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UNIT 10 1

A Hot Sum m er Eveni ng

T he hot el loung e is a ver y n ice p lace. T her e ar e plent y muchas

of big comf or t able ar m - chair s t her e, and m any t ables wit h but acas
m ag azines a nd n e wspaper s on t hem . And usua ll y, t her e normalmente
is also air - cond it ion i ng .
I n t he af t er noon or in t he e vening , when peop le ar e
t ir ed, and want t o r est , m any of t hem sit in t he loung e des cans ar
and wat ch t ele vis ion , or t hey ha ve a lit t l e nap.
If t hey ar e t hir st y and want t o dr ink som et hing , t hey al go
can call t he wait er t o br ing t hem beer , or ang e j uice or l l amar
Coca- Col a. If t hey ar e hung r y, t he wait e r can br ing t hem
som et hing to eat : a sand wich, some cak es, some
biscuit s, som e f r uit .. . and t hey can dr ink cof f ee or t ea.
If t hey ar e bor ed, t hey can p la y car ds or wr it e let t er s t o abur r i dos
t heir f r iends, t o t heir r elat ives or t o t heir f am ilies.
***
T his af t er noon T om would l ik e t o st ay in t he loung e t o quedar s e
wat ch an int er est ing f oot ball m at ch: Rea l Madr id – Mi lan.
He k nows t hat Mar g ar et det est s f oot ball , so he sa ys t hat det es t a
he is t ir ed and wa nt s t o r est . He says t o her t hat in
sum m er , af t er lunch, Spanish peop le usuall y ha ve a des pués de
siest a in t he af t er noon, so he wo uld lik e t o have a siest a,
t oo.
But Mar g ar et k nows T om ver y w ell, a nd she
under st ands easil y t hat he want s t o wat ch T V. So she
sit s do wn a nd l ook s at t he t ele vis ion pr og r amm e. T om s onr í e
sm iles an d sa ys t o her , “ All r ig ht , dear , I adm it it , I wou ld l o admi t o
lik e t o wat ch t he f oot ball m at ch. But af t er t he m at ch we
can g o f or a nice wa lk or we can g o t o t he public g ar den. ”

*** (cont i núa)

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 UNIT 10 2

( cont i nuat i on) A Hot Sum m er Eveni ng

No w t hey ar e wa lk ing along t he str eet. T om ask s a

polic em an t he wa y t o t he public g ar den. T he policem an cami no
k nows a lit t le Eng lis h and he under st ands T om easil y. He
t ells h im t o t ak e t he f ir st st r eet on t he r ig ht , wa lk f or l e di ce
about t en m inut es a nd t hen t ur n lef t at t he second t r af f ic s emáf or o
lig ht s. T he park is at t he end of t he st r eet .
***
T he public g ar den is r eall y beaut if ul, and t he nig ht is
wonder f ul. I t is not t oo hot and it is not cold e it her , it is t ampoco
nicel y coo l. f r es co
T hey walk f or about an hour , look ing at t he t r ees, t he
f lower s and t he gr ass. T hen Mar g ar et says t hat she is
t ir ed and wa nt s t o r est . T om sees a comf or t able bench
and says t hat t hey c an sit down and r est .
T he m oon is shining over t hem. So big ! So beaut if ul! br i l l ando
And t her e ar e so m any st ar s in t he sk y! T housands …
m ill ions … bil li ons … W ho can count t hem all? cont ar l as
Mar g ar et look s at the m oon. She look s at t he st ar s.
She look s at t he t r ees and t he f lower s.
“ Beaut if ul! ” she says. “ So beaut if ul! ”
“ Sweet ! ” says T om . “ So s weet and pr e t t y! ” But he is
look ing at Mar g ar et . His eye s see onl y Mar g ar et . ven
He em br aces her and k isses her pr et t y blonde ha ir .
“ O h, st op!” says Ma r g ar et . “ Please st op! I want t o look
at t he m oon and t he beaut if ul st ar s.”
“ Yes! ” says T om . “You want t o look at t he m oon, t he
st ar s, t he f lo wer s, t he t r ees, t he bench es! - But you ar e
m y f iancée! You ar e eng ag ed t o m e! Not t o t he m oon! ”
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( cont i nuat i on) A Hot Sum m er Eveni ng

