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UNIT 15 1

An Impossible Love
( Love at Fi r s t Si ght ) vista

Juan Pedr o is an eig ht een- year - old st udent . He is

g ood- look ing and clever . He has ver y ar t ist ic t ast es. He guapo
loves m usic, ar t and poet r y. But he is ver y t im id and he is poesía
not happy.
W hy isn’t he happy? Because he is poor and he has no
f r iends. He k nows m any ot her st udent s, of cour se, but por supuesto
t hey ar e not his f r iends. People wit h lit t le m oney have f ew
f r iends. I t is ver y sad, but it is so.
Juan Pedr o is f r om a lit t le t own near G r anada, but he is cerca de
st udying at t he Univer sit y of Seville. He has g ot t wo
br ot her s and t wo sist er s. His f at her is a schoolt eacher
and his m ot her is a housewif e. ama de casa

T hey live in a sim ple, old house out side t he t own.

Behind t he house, t her e is a lar g e k it chen g ar den, wher e huerto
t hey g r ow all k inds of veg et ables and som e f r uit t r ees: cultivan
cher r y t r ees, lem on t r ees, or ang e t r ees, apple t r ees and cerezos
f ig t r ees. higueras

T he childr en help t heir par ent s t o cult ivat e t he cultivar

veg et ables, t oo. Ever ybody in t he house k nows t hat todos
cult ivat ing t he k it chen g ar den is ver y im por t ant , because
it is not easy t o br ing up f ive childr en on a criar
schoolt eacher ’s salar y. sueldo

W hen Juan Pedr o com es back f r om school t o his lit t le vuelve

r oom in Seville, he pr epar es his lunch. And while he eat s mientras
he t hink s about his par ent s, his br ot her s and his sist er s,
his lit t le t own and his g ar den.
His t own is not ver y f ar f r om Seville, only t wo hundr ed lejos de
and sevent y k ilom et r es. So, at week ends he could g o t o podría
see his f am ily; but he doesn’t want t o spend t he m oney,
so he g oes hom e only once a m ont h. va a casa / una
vez al mes

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(continuation) An Impossible Love

I n Juàn Pedr o’s class t her e ar e t hr ee st udent s who ar e

always t alk ing about nig ht clubs and discot heq ues. Juàn
Pedr o never g oes t o nig ht clubs or discos. He never g oes
t o t he t heat r e or t o t he cinem a. He never g oes t o par t ies.
He j ust st udies all t he af t er noon, all t he evening , and ver y
of t en at nig ht , t oo. a menudo

So he cannot t alk wit h his com panions about t he t hing s

t hat int er est t hem . He can only list en t o t heir
conver sat ion.

His com panions spend a lot of t im e t alk ing about pasan

f oot ball, t oo. But Juan Pedr o hasn’t g ot a t elevision in his
r oom , so he is not well inf or m ed about f oot ball. informado

His only past im e is r eading . He lik es t o r ead all k inds pasatiempo

of book s, m ag azines and newspaper s. He also lik es t o
st udy f or eig n lang uag es. Now he is lear ning I t alian,
because he loves ar t , and one day he would lik e t o visit
I t aly and see Rom e, Flor ence and Venice. Florencia /
Venecia
***
I t is a cold wint er evening . Juan Pedr o is in his lit t le
r oom st udying . Af t er a f ew hour s he beg ins t o f eel t ir ed a sentirse
and hung r y. So he g et s up and does som e st r et ching f or estiramientos
about t en m inut es. T hen he g oes t o his lit t le f r idg e, and frigorífico
t ak es out a bot t le of m ilk . He put s som e m ilk in a bowl saca / cuenco
and adds t wo spoonf uls of sug ar and som e chocolat e añade
powder . W hile he is dr ink ing t he m ilk , he beg ins t o r ead polvo
t he newspaper . O n one of t he back pag es t her e is a
beaut if ul colour pict ur e of a f am ous f lam enco dancer :
Mar ía Est r ella López. T her e is also a long ar t icle about
her . T he ar t icle speak s about her last t our in Sout h gira
Am er ica and in Mexico, and her f ant ast ic success. T he éxito
ar t icle also says t hat she is g oing t o dance in a nig ht club
in Seville f or t hr ee nig ht s.
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(continuation) An Impossible Love

