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UNIT 20 1

As Sw eet as Jam

Tom - How pr et t y you look in g r een, Mar g ar et . You ar e becom ing

pr et t ier ever y day! Ver y soon you will be t he pr et t iest g ir l in
Eur ope!
M arg. - Really, T om ?
Tom - Yes, r eally, dear . I ’m not exag g er at ing .
Your eyes ar e as blue as t he sea.
Your hair is lik e g old.
Your cheek s ar e as pink as r oses.
Your t eet h ar e as whit e as pear ls. . .
. . . and you ar e as sweet . . . as…
M arg. - As what , dear ?
Tom - You ar e as sweet … as … j am !
M arg. - T om ! W hy do you always m ak e f un of m e? You m ak e f un
of m e a hundr ed t im es a day!
Tom - Ar e you of f ended, dar ling ?
M arg. - Yes, I am !
And now I will descr ibe you! -
You ar e becom ing r uder ever y day!
I n f act you ar e t he r udest per son t hat I k now!
And t he unk indest !
W hen you speak you ar e bit t er er t han. . . . . cof f ee wit hout
sug ar ! Your hear t is colder t han ice! Har der t han st one!
Tom - All r ig ht ! All r ig ht ! I under st and. I m ust n’t t ease you. I t hur t s
your f eeling s. You ar e t oo sensit ive. But r eally I ’m not so
bad as you descr ibe m e. You exag g er at e, dear . And now I
pr om ise t o be ser ious. . . f or t he next half - hour ! W ill you
f or g ive m e now?
M arg. - No, I can’t f or g ive you.

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 UNIT 20 2

( cont i nuat i on) As Sw eet as Jam

Tom - O h, but you can, dear , because you ar e always so k ind.

Kinder t han an ang el. Do you k now, dear . . . I am of t en af r aid
t hat you r eally ar e an ang el. . . and t hat you will f ly away
som e day and leave m e. And what shall I do t hen. . . wit hout
you? I shall die!
M arg. - Ha, ha, ha! O h T om ! You ar e silly! T he silliest m an -
Tom - I n Eur ope?
M arg. - No. T he silliest m an in t he wor ld!

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UNIT 20 3

comparativo de igualdad

• Your eyes ar e as blue as t he sea.

Tus ojos son tan azules como el mar.

1. El com par at i vo de i gual dad s e f or ma con:

as. . . as con adjetivos y adverbios

as m uch. . . as con substantivos singulares
as m any. . . as con substantivos plurales

adj et i vo

• Debr a is as pr et t y as Bar bar a.

Debra es tan bonita como Barbara.

adver bi o

• Debr a can speak Spanish as f luent ly as Abel.

Debra sabe hablar español tan “con soltura” como Abel.

s ubs t ant i vo s i ngul ar

• Debr a has as m uch m oney as Abel.

Debra tiene tanto dinero como Abel.

s ubs t ant i vo pl ur al

• Debr a has as m any f r iends as Abel.

Debra tiene tantos amigos como Abel.

2. En f r as e negat i vas s e us an l as f or mas : not as ...as ..., o not s o...as ...

• Debr a is not as t all as Bar bar a.

Debra no es tan alta como Barbara.

Rom e is not so lar g e as London.

Roma no es tan grande como Londres.

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comparativo y superlativo de superioridad

1. monosílabos

Los adj et i vos y l os adver bi os de una s í l aba, f or man el com par at i vo

añadi endo - er , y el s uper l at i vo añadi endo - es t .
Los adj et i vos que t er mi nan en - e s e añade s ol ament e - r y - s t .

t al l tØ:l t aller tØ:lE t he t allest tØ:list

alto más alto el más alto

ni ce nais nicer naisE t he nicest naisist

simpático más simpático el más simpático

2. bisílabos

Los adj et i vos de dos s í l abas que t er mi nan en er , l e, y, ow, f or man el

compar at i vo y el s uper l at i vo con - er y - es t .