Mar g ar et g et s angry and s a ys t hat he is unr om ant ic, s e enf ada

im possib le a nd s il l y. She sa ys m an y a ng r y and unk ind
t hing s. She is a sweet per son, but ther e ar e m om ent s
when she is n ot ver y s weet , and t his is one of t hose
m om ent s.
He also s a ys m any ang r y t hing s. But his voic e is not
ang r y. I t is only sad. t r i s te
Af t er a f ew m inut es Mar g ar et under st ands t hat she is compr ende
wr ong .
“ My poor dear ! ” she says. “ My po or T om ! I under st and
you. You lo ve m e s o m uch! You want t o em br ace m e and
k iss m e, and I only look at t he st ar s! You ar e r ig ht . I am
ver y unk ind. Please f or g ive m e! ” per doname
She k isses him . He k isses her .
She em br aces him . He em br aces her .
I t is a sweet and r om ant ic m om ent.

(cont i núa)

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 UNIT 10 4

Som e G ood M usi c

I t is a hot af t er noon. T om and Mar g ar et ar e walk ing in

t he st r eet s of Bar celona. T hey ar e t ir ed, hung r y and
t hir st y. T he cit y is so big and t her e ar e so m any
int er est ing places a nd t hing s t o visit . T hey visit t hem all.
T hey lik e t o walk , so t hey g o t o ever y pla ce on f oot . cada
No w t he y s ee a caf é, and T om says t hat it is t im e f or a
nice r est and a g ood cup of cof f ee. des cans o
Mar g ar et want s t o sit out side t he caf é. She l ik es t o
wat ch all t he peop le wa lk ing in t he str eet . obs er var
T om calls t he wait e r and t ells h im t o br ing t hem som e t r aer l es
cof f ee and som e cak es, but Mar g aret says t hat she
pr ef er s t ea. T ea wi t h m ilk and sug ar. Hot t ea and cold
m ilk . (T hat is t he Eng lish st yle. )
T he wa it er br ing s cof f ee f or T om , t ea f or Mar g ar et and
som e delici ous cak es.
T hen T om sees a j uk ebox i nside t he caf é and g oes l uego
insid e. He r eads t he t it les of t he r ecor ds. T hese ar e some
of t he t it les:
Your Eyes ar e t he C olour of t he Sea.
Com e t o t he Beach wit h Me.
Sad Br o wn E yes.
I am Alwa ys in Lo ve . enamor ado
T he Rom ant ic Mosq uit o.

T hen he com es t o Mar g ar et and says, “ Man y of t he

song s ar e ver y nice. ”
“ Your t ast e in m usic is hor r ible, ” sa ys Mar g ar et .

(cont i núa)

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 UNIT 10 5

( cont i nuat i on) Som e G ood M usi c

T her e ar e m any car s in t he st r eet . So m any car s! T hey

m ak e a lot of noise and it is im po ssible t o h a ve a r ui do
pleasant con ver sat i on. So t hey g o ins id e t he caf é and sit
at a lit t le t able in a cor ner . r i ncón
Mar g ar et ask s t he wait er if t hey ha ve som e r ecor ds of pr egunt a
g ood m usic: Chopin - Mo zar t - Beet hove n … But t he
wait er says t hat t her e ar en’t any r ecor ds of classical
m usic in j uk eboxes. ( T he wait er can speak Eng lish. )
T he cak es ar e delici ous. Mar g ar et wou ld lik e t o eat si x,
but T om says, “ Re m em ber , dear ! T oo m any c ak es ar e
bad f or your pr et t y f ig ur e!” l i nea
“ O h, yes! ” says Mar g ar et. “I am a sill y g ir l! ” She has a
beaut if ul f ig ur e and she wa nt s t o k eep it . mant ener l a
“ I t ’s ver y sad, ” she says. “ A ll t he t h in g s t hat I lik e t o
eat m ak e m e f at : cak es, f or exam ple, s ug ar , chocolat es, me engor dan
car am els, j am, f r ied pot at oes …” mer mel ada
***
W hen Mar g ar et f inishes eat ing t he cak es, T om t ells t he
wait er t o br ing him the bil l.
T hey g o out of t he caf é.
I n t he st r eet t hey see t hat t he st ar s are shining . I t is
alr ead y e veni ng . It is t im e f or dinner , but t hey ar e not
hung r y. So t hey g o t o t he cinem a. T hey see a beaut if ul,
r om ant ic f ilm . T he t it le of t he f ilm is “ El Ang el del Am or ”
( T he Ang el of Love) . T he f ilm is in Spa nish, so t he y can
under st and ver y li t t le. But t he y f ind it int er est ing , l o encuent r an
because t hey can l e ar n som e new Span i sh wor ds. pal abr as

