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Unit 1, Captulo UnoHola, buenos das!(Hello! Good morning.)This unit is about introducing yourself and others,

greeting people and asking for and giving informationabout yourself and others.

Su nombre por favor.(Your name, please.)

In this section youre going to learn to greet peopleand introduce yourself. You will also learn to ask andsay where you live.

Page 4, Actividad uno (Activity 1)

Listen as seor Martn registers at an internationalconference. Where is seor Martn from? Where doeshe live?

RECEPTIONIST: Buenos das, seor! Su apellido, por favor?(Good morning, sir! Your last name, please?)

MR. MARTIN: Buenos das, seorita! Soy el seor Martn.(Good morning, Im Mr. Martn.)

RECEPTIONIST: Y su nombre por favor? (And your first name,please?)

MR. MARTIN: Antonio.RECEPTIONIST: S, un momento. De dnde es usted seor

Martn? (Yes, one moment. Where are youfrom, seor Martn?)

MR. MARTIN: Soy de Valencia. (Im from Valencia.)RECEPTIONIST: Cul es su direccin? (Whats your address?)MR. MARTIN: Vivo en la calle Cervantes nmero seis. (I live

at 6 Cervantes Street.)RECEPTIONIST: Cul es su nmero de telfono? (What is your

phone number?)MR. MARTIN: Mi nmero de telfono es el cinco cinco cinco

tres uno cinco ocho. (My phone number is 5553 158.)

Did you follow that? How did the receptionist greetseor Martn?

Buenos das, seor! (Good morning, sir!)

Did you understand what the receptionist asked himnext?

Su apellido, por favor?Your family name, please?

Then she asked for his first name:

Su nombre por favor?

And did you notice how seor Martn introducedhimself? Listen and repeat:

Soy...

Soy el seor Martn.

Did you hear the receptionist say:

De dnde es usted?

Did you guess that it means Where are you from?Listen and repeat:

De dnde es usted?

And seor Martn answered:

Soy de...Listen and repeat

Soy de...Soy de Valencia.

Then the receptionist asked for his address:

Cul es su direccin?

And seor Martn answered:

Vivo en...Vivo en la calle Cervantes.

and added the number of his house:

Nmero seis.Did you guess it? Yes, it means number 6.Here are some other expressions you may hearwhen someone asks your name. Listen and repeat:

Cmo se llama usted?

And here is another way to tell people your name:

Me llamo...Me llamo Marta Garca.

This is one way to ask where someone is from:

Es usted de...?

It means Are you from...?

Es usted de Madrid?

This is how to ask for someones address:

Cul es su direccin?

You can answer with the name of your street andthe number of your building:

Calle Suarez nmero tres.

Page 4, Actividad dos (Activity 2)

Listen to these people register. Then read andcomplete the registration form in your book.

1Cmo se llama usted, por favor? (Whats your name, please?Me llamo Marta Garca. (My name is Marta Garca.)Es usted de Madrid? (Are you from Madrid?)S, soy de Madrid. (Yes, I am from Madrid.)Dnde vive, seora Garca? (Where do you live Mrs. Garca?Vivo en Madrid, en la avenida Goya nmero ocho. (I live inMadrid, at 8 Goya Avenue.)

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2Cmo se llama usted, por favor? (Whats your name, please?)Me llamo Daniel Vega. (My name is Daniel Vega.)Es usted de Madrid? (Are you from Madrid?)No, no soy de Madrid, soy de Sevilla. (No, Im not fromMadrid, Im from Sevilla.)Cul es su direccin, seor Vega? (What is your address, Mr.Vega?)Plaza de la Constitucin, nmero dos. (2 Plaza de la

Constitucin.)Page 5, Actividad cinco (Activity 5)

Here are the numbers from 0 to 10:

cero (0), uno (1), dos (2), tres (3), cuatro (4), cinco (5),seis (6), siete (7), ocho (8), nueve (9), diez (10)

and 11 to 15

once (11), doce (12), trece (13), catorce (14), quince (15)

Page 5, Actividad seis (Activity 6)

Listen to seor Martn, seora Garca and seorVega giving their telephone numbers. See if you can

understand them. Write them down in your diary.

1Cul es su nmero de telfono? (What is your telephonenumber?)Mi nmero de telfono es el cinco cinco cinco tres uno cincoocho. (My telephone number is 55 53 158.)

2Cul es su nmero de telfono por favor? (What is yourtelephone number, please?)Mi nmero de telfono es el cinco cinco cinco nueve tres cerodos. (My telephone number is 55 59 302.)Muchas gracias. (Thank you very much.)

No hay de que. (Dont mention it!)3Su nmero de telfono por favor? (Your telephone number,please?)El cinco cinco cinco uno dos uno cuatro. (55 51 214.)Gracias. (Thank you.)De nada. (Youre welcome.)

Your turn.Speak to the receptionist, greet her, tell her who youare, your nationality, where you come from, youraddress and your telephone number.

Gente y lugares(People and places)

In this section you are going to learn to introduceyourself and others. You will also learn to ask for andsay the time.


Seor and seora Prez are on vacation with theirson Pedro. They meet seor Rodrguez. Seor Prezand seor Rodrguez introduce themselves. Thenseor Prez introduces his family. Listen and connectthe expressions they use to greet each other.

CARLOS PREZ: Hola, buenas tardes! Soy Carlos Prez. (Goodevening. Im Carlos Prez.)

MR.RODRIGUEZ: Mucho gusto! Soy Fernando Rodrguez.(Pleased to meet you! Im FernandoRodrguez.)

CARLOS PREZ: Mire, le presento mi familia. sta es mi mujer,Ana. (Let me introduce you to my family. Thisis my wife Ana.)

MR.RODRIGUEZ: Mucho gusto, seora! (Nice to meet you!)ANA PREZ: Encantada! (Pleased to meet you!)

CARLOS PREZ: Y ste es mi hijo, Pedro. (And this is my sonPedro.)

MR.RODRIGUEZ: Qu tal, Pedro? (How is it going, Pedro?)PEDRO PREZ: Encantado seor Rodrguez! (Pleased to meet

you Mr. Rodrguez!)MR.RODRIGUEZ: De dnde son ustedes? (Where are you

from?)CARLOS PREZ: Mi hijo Pedro y yo somos de Barcelona, pero

Ana no es espaola. (My son Pedro andmyself are from Barcelona, but Ana is notfrom Spain.)

MR.RODRIGUEZ: Ah! Cul es su nacionalidad, seora? (Whatis your nationality?)

ANA PREZ: Soy inglesa, de Londres. (Im English, fromLondon.)

MR.RODRIGUEZ: Y dnde viven, en Espaa o en Inglaterra?(And where do you live, in Spain or England?)

CARLOS PREZ: Vivimos en Espaa, en Madrid. (We live inSpain, in Madrid.)

MR.RODRIGUEZ: Ah! Nosotros tambin vivimos en Madrid.(Oh, we live in Madrid, too.)

To introduce himself seor Prez said

Soy Soy Carlos Prez.

Now introduce yourself.

Soy

Seor Rodrguez answers:

Mucho gusto!

Pleased to meet you! Listen and repeat:

Mucho gusto!Seor Prez then introduced his family. He did thistwo different ways. First he said:

Le presento a... (I introduce you to...)



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Listen and repeat:

Le presento a mi familia.

And then he said:

sta es mi seora.

This is my wife.

sta es

This is

sta es mi seora.

When he introduces his son seor Prez uses themasculine form of this:

ste ste es ste es mi hijo.

This is my son. Repeat:

ste es mi hijo.

There are other ways to say pleased to meet you inSpanish. Seora Prez says:

Encantada!

But her son uses the masculine form:

Encantado!

You can also say:

Mucho gusto!

Repeat:

Mucho gusto!

When seor Rodrguez speaks to Pedro he uses a lessformal greeting:

Qu tal?

How is it going?Listen and repeat:

Qu tal?

To say where he and his son are from seor Prezsays:

Mi hijo y yo somos de Barcelona.

Did you guess what somos means? It means weare and is the plural form of soy, I am that youalready learned. Listen and repeat:

Somos

Then seor Rodrguez asks seora Prez:

Cul es su nacionalidad?Thats right! It means whats your nationality?Listen and repeat:

Cul es su nacionalidad?

Listen to these names of nationalities and make upsimple sentences, for example:

ingls (English, male)Soy ingles. (Im English. male)

or

inglesa (English, female)Soy inglesa. (Im English, female)espaol / espaola (Spanish)

mexicano / mexicana (Mexican)americano / americana (American)francs / francesa (French)australiano / australiana (Australian)irlands / irlandesa (Irish)escocs / escocesa (Scottish)gals / galesa (Welsh)


Seor Marcos introduces you to several people. Greethem as you think is correct.

ste es el seor Martnez. (This is Mr. Martnez.)Le presento a la seora Cubel. (Let me introduce you to Mrs.Cubel.)sta es mi hija Mara. (This is my daughter Mara.)Le presento a mi mujer Marta. (I introduce you to my wifeMarta.)

Now its your turn to introduce these people.

El seor Martnez (Mr. Martnez)La seorita Ruz (Ms. Ruz)Mi hijo Juan (My son Juan)La seora Garcs (Mrs. Garcs)Mi hija Isabel (My daughter Isabel)Mi mujer Ana (My wife Ana)

Page 9, Actividad cuatro (Activity 4)Two young people meet. Because they are veryyoung they use the less formal:

t (you).

PEDRO: Qu tal? Soy Pedro. Cmo te llamas? (Hi! ImPedro. Whats your name?)

MARA: Hola Pedro! Me llamo Mara. (Hello Pedro, myname is Mara.)

PEDRO: De dnde eres Mara? (Where are you fromMara?)

MARA: Soy de Sevilla pero vivo en Madrid. Y t dndevives? (Im from Sevilla but I live in Madrid. And

where do you live?)PEDRO: Vivo en Madrid tambin pero soy de Barcelona. (I

live in Madrid but Im from Barcelona.)MARA: Ah s? Cul es tu direccin? (Oh yes? What is

your address?)PEDRO: Plaza de Espaa nmero quince. (15 Plaza de

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MARA: Perdona, qu hora es? (Excuse me, what time isit?)

PEDRO: No s! Un momento. Son las diez. (I dont know!Just a moment. Its 10 oclock.)

MARA: Oh vale! Cul es tu nmero de telfono? (OK.Whats your telephone number?)

PEDRO: El cinco cinco cinco uno cinco uno cero. (55 51 510)

Did you recognize the differences in the t form?They are very similar to the usted forms, arent

they? To ask someones name say:Cmo te llamas?

