Curso de Ingles 17 de 30

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UNIT 17 1

Just a Few Presents(Tom and Margaret are in the hot el dining room having breakfast)

Marg. This orange ju ice is real ly del ic ious. Why dont you havesome?

Tom - No, thank you. I dont want to eat too much before going tothe beach.

Marg. - Oh, no! Not to the beach again, p lease! I dont l ike tospend my hol idays sit t ing on the beach looking at t he sea!

Tom - But f irst we can swim and then we can sit on the beachand rest.

Marg. - No! I m t ired of swimming.

Tom - Thats because you cant swim well .

Marg. - Ah! So now I m a bad swimmer, arent I?

Tom - Well, you certa in ly arent a very good one, are you? I mustgive you some swimming lessons.

Marg. - No, thank you. Not th is morning. And besides, there arealways too many people on the beach. I detest s i t t ing onthe beach with people al l round me. People everywhere! Infront of me. Behind me. On my left . On my r ight.

Tom - Well, dear, why not? I f we sit on the beach, why cantthey? The beach is a publ ic p lace. I t isnt our pr ivatebeach, is i t?

Marg. - You want to go to the beach every day because you enjoyswimming, but I want to go shopping.

Tom - Ah! Now I understand why you are so irr i table.

Marg. - I m not ir r i table. I just want to go shopping.

Tom - All r ight. I f you dont want to swim we could hire amotorboat for a few hours.

Marg. - But motorboats are so dangerous.

Tom - Nonsense. I t s true that you arent a very good swimmer,but you cant drown if you are with me.

Marg. - No. I want to go shopping.

Tom - Very well , dar l ing. I can go to the beach, and you can goshopping... . and waste money.

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(continuation) Just a Few Presents

Two oclock in the afternoon.

Tom - My dear! What a lot of parcels! W hat is inside them?Marg. - Presents, Tom. Just a few presents for my parents . . . for

my sister and her husband and their l i t t le g ir l . . . and someof my fr iends.Look! They are lovely, arent they? Look at th is s i lverashtray! And these beauti fu l Toledo earr ings!

Tom - H-m-m . . .

Marg. - Well, they are beauti fu l, arent they?Tom - Uh-huh.

Marg. - This manti l la for my mother is lovely, isnt i t?

Tom - Yes - and i t was very expensive, wasnt i t?

Marg. - Of course! Ha, ha!

Tom - Ah! You laugh!

Marg. - What should I do, cry?

Tom - Shopping is your hobby, isnt i t?

Marg. - Yes, i t is. I love i t .Tom - I m afraid that you are very extravagant, my dear.Marg. - . . .

Tom - Why dont you answer? You are extravagant, arent you?

Marg. - Nonsense!

Tom - Well, you arent economical, are you?

Marg. - Dont be si l ly! I just l ike to buy beauti fu l th ings. And to buy

beauti fu l th ings I have to spend money. Thats a l l .

Tom - Thats very good news for your future husband, isnt i t?

Marg. - You are joking, arent you?Tom - No, dear. I m just looking into the f uture.

Marg. - And what do you see, dear? Tel l me!Tom - I see that poor Tom must work day and night for the rest of

his l i fe.. . to earn al l the money that h is extravagantMargaret spends.

Marg. - Ha ha - ha



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litt le = pequeo; poco

a l itt le = un poco, un poco de

When Tom and Margaret marry, he would l ike to l ive in a l i t t le, modern house. But, she says that she wants to l ive in a big, o ldhouse.

For breakfast, Margaret has only a l i t t le bread and jam, andsome orange ju ice.

Nota

Somey a li t t le t ienen el mismo s ignif icado: un poco de.

Robert and Mill ie

Mill ie - Do you want a snack, dear?

Rob. - Yes, but what?

Mill ie - A l i t t le milk and a few biscuits?Rob. - You know very well that I never dr ink milk!

Mill ie - A l i t t le wine, then? - And a few olives?

Rob. - All r ight. But not a l i t t le wine! Br ing me the bott le!

***

few = pocos -as

a few = algunos -as

Margaret eats a lot of cakes and chocolates. Tom, on thecontrary, doesnt l ike sweet th ings. In fact, he eats few cakes andvery few chocolates.

Margaret buys a few presents for her parents and some souvenirsfor her fr iends.

Nota

Somey a few t ienen el mismo s ignif icado: algunos.



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1. to have = tener

Forma Posit iva Tom has got a red car.

Forma Interrogativa Has Tom got a red car?