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 UNIT 10 6

“Tom or r ow W e G o t o a Museum . ”

T om t hink s t hat shopping is ver y bor i ng , a wast e of des pi l f arr o

t im e, and of cour se, a wast e of m oney. But Mar g ar et has
dif f er ent ideas. Sh e f inds shopp ing e xc it ing , and she encuent r a
says t hat she would lik e t o g o shopping ever y m or ning .
T his is one of her t ypical shop ping days. t í pi co
T oday she want s t o bu y a lipst ick , som e soap, som e
t oot h- past e, som e paper and en ve lop es, som e st am ps,
doze ns of post car ds wit h vi e ws of Spain, a m ant illa, a vi s t as
pair of whit e shoes and m any ot her t hing s. ot r as
I t is nin e o ’clock in t he m or ning , t he weat her is f ine, s on l as 9
t hey ar e walk ing al ong an eleg ant st reet in Bar ce lona,
look ing at t he shop- windo ws. S he see s som e f lam enco es capar at es
dolls in a shop- wind o w and sa ys t o T om , “ Look at t hose
beaut if ul dolls! T hey ar e nice sou ven ir s of Spain. And
t hey ar e che ap, t oo. I wou ld lik e t o bu y som e. I can buy bar at os
m any of t hem . I can g ive f lam enco dol ls t o al l m y f r iends
in Eng lan d and I ca n sa y t o t hem , ‘T his is a sou ven ir of
m y visit t o Spain. ’ ”
T hen she sees a pair of beaut if ul whit e shoes and un par
says, “ I want t o buy t hose shoes, t oo. ”
“ But you ha ve t wo dozen pa ir s of shoes alr ead y! ” says
T om.
“ Yes, I k now, ” she ans wer s “ but I ’m alr ead y t ir ed of lo sé
t hem ! ”
She is n o w look ing at a shop t hat sel ls post car ds wit h vende
colour ed vie ws of Spain: vie ws of churches, cat hedr als,
st at ues, m onum ents, beaut if ul par k s, int er est ing old
st r eet s …
She bu ys a lar g e am ount of car ds. Som e of t he car ds gr an cant i dad
ar e f or her f am ily a nd her f r iends, but m any of t hem ar e
f or her collect ion. She has a lar g e collect ion of gr ande
post car ds, wit h vie w s of int er est ing places.
(cont i núa)
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 UNIT 10 7

( cont i nuat i on) “Tom or r ow W e G o t o a M useum . ”

She bu ys paper , envelopes and a ba llpo i nt pen.

T hen t hey g o t o t he post of f ice and buy st am ps.
I n t he post of f ice t her e is a big t able. Five or si x
t our ist s ar e sit t ing at t his t able. T hey ar e al l wr it ing
post car ds t o t heir f r iends.
Mar g ar et sit s at t he t able t oo.
“W hy ar e you sit t in g t her e, Mar g ar et ?” ask s T om. “ It ’s pr egunt a
alr ead y t im e f or lunch and I am ver y hun g r y. ” ya
“ Because I want t o send t hese car ds, ” answer s cont es t a
Mar g ar et , and she put s about t went y c ar ds on t he t able.
T hen she beg ins t o wr it e on t he car ds wit h her nice ne w empi ez a a
pen.
She wr it es nam es, addr esses and s we et wor ds on al l
t he car ds.
She wr it es car ds t o her f at her, her m other , her sist er
Linda, her br ot her W illiam . She wr it es car ds t o t wo or
t hr ee cousins and t o m any of her f r iends.
Mar g ar et al wa ys wr it es slo wl y and she wr it es s lo wl y l ent ament e
no w. T hen she put s st am ps on all t he car ds. t odas
T om st ands look ing at her . He is t ir ed, ver y t ir ed. And
hung r y, so hung r y!
“ Com e on, dear ! ” he says. “ I t is t im e f or lunch. ”
“ I ’m ver y sor r y, de ar , ” she sa ys, “ but f ir st I want t o ant es
wr it e t wo or t hr ee let t er s.”
“ O h no! ” says poor T om. “ Not let t er s t oo! ”
Mar g ar et doesn’t answer . She j ust cont inues wr it ing . no cont es t a
“ T om or r ow we g o t o a m useum , ” says T om .
“ T her e ar e m om ents when I can’t under st and you,
dear , ” says Mar g ar et . “ You ar e always sa yi ng t hat
m useum s ar e bor ing. ”
“ And I say it ag ain, f or m e m useum s ar e ver y bor ing …
but I pr ef er m useums t o post of f ices. ”

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UNIT 10 8

Tr aducci ón de M UCH O

a lot - a lot of en f r as es posi t i vas

I lik e it a lot . = M e gus t a m ucho.

