UNIT
23
23
Es t a l ect ur a ha s i do es cr i t a par a pr act i car el “pas t s i mpl e”.
A l a der echa s e encuent r a l a t r aducci ón del “pas t s i mpl e” de l os
ver bos i r r egul ar es s ol ament e.
El “pas t s i mpl e” de l os ver bos r egul ar es t er mi na s i empr e en “- ed”.
Abel
W hen I went t o Am er ica last sum m er , I had a r eally
f ui - t uve
wonder f ul t im e.
Ever y day beg an wit h a nice br eak f ast and ended wit h
empez aba
a big bowl of chocolat e ice cr eam . My g r andpa always
k eeps his f r eezer well st ock ed wit h ice cr eam .
A f ew days bef or e we ar r ived in Am er ica, he went
shopping and boug ht about t en six- pack s of m y f at her ’s
f ue
compr ó
f avour it e beer , and six half g allons of chocolat e ice
cr eam .
W hen he cam e back hom e and put all t hose bot t les of
vol vi ó – pus o
beer and all t hat ice cr eam on t he k it chen t able, m y
g r andm ot her couldn’t st op laug hing . But m y g r andpa said,
di j o
“ Don’t laug h, don’t laug h, we ar e g oing t o eat and dr ink
ever yt hing . ” T hen he t ook a g lass, sat down, and beg an
cogi ó - s e s ent ó
dr ink ing his f ir st beer .
empez ó
W e st ayed in Am er ica f or f ive week s, and t he f r eezer
was never wit hout chocolat e ice cr eam . G r andpa never
f or g ot t o buy it .
ol vi daba
I n t he evening bef or e g oing t o bed, he always wr ot e a
es cr i bí a
list of what he had t o do t he next day. I ce cr eam was
always at t he t op of t he list . He t houg ht t hat I couldn’t
pens aba
live wit hout it . And he was r ig ht .
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24
Abel
( cont i nuat i on)
Besides eat ing and dr ink ing we did lot s of ot her t hing s.
O ne day, m y sist er Debr a, m y uncle David and I went t o
hi ci mos
f ui mos
W ashing t on t o see t he Space Museum . You can’t im ag ine
how happy I f elt when I saw t he aer oplane t hat t he W r ig ht
s ent í - vi
br ot her s used in m ak ing t he wor ld’s f ir st f lig ht . W e also
saw t he r ock s t hat t he ast r onaut s br oug ht back f r om t he
t r aj er on
m oon.
===
bow l
f reezer
w el l s t ocked
s i x- pack
hal f gal l on
list
=
=
=
=
cuenco
congel ador
bi en pr ovi s t o
conf ecci ón de
6 bot el l as - l at as
= 2 l i t r os apr ox.
= lista
at t he t op of
bes i des
s pace
f l i ght
rock
pi l ot
t o pi l ot
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
el pr i mer o de
además de
s i t i o, es paci o
vuel o
pi edr a
pi l ot o
pi l ot ar
W ilbur and O r ville W r ig ht invent ed t he f ir st aer oplane. O n Decem ber
17, 1903, t hey m ade t he wor ld’s f ir st f lig ht . O r ville pilot ed t he plane.
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UNIT
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25
En l a col umna de l a der echa hemos pues t o l a “bas e f or m” de l os
ver bos i r r egul ar es .
Copi a en un cuader no es t a l ect ur a y r el l ena con un l ápi z l os es paci os
vací os con l os ver bos cor r es pondi ent es en “pas t s i mpl e”. Luego mi r a
l a l ect ur a pr ecedent e, par a ver s i has comet i do al gunas f al t as .
Abel
W hen I …. . t o Am er ica last sum m er , I
wonder f ul t im e.
…. . a r eally
go - have
Ever y day …. . wit h a nice br eak f ast and ended wit h a
big bowl of chocolat e ice cr eam . My g r andpa always
k eeps his f r eezer well st ock ed wit h ice cr eam .
begi n
A f ew days bef or e we ar r ived in Am er ica, he ….
shopping and …. . about t en six- pack s of m y f at her ’s
f avour it e beer , and six half g allons of chocolat e ice
cr eam .