Af t er dr ink ing his chocolat e m ilk , Juan Pedr o g oes vuelve

back t o his lit t le desk and beg ins st udying . But af t er only
t en m inut es he has t o st op. He cannot concent r at e. So he tiene que
t ak es t he paper ag ain and beg ins t o look at t he pict ur e of
t he beaut if ul f lam enco dancer . He g oes on look ing at t he continúa
pict ur e f or a long t im e. T hen he lies down on his bed,
closes his eyes and beg ins t o t hink about dancing , m usic, cierra
poet r y and his f ut ur e t r ip t o I t aly. viaje

I t is alr eady m idnig ht , but Juan Pedr o cannot sleep. He

k eeps on t hink ing about Mar ía Est r ella López, t he dancer . continúa pensando
He t hink s and t hink s f or a long t im e, t hen he g et s up,
g oes t o his desk , opens a dr awer and t ak es out a wallet cajón
wher e he k eeps t he m oney t o buy his f ood, t o pay t he cartera
r ent f or his r oom , and t o buy book s and ot her school alquiler
supplies. material escolar

He count s his m oney, t hink s f or a m om ent , t hen he

says, “ I m ust see her ! T his is m y only chance. But how oportunidad
can I g o t o t hat nig ht club? People say t hat nig ht clubs
ar e ver y expensive. . . ” “ W ell, ” he says, “ I could have j ust podría
a g lass of m ilk f or br eak f ast and only a sandwich f or
lunch. For dinner I will have only an apple. I could also g o comeré
t o school on f oot , inst ead of t ak ing a bus. So I can save coger
m oney. Eat ing isn’t so im por t ant . But I m ust see Mar ía ahorrar
Est r ella! ” .

He spends t he nig ht t hink ing and dr eam ing about t he soñando

dancer . T he next m or ning , when he has t o g et up t o g o t o
school, he is ver y sleepy. soñoliento

Dur ing t he lessons, inst ead of list ening t o t he t eacher s, en lugar de

he k eeps t hink ing about t he nig ht club, about f lam enco
and, of cour se, about t he dancer .
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(continuation) An Impossible Love

I n t he evening he put s on his best clot hes, com bs his mejor ropa
hair car ef ully, polishes his shoes, and g oes t o t he nig ht cuidadosamente /
limpia
club. Af t er buying t he ent r ance t ick et he f eels a lit t le
r elaxed, because it isn’t so expensive af t er all. relajado

T he nig ht club is a r eally splendid place, f ull of

f ashionable people. T her e ar e happy couples sit t ing at all
t he t ables: g ood- look ing m en and pr et t y wom en in
eleg ant , expensive clot hes and wit h beaut if ul j eweller y. joyas
Som e people ar e dr ink ing whisk y; ot her s ar e dr ink ing otros
wine, cham pag ne or cock t ails. Som e wom en ar e dr ink ing
sof t dr ink s. T her e ar e wom en wit h dar k hair , wom en wit h
blonde hair , wom en wit h r ed hair . . .

Som e of t he couples ar e m ar r ied. Som e ar e eng ag ed.