To ask where someone is from:

De dnde eres?

To ask where someone lives say:

Dnde vives?

To ask someones address:

Cul es tu direccin?

Page 10, Actividad cinco (Activity 5)

Telling the time in SpanishThis is how you ask the time:

Qu hora es?

Here are some of the many answers:

Es la una.Its 1 oclock. Listen and repeat:Es la una.

Son las dos.Its 2 oclock. Repeat:Son las dos.

Son las tres.

Its 3 oclock. Repeat:Son las tres.

Now listen and repeat other possible answers:

Son las cuatro. (Its 4 oclock.)Son las cinco. (Its 5 oclock.)Son las seis. (Its 6 oclock.)Son las siete. (Its 7 oclock.)Son las ocho. (Its 8 oclock.)Son las nueve. (Its 9 oclock.)Son las diez. (Its 10 oclock.)Son las once. (Its 11 oclock.)Son las doce. (Its 12 oclock.)

Notice that for 1 oclock you say:Es la una.

and for the others you say:

Son Son las dos.Son las tres.Son las cuatro.

If you want to emphasize that its exactly the hour, 1oclock for example, you say:

Es la una en punto. (Its exactly 1 oclock.)Son las dos en punto. (Its exactly 2 oclock.)

To say how many minutes it is past the hour use y.Listen and repeat:

Its half past six.Son las seis y media.

Its a quarter past two.Son las dos y cuarto.

Its five past four.Son las cuatro y cinco.

Its twenty past eight.Son las ocho y veinte.

To say how many minutes it is before the hour, usethe word menos.

Its twenty-five to two.Son las dos menos veinticinco.

Its a quarter to twelve.

Son las doce menos cuarto.Its ten to eleven.Son las once menos diez.

Atencin! (Watch out!):

The words

cuatro,

four, and

cuarto

a quarter, sound very similar. It is a quarter pastfour.

Son las cuatro y cuarto.Repeat:

Son las cuatro y cuarto.

And now it is a quarter to four.

Son las cuatro menos cuarto.

Listen and repeat:

Son las cuatro menos cuarto.


Listen and write down the times you hear.

Qu hora es? (What time is it?)

Son las tres y media. (Its half past three.)

Son las cinco y cuarto. (Its a quarter past five.)

Its a quarter to sevenSon las siete menos cuarto.



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Its 6:25.Son las seis y veinticinco.

Its twenty to nine.Son las nueve menos veinte.

Its 4:15.Son las cuatro y cuarto.

Its 1:30.Es la una y media.

Its 11:20.Son las once y veinte.

Its five past five.Son las cinco y cinco.

Its twenty-five to one.Es la una menos veinticinco.

Its ten past three.Son las tres y diez.

Your turn. Seora La Torre introduces you to herfamily. Speak with her by following the prompts:

Hola buenas tardes, soy Elena Latorre. (Good evening. Im

Elena Latorre.)Say you are pleased to meet her and introduceyourself.

ste es mi hijo Felipe. (This is my son Felipe.)

Ask him how he is.

Bien gracias, y usted? (Well, thank you, and you?)

Say you are well. Ask her where she is from.

Yo soy de Barcelona, y usted? (I come from Barcelona, andyou?)

Say your nationality and your place of origin.

Y dnde vive? (And where do you live?)Say where you live.

Qu pasa?(Whats going on?)

In this lesson you are going to learn to spell.


In this telephone conversation, seora Falcn, thepersonnel director of a company, is talking tosomeone who is applying for a job.

MRS. FALCN: Dgame? (Hello?)

MRS. BAQUERO: Buenas tardes, la seora Falcn? (Goodafternoon, Mrs. Falcn?)

MRS. FALCN: S, soy yo. (Yes, its me.)MRS. BAQUERO: Cmo est, seora Falcn? Soy la seora

Baquero. (How are you? This is Mrs.Baquero.)

MRS. FALCN: Ah, s, perdone! Cmo se escribe Baquerocon B larga o b corta? (Oh, yes, excuse me!How do you spell Baquero, with a B or V?)

MRS. BAQUERO: Con B larga: B-A-Q-U-E-R-O. (With a B: B-A-Q-U-E-R-O.)

MRS. FALCN: Ah, s! S, dgame! (Oh, yes! How can Ihelp you?)

Did you notice how seora Falcn answered to thetelephone? She said:

Dgame?

Did you also hear how seora Baquero greetedseora Falcn? She said:

Cmo est ?Cmo est seora Falcn?

Because seora Falcn wasnt sure how to spell thewomans name she asked:

Cmo se escribe ?Cmo se escribe Baquero?

Then seora Baquero spelled her name:

B-A-Q-U-E-R-O


Listen to the Spanish alphabet and repeat:

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, ,O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

(See page 5 of the Learners Guide for pronunciation.)

Page 13, Actividad tres (Activity 3)

Listen to the spelling of these words that you havestudied in this lesson and write them down

1 seora

2 nombre3 usted4 direccin5 calle6 avenida7 gracias8 quince9 vivo10 soy11 somos

Page 14, Actividad cuatro (Activity 4)

Listen to the messages left on this answering

machine. What message did each person leave?

Hola! Soy Carlos Herrero. Son las cinco y media. Se escribeH-E-R-R-E-R-O. Mi nmero de telfono es cinco cinco cinconueve siete tres dos. (Hi. This is Carlos Herrero. Its 5:30. Myname is spelled H-E-R-R-E-R-O. My telephone number is 55597 32.)



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Hola, qu tal? Soy Teresa Yuste. Se escribe con Y: Y-U-S-T-E.Son las diez y media. Mi nmero de telfono es el cinco cincocinco cuatro cero uno dos. (Hi, how is it going? This is TeresaYuste. Its spelled with a Y: Y-U-S-T-E. Its 10:30. My telephonenumber is 555 40 12.)

Buenas tardes! Son las tres y cuarto. Mi nombre es LuisZamora, se escribe: Z-A-M-O-R-A. Mi nmero de telfono es elcinco cinco cinco treinta y cuatro, ochenta y nueve. (Goodafternoon! Its a quarter past three. My name is Luis Zamora.

Its spelled: Z-A-M-O-R-A. My telephone number is 555 34 89.)Hola, buenos das! Me llamo Mara Chueca. Se escribeC-H-U-E-C-A. Mi nmero de telfono es el cinco cinco cinconueve cero ocho tres y es la una en punto. (Hello, goodmorning! My name is Mara Chueca. You spell it C-H-U-E-C-A.My telephone number is 555 90 83. Its exactly 1 oclock.)

Your turn! You telephone seora Falcn. Create thedialog by using the prompts.

Dgame? (Hello?)

Say hello and ask if this is seora Falcn.

S, soy yo. (Yes, speaking.)

Say who you are and ask how she is.Ah, s! Perdone, cmo se escribe? (Oh yes. Excuse me, howdo you spell that?)

Spell your name.

Ah, s, s! Y cul es su direccin? (Ah, yes. And whats youraddress?)

Say your full address.

Perdone, cmo se escribe? (Excuse me, how do you spell that?)

Spell the names of your street, town, state and sayyour zip code.

PronunciationLas vocalesSpanish vowels. Spanish has five vowels which arevery short and clearly pronounced. Listen and repeat:

a, e, i, o, u

Listed to the way the vowels are pronounced in thisconversation.

Su nombre por favor? (Your name please?)Jos Domingo.De dnde es usted? (Where are you from?)Soy de Palma de Mallorca. (Im from Palma de Mallorca.)Dnde vive? (Where do you live?)Vivo en Toledo. (I live in Toledo.)Su nmero de telfono? (Your phone number?)El cero seis siete uno cinco cuatro. (06 71 54.)

Youve finished Unit 1. Well done! Go to the extrasection if youd like some more practice.

Extra, Unidad uno (Unit 1)

Page A1, Actividad uno (Activity 1)

Juan is a very popular person and has many friends.Listen as he introduces them. Look at the map inyour book and match the friends to the countriesfrom which they come from.

Hola, buenos das! Les presento a mis amigos: ste es Carlos,

es mexicano. Es de Cancn pero vive en Acapulco. sta esIns: es argentina, de Buenos Aires. Vive en Buenos Aires. stees Pedro, es peruano. Es de Arequipa pero vive en Lima. staes Marta, es guatemalteca, de Ciudad de Guatemala, pero viveen Antigua. ste es Oscar, es chileno. Es de Valparaso, perovive en Santiago. sta es Elena, es colombiana, de Cartagena,pero vive en Medelln. ste es Jos, es venezolano, es deCaracas y vive all.(Good morning! Let me introduce you to my friends: this isCarlos, hes Mexican. He comes from Cancn but he lives inAcapulco. This is Ins. Shes Argentine. She lives in BuenosAires. This is Pedro, hes Peruvian. Hes from Arequipa but helives in Lima. This is Marta, shes Guatemalan, fromGuatemala City, but she lives in Antigua. This is Oscar, hesChilean. Hes from Valparaso, but he lives in Santiago. This isElena, shes Colombian, from Cartagena, but she lives inMedelln. This is Jos, hes Venezuelan. Hes from Caracas andhe lives there.)

Page A2, Actividad dos (Activity 2)

Qu hora es?

Listen to these people ask the time. Write down thetimes.

1Por favor seora, qu hora es? (What time is it, please?)Son las once menos veinticinco. (Its twenty-five to eleven.)Gracias! (Thank you!)

2Por favor seorita, qu hora es? (What time is it please?)Son las tres menos veinte. (Its twenty to three.)Gracias! (Thank you!)

3Qu hora es? (What time is it?)Las doce y media. (Its 12:30.)

4Perdone, qu hora es? (Excuse me, what time is it?)Son las siete y cuarto. (Its 7:15.)

5Por favor, qu hora es? (What time is it, please?)Es la una y diez. (Its 1:10.)

6Qu hora es? (What time is it?)Son las cuatro menos cuarto. (Its a quarter to four.)



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Page A2, Actividad tres (Activity 3)

The following is a radio commercial for PrimeraMano, a newspaper that offers free advertising. Thecommercial is correct but the advertisement in yourbook has some mistakes. Listen carefully, and thencorrect the ad in the book.

Seoras y seores, hay un nuevo peridico de anuncios ennuestra ciudad que se llama Primera Mano. Su direccin escalle Ciscar Agosto nmero diecinueve. Cinco cero cero cuatrocuatro Zaragoza. Su nmero de telfono es el cinco cincocinco cuatro ocho dos nueve y su su nmero de fax es elcinco cinco cinco cero siete seis tres.(Ladies and gentlemen, there is a new newspaper foradvertising in our town, called Primera Mano. Its located on19 Ciscar Agosto Street, 50044 Zaragoza. The phone numberis 555 48 29 and the fax number is 555 07 63.)