W hen he …. . hom e and …. . t he beer and t he
ice
cr eam on t he k it chen t able, m y g r andm ot her couldn’t
st op laug hing . But m y g r andpa …. . , “ Don’t wor r y, we ar e
g oing t o eat and dr ink ever yt hing . ” T hen he …. . a g lass,
…. . , and …. . dr ink ing his f ir st beer .
go
buy
W e st ayed in Am er ica f or f ive week s, and t he f r eezer
was never wit hout chocolat e ice cr eam . G r andpa never
…. . t o buy it .
come back - put
s ay
t ake
s i t down - begi n
f or get
I n t he evening bef or e g oing t o bed, he always …. . a
list of what he had t o do t he next day. I ce cr eam was
always at t he t op of t he list . He …. . t hat I couldn’t live
wit hout it . And he was r ig ht .
wr i t e
Besides eat ing and dr ink ing , we …. . lot s of ot her
t hing s. O ne day, m y sist er Debr a, m y uncle David and I
…. t o W ashing t on t o see t he Space Museum . You can’t
im ag ine how happy I …. . when I …. . t he aer oplane t hat
O r ville W r ig ht used in m ak ing t he f ir st f lig ht . W e also saw
t he r ock s t hat t he ast r onaut s …. . back f r om t he m oon.
do
t hi nk
go
f eel - s ee
br i ng
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UNIT
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26
Es t a l ect ur a ha s i do es cr i t a par a pr act i car el “pas t s i mpl e”.
A l a der echa s e encuent r a l a t r aducci ón del “pas t s i mpl e” de l os
ver bos i r r egul ar es s ol ament e.
El “pas t s i mpl e” de l os ver bos r egul ar es t er mi na s i empr e en “- ed”.
G eor ge and Lydi a
“A Happy Weekend”
Lydia was pr epar ing br eak f ast when she hear d t he
door bell
r ing ing .
T he
bell
r ang
t hr ee
t im es,
so
she
oyó
sonó
under st ood t hat her f r iends had ar r ived. She im m ediat ely
comprendió
r an t o t he door , and when she opened it she saw t he
corrió - vio
sm iling f aces of her t wo best f r iends: Flor a and Er ica.
Af t er em br acing and k issing t hem , she led t hem t o t he
las llevó
k it chen. O n t he k it chen t able t her e was alr eady hot t ea,
cof f ee, m ilk and biscuit s. T he t hr ee ladies sat down and
se sentaron
beg an t o have br eak f ast . T hey wer e in a hur r y, so half an
empezaron
hour lat er t hey lef t t he house.
dejaron
As soon as t hey g ot int o t he car , t hey t ur ned on t he
r adio t o list en t o t he weat her f or ecast .
-
T hey wer e
entraron
fueron
luck y! T he weat her was g oing t o be f ine f or t he whole
week end.
Er ica was an exper t dr iver . She dr ove bet t er t han any
conducía
m an, so ever ybody was r elaxed and happy. Dur ing t he
whole j our ney t o Bat h, wher e t hey wer e g oing t o spend
t heir week end, t hey t alk ed, laug hed and sang all k inds of
cantaron
song s. Er ica loved t o dr ive, and she never g ot t ir ed. Fr om
t im e t o t im e she even t old som e f unny st or ies t o k eep her
contaba
f r iends in a j olly m ood.
Have a nice t im e, ladies!
***
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UNIT
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27
G eor ge and Lydia
( cont i nuat i on)
“A Happy Weekend”
W hen G eor g e cam e back hom e at eig ht o’clock in t he
evening and went int o t he k it chen, he f ound t he dir t y
volvió
fue - encontró
plat es, cups, g lasses, spoons and f or k s st ill on t he t able.