Forma Negativa Tom has not (hasnt) got a red car.

2. to have = comer, beber etc.

To have se usa con otros s ignif icados:

to have breakfast = desayunar

to have lunch, dinner = almorzar , cenar

to have a beer, a coffee = tomar una cerveza, un caf. . .

to have a shower, a siesta = ducharse, tomar / echarse una s ies ta

Cuando to have se usa con otros s ignif icados, para las Formas Interrogativas y Negativas se usa el auxil iar to do.

Forma Posit iva I a lways have breakfast at seven.

Forma Interrogativa At what t ime do you have breakfast?

Forma Negativa I general ly dont have any breakfast.

- At what t ime do you have breakfast?

- I general ly dont have any breakfast. But at two oc lock I have avery substantia l lunch. I have a big plate of spaghett i , a steak,some f ish, and a salad. I a lso have a beer or two, and ofcourse, a bott le of red wine. To f in ish my lunch I l ike to havesome cakes, and I a lso l ike to have coffee and brandy.

- But after having such a lunch do you have any wish to work?

- To te l l you the truth, I seldom have any wish to work.===substantial = abundante seldom = rara vezwish = deseo such a lunch = un tal almuerzo

to tell you the truth = a decir verdad ( l i t . a dec ir te la verdad)



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-ing forms

En esta pgina hablamos de 4 casos cuando se usan las formas en -ing.

1. Con el Presente Continuo.

I am reading. = Yo estoy leyendo.You are writ ing. = T ests escribiendo.

He is dr ink ing. = l es t bebiendo.

2. Con los Verbal Nouns(substantivos verbales)

Eat ing, dr ink ing and sleeping are the only th ings that interestyou.

Comer, beber y dormir son las nicas cosas que te in teresan .

3. Despus de algunos v erbos como : to l ike, to hate, to love, to detes t ,

to en joye tc .

Abel hates eating in a hurry.

He likes dr inking his milk s lowly.

When it is ra in ing he loves spending his morning in bedreading comics.

4. Depus debefore, after , of , without e tc .

Before eating, Abel goes to the bathroom and washes hishands.

After eat ing, Abel goes to the bathroom again and brushes histeeth.

Margaret is t i red of s i t t ing on the beach and looking at thesea.

Abel never goes to bed without f in ishing his homework.



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Demi Moore is beauti fu l, isnt she?

(Demi Moore es guapa, verdad? )

Cuando las expresiones espaolas verdad? - no es verdad? se usanpara solici tar una respuest a se traducen as:

1. Si la oracin es positiva, se repite el auxi l iar en forma negativa.

He isa good student, isnthe? (l es un buen es tudiante , verdad? )

2. Si la oracin es negativa, se repite el auxi l iar en forma positiva.

She isnt American, is she? (El la no es americana, verdad? )

Estas reglas se usan con los verbos:to be - to have - can - must

Tom is American, isnt he?

Margaret isnt German, is she?

Abel has a sister, hasnt he?He hasnt a brother, has he?

Margaret can speak French very well , cant she?She cant speak Chinese, can she?

Barbara must be a sweet g ir l , mustnt she?Abel mustnt be good at skating, must he?

Con los otros verbos, se usan los auxil iares do does did.

Margaret l ives in London, doesnt she?Tom doesnt l ike museums, does he?

Christopher Columbus discovered America, didnt he?He didnt d iscover Austral ia, d id he?



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beside = al lado de; junto a

Sit besideme! = Sintate al lado de m! (S in ta te a mi lado!)

next to = al lado de; junto a

Sit next to me! = Sintate al lado de m! (S in ta te a mi lado!)

Abel

When I have to stay in bed because I m i l l , my mother sits

beside my bed and reads a nice novel to me.Last Sunday I was in bed with the f lu, but my mothercouldnt s i t next to me because we had guests for d inner. Shewas busy al l day cooking and cleaning the house.

But in the afternoon, after a tragic te lephone cal l , my fr iendBarbara came to vis i t me. She spent a l l the afternoon sit t ingbeside me, and te l l ing me lots of funny stor ies.

I was so happy! I m always happy when Barbara sits next tome: in the park, at the cinema, and even when I m in bed withthe f lu.===

I have to stay = tengo que quedarme spent = pasguests = huspedes funny = graciosoto clean = limpiar even = inclusocame = vino

to hire = alquilar

to rent = alquilar

1. Se usa to hire cuando se alquila algo por poco tiempo.

To hirea car, a boat, a bicycle.. .

Tom wants to hire a motorboat for a few hours.

