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E-Z Spanish - Ruth J. Silverstein
La sala y la cocina The living room and the kitchen
Preguntas
Modelo:
¿Es el televisor?
¿ Es…? Is it…?
Es… It is…
No es. It is not…
A.
1. ___________________________________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________________________________
El (the) before a masculine noun. La (the) before a feminine noun.
3. ___________________________________________________________________
4. ___________________________________________________________________
5. ___________________________________________________________________
6. ___________________________________________________________________
7. ___________________________________________________________________
8. ___________________________________________________________________
9. ___________________________________________________________________
10. ___________________________________________________________________
B. Draw pictures of as many items and people in your living room as you know how to label in Spanish. Label them in Spanish.
Remember these words in order to answer questions in the lessons that follow:
¿ Qué? What? ¿Quién? Who? ¿Dónde? Where? ¿Cómo es…? What is… like?
Preguntas
Modelo:
*¿Qué es esto? What is this?
A.
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Un (a, an) before a masculine noun. Una (a, an) before a feminine noun.
Modelo:
B.
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C. Write an answer to the following question for each of the pictures seen below.
Modelo: ¿Qué es esto? Es un libro.
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Preguntas
Modelo:
A.
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Modelo:
B.
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Modelo:
*¿Dónde? Where? Está. Is (location). En In, on, at.
C.
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Preguntas
Modelo:
A.
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B.
*two
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C. Draw pictures of as many foods in your house as you know how to label in Spanish. Label them in Spanish.
V. Acciones Actions
Preguntas
A.
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B.
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VI. Descripciones Descriptions (Paired Opposites)
Preguntas
Modelo:
*¿Cómo es…? What is…like? ¿Hay? Are there? Hay. There are. Está. Is (tastes).
A.
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B.
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VII. El cuerpo humano The Human Body [Es: Is] [Son: Are]
Preguntas
Modelo:
A. ¿Qué es?
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Modelo:
B. ¿Qué son?
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C. In the space below, in Spanish, name the part or parts of the body most important to complete the action seen in each of the pictures.
*¿Quién? Who? ¿Es…? Is he (she) (it)?
*What are you buying? I am buying food.
¿Qué es más importante?
Ana estudia mucho en la universidad y en la casa. Esta noche ella estudia la lección sobre España y América en la sala. Ana lee el libro de historia mientras copia fechas, palabras y frases en su computadora. El padre y la madre están en el sofá, el hermano escucha canciones en su iPod y la hermana habla por el celular. La hermana termina de hablar y prende el televisor.
PALABRAS NUEVAS
SUSTANTIVOS (NOUNS)
América America
el amor the love
la canción the song
la casa the house
el celular the cell phone
la computadora the computer
el día the day
España Spain
el examen the exam
la fecha the date
la frase the sentence
la hermana the sister
el hermano the brother
la historia the history
la lección the lesson
el libro the book
la madre the mother
la mesa the table
el padre the father
la palabra the word
la pasión the passion
el periódico the newspaper
el programa the program
la sala the living room
el sofá the sofa
la telenovela the soap opera
la televisión the television
el televisor the TV set
la universidad the university
ADJETIVOS* (ADJECTIVES)*
bueno, a good
favorito, a favorite
importante important
mejor better
mi my
su her, his
VERBOS (VERBS)
copia (she) copies
es (it) is
escucha (she) listens to
están (they) are (location)
estudia (she) studies
estudiar to study
habla (she) talks
hablar to talk
hay there are, there is
leer to read
lees (you) read
limpiar to clean
limpias (you) clean
mirar to look at
necesito (I) need
prende (she) turns on
puedes (you) can
quiero (I) want
tengo (I) have
termina (she) finishes
OTRAS PALABRAS (OTHER WORDS)
ahora now
de of
después afterwards, later
ella she
en in, on, at
esta noche tonight
mañana tomorrow
más more
mientras while
mucho a lot
no no, not
o or
otro día another day
por el celular on the cell phone
por favor please
por qué why
qué what
sí yes
sobre about
también also
tú you (familiar, sing.)
y and
yo I
EJERCICIOS
I. (A) Complete the sentences according to the story.
Ana estudia mucho en la _________________________________
Esta noche ella lee mucho el _________________________________
El hermano escucha _________________________________
La hermana habla por el _________________________________
La hermana prende _________________________________
Esta noche hay _________________________________ muy buenos.