So he pat ient ly put ever yt hing in t he sink and beg an t o
puso - empezó
wash t hem . But he soon st opped. I t was near ly half past
eig ht and he f elt ver y hung r y.
se sentía
He went t o t he k it chen cupboar d, but he only f ound
fue - encontró
som e br ead and a pack et of biscuit s. So he went t o t he
r ef r ig er at or hoping t o f ind his dinner t her e, but in t he
f r idg e t her e was only a piece of cheese, t wo sm all apples,
a bot t le of m ilk and an eg g .
He k new t hat Lydia was g oing t o spend t he week end
sabía
wit h her f r iends in Bat h. But bef or e leaving she could
have pr epar ed som et hing f or his dinner , t houg ht poor
pensó
G eor g e. “ Sur ely she was in a hur r y and f or g ot t o pr epar e
olvidó
it , ” he said t o him self . So he opened t he f r idg e ag ain and
se dijo
g ot out t he cheese, a bot t le of m ilk and t he eg g . But when
salió
he put t hem on t he t able, t he eg g beg an t o r oll, f ell of f
empezó - cayó
t he t able and
se rompió
-
br ok e, of cour se.
Poor G eor g e! He at e a piece of br ead and cheese, and
dr ank half a g lass of m ilk . But he st ill f elt hung r y, and
comió
bebió - se sentía
sad, ver y sad.
T en m inut es lat er he went t o t he bedr oom , t ook of f his
se quitó
j ack et , t ook of f his shoes and lay down on t he bed. He
se tumbó
was so t ir ed t hat in a f ew m inut es he f ell asleep.
se durmió
Half an hour lat er he wok e up. He f elt cold and, of
cour se, hung r y! W hat could he do?
-
He t houg ht f or
se despertó
pensó
about t en m inut es, t hen he had a br illiant idea. He t ook
tuvo - cogió
t he phone and r ang up his colleag ue, O scar .
telefoneó
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( cont i nuat i on)
28
G eor g e and Lydia
“A Happy W eekend”
W hen O scar hear d G eor g e ask ing him t o g o out f or
dinner , he couldn’t believe his ear s. O scar was sing le and
he spent m ost of his evening s g oing t o pubs and
r est aur ant s. He lik ed G eor g e ver y m uch, because he was
honest and a har d wor k er . He had of t en invit ed him t o g o
out , but G eor g e had seldom accept ed.
oyó
I t was a beaut if ul evening . A big silver m oon shone
over G lum ville. A cool aut um n wind g ent ly blew t he dr y
leaves f r om one side of t he st r eet t o t he ot her . G eor g e
wor e his f avour it e blue suit , his g r ey over coat and his
black hat . He was q uit e eleg ant . He shut t he f r ont door of
his house and went t o t he cor ner of t he st r eet t o wait f or
O scar .
brillaba
W hile he st ood t her e wait ing f or his f r iend, he beg an t o
t hink about his wor k , and his lif e. He had t o do som et hing
t o chang e it .
estaba
pasaba
soplaba
llevaba
cerró
fue
tenía
O scar was ver y punct ual. At half past nine t hey wer e
alr eady sit t ing in a ver y eleg ant r est aur ant . A nice wait er
br oug ht t hem t he m enu. T hey or der ed t heir dinner , and
trajo
O scar chose t he wine.
eligió
W hile t hey wer e wait ing f or t heir dinner O scar ask ed,
“ W her e did you buy t hat eleg ant suit ?” “ I boug ht it at
compré
Self ridges. I know it is elegant but it cost, relatively little,”
costó
answered George.
W hen dinner was ser ved, O scar beg an t o t alk about his
last holiday in Cost a Rica. He t old G eor g e what a
f ant ast ic t im e he had t her e. He slept t ill t en, g ot up, had
br eak f ast and went t o t he beach. T he beach was a
beaut if ul solit ar y place. T he sea was em er ald g r een.
Ever y m or ning he swam f or a couple of hour s, t hen he lay
under a beach um br ella and r ead a book f or t he r est of
t he m or ning .