Lola has g ot a lot of m oney. = Lol a t i ene m ucho diner o.

(I like it much. - L o l a h a s g o t m u c h m o n e y. !Er r or ! )

much en f r as es negat i vas y i nt er r ogat i vas

Mar k doesn’t t alk much. M ar k no habl a mucho.

Does he st udy m uch ? ¿Es t udi a mucho?

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Tr aducci ón de M UCH OS

many

Se puede us ar en f ras es pos i ti vas , negativas e i nt er r ogat i vas .

Mar g ar et buys m any post car ds f or her collect ion.

Rober t hasn’t g ot many f r iends.
Has Mi ll ie g ot m any f r iends?

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Not a

En frases positivas, en lugar de “many” se prefiere usar “a lot of” o “lots of”.

T om has g ot a lot of f r iends.

Mar g ar et r eads lot s of book s about ar t .

“A l ot of ” y “l ot s of ” s e us an más en el ingl és habl ado.

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UNIT 10 9

ver y much = muchí s i mo ( l i t . m u y m u c h o )

En i ngl és cuando “ver y much” es t á us ado con un ver bo t r ansi t i vo, s e

pone des pués del obj et o.

En es pañol podemos deci r : M e gus t a el hel ado m uchí s im o.

o
M e gus t a m uchí s im o el hel ado.
En i ngl és s e debe decir : I lik e ice cr eam ver y m uch.

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ver y w ell = muy bi en

En es pañol podemos deci r : Al f ons o habl a el i ngl és m uy bi en.

o
Al f ons o habl a m uy bien el i ngl és .

En i ngl és s e debe decir : Alf onso speak s Eng lish ver y we ll.

Alfonso speaks ver y well English. E r r or !

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ARTÍCULO INDETERMINADO

a – an = un, una

El ar t í cul o i ndet er mi nado i ngl és es a o an.

a Se us a del ant e de una cons onant e.

• a boy = un muchacho
a g ir l = una muchacha

an Se us a del ant e de una vocal .

• an apple = una manz ana

an or ang e = una nar anj a

Exce pcion es Mi r a l a pági na si gui ent e.

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UNIT 10 10

a Se us a t ambi én del ant e de l as pal abr as que aunque empi ez en por

vocal , t i enen el s onido: j u o wa.

a univer s it y st udent = un es t udi ant e uni ver s i t ari o

a Eur opean count r y = un paí s eur opeo

a one- wa y st r eet = una cal l e a un s ol o s ent i do

universit y j u: ni v ¨: s i t i
European j ue r Ep i : En
one-wa y wa nwei

an Se us a t ambi én del ant e de l as pal abr as que empi ez an por “h”

m uda:

hour – honour – honest – heir y s us der i vados

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pronunciation exercises

h La “h” s e pr onunci a s i empr e as pi r ada.

happy hApi her hE: ( hE) hot hØt

hat hAt here hi E house haus
have hAv his hi z how hau
head hed holiday hØl i dei hundred húndr Ed

La “h” es muda en l as pal abr as :

hour auE hor a

honest oni st hones t o
honour onE honor
heir eE her eder o

hourly auEli cada hor a

honesty oni st i hones t i dad
honourable onEr Ebl honor abl e, honr os o
heiress eEri s er eder a

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UNIT 10 11

th Se pr onunci a de dos modos :

1. T Una “d” con l a l engua ent r e l os dient es . *s oni do s or do*

the TE / Ti this Ti s t hei r TeE

them Tem / TEm these Ti : z t he y Tei
then Ten that TAt
there TeE those TouzE

2. † Se obt i ene s opl ando con l a l engua ent re l os di ent es .

thank † Ank throw † r ou three †ri:

thing †iN theatre † i Et E
think † i Nk thirst y † ¨: s t i *s oni do s onor o*

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pronunciation exercises

s La “ s ” al f i nal de pal abr a s e pr onunci a de dos modos :

1. Se pr onunci a “ s” cuando l a pal abr a t er mina en k p f t o s us

s oni dos .
books buks looks l uks
stops s t Øps cups kúps
roof s r u: f s = t ej ados laughs l a: f s = ríe
cats kAt s hats hAt s et c.