clever clever er t he clever est

sim ple sim pler t he sim plest

pr et t y pr et t ier t he pr et t iest

nar r ow (estrecho) nar r ower t he nar r owest

3. Los adj et i vos de dos s í l abas que no t er mi nan en er , l e, y, ow,

f or man el compar at i vo y el s uper l at i vo con m or e y m os t .

f am ous m or e f am ous t he m ost f am ous

famoso más famoso el más famoso

4. polisí labos

Los adj et i vos de t r es o más s i l ábas f or man el compar at i vo y el

s uper l at i vo con m or e y m os t .

beaut i f ul m or e beaut if ul t he m ost beaut if ul

bello más bello el más bello

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comparativo de superioridad

El s egundo t ér mi no de l a compar aci ón ut i l i z a l a f or ma t han que

cor r es ponde al que es pañol .

• Abel is t aller t han Debr a.

Abel es más alto que Debra.

Millie is m or e pat ient t han Rober t .

Millie es más paciente que Robert.

superlativo relativo

• T he blue whale is t he big g est of all anim als. ( w hal e = b a l l e n a )

Ever est is t he hig hest m ount ain i n t he wor ld.

T he dog is t he m ost f ait hf ul of all pet s.

.
O bser va

Cuando s e menci ona un l ugar , en vez de of s e pone i n.

• T he Nile is t he long est r iver i n t he wor ld.

El Nilo es el más largo río del mundo.

superlativo absoluto

El s uper l at i vo abs ol ut o s e f or ma poni endo “ver y” ant es de l os adj et i vos

y de l os adver bi os .

• ver y g ood buenísimo ver y f am ous famosísimo

ver y m uch muchísimo ver y f ar lejísimos

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comparativos y superlativos irregolares

good bet t er t he best

bueno mejor el mejor

w el l bet t er t he best
bien mejor el mejor

bad w or se t he w or st
malo peor el peor

badl y w or se t he w or st
mal peor el peor

m uch / m any m or e t he m ost

mucho / muchos más el más

little l ess t he l east

poco menos el mínimo

f ar f ar t her / f ur t her t he f ar t hest / t he f ur t hest

lejos más lejos lo más lejos
el más lejano
Not a

Ant es de añadi r - er o - es t a un adj et i vo, s e deben r es pet ar al gunas

r egl as or t ogr áf i cas .

1. Los adj et i vos que t er mi nan en - e añaden s ol ament e - r y - s t .

• ni ce nicer t he nicest

2. Los adj et i vos de dos s í l abas que t er mi nan en - y pr ecedi da de

cons onant e, cambi an l a y por i ant es de añadi r - er o - es t .

• pr et t y pr et t i er t he pr et t i est

angr y ang r i er t he ang r i est

happy happi er t he happi est

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O bser va

3. Si un adjetivo de una sola sílaba termina en una vocal y una

consonante, duplica la consonante y añade -er o -est.

big bigger t he biggest

f at f at t er t he f at t est
r ed r edder t he r eddest

comparativo y superlativo de inferioridad

1. El com par at i vo de i nf er i or i dad s e f or ma con l es s ...t han.

• Bob is l ess int ellig ent t han Mar y.

Bob es menos inteligente que Mary.

2. El s uper l at i vo de i nf er i or i dad s e f or ma con t he l eas t s egui do

del adj et i vo.

• Jim m y is t he l east int ellig ent of t he class.

Jimmy es el menos inteligente de la clase.

< < < < < §> > > > >

w ith = con

w ithout = sin

Tom and M ar gar et

- Sug ar , Mar g ar et ?
- O f cour se, dear . You k now t hat I never t ak e cof f ee wit hout
sug ar . Cof f ee wit hout sug ar is lik e. . . a nig ht wit hout st ar s… or
a r ose wit hout per f um e. . . or …
- Lif e wit hout beer .
- O h, T om !

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UNIT 20 8

to look (at) = mi r ar (a)

Look at t he st ar s, T om ! And l ook at t he m oon - so big !

to look = par ecer

Mar g ar et l ooks ver y pr et t y in g r een.

to look like = par ecer s e a al gui en

T om l ooks l i ke his br ot her Jam es.

Tom and M ar gar et

- T om you look so handsom e t his m or ning !