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empezó
contó
dormía
nadaba
leía
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( cont i nuat i on)
29
G eor g e and Lydia
“A Happy W eekend”
W hile in Cost a Rica, he never r ead t he newspaper s,
leía
and he never wat ched t elevision. T wice a week he wr ot e a
escribía
car d and sent it t o his par ent s t o t ell t hem t hat he was all
enviaba
r ig ht .
W hen dinner was over and t he wait er br oug ht t he bill,
O scar paid f or bot h and he also g ave t he wait er a g ood
trajo
pagó - dio
t ip.
W hile t hey wer e g oing back hom e, O scar lear nt f r om
aprendió
G eor g e t hat Lydia was in Bat h wit h her f r iends Flor a and
Er ica, so he insist ed on t ak ing G eor g e t o a nig ht club.
W hat a beaut if ul place it was! Poor G eor g e didn’t even
k now t hat such a place exist ed in G lum ville.
I n t he nig ht club t hey m et anot her colleag ue who sat at
encontraron
t heir t able. T he t hr ee of t hem dr ank beer and whisk y,
bebieron
spok e about f oot ball, t old j ok es and laug hed t he whole
hablaron
nig ht .
I t was half past f our in t he m or ning when O scar t ook
llevó
G eor g e back hom e. His head was spinning a lit t le. He
k new t hat he had dr unk t oo m uch. But he f elt r eally
sabía
happy.
He slept soundly t ill t welve o’clock , and dr eam t t hat
durmió - soñó
he was in Cost a Rica.
T hat Sunday inst ead of wor k ing in his lit t le g ar den as
he usually did, he went t o a pub t o have lunch. T hen he
hacía
called O scar and t hey bot h spent t he af t er noon bowling .
pasaron
Lif e wasn’t so t oug h af t er all, t houg ht poor G eor g e.
pensó
===
w eat her f orecas t
= pr onós t i co del t i empo
t o s l eep s oundl y
= dor mi r pr of undament e
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UNIT
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30
En l a col umna de l a der echa hemos pues t o l a “bas e f or m” de l os
ver bos i r r egul ar es .
Copi a en un cuader no es t a l ect ur a y r el l ena con un l ápi z l os es paci os
vací os con l os ver bos cor r es pondi ent es en “pas t s i mpl e”. Luego mi r a
l a l ect ur a pr ecedent e, par a ver s i has comet i do al gunas f al t as .
“A Happy Weekend”
Lydia was pr epar ing br eak f ast when she …. . t he door
bell r ing ing . T he bell …. . t hr ee t im es, so she …. . t hat her
f r iends had ar r ived. She im m ediat ely …. . t o t he door ,
and when she opened it she …. . t he sm iling f aces of her
t wo best f r iends: Flor a and Er ica.
hear
r i ng - under s t and
r un
s ee
Af t er em br acing and k issing t hem , she …. . t hem t o t he
k it chen. O n t he k it chen t able t her e was alr eady hot t ea,
cof f ee, m ilk and biscuit s. T he t hr ee ladies …. . and …. .
t o have br eak f ast . T hey wer e in a hur r y, so half an hour
lat er t hey …. . t he house.
l ead
As soon as t hey …. . t he car , t hey t ur ned on t he r adio
t o list en t o t he weat her f or ecast . - T hey …. . luck y! T he
weat her was g oing t o be f ine f or t he whole week end.
get i nt o
be
Er ica was an exper t dr iver . She …. . bet t er t han any
m an, so ever ybody was r elaxed and happy. Dur ing t he
whole j our ney t o Bat h, wher e t hey wer e g oing t o spend
t heir week end, t hey t alk ed, laug hed and …. . all k inds of
song s. Er ica loved t o dr ive, and she never g ot t ir ed. Fr om
t im e t o t im e she even …. . som e f unny st or ies t o k eep her
f r iends in a j olly m ood.
dr i ve
Have a nice t im e, ladies!
