COMMUNICATIVE GOALS

1 Favores Can you lend me your book, please?/ Could you help me, please? /Can I borrow
your car
2 Permisos May I go to the party?
3 Ofrecimientos Would you like some soda? Do you want some soda?
4 Obligaciones I have to study a lot. He has to train
5 Opiniones I think it’s better to practice, I think it’s worse to do that
6 Consejos I think you should read a lot / you shouldn´t smoke
7 Planes Next Monday i want to eat ice cream /I’m going to travel to cali
8 Temores/ miedos I’m afraid of snakes / I’m not afraid of dogs
9 Esperanzas I hope to learn soon /I don’t hope to learn how to swim
10 Agrado It’s nice to…/It’s good to…/it’s a pleasure for me to…/ I’m glad to…/ I’m pleased to..
11 Disculpas I’m sorry for being late / I apologize for being late
12 Estados anímicos I’m sad, bored, angry, tired, worried, sick, hungry, thirsty,
13 Cantidades There’s a chair / There are two tables/ There was a book/There were two pens
14 ¿Dueños? Whose book is this? Whose books are these?
15 Favoritos My favorite color is blue
16 Deseos I would like to buy a car / I wish I bought a car
17 Gustos I like singing, dancing and reading/ I love swimming and walking
18 Rutinas I usually listen to music in my free time /In my free time I usually listen to music
19 Compras/ordenes May I have some black coffee? Can I have some soda?
20 Sugerencias 1 Why don’t you review? Why don’t you practice?
21 Acuerdos/desacuerdos I agree with you / I don’t agree with him / I disagree with her
22 Probabilidades It could be dangerous/ It could be easy/ It might be expensive
23 Preferencias I prefer to read rather than watch T.V. / I prefer pizza to hamburger
24 Ansiedades I feel like sleeping / I look forward to receiving your proposal
25 Cotizaciones How much is it? How much are they? How much does this book cost?
26 Intereses I’m interested in traveling / My interest is to travel
27 Problemas de salud I have a headache/ My head hurts
28 Entrevistar Where do you live? What do you do? How many siblings do you have?
29 Presentación personal My name is John, I’m 20 years old, I live in Bogotá, I’m single…
30 Descripciones personales I’m tall and thin/ I have black eyes and brown hair
31 Habilidades I’m good at swimming, teaching, and selling
32 Conocimientos I know how to cook/ I know about medicine/ I don’t know how to drive
33 Asignar deberes You must study / You must review this
34 Sugerencias 2 If I were you I would study more / If I were you I wouldn’t fight
35 Similitudes It’s similar to a car/ It’s like a car / It looks like an old man
36 Costumbres I used to play volleyball / I didn’t use to play tennis
37 Comparaciones John is taller than Loren / Loren is shorter than John
38 Cualidades personales I’m responsible, honest, hardworking and very tidy
39 Agradecimientos I’m thankful to you for your help / I’m grateful to you for your help
40 Objetivos The objective is to learn/ The goal is to learn/ The aim is to learn
41 Solicitudes He asked me to come / She didn’t ask me to call
42 Probabilidades 2 I’m likely to travel next week / I’m not likely to come tomorrow
43 Desánimo I’m not in the mood for watching T.V.
44 Motivación /disposición I’m encouraged to go/ I’m motivated to go/ I’m eager to go/ I’m willing to go/
45 Narración 1 What happened was that he fell down
46 Cambios de estados She got angry / She got sad/ She got sick/ She got bored
47 Solicitudes 2 Would you mind closing the door? Do you mind closing the door?
48 Ofrecimiento de ayuda If you need my help, don’t hesitate to call me
49 Experiencias I have gone to the beach many times/ I have eaten pizza many times
50 Hipótesis If I won the lottery, I would buy a ship