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Unit 1, Captulo unoHablar de tu casa(Talking about Your Home)This unit is about homes. In it, you will learn todescribe your home and your daily routines.

Se alquila casa (House for Rent)

In this section you will learn to describe your home.

Page 2, Actividad uno (Activity 1)

Escuche a la seora Gutirrez que habla de su casa nueva. (Listento Seora Gutirrez who is speaking about her new house.)

She will talk about the living room,la sala de estar

the dining room,el comedor

and the kitchen

la cocina.You will also hear the words for bedroomslos dormitorios

and bathroomel cuarto de bao.

SEORA GUTIRREZ: Es una casa completamente nueva.Tenemos una sala de estar muy grande ymuy cmoda. (Its a brand new house.We have a very large and comfortableliving room.)

WOMAN: Y tienes comedor? (And do you havea dining room?)

SEORA GUTIRREZ: S, claro. Hay un comedor entre la sala deestar y la cocina. (Yes, of course. There isa dining room between the living roomand the kitchen.)

WOMAN: Es moderna la cocina? (Is the kitchenmodern?)

SEORA GUTIRREZ: Por supuesto. La cocina tiene todo. (Ofcourse. The kitchen has everything.)

WOMAN: Cuntos dormitorios tienes? (How manybedrooms do you have?)

SEORA GUTIRREZ: Hay un dormitorio grande con cuarto debao y dos otros para nuestros hijos.(There is a large bedroom with abathroom and two more for our children.)

WOMAN: Qu otras habitaciones tienes? (Whatother rooms do you have?)

SEORA GUTIRREZ: Tenemos otro cuarto de bao. Tambin hayuna terraza y un garage para dos coches.(We have another bathroom. There is also aterrace and a two-car garage.)

Seora Gutirrez l ives in a brand new house.Listen and repeat.Es una casa completamente nueva.

They have a large and comfortable living room.Tenemos una sala de estar muy grande y muy cmoda.

And a smaller dining room.Hay un comedor ms pequeo.

Of course, the kitchen has everything.

Por supuesto, la cocina tiene todo.There is a large bedroom with a bathroom.Hay un dormitorio grande con cuarto de bao.

There is also a terrace.Tambin hay una terraza.

And a two-car garage.Y un garage para dos coches.

Page 3, Actividad dos (Activity 2)

Try to decide whether these statements are true or fa

1La seora Gutirrez vive en un piso. (Seora Gutirrez lives an apartment.)

2La casa de la seora Gutirrez es muy nueva. (SeoraGutirrezs house is brand new.)

3La familia Gutirrez come en la sala de estar. (The Gutirrez

family has its meals in the living room.)

4La cocina est al lado de la sala de estar. (The kitchen is neto the living room.)

5

La casa tiene cuatro dormitorios. (The house has four bedroom6En la casa hay dos cuartos de bao. (There are two bathrooin the house.)

7La casa tiene una terraza. (The house has a terrace.)

8El garage es pequeo. (The garage is small.)

Now listen again and correct the false statements.The correct answer will be given after you answer.

1La seora Gutirrez vive en un piso.

No, la seora Gutirrez vive en una casa. (No, SeoraGutirrez lives in a house.)

2La casa de la seora Gutirrez es muy nueva.S, la casa de la seora Gutirrez es muy nueva. (Yes, SeorGutirrezs house is brand new.)

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3La familia Gutirrez come en la sala de estar.No, la familia Gutirrez come en el comedor. (No, theGutirrez family has its meals in the dining room.)

4La cocina est al lado de la sala de estar.No, la cocina est al lado del comedor. (No, the kitchen isnext to the dining room.)

5

La casa tiene cuatro dormitorios.No, la casa tiene tres dormitorios. (No, the house has threebedrooms.)

6En la casa hay dos cuartos de bao.S, hay dos cuartos de bao. (Yes, there are two bathrooms.)

7La casa tiene una terraza.S, tiene una terraza. (Yes, it has a terrace.)

8El garage es pequeo.No, el garage es grande. (No, the garage is large.)

Page 3, Actividad tres (Activity 3)

Now listen to people talking about the houses orapartments they live in and write in the boxes howmany of each kind of room they have. If they do nothave that kind of room, write in a zero.

1Mi piso es bastante pequeo: hay sala de estar y cocina perono tengo comedor. Hay un cuarto de bao y dos dormitorios.(My apartment is quite small: there is a living room and akitchen but I dont have a dining room. There is a bathroomand two bedrooms.)

2Nuestro piso es grande porque somos una familia grande. Haycocina, comedor, sala de estar, estudio. Tenemos una terrazapequea. Luego tenemos un dormitorio grande para mi maridoy yo y otros tres para los nios. (Our apartment is largebecause we are a big family. There is a kitchen, a diningroom, a living room, a study. We have a small terrace. Thenwe have a large bedroom for my husband and me and threemore for the children.)

3S, me gusta mucho mi casa nueva. La sala de estar que da al

jardn es muy cmoda y al lado est el comedor. Claro que lacocina est al otro lado del comedor. Luego tenemos tresdormitorios, uno con cuarto de bao. Hay otro cuarto de baocon servicio al final del pasillo. (Yes, I like my new house verymuch. The living room, which looks out on the garden, is verycomfortable and next to it is the dining room. Of course, thekitchen is on the other side of the dining room. Then we havethree bedrooms, one with a bathroom. There is anotherbathroom with a toilet at the end of the hall.)

Page 4, Actividad cuatro (Activity 4)

Now listen to three people who call a real estateagent to ask about buying or renting.

1AGENT: Diga? (Hello?)MAN: Quisiera alquilar un piso. (Id like to rent an

apartment.)AGENT: Cuntas habitaciones quiere? (How many rooms

do you want?)

MAN: El tamao no es importante pero tiene que estarmuy cerca del centro de la ciudad porque camino altrabajo. No me gusta el metro y no tengo coche.(Size is not important but it has to be very close todowntown because I walk to work. I dont like thesubway and I dont have a car.)

AGENT: Tenemos un piso muy cmodo, muy central, peroest en el dcimo piso. (We have a verycomfortable apartment, very central, but its on thetenth floor.)

MAN: Hay ascensor? (Is there an elevator?)AGENT: Hay dos ascensores en el inmueble y el inmueble

es nuevo. (There are two elevators in the building,

and the building is brand new.)MAN: Muy bien. Cundo puedo ver este piso? (Very

good. When can I see this apartment?)

Here is another man who is looking for anapartment. The size doesnt matter.El tamao no es importante.

He needs to be near the center of town because heusually walks to work.Camino al trabajo.

Listen again and this time repeat what he says.

Quisiera alquilar un piso.

The size doesnt matter.El tamao no es importante.

But it has to be close to downtown.Pero tiene que estar muy cerca del centro de la ciudad.

There is an apartment available but its on the tenthfloor.Est en el dcimo piso.

The man wants to know if theres an elevator.Hay ascensor?

There are two elevators and the building is new.Hay dos ascensores y el inmueble es nuevo.

2AGENT: Buenos das, en qu puedo servirle? (Good

morning, how can I help you?)MAN: Hola, buenos das. Quiero comprar un piso.

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AGENT: Grande, pequeo, mediano? (Large, small, ormedium-sized?)

MAN: Grande, porque en mi familia somos seis: mi mujery yo, y cuatro hijos. Por eso quiero por lo menoscuatro dormitorios. Tambin quiero comedor apartey como tengo que trabajar mucho en casa, unestudio. (Large because there are six of us in my

family: my wife and me and four children. Thatswhy I want at least four bedrooms. I also want aseparate dining room and, since I have to work athome a lot, a study.)

AGENT: Quiere garage? (Do you want a garage?)MAN: S, un garage doble es muy importante, como mi

mujer tambin tiene coche. (Yes, a two-car garageis very important since my wife also has a car.)

This man wants to buy an apartment and he wouldlike to live in the suburbs.en las afueras de la ciudad

There are six people in his family.en familia somos seis

He also needs a double garage.un garage doble

Listen again and repeat what he says.

Quiero comprar un piso.Tiene que estar en las afueras de la ciudad.

He wants a large apartment with at least fourbedrooms.Quiero por lo menos cuatro dormitorios.

He also wants a separate dining room and a study.Tambin quiero comedor aparte.Y necesito un estudio.

And a two-car garage is very important.Un garage doble es muy importante.

3AGENT: Digame? (Hello?)

WOMAN: Quiero alquilar un piso. No tiene que ser muygrande, como soy soltera y vivo sola. (I want torent an apartment. It doesnt need to be very largesince Im single and live alone.)

AGENT: Cuntas habitaciones necesita? (How many roomsdo you need?)

WOMAN: Pues ... sala de estar, mmh ... comedor no, cocinas, pero pequea y dos dormitorios que no tienenque ser muy grandes. (Well...living room, mmm...no dining room, a kitchen, but small, and twobedrooms that dont need to be very large.)

AGENT: Necesita garage? (Do you need a garage?)WOMAN: No, no tengo coche, pero tiene que estar cerca del

metro. (No, I dont have a car, but it has to beclose to the subway.)

The woman wants to rent an apartment; it doesnt haveto be very big because she is single and lives alone.

Soy soltera y vivo sola.

Listen again and this time repeat what she says.

Quiero alquilar un piso.No tiene que ser muy grande.

She needs a living room, but no dining room, and asmall kitchen.Pues ... sala de estar scomedor no,

cocina s pero pequea.She also needs two bedrooms but they dont have tbe large.Y dos dormitorios que no tienen que ser muy grandes.

La casa nueva (The New House)

In this section were going to talk about homesand furniture.


Listen to Seora Gutirrez, who bought furniture forher new house and is showing it off to Seora Molin

She has new green and yellow curtains,cortinas verdes y amarillas

a carpetuna alfombra

that goes well with the curtains,va bien con las cortinas

a lamp,una lmpara

a coffee table,una mesita de caf

and a desk

un escritorio.

She also asks Seora Mol ina what she thinks othe curtains.Qu te parecen las cortinas?

Seora Molina likes them and she loves the chairsMe encantan estas sillas!

Now listen to the whole conversation.

SEORA GUTIRREZ: Vamos a ver la sala de estar primero. Tgustan mis nuevas cortinas verdes yamarillas? (Were going to see the livingroom first. Do you like my green andyellow curtains?)