***
W hen G eor g e …. . hom e at eig ht o’clock in t he evening
and …. . int o t he k it chen, he …. . t he dir t y plat es, cups,
g lasses, spoons and f or k s st ill on t he t able. So he
pat ient ly …. . ever yt hing in t he sink and beg an t o wash
t hem . But he soon st opped. I t was near ly half past eig ht
and he …. . ver y hung r y.
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s i t down - begi n
l eave
s i ng
t el l
come back
go - f i nd
put
f eel
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31
G eor g e and Lydia
( cont i nuat i on)
“A Happy W eekend”
He …. . t o t he k it chen cupboar d, but he only …. . som e
br ead and a pack et of biscuit s. So he …. .
t o t he
go - f i nd
go
r ef r ig er at or hoping t o f ind his dinner t her e, but in t he
f r idg e t her e was only a piece of cheese, t wo sm all apples,
a bot t le of m ilk and an eg g .
He …. .
t hat Lydia was g oing t o spend t he week end
know
wit h her f r iends in Bat h. But bef or e leaving she could
have pr epar ed som et hing f or his dinner , …. . poor G eor g e.
t hi nk
“ Sur ely she was in a hur r y and …. . t o pr epar e it , ” he …. .
f or get - s ay
t o him self . So he opened t he f r idg e ag ain and …. . t he
get out
cheese, a bot t le of m ilk and t he eg g . But when he …. .
put
t hem on t he t able, t he eg g beg an t o r oll, …. .
f al l of f
t he t able
and …. . , of cour se.
br eak
Poor G eor g e! He …. . a piece of br ead and cheese, and
…. . half a g lass of m ilk . But he st ill f elt hung r y, and sad,
eat
dr i nk
ver y sad.
T en m inut es lat er he went t o t he bedr oom , …. . his
t ake of f
j ack et , t ook of f his shoes and …. . on t he bed. He was so
l i e down
t ir ed t hat in a f ew m inut es he …. . .
f al l as l eep
Half an hour lat er he …. . . He f elt cold and, of cour se,
hung r y! W hat could he do?
m inut es, t hen he …. .
-
He …. . f or about t en
t hi nk
a br illiant idea. He t ook t he phone
have
and …. . his colleag ue, O scar .
W hen O scar …. .
wake up
r i ng up
G eor g e ask ing him t o g o out f or
hear
dinner , he couldn’t believe his ear s. O scar was sing le and
he
…. .
m ost
of
his
evening s
g oing
to
pubs
and
s pend
r est aur ant s. He lik ed G eor g e ver y m uch, because he was
honest and a har d wor k er . He had of t en invit ed him t o g o
out , but G eor g e had seldom accept ed.
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32
G eor g e and Lydia
( cont i nuat i on)
“A Happy W eekend”
I t was a beaut if ul evening . A big silver m oon …. . over
G lum ville. A cool aut um n wind g ent ly …. . t he dr y leaves
f r om one side of t he st r eet t o t he ot her . G eor g e …. . his
f avour it e blue suit , his g r ey over coat and his black hat .
He was q uit e eleg ant . He …. . t he f r ont door of his house
and …. . t o t he cor ner of t he st r eet t o wait f or O scar .
s hi ne
bl ow
wear
W hile he …. . t her e wait ing f or his f r iend, he beg an t o
t hink about his wor k , and his lif e. He …. . t o do som et hing
t o chang e it .
s t and
have
O scar was ver y punct ual. At half past nine t hey wer e
alr eady sit t ing in a ver y eleg ant r est aur ant . A nice wait er
…. .
t hem t he m enu. T hey or der ed t heir dinner , and
O scar …. . t he wine.
s hut
go
br i ng
choos e
W hile t hey wer e wait ing f or t heir dinner O scar ask ed,
“ W her e did you buy t hat eleg ant suit ?” “ I …. .
it at
buy
Self r idg es. I k now it is eleg ant but it …. . r elat ively lit t le” ,
cos t
answer ed G eor g e.
