oraciones afirmativas, mientras

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You can also Listen to the sentences.

Remember to use your dictionary whenever you need.

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Read and write. A composition

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Kazuco Mori, a student at Keiko University in Tokyo.

6. Right (R) or wrong (W)?

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1.She lives with a friend. W

2. The flat´s got two bedrooms.

3. She hasn´t got much furniture.

4. There isn´t a garden.

5. She lives in a quiet street.

6. She doesn´t like her flat.

7. Match the sentencehalves. Number 1 is done.

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1. They never drive …………………………their flat´s near the centre.

2. I like living in the city centre …………………….. it´s very expensive.

3. We love this street ………………………. all our friends live here.

4. His flat´s very old ………………………..it´s nice.

5. It´s a quiet street …………………………… there isn´t a lot of traffic.

1. Where do you live?

Check the answers to the exercises in the Key section.

En cuanto a la actividad 5, envíela por mail a por lo menos

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Check your answers in the Key section.

11. Look at the picture of the living-room

a.- write a description , at least (por lo menos) 50 words.

Listening. House for sale.

How big How many How much

How old What time

Where Why Which

1. How much is it?

3. ……………………….. rooms has it got?

6. ………………………is she interested in the house?

7. …………………………… day can she see the house?