2. En l os ot r os cas os s e pr onunci a “ z ”.

boys bØi z says s ez

girls g¨: l z does dúz
names nei m z lives l i vz
apples Apl z loves l úvz
cars ka: z goes gouz et c.

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 UNIT 10 12

Palabras q ue a men udo se conf unden:

tree tri: = ár bol

three †ri: = t r es
f ree fri: = l i br e

wa lk wØ: k = pas eo
wo rk w¨: k = t r abaj o

steak s t ei k = f i l ete
stick stik = bas t ón

Las sigui entes pal abras tien en l a mis ma pronun cia ción.

I = yo e ye = oj o ai
t her e = al l í t hei r = s u, s us TeE
her e = aquí ( t o) hear = oí r hi E
t oo = t ambi én tw o = dos t u:
hour = hor a our = nues t r o auE
no = no ( t o) know = conocer nEu
( t o) w r i t e = es cr i bi r r i ght = der echa r ai t
dear = quer i do deer = ci er vo di E
f l ow er = f l or f l our = har i na f l auE
hai r = pel o har e = l i ebr e heE
sea = mar ( t o) see = ver si:
sun = s ol son = hi j o s ún

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UNIT 10 13

Tr ansl at i on
1. Tr aduce or alm ent e.
2. Copi a t oda l a pági na.

1. Can yo u speak Spanish?

2. Yes, I can. Spanish is m y lang uag e.
3. Can yo u speak Russian?
4. No, I can’t . Russian is a ver y dif f icult lan g uag e.
5. T om can play t enn is , but he can’t play t he piano.
6. W hat can I do f or you?
7. W her e is t he t r ain stat ion, please?

8. I n t he m or ning I g o to school.
9. I n t he af t er noon I wat ch T V.
10. I n t he evening I st udy, but not m uch.
11. W hen I f inish m y hom ewor k I am alwa ys ver y t ir ed.
12. W hen I am t ir ed I lik e t o r est.

13. Rober t dr ink s so m uch wine!

14. He says so m an y r ude t hing s t o Mil lie.

15. T he wif e is a nice per son. T he husband is a nice per son,

t oo. T hey ar e t wo ni ce people.

16. Mam a, can I g o out and pla y wit h m y f r iends?

17. Not no w dear . Fir st do yo ur hom e wor k , and t hen you can g o
out and pla y wit h yo ur f r iends.
18. Mr G olden has a bi g house at t he seaside, t hr ee expensi ve
car s and a lar g e boat . He has plent y of m oney.

19. T om says t hat Dem i Moor e is beaut if ul.

20. I t hink t hat he is r ight .
21. Mar g ar et t hink s t hat Mar y is ug l y.
22. I t hink t hat she is wr ong . Mar g ar et lik es to exag g er at e.
23. - I f eel t ir ed. W hat can I do?
24. - If you ar e t ir ed, you can sit down and r est .
25. If you ar e ver y t ir ed, you can l ie on t he bed and sleep.

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UNIT 10 14

Tr ansl at i on
1. Es cr i be l a t r aducci ón del es pañol al i ngl és .
2. Cor r i ge l os er r or es . En l a pági na pr ecedent e es t á l a cl ave.
3. Tr aduce or alm ent e del es pañol al i ngl és .
1. ¿Sabes hab lar espa ñol?
2. S í, yo sé. ( El) españ ol es m i leng ua.
3. ¿Sabes hab lar r uso?
4. No, no sé. ( El) r uso es una leng ua m uy dif íc il.
5. T om sabe j ug ar ( al) t enis, per o él no sabe t ocar el piano.
6. ¿Q ué puedo hacer por ust ed?
7. ¿Dónde est á la est a ción de t r enes, por f avor ?

8. Por la m añana ( l i t . e n l a m a ñ a n a ) vo y a la escuela.

9. Por la t ar de ( t em pr ano) ( l i t . e n l a t a r d e ) m ir o la t elevisi ón.
10. Por la t ar de est udio, per o no m ucho.
11. Cuando t er m ino m is deber es est oy siem p r e m uy cansado.
12. Cuando est o y cansa do m e g ust a descansar .