Som e ar e only f r iends. O nly Juan Pedr o is alone.
W hen a wait er com es near his t able, Juàn Pedr o t ells
him t o br ing him a br andy. He doesn’t lik e har d dr ink s,
but f or one nig ht he want s t o be lik e t he ot her m en in t he como
nig ht club.
For a f ew m inut es, sit t ing alone at his lit t le t able in a
cor ner of t he big splendid r oom , Juàn Pedr o f eels ver y se siente
unhappy. T hen Mar ía Est r ella’s f ir st dance beg ins . . . and
he f or g et s t hat he is alone . . . he f or g et s t hat he has no olvida
f r iends . . . he f or g et s t hat he is poor . . . he f or g et s all t he
sm iling couples sit t ing at t he ot her t ables. He sees only sonrientes
t he dancer , wit h her beaut if ul black hair , her big black
eyes, her sweet pale f ace, her wonder f ul ar t . pálida

T her e is a big r ed r ose in her hair . T he r ose and her

lips ar e t he sam e colour . labios / mismo
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(continuation) An Impossible Love

“ I love her ! ” t hink s poor Juan Pedr o. “ I love her so

m uch! She m ust be sweet and af f ect ionat e. And she is so
young ! She m ust be only eig ht een or ninet een. How is it
possible t hat a wom an so young can alr eady be a f am ous
ar t ist ?”

W hile Mar ía Est r ella dances, a t all g ypsy, wit h long gitano alto
dar k hair , plays t he g uit ar . He is ver y young t oo, but he
plays lik e a pr of essional g uit ar ist .
Mar ía Est r ella dances t hr ee t im es. W hen her t hir d
dance is over , and she sit s down t o r est , Juan Pedr o para descansar
t hink s, “ I m ust m eet her . I m ust k now her ; I want t o t ell conocerla
her what I f eel f or her . But how could I beg in? She will
not believe m e when I t ell her t hat I r eally love her . I no me creerá
cannot g o t o her hot el and visit her . I cannot invit e her t o
visit m e. I live in a sm all, m odest r oom . I would lik e t o
buy her som e beaut if ul j eweller y, but I have no m oney.
W ell, I can of f er her som e f lower s. ” ofrecerle
***
T her e is a lit t le f lower shop in t he nig ht club. Juan
Pedr o g oes in. He sees hundr eds of beaut if ul f lower s of entra
ever y colour .
“ W hat can I do f or you, sir ?» ask s a pr et t y young
wom an.
All t he f lower s ar e t er r ibly expensive. It seem s parece
im possible t hat f lower s can cost so m uch. costar

Juan Pedr o can buy only six r ed r oses. “ Ar e six r oses

enoug h?” he t hink s. He would lik e t o buy t welve, but t hat
is im possible. So he buys six r oses and r et ur ns t o his
t able.
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A t all blonde wom an is now sing ing a popular song . alta

T he t it le of t he song is: “ Under t he O r ang e T r ees of
Seville. ” I t is a ver y nice song and t he sing er has a ver y
sweet voice. But Juan Pedr o hear s not hing . He is t hink ing oye
of Mar ía Est r ella . . . t hat sweet , sad f ace, t hose beaut if ul
black eyes . . . her wonder f ul ar t . . .
He has a pencil, but he hasn’t g ot any paper or
envelope, so he wr it es on t he pr og r am m e, under her
sweet nam e: “ For t he wonder f ul dancer wit h beaut if ul, sad
eyes. ”
He calls t he wait er and g ives him t he f lower s and t he llama
pr og r am m e saying , “ Please g ive t hese f lower s t o Mar ía
Est r ella López. ”
He cannot g ive t he wait er a t ip, because he now has propina
no m or e m oney. So t he wait er g oes away t hink ing , “ He más
has g ot enoug h m oney t o buy f lower s f or a wom an who
r eceives hundr eds of f lower s ever y nig ht , but he doesn’t recibe
g ive a t ip t o a poor , honest wait er who wor k s all nig ht and
half t he day t oo, because he has t o k eep a wif e and six tiene que mantener
childr en t hat never st op eat ing . ”
Juan Pedr o leaves t he club. T he show is not over yet .
T her e ar e st ill m any num ber s on t he pr og r am m e, but t hey
don’t int er est him . He want s t o be alone. He only want s t o solo
t hink about t he beaut if ul dancer .
I t is alr eady ver y lat e, but he doesn’t want t o g o back tarde
hom e yet , so he g oes f or a long walk along t he a lo largo de
G uadalq uivir r iver .
“ I love her , ” he says. “ I love her so m uch. She is m y
f ir st and only love. But I k now t hat m y love is im possible,
because she is r ich and f am ous, and I am only a poor ,
t im id st udent . ”
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Learning a Foreign Language

T he wor d lang uag e com es f r om t he Lat in wor d “ ling ua” .