Page A3, Actividad cinco (Activity 5)

Listen to these ads for restaurants. Fill in the missingparts of the ads in your book.

Restaurante japons (Japanese Restaurant)

Calle Pablo Gargallo nmero siete (7 Pablo Gargallo Street)Telfono: cinco cinco cinco cero tres ocho cuatro (Phone: 55503 84)

Restaurante El MangrulloRestaurante argentino (Argentinean Restaurant)Calle Francisco Victoria nmero diez (10 Francisco VictoriaStreet)

CarpantaRestaurante griego (Greek Restaurant)Calle Zumalacrregui siete y nueve (7-9 Zumalacrregui Street)Telfonos: cinco cinco cinco seis dos ocho y cinco cinco cincocuatro siete nueve (Phone numbers: 555 628 and 555 479)

La BrasserieRestaurante francs (French Restaurant)Calle San Vicente de Paul, nmero cinco (5 San Vicente dePaul Street)Telfono: cinco cinco cinco ocho nueve nueve (Phone 555 899)

Restaurante Chino FelizEspecialidades chinas (Chinese specialties)en calle Pedro Mara Ric, veintids (on 22 Pedro Mara RicStreet)Telfono: cinco cinco cinco cuatro uno nueve (Phone: 555 419)

Restaurante To FaustinoPlatos tpicos espaoles (typical Spanish dishes)

Calle Don Teobaldo nmero catorce (14 Don Teobaldo Street)Telfono: cinco cinco cinco nueve cinco dos (Phone: 555 952)

Thats the end of Extra for Unit 1.Muy bien! Hasta pronto. (Very good! See you soon!)

Unit 2, Captulo dosQu quiere tomar? (What would you like?)This unit focuses on ordering something to eat ordrink, excepting and refusing food or drink, andbuying things.

Quiero un caf con leche.(I want a coffee with milk.)

In this section youre going to learn how to orderfood and drink at a bar or caf.


Listen to this dialog. A woman is ordering food anddrink . What does she order?

WAITER: Buenos das. Qu quiere tomar? (Good morning.What would you like?)

CUSTOMER: Quiero un caf por favor. (I want a coffee please.)WAITER: Solo o con leche? (Black or with milk?)

CUSTOMER: Con leche por favor. (With milk please.)WAITER: Quiere comer algo? (Would you like something to

eat?)CUSTOMER: S, un pastel. (Yes, a piece of cake.)WAITER: Algo ms? (Anything else?)

CUSTOMER: Nada ms, gracias. (Nothing else, thank you.)WAITER: Aqu tiene! (Here you are.)

Could you follow that? She ordered coffee with milkand cake. How did the waiter ask what she wouldlike to have?

Qu quiere tomar?

And did you notice how the customer ordered? Listeand repeat:

Qiuero

Quiero un caf por favor.Listen again. Did you hear the waiter say:

Algo ms?

As you might have guessed it means Anything else?

Algo ms?

And the customer answered:

Nada ms, gracias.

Nothing else, thank you. Listen and repeat:

Nada ms, gracias.

And when the waiter brought the cake he said:

Aqu tiene!

Here you are!

Aqu tiene!



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Here are a few more phrases people use to orderfood and drink.

Pngame!

is another way to say Give me!

Pngame!

Listen and repeat:

Pngame una cerveza! (Give me a beer.)Pngame un pastel! (Give me a piece of cake.)

If you are with another person you might say:

Para m...

For me

Para mPara m una cerveza.

For me a beer.

Para m un vino.For me a glass of wine.

And of course you would add:

por favor

please, to any order. Listen and repeat:

Para m una cerveza por favor!Pngame un pastel por favor!


Now listen to some people ordering food and drink ina Spanish bar and number the items on the menu inthe order in which you hear them.

1Una cerveza por favor. (A beer, please.)

2

Quiero un helado por favor. (Id like ice cream, please.)3Para m un refresco por favor. (A soda for me, please.)

4Pngame un vaso de vino por favor. (Give me a glass of wine,please.)

5Quiero un cortado. (Id like a coffee with a little milk.)

6Una hamburguesa por favor. (A hamburger, please.)

7

Pngame unas aceitunas por favor. (Give me some olives,please.)

8Para m un t con limn. (A tea with lemon for me.)


Listen and repeat:

1Una cerveza por favor.

2Quiero un helado por favor.

3Para m un refresco por favor.

4Pngame un vaso de vino por favor.

5Quiero un cortado.

6Una hamburguesa por favor.

7Pngame unas aceitunas por favor.

8Para m un t con limn.

Page 21, Actividad cinco (Activity 5)Now its time to pay for the food, so youll need toknow some more numbers. Listen to the numbersfrom 16 to 20 and learn how to say them:

diecisis (16), diecisiete (17), dieciocho (18), diecinueve (19),veinte (20)

After 20, numbers continue like this:

veintiuno (21), veintids (22)

and so on until 30:

treinta (30)

After that they follow a regular pattern:

treinta y uno (31), treinta y dos (32)

and so on.

Now by 10s here are the numbers from 40 to 100.Listen and repeat:

cuarenta (40), cincuenta (50), sesenta (60), setenta (70),ochenta (80), noventa (90), cien (100)

When it is used with other numbers:

cien (100)

becomes

ciento (100), ciento uno (101), ciento diez (110), ciento

ochenta y cinco (185)


Listen to these people ask how much different foodscost. See if you can understand the prices that thewaitress tells them.



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1Cunto es el caf? (How much is the coffee?)Noventa cntimos. (90 cents.)

2Y cunto es el pastel? (And how much is the cake?)Un euro y diez. (1.10)

3Cunto es el vino? (How much is the wine?)Noventa y cinco cntimos. (95 cents.)

4Y el bocadillo? Cunto es el bocadillo? (And the sandwich?How much is the sandwich?)Un euro y veinte. (1.20)

5Por favor, cunto es el agua mineral? (How much is themineral water, please?)Noventa y cinco cntimos. (95 cents.)

Repeat each of these questions:

Cunto es el caf?Y cunto es el pastel?

Cunto es el vino?Now you make the questions. Ask how much is:

El t. Cunto es el t? (Tea. How much is the tea?)La cerveza. Cunto es la cerveza? (Beer. How much is the beer?)La tortilla. Cunto es la tortilla? (Omelet. How much is theomelet?)El agua mineral. Cunto es el agua mineral? (Mineral water.How much is the mineral water?)

Your turn. Now its your turn to order. You are in aSpanish bar with three friends who do not speakSpanish. Youve already placed your own order; noworder for them!

Qu quieren tomar? (What would you like to have?)Order a black coffee, a beer, and a mineral water.

Quieren comer algo? (Would you like something to eat?)

Order a cake, sandwich, and some french fries.

Algo ms? (Anything else?)

Say you dont want anything else and ask howmuch it is.

Quiere beber algo?(Would you like something to drink?)

In this section you are going to learn how to offer

someone something to eat and drink.


Mr. and Mrs. Medina are in the home of a colleaguehaving snacks and drinks. Listen to the conversation:

MR. MARTNEZ: Seora Medina, quiere beber algo? (Wouldyou like something to drink, Mrs. Medina?)

MRS. MEDINA: S, gracias. (Yes, please.)MR. MARTNEZ: Qu prefiere? Vino, jerez, sangra, un

whisky? (What would you like: wine, sherry,sangra, whiskey?)

MRS. MEDINA: Un vino, por favor. (A glass of wine, please.)MR. MARTNEZ: Prefiere vino tinto o vino blanco? (Red or

white?)MRS. MEDINA: Prefiero vino blanco, muchas gracias. (I prefe

white wine, thank you.)

MR

. MARTNEZ

: Y usted seor Medina, qu quiere tomar?Quiere vino, jerez... (And you, Mr. Medina,what would you like to have? Would you likwine, sherry...)

MRS. MEDINA: No, no, gracias! Prefiero un agua mineral, pfavor. (No, no, thank you! I prefer mineralwater, please.)

MR. MARTNEZ: Con gas o sin gas? (Carbonated or non-carbonated?)

MRS. MEDINA: Con gas. (Carbonated.)MR. MARTNEZ: Aqu tiene! (Here you are!)MRS. MEDINA: Gracias. (Thank you.)

There are some new words you might not

understand. Go to the word bank and see if you canfind them. Then listen again. Listen again to the wayseor Martnez offers drinks to his guests and repeawhat he says:

Quiere beber algo?

Would you like something to drink?

Quiere beber algo?

or

Qu quiere tomar?

And then offer a choice:

Qu prefiere?Vino, jerez...Qu prefiere, vino, jerez...? (Do you prefer wine, sherry...?)


Now offer the following foods and drinks. Listen andrepeat:

Vino (wine)Quiere vino? (Would you like wine?)

Agua (water)Quiere agua? (Would you like water?)

Patatas fritas (french fries)

Quiere patatas fritas? (Would you like french fries?)WhiskyQuiere whisky? (Would you like whiskey?)

Now offer a choice. Listen and repeat:

Vino o jerez? (Wine or sherry?)Prefiere vino o jerez? (Do you prefer wine or sherry?)Vino blanco o vino tinto? (White wine or red wine?)



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Prefiere vino blanco o vino tinto? (Do you prefer white wineor red wine?)T o caf? (tea or coffee?)Prefiere t o caf? (Do you prefer tea or coffee?)Caf solo o caf con leche? (Black coffee or coffee with milk?)Prefiere caf solo o caf con leche? (Do you prefer blackcoffee or coffee with milk?)


Mara takes Frank, an American friend, to a party.Frank doesnt know what many of the foods anddrinks on the table are. Mara explains:

MARA: Quieres tomar algo? (Would you like something todrink?)

FRANK: S, qu es esto? (Yes, what is this?)MARA: Es jugo de papaya, y esto es jugo de toronja, y esto

es licuado de fresa. Tambin hay cerveza. Prefieresun jugo o una cerveza? (This is papaya juice, andthis is grapefruit juice, and this is a strawberryshake. They also have beer. Do you prefer a juiceor a beer?)

FRANK: Prefiero una cerveza. (I prefer a beer.)

MARA: Quieres una enchilada? (Would you like anenchilada?)