SEORA MOLINA: S, muchsimo, son muy claras y danmucha luz a la habitacin! (Yes, verymuch, theyre very light and let a lot oflight into the room.)

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think of the carpet? It goes well with thecurtains, doesnt it?)

SEORA MOLINA: S, perfectamente! Y que bonita es estalmpara! Es grande esta habitacin! (Yes,perfectly! And what a beautiful lamp!This room is large!)

SEORA GUTIRREZ: Como somos cinco en casa necesitamosuna sala grande; por eso tenemos un sofy tres butacas. Slo tenemos esta mesitade caf porque la mesa grande est en elcomedor. (Since there are five of us in thehouse, we need a large living room; thatswhy we have a sofa and three armchairs.We have just this coffee table because thebig table is in the dining room.)

SEORA MOLINA: Y qu hay all? (And what is there?)SEORA GUTIRREZ: Es el estudio. Por fin tenemos lugar para

poner un escritorio! (Its the study. Finallywe have a place to put a desk.)

SEORA MOLINA: Me muestras el comedor? (Will you showme the dining room?)

SEORA GUTIRREZ: Claro que s! (Of course, I will!)SEORA MOLINA: Me encantan estas sillas! Y qu moderno

es el aparador! La familia come aqutodos los das? (I love these chairs. Andthe cabinet is very modern! Does your

family eat here every day?)SEORA GUTIRREZ: S, por lo general comemos aqu en el

comedor. Los dormitorios estn al otrolado del pasillo. Mira: ste con las doscamas y el televisor es de Pablo y Enriquey finalmente aqu el cuarto de bao tieneazulejos hasta el techo. (Yes, we usuallyeat here in the dining room. The bedroomsare on the other side of the hall. Look: thisone with the two beds is Pablo and

Enriques room, and finally the bathroomhere has tiles to the ceiling.)SEORA MOLINA: Pienso que tienes una casa muy hermosa

y muy cmoda. Qu suerte tienes!(I think you have a very beautiful andcomfortable house. How lucky you are!)


Now youre going to listen a radio advertisement fora furniture shop.

Muebles Mendoza: la mejor tienda para sus muebles! Hayrebajas: un cincuenta por ciento de descuento para mueblespara su casa: butacas, sofs, lmparas, alfombras para la salade estar, camas y armarios para el dormitorio, mesas y sillaspara el comedor y la cocina. Rebajas hasta el da diez.(Muebles Mendoza: the best store for your furniture! Werehaving a sale: 50% off on furniture for your home: armchairs,sofas, lamps, carpets for the living room, beds and wardrobes

for the bedroom, tables and chairs for the living room and thekitchen. Sale lasts till the 10th.)

Now try repeating what the announcer said.

Muebles Mendoza:la mejor tienda para sus muebles!Hay rebajas:un cincuenta por ciento de descuento para muebles:butacas, sofs, lmparas, alfombras y armarioscamas para el dormitorio,mesas y sillas para el comedor y la cocina.Rebajas hasta el da diez.

Carmen, who is about to get married, is dreamingabout the furniture she would like to have in hernew home. Listen to what she says and writedown what she wants.

En la sala de estar quiero un sof para tres personas y tresbutacas ms. (In the living room I want a full-sized sofa andthree more armchairs.)

Quiero unas persianas y unas cortinas verdes. (I want someblinds and some green curtains.)

Quiero tres lmparas adems de la luz del techo. ( I want threelamps in addition to the ceiling light.)

En el suelo no quiero alfombra porque el suelo es de baldosas.(I dont want a carpet on the floor because it is covered with

floor tiles.)

Quiero un televisor con una gran pantalla. (I want a televisionset with a big screen.)

En la terraza una mesa y sillas. (On the terrace, a table andchairs.)

En nuestro dormitorio quiero una cama grande y cmoda, untocador, dos grandes armarios para m y para mi marido. ( In

our bedroom, I want a large and comfortable bed, a dresser,two big wardrobes for myself and my husband.)

En el cuarto de bao una ducha y muchas toallas de lujo. ( Inthe bathroom a shower and many luxury towels.)

Alfredo and his wife Merche are talking about thefurniture they are going to buy for their newapartment. Listen to their conversation and writedown what they need.

ALFREDO: Yo pienso que necesitamos un sof y dos butacasnuevas porque stas que tenemos son ya muyviejas. (I think we need a sofa and two newarmchairs because the ones we have are very old.)

MERCHE: De acuerdo, cario, y las ventanas del nuevo pisoson ms grandes y por eso tenemos que comprarunas cortinas nuevas. (Agreed, my love, and thewindows of the new apartment are bigger, andthats why we need to buy some new curtains.)



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ALFREDO: La mesa del comedor est en mal estado.Compramos otra? (The table in the dining room isin bad condition. Shall we buy another one?)

MERCHE: S, y nuestra cama ya no me gusta. (Yes, and Idont like our bed anymore.)

ALFREDO: Claro, es necesario comprar una cama nueva. (Sure,we must buy a new bed.)

MERCHE: El espejo en la pared del vestbulo est roto. (Themirror on the wall in the entry hall is broken.)

ALFREDO: No podemos vivir en una casa nueva con unespejo roto. (We cant live in a new house witha broken mirror.)

MERCHE: El televisor no funciona bien. (The televisiondoesnt work well.)

ALFREDO: Espera un momento, cario. Sabes cunto dinerotenemos en el banco? (Wait a moment, my dear. Doyou know how much money we have in the bank?)

Page 8, Actividad seis (Activity 6)

Listen to Alonso, who is talking to a friend on thetelephone, describing what his children are doing indifferent rooms of their new house.

ALONSO: S, nos encanta a todos esta casa. En estemomento Jaime, el pequeo, est jugando en lasala de estar y Clara est all viendo la televisin.

Jorge est haciendo la tarea del colegio en elestudio e Isabel est ayudando a su mam, queest preparando la comida. Y yo estoy hablando altelfono. (Yes, we all love this house. At thismoment Jaime, the youngest, is playing in the livingroom and Clara is there watching television. Jorgeis doing his homework in the study and Isabel ishelping her mother, who is preparing lunch. AndIm talking on the phone.)

Your turn. Youre talking to a friend about the

furniture you should buy for your apartment. Usethe spoken cues or the script to complete your partof the dialog.

Bueno, qu quieres comprar para la sala de estar? (Well, whatdo you want to buy for the living room?)

Say that you want some red curtains and a coffeetable.

Y para el comedor? (And for the dining room?)

Say you would like a new mirror.

Y qu necesitas para los dormitorios? (And what do you needfor the bedrooms?)

Say that the children want a television set and youwant a big wardrobe.

Necesitas algo en el cuarto de bao? (Do you need anythingfor the bathroom?)

Say youd like some pretty tiles on the walls.

La vida de todos los das (Everyday Life)

In this section were going to talk about daily routine


Listen to Isabel talk about her day.

Por lo general me despierto a las ocho, me levanto y meducho si tengo tiempo. (Usually I wake up at eight, I get upand I take a shower if I have time.)

Desayuno y me voy a la oficina en coche. (I have breakfastand I go to the office by car.)

Vuelvo a casa a almorzar a la una y media. (I return home flunch at 1:30.)

Siempre almuerzo a eso de la dos cuando vienen mi hija,Elena, y mi marido. (I always have lunch at about 2:00 whmy daughter, Elena, and my husband come home.)

Despus de almorzar suelo arreglar un poco la casa; luegovuelvo al trabajo. (After lunch I usually tidy up the house; tI go back to work.)

A las siete vuelvo a casa y juego un poco con mi hija que s

acuesta a las ocho. (At 7:00 I return home and play fora while with my daughter who goes to bed at 8:00.)

Me siento a cenar a las nueve y despus veo un poco detelevisin. (I have supper at 9:00 and then I watch a littletelevision.)

A veces me acuesto temprano, pero nunca me duermo antede las doce. (Sometimes I go to bed early but I never fallasleep before 12:00.)

Generalmente mi marido y yo nos acostamos alrededor demedianoche. (Usually my husband and I go to bed aroundmidnight.)

Pienso que somos una familia bastante normal. (I think we

quite a normal family.)Now lets review Isabels routine. She says sheusually wakes up at 8:00. Listen and repeat.Por lo general me despierto a las ocho.

She gets up and takes a shower.Me levanto y me ducho.

She has breakfast and leaves for the office.Desayuno y me voy a la of icina.

She returns home for lunch at 1:30.Vuelvo a casa a almorzar a la una y media.

After lunch she returns to work.

Despus de almorzar vuelvo al trabajo.At 7:00 she returns home.A las siete vuelvo a casa.

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And then watches some television.Y despus veo un poco de televisin.

Sometimes she goes to bed early.A veces me acuesto temprano.

But she never falls asleep before 12:00.Pero nunca me duermo antes de las doce.


Listen to Isabel again. Then reply to the questions.

1A qu hora se despierta Isabel? (At what time does Isabel getup?)

2Se ducha todas las maanas? (Does she take a showerevery morning?)

3Qu hace antes de salir de casa? (What does she do beforeshe leaves home?)

4

Adnde se va? (Where does she go?)5A qu hora vuelve a casa a almorzar? (At what time does shereturn home for lunch?)

6Qu suele hacer despus de almorzar? (What does sheusually do after lunch?)

7Qu hace cuando llega a casa por la tarde? (What does shedo when she returns home in the afternoon?)

8A qu hora se acuesta su hija? (At what time does her

daughter go to bed?)

9Cundo se duerme Isabel? (When does Isabel fall asleep?)

10Qu piensa de su familia? (What does she think of her family?)

Now compare your answers with the recorded answers.

1Se despierta a las ocho. (She gets up at 8:00.)

2Se ducha si tiene tiempo. (She takes a shower if she has time.)

3Desayuna. (She has breakfast.)

4Se va a la oficina. (She goes to the office.)

5Vuelve a la una y media. (She returns at 1:30.)

6Suele arreglar un poco la casa. (She usually tidies up the house.)

7Juega un poco con su hija. (She plays with her daughter fora while.)

8Su hija se acuesta a las ocho. (Her daughter goes to bed at 8:00.)

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Nunca se duerme antes de la doce. (She never falls alseepbefore 12:00.)

10Piensa que es una familia bastante normal. (She thinks that itsa quite normal family.)


Three children talk about what they do each day.Write in the box in your book who does which of thethings listed there. Listen carefully: some things aredone by more than one of the children.

