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UNIT 19 1

Dr essi ng f or t he Theat r e

Tom - Shall we g o f or a walk t his evening ?

M arg. - You can g o if you lik e, dear .
Tom - But won’t you com e wit h m e?
M arg. - No, I won’t g o wit h you t his evening , dear . I m ust wr it e
t o m y m ot her .
Tom - Ver y well. I ’ll com e back soon.
M arg. - T ak e your r aincoat wit h you!
Tom - O h no! T hat won’t be necessar y.
M arg. - Yes, it will. T her e wer e clouds in t he sk y. I ’m sur e t hat
it will r ain soon.
Tom - No, it won’t . I t ’s a ver y f ine evening . Com e on! Let ’s g o
out .
M arg. - All r ig ht . But you m ust wait unt il I f inish wr it ing t he
let t er .

( An hour lat er )

M arg. - T om , I ’m r eady now. But wait a m om ent . W hy don’t we

g o t o t he t heat r e inst ead?
Tom - A g ood idea!
M arg. - But t hen I m ust chang e m y dr ess.
Tom - All r ig ht .
M arg. - W hich dr ess shall I put on? T he g r een one or t he blue
one?
Tom - I t doesn’t m at t er . But dr ess q uick ly! I t ’s r at her lat e.
M arg. - I ’ll be r eady in t en m inut es.

( 25 m inut es lat er )

M arg. - I ’ll need a shawl. But which shall I t ak e? T he whit e

one?
Tom - I t doesn’t m at t er , Mar g ar et . T ak e any shawl, but please
be q uick ! I f we ar r ive lat e, we won’t f ind any g ood
seat s, and you’ll m ak e a f uss.

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UNIT 19 2

(continuation) Dr essi ng f or t he Theat r e

M arg. - Ha ha ha!
Tom - W om en will never lear n t o dr ess q uick ly.

( 15 m inut es lat er )

M arg. - I ’m r eady. Shall we g o? O h! But I need a f an!

Tom - Mar g ar et ! All t he t ick et s will be sold if you ar en’t q uick !
Com e on! You won’t need a f an.
M arg. - Yes, I will. And - is t her e t im e f or an ice bef or e leaving
t he hot el? I want a st r awber r y ice.
Tom - T her e will be ices at t he bar in t he t heat r e.
M arg. - But per haps t hey won’t have st r awber r y ices.
Tom - And will t hat m at t er ver y m uch?
M arg. - Yes, it will.
Tom - I see. W ell, I ’m ver y sor r y, but we won’t have t im e f or
an ice bef or e we g o. So you m ust decide q uick ly: Shall
we g o t o t he t heat r e or not ? You can have an ice af t er
t he t heat r e.
M arg. - All r ig ht , dear . Com e on, t hen! - O h! - But - wait a
m om ent !
Tom - W hy? W her e ar e you g oing ? W hat do you want ?
M arg. - My f an, dear . I t ’s in m y r oom .
Tom - W ell, I hope t hat we’ll ar r ive in t im e t o see t he last act !

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UNIT 19 3

1. shall

En l a l ecci ón pr ecedent e hemos di cho que “s hal l ” s e us aba par a f or mar

el f ut ur o con “I ” y “we”.
En el i ngl és moder no s e us a “wi l l ” par a t odas l as per s onas .

• Mar g ar et says, “ we will have a nice big house. ”

W e will need f our bedr oom s.
W e will need t wo dom est ics.

T om says t o Mar g ar et , “ I will buy you a pair of r ubber g loves. ”

Mar g ar et says to him , “I will buy you a nice book about
g ar dening . ”

2. shall

En f r as es i nt er r ogat i vas , “s hal l ” s e us a par a hacer of er t as , o

s uger enci as , par a pedi r cons ej os o par ecer es .

Suger enci as

• Shall we g o f or a walk t his evening ?

¿Vamos por un paseo esta tarde? / ¿Damos un paseo esta tarde?

Shall we g o t o t he t heat r e?
¿Vamos al teatro?

Par a pedi r cons ej os

• W hich dr ess shall I put on?

¿Qué vestido me pongo?

W her e shall we g o t his evening ?

¿Adónde vamos esta tarde?

Par a hacer of er t as

• Shall I open t he window? I t is hot in her e.

¿Abro la ventana? Hace calor aquí dentro.

Shall I help you?

¿Te ayudo?

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UNIT 19 4

1. back = es pal da

I f your chair is uncom f or t able put a cushion behind your back.

2. back = par t e pos t er i or ; det r ás

I n t he back of Abel’s house t her e is a big cher r y t r ee.

3. back = at r ás
t o com e back = ( l i t . v e n i r a t r á s ) vol ver
t o g o back = ( l i t . i r a t r á s ) vol ver

Abel

I n t he back of m y house t her e is a big cher r y t r ee.