2. Se usa to r ent cuando se alquila algo por mucho tiempo.

To rent a house, an apartment.. .When people marry and havent got enough money to buy ahouse, they rent one.

Nota En American English se usa slo to r ent , cuando se alquilapor poco o por mucho t iempo.



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besides = adems; adems de; a parte de

adems

Margaret says, And besides, there are always too many people onthe beach.

adems de

BesidesEnglish and Spanish, Abel can speak Ita l ian f l uently.

Debra

My brother Abel is a very clever boy. He is very good atforeign languages. Besides English and Ita l ian, he can alsospeak Spanish f luently.

Besides languages, he is very good at mathematics. Andhe is a lways wil l ing to help me with my homework. I m very

bad at maths.I l ike geography and l i terature. Besides, when I have some

spare t ime, I l ike to read novels and to write songs. ( I dontte l l anyone about the songs. I t s a secret.)

I havent got much free t ime, because besides myhomework I have to help my mother with the housework.

Abel helps me with the housework. Besides making hisbed, he helps me laying the table and washing the dishes.Thank God he is not a male chauvinist!

===he is wi l l ing = l es t dispuestosecret = secretohomework = debereshousework = tareas domsticasto wash the dishes = fregar la vaji l lamale = machomale chauvinist = machis tafemale = hembrafeminist = feminis ta



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1. How beauti fu l! = Qu bel lo!

2. What a pretty g ir l ! = Qu l inda ch ica!

3. What delic ious cakes! = Qu del ic iosos paste les!

4. What good coffee! = Qu buen ca f !

Como se ve en los 4 ejemplos de arr iba, la exclamacin Qu... ! setraduce como s igue:

1. HowCuando se refiere a un adjetivo solo.

How beauti fu l! = Qu bel lo! How interest ing! = Qu in teresante !

How easy! = Qu fcil!

2. What aCuando se refiere a un substantivo s ingular .

What a nice gir l ! = Qu s impt ica ch ica! What a pretty face! = Qu boni ta cara! What a sweet voice! = Qu dulce voz!

3. WhatCuando se refiere a un substantivo plural.

What beauti fu l photos! = Qu hermosas fo tos! What clever students! = Qu es tudiantes l i s tos!

What interest ing magazines! = Qu rev is tas in teresantes!

4. WhatCuando se refiere a un nombre que no se puede contar ,como music , bread, wine, meat. . ..

What del ic ious wine! = Qu del ic ioso v ino! What good bread! = Qu buen pan!

What tender meat! = Qu carne t ierna!



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packet = paquete

La palabra packet se usa para indicar un pequeo contenedor de cartno de plstico.

Mil l ie goes shopping and buys many th ings: 3 packets of r ice, 2packets of sugar, 2 packets of envelopes, 4 packets of b iscuitsand a packet of c igarettes for Robert.

parcel = paquete

package = paquete

Las palabras parcely package se usan para indicar un objeto o variosobjetos envueltos en papel o plstico.

Margaret goes shopping and she comes home with two bigparcels. One parcel contains: 10 f lamenco dol ls, a manti l l a and twopairs of shoes. Another parcel contains presents for her family, forher re lat ives and for her fr i ends.

Nota En American English packagese usa ms que parcel.

compound words = palabras compuestas

ash = cenizat ray = bandejaashtray = cenicero

ear = orejar ing = ani l loearring = pendiente

motor = motor boat = barcamotorboat = barca a motor



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SHOULD Forma Posit iva

I should = yo debera

you should = t deberas

he should = l debera

we should = nosotros deberamos

you should = vosotros deberais

they should = ellos deberan

Forma Interrogativa Forma Negativa Forma Contracta

should I? I should not I shouldnt

should you? you should not you shouldnt

should he? he should not he shouldnt

should we? we should not we shouldnt

should you? you should not you shouldnt

should they. . .? they should not they shouldnt

Observa

1. A la tercera persona del s ingular no se le aade s.

> She should help her mother with the housework.

2. En la forma interrogativa should precede el sujeto.

> What should I do?

3. A la forma negativa se l e aade not.

> He should not (shouldnt) work so much.

4. Shouldva seguido de un infinit ivo s in to.

> You shouldgo to bed, i t s late.



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should Abel

As you know, there are two verbs that I dont l ike much tolet and toal low that in Spanish mean permitir .

Now, there is another verb: should, that our parents andour teachers love to use al l the t ime. They use th is verb totel l us what is r ight or good to do. They also use should togive us advice.