WOMAN: Pablo, a qu hora te levantas? (Pablo, what time

do you get up?)PABLO: Me despierto a las siete y media y me levanto a lasocho, me lavo y tomo mi desayuno. Luego salgo dela casa y voy a la escuela. Me encuentro con miscompaeros de la clase; entramos en la clase a lasnueve. A las once tenemos recreo y juego en elpatio con mis compaeros. Vuelvo a casa aalmorzar a la una. Por la tarde, despus de clase,

juego en la calle o voy a casa de Pepe dondejugamos con su ordenador. Ceno a las ocho ymedia y me acuesto a las diez. Oh, y me ducho.(I wake up at 7:30, I get up at 8:00, I wash up,and I have my breakfast. Then I leave home and

go to school. I meet my classmates; we start classat 9:00. At 11:00 we have recess and I play in theschoolyard with my friends. I return home for lunchat 1:00. In the afternoon, after school, I playoutside or I go to Pepes where we play with hiscomputer. I have dinner at 8:30 and I go to bed at10:00. Oh, and I take a shower.)

WOMAN: Miguelito, cmo pasas tu da? Qu haces?(Miguelito, how do you spend your day? What doyou do?)

MIGUELITO: Pues, el domingo? (On Sunday?)WOMAN: Si quieres ... (If you want...)

MIGUELITO: Bueno, por la maana duermo hasta las diez ymedia, luego me ducho, me lavo los dientes y mevisto. Juego con mis amigos o quizs mi padre melleva al ftbol y antes de volver a casa tomamosalgo en un caf. Luego veo la televisin, meacuesto a las doce y me duermo enseguida. (Well,in the morning I sleep till 10:30, then I take ashower, brush my teeth, and get dressed. I play



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with my friends or perhaps my father takes me to asoccer game and, before we return home, we havesomething at a caf. Then I watch television, go tobed at 12:00, and fall asleep right away.)

WOMAN: ngela, a qu hora te despiertas? (Angela, at whattime do you wake up?)

NGELA: Bueno, generalmente me despierto a las nuevemenos cuarto. (Well, usually I wake up ata quarter to 9.)

WOMAN: Y luego, qu haces? (And then what do you do?)NGELA: Me voy al colegio. (I go to school.)WOMAN: No te lavas? No desayunas? (Dont you wash up?

Dont you have breakfast?)NGELA: Pues no, no hay tiempo; bebo un jugo de

naranja. (Well, no, there is no time; I drink someorange juice.)

WOMAN: Y vuelves a casa a almorzar? (And do you returnhome for lunch?)

NGELA: A veces, pero generalmente tomo algo en un cafcerca del colegio. (Sometimes, but usually I havesomething at a caf close to school.)

WOMAN: Entonces cundo vuelves a casa? (Then when doyou return home?)

NGELA: Pues a la hora de cenar, o quizs ceno en casa deuna amiga. Me gusta acostarme muy tarde; a vecesme acuesto a las tres de la maana. (Well, forsupper, or sometimes I have dinner at a friendshouse. I like to go to bed very late; sometimes I goto bed at three in the morning.)


Listen to these people describe their workday ata fruit juice factory. In your book, fill in the namesof the employees and the hours they work.

PACO: Me llamo Paco. Vengo al trabajo a las ocho y

media y me quedo aqu hasta la hora de comer.Vuelvo a casa para una hora, almuerzo y regreso altrabajo. Salgo a las seis. (My name is Paco. I cometo work at 8:30 and stay until lunch time. I returnhome for one hour, have lunch, and come back towork. I leave at 6:00.)

PILI: Soy Pili. Yo pues, llego al trabajo a las nueve;trabajo toda la maana; a la una me voy a casa. Notrabajo por la tarde. (I am Pili. I arrive at work at9:00; I work all morning; at 1:00 I go home. I dontwork in the afternoon.)

ROSA: Soy Rosa. Vengo a la oficina a las tres de la tarde ytrabajo hasta las siete. (Im Rosa. I come to the

office at 3:00 in the afternoon and I work till 7:00.)LUIS: Me llamo Luis. Llego a las diez de la noche y

trabajo hasta la una. Luego descanso por mediahora, tomo un caf y vuelvo a trabajar. Vuelvo acasa a las seis de la maana. (My name is Luis.I arrive at 10:00 in the evening and work till 1:00.

Then I take a break for half an hour, have somecoffee, and start back to work. I return home at6:00 in the morning.)

Pronunciation

In the last few activities you encountered a numbeof stem-changing verbs, verbs whose vowel soundchanges from o to ue or from e to ie.

Repeat these present tense forms of the verbs:

volver

to return and

pensar

to think.

Volvervuelvo (I return)vuelves (you return)vuelve (he/she returns)volvemos (we return)vuelven (they return)

Pensarpienso (I think)piensas (you think)piensa (he/she thinks)pensamos (we think)piensan (they think)

This combination of two vowels, which is called adiphthong, occurs in many Spanish words. Hereare some examples with the ue sound and withthe ie sound:

puerta (door)Puerto Riconueve (9)

pues (well)bueno (good)escuela (school)

and with ie:

siete (7)diez (10)bien (well)siempre (always)tiempo (time/weather)

And this is itthe end of Unit 1! Now its time to gto the Extra section.

Extra Unit 1

Page A1, Actividad uno (Activity 1)

Listen to this commercial for a real estate agency athen check off the features on the list in your book.



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Se vende o alquila encantador apartamento en el centro de laciudad en un edificio moderno. Tiene gran sala de recepcin,ascensor y garage. Tambin una espaciosa cocina amueblada,balcn en la sala de estar y un lavadero en la planta alta.Cuenta con cuatro dormitorios y dos baos en suite. En laplanta baja hay una sauna. El telfono ya est instalado.Llame al telfono 555 11 00 entre las quince y las diecinuevehoras para ms informacin. (For sale or lease: an enchantingapartment in the city center in a modern building. It has alarge lobby, elevator, and garage. It also has a large,

furnished kitchen; a balcony in the l iving room; and alaundry room on the upper floor. It has four bedrooms andtwo full bathrooms. On the ground floor there is a sauna.The telephone is already installed. Call the phone number555 11 00 between 3:00 and 7:00 p.m. for more information.)

And now you have completed the Extra section forUnit 1. Congratulations!

Felicitaciones!

Unit 2, Captulo dosBuen provecho! (Enjoy your meal!)The theme of this unit is eating in restaurants. You willlearn how to talk about what you eat, say what foodyou like and dont like, and to make comparisons.

Que aproveche! (Enjoy!)

In this section youre going to invite someone to goout and book a table at a restaurant.


Miguel and Pepa are talking about how they aregoing to celebrate Pepas birthday...

su cumpleaos

tomorrow.

Pepa suggests inviting Teresa and Eduardo to eat at arestaurant. Miguel phones Eduardo and invites thembut Eduardo has a problem with the first restaurantMiguel suggests. See how much you understand.

MIGUEL: Cario, qu quieres hacer para tu cumpleaosmaana? (Darling, what do you want to do foryour birthday tomorrow?)

PEPA: Por qu no invitamos a Teresa y Eduardo a cenaren algn restaurante? (Why dont we invite Teresaand Eduardo to a restaurant for dinner?)

MIGUEL: S, buena idea. Hay el restaurante chino en la plaza

Bentez o La Casona, que es un restaurante espaolmuy tpico. Cul prefieres? (Yes, good idea! Thereis the Chinese restaurant on Plaza Bentez or LaCasona, which is a very typical Spanish restaurant.Which do you prefer?)

PEPA: Es igual. Teresa y Eduardo pueden decidir adondeir. (I dont care. Teresa and Eduardo can decidewhere to go.)

MIGUEL: Entonces les llamo ... Oye, Eduardo, maana es elcumpleaos de Pepa. Quieren t y Teresa ir alrestaurante con nosotros? (Then Ill call them. Listen,Eduardo, tomorrow is Pepas birthday. Do you andTeresa want to come to the restaurant with us?)

EDUARDO: Hombre, cmo no! Adnde vais? (Sure! Whereare you going?)

MIGUEL: Pensamos ir al restaurante chino que est en laPlaza Bentez. (Were thinking of going to theChinese restaurant on Plaza Bentez.)

EDUARDO: Lo siento, Miguel, no nos gusta nada la comidachina. Podemos ir a otro sitio? (Im sorry, Miguel,we dont like Chinese food at all. Could we go toanother place?)

MIGUEL: Pues hay un restaurante tpico espaol enMiraflores: La Casona. De acuerdo? (There is atypical Spanish restaurant in Miraflores: LaCasona. OK?)

EDUARDO: S, hombre, de acuerdo. A qu hora? (Yes, man,OK. What time?)

MIGUEL: Llamo por telfono y reservo una mesa para lasnueve. (Ill give them a call and book a table fornine oclock.)

EDUARDO: De acuerdo, hasta maana. (OK, see you tomorrow.)Here are some of the things they said.

Pepa suggested inviting their friends to a restaurant.Por qu no invitamos a Teresa y Eduardo a cenar en algnrestaurante?

Miguel invites the friends.Quieren ir al restaurante con nosotros?

But Eduardo doesnt like Chinese food and hesuggests going somewhere else.Podemos ir a otro sitio?

When they agree on a place, Miguel asks if Eduardo

agrees with his choice.De acuerdo?

And Eduardo replies that he does.De acuerdo.


All these statements are false. Can you correct them?Say the correct version out loud, then write it down.

1Maana es el cumpleaos de Miguel. (Tomorrow is Miguelsbirthday.)No, maana es el cumpleaos de Pepa. (No, tomorrow isPepas birthday.)

2Pepa quiere invitar a sus amigos Eduardo y Teresa a cenar ensu casa. (Pepa wants to invite their friends Eduardo and Teresato have dinner at their place.)No, Pepa quiere invitar a sus amigos Eduardo y Teresa a cenaren un restaurante. (No, Pepa wants to invite their friendsEduardo and Teresa to have dinner at a restaurant.)



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3La Casona es un restaurante chino. (La Casona is a Chineserestaurant.)No, La Casona es un restaurante espaol muy tpico. (No,La Casona is a very typical Spanish restaurant.)

4Pepa prefiere ir al restaurante chino. (Pepa prefers to go to theChinese restaurant.)No, Pepa dice que es igual. (No, Pepa says she doesnt care.)