W hen I com e back hom e f r om school and lunch is not
r eady, I lik e t o sit under it . I t ak e m y f avour it e deck chair . I
put one cushion behind m y back , anot her cushion under m y
head and I r ead m y f at her ’s newspaper .
W hen lunch is r eady, I g o back int o t he house and put t he
newspaper back on m y f at her ’s desk .
My f at her is always saying t o m e, “ Abel, you can t ak e m y
newspaper s and m ag azines whenever you want , but when you
f inish look ing at t hem don’t f or g et t o put t hem back .
===
cherry t ree = cer ez o
deck chai r = t umbona
w henever = cuando qui er as

Not a

Cuando “back” s e pone des pués de al gunos ver bos , s i gni f i ca, “en el
s i t i o donde es t aba ant es ; en l a condi ci ón de ant es ”.

t o put back = poner en el s i t i o donde es t aba ant es

t o br ing back = devol ver
t o g ive back = devol ver
t o pay m oney back = devol ver di ner o

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UNIT 19 5

soon = pr ont o

I ’ll com e back soon. = ( l i t . V o l v e r é p r o n t o . ) Vuel vo pr ont o.

• Mar g ar et says, “ I ’m sur e t hat it will r ain soon. ”

Ver y soon T om and Mar g ar et will m ar r y.

early = t empr ano

G eor g e always g et s up ver y ear l y. ( opues t o de: l at e)

• Abel says t hat Debr a is a st r ang e g ir l because she lik es t o g et

up ear ly.
W hen Abel’s f at her has an appoint m ent , he g ener ally ar r ives a
lit t le ear ly. He never ar r ives lat e.
< < < < < < §> > > > > >
1. to take = t omar , coger

Take anot her chocolat e!

T om and Mar g ar et ar e sit t ing at a t able in t he hot el dining

r oom . Mar g ar et t ak es a cak e and beg ins t o eat it . She says
t o T om , “ t ak e one of t hese cak es, dear . T hey ar e r eally
delicious. ” “ No, t hank you, dear , ” says T om . “ I pr ef er t o t ak e
anot her g lass of wine. ”

2. to take = l l evar - s e

Ever y evening Abel t akes his dog f or a walk .

• - T ak e your r aincoat wit h you. I t will r ain soon.

W hen Mar g ar et t r avels, she lik es t o t ak e a lot of lug g ag e wit h
her .

3. to take = l l evar ; acompañar

Rober t never t akes Millie t o t he cinem a nor t o t he t heat r e.

• W hen Mar g ar et is in London, she of t en t ak es lit t le Alice t o t he

k inder g ar t en.

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UNIT 19 6

Repet i ci ón de l os auxi l i ar es

Obs er va l a r epet i ci ón de l os auxi l i ar es en l as f r as es que s i guen.

- T hat won’t be necessar y.

• - Yes, it will. Sí , l o s er á.

- I ’m sur e t hat it will r ain soon.

• - No, it won’t . No, no l l over á.

- And will t hat m at t er ver y m uch?

• - Yes, it will. Sí , i mpor t ar á.
< < < < < < §> > > > > >

1. fine = her mos o; bueno

I t is f i ne weat her . = Hace buen t i empo.

• - I t won’t r ain. I t ’s a ver y f ine evening .

2. fine = magní f i co; es pl éndi do

T he elephant , t he lion and t he t ig er ar e f i ne anim als.

• New Yor k is a f ine cit y, wit h f ine, lar g e r oads, f ine sk yscr aper s
and a f ine, big har bour .

3. fine = bi en

• - How ar e you ?
- Fine, t hank s.
===
s kys craper = r as caci el os
el ephant = el ef ant e
l i on = l eón
t i ger = t i gr e

Not a
La expr es i ón “Fi ne, t hanks .” s e us a más en el i ngl és de l os
Es t ados Uni dos .

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UNIT 19 7

front = par t e ant er i or

t he f r ont g ar den = el j ar dí n del ant e de l a cas a

back = par t e pos t er i or

t he back g ar den =el j ar dí n det r ás de l a cas a
***
up = ar r i ba
upst air s = ar r i ba; el pi s o de ar r i ba