This is what I have to hear f rom my parents al l day long:Abel, you should keep your room in order.

Abel, we th ink that you should be more obedient.

Abel, we th ink that in the morning you shouldnt p lay rockand rol l music.

Abel, on Sunday evening you shouldnt stay out so late.And so on, and so on.

Well , I th ink that from t ime to t ime they should a lso say:

Abel dear, you should spend more t ime playing footbal lwith your fr iends. Studying so much is bad f or your health.

Abel dar l ing, you should eat and sleep more. You are paleand t ired al l the t ime.

You should spend more t ime watching T.V. and readingcomics.

Well , I th ink I m exaggerat ing a l i t t le. I shouldnt complainso much about my parents. Poor Daddy and Mummy just wantto teach me to be a good, order ly and obedient boy.===advice = consejo -os

all day long = durante todo el dato stay out late = quedarse fuera hasta tardeand so on = y as a cont inuacinfrom time to t ime = de vez en cuandoto complain = quejarseorderly = ordenado

NotaEn todas las frases de es ta pgina y de la pgina que precede, en

lugar de shouldse podra usar ought to.



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Mister Sir Gentleman = seor - caballero

1. Mr es la forma abreviada de mister .

Se usa cuando nos dir igimos a un hombre y usamos el nombre y

apellido o solamente el apellido ..

> Mr Wil l iam Black is an engineer.> Good morning Mr Black. How are you th is morning?

2. Sir se usa cuando nos dir igimos a un hombre sin usar su nombre. .

> Good afternoon sir .

3 . Gentleman se usa cuando hablamos de un hombre en tercera persona .

> Who is that gentleman sit t ing in the corner?

Mistress Madam Lady = seora

1. Mrs es la forma abreviada de mistress .

Se usa cuando nos dir igimos a una mujer casada y usamos el nombre y apellido, o solamente el apellido .

> Good evening Mrs Smith. How are you?

2. Madam se usa cuando nos dir igimos a una mujer sin usar su nombre.

> Good morning madam. How do you feel today?

3. Lady se usa cuando hablamos de una mujer en tercera persona .

> That e legant lady in the blue dress, is an American j ournal ist.

Miss Madam Lady Young Lady = seorita

(contina en la pgina s iguiente)



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Miss Madam Lady Young Lady = seorita

1 . Miss se usa cuando nos dir igimos a una mujer soltera y usamos el

nombre y apellido, o solamente el apellido .

> Miss Margaret Taylor is a nice young woman.

2. Madam (cuando no se usa el nombre)

3. Lady or young lady (cuando hablamos en tercera persona)

Ms = seora, seorita

En los ult imos aos, cuando uno se dir i ge a una mujer (casada o soltera ) sesuele usar Ms .El uso de Ms es muy ti l cuando nos dir igimos a una mujer y no sabemos s ies t casada o soltera.



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afraid = asustado

to be afraid of = tener miedo de ( l i t . e s tar asustado de)

Debra is afraid of dogs.

Debra

I am not a very brave gir l , I know. But I dont wanteverybody to know that I am afraid of so many th ings.

I know that i t is s i l ly, but I am afraid of dogs. In theevening I never go into the garden alone, because I amafraid of bats.

Of course my brother Abel is not afra id of anything. Andhe is teaching me to be brave too.

Now I am gett ing better, because when I was a l i t t le g ir l Iwas even afraid of l izards and spiders.===brave = val ien tebat = murcilago

l izard = lagarti jaspider = araa

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to be afraid = temer

Tom is afraid that Margaret is extravagant.

(Tom teme que Margare t sea derrochadora . )

George and Lydia

Lydia - George! We must buy a car. Al l our fr iends have cars.

George - I m afraid that we cant buy a car, my dear.

Lydia - Why not?

George - Because a car costs too much.Lydia - But we have got some savings in the bank, havent we?George - Yes, but I m afra id that we havent got enough, my dear.

===savings = ahorros

bank = banco



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economical = ahorrador -ra

extravagant = derrochador -ra

Margaret

Tom thinks that I m not economical. He says that I amvery extravagant. What nonsense!

This morning I looked up the word extravagant in the

dict ionary. I t says, Someone who is extravagant spendsmore money than he/she can afford.Wel l , I m not extravagant at a l l . Because I can perfect ly

afford al l the th ings that I buy. - Well . . .my parents can.===to look up = buscar (una palabra en un dicionario etc.)

than = que

to afford = permitirse

perfect ly = perfectamente

Nonsense! = Tonteras!