5Eduardo no quiere ir al restaurante con Miguel y Pepa. (Eduardodoesnt want to go to the restaurant with Miguel and Pepa.)No, Eduardo no quiere ir al restaurante chino. (No, Eduardodoesnt want to go to the Chinese restaurant.)

6A Eduardo y a Teresa les encanta la comida china. (Eduardoand Teresa love Chinese food.)No, a Eduardo y a Teresa no les encanta la comida china. (No,Eduardo and Teresa dont love Chinese food.)

7Eduardo no quiere ir a La Casona. (Eduardo doesnt want to go

to La Casona.)No, Eduardo no quiere ir al restaurante chino. (No, Eduardodoesnt want to go to the Chinese restaurant.)

8Deciden cenar a las ocho. (They decide to have dinner at eight.)No, no, a las nueve. (No, no, at nine.)


Miguel calls La Casona to book a table. Listen to thephone conversation.

HOSTESS: Restaurante La Casona, dgame? (Hello, LaCasona Restaurant.)

MIGUEL: Buenas noches, quisiera reservar una mesa paramaana. (Good evening, I d l ike to book a table

for tomorrow.)HOSTESS: Muy bien, para cuntas personas? (Very well, for

how many people?)MIGUEL: Para cuatro. Tienen una mesa en la terraza? (For

four. Do you have a table on the terrace?)HOSTESS: Lo siento, seor, no tengo nada en la terraza. (Im

sorry, sir, I dont have anything on the terrace.)MIGUEL: Pues tienen una mesa cerca de la ventana? (Well,

do you have a table close to the window?)HOSTESS: S, seor, una mesa para cuatro al lado de la

ventana. Para qu hora? (Yes, sir, a table for four

next to the window. At what time?)MIGUEL: Para las nueve. (For nine.)

HOSTESS: Su nombre, por favor? (Your name, please?)MIGUEL: Carmona, Miguel Carmona. Muchas gracias. Hasta

maana. (Carmona, Miguel Carmona. Thank youvery much. See you tomorrow.)

Now answer these questions in Spanish.

Para qu da reserva Miguel una mesa? (For what day doesMiguel book a table?)Para maana. (For tomorrow.)

Para cuntas personas? (For how many people?)Para cuatro. (For four.)

En qu parte del restaurante? (In what part of the restauranAl lado de la ventana. (Next to the window.)

Para qu hora? (For what time?)

Para las nueve. (For nine.)A nombre de quin? (In what name?)De Miguel Carmona. (Miguel Carmona.)


Imagine you are the receptionist at a restauranttaking customers reservations. Can you write dowwhat they ask for?

1Quisiera reservar una mesa en la terraza para seis personas;digamos a las ocho y media. (Id like to book a table on theterrace for six people; lets say at 8:30.)

2Tiene una mesa libre para dos? (Do you have a free table ftwo?)Para qu hora, seor? (For what time, sir?)Para las nueve y cuarto. Prefiero estar cerca de la ventana.(For 9:15. I prefer to be close to the window.)

3Quiero reservar una mesa para cinco en el centro delrestaurante. Queremos almorzar a la una. (I want to book atable for five in the middle of the restaurant. We want to halunch at 1:00.)

4Tienen una mesa grande para doce personas? Es para uncumpleaos, en la terraza si es posible, para las once de lanoche. (Do you have a large table for 12 people? Its for abirthday, on the terrace if possible, at 11:00 p.m.)

5Hay una mesa para tres? No importa donde, a la una y med(Is there a table for three? I dont care where it is, at 1:30.)

Page 20, Actividad cinco (Activity 5)

The four friends go to the restaurant where they agreeted by the head waiter. What does the waiter aMiguel? What choices of dishes are there? What dothe waiter recommend? Listen carefully.

WAITER: Hola, buenas noches. (Hi, good evening.)MIGUEL: Hola, buenas noches. Tengo una mesa reservada

para cuatro. (Hi, good evening. I have a tablebooked for four.)

WAITER: Su nombre, por favor. (Your name, please.)MIGUEL: Carmona. (Carmona.)



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WAITER: S, seor, por aqu, por favor. Me dan losabrigos? (Yes, this way, please. Would you like to

give me your coats?)MIGUEL: Gracias. (Thank you.)WAITER: Sintense. Quieren tomar un aperitivo? (Have a

seat. Would you like to have an aperitif?)MIGUEL: No, gracias. Quiere traer el men por favor? (No,

thanks. Could you bring the menu please?)WAITER: Tenga. Hay el men del da que consiste en tres

platos con una botella de vino includo a quinceeuros o pueden escoger de la carta. (Here you are.The special of the day has three courses, with abottle of wine included in the price of15, or youcan choose a la carte.)

MIGUEL: Vamos a mirar ambos mens. Qu recomiendausted? (Well have a look at both menus. What doyou recommend?)

WAITER: Puedo recomendar el pescado, seor. (I canrecommend the fish, sir.)

Did you understand? The waiter asked Miguel hisname. He also asked him and his friends for theircoats and if they wanted to have an aperitif. The

menu choices included the daily special or a la carteitems. The waiter recommended the fish.

Page 20, Actividad seis (Activity 6)

Can you match up in your book the specialty dish orspecial occasion with the restaurant?

1Celebre su aniversario o cumpleaos en Casa Rodrigo.(Celebrate your anniversary or birthday at Casa Rodrigo.)

2Casa Luigi, la mejor pizzera de la ciudad. (Casa Luigi, the bestpizzeria in town.)

3Cocina francesa de la mejor calidad. Cenen en elRestaurante Pars. (French cuisine of the best quality. Havedinner at Paris Restaurant.)

4Para la cocina tpica mexicana el Restaurante Cancn.(For typical Mexican cuisine the Cancn Restaurant.)

5Cenen ustedes en Casa Marisol si quieren comida tradicionalespaola. (Dine at Casa Marisol if you want traditionalSpanish food.)

6La mejor paella de la regin en el Restaurante Las Rocas.(The best paella of the region at Las Rocas Restaurant.)

Your turn. Record a message in Spanish for somefriends on their answering machine. Tell them it is yourbirthday tomorrow and ask them to join you for dinner.

Habla Ana Mara Armas. Por favor, deje su mensaje despusdel tono. Muchas gracias. (This is Ana Mara Armas. Pleaseleave your message after the beep. Thanks.)

Page 21, Actividad siete (Activity 7)

Book a table in a restaurant by supplying thecustomers side of this conversation.Restaurante El Puchero, dgame. (Hello, El Puchero Restaurant.)

Say youd like to have dinner in the restaurant andyou want to book a table.

S, para cuntas personas? (Yes, for how many people?)

Tell her there wil l be six people.

Para cundo? (For when?)

Say for tomorrow.

Para qu hora? (For what time?)

Say for 9:30.

Muy bien. (Very well.)

Ask if you can have a table on the terrace.

S, claro. Hasta maana! (Yes, of course. See you tomorrow!)

Tengo hambre. (Im hungry.)

In this section we will talk about ordering a meal ina restaurant.


Miguel, Pepa, Eduardo, and Teresa are now seated inLa Casona. Listen as they discuss what to eat.

PEPA: Qu ponen en el men del da? (What do theyhave on the specials of the day?)

MIGUEL: Hay tres platos: de primero hay sopa de cebolla oensaladilla rusa, de segundo hay cocido o bonito y depostre hay melocotones en almbar o natillas. (Thereare three courses: for the first course there is onionsoup or Russian salad; for the second course, stew ortuna; and for dessert, peaches in syrup or custard.)

PEPA: A m no me gusta ninguno de estos platos. (I dontlike any of these dishes.)

EDUARDO: A ver la carta? (Lets see the menu!)TERESA: T conoces este restaurante, cario. Qu

recomiendas? (You know this restaurant, darling.What do you recommend?)

EDUARDO: A ver ... a m me gusta el pescado, sobre todo lamerluza a la plancha. (Lets see...I like the fish,especially the grilled cod.)

TERESA: Vale. Una merluza para m. (OK. Cod for me.)MIGUEL: Yo prefiero carne, quizs una chuleta de cordero.

(I prefer meat, perhaps a lamb chop.)EDUARDO: Yo me muero de hambre, voy a tomar una

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PEPA: Bien, para empezar entremeses: sopa, ensalada.Quin quiere ensalada? (Well, to start, appetizers:soup, salad. Who wants salad?)

ALL: Ohy, s! Para m, s, por favor. (Oh, yes, for me,please.)

PEPA: Entonces vamos a pedir una ensalada mixta paracuatro. (So well ask for a mixed salad for four.)

MIGUEL: Me gustara empezar con una sopa caliente. Y t,Eduardo? (Id like to start with a hot soup. Whatabout you, Eduardo?)

EDUARDO: No, gracias, la ensalada es suficiente. (No, thanks,salad is enough.)

MIGUEL: Bueno. Camarero, por favor! (OK. Waiter, please!)

There are three courses listed on the:

el men del da

the specials of the day, and Miguel read to otherswhat there was for each course. Pepa didnt like anyof them. Listen and repeat.

No me gusta ninguno de estos platos.

Teresa asked what Eduardo recommended.Qu recomiendas?

Remember how to say you like something? Listenand repeat.A m me gusta el pescado.


Now listen to Miguel ordering for the group.

WAITER: S, seores? (Yes, please?)MIGUEL: De la carta vamos a tomar una merluza a la

plancha para la seora, el seor desea un bistec yyo chuletas de cordero. (From the menu well have

grilled cod for the lady, hed like a steak and Idlike lamb chops.)

WAITER: Muy bien. Cmo quiere su bistec? (Very well.How do you want your steak?)

EDUARDO: Bastante bien hecho, por favor. No me gusta ver lasangre. (Quite well done, please. I dont like to seeblood.)

WAITER: Quieren algo para empezar? (Do you wantsomething to start with?)

MIGUEL: S, para m una sopa de cebolla, pero los otrosquieren una ensalada mixta con su plato principal.(Yes, for me onion soup, but the others want amixed salad with their main course.)

WAITER: Y para beber? (And to drink?)MIGUEL: Un vino tinto? (A red wine?)

TERESA: Con pescado prefiero blanco. (I prefer white withfish.)

MIGUEL: Bueno pues, un jarro de vino tinto de la casa y unjarro del blanco. (Well, then a carafe of the housered wine and a carafe of the white.)

Now, play the part of Miguel, repeating what he says.