dow n = abaj o
downst air s = abaj o; el pi s o de abaj o

Debr a

W e live in an old house in t he subur bs of Flor ence. I t is

not ver y big , but it is pr et t y and com f or t able.
I t is t wo st or eys hig h, wit h a lit t le f r ont g ar den and a back
g ar den.
Downst air s, on t he g r ound f loor , t her e is a k it chen, a lit t le
sit t ing r oom , a dining r oom , a t oilet , and a lit t le st udio wher e
m y f at her spends all his f r ee t im e, wor k ing or r eading .
Upst air s, on t he f ir st f loor , t her e ar e f our bedr oom s: one
f or m y par ent s, one f or Abel, one f or m e, and anot her f or
g uest s. T her e ar e also t wo bat hr oom s. - Abel’s r oom and
m y r oom ar e r at her sm all, but we lik e t hem ver y m uch.
I was f or g et t ing t he at t ic. Abel and I call it “ T he Casino” ,
because t her e is an old t able cover ed wit h a g r een clot h,
and an old r oulet t e on it . W hen it is cold and we can’t play in
t he g ar den, Abel and I spend a lot of t im e in t he Casino,
r eading com ics, playing car ds or playing chess.
T he st air s ar e f un. My br ot her and I lik e t o r un up and
down t he st air s. And when m y par ent s ar e not ar ound, we
slide down t he banist er .
===
s t orey = pl ant a ches s = aj edr ez
ground f l oor = pl ant a baj a s t ai rs = es cal er as
at t i c = át i co t o s l i de = r es bal ar
t o cover = cubr i r bani s t er = pas amanos , bar andi l l a
cl ot h = t el a
t he s t ai rs are f un = “l as es cal er as s on di ver t i das ”

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UNIT 19 8

Tr aducci ón de “ ent r ar ” y “ salir ”

Par a t r aduci r cor r ect ament e “ent r ar ” y “s al i r ” s e debe t ener en cuent a

donde s e encuent r a l a per s ona que habl a.

to come in = ( l i t . v e n i r a d é n t r o ) ent r ar

Cuando qui en habl a s e encuent r a dent r o:

Com e i n, please! = ¡ Ent r a, por f avor !

to go in = ( l i t . i r a d é n t r o ) ent r ar

Cuando qui en habl a s e encuent r a f uer a:

G o i n, please! = ¡ Ent r a por f avor !

***

to come out = ( l i t . v e n i r f u e r a ) s al i r

Cuando qui en habl a s e encuent r a f uer a.

Can you com e out , please? = ¿Puedes s al i r , por f avor ?

to go out = ( l i t . i r f u e r a ) s al i r

Cuando qui en habl a s e encuent r a dent r o.

Can you go out , please? = ¿Puedes s al i r , por f avor ?

Not a

Con l os ver bos “s ubi r ” y “baj ar ” ocur r e l o mi s mo.

Come up! = ¡ Sube! Cuando quien habla se encuentra arriba.

Go up! = ¡ Sube! Cuando quien habla se encuentra abajo.

Come dow n! = ¡ Baj a! Cuando quien habla se encuentra abajo.

Go dow n! = ¡ Baj a! Cuando quien habla se encuentra arriba.

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UNIT 19 9

till = has t a
until = has t a
T ill ( unt il) t om or r ow! = ¡ Has t a mañana!
“Ti l l ” y “unt i l ” t i enen el mi s mo s i gni f i cado.

Rober t and M i l l i e

Rob. - I ’m g oing out now.

Millie - Ver y well, Rober t .
Rob. - And I won’t be back t ill m idnig ht .
Millie - Ver y well, Rober t .
Rob. - But don’t g o t o bed. W ait f or m e! W ait t ill I com e back !
Millie - But why, Rober t ? I ’m so t ir ed.
Rob. - Because when I r et ur n hom e, I ’ll want a st eak and
pot at oes.
Millie - But Rober t ! You had a st eak at eig ht o’clock !
Rob. - Fr om eig ht o’clock t ill m idnig ht is a long t im e, and I ’ll be
hung r y ag ain, I ’m sur e.
Millie - But I ’m so sleepy, Rober t !
Rob. - You sleep t oo m uch. I t m ak es you silly.
W ell! G oodbye t ill m idnig ht !
< < < < < < §> > > > > >
ready = listo
I ’m r eady. = Es t oy l i s t o.
Ar e you r eady? = ¿Es t ás l i s t o?
Lunch is r eady. = El al muer z o es t á l i s t o.

Abel

My sist er Debr a is a sweet g ir l. W hen I have t o put m y

r oom in or der she always helps m e.
I n t he m or ning she always g et s up ear ly and she g et s
br eak f ast r eady f or m y par ent s and f or m e.
W hen br eak f ast is r eady, she com es t o m y r oom and wit h a
sweet sm ile she says, “ Abel, when you ar e r eady, com e down.
Your chocolat e m ilk and your t oast wit h st r awber r y j am ar e
r eady. ”

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UNIT 19 10

one - ones
W hi ch one? - Which ones? = ¿Cuál ? - ¿Cuál es ?

• - T hat g ir l is I r ish.
- W hich one? = ¿Cuál?
- T he blonde one. = Aquella rubia.

- Millie, wher e ar e m y t r ouser s?

- W hich ones, dear ? = ¿Cuáles?
- T he black ones. = Aquellos negros.
- T hey ar e in t he war dr obe, dear .
Se us an “one” y “ones ” par a evi t ar l a r epet i ci ón del s ubs t ant i vo.

Tom and M ar gar et

( In a Depar t ment St or e)

M arg. - T om , look at t hat beaut if ul hat .