How many languages are spoken in the world today? hablados
Scholars say that they are about 6,800. eruditos
T her e ar e also t housands of dialect s. W hat is a dialectos
dialect ? A dialect is a f or m of a lang uag e t hat is used in a forma
par t of a count r y or by one g r oup of people. For exam ple, grupo
Sicilian is a dialect of I t alian.
T her e ar e som e lang uag es t hat ar e spok en only by a
f ew hundr ed or a f ew t housand people. But som e
lang uag es lik e Mandar in, Eng lish, Hindi, and Spanish ar e
spok en by m illions of people.
O ne ar ea of hig h ling uist ic diver sit y is Papua- New alta
G uinea, wher e t her e ar e about 832 lang uag es spok en by
a populat ion of ar ound 3. 9 m illion. cerca de
Mandar in is t he m ain lang uag e of China, and about 874 principal
m illion people speak it . About 366 m illion people speak
Hindi in I ndia. T her e ar e about 350 m illion Spanish-
speak ing people t hat live in Sout h Am er ica, in Spain and
in ot her par t s of t he wor ld.
Eng lish is a special lang uag e. I t is used by m or e t han más de
450 m illion people in alm ost ever y par t of t he wor ld. W e casi
could say t hat Eng lish is an int er nat ional lang uag e. Most la mayoría de
of t he people t hat speak Eng lish live in t he Unit ed St at es,
G r eat Br it ain, Aust r alia, Canada, I r eland, and Sout h Irlanda
Af r ica.
Eng lish is an of f icial lang uag e in 52 count r ies. About
one t hir d of t he people in t he wor ld under st and and speak
som e Eng lish. I t is t he m ost usef ul lang uag e t o lear n f or
int er nat ional t r avel.
Eng lish is a dom inant lang uag e in diplom acy and
elect r onic com m unicat ion.
About 90% ( n i n e t y p e r c e n t ) of all I nt er net t r af f ic is in
Eng lish.

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Learning a Foreign Language

Ar e t her e easy lang uag es and dif f icult lang uag es? Not
at all. W hen childr en lear n t heir own lang uag e, by
list ening and im it at ing t heir par ent s, and all t he people
ar ound t hem , t hey don’t f ind any dif f icult y. But when t hey
ar e in secondar y school and t hey t r y t o lear n a f or eig n
lang uag e, t hat is ver y dif f er ent f r om t heir m ot her t ong ue, lengua materna
t hey f ind lot s of dif f icult ies.
For exam ple, f or a Spanish pupil of t en or eleven t o alumno
lear n Chinese or Ar abic, is q uit e dif f icult , because t hese arabe / bastante
t wo lang uag es ar e com plet ely dif f er ent f r om t he Spanish
lang uag e. But if he want s t o lear n I t alian, Fr ench or
Eng lish, he will not f ind m any dif f icult ies, because I t alian,
Spanish, Fr ench and Eng lish, belong t o t he sam e pertenecen a
lang uag e f am ily: I ndo- Eur opean.
W hich is t he best ag e t o st ar t lear ning a f or eig n mejor
lang uag e? Scholar s say t hat childr en should st ar t deberían
lear ning f or eig n lang uag es in k inder g ar t en.
As Eng lish is a lang uag e spok en all over t he wor ld, ya que
nowadays t her e ar e t housands of book s, casset t es and hoy en día
videos t hat t each Eng lish. So if one want s t o lear n
Eng lish, it is not dif f icult .
T her e is, of cour se, som et hing im por t ant t hat we
m ust r em em ber : “ T her e ar e no r evolut ionar y or
m ir aculous m et hods f or lear ning a f or eig n lang uag e! ” W e metodos
can buy t he best book s, t he best st udy aids, and have t he material didáctico
best t eacher s, but if we don’t st udy, we will never lear n. no aprenderemos
jamás