WAITER: S, seores?MIGUEL: De la carta vamos a tomar una merluza a la

plancha para la seora, el seor desea un bistec yo chuletas de cordero.

WAITER: Muy bien. Cmo quiere su bistec?EDUARDO: Bastante bien hecho, por favor.

No me gusta ver la sangre.WAITER: Quieren algo para empezar?MIGUEL: S, para m una sopa de cebolla,

pero los otros quieren una ensalada mixta con splato principal.

WAITER: Y para beber?MIGUEL: Un vino tinto?TERESA: Con pescado prefiero blanco.MIGUEL: Bueno pues, un jarro del vino tinto de la casa y

jarro del blanco.


Miguel and his party have finished the main coursand the waiter returns to take away the dishes andask if they want a dessert. Listen first to the wholeconversation and decide which desserts they choos

WAITER: Puedo quitar? Van a tomar postre? (Can I takethese away? Are you going to have dessert?)MIGUEL: A ver lo que tienen! Puede traernos el men o

vez? (Lets see what you have! Could you bring the menu again?)

WAITER: Aqu tiene! (Here it is.)MIGUEL: T qu vas a tomar, Teresa? (What are you goi

to have, Teresa?)TERESA: Nada, gracias. Mi rgimen, sabes? (Nothing, tha

you. My diet, you know?)MIGUEL: Y t, cario? (And you, darling?)

PEPA: Yo un flan. No puedo ms! (Ill have pudding.I dont have room for anything more!)

MIGUEL: Y t, Eduardo? (And you, Eduardo?)EDUARDO: Yo ... no s ... yo prefiero queso. Tienen queso

manchego? (I dont know...I prefer cheese. Do yohave manchego cheese?)

WAITER: Por supuesto, seor. Es muy rico! (Of course, siIts delicious!)

MIGUEL: Y yo, como todava tengo hambre, voy a tomar tarta helada. (Since Im still hungry, Im going tohave ice-cream cake.)

WAITER: Quieren caf? (Do you want coffee?)MIGUEL: S, caf para todos. Pues, de postre un flan y un

tarta helada, y queso para el seor. Cuatro cafsdos con leche y dos solos. (Yes, coffee for all ofThen, for dessert, one pudding and some ice-cre

cake, and cheese for him. Four coffees, two withmilk and two black.)

Qudese con la vuelta! (Keep the change!)

In this section youre going to learn how to makecomplaints and ask for the check in a restaurant.



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Miguel and his party have enjoyed their meal but,before they get their coffee, the restaurant becomesvery busy and things start to go wrong. Here area few of the things they will notice.

This cup is dirty. Listen and repeat.Esta taza est sucia.

I dont have a small spoon.

No tengo cucharilla.My coffee is cold.Mi caf est fro.

I have coffe with milk; I want black coffee.Yo tengo caf con leche; quiero caf solo.

Now listen to the whole conversation.

WAITER: Aqu tienen, seores. (Here you are.)MIGUEL: Gracias. (Thank you.)

PEPA: No tengo cucharilla. (I dont have a teaspoon.)EDUARDO: Mi caf est fro! (My coffee is cold!)

MIGUEL: Mire, esta taza est sucia. (Look, this cup is dirty.)TERESA: Yo tengo caf con leche; quiero caf solo. Con mi

rgimen no puedo beber leche. (I have coffee withmilk; I want black coffee. I cant drink milk on mydiet.)

MIGUEL: Oiga por favor, camarero. Camarero! No vienenadie. Ah, por fin! (Waiter, please! Waiter!Nobodys coming. Oh, finally!)

WAITER: S, seor, qu pasa? (Yes, whats the matter, sir?)MIGUEL: Pues, no s. La seora no tiene cucharilla, el caf

de mi amigo est fro, su esposa quiere caf solo yno con leche, y mi taza est sucia. (Well, I dontknow. The lady doesnt have a teaspoon; my

friends coffee is cold; his wife wants black coffee,not coffee with milk; and my cup is dirty.)

WAITER: Lo siento, seor, espere usted un momentito y letraigo otra bandeja de caf. (Im sorry, wait amoment and Ill bring you another tray of coffee.)


Listen again to the problems of Miguel and his partyuntil you feel that you know what is bothering them.Then listen to these statements and say which aretrue and which are false. Answer s if you agreeand give the correct answer if you disagree.

1Una clienta tiene una cucharilla sucia. (A customer has a

dirty teaspoon.)Una clienta no tiene una cuchari lla. (A customer doesnthave a teaspoon.)

2La taza de un cliente est sucia. (A customers cup is dirty.)

S. (Yes.)

3Una clienta tiene leche fra. (A customer has cold milk.)Un cliente tiene caf fro. (A customer has cold coffee.)

4Un cliente no tiene cucharilla. (A customer doesnt havea teaspoon.)Una clienta no tiene una cucharil la. (A customer doesnthave a teaspoon.)

5Una clienta quiere caf solo. (A customer wants black coffee.)S. (Yes.)

6El caf de un cliente est muy caliente. (A customers coffeeis very hot.)El caf de un cliente est muy fro. (A customers coffee is verycold.)


More complaints. Listen to the customers

complaints and complete the sentences in the book.1

CUSTOMER: Camarero, por favor, me cambia este tenedor?Est sucio. (Waiter, please, could you change this

fork? Its dirty.)

WAITRESS: Lo siento, seora, enseguida. (Im sorry madam,immediately.)

2

CUSTOMER: Oiga, esta sopa no est muy caliente. (Listen,this soup is not very hot .)

WAITRESS: Perdone, seor, le traigo otra enseguida. (Sorry sir,Ill bring you another one immediately.)

3

CUSTOMER: Perdone, camarera, quiero chuleta de cordero, node cerdo. (Excuse me waitress, I want a lamb chopnot a pork chop.)

WAITRESS: Un momento, seora, se la cambio. (Onemoment madam, Ill change it.)

4

CUSTOMER: Por favor, puede cambiarme esta cuchara? No estmuy limpia. (Could you change this spoon? Itsnot very clean.)

5CUSTOMER: Oiga, camarero, no tengo cuchi llo. (Listen waiter,

I dont have a knife.)

WAITRESS: Un momentito, se lo traigo enseguida. (Onemoment, Ill bring it to you immediately.)



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When Miguel gets the check, he finds an error. Hewill say:

Esta cuenta est equivocada. (This check is wrong.)

MIGUEL: Me trae la cuenta, por favor? (Could you bring methe check, please?)

WAITER: S seor, tenga usted. (Yes, sir, here you are.)MIGUEL: Vamos a ver. Esta cuenta est equivocada. Aqu

pone cuatro ensaladas: son tres ensaladas y unasopa. (Lets see. This check is wrong, here you putfour salads: its three salads and one soup.)

WAITER: Ah, s, verdad. Perdone usted. (Oh, thats right,excuse me.)

Your turn. Complete the dialog by speaking inthe gaps.

First call the waitress.

En seguida. (Immediately.)

Tell her you have no fork and your plate is dirty.

Perdone. Le traigo otros en seguida. (Excuse me. Ill bring yousome other ones immediately.)

Can she also bring you another bottle of mineralwater? This one is not cold.

Por supuesto. Aqu tiene su tortilla. (Of course. Here is youromelet.)

Say you wanted an omelet with onions, not potatoes.

Espere usted un momentito. Se la cambio en seguida. (Waita moment. Ill change it immediately.)

Ask her if she could bring the check.

S, un momentito. (Yes, one moment.)

Tell her the check is wrong. Its 90 pesos, not 95.

Ah, s, es verdad. (Oh, yes. Thats right!)Ask if the service is included.

S, claro. (Yes, of course.)

Say the service is very good; here is 100 pesos andkeep the change!

Oh, muchsimas gracias! (Oh, thank you very much!)

Pronunciation

There are two ways to pronounce the letter g inSpanish. Before an i or an e, the letter g ispronounced like the letter h in the English wordhill but with more friction. This sound is often

referred to as the hard g. Listen and repeat.escoger (to choose)agente (agent)rgimen (diet)generoso (generous)

The letter j has a sound similar to the hard g.Listen and repeat.

jarro (carafe)bandeja (tray)hijo (son)

Before a, o, or u, the Spanish g has a softersound, one that is similar to the g in the Englishword go. Listen and repeat:

hago (I do)tengo (I have)segundo (second)traiga (bring)

Youve now completed Unit 2.

Felicitaciones! (Congratulations!)

And now, on to the Extra section.

Extra Unit 2


Listen to these telephone reservations and try tofigure out which of these people made them. Writethe number in the space in front of the description

1Hola. Quiero reservar una mesa para seis personas para estatarde. Queremos comer paella valenciana si es que hay. (Hi.I want to book a table for six people for this afternoon. Wewant to eat paella valenciana if you have it.)

2Quiero una mesa para dos, maana a la una y media en punHay un men ejecutivo? (I want a table for two, tomorrowexactly half past one. Do you have an executive menu?)

3Por favor, quiero reservar una mesa cerca de la ventana paraocho y media. Es nuestro aniversario. (I want to book a tabclose to the window for 8:30, please. Its our anniversary.)

4Me gustara reservar unas mesas para la noche del treinta yuno. Son para veinte personas ms o menos. (Id like to boosome tables for the night of the 31st. Its for twenty peoplemore or less.)

5Bueno, el domingo necesito una mesa grande en la terraza.Somos seis adultos y doce nios. (Well, I need a large table othe terrace for Sunday. There are six adults and twelve childre

Page A3, Actividad dos (Activity 2)

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1Voy a pedir gambas a la plancha. (Im going to order grilledshrimp.)

2Para m, sopa de tomate. (For me, tomato soup.)

3Quiero pescado frito. (I want fried fish.)

4

Trigame una chuleta de cerdo. (Bring me a pork chop.)5Pues, una favada asturiana. (Well, a favada asturiana[regional dish].)

6Hay frijoles? (Do you have beans?)

7Para empezar, quisiera entremeses. (Id like some appetizersto start with.)

8Vamos a ver ... s, huevos fritos. (Lets see...yes, fried eggs.)

9Pollo asado para m. (Roasted chicken for me.)

Page A4, Actividad tres (Activity 3)

More complaints. Match up the waiters replies,which are in your book, to the customers complaints.

1Oiga, camarera, por favor! Este bistec no est hecho. Se ve lasangre! Qu barbaridad! (Listen, waitress, please! This steak isnot cooked. You can see blood. Horrible!)