W hen dinner was ser ved, O scar …. .
t o t alk about his
last holiday in Cost a Rica. He …. .
f ant ast ic t im e he had t her e. He …. .
br eak f ast
and
…. .
to
t he
beach.
G eor g e what a
t ill t en,
T he
g ot up, had
beach
was
a
begi n
t el l
s l eep
go
beaut if ul solit ar y place. T he sea was em er ald g r een.
Ever y m or ning he …. . f or a couple of hour s, t hen he …. .
s wi m
under an um br ella and …. .
l i e - r ead
a book f or t he r est of t he
m or ning .
W hile in Cost a Rica, he never …. .
t he newspaper s,
r ead
and he never wat ched t elevision. T wice a week he …. . a
wr i t e
car d and …. . it t o his par ent s t o t ell t hem t hat he was all
s end
r ig ht .
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( cont i nuat i on)
33
G eor g e and Lydia
“A Happy W eekend”
W hen dinner was over and t he wait er …. . t he bill,
O scar …. .
f or bot h and he also …. .
t he wait er a g ood
br i ng
pay - gi ve
t ip.
W hile t hey wer e g oing back hom e, O scar …. . f r om
l ear n
G eor g e t hat Lydia was in Bat h wit h her f r iends Flor a and
Er ica, so he insist ed on t ak ing G eor g e t o a nig ht club.
W hat a beaut if ul place it was! Poor G eor g e didn’t even
k now t hat such a place exist ed in G lum ville.
I n t he nig ht club t hey
…. . anot her colleag ue who …. .
meet - s i t
at t heir t able. T he t hr ee of t hem …. . beer and whisk y,
dr i nk
…. . about f oot ball, t old j ok es and laug hed t he whole
s peak
nig ht .
I t was half past f our in t he m or ning when O scar …. .
t ake
G eor g e back hom e. His head was spinning a lit t le. He …. .
know
t hat he had dr unk t oo m uch. But he f elt r eally happy.
He …. . soundly t ill t welve o’clock , and he …. . t hat he
s l eep - dr eam
was in Cost a Rica.
T hat Sunday inst ead of wor k ing in his lit t le g ar den as
he usually …. . , he went t o a pub t o have lunch. T hen he
do
called O scar and t hey bot h …. . t he af t er noon bowling .
s pend
Lif e wasn’t so t oug h af t er all, …. . poor G eor g e.
t hi nk
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Tr ansl at i on
1.
Tr aduce or al m ent e.
2.
Copi a t oda l a pági na.
1.
-
2.
T her e is a t able in t he m iddle of t he r oom …
T her e is a book in t he m iddle of t he t able…
3.
-
Don’t t alk nonsense! T he shops ar e closing . G o and buy a
loaf of br ead!
4.
-
But I am in t he m iddle of m y Fr ench t r anslat ion -
5.
6.
7.
8.
-
13.
14.
-
16.
-
12.
O h, m ot her ! I am af r aid of t he st or m !
T he t hunder deaf ens m e!
-
11.
But , m ot her ! I t is r aining !
You k now t hat I always f all of f m y bicycle in t he r ain.
9.
10.
Your Fr ench isn’t so im por t ant . G o! At once!
T hen g o of f t o bed!
But I ’m af r aid t hat t he lig ht ning will blind m e!
Don’t be silly! - O ne of you boys m ust buy t he loaf .
W ell, I can’t g o because I m ust do m y Fr ench t r anslat ion,
and he can’t g o because he has a cold.
T hen I am ver y sor r y, but t her e will be no br ead f or
dinner .
W e lived in London f or m any year s…
17.
… but now we live in a q uiet lit t le t own.
18.
19.
I n wint er it is ver y cold her e, but t he sum m er s ar e
wonder f ul.
T her e ar e people who lik e t o live in t he m ount ains.
20.
T her e ar e ot her s who lik e t o live near t he sea.
21.
22.
23.
Som e people lik e t o live in a big cit y…
But lif e in a q uiet lit t le t own is t he best of all.