FRANK: Qu es una enchilada? (What is an enchilada?)MARA: Es una tortilla rellena de queso o de carne. (It is a

pancake filled with cheese or meat.)FRANK: S, gracias! (Yes, thank you.)MARA: Quieres unas papas fritas? (Would you like some

french fries?)FRANK: Qu son las papas? (What are papas?)MARA: Son patatas. (They are potatoes.)FRANK: No...no, gracias! (No, thank you.)

Mara asks Frank Would you like something to

drink?Quieres tomar algo?

Notice how Frank asks what things are:

Qu es esto? (What is this?)

or

Qu es una enchilada? (What is an enchilada?)

If there is more then one item say:

Qu son estos?

What are they?

Qu son las papas?

Qu son las enchiladas?Your turn. Take the part of Frank by following the

prompts.

Quieres tomar algo? (Would you like something to drink?)

Yes, ask what something is.

Es jugo de papaya, y esto es jugo de toronja, esto es licuadode fresa. Tambin hay cerveza. (This is papaya juice, and thisis grapefruit juice, and this is a strawberry shake. They alsohave beer.)

Say you prefer a beer.

Quieres una enchilada? (Would you like an enchilada?)

Ask what an enchilada is.

Es una tortilla rellena de queso o de carne. (Its a pancake

filled with cheese or meat.)Say Yes, please!

Quieres unas papas fritas? (Whould you like some frenchfries?)

Ask what papas are.

Son patatas fritas. (They are french fries.)

Refuse politely.

Tiene postales?(Do you have post cards?)

In this section well talk about buying things.


Listen to these people buy ice cream. What flavors dothey want? If you dont understand everythingreview the word bank and listen again.

1Qu le pongo? (What would you like?)Un helado de fresa, por favor. Cunto es? (A strawberry icecream, please. How much is it?)Un euro. (1.)

2Qu quieres? (What would you like?)

Quiero un helado de limn. Cunto es? (Id like a lemon icecream. How much is it?)Un euro. (1.)

3Qu le pongo? (What would you like?)Pngame un helado de chocolate. Cunto es? (Give mea chocolate ice cream. How much is it?)Un euro y diez cntimos. (1.10.)

4Qu quieres? (What would you like?)Deme un helado de naranja por favor. Cunto es? (Give mean orange ice cream. How much is it?)

Un euro. (1.)5Qu le pongo? (What would you like?)Puede darme un helado de vainilla? Cunto es? (Could yougive me a vanilla ice cream. How much is it?)Un euro y veinte cntimos. (1.20.)



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6Qu le pongo? (What would you like?)Quiero un helado de caf. Cunto es? (Id like a coffee icecream. How much is it?)Un euro y diez cntimos. (1.10.)

Did you notice what the seller asked the buyer?

Qu le pongo?

and how the customers responded in two new ways?

Deme Give me

Deme Deme un helado.

and

Puede darme...?

Can you give me ?

Puede darme...?Puede darme un helado?


Now listen to the conversations and use the promptsto play the part of the customer.

1Qu le pongo?

Say you want a strawberry ice cream and ask howmuch it is.

Un euro. (1.)

2Qu quieres?

A lemon ice cream. Ask how much it is.Un euro. (1.)

3Qu le pongo?

Ask for a chocolate ice cream and ask how much itis.

Un euro y diez cntimos. (1.10.)

4Qu quieres?

Ask for an orange ice cream and ask how much it is.

Un euro. (1.)

5

Qu le pongo?Say you want a vanilla ice cream and ask howmuch it is.

Un euro y veinte cntimos. (1.20.)

6Qu le pongo?

Ask for a coffee ice cream and ask how much it is.Un euro y diez cntimos. (1.10.)


Listen to these conversations. Do you know whatkind of store each customer is in? Write down whateach person buys and how much it costs.

1Por favor, cunto cuesta esta revista? (How much does thismagazine cost, please?)Dos euros y diez cntimos. (2.10.)Aqu tiene. (Here you are.)

2En qu puedo servirle? (How can I help you?)Quiero un rollo en color. (Id like a roll of color film.)Aqu tiene. (Here you are.)Cunto es? (How much is it?)Son tres euros y diez cntimos. (3.10.)

3Qu desea? (What would you like?)Puede darme un diccionario de espaol? (Could you give me

a Spanish dictionary?)Quiere ste? (Would you like this one?)S, cunto cuesta? (Yes, how much is it?)Cinco euros (5.)

4Qu desea? (What would you like?)Tiene un mapa de la regin? (Do you have a map of thisregion?)S, aqu tiene. Algo ms? (Yes, here you are. Anything else?)S, un plano de Madrid y un bolgrafo, por favor. (Yes, a mapof Madrid and a pen, please.)Aqu tiene. Son ocho euros y setenta cntimos. (Here you areIt is 8.70.)

5En qu puedo servirle? (How can I help you?)Deme un sello de cincuenta cntimos por favor. (Give me a 5cent stamp, please.)Algo ms? (Anything else?)Tiene postales de la ciudad? (Do you have post cards of thecity?)S, aqu. (Yes, here.)Ah, s...deme dos postales, por favor. (Oh, yes...give me 2 poscards, please.)Aqu tiene. Un sello de cincuenta cntimos y dos postales.(Here you are: a 50 cent stamp and 2 cards.)

Cunto es? (How much is it?)Un euro y noventa cntimos. (1.90.)

Notice how the sales person asks what the customerwants. Listen and repeat:

En qu puedo servirle?



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How can I help you? Listen and repeat:

En qu puedo servirle?

or

Qu desea?

What would you like? Listen and repeat:

Qu desea?

And notice how the customers say what they want:

Deme esta revista. (Give me this magazine.)Deme un sello. (Give me a stamp.)Quiero un rollo en color. (I want a roll of color film.)Puede darme un diccionario? (Could you give mea dictionary?)Tiene postales? (Do you have post cards?)

And here is another way to ask how muchsomething costs:

Cunto cuesta?

Now listen to these dialogs again and play the partof the customer:

1Qu desea?Ask how much that magazine costs.Dos euros y diez cntimos. (2.10.)

Ask for a magazine and a newspaper.

2En qu puedo servirle?Say youd like a color film.Aqu tiene.

Ask how much it is.Son tres euros y diez cntimos. (3.10.)

3Qu desea?

Ask for a Spanish dictionary.Quiere ste?Say yes and ask how much it is.

Your turn! You want to buy:

Un rollo, dos postalesand...un mapa.

Follow the prompts and ask for them!

Qu desea? (What would you like?)

Say you want a roll of film and two post cards.

S, aqu tiene. Algo ms? (Here you are. Anything else?)

Say you also want a map.

Aqu tiene. Son ciento noventa y cinco pesos. (Here you are.Thats 195 pesos.)

Pronunciation

In Spanish the U, in a Q U combination is notpronounced, as in

quieroQUIEROQuiero una cerveza por favor.

The U is pronounced after C as in

cunto

CUANTOListen to this conversation and notice how the soundsQU and CU are pronounced.

WAITER: Qu quiere comer? (What would you like to eat?)CUSTOMER: Quiero un bocadillo de queso y un caf solo. (Id

like a cheese sandwich and a black coffee.)WAITER: Aqu tiene. (Here you are.)

CUSTOMER: Cunto cuesta? (How much is it?)WAITER: El bocadillo ciento quince y el caf cincuenta y

cuarto. (115 for the sandwich and 54 for thecoffee.)

Listen to and repeat these sentences:

No quiero caf. (I dont want coffee.)Cunto cuesta esta revista? (How much does this magazinecost?)Qu son enchiladas? (What are enchiladas?)Son tortillas con queso. (They are pancakes filled withcheese.)

Youve finished Unit 2! If you want more practice goto the Extra section.

Buena suerte! (Good luck!)

Extra, Unit 2

Page A4, Actividad 1 (Activity 1)Carmen will give you recipes for some popularSpanish dishes:

Gazpacho, tortilla de patata (gazpacho, potato omelet)

and

ensalada mixta. (mixed salad.)

Write down the ingredients of each dish.

Mira, el gazpacho es un plato muy tpico, especialmente del surde Espaa, y es muy fcil de preparar. Es como una sopa deverduras pero fra. Para preparar el gazpacho necesitas tomates,pimientos, pepino, cebolla, ajo, pan, aceite de oliva, vinagre y

sal. (Gazpacho is a very typical dish, especially in South ofSpain. Its very easy to make. Its like a vegetable soup, but itscold. To prepare gazpacho you need tomatoes, peppers,cucumber, onion, garlic, bread, olive oil, vinegar and salt.



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La tortilla de patata, o tortilla espaola, es muy fcil. Necesitasaceite de oliva tiene que ser de oliva, es muy importante! patatas, cebolla y huevos. Nada ms! (The potato omelet, orSpanish omelet, is very easy. You need olive oil veryimportant: it must be olive oil! potatoes, onion, and eggs.Nothing else!)

La ensalada mixta puedes hacerla de maneras muy diferentes yponer diferentes ingredientes. Pero la bsica, o tpica, tienelechuga, tomate, olivas o aceitunas verdes y negras, cebolla,

sal, aceite y vinagre. Tambin puedes aadir pepino, atn,pimiento, huevo duro: depende de lo que te guste. (You canprepare a mixed salad in many different ways and usingdifferent ingredients. But the basic one has: lettuce, tomatoes,green or black olives, onion, salt, oil and vinegar. You can alsoadd cucumber, tuna fish, peppers, and boiled eggs it dependson what you like.)

Page A4, Actividad dos (Activity 2)

Youve got some recipes for sangra, paella, andempanadillas from a magazine. But your friendCarlos says he has his own way of preparing thesedishes. Can you tell what the differences are?

La sangra la preparo con un litro de vino tinto y un litro derefresco de limn. Pongo fruta en trocitos, naranja y limn.Tambin pongo una lata de melocotones en almbar, pero nopongo azcar, ni coac ni otro tipo de alcohol, slo vino.(I prepare sangra with one liter of red wine and one liter oflemonade. I put in fruit orange and lemon cut in smallpieces. I also put in a can of peaches but I dont put in sugaror brandy or any other kind of alcohol, just wine.)

La paella la preparo con arroz, verduras y pollo. No me gustala paella con pescado. (I prepare the paella with rice,vegetables, and chicken. I dont like paella with fish.)

Las empanadillas no me gustan de cerdo: prefiero las

empanadillas de atn y las preparo con cebolla, tomate, ajo,aceite de oliva, sal y atn. (I dont like pork empanadillas. Iprefer empanadillas with tuna, and I prepare them withonions, tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, salt, and tuna fish.)