2Mire, este gazpacho no est fro. Hay que servirlo muy, muyfro. (Look, this gazpacho is not cold. You have to serve itvery, very cold.)

3No tengo papas fritas con mi bistec. (I dont have French frieswith my steak.)

4Esta fruta est muy seca; no est fresca. (This fruit is very dry;its not fresh.)

5Ped chuleta de cordero, no de cerdo. (I ordered lamb chop,not pork chop.)

6Esto es merluza. Quera trucha! (This is cod. I wanted trout!)

7Hay un error en esta cuenta: son sesenta y cuatro pesos, nosesenta y ocho. (There is an error on this check: i ts 64pesos, not 68.)

And this is the end of the Extra section for Unit 2.Well done!


Unit 3, Captulo tresDe vacaciones (On Vacation)This unit is about vacations. When you finish it, you

will know how to talk about where you like to go andwhat you like to do on vacations.

Una habitacin con bao (A Room with a Bath)

In this section you will learn to make a hotelreservation.


The Montserrat family, North Americans ofHispanic origin, arrive at the Hotel Alambra inGuadalajara. They would like to stay there for a fewdays. First listen to the conversation between Mr.

Montserrat and the hotel receptionist.MR. MONTSERRAT: Buenas tardes, tienen habitaciones

libres? (Good evening. Do you have anyrooms available?)

RECEPTIONIST: Para cuntos das? (For how many days?)MR. MONTSERRAT: Para tres, quizs cuatro das. (For three,

perhaps four days.)RECEPTIONIST: Cuntas habitaciones quiere? (How many

rooms do you want?)MR. MONTSERRAT: Necesitamos una habitacin con cama de

matrimonio, una doble con dos camaspara nuestras dos hijas y una habitacinindividual para mi hijo. (We need a room

with a double bed, a double room withtwo single beds for our two daughters,and a single room for my son.)

RECEPTIONIST: Lo siento, pero slo tenemos habitacionesdobles con dos camas. (Im sorry, but weonly have double rooms with two beds.)

MR. MONTSERRAT: Est bien, con bao o con ducha? (ThatsOK. With a tub or a shower?)

RECEPTIONIST: Todas nuestras habitaciones tienen bao ytambin hay aire acondicionado, televisory minibar. Van a tomar las comidas en elhotel o slo quiere la habitacin? (All ourrooms have tubs and there is also airconditioning, television, and a mini-bar.

Are you going to eat all your meals in thehotel or do you want just the room?)

MR. MONTSERRAT: Cunto cuesta la pensin completa? (Howmuch is the plan that includes meals?)

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MR. MONTSERRAT: Y cul es el precio de la habitacin sincomida? (And what is the price of theroom without meals?)

RECEPTIONIST: Cuatrocientos pesos por habitacin porda. El desayuno cuesta veinte pesos porpersona. (400 pesos per room per day.Breakfast is 20 pesos per person.)

MR. MONTSERRAT: Bueno, tomamos las tres habitaciones condesayuno. (OK, well take the three roomswith breakfast.)

Heres what happened. Mr. Montserrat asked ifthere where any rooms available. Listen and repeat.Tienen habitaciones libres?

Then he says they want to stay for three or perhaps four days.Para tres, quizs cuatro das.

Then the receptionist asked how many rooms hewanted.Cuntas habitaciones quiere?

He said three rooms. The first was a room with adouble bed.

Una habitacin con cama de matrimonio.Then a room with two single beds for his daughters.Una habitacin con dos camas para mis hijas.

And a single room for his son.Y una habitacin individual para mi hijo.

Then he asked if the rooms have baths or showers.Con bao o ducha?

He also asked the price of a plan that included meals.Cunto cuesta la pensin completa?


Listen to these statements about the conversationbetween Mr. Montserrat and the hotel receptionist;some are true, some are false. If the statement isfalse, correct it.

1La familia Montserrat quiere quedarse una semana. (TheMontserrats want to stay a week.)No es verdad: la familia quiere quedarse tres o cuatro das. (Itsnot true; the Montserrats want to stay three or four days. )

2Quieren tres habitaciones. (They want three rooms.)Es verdad; quieren tres habitaciones. (Its true; they wantthree rooms.)

3Sus dos hijas pueden dormir en una habitacin con dos camas.(Their two daughters can sleep in a room with two beds.)Es verdad; sus hijas pueden dormir en una habitacin condos camas. (I ts true; their two daughters can sleep in aroom with two beds.)

4El hotel slo tiene habitaciones con dos camas. (The hotelonly has rooms with two beds.)Es verdad; el hotel slo tiene habitaciones con dos camas. (true; the hotel only has rooms with two beds.)

5Hay aire acondicionado en todas las habitaciones. (There isconditioning in all the rooms.)Es verdad; hay aire acondicionado en todas las habitaciones

(Its true; there is air conditioning in all the rooms.)6No todas las habitaciones tienen televisor. (Not all the roomhave a television.)No es verdad; todas las habitaciones tienen televisor. (Its ntrue; all the rooms have a television.)

7La pensin completa cuesta cuatrocientos pesos por personpor da. (The plan that includes meals costs 400 pesos perperson per day.)Es verdad; la pensin completa cuesta cuatrocientos pesos ppersona por da. (Its true; the plan that includes meals cost

400 pesos per person per day.)

8El seor Montserrat toma dos habitaciones con media pensi(Mr. Montserrat takes two rooms with one meal per day.)No es verdad; el seor Montserrat toma tres habitacionescon desayuno. (Its not true; Mr. Montserrat takes threerooms with breakfast.)


Mr. Montserrat now has to help the receptionist fiin the registration form.

RECEPTIONIST: Muy bien, su nombre por favor? (Verywell, your name, please?)

MR. MONTSERRAT: Ricardo Montserrat.RECEPTIONIST: Montserrat, cmo se escribe? (MontserHow do you spell it?)

MR. MONTSERRAT: M-O-N-T-S-E-R-R-A-TRECEPTIONIST: Y su direccin en Estados Unidos? (And

your address in the United States?)MR. MONTSERRAT: Cuatrocientos cuatro Cranleigh Gardens

(404 Cranleigh Gardens.)RECEPTIONIST: Cuatrocientos cuatro y Cranlei, cmo s

escribe? (404, and how do you spellCranlei?)

MR. MONTSERRAT: Cranleigh es C-R-A-N-L-E-I-G-H y GardeG-A-R-D-E-N-S.

RECEPTIONIST: Y la ciudad y el cdigo postal? (And thcity and zip code?)

MR. MONTSERRAT: Waukesha: W-A-U-K-E-S-H-A. WisconW-I-S-C-O-N-S-I-N. 53154.

RECEPTIONIST: Muy bien, quiere firmar aqu, por favor(Very well, do you want to sign here,please?)



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MR. MONTSERRAT: Por supuesto. (Sure.)RECEPTIONIST: Gracias. (Thank you.)


The receptionist gives Mr. Montserrat his keys andhis room numbers. He asks her a number of otherquestions. Listen and repeat.

Where is the elevator?Dnde est el ascensor?

Where can we park the car?Dnde podemos aparcar el carro?

Can you change money in the hotel?Se puede cambiar dinero en el hotel?

The receptionist asks him if he has luggage.Tiene equipaje?

And he replies that they have several cases.Tenemos varias maletas.

Now listen to the entire conversation.

RECEPTIONIST: Aqu tiene las llaves: son las habitacionesnmero cuatrocientos once, cuatrocientosdoce y cuatrocientos trece en el cuartopiso. (Here you have your keys: they arerooms number 411, 412, and 413 on the

fourth floor.)MR. MONTSERRAT: Gracias, Dnde est el ascensor? (Thank

you. Where is the elevator?)RECEPTIONIST: Est a la izquierda y el comedor tambin

est por ese pasillo. (Its on the left andthe dining room is also on that corridor.)

MR. MONTSERRAT: Dnde podemos aparcar el carro? (Wherecan we park the car?)

RECEPTIONIST: Hay un aparcamiento detrs del hotel, perotiene equipaje? (There is a parking lot

behind the hotel, but do you have luggage?)MR. MONTSERRAT: S, tenemos varias maletas. (Yes, we have

several suitcases.)RECEPTIONIST: Espere un momento mientras llamo al

jven. (Wait a moment while I call theyoung man.)

MR. MONTSERRAT: Otra cosa: se puede cambiar dinero en elhotel? (Another thing: can you changemoney in the hotel?)

RECEPTIONIST: No, pero hay dos bancos y una caja deahorros en esta calle y ambos bancostienen cajero automtico si tiene ustedtarjeta. (No, but there are two banks and

a savings bank on this street, and bothbanks have ATMs if you have a card.)


Mr. Montserrat goes to the bank to change money.Listen to the conversation between Mr. Montserrat

and a bank employee. He says hed like to changesome travelers checks. Listen and repeat.

Quisiera cambiar unos cheques de viajero.

The bank clerk asks him if she can see his passport.Puedo ver su pasaporte?

Now listen to the complete conversation.

MR. MONTSERRAT: Quisiera cambiar unos cheques de viajeropor favor. (Id like to change sometravelers checks please.)

CLERK: Cunto quiere cambiar? (How much doyou want to change?)

MR. MONTSERRAT: Dos cheques de cien dlares. (Two $100checks.)

CLERK: Bien. Puedo ver su pasaporte? (OK. CouldI see your passport?)

MR. MONTSERRAT: Tenga. (Here you go.)CLERK: Quiere firmar aqu y aqu? (Would you

sign here and here?)MR. MONTSERRAT: Ya est. (Done.)

CLERK: Aqu tiene su nmero: pase usted a lacaja. (Heres your number: you can go to

the cashiers window.)MR. MONTSERRAT: Gracias. Hasta luego. (Thank you.

Good-bye.)

Your turn. You arrive at a hotel and want to reserverooms for you and your family. Use the prompts tocomplete the conversation.

Say hello and that youd like two rooms: one doublewith twin beds and one single.

Bien, para cuntas noches? (OK. For how many nights?)

For two nights.

Dos habitaciones para dos noches? (Two rooms for two nights?)

Say yes. Ask if the rooms have baths or showers.

Todas las habitaciones tienen bao, televisor, aireacondicionado y minibar. (All rooms have a tub, television, airconditioning, and a mini-bar.)

Ask what is the price of the rooms.