Ana: Yo tengo el _________________________________ mañana.
Ana: Yo ______________ estudiar.
¿Por qué no ____________ la mesa?
¡Ay! Mi _____________ favorita. Es posible estudiar ___________
I. (B) Rewrite the sentence replacing the underlined word with a word that will make the sentence correct.
Ana estudia El amor y la pasión.
Ella copia las fechas en su libro.
El libro es su favorito.
La hermana habla por el televisor.
Es mejor estudiar ahora.
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II. ¿Cómo se dice en español? Can you find these expressions in the story?
I need to study. _________________________________
It is better to study later. _________________________________
It’s my favorite program. _________________________________
The exam is important. _________________________________
III. Word Hunt—Find these 15 words in Spanish in the squares.
IV. Composición: (A) Por celular (B) Por correo electrónico (e-mail)
(A) Look at the picture on page 18. Tell what is happening and how the story ends.
(B) E-mail a friend a note about your evening at home. Subject:
La telenovela es importante.
1. What you need to study. 2. Which brother or sister turns on the TV. 3. What you want to watch. 4. What your father or mother reads and also listens to. 5. Who talks on the cell phone. 6. Which is more (más) important, to study or to watch TV.
A. In Spanish, things as well as persons are of either masculine or feminine gender.
Examples:
Rules:
El means the before a masculine noun. Example: el muchachothe boy.
La means the before a feminine noun. Example: la muchachathe girl.
Masculine nouns often end in o. Feminine nouns often end in a. Feminine nouns also end in –dad, –ción, –sión. Learn: la ciudad (the city); la canción (the song); la lección (the lesson); la nación (the nation); la televisión (the television).
B. El and la are called the definite articles. They indicate the gender of nouns that do not have the typical masculine ending –o, or the typical feminine endings –a, –dad, –ción, –sión.
Examples:
Rules:
Nouns whose endings do not follow the rule for indicating gender should be memorized with their articles: el or la.
Learn these masculine nouns: el avión (the plane), el coche (the car), el examen (the test), el hombre (the man), el hotel (the hotel), el lápiz (the pencil), el padre (the father), el papel (the paper), el profesor (the teacher), el reloj (the clock, watch), el tren (the train), el metro (the subway).
Learn these feminine nouns: la calle (the street), la clase (the class), la frase (the sentence), la madre (the mother), la mujer (the woman), la noche (the night).
The appropriate definite article must be used before each noun in a series: el padre y la madre (the father and mother); el hombre y la mujer (the man and woman).
Rules:
El or la is used before a title when talking about the person, but el or la is omitted when talking directly to the titled
person, in direct address.
A small number of masculine nouns end in a or ma and must be memorized with their articles: el día (the day), el mapa (the map), el idioma (the language), el programa (the program). But la mano (the hand) and la radio (the radio broadcast) are feminine. Some nouns are the same for masculine and feminine. Only el or la before them show their gender: el estudiante (m), la estudiante (f) (the student).
*Languages do not begin with a capital letter in Spanish.
Rules:
Use la before Avenida and Calle, then identify them by name or number.
Use el before all languages except when they directly follow hablar, or de, or en.
De indicates concerned with in expressions such as the following: la clase de español (the Spanish class), la lección de español (the Spanish lesson), el profesor (la profesora) de inglés (the English teacher), el maestro (la maestra) de música (the music teacher).
I. You are in a summer program in Spain. E-mail home telling what is or is not important for learning Spanish. Use the clues in complete sentences.