Tom - W hich one? T he yellow one?
M arg. - O h, no! T he r ed one wit h whit e dot s.
Tom - T he one t hat cost s a hundr ed and f if t y eur os?
M arg. - Yes, dear . T hat one.
Tom - I sn’t it r at her expensive?
M arg. - Yes, dear . But it is t he pr et t iest one.
Tom - All r ig ht , dear . Do you need anyt hing else?
M arg. - O h, yes. I need a pair of shor t s.
Tom - Shor t s! ? How m any pair s have you alr eady g ot ?
M arg. - O nly f ive pair s: t he r ed ones, t he or ang e ones, t he
yellow ones, t he g r een ones and t he blue ones.
Tom - O K. You could buy t wo m or e pair s: an indig o one, and a
violet one. So, you’ll have all t he colour s of t he r ainbow.
===
t he pret t i es t one = el más boni t o vi ol et = vi ol et a
anyt hi ng el s e = al go más rai nbow = ar co i r i s
s hort s = pant al ones cor t os
i ndi go = añi l

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UNIT 19 11

to matter = i mpor t ar
I t doesn’t m at t er . = No i mpor t a. Da i gual .
I t doesn’t m at t er t o m e. = No me i mpor t a.

Tom and M ar gar et

M arg. - T he wait er says t hat t hey haven’t g ot any st r awber r y

ices!
Tom - I t doesn’t m at t er . You can have a lem on ice.
M arg. - O n t he cont r ar y, it m at t er s ver y m uch, because I don’t
lik e lem on ice.

< < < < < < §> > > > > >

1. any = al gún - a, al go de - ni ngún - a

En l a “Uni t 7” hemos di cho que “any” s e us a en f r as es i nt er r ogat i vas y

negat i vas .

• - Have you g ot any classical m usic in t his j uk ebox?

- Sor r y m adam , t her e isn’t any classical m usic in j uk eboxes.

2. any = cual qui er

Cuando “any” s e us a en f r as es af i r mat i vas s i gni f i ca “cual qui er ”.

• - W hen can I see you? And wher e?

- You can see m e any day of t he week , at m y of f ice.
- At what t im e?
- At any t im e. I ’m t her e all day.

***

• - W hich dr ess shall I put on?

- Any dr ess. I t doesn’t m at t er .
- And which shawl?
- Any shawl. But be q uick !

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UNIT 19 12

imperative = i mper at i vo

Be q uick ! = ( l i t . ¡ S é r á p i d o ! ) ¡ Dat e pr i s a!
Don’ t be silly! = ¡ No s eas t ont o!

Rober t and M i l l i e

Millie - Com e on, Rober t ! Be q uick ! Be q uick ! I t ’s lat e.

Rob. - I k now t hat it ’s lat e, but I can’t f ind m y j ack et . W her e i s
it ? W her e i s it ?
Millie - O h, Rober t , be pat ient ! I ’ l l f ind your j ack et . But please
be pat ient !
Rob. - O h, g o away!
Millie - O h, Rober t ! Don’t be so unk ind!

El i m per at i vo af i r m at i vo de l a s egunda per s ona s e f or ma con el

i nf i ni t i vo s i n “t o”.

inf initive t o be g ood = s er bueno

positive imperative Be g ood! = ¡ Sé bueno!

El i m per at i vo negat i vo s e f or ma poni endo “don’ t ” ant es del i nf i ni t i vo

s i n “t o”.

inf initive To be silly = s er t ont o

negative imperative Don’ t be silly! = ¡ No s eas t ont o!

Be nice! Don’t be ang r y!

Be k ind! Don’t be im pat ient !
Be happy! Don’t be r idiculous!
Be pat ient ! Don’t be vulg ar !
***
I f you l i ke. = Si qui er es .

- Shall we g o t o t he t heat r e t his evening ?

- Yes, if you lik e.
- T he weat her is so beaut if ul. Shall we g o on f oot ?
Yes, if you lik e.

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UNIT 19 13

fuss = al bor ot o; es cándal o

T o m ak e a f uss about not hing . = Ar mar un es cándal o por nada.
Don’t m ak e a f uss! = ¡ No ar mes un es cándal o!

Rober t and M i l l i e

Millie - Rober t !
Rob. - Yes? W hat do you want now? I ’m r eading . Leave m e
alone!
Millie - But Rober t ! Don’t put your f eet on t he chair ! Your shoes
ar e dir t y.
Rob. - Don’t m ak e a f uss about not hing !
Millie - But Rober t ! You’r e m ak ing t he chair dir t y t oo!
Rob. - I t doesn’t m at t er . You can clean it when I g o out .
Millie - O h, but Rober t -
Rob. - O h, don’t m ak e a f uss! Don’t m ak e a f uss!
===
Leave m e al one! = ( l i t . ¡ D é j a m e s o l o ! ) ¡ Déj ame en paz !
di rt y = s uci o
cl ean = l i mpi o
t o m ake di rt y = ens uci ar

< < < < < < §> > > > > >

before = ant es ; ant es de

after = des pués ; des pués de

- Shall we have a dr ink bef or e lunch?