Son 70 euros por habitacin por da. (Its 70 per room per day.)

Say OK and that youll take them.

Aqu tiene las llaves. Son las habitaciones nmeroquinientos cinco y quinientos seis. (Here are the keys.Theyre rooms 505 and 506.)

Say thanks. Ask where you can park your car.

Puede dejarlo delante del hotel. (You can leave it in front ofthe hotel.)

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A la derecha. El joven puede llevar sus maletas a suhabitacin. (On the right. The young man can bring yoursuitcases to your room.)

Adnde van ustedes de vacaciones?

(Where do you go on vacation?)

When you have completed this section you will beable to ask people where they go on vacation andgive the same information about yourself.


One evening the Montserrats find themselves talkingto the Quesadas, a couple from Buenos Aires.Seora Quesada asks Mr. Montserrat where theylike to spend their vacations.

MRS. QUESADA: Dnde les gusta pasar sus vacaciones?Qu les gusta hacer? (Where do youlike to spend your vacations? What doyou like to do?)

MR. MONTSERRAT: Generalmente nos gusta pasar algntiempo en la playa; a mis hijas les gustanadar y tomar el sol . Despus de unos

das aqu en Cuernavaca pensamos ir a lacosta. (We usually like to spend somet ime at the beach; my daughters l ike toswim and sunbathe. After a few dayshere in Cuernavaca were thinking of

going to the coast.)MRS. QUESADA: A nosotros nos gusta ver monumentos y

este ao vamos a dar una vuelta porMxico para ver los monumentos aztecas.(We like to see monuments, and this yearwere going to do a tour of Mexico to seethe Aztec monuments.)

MR. QUESADA: Tambin queremos ir a las montaas

porque nos gusta respirar el aire puro. (Wealso want to go to the mountains becausewe like to breathe fresh air.)

Did you understand? Seora Quesada asked Mr.Montserrat where he likes to spend his vacations.Listen and repeat.Dnde le gusta pasar sus vacaciones?

He replies that they like to spend some time on thebeach.Nos gusta pasar algn tiempo en la playa.

His daughters like to swim and sunbathe.A mis hijas les gusta nadar y tomar el sol.

This year the Quesadas are doing a tour of Mexico.Vamos a dar una vuelta por Mxico.

They also want to go to the mountains.Queremos ir a las montaas.

They like to breathe fresh air.Nos gusta respirar el aire puro.


The conversation continues. Listen to what the twofamilies did last year. Notice that this time the verbwill be in the past tense.

Adnde fueron ustedes el ao pasado?Where did you go last year?

And Mr. Montserrat uses the past tense when hesays we went to France.

Fuimos a Francia.And Mrs. Montserrat does too when she says:I went to Sevilla.Yo fui a Sevilla.

And Ricardo went to Cordoba.Ricardo fue a Crdoba.

And we all went to Barcelona.Todos fuimos a Barcelona.

yo fui (I went)l fue (he went)nosotros fuimos (we went)ustedes fueron (you went)

Four forms of the past tense of to go. You will alsonotice new forms of verbs you know. Listen and repea

We took the plane.Tomamos el avin.

I had some business in London.Tuve unos negocios en Londres.

They visited monuments.Visitaron monumentos.

They traveled by train.Viajaron en el tren.

Now listen to the complete conversation.MRS. QUESADA: Adnde fueron ustedes el ao pasado?

(Where did you go last year?)MR. MONTSERRAT: Dimos una vuelta por Europa. (We did

a tour of Europe.)MRS. QUESADA: Fueron a Francia? (Did you go to Franc

MRS. MONTSERRAT: S, fuimos a Francia. Visitamos Pars yRicardo subi a la Torre Eiffel con mis dhijas mientras yo fui de compras. (Yes, went to France. We visited Paris andRicardo went up the Eiffel Tower with mtwo daughters while I went shopping.)

MR. QUESADA: Fueron a Espaa? (Did you go to SpainMRS. MONTSERRAT: Claro, yo fui a Sevilla con las nias a ve

mi prima, y Ricardo fue a ver a suhermano en Crdoba. Luego todos fuima Barcelona. (Sure, I went to Seville withthe two girls to visit my cousin andRicardo went to visit his brother inCordoba. Then we all went to Barcelon



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MR. MONTSERRAT: Luego tomamos el avin a Londres dondetuve unos negocios. Mi mujer y las niasvisitaron varios monumentos en Londres ytambin viajaron en tren a Edinburgo.(Then we took the plane to London whereI had some business. My wife and the girlsvisited various monuments in London andthey also took a train to Edinburgh.)

Now answer the following questions.

Quin fue a Pars? (Who went to Paris?)La familia Montserrat fue a Paris. (The Montserrats went to Paris.)Quin fue de compras? (Who went shopping?)La seora Montserrat fue de compras. (Mrs. Montserratwent shopping.)Quin fue a Sevilla? (Who went to Seville?)La seora Montserrat y las nias fueron a Sevilla. (Mrs.Montserrat and the girls went to Seville.)Quin fue a Crdoba? (Who went to Cordoba?)El seor Montserrat fue a Crdoba. (Mr. Montserrat went toCordoba.)Quin fue a Barcelona? (Who went to Barcelona?)La familia Montserrat fue a Barcelona. (The Montserrats went

to Barcelona.)Quin fue a Londres? (Who went to London?)Toda la familia fue a Londres. (The whole family went toLondon.)Quin fue a Edinburgo? (Who went to Edinburgh?)La seora Montserrat y las nias fueron a Edinburgo. (Mrs.Montserrat and the girls went to Edinburgh.)

Your turn. Your are staying in a hotel and have madethe acquaintance of the Molina family. Completethe conversation.

Ask Seora Molina where they like to spend theirholidays.

SRA. MOLINA: Generalmente nos gusta ir a la playa. (Weusually like to go to the beach.)

Ask her what they like to do there.

SRA. MOLINA: Nos gusta nadar, tomar el sol, descansar,comer, beber ... (We like to swim,sunbathe, rest, eat, drink...)

Ask if they like to go to the mountains.

SRA. MOLINA: S, pero preferimos la playa. (Yes, but weprefer the beach.)

Ask her where they went last year.

SRA. MOLINA: Fuimos a Europa. (We went to Europe.)

Ask her if they went to Spain.

SRA. MOLINA: Por supuesto. Fuimos a Espaa, Francia eInglaterra. (Of course. We went to Spain,France, and England.)

Lo pas estupendamente! (I had a great time!)

In this section we are going to continue talking abouthow we spent our vacations.


The Montserrats and the Quesadas have been joinedby Seora Blanes who recently traveled to Spain.Seor Quesada asks her many questions about her

travels. Listen and repeat.Why did you go?Por qu fue?

How did you travel?Cmo viaj?

Where did you stay?Dnde se aloj?

How much time did you spend there?Cunto tiempo pas all?

What did you do?Qu hizo?

What did you see?Qu vio?

Now listen to some of the verb forms Seora Blanesuses in her replies.

I visited...visitVisit Francia. (I visited France.)

I swam...nadNad en el Mediterrneo. (I swam in the Mediterranean.)

I ate...com

Com paella. (I ate paella.)I drank...bebBeb vino. (I drank wine.)

I took photos...saqu fotosSaqu fotos en Sevilla. (I took photos in Seville.)

I stayed in a hotel...Me aloj en un hotel.

Now listen to the complete conversation.

SEORA BLANES: Yo tambin hice un viaje a Espaa hacedos aos. (I also traveled to Spain twoyears ago.)

SEORQUESADA: Por qu fue usted a Espaa? (Why didyou go to Spain?)

SEORA BLANES: Porque mi hijo trabaja en Madrid. (Becausemy son works in Madrid.)



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SEORQUESADA: Cunto tiempo pas usted all? (Howmuch time did you spend there?)

SEORA BLANES: Pas dos semanas con mi hijo y otrasdos viajando por Espaa. (I spent twoweeks with my son and two moretraveling in Spain.)

SEORQUESADA: En Espaa cmo viaj usted y dnde sealoj? (How did you travel in Spain andwhere did you stay?)

SEORA BLANES: Como hice el viaje en autocar me aloj enhoteles con el grupo. (Since I did a bustrip, I stayed in hotels with the group.)

SEORQUESADA: Qu hizo usted en el viaje? Qu vio?(What did you do during the trip? Whatdid you see?)

SEORA BLANES: Visit varios monumentos importantes,como el Alczar de Toledo y la Giraldade Sevil la. Saqu muchas fotos. Compaella y gazpacho y beb bastante vinoespaol. Nad en el Mediterrneo. Lopas estupendamente! (I visited variousimportant monuments, like the Alcazarin Toledo and the Giralda in Sevil le. I

took many photos. I ate paella andgazpacho and drank quite a lot ofSpanish wine. I swam in theMediterranean. I had a great time!)

SEORQUESADA: Qu ciudad le impresion ms? (Whatcity impressed you the most?)

SEORA BLANES: Creo que me impresion ms Sevilla.(I think Seville impressed me the most.)


Answer these questions about the conversationbetween Seor Quesada and Seora Blanes.

1Cundo hizo la seora Blanes su viaje a Espaa? (When didSeora Blanes travel to Spain?)

2Por qu fue all? (Why did she go?)

3Cunto tiempo pas en Madrid? (How much time did shespend in Madrid?)

4En Espaa, cmo viaj? (How did she travel in Spain?)

5Dnde se aloj? (Where did she stay?)

6Qu ciudades visit? (What cities did she visit?)

7Qu monumentos vio? (What monuments did she see?)

8Qu comi? (What did she eat?)

9Dnde nad? (Where did she swim?)

10Qu ciudad la impresion ms? (What city impressed herthe most?)

PronunciationYouve now used quite a few verbs in the preteritetense. Practice the first and third person endings,paying particular attention to the stress.