(computadora) _________________________________
(telenovela) _________________________________
(lección de español) _________________________________
(programa de música) _________________________________
(conversación) _________________________________
(muchacho, Roberto) _________________________________
(estudiante, Ana) _________________________________
(amigo, Luis) _________________________________
(muchacha, Gloria) _________________________________
(señor profesor) _________________________________
II. Your Spanish teacher today points to pictures of things and people. You identify them in Spanish, using Es el ___________ or Es la___________ and the word in parentheses. Role-play
(libro) _________________________________
(padre) _________________________________
(madre) _________________________________
(celular) _________________________________
(periódico) _________________________________
(hombre) _________________________________
(mujer) _________________________________
(televisor) _________________________________
(mesa) _________________________________
(clase) _________________________________
III. You interview five people. Then you tell us about each one.
Señor Moreno, ¿mira usted el programa de televisión esta noche?
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Profesora Mendoza, ¿necesita usted el programa con la lección de historia?
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Presidente Guzmán, ¿entra usted en la ciudad capital de la nación mañana?
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Señorita Gómez, ¿estudia usted el idioma en la universidad?
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Señora Molina, ¿escucha usted el radio todo el día y toda la noche?
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IV. You introduce travel club members. Tell what language each speaks and reads. Tell what other languages each one now studies.
El profesor es de México.
el español
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La estudiante es de Francia.
el francés
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El muchacho es de Italia.
el italiano
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Luis es de Inglaterra.
el inglés
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La muchacha es de Alemania.
el alemán
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V. In this new country Pancho studies his English book wherever he goes. Tell us where he studies in a complete sentence. Use the cue in parentheses.
(avión de México) _________________________________
(ciudad) _________________________________
(coche) _________________________________
(casa) _________________________________
(tren) _________________________________
Tell where else he listens to English.
(avenida) _________________________________
(iPod) _________________________________
(canciones) _________________________________
(calle) _________________________________
(telenovelas en inglés) _________________________________
Tell what else he reads.
(periódico) _________________________________
(libro de gramática) _________________________________
(diccionario) _________________________________
(vocabulario) _________________________________
(novela en inglés) _________________________________
Tell what else they now look at.
(ciudad de Nueva York) _________________________________
(metro) _________________________________
(calle importante de Wall Street) _________________________________
(televisión interesante) _________________________________
(programa favorito) _________________________________
(mapa de toda la nación) _________________________________
VI. Recombinación: Tell us the story with an appropriate selection: el or la. Write an X if no article is necessary.
VII. Speak up! Role-play
(A) Situation: You began your first Spanish class. Your friend, Carlos, wants to know your impression. You tell him, using es and no es, two complete Spanish sentences.
Clues: clase favorita, buena, idioma importante, mejor que (better than)
(B) Situation: He also wants to know what you need for the class. You tell him what you need in two complete sentences.
Clues: Yo necesito…; libro bueno, profesor bueno, disco de español también es importante…
(C) Situation: There is one television set. Your older brother or sister does not want to watch your favorite soap opera tonight, and tells you to study. You give reasons for not studying tonight and for watching television.
*Adjectives that end in o describe masculine nouns.
Adjectives that end in o change that o to a when describing feminine nouns.
El (the) indicates a masculine noun. La (the) indicates a feminine noun.
¿Adónde queremos vivir?
María vive en el pequeño pueblo de Miramar, pero ahora visita la ciudad de Buenos Aires. Francisco, su primo, es de esta ciudad. Los dos visitan los teatros, los museos y los parques. Los primos miran los edificios altos, las tiendas grandes, el río ancho y van al Teatro Colón. María mira cómo los hombres y las mujeres van por las calles.