- No, t hank you. I never dr ink bef or e lunch.
- Af t er lunch, t hen.
- O K. Af t er lunch.

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UNIT 19 14

bef ore going out = ant es de s al i r

af ter eating = des pués de comer
without working = s i n t r abaj ar

Las pr epos i ci ones van s egui das por un ger undi o.

T om seldom g oes out wit hout buying a m ag azine. His

r eason f or buying so m any m ag azines is t hat he lik es t o r ead
bef or e g oing t o sleep at nig ht . He says t hat af t er r eading f or
an hour he always sleeps well.
“ But don’t you g et t ir ed of r eading only m ag azines?” , ask s
Mar g ar et . “ I k now t hat you don’t lik e t o r ead ser i ous book s,
but you could r ead a g ood det ect ive st or y, f or exam ple. ”
“ No, ” says T om . “ I f I r ead det ect ive st or ies bef or e g oing
t o sleep, I ’m af r aid of having nig ht m ar es. ”
===
reas on = r az ón
s eri ous = s er i o
t o go t o bed = i r s e a l a cama; acos t ar s e
t o go t o s l eep = dor mi r s e
ni ght m are = pes adi l l a

< < < < < §> > > > >

perhaps = qui z ás , t al vez

Tom and M ar gar et

M arg. - My head aches a lit t le.

Tom - Per haps you ar e t ir ed.
M arg. - No, I ’m not t ir ed.
Tom - T hen per haps you ar e hung r y.
M arg. - No, I ’m not .
Tom - T hen per haps t he sun is t oo hot f or you. W hy don’t you
sit under t he um br ella?
M arg. - Per haps you ar e r ig ht .

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UNIT 19 15

there is - there are = hay

there w as - there w ere = habí a / hubo

there w ill be = habr á

there w ould be = habr í a

Abel

T her e ar e t wo boys in m y class who have long hair and

lit t le ear r ing s. T her e is also anot her boy who has dyed his
hair blonde.
My f at her doesn’t lik e long hair and ear r ing s f or boys. He
says t hat when he was young t her e wer e also boys wit h long
hair , but t hey wer e consider ed dir t y and ant i- social. How
st upid!
I t hink t her e m ust be f r eedom t o have long hair , blonde hair
and even r ed hair . W hat does it m at t er ?
Next week t her e will be a r ock concer t her e in Flor ence.
T her e will be boys and g ir ls f r om all over I t aly.
I love r ock concer t s. T her e should be at least one concer t
a m ont h.
I ’m g oing t o t he concer t wit h a g r oup of boys and g ir ls, and
we ar e all g oing t o wear blonde wig s and big ear r ing s.
I am also g oing t o t ak e a pict ur e of m y f r iends and m e, and
I ’m g oing t o show it t o m y f at her . Can you im ag ine his f ace
when he sees it ?
===
t o dye = t eñi r
has dyed = ha t eñi do
t hey w ere cons i dered = er an cons i der ados
t here m us t be = debe haber
f ree = l i br e
f reedom = l i ber t ad
t here s houl d be = deber í a haber
wig = pel uca
t o t ake a pi ct ure = hacer una f ot o / s acar una f ot o
t o s how = mos t r ar

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Abel

T his m or ning I ’m in t r ouble. I t ’s alr eady nine o’clock estoy en un apuro

and m y r oom is a m ess. desorden

My m ot her says t hat if m y r oom is not in or der I can’t

go out t his m or ning . And at t en t hir t y I have an
appoint m ent wit h m y com panions t o play f oot ball. cita

W ell let ’s st ar t wit h t he book s. I lik e t o k eep all m y

book s on m y desk , on t he chair s, on m y bed, and som e
even under m y desk . But m y m ot her says t hat I m ust escritorio
k eep all t he book s in m y closet , except t hose t hat I ’m armario
using .
I also lik e t o k eep m y r oller sk at es in a box next t o m y al lado de
bed. But m am a says t hat I m ust k eep t he box in t he
closet t oo. So, accor ding t o her , ever y t im e t hat I need
m y sk at es I m ust open t he closet , g et t he box out , open sacar
t he box, g et t he sk at es out and put t he box back int o t he meter dentro
closet . T hen when I com e back f r om sk at ing , I should vuelvo de
open t he closet ag ain, g et t he box out , open it , put t he
sk at es int o it , close t he box and put it back int o t he volver a ponerlo
closet . Can you im ag ine it ? I would g o cr azy! me volvería loco

T hen t her e is also t he pr oblem of m y clot hes. W hat is qué hay de malo
wr ong wit h k eeping som e of m y clot hes on t he chair s?
W ell, f or t he clot hes t he r ules ar e t he sam e: “ T hey m ust reglas
all be put int o t he war dr obe” . T o k eep m y r oom in or der
I should wast e t wo hour s a day. How bor ing !
My G od, it ’s alr eady a q uar t er t o t en. I f I want t o f inish
in t im e I need Debr a’s help. I ’m g oing downst air s t o look
f or m y sist er . buscar

See you lat er . Hasta luego.

