So am I . I want… .

Half past
DIALOGUE: I’m thirsty. So am I.

SONG: So am I

Mary: It’s hot today. María: Hoy hace calor.

John: Yes, it is hot! Juan: Sí, hace calor.
Mary: I’m thirsty María: Tengo sed.
John: So am I. I want some tea. Juan: Yo también. Quiero té.

It’s It’s es una expression de muchos usos. Aquí, unida a hot, significa hace calor.

So am I Yo también. He aquí algunos ejemplos de la misma expresión:

Mary: I’m hungry. Mary: I’m tired.
John: So am I. John: So am I
I want Quiero. En la lección 8, Peter decía: I want twelve bananas. Aquí John dice: I want
some tea. Estudiaremos este verbo con otros pronombres.

He aquí algunos números más:

70 seventy 90 ninety
80 eighty 100 one hundred
Para números superiores a ciento se añade and.
Ejemplos:

102 One hundred and two 164 One hundred and sixty-four
135 One hundred and thirty-five 198 One hundred and ninety-eight

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 I’m thirsty. So am I.
(Tom va de compras con su esposa Jane y su Hermana Kate)

Lesson nine: In a café with Tom, Jane and Kate

(En un café con Tom, Jane y Kate)

Kate: What time’s that, Jane? Tom: Oh.

Jane: It’s half past twelve, Kate. Kate: I want coffee, then.
Tom: Yes, it’s half past twelve, and Tom: Two coffees and one
it’s hot. lemonade, please.
Jane: Yes, it is hot. Waiter: Sorry, sir. No coffee.
Kate: And I’m thirsty. Tom: Oh.
Jane: So am I. I’m thirsty too. Jane: I want lemonade, then.
Kate: And I’m tired. Kate: And I want lemonade too.
Jane: So am I. Tom, we’re tired and
Tom: Three lemonades, please.
we’re thirsty.
Waiter: Sorry, sir. No lemonade.
Tom: So am I. Let’s go into a café
All: What?
Jane: Good idea!
Waiter: It’s half past twelve, you see.
Kate: Good idea!
We only serve lunch between
Tom: Ah! Here’s a café. Let’s go in. twelve o’clock and two.
(Entran y se sientan) Jane:
Jane: I want coffee. Kate: Oh no!
Kate: I want tea. Tom:
Tom: And I want lemonade. (Siguen en el café.)
Waiter: Yes? Tom: No tea, no coffee, no
Tom: One tea, one coffee and one lemonade.
lemonade, please. Waiter: You can have tea.
Waiter: Sorry, Sir. No tea. Kate: Tea! I want tea.
Waiter: And coffee.
Jane: Coffee! I want coffee.

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Waiter: And lemonade. Tom: What?
Waiter: If you pay for lunch. Jane: What?
Kate: Pay for lunch? Kate: One pound and eighty-six
pence… for one tea.
Tom: How much?
Waiter: Sixty-two pence for one Jane: And one coffee.
lunch. Tom: And one lemonade.
Jane: Three sixty-two’s are… Jane: No, thank you.
Tom: One hundred and eighty-six Kate: No, thank you.
pence Tom: We’ll go somewhere else.
Kate: Yes, one pound and eighty-six
pence.

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then entonces coffee café (bebida)
you see ¿comprende? café café (establecimiento)
tea té into hacia adentro
lemonade limonada no tea no hay té
only solamente half-past twelve las doce y media
serve servir let’s go into a café vámonos a un café
lunch comida sir1 señor
between entre let’s go in entremos
waiter camarero you can have puede tomar
if si we’ll go somewhere else iremos a otra parte
pay for pagar
go ir
we’ll go iremos
pound libra

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Palabra que usan los camareros, tendederos, etc., cuando se dirigen a los
clientes.

Lesson nine. Drill one

black coffee
Listen to these examples (Escuche estos ejemplos).
I’m thirsty. So am I. I’m thirsty too.
I’m happy. So am I. I’m happy too.
Now you answer (Ahora responda):
I’m thirsty. ………… So am I. I’m thirsty too.
I’m happy. ………… So am I. I’m happy too.
I’m hungry. ………… So am I. I’m hungry too.
I’m tired. ………… So am I. I’m tired too.
I’m hot. ………… So am I. I’m hot too.
I’m ready. ………… So am I. I’m ready too.
I’m late. ………… So am I. I’m late too.

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Lesson nine. Drill two

Listen to the examples (Escuche estos ejemplos)

They’re nice bananas. Oh yes, I want some bananas, please.
This is nice tea. Oh yes, I want some tea, please.
Now you answer (Ahora responda)
They’re nice bananas. ………… Oh yes, I want some bananas, please.
This is nice tea. ………… Oh yes, I want some tea, please.
They’re nice apples. ………… Oh yes, I want some apples, please.
This nice lemonade. ………… Oh yes, I want some lemonade, please.
This is nice coffee. ………… Oh yes, I want some coffee, please.
They’re nice oranges ………… Oh yes, I want some oranges, please.

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1. Diga que usted siente lo mismo que 3. Complete las frases, como la primera:
John, como en este ejemplo: 1. I want some tea.
1. I’m thirsty. So am I 2. …………………………………… some coffee.
2. I’m happy. ………………………………………. 3. …………………………………… some lemonade.
3. I’m tired. ………………………………………. 4. …………………………………… four apples.
4. I’m hungry. ………………………………………. 5. …………………………………… twelve bananas.
5. I’m hot. ………………………………………. 6. …………………………………… six oranges.
6. I’m cold. ……………………………………….
7. I’m late. ………………………………………. 4. Diga en voz alta estos números en inglés.
8. I’m ready. ……………………………………….

2. Haga preguntas y contéstelas, como en

este ejemplo:
1. What time is it?
It’s half past three.

2. ……………………………………….

……………………………………….

3. ……………………………………….

……………………………………….

Pregunte y conteste con un amigo. 5. Cuente desde noventa y cinco hasta ciento diez en
inglés.

ANSWERS TO THE EXERCISES

IN THE PREVIOUS LESSON
2. 2. Six fours are twenty-four. 3. Two
nines are eighteen. 4. Eleven sixes
are sixty-six. 5. Eight fives are forty.
4. 2. They’re English. 3. They’re tired.
4. They’re American. 5. They’re hun-
gry.

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 So am I

I’m thirsty. – So am I.
I’m thirsty – So am I.
And what shall we do?1
Drink some tea. – So will I.2
Drink some tea. – So will I.
I’ll drink3 some tea with you.
I’m happy. – So am I.
I’m happy. – So am I.
And what shall we do?
Sing a song. – So will I.
Sing a song. – So will I.
I’ll sing a song with you.
Sing a song. Drink some tea.
Drink some tea. Sing a song.
That’s what we shall do.4
Drink some tea. Sing a song.
Sing a song. Drink some tea.
I’ll drink some tea with you.
I’ll sing a song with you.

1
¿qué haremos?
2
yo también lo haré.
3
beberé.
4
esto es lo que haremos.

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