Page A5, Actividad tres (Activity 3)

Now listen to Luis, a waiter in a famous Spanishcaf. He talks about coffee and the different typesthat Spaniards drink. Do you recognize any?

En Espaa tomamos mucho caf. Los espaoles toman caf atodas horas y de muchas maneras diferentes. Se toma cafsolo, que es como el caf expreso. Tambin hay caf con lechey cortado. Un cortado es un caf solo, o expreso, con unpoco de leche, pero muy poco. Si prefieres el caf ms suave,tambin hay caf largo, que es caf solo pero con ms agua.Un carajillo es caf solo con cognac o ans. En el verano sonmuy populares el granizado, que es caf helado, y el caf conhielo. En muchas cafeteras tambin sirven blanco y negro, quees caf con helado de nata o vainilla. Ya digo: tenemosmuchas maneras de tomar el caf!

(In Spain we drink a lot of coffee. The Spanish have coffee atany time of the day and in many different ways. You can drinblack coffee, which is like an espresso. There is also coffeewith milk and cortado. A cortdado is coffee with very littlemilk. If you prefer weaker coffee, there is also the long coffeewhich is black coffee made with more water. A carajillo isblack coffee with brandy or anise liqueur. Very popular in thesummer is granizado, which is frozen coffee, and coffee withice. In many cafs they also serve black and white; that is a

coffee with vanilla ice cream. As I told you before there aremany ways to have coffee.)

And this is the end of the Extra section for Unit 2.Now you can order food and drink, and buy a fewthings in Spanish!

Unit 3, Captulo tresMi familia y mi trabajo(My family and my job)This unit is about family, jobs, and work places.

sta es my familia(This is my family.)

In this section we are going to talk about families.


Listen to this conversation between seora Garcaand seor Fernndez, a man she works with. Shewill tell him about her family and describe a photo othem. See if you can tell which ones are Luis, Teresa

Jorge, and Mara. Can you tell how old seoraGarcas children are?

MR. FERNNDEZ: Es sta su familia, seora Garca? (Is this

your family seora Garca?)MRS. GARCA: S, ste es mi marido, se llama Luis. (Yes, th

is my husband, his name is Luis.)MR. FERNNDEZ: Y stos son sus hijos? (And are these your

children?)MRS. GARCA: S. sta es mi hija mayor. Se llama Teresa.

(Yes, this is my eldest daughter, her name isTeresa.)

MR. FERNNDEZ: Cuntos aos tiene? (How old is she?)MRS. GARCA: Tiene trece aos. ste es mi hijo, Jorge, el

mediano, que tiene diez aos. Y la pequease llama Mara y tiene ocho aos. Y usted,seor Fernndez, tiene hijos? (She is 13. Thi

is my son, Jorge, hes the middle child, hes10. And the youngest is Mara and sheseight years old. And you, Mr. Fernndez, doyou have children?)

MR. FERNNDEZ: No, seora, soy soltero. (No, Im single.)



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Yes, Luis is seora Garcias husband:

mi marido (my husband)

Listen and repeat:

ste es mi marido.

And did you hear her say:

sta es mi hija mayor.

This is my eldest daughter. Listen and repeat:

sta es mi hija mayor.

And what was the name of her eldest daughter?

Teresa

And then she says:

ste es mi hijo Jorge, el mediano.

This is my son Jorge, the middle child:

el mediano

Listen and repeat:

ste es mi hijo, el mediano.

And what about the little one?La pequea

Listen and repeat:

La pequea se llama...La pequea se llama Mara.

Did you notice how the words are different for menand women? She says:

ste

when she speaks of her son and husband, and:

sta

when she speaks of her daughters.

ste es mi hijo.

and

sta es mi hija.

Seor Fernndez said the word these. Listen andrepeat:

Y stos son sus hijos?

Are these your children? When talking about yoursons use:

stos

Listen and repeat:

stos son mis hijos.

These are my sons, or children.

stos son mis hijos.

When talking about your daughters use:

stas

Listen and repeat:

stas son mis hijas.

These are my daughters.

stas son mis hijas.

How did seor Fernndez ask how old Teresa is? Hesaid:

Cuntos aos tiene?

And the answer was:Tiene trece aos.

She is 13 years old.

Tiene

and the number of years followed by:

aos (years)

Listen and repeat:

Tiene trece aos.

And what did you learn about seor Fernndez? Heis single. Listen and repeat:

Soy soltero.If it was a woman speaking, she would say:

Soy soltera.


Now other people will talk about their families.Before you listen, go to the word bank and look atthe words that describe family.

Hola! Me llamo Luis, soy soltero pero tengo novia. Vivo conmis padres y tengo dos hermanas. Mi hermana mayor escasada y tengo un sobrino de un ao. Se llama Jaime. (Hi. Myname is Luis; Im single but I have a girlfriend. I live with myparents and have two sisters. My eldest sister is married and Ihave a one-year-old nephew. His name is Jaime.)

Me llamo Rafael, tengo diez aos. No tengo hermanos perotengo muchos tos y primos y tambin tengo un abuelo y unaabuela. (My name is Rafael; Im 10 years old. I dont havesisters or brothers but I have a lot of uncles and cousins and Ialso have a grandfather and a grandmother.)

Hola! Soy Sara. Estoy casada y tengo dos hijas. (Hi, Im Sara.Im married and have two daughters.)

Hola, qu tal? Me llamo Juanjo. Estoy divorciado y tengo unhijo de diez aos. Se llama Pepe. (Hi, hows it going? Myname is Juanjo. Im divorced and I have a 10-year-old son. Hisname is Pepe.)

Me llamo Teresa Snchez, soy viuda. Tengo un hijo decuarenta aos, Emilio. Es casado. La esposa de mi hijo se llamaSusana. Su hijo, mi nieto, tiene cinco aos, se llama Oscar.(My name is Teresa Snchez, Im a widow. I have a 40-year-old son, Emilio. Hes married. My sons wife is named Susana.Their child, my grandson, is 5 years old; his name is Oscar.)



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Some are single:

Soltero. Soy soltero.

And some are married:

Casada. Estoy casada.

Some are divorced:

Divorciado. Estoy divorciado.

or widowed:

Viuda. Soy viuda.


Listen to the dialog from Activity 1 again and repeatwhat seor Fernndez says:

Es sta su familia seora Garca?S, ste es mi marido. Se llama Luis.Y stos, son sus hijos?S: sta es mi hija mayor. Se llama Teresa.Cuntos aos tiene?Tiene trece aos. ste es mi hijo, Jorge, el mediano, que tienediez aos. Y la pequea se llama Mara y tiene ocho aos. Y

usted, seor Fernndez, tiene hijos?No, seora, soy soltero.

Your turn. Talk about your family, include uncles,cousins and so on. Try to give details about everyone:name, age, where he or she is from, and where he orshe lives.

Cul es su profesin?(What is your profession?)

In this section we are going to talk aboutoccupations.


Isabel is being interviewed for a job by seor Len.Listen carefully and fill in her rsum.

MR. LEN: Buenos das, seorita. Cmo se llama usted?(Good morning. Whats your name?)

ISABEL: Me llamo Isabel Crdoba. (My name is IsabelCrdoba.)

MR. LEN: De dnde es? (Where are you from?)ISABEL: Soy mexicana, de Acapulco. (Im Mexican, from

Acapulco.)MR. LEN: En qu trabaja actualmente? (What is your job

right now?)ISABEL: Soy secretaria. (Im a secretary.)

MR. LEN: Dnde trabaja? (Where do you work?)ISABEL: Trabajo en Inopesa, una compaa de importacin

y exportacin en Ciudad de Mxico. (I work forInopesa, an import and export company in MexicoCity.)

MR. LEN: Habla idiomas? (Do you speak any languages?)

ISABEL: S, hablo ingls y francs, y un poco de alemn.Tambin comprendo el japons, pero no lo hablo.(Yes I speak English and French, and a littleGerman. I also understand Japanese but I dontspeak it.)

Seor Len asks about Isabels experience. First heasks whats your job?

En qu trabaja?En qu trabaja actualmente?

What kind of work do you do right now? And Isabelanswers Im a secretary.

Soy secretaria.

Then seor Len asks her where she works:

Dnde trabaja?

Isabel answers I work in...

Trabajo en...Trabajo en Inopesa.

Next seor Len asks her if she speaks anylanguages:

Habla idiomas?She speaks several languages. She says she speaksEnglish

Hablo ingls

and French

y francshablo francs

and also a bit of German.

un poco de alemn.

To say she understands Japanese she uses the word

Comprendo...Comprendo el japons

but she doesnt speak it.

pero no lo hablo.

And you? What languages do you speak? If you donot speak a language well, you might say:

No hablo muy bien...No hablo muy bien el espaol.

I dont speak Spanish very well.


Listen to these people say what kinds of jobs theyhave and where they work.

Cul es su profesin, Francisco? (What is your profession,Francisco?)Soy mecnico. (Im a mechanic.)Dnde trabaja usted? (Where do you work?)Trabajo en un taller. (I work in a garage.)



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Qu hace usted, Rosa? (What do you do, Rosa?)Soy enfermera. (Im a nurse.)Dnde trabaja? (Where do you work?)Trabajo en un hospital. (I work in a hospital.)

Cul es su trabajo, Gloria? (What is your job, Gloria?)Soy mdica. (Im a doctor.)Dnde trabaja usted? (Where do you work?)Trabajo en una clnica. (I work in a clinic.)

Y usted qu hace, Julio? (And what do you do Julio?)

Soy arquitecto, pero actualmente no trabajo. Estoydesempleado. (Im an architect, but I dont work at themoment. Im unemployed.)

En qu trabaja usted, Joaqun? (Whats your line of work,Joaqun?)Soy dependiente. (Im an assistant.)Dnde trabaja? (Where do you work?)Trabajo en una tienda de depor tes. (I work in a sports shop.)

Cul es su profesin, Alicia? (What is your profession, Alicia?)Soy profesora. (Im a teacher.)Cul es su lugar de trabajo? (Where do you work?)Trabajo en un instituto. Una esculea secundaria. (I work in a

secondary school.)Did you hear the different ways of asking what isyour job or profession? One is:

Cul es su profesin?

and another is:

Cul es su trabajo?

Or you might simply ask What do you do?

Qu hace?

The answer is:

Soy...

followed by the job or profession, for example:

Soy mecnico.Soy profesora.

Julio is an architect but he doesnt work at themoment.

No trabajo.

Hes unemployed.

Estoy desempleado.