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An Eveni ng at t he Theat r e

O ne evening T om want s t o g o f or a walk . Bar celona is so

int er est ing in t he evening . Mar g ar et says t hat she pr ef er s t o
st ay in t he hot el and wr it e som e let t er s. T om says t hat he will
com e back soon. But bef or e he g oes out , Mar g ar et g oes t o
t he window and look s at t he sk y. She sees som e big clouds
and t ells T om t o t ak e his r aincoat wit h him , because she is
af r aid t hat it will r ain soon. T om answer s t hat it won’t r ain. He
says t hat it is a ver y f ine evening . Mar g ar et now says t hat if
t he evening is so f ine t hey could g o t o t he t heat r e. ( W om en
chang e t heir ideas so q uick ly! )
“ But if we g o t o t he t heat r e, ” she says, “ I m ust chang e m y
dr ess, of cour se. ”
“ All r ig ht , ” says T om . “ I f you lik e. ”
But which, of all her dr esses, is t he r ig ht one f or t he
t heat r e? She has dr esses of ever y colour and ever y st yle.
She t hink s about t he pr oblem f or at least t en m inut es.
Af t er she decides about t he dr ess, t her e ar e t hr ee ot her
pr oblem s: which shawl? W hich shoes? W hich pair of
ear r ing s?
She will need a shawl, of cour se, she says, because it will
be a lit t le cold when t hey com e out of t he t heat r e.
T hen she spends a lot of t im e t hink ing about t he ear r ing s.
“ W hich ear r ing s shall I put on, T om ?” she ask s. “ T ell m e
which pair do you pr ef er . ”
“ I f you want t o ar r ive in t im e, ” says T om im pat ient ly, “ don’t
put on ear r ing s at all! ”
“ Men ar e im possible, ” t hink s Mar g ar et . “ T hey under st and
not hing . ”
T om says t hat if she isn’t q uick , t hey won’t f ind any g ood
seat s. But Mar g ar et now t hink s t hat she will need a f an,
because she is sur e t hat it will be hot in t he t heat r e.

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“ I m ust g o back t o m y r oom and g et m y f an, ” she says.

T his is t oo m uch f or T om .

“ You want a shawl because it will be cold and you want a

f an because it will be hot ! ” he says ang r ily. “ Don’t be
r idiculous, Mar g ar et ! ”
T hey ar e about t o q uar r el, but t hen Mar g ar et r em em ber s
t hat t hey have no t im e f or q uar r elling . So she doesn’t answer .
She q uick ly g oes t o her r oom and t ak es her f an, and now t hey
ar e r eady t o leave t he hot el. But do t hey? No, t hey don’t ,
because in t hat m om ent Mar g ar et has an idea: She would lik e
t o have an ice cr eam bef or e t hey g o. A st r awber r y ice. T om
ask s why she want s an ice. And she answer s t hat she is
t hir st y.
“ And t he next t hing will be t hat you ar e hung r y and want a
st eak , ” says T om . “ W ell, I ’m ver y sor r y, but we haven’t
enoug h t im e f or eat ing or dr ink ing . I f you want t o g o t o t he
t heat r e t his evening , we m ust g o now! So please decide
q uick ly: Do you want t o eat , dr ink , sm ok e a cig ar et t e, wash
your f ace and hands, put lipst ick on your lips, g o t o t he
t heat r e or - what ?”
Mar g ar et says t hat of cour se she want s t o g o t o t he
t heat r e.

But when t hey ar r ive at t he t heat r e, t he f ir st act is alr eady

over . T he t heat r e is f ull. T her e ar e only t wo seat s f r ee. T om
buys t he t ick et s.
T he t wo seat s ar e in a cor ner wher e t hey can see and hear
only ver y lit t le. Mar g ar et beg ins t o m ak e a f uss.
“ T he next t im e t hat we com e t o t he t heat r e, ” says T om ,
“ you will beg in t o dr ess t hr ee hour s bef or e t im e. ”

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Vi ol et Hi l t on

Hello! I ’m Violet Hilt on. Do you r em em ber m e? I am t he

Scot t ish g ir l f r om G lasg ow t hat wor k s f or an im por t - expor t
f ir m . T he g ir l t hat sit s in her r oom all t he evening , and ever y
evening , r eading hist or ical novels. W ell, . . . all t hat is over
now! I want t o t ell you all about it . So please list en!