13. ¡R ob er t bebe t ant o vino!

14. Él dice t ant as cosas gr oser as a Mi ll ie.

15. La m uj er es una sim pát ica per sona. El m ar ido es un a

sim pát ica per son a t am bién. E llos son dos sim pát ic as
per sonas.

16. ¿ Mam á, puedo salir a j ug ar con m is am ig os?

17. No ahor a, q uer ido. Ant es ha z t us debe r es, y lueg o puede s
salir y j ug ar con t us am ig os.
18. El se ñor G olde n t ie ne una casa g r ande al m ar , t r es cost osos
aut om óvi les y una b ar ca gr ande. Él t iene m ucho diner o.

19. T om dice q ue Dem i Moor e es g uapa.

20. Yo pienso q ue él t ie ne r azón.
21. Mar g ar et piensa q ue Mar y es f ea.
22. Yo piens o q ue ell a no t iene r a zón. A Mar g ar et le g usta
exag er ar .
23. - Me encuent r o can sado. ¿Q ué puedo hacer ?
24. - Si est ás cansado, puedes sent ar t e y descansar .
25. Si est ás m u y can sado, puedes t end er t e sobr e la cam a y
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26. Jane g oes t o school by bus, because he r school is f ar awa y.

27. Jack g oes t o school on f oot, because his school is near .

28. Mr G olden has g ot thr ee r adios, t wo vid eos and t wo p ianos.

29. Mr G ol den o wns a n isla nd. O n t his i sland t her e ar e t wo
vo lcanos, hundr eds of buf f alos, and m illi ons of m osq uit oes.

30. Som e people sle ep by da y and wor k by nig ht .

31. T o t r avel b y aer op l ane is ver y e xpensi ve; t o g o by t a xi is
expe nsi ve; t o g o by bus is cheap; t o g o on f oot is f r ee.

32. W hat woul d yo u lik e t o dr ink ?

33. I woul d lik e som e cold wat er , please.
34. And what woul d yo u lik e t o eat ?
35. I woul d lik e a st eak wit h f r ied pot at oes and a salad.
36. W ould you lik e som e cak es, t oo?
37. No, t hank you. I eat ver y f ew s weet s.

38. - W ait er , br ing us som e cof f ee, som e tea, and t wo pack ets
of Am er ican cig ar et tes.
39. - I ’m sorr y, sir . W e haven ’t g ot any cig aret t es here.

40. Mar g ar et says t hat a dozen pa ir s of shoes ar en’t enoug h f or

her .
41. T om and Mar g ar et ar e sit t ing on t he g r ass. T he m oon is
shini ng over t hem .

42. - How ar e you?

43. - I ’m ver y wel l. But m y br ot her is ill.
44. - And what about yo ur f at her ?
45. - He is all r ig ht .

46. - G ive m e som e m oney, pleas e.

47. - W hat ? Mone y? Ag ain?
48. T oday - yest er day - t he day bef or e yest er da y.
49. See yo u t om or r ow.
50. T om is t ir ed of m useum s and shopping .

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26. Jane va a la escue la en aut obús, porq ue su escuela est á lej os.
27. Jack va a la escuela andando, por q ue su escuela est á cer ca.
28. ( El) señor G olden t iene t r es r adios, dos videos y dos pianos.
29. ( El) señor G ol den posee una is la. E n est a is la ha y dos volcan es,
cent enar es de buf alos, y m illo nes de m osq uit os.

30. Alg unas per sonas duer m en de día y t r abaj an de noche.

31. Viaj ar en a vión es m uy cost oso; ir en t axi es cost oso; ir e n aut obús es
bar at o; ir andando es gr at is.

32. ¿Q ué t e g ust ar ía be ber ?

33. Q uer r ía un poco de ag ua f r ía, por f avor .
34. ¿Y q ué t e g ust ar ía c om er ?
35. Q uer r ía un f ilet e con pat at as f r it as y una ensalada.
36. ¿Q uer r ías unos past eles, t am bién?
37. No, g r acias. Yo como m uy pocos dulces .

38. - Cam ar er o, t r aig anos un poco de caf é, un p oco d e t é, y do s paq uet es

de cig ar r illos am er ic anos.
39. - Lo sient o, señor . No t enem os cig arr illo s aq uí.