Notice the difference between a man, speaking abouthis job, in this case a mechanic

Soy mecnico.and a female mechanic?

Soy mecnica.

Your turn. You are being interviewed for a job. Give asmany details about yourself as you can.

Cmo se llama? (Whats you name?)

De dnde es? (Where are you from?)En qu trabaja actualmente? (Wats your job at the moment?)Dnde trabaja? (Where do you work?)Habla idiomas? (Do you speak any foreign languages?)

A trabajar!(Lets get to work!)

In this section we are going to talk about more jobsand places where people work.


A group of students wants to visit...

La Jornada

A Mxico City newspaper. Listen to this phone calland try to answer the following questions: Who dothey want to speak to? Where are they from? Whenwill they visit the newspaper?

SECRETARY: La Jornada. En qu puedo ayudarle? (LaJornada. How can I help you?)

STUDENT: Hola, buenas tardes. Quisiera hablar con elseor Contreras, el director de Relaciones

Pblicas. (Good evening. Id like to speak toMr. Contreras, Director of Public Relations.)

SECRETARY: S. De parte de quin? (Yes, whosspeaking?)

STUDENT: Somos estudiantes de los Estados Unidos.Queremos visitar su peridico. (We arestudents from the United States. Wed like tovisit your newspaper.)

SECRETARY: Ah, un momento por favor! (Just a momentplease.)

MR. CONTRERAS: Bueno, soy el seor Contreras. (Hello, this isMr Contreras.)

STUDENT: Buenos das! Somos estudiantes de una

universidad norteamericana. Queremosvisitar su peridico. (Good morning.We are students from a North Americanuniversity. Wed like to visit yournewspaper.)

MR. CONTRERAS: S , claro! (Sure!)STUDENT: Es posible maana? (Is tomorrow possible?)

MR. CONTRERAS: S, s! A las once de la maana? (Yes. At11 oclock in the morning?)

STUDENT: S, gracias! Hasta maana! (Yes, thanks!See you tomorrow.)

Lets review the conversation. Remember how to

answer the telephone? In Spain it is:Dgame!

or simply

S?

In Mexico the most common way is:

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To say that you would like to speak to someone, youcan say:

Quisiera hablar con...Quisiera hablar con el seor Contreras.

The secretary asks who is calling.

De parte de quin?

The students speaks for himself and his friends, so heuses the plural forms We are:

Somos...Somos estudiantes.

We are students.

Listen and repeat:

Somos estudiantes.

We want to visit your newspaper.

Queremos visitar su peridico.

Listen and repeat:

Queremos...

Is it possible?

Es posible...?

You learned to say what time it is in Unit 1. Here youlearn how to say In the morning. Here seorContreras asks if 11 am is ok.

A las once de la maana?


The students meet seor Contreras at thenewspaper. What does seor Contreras ask?

STUDENT 1: Hola, buenos das! Somos los estudiantesamericanos. Es usted el seor Contreras?

(Good morning! We are the Americanstudents. Are you Mr. Contreras?)

MR. CONTRERAS: Ah, s! Pasen, pasen! Hablan ustedesespaol? (Oh, yes! Come in! Do you speakSpanish?)

STUDENT 1: S, s claro, hablamos espaol perfectamente.Vivimos en los Estados Unidos peronuestras familias son mexicanas. (Yes, ofcourse, we speak Spanish perfectly. We livein the United States but our families areMexican.)

MR. CONTRERAS: Dnde estudian ustedes? (Where do you

study?)STUDENT 2: Estudiamos en una universidad de Los

ngeles. (We study at a university in LosAngeles.)

MR. CONTRERAS: Muy bien, pasen! sta es mi oficina. (Verywell, come in! This is my office.)

The first thing he asked them was if they spokeSpanish and he used the plural form of the verbagain. Listen and repeat:

Hablan ustedes espaol?

and they answered:

Hablamos espaol.

Listen, repeat, and add the place where you live:

Vivimos en los Estados Unidos.Vivimos en...

The next question is also in the plural:

Dnde estudian?Estudiamos en una universidad de Los ngeles.


Listen to the first dialog again and repeat the part ofthe student:

La Jornada. En qu puedo ayudarle?Hola, buenas tardes.Quisiera hablar con el seor Contreras,

el director de Relaciones Pblicas.S. De parte de quin?Somos estudiantes de los Estados Unidos.Queremos visitar su peridico.Ah, un momento por favor!Bueno, soy el seor Contreras.Buenos das!Somos estudiantes de una universidad norteamericana,queremos visitar su peridico.S, claro!Es posible maana?S, s! A las once de la maana?S, gracias!

Hasta maana!


One of the students stays on as an intern at LaJornada. On his first day he is shown around byanother student who is also working there. Listen tothe dialog. What objects does Claudia mention?

CLAUDIA: Hola! Cmo te llamas? (Hi! Whats your name?)

LVARO: Me llamo lvaro, lvaro Snchez. (My name islvaro, lvaro Snchez.)

CLAUDIA: Mucho gusto lvaro! Yo soy Claudia. Mira, sta esnuestra oficina, ste es tu escritorio, y sta es tu sill

sta es tu computadora. Ah, y ste es tu telfono.sta es mi mesa, stos son nuestros estantes y stosson nuestros archivos. La oficina del seor Contrerasest all. Trabajamos siete horas. (Nice to meet youlvaro. Im Claudia. Look: this is our office, this isyour desk, and this is your chair. This is yourcomputer and this is your telephone. This is my



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table, there are our shelves, and these are our filingcabinets. Mr. Contreras office is over there. We workseven hours.)

LVARO: Muchas gracias Claudia! (Thank you, Claudia.)CLAUDIA: De nada! Tienes amigos en la Ciudad de Mxico?

(Youre welcome. Do you have friends in MexicoCity?)

LVARO: S, tengo amigos y familia tambin. Tengo tos yprimos. (Yes, I have friends and family too. I have

uncles and cousins here.)CLAUDIA: Estupendo! Y qu haces en los Estados Unidos?(Wonderful! And what do you do in the UnitedStates?)

LVARO: Soy estudiante pero tambin trabajo en unsupermercado. (Im a student but I also work in asupermarket.)

CLAUDIA: Bueno, hasta luego lvaro! (OK, see you laterlvaro.)

LVARO: Hasta luego! (See you later.)

Claudia explained where everything is. Did you noticethe two different ways she says our?

our office

nuestra oficinaour filing cabinetsnuestros archivos

The word our changes according to whether theobject shes referring to is masculine or feminine andsingular or plural.

Your turn. Look at the picture of the office. You areshowing everything to a new colleague who has juststarted to work there. Before you do that, listen tothe dialog again and repeat what Claudia says. Thentry on your own.

Hola! Cmo te llamas?

Me llamo lvaro, lvaro Snchez.Mucho gusto lvaro! Yo soy Claudia. Mira, sta es nuestraoficina, ste es tu escritorio, y sta es tu silla. sta es tucomputadora. Ah, y ste es tu telfono. sta es mi mesa,stos son nuestros estantes y stos son nuestros archivos.La oficina del seor Contreras est all. Trabajamos sietehoras.Muchas gracias Claudia!

Pronunciation

In Spanish the letter H is not pronounced. Listen:

hola; hijo; hermano

The letter V is often pronounced like B is Spanish.Therefore it may be impossible to know which one towrite. For example:

Vaqueroand

Baquero

sound exactly the same. There are some parts ofLatin America however where V is pronounced as itis in English.

Vaquero; viudo

Listen to these dialogs and concentrate on the waythe H is not pronounced and the way the V sounds:

MRS. HERRERA: Tiene hijos seor Vera? (Do you havechildren Mr Vera?)

MR. VERA: S, tengo un hijo y una hija. Y usted, seoraHerrera? (Yes, I have a son and a daughter.And you, Mrs. Herrera?)

MRS. HERRERA: No tengo hijos, soy viuda y vivo con mihermano que est divorciado. (I dont havechildren, Im a widow. I live with my brotherwho is divorced.)

VICTOR: Hola Hector! ste es mi novio, Vctor. (HiHector. This is my boyfriend, Vctor.)

HECTOR: Hola, Vctor. Vives en Valencia? (Hi Vctor,do you live in Valencia?)

VICTOR: No, vivo en Nueva York. (No, I live in NewYork.)

HECTOR: Hablas ingls? (Do you speak English?)VICTOR: S, claro, hablo ingls. (Yes, of course I speak

English.)HECTOR: Trabajas en Nueva York? (Do you work in

New York?)VICTOR: S. (Yes.)HECTOR: Qu haces? (What do you do?)VICTOR: Soy mdico en un hospital. (Im a doctor in a

hospital.)

Next listen to these sentences and repeat them:

With V and B:

No tengo novio. (I dont have a boyfriend.)

Estoy divorciado. (Im divorced.)Bebo vino en un bar. (Im drinking wine in a bar.)Vivimos en Barcelona. (We live in Barcelona.)Brbara es viuda. (Brbara is a widow.)Tengo veinte aos. (Im 20 years old.)

With H:

Mi hermano toma helado. (My brother is eating ice cream.)Hola, hijo. (Hi, son!)Mi hija est en el hospital. (My daughter is in the hospital.)Mi hermana no habla ingls. (My sister doesnt speak English.)Hasta maana, hija. (See you tomorrow, daughter!)

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Extra, Unit 3Welcome to the Extra section for Unit 3.

Page A6, Actividad uno (Activity 1)

Listen to Carmen interviewing Luis. He talks abouthimself and his family and their professions. Writedown details about his family.

CARMEN: Cmo se llama? (Whats your name?)

LUIS: Me llamo Luis. (My name is Luis.)CARMEN: De dnde es? (Where are you from?)

LUIS: Soy espaol, de Sevilla, pero vivo en Madrid. (ImSpanish, from Seville, but I live in Madrid.)

CARMEN: Cuntos aos tiene? (How old are you?)LUIS: Cuarenta y uno. (41.)

CARMEN: Cul es su profesin? (What is your profession?)LUIS: Soy empleado en una compaa multinacional. (Im

an employee in a multinational company.)CARMEN: Tiene familia? (Do you have family?)

LUIS: S, estoy casado. Mi mujer se llama Mara, tienetreinta y nueve aos y es enfermera, trabaja en unaclnica. Tengo dos hijos: un hijo de trece aos y

una hija de nueve. (Yes, Im married. My wifesname is Mara, she is 39 years old and is a nurse;she works in a clinic. I have two children: a 13-year-old son and a 9-year-old daughter.)

CARMEN: Cmo se llaman sus hijos? (What are yourchildrens names?)