PALABRAS NUEVAS
SUSTANTIVOS (NOUNS)
el aire the air
el año the year
el autobús the bus
la casa the house
el cine the movie house
la ciudad the city
la clase the class
el dinero the money
el edificio the building
la flor the flower
la gente the people
el hombre the man
la luz the light
el metro the subway
la mujer the woman
el museo the museum
el niño the boy, the child
la oficina the office
el parque the park
el primo the cousin
el pueblo the village
el restaurante the restaurant
el semáforo the traffic light
el teatro the theater
el tiempo the time
la tienda the store
el tráfico the traffic
ADJETIVOS (ADJECTIVES)
adónde where
alto, a tall, high
ancho, a broad
bueno, a well, good
cuarenta forty
eso, a that
esos, as those
este, a this
estúpido, a stupid
fresco, a fresh
necesario, a necessary
pequeño, a small, little
sus their
tanto, a so much
tarde late
todas, os every, all
todo everything
treinta thirty
verde green
VERBOS (VERBS)
caminan (they) walk
comer to eat
controlar to control
corren (they) run
cruza (he, she, it) crosses
descansar to rest
ganan they earn
hago (I) do
llegar to arrive
mira (she) looks
¡Mira! Look!
miran (they) look at
mirar to look
pueden (they) can, may
queremos (we) want
quieren (they) want
respirar to breathe
son (they) are
tenemos (we) have
tomar to take
trabajar to work
va (he, she, it) goes
van (they) go
visita (she) visits
visitan (they) visit
vive (she) lives
vivir to live
OTRAS PALABRAS (OTHER WORDS)
a to
adónde where
ahora now
así this way, thus
cómo how
con with
con tanta prisa in such a hurry
de from
después de after
eso that
Hay que cruzar It’s necessary to cross
las the (f.pl.)
los the (m.pl.)
para for, to, in order to
pero but
que that
qué what
tan rápido so fast
tarde late
EJERCICIOS
I. (A) Rewrite the sentence using the expression that best completes it.
El primo vive en (a) San Francisco (b) el pueblo (c) Buenos Aires
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Ana visita (a) el pueblo (b) la aldea (c) la gran ciudad
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Ana es (a) del pueblo (b) de Buenos Aires (c) de San Francisco
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Los primos miran cómo la gente (a) descansa (b) toma un taxi (c) cruza la calle
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Hay que cruzar rápido con la luz (a) roja (b) rosada (c) verde
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Los niños corren para tomar (a) el metro y el taxi (b) el taxi y el autobús (c) el autobús y el metro
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Los semáforos controlan (a) el río (b) a los niños (c) el tráfico
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En la ciudad es necesario trabajar y vivir de prisa para ganar (a) muchos amigos (b) mucho dinero (c) muchos edificios
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La gente puede respirar aire fresco después de (a) otros días (b) cuarenta años (c) la oficina
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Es estúpido vivir ahora en (a) la ciudad (b) el pueblo (c) la aldea
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I. (B) Rewrite these sentences substituting the correct word, according to the story, for the underlined word.
Es estúpido respirar de prisa.
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En el pueblo todo es muy rápido.
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Los niños toman el autobús para llegar a las oficinas.
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Todos los pueblos son así.
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Hay que descansar de prisa.
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II. Answer in a complete sentence.
¿Adónde va la gente para trabajar?
¿Adónde van para comer?
¿Qué es más importante, leer el periódico o mirar las telenovelas?
¿Hay que mirar más los semáforos en las avenidas grandes o en las calles pequeñas?
¿Es mejor llegar con mucha prisa o llegar tarde?
III. Juego de palabras—Translate these words to fill in the boxes of the puzzle below.
IV. Picture Match: Choose and write the sentence(s) suggested by each sketch. Then tell something more about each one.
a. Van por muchas calles.
b. Ella vive en el pequeño pueblo de Miramar.
c. Van a los restaurantes y a los cines.
d. Visitan la ciudad grande.
e. Miran los edificios altos.
f. Es posible mirar las flores y descansar.
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V. Composición: (A) Por celular (B) Por correo electrónico
(A) Look at the picture on page 29. Tell a friend what is happening and how the story ends.
(B) Tell a visitor about your city. Include the following:
Mi ciudad
1. What kinds of buildings there are. 2. What interesting places it is possible to see. 3. Whether it is important to work fast in order to earn money. 4. When it is possible to rest. 5. Why it is important to go to small towns.