Thats all nonsense! = Esas son todas tonteras!

Dont talk nonsense! = No digas tonter as!

Lydia

George, my husband, says that we cant afford to buy acar. What nonsense! He says that we havent enough

money in the bank for a car. Nonsense! I m te l l ing himevery day that even i f we cant pay cash, we can st i l l buy acar paying by comfortable monthly instalments. But henever l istens to me. He only l ikes to ta lk nonsense, sayingthat i t is better to buy a colour te levis ion and a videorecorder.===to pay cash = pagar en efectivo

monthly instalments = plazos mensuales



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Thats all! = Eso es todo!

Robert and Mill ie

Mill ie - Robert, dear.. .

Robert - Well, what do you want now?

Mill ie - I just want some money, that s a l l .

Robert - Money!? You always want money! Why do you wantmoney now!?

Mill ie - I just want to buy some new towels, some table cloths,some plates and some glasses , that s a l l .

Robert - Well, here are a hundred pounds.

Mill ie - Only a hundred pounds? I m afraid they wont beenough.

Robert - All r ight. Here are two hundred pounds, and thats a l l ! ===towel = toalla

table cloth = mantel de mesa

plate = plato

they wont be = no sern

Nota Wont es la forma contracta de will not.

NEWS = noticia, noticias

a piece of news = una noticia ( l i t . un t rozo de not ic ias)

El substantivo news es colectivo plural, pero requiere el verbo als ingular .

Tom says, That is very good news for your future husband.

INTO = dentro; en

(Cuando se quiere ind icar movimiento de fuera hac ia dentro . )

Come into the house!

Put i t into the box!



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Abel ( The Wilsons )

Just across the street where I l ive, there is a

beauti fu l house with a large garden ful l of f lowers and

trees. Around the garden there is a high wall covered

with ivy.

al o tro lado de

l leno de

al to muro

hiedra

The Wilsons l ive there.

Mr and Mrs Wilson are a very kind and loving English

couple well , I should say a Brit ish couple, because he

is from Edinburgh, Scotland, and his wife is Welsh.

cariosa

bri tnica

Edimburgo / ga lesa

A few years ago, when they ret ired, they decided to

come to I ta ly and l ive in Florence for some t ime.

At f i rst they l ived in a small apartment in the centre of

the city.

Very soon they fel l in love with Florence, and after

only three months, they sold their house in Cardif f ,Wales, and bought th is beauti fu l, large house just

oppositeours.

hace / se jub i laron

al pr inc ip io

se enamoraron

vendieronGales / compraron

en fren te de la

nuestra

Miss Cather ine Turner, Mrs Wilsons sister, l ives with

them.

Miss Turner is a very nice and interest ing lady. She

spends her t ime playing the piano or looking after the

garden. I th ink she must be an expert in botany, because

she knows the names of a l l the f lowers and plants in

their garden, not only in English and in I ta l ian, but in

Latin too.

Mrs Wilson l ikes gardening too, and she often helps

her s ister when she is working in the garden. But she

prefers to take care of the house.

cuidando

botnica

ayuda

cuidar

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(continuation) Abel ( The Wilsons )

When the weather is f ine, both sisters take a bus to

the centre of Florence and spend the whole morning

visit ing museums, churches and art gal ler ies.

entera

Sometimes they dont come back home at lunchtime.On these occasions poor Mr Wilson has to prepare his

own lunch, which always consists of a ham and cheese

sandwich and a salad, because he doesnt l ike to cook.When his wife and his sister- in- law return home, Mr

Wilson pretends to be angry and says to his wife, I th inkit was a big mistake to come and l ive in Florence. Youspend half of your l i fe v is i t ing museums, churches andart gal ler ies, leaving your poor husband alone, eat ing asandwich and a salad.

t iene que

propio

cuada

f inge

solo

Mrs Wilson and Cather ine just laugh, because theyknow that he is joking. But in the evening, they alwaysprepare him a del ic ious dinner and a big apple pie,because they know that apple pie is Mr. Wilsonsfavourite dessert.

tar ta d i manzanas

Mr Wilson l ikes art too, so he often accompanies theladies when they go around the city.