I have a new f r iend. W e ar e t he sam e ag e, ninet een. He

wor k s in m y sam e of f ice. He is so g ood- look ing . And so
char m ing ! His nam e is Richar d.
I g o out wit h him alm ost ever y evening . W e walk f or hour s
and hour s. I f it r ains we use m y um br ella.
Lif e is so wonder f ul now! And I ’m so happy!
He and I always ag r ee. W e never q uar r el. O h! I love him so
m uch!
And he is so g ood- look ing ! And so clever !
He hasn’t m uch m oney. And he ear ns ver y lit t le in our
of f ice. I ear n ver y lit t le, t oo. But r eally, m oney isn’t ver y
im por t ant , is it ?
And if we wor k f r om m or ning t o nig ht . . . and if we never
wast e any m oney at all, I ’m sur e t hat one day we’ll be r ich.
W e ar e so econom ical! W e never g o t o t he cinem a or t o t he
t heat r e. W e never g o t o discot heq ues. W e don’t sm ok e. We
don’t dr ink . ( W ell, we dr ink wat er , of cour se, and lem onade,
cof f ee and t ea. . . but we never dr ink alcohol. ) W e have t he
sam e t ast es in all t hing s. I sn’t it wonder f ul? I n our f r ee t im e
we g o f or long walk s and t alk about our f ut ur e.

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And last m ont h. . . only last m ont h! . . . I was g lad t hat I wasn’t
m ar r ied! O h! W hat a st upid g ir l I was. I cannot be t he sam e
Violet . But when I say t hat , m y sist er laug hs. But m y br ot her
doesn’t laug h; he is wr it ing a new song . T he t it le of t he song
is: A Boy and a G ir l. And it is all about m y Richar d and m e!
I t ’s a r eally beaut if ul song !
All m y ideas ar e dif f er ent now. For exam ple, m y collect ion
of f or eig n st am ps doesn’t int er est m e at all. I never look at it .
I shall g ive it t o m y cousin Alber t f or his next bir t hday. I t will
be a wonder f ul sur pr ise f or him ! And I shall g ive him a k iss
and say, “ Happy bir t hday, lit t le cousin! I sn’t lif e wonder f ul?”

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Translation
1. Traduce oralmente.
2. Copia toda la página.

1. - G oodbye! I m ust g o t o t he bank .

2. - W hy m ust you g o t her e?
3. - I m ust g o t her e t o dr aw som e m oney, and t hen I m ust g o t o
t he post of f ice t o buy som e st am ps.
4. I ’ll be back at one o’clock .
5. W hat will you do while I ’m out ?
6. - I ’ll g o t o t he f r uit shop t o buy som e veg et ables and som e
st r awber r ies. . .
7. . . . and t hen I ’ll g o on wit h t he housewor k .

8. - At what t im e do you want lunch t oday, Rober t ?

9. - At any t im e.
10. - W hat f r uit do you want ? Apples, or ang es, bananas?
11. - O h, any f r uit !
12. - But which do you pr ef er , Rober t ?
13. - O h, don’t m ak e a f uss about not hing !
14. - But I ’m speak ing about your lunch, dear !
15. - W ell, t oday I ’m not hung r y.
16. - O h, Rober t ! Per haps you ar e ill!

17. - Lydia chang es her opinions so of t en!

18. - She is a wom an. All wom en ar e t he sam e.
19. - Don’t be r ude! You f or g et t hat I ’m a wom an t oo.
20. - O h no! I can never f or g et t hat , because you chang e your
opinions ever y half - hour .
21. - T hat is t oo m uch! I ’ll never f or g ive you!
22. - O h, yes, you will f or g ive m e, because your opinions chang e
ver y of t en.

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Tr ansl at i on

1. Traduce por escrito.

2. Traduce oralmente.

1. - ¡Adiós! Debo ir al banco.

2. - ¿Por q ué debes ir allí?
3. - Debo ir allí ( par a) sacar alg o de diner o, y lueg o debo ir a
cor r eos ( par a) com pr ar alg unos sellos.
4. Est ar é de vuelt a a la una.
5. ¿Q ué har ás m ient r as est é f uer a?
6. - I r é a la f r ut er ía ( par a) com pr ar alg o de ver dur a y alg unas
f r esas. . .
7. . . . y lueg o cont inuar é con las t ar eas dom ést icas.

8. - ¿A q ué hor a q uier es el alm uer zo hoy, Rober t ?

9. - A cualq uier hor a.
10. - ¿Q ué f r ut a q uier es? ¿Manzanas, nar anj as, plát anos?
11. - O h, cualq uier f r ut a.
12. - ¿Per o cuál pr ef ier es, Rober t ?
13. - ¡O h, no ar m es un escándalo por nada!
14. - ¡Per o yo est oy hablando de t u alm uer zo, q uer ido!
15. - O h, hoy no t eng o ham br e.
16. - ¡O h, Rober t ! ¡Q uizás est és enf er m o!