Rules:
Los means the before a masculine plural noun. Las means the before a feminine plural noun. In summary, Spanish has four definite articles: el (masc. sing.), los (masc. pl.), la (fem. sing.), las (fem. pl.). They all mean the.
To form the plural, add s to masculine and feminine nouns that end in a vowel (a, e, i, o, u), for example, el uso, los usos (the uses); la uva, las uvas (the grapes). Add es to a noun that ends in a consonant, for example, el papel, los papeles (the papers); la flor, las flores (the flowers).
Omit the accent mark from the final syllable when adding es to nouns ending in ión, e.g., la lección, las lecciones (the lessons), la canción, las canciones (the songs).
Change final z to c before adding es,e.g., el lápiz, los lápices (the pencils), la luz, las luces (the lights).
OTHER USES OF THE DEFINITE ARTICLES
A. Generalizing
Rules:
Spanish insists on using el, la, los, or lasbefore nouns used to make generalizations.
English omits the definite article the in making a generalizing statement.
B. Before Some Geographic Names
Examples: La Argentina, el Brasil, el Canadá, la China, los Estados Unidos de América (U.S.A.), los Estados Unidos de México, la Florida, la Habana (Havana), la India, el Japón, el Panamá, el Perú, el Salvador
Rules:
The use of the definite article before the name of a country has been on the wane in the last quarter century. However, this practice is still quite popular and generally accepted.
English does not use the before these place names, except for Los Estados Unidos,The United States, or in rare reference to La Argentina as The Argentine.
C. The Inclusive Masculine Plural
Rules:
The masculine plural article and noun may refer to both feminine and masculine persons when they are grouped together.
The context alone tells whether the reference is to a group consisting of feminine and masculine persons or only of masculine persons.
I. E-mail us about the people, places, and things in your new neighborhood. Complete the sentence with the plural of the article and noun in italics.
El chico _________________________________ son estudiosos.
La avenida _________________________________ son grandes.
El semáforo _________________________________ controlan el tráfico.
El autobús _________________________________ son necesarios.
La luz _________________________________ están por todas partes.
El hombre _________________________________ trabajan de prisa.
La mujer _________________________________ son elegantes.
El museo _________________________________ son interesantes.
El celular _________________________________ son pequeños.
El año _________________________________ pasan rápido.
II. El Señor Gil is at a travel agency. When offered some,
he answers that he wants all.
Answer for him using: Sí, todos los _____ or Sí, todas las _____ according to the gender of the noun in the question. Role-play.
¿Estudia usted libros sobre España para su viaje? _________________________________
¿Necesita usted folletos? _________________________________
¿Usa usted mapas? _________________________________
¿Escucha usted canciones y programas desde España? _________________________________
¿Usa usted metros o un carro allí? _________________________________
¿Escucha usted idiomas en MP3? _________________________________
¿Visita usted universidades y museos allí? _________________________________
III. You are a travel agent. Your English-speaking client wants to know what languages are spoken in places she may visit. She asks in English. You answer in a complete Spanish sentence, selecting a language from those given below. Role-play.
Havana? _________________________________
Venezuela? _________________________________
Peru? _________________________________
U.S.A.? _________________________________
Mexico? _________________________________
Vocabulary: español, inglés
IV. Your uncle Leo expresses his opinions in sweeping generalizations. You play Leo. Generalize using the words given in parentheses in complete sentences using es (is) and son (are).
a. (/ amor / todo) _________________________________
b. (Pero / experiencia / profesora) _________________________________
a. (/ televisión / importante) _________________________________
b. (Pero / aire fresco / necesario) _________________________________
a. (/ ciudades aquí / grandes) _________________________________
b. (Pero / parques / pequeños) _________________________________
a. (/ programas de T.V. / tontos) _________________________________
b. (Pero / museos / interesantes) _________________________________
a. (/ universidades / excelentes) _________________________________
b. (Pero / dinero / importante para pagarlas) _________________________________
V. Tell us who are going to the rave. Use the masculine plural to include the feminine members. Note: abuela is grandmother. Tía is aunt. Role-play.