T her e is no sm ok e, no noise… not hing wor r ies us… all is
peace and q uiet .
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Tr ansl at i on
1.
-
Hay una m esa en m edio de la habit ación…
Hay un libr o en m edio de la m esa…
2.
3.
-
¡No dig as t ont er ías! Las t iendas est án cer r ando. ¡Ve y
com pr a una hog aza de pan!
4.
-
Per o yo est oy en m edio de m i t r aducción de f r ancés.
-
¡O h, m am á! ¡T eng o m iedo de la t or m ent a!
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
12.
13.
-
14.
-
16.
-
11.
Per o m am á, ¡est á lloviendo!
T ú sabes q ue yo siem pr e ( m e) caig o de m i biciclet a en la
lluvia. ( c o n l a l l u v i a )
¡El t r ueno m e ensor dece!
-
10.
T u f r ancés no es t an im por t ant e. ¡Ve! ¡I nm ediat am ent e!
¡Ent onces vet e a la cam a!
¡Per o yo t em o q ue el r elám pag o m e cieg ue!
¡No seas t ont o! – Uno de vosot r os m uchachos debe
com pr ar la hog aza.
Bien, yo no puedo ir por q ue t eng o q ue hacer m i
t r aducción de f r ancés, y él no puede ir por q ue t iene un
r esf r iado.
Ent onces lo sient o m ucho, per o no habr á pan par a ( la)
cena.
Nosot r os vivim os en Londr es por m uchos años…
17.
Per o ahor a vivim os en un t r anq uilo pueblecit o.
18.
19.
En invier no hace m ucho f r ío aq uí, per o los ver anos son
m ar avillosos.
Hay per sonas a q uienes les g ust a vivir en las m ont añas.
20.
Hay ot r as a q uienes les g ust a vivir cer ca del m ar .
21.
22.
23.
A alg unas per sonas les g ust a vivir en una g r ande ciudad.
Per o la vida en un t r anq uilo pueblo es lo m ej or de t odo.
No hay ning ún hum o, ning ún r uido… nada nos pr eocupa…
t odo es paz y t r anq uilidad.
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Vocabul ar y
almost
applause
at last
at once
aw ful
baker
began
bicycle
to blind
bought
certainly
to close
to deafen
to describe
dirty
to drow n
fell
felt
fool
foolish
found
gave
hail
hero
to imagine
journey
lightning
loaf
look
luck
Ø:lmoust
EplØ:z
Et la:st
Et wúns
Ø:ful
beikE
bigAn
baisikl
tu blaind
bØ:t
sE:tEnli
tu klouz
tu defn
tu diskraib
dE:ti
tu draun
fel
felt
fu:l
fu:liS
faund
geiv
heil
hiErou
tu imAdZin
dZE:ni
laitniN
louf
luk
lúk
casi
aplauso
finalmente
inmediatamente
terrible
panadero
empezó
bicicleta
cegar
compré
ciertamente
cerrar
ensordecer
describir
sucio
ahogar -se
caí
me sentía
tonto (sustantivo)
tonto (adjetivo)
encontré
me dio
granizo
héroe
imaginar
viaje
relámpagos
hogaza
mirada
fortuna, suerte
( t urn over)
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Vocabul ar y
middle
mud
proud
to push
quiet
to reach
remaining
to remind
to ride
midl
múd
praud
tu push
kwaiEt
tu ri:tS
rimeiniN
tu rimaind
tu raid
medio
barro
orgulloso
empujar
tranquilo
alcanzar
que queda - que quedaba
said
to seem
storm
thought
thunder
torrent
trouble
to turn back
w ay
I w ent off
sed
tu si:m
stØ:m
†Ø:t
†úndE
tØrEnt
trúbl
tu tE:n bAk
wei
went Øf
dijo
parecer
temporal
pensé
trueno
torrente
problema
volver
camino
me fui
r ecor dar a, r ecor dar l e a
mont ar (a cabal l o); andar (en
bi ci cl et a, mot o)
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