There are some strange people who come to a teacher

and say, “In how many weeks can I learn to speak
English?” That is just nonsense, of course. A person
cannot learn English in a f ew weeks. He must study f or
many months ... f or a year ... or two years ... or three
years. But if he studies enough he can begin to say many
things in English af ter only f ive or six lessons. después de

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But a st udent m ust not wast e t im e wat ching T V or malgastar

playing silly videog am es on his com put er , and t hen say, “ I
haven’t enoug h t im e t o st udy. ”
W hen a st udent ’s vocabular y is big enoug h, he m ust
beg in t o have lit t le conver sat ions in Eng lish wit h his
t eacher . He m ust not say, “ O h, I can’t t alk . T hat is t oo eso
dif f icult . I m ak e so m any m ist ak es. ” I f he m ak es
m ist ak es, t he t eacher can cor r ect him . G ood t eacher s ar e
always pat ient .
All t hing s seem dif f icult when we beg in t o do t hem , parecen
but t hing s t hat seem dif f icult t oday can seem ver y easy
af t er a f ew days.
T he t eacher can ask t he st udent easy q uest ions
about his nam e, his par ent s, his br ot her s and sist er s, his
r elat ives, his st udies, his f avour it e spor t s or his f avour it e
sing er s. T he st udent m ust answer all t hese q uest ions,
using all t he wor ds t hat he can r em em ber . He m ust never
answer only “ Yes. ” or “ No. ” T hat is not conver sat ion!
Many people collect t hing s, f or eig n st am ps, f or
exam ple. Som e collect post car ds, wit h views of
int er est ing or beaut if ul places. I f t he st udent collect s
t hing s, he can t alk about his collect ion.
I f t he st udent is a wom an, and if f ashions int er est
her , she and t he t eacher can t alk about f ashions. Som e
people lik e t o t alk about t he t heat r e, or t he t elevision and
r adio pr og r am m es t hat int er est t hem .
Yes, t her e ar e dozens of t hing s t hat t he st udent can
say. O f cour se, t her e ar e som e days when a per son has
no ideas in his head. W e all k now t hat . So what can a es o
st udent t alk about on t hese days? W ell, he can t alk about
t he weat her . Eng lish people love to t alk about t he t i empo
weat her . T hey t alk about it ever y day. So if t he st udent
t alk s about it , his conver sat ion will be ver y Eng lish. s er á
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Robert And Millie

As I am sur e you all r em em ber , Rober t and Millie ar e a Como estoy

m ar r ied couple. She is m ar r ied t o him and he is m ar r ied seguro / pareja
t o her . I n ot her wor ds, t hey ar e husband and wif e. Do you
under st and? I am sur e you do.
Rober t is not a ver y nice m an. He is always im pat ient
or ang r y. He never speak s k indly t o his poor wif e.
At br eak f ast t im e he says t hat t her e isn’t enoug h sug ar
in his cof f ee, or t hat t he cof f ee isn’t st r ong enoug h. At
dinner t im e he says t hat t he st eak is t oug h, or t hat t her e dura
ar en’t enoug h pot at oes. W hen he says t hat , Millie always eso
g ives him all her pot at oes, but he never t hank s her . He
j ust eat s t hem , wit h an ang r y f ace. W hen t her e is f ish f or
dinner , he always says t hat he hat es f ish. But Millie is odia
always pat ient and sweet . She is never ang r y wit h him .