I did the action.

visit (I visited)pas (I spent)viaj (I traveled)saqu (I took)tom (I took)nad (I swam)com (I ate)

beb (I drank)He, she, or you did the action.

visit (he/she/you visited)pas (he/she/you spent)sac (he/she/you took)tom (he/she/you took)comi (he/she/you ate)bebi (he/she/you drank)

Now compare the first person form of the presenttense with the first person form of the preterite tenRepeat each pair of words.

visito/visit (I visit/visited)paso/pas (I spend/spent)viajo/viaj (I travel/traveled)saco/saqu (I take/took)tomo/tom (I take/took)nado/nad (I swim/swam)como/com (I eat/ate)bebo/beb (I drink/drank)

And now the third person forms in the present anthe preterite. Repeat each pair of words.

visita/visit (he/she visits/visited)pasa/pas (he/she spends/spent)viaja/viaj (he/she travels/traveled)saca/sac (he/she takes/took)toma/tom (he/she takes/took)nada/nad (he/she swims/swam)come/comi (he/she eats/ate)bebe/bebi (he/she drinks/drank)



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And this is the end of Unit 3; now let s go to theExtra section.

Extra Unit 3


Listen to these radio ads for different types ofvacations. What do they have to offer?

1Visite Cancn y disfrute de las maravillosas aguas del Caribemexicano. Viaje de ocho das con todo includo. Pensincompleta con todas las comidas y bebidas, entretenimientos ypropinas. (Visit Cancun and enjoy the wonderful waters of theMexican Caribbean. Eight-day all-inclusive trip. A plan withall meals and drinks, entertainment, and tips.)

2Lo invitamos a disfrutar sus vacaciones en San Martn de losAndes. Conozca este maravilloso lugar al norte de Argentina.Viaje en avin que incluye media pensin por ocho das enhotel de primera. (We invite you to enjoy your vacation in San

Martn de los Andes. Get to know this wonderful place in thenorth of Argentina. Airfare and one meal per day for eightdays in a first-class hotel.)

3Pase sus vacaciones en Berln y conozca esta gran ciudad deAlemania. Precio reducido por siete noches en hotel de cuatroestrellas con desayuno includo. (Spend your vacation in Berlinand get to know this great German city. Reduced price forseven nights in a four-star hotel with breakfast included.)

4No se pierda las maravillas de Escandinavia. El viaje duradiecisiete das y visitaremos Copenhague, Estocolmo, Bergen y

los fiordos noruegos. Pida ms informacin en la oficina deturismo Superviajes. (Dont miss the marvels of Scandinavia.The trip lasts seventeen days, and we will visit Copenhagen,Stockholm, Bergen, and the Norwegian fjords. Ask for moreinformation in the Superviajes travel office.)

5Disney para toda la familia. Venga con su familia a los EstadosUnidos y disfrute esta oferta especial de tres noches en Miamiy cuatro en Orlando. El precio del viaje incluye las recepciones,los traslados y las visitas. (Disney for the whole family. Comewith your family to the United States and enjoy this specialoffer of three nights in Miami and four in Orlando. The priceincludes admission, transfers, and lodging.)

6Le gustan las aventuras? Venga con nosotros a visitar el MedioOriente. Visitaremos Israel, Egipto, Grecia y Turqua. Tambintendremos un crucero de cinco das por el r o Nilo. El preciodel viaje incluye la pensin completa. (Do you like adventures?Come with us to visit the Middle East. We will visit Israel,

Egypt, Greece, and Turkey. We will also do a five-day cruiseon the Nile. The price of the trip includes all meals.)

Page A6, Actividad dos (Activity 2)

Listen to the following people calling the hotelreceptionist with a special request. Match the callerwith the request.

1Quiero una habitacin en la planta baja porque mi mujer sufrede claustrofobia y no puede usar el ascensor. (I want a roomon the ground floor because my wife is claustrophobic and shecant take the elevator.)

2Quiero saber si hay servicio de lavandera en el hotel. Viajamosdesde hace varios das y necesitamos lavar la ropa. ( I want toknow if there is laundry service in the hotel. Weve beentraveling for several days and we need to wash our clothes.)

3Es que viajamos con un beb muy pequeito y necesitamosuna habitacin con cuna. (Were traveling with a very youngbaby and we need a room with a crib.)

4Como empezamos nuestro viaje, llevamos bastante dinero ytarjetas de crdito. Hay caja fuerte disponible durante nuestraestancia? (Since we are just starting our trip, we have quitea lot of money and credit cards with us. Is a safe availableduring our stay here?)

5Se puede pagar con tarjeta de crdito? (Is it possible to paywith a credit card?)

6Es que viajo sola. Tienen precios reducidos para lashabitaciones individuales? (Im traveling alone. Do you have

reduced prices for single rooms?)

Page A7, Actividad tres (Activity 3)

Listen to more guests complaining and check whatthey are complaining about.

1Oiga, recepcin? Pues lo que pasa es que no tenemos aguacaliente ni en el lavabo ni en la ducha. (Hello, reception?Well the problem is that we dont have hot water in thesink or in the shower.)

2Recepcin, por favor? Pueden traer almohadas? En las camas

no hay ninguna almohada. (Reception, please? Could youbring us some pillows? There are no pillows on the beds.)

3Oiga, no podemos abrir la ventana de la habitacin. Estamossofocndonos de calor! (Listen, we cant open the window inour room. Were suffocating in this heat!)



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Parece que el aire acondicionado no funciona. ( It seems thatthe air conditioning doesnt work.)

5En el cuarto de bao no tenemos jabn ni champ. (We donthave any soap or shampoo in the bathroom.)

6No puedo abrir la puerta de mi habitacin con mi llaveelectrnica. Es la llave correcta porque dice habitacindoscientos diez, pero no funciona. (I cant open the door ofmy room with the electronic key. Its the right key because itsays room 210, but it doesnt work.)

Page A7, Actividad cuatro (Activity 4)

Listen to these hotel guests spelling the names oftheir cities and write them down.

1M-I-L-W-A-U-K-E-E

2S-H-E-F-F-I-E-L-D

3M-A-A-S-T-R-I-C-H-T

4D-U-B-L-I-N

5W-E-L-L-I-N-G-T-O-N

6O-T-T-A-W-A

And this is the end of the Extra section for Unit 3.


Unit 4, Captulo cuatroNos encontramos a las siete.(Well meet at 7:00.)When you have completed this unit you will be ableto talk about the weather, about things you enjoydoing, and about what you will do in the future.

Qu tiempo hace? (Whats the weather like?)

In this section we will talk about the weather.


Silvia lives in Santander, on the north coast of Spain.A visiting cousin asks why she likes living there.

She explains that for one thing it has a very pleasantclimate. Listen and repeat.Tiene un clima muy agradable.

In summer its never very hot.En verano nunca hace mucho calor.

And in winter it s not very cold.Y en invierno no hace mucho fro.

Her cousin complains that it rains a lot.Llueve mucho.

Silvia agrees but points out that it snows very littleand its very sunny in the summer.

S pero nieva poco.Y en verano hace mucho sol.

And sometimes it s foggy.A veces hay niebla.

And it is very windy.Hace mucho viento.

Now listen to Silvia talking about Santander and iclimate.

COUSIN: Dime, Silvia, te gusta vivir en Santander? (Tell mSilvia, do you like living in Santander?)

SILVIA: S, me gusta mucho porque Santander tiene unclima muy agradable. En verano nunca hace muc

calor y en invierno no hace mucho fro. (Yes, I lit very much because Santander has a verypleasant climate. In the summer its never very hand in the winter its not very cold.)

COUSIN: Pero como est situada en la costa altntica lluemucho no? Mira, est lloviendo en este momen(But since it is on the Atlantic coast it rains a lodoesnt it? Look, its raining at this moment.)

SILVIA: Es verdad que llueve pero nieva poco excepto enlas montaas. Pero en verano hace mucho sol.Cuando hace buen tiempo la gente puede ir a laplaya. Cuando hace mal tiempo hay tiendas,cafs ... (Its true that it rains but it snows very

little, except in the mountains. But in the summeits very sunny. When the weather is nice, peoplcan go to the beach. When the weather is bad,there are shops, cafs...)

COUSIN: Y en invierno? (And in the winter?)SILVIA: Luego en invierno hay cines, teatro y cuando nie

en la montaa se puede esquiar o hacer otrosdeportes de invierno. (Then in the winter there amovies, theater, and, when it snows in themountains, you can ski or do other winter sport

COUSIN: Hay algo que no te gusta? (Is there anything yodont like?)

SILVIA: A veces en las montaas hay niebla y esto no m

gusta. Y como estamos en la costa algunos dashace mucho viento. (Sometimes its foggy in themountains and I dont like that. And since we aon the coast, some days its very windy.)

Did you notice that the word hace is often usedexpressions about the weather? Listen and repea



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Hace calor.Its hot.

Hace fro.Its cold.

Hace sol.Its sunny.

Hace mucho viento.Its very windy.

Hace buen tiempo.Its nice out.

Hace mal tiempo.Its not nice out.

Other weather expressions do not require hace.To say that its raining you can say:Est lloviendo.

Or you can also say,Llueve.

To say its snowing you can say:Est nevando.

orNieva.


Silvias friend Rosario lives in Sevilla, in the south ofSpain, where it is much hotter. She is going to visitSilvia and phones to ask what the weather is like andwhat clothes she should bring. The first thing Rosarioasks is: Whats the weather like? Listen and repeat.Qu tiempo hace?

Silvia replies that, because its still spring, theweather is very changeable.

Como es todava la primavera hace un tiempo muy variable.At the moment it s raining and in the mountains itssnowing. Listen and repeat.En este momento est lloviendo. Y en las montaas estnevando.

Now listen to the conversation between Rosario andSilvia.

ROSARIO: Oye, Silvia, qu tiempo hace all en Santander?Aqu hace ya bastante calor, sabes? (Listen, Silvia,whats the weather like there in Santander? Here itsquite hot, you know?)

SILVIA: Como es todava la primavera hace un tiempo muyvariable; a veces hace fro, a veces hace calor. Un dallueve, otro da hace sol. Por la maana hay niebla,por la tarde hace viento. En este momento estlloviendo y en las montaas est nevando. (Becauseits still spring, the weather is very changeable;sometimes its cold, sometimes its warm. One day itrains; another day its sunny. In the morning its

foggy; in the afternoon its windy. At the moment itsraining and in the mountains its snowing.)

ROSARIO: Qu horror! En Sevilla ya hace veinticinco grados; lasmujeres llevan vestido de verano. Creo que voy allevar mi abrigo de invierno! (Thats awful! In Sevilleit is already 25 degrees celcius; women have summerclothes on. I think Ill take my winter coat with me!)


Here is a radio weather forecast for an autumn dayin Spain. Note that

hace

has become

har

because were now talking about the future.

Hace buen tiempo hoy. (It is nice out today.)Har buen ti

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