Sometimes his wife and his s ister- in- law organise l i t t letr ips to Siena, Pisa or to other interest ing places. Onthese occasions Mr Wilson takes them with the car,because the ladies are st i l l afra id to dr ive in I ta ly. Theyare not used to dr iv ing on the r ight, and they say thatI ta l ian dr ivers are reckless.

acompaa

organizan

las l leva

no e s tn acos tumbradas

temerarios

Mr Wilson spends most of h is t ime reading.In autumn and in winter, when i t is cold, he l ikes to

sit in h is room next to a window that looks onto thegarden and reads for hours and hours. In spr ing and insummer he prefers to read sit t ing in the garden under atree.

da a l

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Debra and I often vis i t the Wilsons. When we arr ive attheir house, Debra general ly goes with Mrs Wilson andher sister, whi le I go with Mr Wilson.

Cather ine is teaching Debra how to play the piano,and Mrs Wilson is g i v ing her some cooking lessons.

It is a pity that I cant spend more t ime with MrWilson, because I have to study.

In summer, of course, when school is over, I spend alot of t ime in his company, ta lk ing about lots of th ings.Wel l , to te l l you the truth , most of the t ime Mr Wilsonspeaks and I l isten. He can speak for hours withoutgett ing t ired, and I never get t i red of l istening to him.

compaa

a dec ir verdad

Mr Wilson was a journalist . He was a reporter, so hetravel led al l the t ime. He can speak several languagesfluently, but being modest, he says that besides Englishand Ita l ian he can speak only a few sentences of manylanguages.

When his chi ldren were small , Mrs Wilson stayed athome to take care of them. But when they were in h ighschool, she often accompanied her husband wherever hewent .

periodista

se quedaba

dondequiera

iba

Sometimes, especial ly in winter, when i t is too cold tosit outside in the garden, Mr Wilson takes me to hisroom. What a beauti fu l p lace i t is! Two of the walls havebig bookshelves. The other two walls are covered withthe most fantast ic th ings that you can imagine: hundredsof souvenirs from al l the places that he has vis i ted. I tlooks l ike a l i t t le museum.

estantes para l ibros

se parece a

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I th ink Mr Wilson is my best fr iend. I have manyfr iends of my age, of course, and I l ike to spend most ofmy free t ime with them, playing or going to the cinema.But my fr iendship with Mr Wilson is something special. Ican speak with him about a l l my problems and in spite of the dif ference in age, he understands me perfect ly, and

he can give me very good advice about everything.I th ink that Mr Wilson is one of those people that get

old only physical ly, but h is heart and his mind never getold. So he is the best company that one can have. Hehas the experience and the wisdom of an elder ly person,but he has got the mind and the enthusiasm of a youngman.

amistad

no obstante

corazn / mente

sabidura / anc iana

entusiasmo

The Wilsons have two children, they are both marr iedand they l ive in England, but they of ten come to Florence

to vis i t their parents.Their daughter has got three chi ldren, a boy and two

gir ls, whi le their son has got only one boy.In summer, when school is over, they al l come to I ta ly

to spend a long hol iday with their parents, so that, atleast once a year, they can al l be happily together .

Debra and I are very happy too, because we love ourEnglish fr iends company.

hi jos

h i ja

hi jo

de modo que

juntos

There are lots of th ings that I am going to te l l you

about the Wilsons, but for today I m going to st op.Unti l next t ime.



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Translation

1. Traduceoralmente.

2. Copiatoda la pgina.

1. Margaret l ikes to eat chocolates and cakes al l the t ime. Tomeats very few sweet th ings.

2. Tom doesnt have any breakfast, but he always has asubstantia l lunch.

3. After d inner he doesnt have any coffee, otherwise hewouldnt s leep.

4. - What are you doing, dear? Are you st i l l eat ing?5. - Yes, I am. Eating and dr inking are my favourite hobbies. I

a lso love reading and sleeping.6. - Al l r ight. But after eat ing dont forget to wash your hands

and brush your teeth.7. Economical women spend very l i t t le m oney.8. Extravagant women spend a lot of money.9. A husband earns money and his wife spends i t .10. Much money. Many fr iends.11. Lit t le money. Few fr iends.12. What a splendid car!13. What stupid jokes!14. What good wine! What del ic ious coffee!15. Margaret is extravagant, isnt she?16. Abel has a sister, hasnt he?17. He l ikes chocolate very much, doesnt he?18. He doesnt l ike cheese, does he?19. - He can speak Ita l ian, cant he?20. - Yes, he can. And besides Ita l ian he can also speak Engli sh.21. When he is i l l , h is mother s its beside his bed and reads a

novel to h im.22. Tom wants to hire a motorboat, but Margaret is afra id. She

says that motorboats are dangerous.23. - Tom, I th ink that we should spend less t ime on the beach,

and more t ime shopping.24. - Dont ta lk nonsense, my dear! You know very well that I

detest shopping.