40. Mar g ar et dice q ue una docena de par es de za pat os no son bast ant es
par a ella.
41. T om y Mar g ar et están sent ados sobr e la yer ba. La luna est á br illan do
encim a de ellos.

42. - ¿Cóm o est ás?

43. - Yo est oy m uy bien . Per o m i herm ano est á enf er m o.
44. - ¿Y q ué m e dices de t u padr e?
45. - Él est á bien.

46. - Dam e un poco de diner o, por f avor .

47. - ¿Q ué? ¿Diner o? ¿O t r a vez?
48. Ho y - ayer - ant eayer .
49. Hast a m añana.
50. T om est á cansado de m useos y de “ shopping ” .

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51. Ever y m or ning I lik e t o g o f or a long walk .

52. I lik e t o walk q uick ly, but m y g ir lf r iend li k es t o walk slo wl y.

53. - How m uch ar e t hese shoes, please?

54. - T hey ar e not expe nsi ve; t hey ar e ver y cheap.

55. Som e peop le ha ve g ot lot s of cousins, b ut T om has g ot only

one, his cousin Mar y.
56. - How m an y cousins have you g ot ?

57. T om can swim ver y wel l. He is a g ood swim m er .

58. I wr it e, but I am not a wr it er .
59. He sing s, but he is not a sing er .

60. - I ’m hung r y. I s it alr eady luncht im e?

61. T her e ar e t housands of int er est ing t hing s in m useum s.
62. I am hung r y, not ang r y.
63. T her e is dif f er ence bet we en “ soup” and “ soap” .
64. T her e is also dif f er ence bet we en “ wait er ” and “ wat er ” .
65. T her e is a big dif f erence bet ween “ wait e r ” and “ weat her ” .
66. People lik e t o eat a “ st eak” , not a “ st ick ”.
67. T he plur al of “ cit y” is “ cit ies” .
68. T he plur al of “f am ily” is “f am ilies” .
69. T he t hir d per son of “t o t r y” is “ tr ies” .
70. T he t hir d per son of “t o cr y” is “ cr ies” .
71. T he t hir d per son of “t o f r y” is “f r ies” .
72. T he t hir d per son of “t o g o” is “g oes” .
73. You can ha ve m any r elat i ves, but onl y t w o par ent s.
74. A hundr ed. T wo t housand. T hr ee m ill ion . Four billi on.
75. Hundr eds. T housands. Mi ll ions. Bi ll ions.

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51. Cada m añana m e g ust a ir por un larg o paseo.

52. Me g ust a cam inar r apidam ent e, per o a m i chica le g usta
cam inar lent am ent e.

53. - ¿Cuánt o cuest an est os zapat os, por f avor ?

54. - No son car os, son m uy bar at os.

55. Alg unas per sonas t ienen m uchos pr im os, per o T om t iene
solam ent e una, su pr im a Mar y.
56. - ¿Cuánt os pr im os t ienes t ú?

57. T om sabe nadar m uy bie n. Él es un bue n nadador .

58. Yo escr ibo, per o no soy un escr it or .
59. Él cant a, per o no es un cant ant e.

60. - T eng o ham br e ( l i t . e s t o y h a m b r i e n t o ) . ¿Es ya hor a del

alm uer zo ?
61. Ha y m illar es de cos as int er esant es en ( los) m useos.
62. Est oy ham br ient o, n o enf adado.
63. Ha y dif er encia ent r e “ sopa” y “ j abón” .
64. Ha y t am bién dif er encia ent r e “ cam ar er o” y “ ag ua” .
65. Ha y m ucha dif er encia ent r e “ cam ar er o” y “ t iem po” .
66. A las per sonas les g ust a com er un “f ilet e” no “ un bast ón” .
67. El plur a l de “ ciudad” es “ ciudades” .
68. El plur a l de “ f am ilia” es “f am ilias” .
69. La t er cer a per sona de “ buscar ” es “ busca” .
70. La t er cer a per sona de “ llor ar ” es “ llor a” .
71. La t er cer a per sona de “f r eír ” es “f r íe” .
72. La t er cer a per sona de “ ir ” es “ va” .
73. T ú puedes t ener m uchos par ient es, per o solo dos padr es.
74. Cien. Dos m il. T r es m illon es. Cuat r o bill ones.
75. Cent enar es. Mi llar e s. Mi ll ones. Bi llon es .

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