LUIS: Mi hijo se llama Andrs y mi hija Alicia. (My sonsname is Andrs and my daughter, Alicia.)

CARMEN: Tiene usted hermanos? (Do you have sisters andbrothers?)

LUIS: S, tengo una hermana pequea, Patricia, vive conmis padres. Tiene veintiseis aos, es soltera y esestudiante de medicina. Tambin tengo un

hermano, Pedro, tiene treinta y cinco aos y estcasado y yo soy el mayor. (Yes, I have a youngersister, Patricia, she lives with my parents. She is 26,is single; she studies medicine. I have a brother too,Pedro, who is 35 and married. Im the oldest.)

CARMEN: Dnde vive su hermano Pedro? (Where does yourbrother Pedro live?)

LUIS: Vive en Alemania, en Frankfurt, trabaja en launiversidad. Es profesor de literatura espaola, sumujer, Barbara, es alemana. Tengo dos sobrinos,dos nios: Carlos de cinco aos y Toni de dos. (Helives in Germany, in Frankfurt. He works at theuniversity, he teaches Spanish Literature. His wife,

Barbara, is German. I have two nephews: Carlos,who is five years old, and Toni, who is two.)CARMEN: Y sus padres viven? (Are your parents still alive?)

LUIS: S. Mi padre, Rafael, tiene setenta aos y estjubilado, es pensionista. Y mi madre, Francisca,tambin vive, tiene sesenta y nueve aos. (Yes,they are. My father, Rafael, is 70 years old and isretired. And my mother, Francisca, is 69.)

CARMEN: Habla usted idiomas? (Do you speak anylanguages?)

LUIS: S, hablo ingls y alemn. Hablo alemn porque mihermano y su familia viven en Alemania. (Yes, Ispeak English and German. I speak German becausmy brother and his family live in Germany.)

Can you answer the same questions that Carmenasked Luis with the information about yourself andyour own family? Try to give as many details as

possible.Cmo se llama?De dnde es?Cuntos aos tiene?Cul es su profesin?Tiene familia?Tiene usted hermanos?Y sus padres viven?Habla usted idiomas?

Page A8, Actividad cuatro (Activity 4)

Three people have applied for a job. Listen to the

candidates and decide which one should have the job1Cmo se llama? (Whats your name?)Me llamo Juan Pablo Cuarte. (My name is Juan Pablo Cuarte.Qu experiencia tiene como profesor de idiomas? (What isyour experience as a language teacher?)Pues... no tengo experiencia, pero hablo perfectamente. (WelI have no experience but I speak perfectly.)Tiene usted un ttulo universitario? (Do you have a universitydegree?)No, pero hablo perfectamente. (No, but but I speak perfectly.)Es usted nativo? (Are you native speaker?)No. (No.)

Bien, muchas gracias. (OK, thank you.)2Cmo se llama? (Whats your name?)Me llamo Mara Serrano. (My name is Mara Serrano.)Qu experiencia tine como profesora de idiomas? (What isyour experience as a language teacher?)Tengo tres aos de experiencia como profesora de francs. (Ihave 3 years of experience as a French teacher.)Es usted nativa? (Are you a native speaker?)Bueno, soy bilinge y hablo perfectamente. Mi madre esfrancesa. (Well, Im bilingual and I speak perfectly. My motheis French.)Y puede ensear ingls tambin? (And can you teach English

as well?)S, tengo el ttulo de profesora pero no tengo muchaexperiencia. (Yes, I have a degree as a teacher, but I donthave much experience.)Muchas gracias. (Thank you.)



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3Cmo se llama? (Whats your name?)Me llamo Carlota Martn. (My name is Carlota Martn.)Tiene usted algn ttulo? (Do you have any degrees?)S, tengo el ttulo de profesora de ingls. (Yes, I have a degreeas an English teacher.)Es usted nativa? (Are you a native speaker?)No. (No.)Habla usted francs? (Do you speak French?)

S, un poco. (Yes, a little.)Tiene experiencia? (Do you have any experience?)No. Bueno...poca. (No. Well...a little.)Muchas gracias. (Thank you.)

And this is the end of the Extra Section for Unit 3:congratulations!

Unit 4, Captulo cuatroDnde est? (Where is it?)In this unit youll learn how to ask for and to givesimple directions, ask about business hours and ask

people to clarify or repeat things.

Est lejos de aqu?(Is it far from here?)

In this section youll learn to ask for and givedirections.


Seor Prez is a tourist who got to town yesterday.Now hes on calle Mayor and can not find the hotelwhere hes staying, Hotel Sol. Listen to him asking a

passerby. Where is the hotel? Look at the word bankfirst, so you dont get lost too!

MR. PREZ: Perdone, dnde est el Hotel Sol por favor?(Excuse me, where is the Hotel Sol, please?)

WOMAN: El Hotel Sol...siga esta calle todo recto hasta elsemforo, tome la tercera calle a mano izquierda, alfinal de la calle, en la esquina: all est el Hotel Sol.(Hotel Sol...follow this street straight ahead till thetraffic light; take the third street on the left. TheHotel Sol is on the corner at the end of the street.)

MR. PREZ: Puede repetirlo por favor? (Could you repeat that,please?)

WOMAN: S...siga esta calle todo recto hasta el semforo,tome la tercera calle a la izquierda y al final de la

calle, en la esquina: all est el Hotel Sol.(Yes...follow this street straight ahead till the trafficlight; take the third street on the left. The Hotel Solis on the corner at the end of the street.)

MR. PREZ: Est lejos de aqu? (Is it far from here?)WOMAN: No, est muy cerca, a diez minutos. (No, its very

near, ten minutes.)

Did you understand that? She said: straight ahead,take the third street on the left and the hotel is at theend of that street, on the corner. Listen to thesedifferent ways to give directions and repeat them.

straight aheadtodo recto

continue straight aheadsiga todo recto

to the lefta la izquierda

to the righta la derecha

turn on the leftdoble a la izquierda

take the 3rd street on your righttome la tercera calle a mano derecha

at the end of the streetal final de la calle

on the corner

en la esquinaKeep going until you come to the traffic light.Siga hasta el semforo.

How do you ask for directions? First, you want to getthe persons attention. You can say Excuse me!

Perdone

Then ask Where is...?

Dnde est...?Dnde est el Hotel Sol, por favor?

Or you might simply say the name of the place:

El Hotel Sol, por favor?

If you want to know how far away something is,ask:

Est lejos de aqu?Is it far from here?

Or you could say:

Est cerca?

Is it near? The person may answer yes or no, or sayhow long it takes to get there. To say how long use

Est a...

and an amount of time:

Est a diez minutos.Est muy cerca.Est a diez minutos.

And if you dont understand what people say, ask:them to say it again:

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or ask them to speak slowly:

Puede hablar ms despacio, por favor?


Seor Prez is lost again. Now he wants to find ElRestaurante Faustino. After that, he has to go to twoother places: the station and the tourist office. Heasks several people on Calle Mayor. Try tounderstand the directions they give him. Can you tellwhich person is not from that town?

MR. PREZ: Perdone seor, el Restaurante Faustino, por favor?(Excuse me, Faustino Restaurant please?)

MAN 1: Tome la primera a la izquierda y despus, al final dela calle, doble a la izquierda. El Restaurante Faustinoest a la derecha. (Take the first street on the leftand then, at the end of the street, turn left. FaustinoRestaurant is there on the right-hand side.)

MR. PREZ: Perdone, sabe usted por dnde se va a la estacin,por favor? (Excuse me, do you know how to get tothe station, please?)

MAN 2: Siga esta calle todo recto y tome la segunda calle a

mano derecha, all a la izquierda est la estacin.(Keep going straight ahead on this street and takethe second street on the right; the station is there,on the left-hand side.)

MR. PREZ: Por favor, seora, para ir a la Oficina de Turismo?(How do you get to the tourist office, please?)

WOMAN 1: Lo siento, no soy de aqu. (Im sorry, Im not fromhere.)

MR. PREZ: Perdone usted, cmo se va a la Oficina de Turismo?(Excuse me, how do you get to the tourist office?)

WOMAN 2: Suba esta calle todo recto y tome la segunda callea mano derecha. La Oficina de Turismo est al ladode la estacin. (Go up this street straight ahead

and take the second street on the right. The touristoffice is next to the station.)MR. PREZ: Perdone, puede hablar ms despacio? (Excuse me,

could you speak more slowly?)WOMAN 2: Ah, s... s. Suba esta calle todo recto y tome la

segunda calle a mano derecha. La Oficina deTurismo est al lado de la estacin. (Ah, yes. Goup this street straight ahead and take the secondstreet on the right. The tourist office is next to thestation.)

MR. PREZ: Muchas gracias. (Thank you very much.)WOMAN 2: No hay de que. (Dont mention it.)

You have learned how to use

Por favororPerdone

to get someones attention. Did you notice the wayseor Prez asked for directions? Listen and repeat:

Sabe usted por dnde se va...?

which means Do you know how to get to...?

Sabe usted por dnde se va a la estacin, por favor? (Do youknow how to get to the station, please?)

And another way to say it is:

Para ir a...?

To go to...?

Para ir a la Oficina de Turismo?

Here is yet another way:Cmo se va a...?

How do you get to...?

Cmo se va a la Oficina de Turismo?

The people he asked gave him directions in severaldifferent ways. One said Go up this street:

Suba esta calle

and its next to...

Est al lado de...Est al lado de la estacin. (Its next to the station.)

One of the people was not from the town. She said:Lo siento, no soy de aqu.

Est abierto el banco?(Is the bank open?)

In this section you are going to learn the days of theweek and to inquire about schedules.


Seor Garca is at the tourist office in a Mexicancity. He wants to find out where some places ofinterest are.

MR. GARCA: Buenos das seora! Quisiera informacin sobreunos lugares de inters. (Good morning madamId like some information about some places ofinterest.)

WOMAN: S, seor. A ver, dgame! (Ok. What would youlike to know?)

MR. GARCA: Puede decirme cmo se va al Museo de ArteModerno? (Could you tell me how to get to theMuseum of Modern Art?)

WOMAN: S, mire: aqu est la Oficina del Turismo. Sigapor esta calle todo recto y al final hay una plazaque es la Plaza de la Constitucin. Es una plazamuy grande, con jardines y una fuente en el

centro. Al llegar a la plaza, tome la izquierda yver un cine. Al lado del cine hay unos edificiosmuy altos. Siga por all y el Museo est a dosminutos. (Yes: here is the tourist office. Keepgoing straight ahead on this street, at the endthere is a square: Its Plaza de la Constitucin.Its a very big square, with gardens and a



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fountain in the middle. When you get to thesquare, go left and youll see a cinema. Next to itare some tall buildings. Keep going and themuseum is two minutes from there.)