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Translation

Traducepor escr i to y oralmente.

1. A Margaret le gusta comer chocolat ines y pasteles todo elt iempo. Tom come poqusimas cosas dulces.

2. Tom no toma ningn desayuno, pero toma siempre unabundante almuerzo.

3. Despus de ( la) cena no toma ningn caf, de lo contrar io nodormira.

4. - Qu ests haciendo querido? Ests todava comiendo?5. - S. (El) comer y (e l) beber son mis favor itos pasatiempos. Yoamo tambin leer y dormir.

6. - Est bien. Pero despus de comer no olv ides de lavarte lasmanos y cepi l lar te los dientes.

7. (Las) mujeres ahorradoras gastan poqusimo dinero.8. (Las) mujeres derrochadoras gastan mucho dinero.9. Un marido gana dinero y su mujer lo gasta.10. Mucho dinero. Muchos amigos.11. Poco dinero. Pocos amigos.

12. Qu esplndido coche!13. Qu estpidos chistes!14. Qu buen vino! Qu del ic ioso caf!

15. Margaret es derrochadora, verdad?16. Abel t iene una hermana, verdad?17. A l le gusta el chocolate muchsimo, verdad?18. A l no le gusta el queso, verdad?19. l sabe hablar i ta l iano, verdad?

20. S. Y adems del i ta l iano l sabe hablar ingls, tambin.21. Cuando est enfermo, su madre se sienta a lado de su cama y

le lee una novela.

22. Tom quiere alqui lar una barca de motor, pero Margaret t ienemiedo. El la d ice que las barcas de motor son pel ig rosas.

23. - Tom, yo pienso que nosotros deberamos pasar menos t iempoen la playa, y ms t iempo de compras.

24. - No digas tonteras, mi querida! T sabes muy bien que yodetesto ir de compras.



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Exercises

1. Contesta a las siguientes preguntas:

2. Why doesnt Margaret want to go to the beach?

3. According to Tom, is Margaret a g ood or a bad swimmer?

4. Are there many or few people on the beach?5. Instead of going to the beach, where does Margaret want

to go?6. What does Tom want to hire?7. For how long (por cuanto t iempo) does he want to hire the

motorboat?

8. What does Margaret th ink about motorboats?9. Margaret comes back from the hotel with a lot of parcels.

What is inside them?

10. Were the presents cheap or expensive?

11. According to you, is Margaret extravagant or economical?

12. What is Margaret s hobby?

13. When Tom looks into the future, what does he see?

14. Besides languages, what is Abel good at?

15. Which are the verbs that Abel doesnt l ike?

16. Which verb is used to g ive advice?

17. What do Abels parents te l l h im al l day long?

18. What is Debra afra id of?

19. What is Abel afra id of?

20. What is George afraid of?

21. Why does Mil l ie ask Robert for money?

22. How much does he give her?



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Exercises

2. Contesta a las siguientes preguntas:

1. Where do the Wilsons l ive?2. Who is Miss Cather ine Turner?3. How does she spend her t ime?4. Where is Mr Wilson from?5. Where is Mrs Wilson from?6. Where is Card i f f?7. Who takes care of the garden?

8. Who looks after the house?9. When the weather is f ine, where do Mrs Wilson and her

sister go?10. When the two sisters dont return home at lunchtime, what

does Mr. Wilson have for lunch?11. Why dont the ladies dr ive?12. How does Mr. Wilson spend his t ime?13. In summer, where does he l ike to sit?14. Describe Mr Wilsons room.15. Before ret ir ing, what k ind of work did Mr W ilson do?

16. Have the Wilsons got any chi ldren?17. How many grandchildren have they got?18. Why is Mr Wilson Abels best fr iend?19. What does Abel th ink about Mr Wilson?

3. Escribe las siguientes frases ensingular:

1. What clever boys!2. What pretty g ir ls!3. What beauti fu l f lowers!

4. What interest ing magazines!5. What dif f icult exercises!

4. Escribe las siguientes frases enplural :

1. What an economical man!2. What an extravagant woman!3. What an expensive present!4. What a kind fr iend!5. What a big house!



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Exercises

5. Escribe las siguientes frases en forma negativa:

1. Margaret has a large breakfast at seven oc lock.2. Tom has mineral water every day.3. After lunch he has a cup of tea.4. He has a shower every morning.5. Margaret has a large cup of coffee at f ive oc lock.