W hy has Rober t t his nast y char act er ? W hy is he always antipático

ang r y? W hy is he always ir r it able? - O ne of t he
r easons why he is always ir r it able is t hat he has g ot a razones
st om ach ulcer . And as you k now, ulcer s ar e ver y painf ul. úlcera
estómago (lit.)
dolorosas

But t he m ain r eason why he is in a nast y m ood all t he humor

t im e is t hat he doesn’t lik e his j ob. He t hink s t hat it is empleo
ver y bor ing , and t hat t he car f act or y is t oo f ar f r om his fábrica
house. So he has t o g et up at six ever y m or ning , dr ive f or tiene que / conducir
about an hour and f or eig ht or nine hour s a day he has t o
do som et hing t hat he doesn’t lik e.
Rober t is a ver y g ood m echanic, and he lik es t o r epair mecánico
car s. He is also ver y g ood at r epair ing ever y k ind of arreglar
elect r ic appliance, but he doesn’t lik e t o wor k in t he car electrodomesticos
f act or y. He would lik e t o open his own r epair shop, but f or ***
now he can’t . He needs som e capit al t o beg in. necesita
*** s u pr opi o t al l er de r epar aci ones
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(continuation) Robert And Millie

So, as you can under st and, when he ar r ives hom e he is como

ver y of t en in a nast y m ood. T hank G od, Millie is a sweet Dios
and nice per son.
W hy has Rober t g ot an ulcer ? He says t hat t he f ood at
t he car f act or y cant een is hor r ible. And at luncht im e he comedor
has t o eat t her e. - Millie says t hat t he r eason why he tiene que
has an ulcer , is t hat he dr ink s t oo m uch beer and wine
and he dr ink s a lot of whisk y, t oo. She also t hink s t hat
he has g ot headaches because he never st ops sm ok ing .
He even sm ok es in bed. I n f act , ever y nig ht he lik es t o incluso
r ead in bed f or an hour or t wo, and while he r eads, he mientras
sm ok es and dr ink s whisk y.
Rober t ’s doct or is always saying t o him t hat he m ust
eat less and dr ink ver y lit t le alcohol, because alcohol is menos
ver y bad f or his st om ach ulcer . - But Rober t never list ens
t o him .
Rober t ’s alar m clock wak es him up at six o’clock ever y
m or ning . But does he g et up when he hear s t he clock ?
O h, no! He only calls: “ Millie! Br ing m e m y cof f ee! ”
W hen he calls, Millie is alr eady in t he k it chen, because
she always g et s up at half past f ive t o pr epar e br eak f ast para preparar
f or Rober t . So she pat ient ly br ing s him his f ir st cup of
cof f ee in bed. But when she br ing s him t he cof f ee, he
t hen says t hat he want s m any ot her t hing s t oo: his
slipper s, t he m or ning newspaper , his cig ar et t es, his
m at ches . . . and he also says, “ W hy ar e you always so
slow? W hy don’t you hur r y up? Don’t you k now t hat I am lenta
in a hur r y?”
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(continuation) Robert and Millie

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I t is a beaut if ul Sunday m or ning . I t is t en o’clock . Millie
would lik e t o g o f or a walk in t he par k wit h Rober t . She
lik es t o walk in t he par k look ing at t he f lower s, at t he
t r ees, and she lik es t o hear t he bir ds sing ing . She f inds it pájaros
ver y r elaxing . But when she ask s Rober t if he want s t o relajante
g o, he only answer s, “ Rubbish! T he par k doesn’t int er est
m e, and you k now ver y well t hat I hat e bir ds. ” odio

So poor Millie t ak es a book and sit s down in her lit t le toma

f r ont g ar den and st ar t s r eading . A lit t le spar r ow is gorrión
hopping f r om one br anch t o anot her of an apple t r ee. saltando / rama
Millie look s at it and sm iles sweet ly. T hen she look s at
som e pr et t y pink r oses t hat ar e st ar t ing t o blossom and florecer
she t hink s; “ Lif e is not so bad, af t er all. ” después de todo