MR. GARCA: Es muy grande el museo? (Is the museum verybig?)

WOMAN: No, es pequeo pero muy interesante. (No, itssmall but very interesting.)

MR. GARCA: Hay un banco cerca? (Is there a bank near

there?)WOMAN: S, al lado del museo a la derecha. (Yes, next tothe museum, on the right hand side.)

MR. GARCA: Y las Ruinas del Templo? Cmo se va a lasRuinas del Templo? (And the Temple Ruins?Where are the Temple Ruins?)

WOMAN: Pues tambin estn en la Plaza de laConstitucin, en el centro. Las Ruinas del Temploestn debajo de la plaza: son subterrneas. (Theyare also on Plaza de la Constitucin, in thecenter. The ruins are underground.)

MR. GARCA: Hay tiendas cerca de all? (Are there shops nearthere?)

WOMAN: Pues s: en la plaza hay un gran centrocomercial, se llama el Centro Independencia.Mire, al final de esta calle cruce usted la plaza, elCentro Independencia est al otro lado de laplaza. Tambin tiene usted all, a la derecha, unafarmacia muy grande y tambin hay unacafetera: la cafetera Las Vegas. (Yes. In thesquare there is a big shopping center, its calledCentro Independencia. At the end of this streetcross the square. Centro Independencia is on theother side. There, on the right side, you alsohave a very big pharmacy and a cafeteria,Cafetera Las Vegas.)

MR. GARCA: Muchas gracias seora. Ah... y dnde est laBiblioteca General? (Thank you very much. Andwhere is the public library?)

WOMAN: Pues est aqu en frente de la Oficina deTurismo. Ve ese edificio antiguo all al lado deese edificio moderno? (Its opposite the tourismoffice. Can you see that old building over therenext to the modern one?)

MR. GARCA: S, s, lo veo: el edificio alto y moderno escorreos? (Yes, I can see it. Is the tall and modernbuilding the post office?)

WOMAN: S, es correos. La biblioteca general est al ladodel correos. (Yes, its the post office. The publiclibrary is next to the post office.)

How did seor Garca ask for information? Listenand repeat:

Quisiera informacin sobre...

Which means Id like some information about...Listen and repeat:

Quisiera informacin sobre...

In this conversation youve heard several words andphrases that say where things are. Listen to theseagain and repeat them:

hereaqu

thereall

in the center

en el centronext toal lado de

underneathdebajo de

betweenentre

on the other side ofal otro lado de

oppositeen frente de


Seor Garca wants to know when some of theplaces he wants to visit will be open. Listen foropening and closing times and the days on whichthese places are closed.

MR. GARCA: Est abierto el museo ahora? (Is the museumopen right now?)

WOMAN: S, el museo est abierto todo el da, desde lasdiez hasta las ocho de la noche. Abre todos losdas excepto el lunes. (Yes, it is open all dayfrom 10 till 8 in the evening. Its open every dayexcept Mondays.)

MR. GARCA: Y la biblioteca, a qu hora abre? (And thelibrary? At what time does it open?)

WOMAN: La biblioteca est abierta desde las nueve de lamaana hasta las ocho de la tarde. No, unmomento... Qu da es hoy? (The library isopen from 9 in the morning till 8 in the evening.No, just a moment... What day is today?)

MR. GARCA: Hoy es domingo. (Today is Sunday.)WOMAN: No, los domingos est cerrada. Abre todos los

das excepto los domingos y los lunes. (No, itsclosed on Sundays. Its open every day exceptSundays and Mondays.)

MR. GARCA: Y las Ruinas del Templo? Qu horario tienen las

Ruinas del Templo? (And the Temple Ruins?What are the opening hours of the Ruins?)

WOMAN: Las Ruinas del Templo estn abiertas el martes,mircoles, viernes y el fin de semana. Pero ahoraestn cerradas: no abren hasta las once. (TheTemple Ruins are open Tuesday, Wednesday,Friday, and on the weekend. But they are closednow; they dont open till 11.)



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MR. GARCA: A qu hora cierran? (At what time do they close?)WOMAN: Cierran a las cinco de la tarde. (Very early; they

close at 5 in the afternoon.)MR. GARCA: Y el transporte: qu horarios tienen los

autobuses y el metro aqu? (What abouttransportation? What is the schedule for busesand subways here?)

WOMAN: Los autobuses circulan todos los das desde lascinco de la maana hasta la una de la madrugada,

y el metro desde las seis hasta las doce. Losviernes y los sbados el metro cierra ms tarde, ala una de la madrugada. (Buses run every day from5 in the morning till 1 am, and the subway from 6till 12 midnight, Fridays and Saturdays until 1 am.)

MR. GARCA: Muchas gracias seora, adis. (Thank you verymuch. Bye.)

WOMAN: De nada, adis. (Youre welcome. Good-bye.)

To ask if the museum was open, seor Garca asked:

Est abierto...?Est abierto el museo ahora?

To say something is closed you can say:

Est cerrado.The museum is open all day from 10 am

Desde las diez de la maana

until 8 pm.

hasta las ocho de la tarde.

And another way to say this is:

De diez a ocho. (from 10 to 8.)De diez de la maana a ocho de la noche.

To find out when a place will open, seor Garca asks:

A qu hora abre?

And to ask when it closes:

A qu hora cierra?

When he wants to know about timetables he asks:

Qu horario tiene...?Qu horario tiene el Museo de Arte Moderno?

Here are the days of the week starting withMonday. Listen and repeat:

lunes (Monday), martes (Tuesday), mircoles (Wednesday),jueves (Thursday), viernes (Friday), sbado (Saturday),domingo (Sunday)

Page 58, Actividad tres (Activity 3)Ask the person at the tourist office where thefollowing places are and what days and times theyare open, for example:

El Museo de Arte (The Art Museum)Dnde est el Museo de Arte? (Where is the Art Museum?)Qu horario tiene el museo? (What is its schedule?)

A qu hora abre el museo? (At what time does the museumopen?)A qu hora cierra el museo? (At what time does the museumclose?)

Now you try with:

El parque de atracciones (luna/amusement park)Dnde est el parque de atracciones?Qu horario tiene el parque de atracciones?A qu hora abre el parque de atracciones?

A qu hora cierra el parque de atracciones?

Now you try with:

el Palacio Real (Royal Palace)el Monasterio (Monastery)la piscina (swimming pool)

and

el Cine Cervantes (Cinema Cervantes)

Your turn. A tourist asks you about your town. Ifyou dont know, give times that seem probable. Stopyour audio player between questions until you finishanswering.

Qu horario tienen los monumentos y museos en su ciudad?(What are the schedules for the monuments and museums inyour town?)Qu horario tiene el transporte en su ciudad? (What are theschedules for public transportation in your town?)A qu hora abren los parques en su ciudad? (At what time dparks open in your town?)A qu hora abren y cierran las tiendas en su ciudad? (At whatime do shops open and close in your town?)

En el museo(At the museum)

In this section you are going to learn the ordinalnumbers and to find your way around the museum


You are a tourist in a group visiting the Museo deArte Espaol (Museum of Spanish Art). You have aguide. Can you understand her directions? Follow thdirections on the map.

Seoras y seores, vamos a visitar el Museo de Arte Espaol.Por aqu por favor. En el primer piso estn las salas de los siglodiecisiete y dieciocho. Tomen el primer pasillo a la derecha. Laprimera puerta a la derecha es la sala de Velzquez, en frenteest la sala de Zurbarn. Todo recto, al final del pasillo, en la

quinta puerta a la derecha, est la sala de Murillo. Doblen a lasizquierda y continuen por el pasillo. En la tercera sala, a laderecha, pueden ver los cuadros de Goya. Al lado, a la derechaen la cuarta sala, estn los cuadros de Bayeu. (Ladies andgentlemen, we are going to visit the Museo de Arte Espaol.This way, please. On the first floor are the exhibition halls ofthe 17th and 18th centuries. Take the first corridor on the right



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The first door on the right is Velzquez Hall, in front of it isZurbarn Hall. Straight ahead, at the end of the corridor, thefifth door on the right is Murillo Hall. Turn left and continuealong the corridor. In the third hall, on the right, you can seeGoyas paintings. Next to it, on the right, in the fourth hall, areBayeus paintings.)

Ordinal numbers in Spanish usually go before thenoun:

la segunda sala

the second room

Be aware that the masculine forms of:

primero

and

tercero

first and third, lose the final vowel, the O, when theygo before the noun.

primero

becomes

primer

and

tercero

becomes

tercer

Listen and repeat:

primero (first, masculine)primera (first, feminine)

or

primerprimer piso (first floor)primera sala (first room/hall)segundo (second, m.)segunda (second, f.)tercero (third, m.)tercera (third, f.)

ortercertercer piso (third floor)tercera calle (third street)cuarto (fourth, m.)cuarta (fourth, f.)quinto (fifth, m.)

quinta (fifth, f.)


Four tourists ask the guard how to find places in themuseum. What are these places? Can you find them?

1Por favor, seor. Puede decirme dnde est la cafetera?(Could you tell me where the cafeteria is, please?)

Siga este pasillo todo recto y al fondo doble a la derecha. Lacafetera es la segunda puerta a la izquierda. (Follow thiscorridor straight ahead and at the end turn right. The cafeteriais the second door on the left-hand side.)Muchas gracias. (Thank you.)

2Perdone, dnde estn los servicios? (Excuse me, where are therestrooms?)Al fondo del pasillo, a la izquierda. (At the end of the corridor,

on the left-hand side.)3Por favor, por dnde se va a la salida? (How do you get to theexit, please?)Siga recto por este pasillo, despus doble a la izquierda. Allest la salida. (Continue along this corridor, and then turn left.The exit is there.)

4Perdone, la tienda de regalos? (Excuse me, the gift shop?)Est al lado de la cafetera, a la derecha. (Its next to thecafeteria, on the right hand side.)Muchas gracias. (Thank you.)


Listen to the four dialogs above and first repeat thepart of the visitors. Then play the part of the touristin the first two. Use the prompts to help you.

1Ask where the coffee shop is.Siga este pasillo todo recto y al fondo doble a la derecha. Lacafetera es la segunda puerta a la izquierda.

Say thank you.

2Ask where you find the restrooms.

Al fondo del pasillo, a la izquierda.Now y

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