6. Escribe las siguientes frases en forma interrogativa:

1. Debra has 3 glasses of chocolate milk every morning.2. Abel has a gir l f r iend whose name is Barbara.3. He has got a new pair of ro l ler skates.4. Tom has a very abundant lunch every day.5. He has a siesta after lunch.

7. Completa las frases siguientes:

Ejemplo Demi Moore is beauti fu l, isnt she?

1. Mr Wi lson is Scott ish, .. ?

2. His wife isnt English, .. ?

3. The Wilsons have f ive grandchi ldren, .. ?

4. They havent any servant, .. ?

5. Mrs Wilson can play the piano, .. ?

6. She cant drive, .. ?

7. Mr Wi lson was a journal ist, .. ?

8. The Wilsons chi ldren l ive in England, .. ?

9. Miss Turner l ikes gardening, .. ?

10. The Wilsons l ived in Glasgow, .. ?



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Vocabulary

a few E f ju: algunos, unos

to accompany tu EkmpEni acompaaracross Ekrs al otro lado de

advice Edvais consejo os

to afford tu Ef:d permitirseafraid Efreid asustado

ago EgEu haceand so on End sou n y as a continuacin

apple pie Apl pai tarta de manzanas

ash AS ceniza

ashtray AStrei cenicero

at first At fE:st al principio

bank bANk banco

bat bAt murcilago

to be willing tu bi : wil l iN estar dispuesto

beside bisaid junto abesides bisaidz adems; adems de

bookshelf bukSelf estante para libros

bookshelves bukSelvz estantes para libros

botany btEni botnica

I bought ai b:t compr / compraba

brave breiv valiente

British bri t iS britnico

to brush tu brS cepillar

I came ai keim vine; venacertainly sE: tEnl i ciertamente

to clean tu kl i :n l impiarcompany kmpEni compaa

to complain tu kEmplein quejarsedanger deindZE peligro

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Vocabulary

dangerous deindZErEs peligroso

to detest tu di test detestardining room dainiN ru:m comedor

dishes diSiz vajilla

to drown tu draun ahogar -se (en agua)

ear iE orejaearring iEr iN pendiente

economical ikEnmikEl ahorrador

Edinburgh edinbErE Edimburgo

elderly eldEli anciano

enthusiasm in ju:ziAzEm entusiasmo

everywhere evriweE en todas partes

experience ikspiEriEns esperiencia

extravagant ikstrAvEgEnt derrochado

female f i :meil hembrafriendship frendSip amistad

future f ju: tSE futuro

gentleman dZentlmEn seor

God gd Dios

guest gest huesped

to happen tu hApEn ocurrirhealth hel salud

to hire tu haiE alquilar

housework hauswE:k tareas domsticas

in fact in fAkt de hecho

in spite of in spai t v no obstante

irritable i r i tEbl irri table

ivy aivi hiedra

journalist dZE:nEl is t periodista

lady leidi seora

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Vocabulary

leisure time leZE taim t iempo libre

l izard l izEd lagartija

to look after tu luk aftE cuidar deto look up tu luk p consultarloving lviN carioso

madam mAdEm seormale meil macho

male chauvinist meil Souvinist machista

Miss mis seorita

motorboat moutEbout barca a motor

Mr mistE seor

Mrs misiz seora

Ms mis seora; seorita

next to nekst tu junto a

opposite pEzit en frente en frente de orderly :dEli ordenado

package pAkidZ paquete

parcel pa:sl paquete

part pa:t parte

perfectly pE:f ikt l i perfectamente

physically fizikEli fisicamente

piece pi:s pedazo, trozo

really riEli verdaderamente

to rent tu rent alquilarrest rest descanso

to rest tu rest descansarto retire tu ritaiE jubilarsering riN anillo

savings seiviNz ahorros

secret sikri t secreto

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Vocabulary

seldom seldEm raramente rara vez

silver si lvE plata

sister-in-law sis tEr inl: cuada

I sold ai sould vend - vendaspare time speE taim t iempo libre

to spend tu spend gastar (dinero) - pasar (tiempo)

I spent ai spent gast - gastabapas - pasabaspider spaidE araa

to stay tu s tei quedarsesubstantial sEbstAnSEl abundante

table cloth teibl kl mantel de mesa

to take care of tu teik keErov cuidar deto take to tu teik tu l levar atowel tauEl toalla

tray trei bandejatruth t ru: verdad

Wales weilz Gales

Welsh welS gals

wherever weErevE dondequiera que

wisdom wizdEm sabidura


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