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The English Alphabet

a b c d e
ei bi: si: di: i:

f g h i j
ef dgi: eitS ai dgei

k l m n o
kei el em en ou

p q r s t
pi: kju: a: es ti:

u v w
ju: vi: dúblju

x y z
eks wai zed

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Cont est a a las siguient es pr egunt as:

1. How old is Juan Pedr o?

2. W hy is Juan Pedr o unhappy?
3. Have people wit h lit t le m oney a lot of f r iends, or f ew f r iends?
4. W her e is Juan Pedr o f r om ?
5. W her e is he st udying ?
6. How m any br ot her s and sist er s has he g ot ?
7. W hat is Juan Pedr o’s m ot her , a t eacher or a housewif e?
8. W her e does his f am ily live?
9. W hat do t hey g r ow in t heir k it chen g ar den?
10. W hy is t he k it chen g ar den im por t ant f or his f am ily?
11. How f ar is his t own f r om Seville?
12. O n week ends, why doesn’t he g o t o see his f am ily?
13. W hat does Juan Pedr o do inst ead of g oing t o t he cinem a or t o
discos?
14. W hy can’t he t alk about f oot ball?
15. W hat is his only past im e?
16. W hy is he lear ning I t alian?
17. W ho is Mar ía Est r ella López?
18. W her e is she g oing t o dance?
19. W hy can’t Juan Pedr o concent r at e?
20. W her e does he k eep his m oney?
21. W hat does he t hink about eat ing ?
22. W hat does he t hink about , inst ead of list ening t o his
t eacher s?
23. Af t er buying t he t ick et , he f eels a lit t le r elaxed. W hy?
24. Descr ibe t he nig ht club.
25. W hat does Juan Pedr o t ell t he wait er t o br ing him ?
26. Accor ding t o him , how old is Mar ía Est r ella?
27. W hat is t he g ypsy playing in t he nig ht club?
28. W hat does Juan Pedr o want t o t ell Mar ía Est r ella?
29. W hat would he lik e t o buy her ?
30. W hy does he buy only six f lower s?
31. W hy doesn’t he g ive t he wait er a t ip?
32. W hat does t he wait er t hink ?
33. W hat does Juan Pedr o do af t er leaving t he club?
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Cont est a a las siguient es pr egunt as:

1. W her e does t he wor d “ ling ua” com e f r om ?

2. How m any lang uag es ar e t her e in t he wor ld?
3. And how m any dialect s?
4. W hat is a dialect ?
5. W hat is Mandar in? I s it a f r uit ?
6. How m any Spanish- speak ing people ar e t her e in t he wor ld?
7. W r it e som et hing about t he Eng lish lang uag e.
8. How do childr en lear n t heir own lang uag e?
9. Do childr en f ind any dif f icult ies lear ning t heir own lang uag e?
10. T o which lang uag e f am ily do Eng lish and I t alian belong ?
11. W hich is t he best ag e t o lear n a f or eig n lang uag e?
12. How m any year s ar e needed t o lear n Eng lish well?
13. How do st udent s g ener ally wast e t heir t im e?
14. How do you wast e your t im e?
15. How m any hour s a day do you spend in f r ont of your
t elevision?
16. W hat do Eng lish people lik e t o t alk about ?
17. W hat do you lik e t o t alk about ?
***
1. W hen t her e is f ish f or dinner , what does Rober t say?
2. W hy has Rober t a nast y char act er ?
3. W hy is he always in a nast y m ood?
4. W hy has Rober t g ot an ulcer ?
5. W hy has he always g ot headaches?
6. For how long ( por cuant o t i empo) does Rober t lik e t o r ead in bed?
7. At what t im e does Rober t ’s alar m clock wak e him up in t he
m or ning ?
8. Does Millie g et up bef or e or af t er Rober t ?
9. W her e does Rober t lik e t o have his f ir st cup of cof f ee?
10. W hat does Millie br ing him besides ( además de) his cof f ee?
11. W hy does Rober t say t o Millie, “ Hur r y up! »?
12. W hy does Millie want t o g o t o t he par k ?
13. Does Rober t lik e bir ds?
14. W hat does Millie t hink about lif e?