17. - ¡Lydia cam bia sus opiniones t an a m enudo!

18. - Ella es una m uj er . T odas las m uj er es son las m ism as.
19. - ¡No seas g r oser o! T u olvidas q ue yo soy una m uj er
t am bién.
20. - ¡O h no! Yo no puedo nunca olvidar eso, por q ue t u cam bias
t us opiniones cada m edia hor a.
21. - ¡Eso es dem asiado! ¡No t e per donar é j am ás!
22. - O h, sí, t ú m e per donar ás, por q ue le t us opiniones cam bian
m uy a m enudo.

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Exer ci ses

1. Cont est a a las siguient es pr egunt as:

1. W her e does T om want t o g o?

2. W hy doesn’t Mar g ar et want t o g o wit h him ?
3. W hy does she say t o T om , “ T ak e your r aincoat wit h you” ?
4. I nst ead of g oing f or a walk , wher e does Mar g ar et want t o g o?
5. Bef or e g oing t o t he t heat r e, what does she want t o do?
6. W hy does T om t ell Mar g ar et t o dr ess q uick ly?
7 W hat will happen if t hey ar r ive lat e?
8. W hat does Mar g ar et want t o have bef or e leaving t he hot el?
9. W hat is t her e in t he back of Abel’s house?
10. W hen lunch is not r eady, what does he lik e t o do?
11. W hat does Abel’s f at her say t o him about t he newspaper s and
t he m ag azines?
12. How m any st or eys hig h is Debr a’s house?
13. W hat is t her e on t he g r ound f loor ?
14. W hat is t her e on t he f ir st f loor ?
15. W hat does Mr Pag anini ( Abel ’ s f at her ) do in his st udio?
16. W hy do Abel and Debr a call t he at t ic “ T he Casino” ?
17. W hen do t hey slide down t he banist er ?
18. Abel says t hat he is in t r ouble. W hy?
19. W hat t im e has he g ot t he appoint m ent ?
20. W her e does Abel lik e t o k eep his book s?
21. W her e does he lik e t o k eep his r oller sk at es?
22. W hy ar e Abel’s clot hes anot her pr oblem f or him ?
23. W hen Rober t r et ur ns hom e, what does he want t o eat ?
24. Accor ding t o Rober t , is t oo m uch sleep g ood f or Millie? W hy?
25. How m any pair s of shor t s has Mar g ar et g ot ?
26. W hat do you t hink about long hair and ear r ing s f or boys?
27. W hat ar e Abel and his com panions g oing t o wear at t he r ock
concer t ?

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Vocabul ar y

act Akt acto

any eni cualquier
appointment epØintmEnt cita
to arrive tu Eraiv llegar
attic Atik ático
back bAk espalda; parte posterior
banister bAnistE barandilla
to bring back tu briN bAk devolver
chess tSi:z ajedrez
closet klØzit armario
cloth kl؆ tela
to come back tu kúm bAk volver
to come dow n tu kúm daun bajar
to come in tu kúm in entrar
to come out tu kúm aut salir
to come up tu kúm úp subir
to consider tu kEsidE considerar
to cover tu kúvE cubrir
deck chair dek tSeE tumbona
dirty dE:ti sucio
dow n daun abajo
dow nstairs daunsteEz abajo, la planta inferior
to dye tu dai teñir
elephant elifEnt elefante
fine fain bello; bien; magnífico
freedom fri:dEm libertad
front frúnt la parte delantera
fuss fús alboroto, escándalo
to give back tu giv bAk devolver
to go dow n tu gou daun bajar
to go in to gou in entrar
to go out tu gou aut salir
to go up tu gou úp subir
ground floor planta baja
to hope tu houp esperar (con esperanza)

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Vocabul ar y

indigo indigou añil

lion laiEn león
luggage lúgidZ equipaje
to make dirty tu meik dE:ti ensuciar
to matter to mAtE importar
mess mes desorden
nightmare naitmeE pesadilla
perhaps pEhAps quizás, tal vez
to put back tu put bAk devolver
rainbow reinbou arco iris
raincoat reinkout impermeabile
ready redi listo
reason ri:zn razón
to rain tu rein llover
seat si:t asiento
to see tu si: ver; comprender
serious siEriEs serio
shaw l SØ:l chal
shorts S Ø:ts pantalones cortos
skyscraper skaiskreipE rascacielos
to slide tu slaid resbalar
sold sould vendido
soon su:n pronto
stairs steEz escaleras
storey stØ:ri planta
there w as TeE wØz había / hubo
there w ere TeE wE: había / hubo
till til hasta
tiger taigE tigre
up úp arriba
until úntil hasta
upstairs úpsteEz arriba: el piso de arriba
violet vaiElit violeta
w ardrobe wØ:droub armario
w henever wenevE cuando quieras
w ig wig peluca
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