¿Van el padre y la madre? _________________________________
¿Y el hermano y la hermana? _________________________________
¿También el abuelo y la abuela? _________________________________
¿Y el tío Manolo y la tía Clara? _________________________________
¿También el niño Juan y las niñas Ana y Sonia? _________________________________
VI. Speak up! Role-play
Situation: Your cousin asks your opinion about whether it is good to live in a large city or in a small town. You explain the advantages of each. [Three sentences are good; four very good; five or more are excellent.]
Clues: Tell what it is possible to do in el pueblo; using es posible and puedes (you can); now say what there is in the city; where it is better to live; where it is possible to earn more money; why it is foolish to live in the city, or why it is better to live in a small town.
¿Qué necesitas tú para ser feliz?
Estela es mujer de negocios. Debe volar a México para comprar serapes y luego viajar a Miami para venderlos.
Su avión aterriza en México. Estela camina por el aeropuerto y encuentra a su amigo Luis.
—Luis, mi amor, ¿cómo estás?—Ella lo abraza y lo besa en la boca.—¿Vamos a cenar, bailar y cantar como siempre?
—Sí, querida,—dice Luis.—Vamos a tomar tequila y después a nadar en el mar y caminar bajo las estrellas.
—¡Maravilloso!—grita Estela.—Necesito un hombre dinámico, ruidoso y romántico para ser feliz.
Tres días después su avión aterriza en Miami. En la sala de espera, Estela encuentra a John.
—John, querido, ¿cómo estás?—Ella lo abraza y lo besa en la mejilla.—¿Vamos a tu casa a cocinar, hablar, escuchar música y mirar una película como siempre?
—Sí, amor, —dice John. —Vamos a preparar una pizza, tomar cerveza y después a hablar sobre escritores cubanos y chilenos.
—Muy bien, —dice Estela.—Necesito un hombre tranquilo, callado y culto para ser feliz.
PALABRAS NUEVAS
SUSTANTIVOS (NOUNS)
el aeropuerto the airport
el avión the plane
la boca the mouth
el escritor the writer
la espera the wait
la estrella the star
el mar the sea
la mejilla the cheek
la mujer de negocios the businesswoman
la música the music
el negocio the business
la película the film
la sala de espera the waiting room
el serape Mexican small blanket
VERBOS (VERBS)
abraza (she) embraces
aterriza (it) lands
bailar to dance
besa (she) kisses
camina (she) walks
caminar to walk
cantar to sing
cenar to dine
cocinar to cook
comprar to buy
debe (she) must
dice (she) says
encuentra (she) finds, meets
escuchar to listen
estás (you) are
grita (she) screams
hablar to talk
nadar to swim
necesitas (you, fam.) need
preparar to prepare
ser to be
¿Vamos a cenar? Are we going to dine?
Vamos a tomar tequila We are going to drink tequila
viajar to travel
volar to fly
venderlos to sell them
ADJETIVOS (ADJECTIVES)
bien well
callado, a silent
chileno, a Chilean
cubano, a Cuban
culto, a cultured
dinámico, a dynamic
feliz happy
maravilloso, a wonderful
romántico, a romantic
ruidoso, a noisy
tranquilo, a calm
tres three
tu your (fam.)
tú you (fam.)
OTRAS PALABRAS (OTHER WORDS)
bajo under
como as
cómo how
lo him
luego then
siempre always
sobre about
EJERCICIOS
I. (A) Complete the sentence according to the story.
Estela es mujer de _________________________
Ella compra cosas en México para _______________ en Miami.
Con su amigo mexicano Estela va a ________________ en el mar.
Luis, el amigo mexicano, es ruidoso y ___________________
Estela encuentra a John, su amigo norteamericano, en la ________ de ________
Estela y John escuchan buena ___________ y hablan de varios __________ hispanos.
John es un hombre _____________, callado y culto.
Para ser ___________, ¿A qué amigo