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Vocabulary

to add tu Ad añadir
after all a:ftErØ:l después de todo
aid eid ayuda
almost Ø:lmEust casi
alone ElEun solo
along ElØN a lo largo de
Arabic ArEbik arabe
around Eraund alrededor de
as Az ya que
Australia ØstreiljE Australia
to believe tu bili:v creer
to belong tu bilØN pertenecer
best best mejor
bird bE:d pajaro
to blossom tu blØsEm florecer
bow l bEul cuenco
branch bra:ntS rama
to call tu kØ:l llamar
Canada kAnEdE Canadá
canteen kAnti:n comedor
carefully keEfuli atentamente
chance tSa:ns oportunidad
cherry tSeri cereza
to close tu klEuz cerrar
to communicate tu kEmju:nikeit comunicar
to cost tu kØst costar
couple kúpl pareja
to cultivate tu kúltiveit cultivar
dialect daiElekt dialecto
draw er drØ:E cajón
to dream tu dri:m soñar
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( cont i nuat i on) Vocabulary

to drive tu draiv conducir

electric appliance ilektrik EplaiEns electrodomestico
even ivEn incluso
everybody evribØdi todos
factory fAktEri fabrica
to feel tu fi:l sentir -se
fig fig higo
to find tu faind encontrar
Florence flØrEns Florencia
form fØ:m forma
fridge fridZ frigorifico
to go back tu gEu bAk volver
to go home tu gEu hEum ir a casa
to go in tu gEu in entrar
God gØd Dios
group gru:p grupo
to grow tu grEu crecer; cultivar
guitarist gita:rist guitarrista
gypsy dZipsi gitano
to hate tu heit odiar
to hop tu hØp saltar a la pata coja
housew ife hauswaif ama de casa
to inform tu infØ:m informar
Ireland aiElEnd Irlanda
jew ellery dZu:Elri joyas
job dZØb trabajo, empleo
to keep on tu ki:p Øn continuar
kilometre kilEumi:tE kilómetro/
kindergarten kindEga:tn kindergarten; jardín de
infancia
less les menos
like laik como
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main mein principal

mechanic mikAnik mecánico
method me†Ed metodo
mood mu:d humor
more mØE más
nasty nAsti antipático
now adays nauEdeiz hoy en día
to offer tu ØfE ofrecer
often Øfn a menudo
ow n Eun propio
pastime pa:staim pasatiempo
poetry pEuitri poesía
to polish tu pØliS limpiar (zapatos)
pow der paudE polvo
to prepare tu pripeE preparar
pupil pju:pl alumno
reason ri:zn razón
to receive tu risi:v recibir
to relax tu rilAks relajar -se
rent rent alquiler
to repair tu ripeE reparar; arreglar
to rest tu rest descansar
salary sAlEri salario
to save tu seiv ahorrar
scholar skØlE erudito (substantivo)
school supplies sku:l sEplaiz material escolar
to seem tu si:m parecer
I should ai Sud debería
sight sait vista
simple simpl simple
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sparrow spArEu gorrión

to spend tu spend pasar; gastar
stomach stúmEk estomago
to stretch tu stretS estirar -se
stretching stretSiN estiramiento
success sEkses éxito
sure SuE seguro
to take out tu teik aut sacar
tall tØ:l alto
tongue túN lengua
tough túf duro
tour tuE gira
trip trip excursión
to try tu trai intentar
ulcer úlsE úlcera
Venice venis Venecia
video vidiou video
w allet wØlit cartera

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