- Really, dear ?
- Yes, r eally.
- W ell, you look pr et t y ever y m or ning - and not only t his
m or ning .
- O h, T om !
- Mar g ar et , when you sm ile, you look lik e an ang el.

< < < < < §> > > > >

in green, in red, in blue etc.

• How pr et t y you look i n g r een, Mar g ar et !

(lit. ¡Qué bonita pareces en verde, Margaret!)
Es decir: vestida de verde

Tom and M ar gar et

- Put on your g r een dr ess t his evening ! You look so pr et t y in

g r een.
- Don’t I look pr et t y in t his blue dr ess?
- O f cour se you do, dear . You look pr et t y in ever y colour - in
pink , violet , g r ey, br own, r ed. . . but you look pr et t ier in g r een
t han in blue.

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UNIT 20 9

every = cada

• Ever y day Abel g et s up at a q uar t er past seven.

Not a

• Mar g ar et you ar e becom ing pr et t ier ever y day.

(lit. Margaret te estás volviendo más bonita cada día.)
Es decir: ...cada día más bonita

< < < < < §> > > > >

real = ver dader o

really = ver dader ament e

really? = ¿de ver dad?

Tw o Lover s

She - Do you r eally love m e?

He - O f cour se I do.
She - And do you r eally want t o m ar r y m e?
He - O f cour se I do.
She - And ar e you r eally a m illionair e?
He - W hy do you ask m e t hat ? Do you want t o m ar r y m e - or m y
m oney?

< < < < < §> > > > >

fun = di ver s i ón

t o have f un = di ver t i r s e

• W hen Abel g oes r oller sk at ing wit h Bar bar a he has g r eat f un.
… se divierte mucho

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UNIT 20 10

fun = di ver s i ón; br oma

f or fun = en br oma

funny = gr aci os o, di ver t i do

funny = ext r año / r ar o

Abel

Som et im es school can be r eal f un. O ur m at hs t eacher is a

ver y f unny per son. And when he is in a j olly m ood he t ells us
t he f unniest j ok es t hat you can im ag ine.
He is never ang r y or ir r it able. Som et im es he shout s at us,
but he only does it f or f un. He j ust pr et ends t o be ang r y.
O ur ar t t eacher is a f unny per son t oo; I m ean she is ver y
st r ang e. She always wear s ver y f unny hat s. She is r eally
or ig inal! She chang es t he colour of her hair ever y m ont h.
Not t o speak about her clot hes! She wear s such f unny
clot hes. She says t hat t hey ar e f ashionable and expensive,
t oo. Maybe t hey ar e, but she look s so f unny in t hem .
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t o be i n a j ol l y m ood = es t ar de buen humor
t o s hout = gr i t ar
t o pret end = f i ngi r
m aybe = qui z ás , t al vez

< < < < < §> > > > >

to make fun of = r eí r s e de, t omar el pel o

Don’t m ake f un of m e! = ¡ No me t omes el pel o!

Tom - Your cheek s ar e as pink as r oses. . . Your t eet h ar e as whit e

as pear ls. . . You ar e as beaut if ul as an ang el!
M arg. - O h! You ar e m ak ing f un of m e. You always m ak e f un of
m e! W hy do you m ak e f un of m e?

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 UNIT 20 11

to do = hacer

to make = hacer

No hay una r egl a par a s aber cuando us ar “t o do” y cuando us ar

“t o m ake”.
Por l o t ant o, hace f al t a apr ender de memor i a l os ej empl os que encont r amos .

The Pagani ni Fam i l y

M ot her - Debr a, dar ling ! W hat ar e you doing ?

Debra - I ’m doing m y Fr ench exer cises, m um .
M ot her - Can you do m e a f avour , dear ?
Debra - O f cour se, m um m y!
M ot her - W hen you f inish doing your hom ewor k , can you do som e
housewor k f or m e?
Debra - O f cour se, m um m y! You k now t hat I love t o do m y dut y,
and it cannot do m e any har m t o wash som e dishes and
t o dust t he f ur nit ur e.
M ot her - O n t he cont r ar y, it will do you a lot of g ood.
Debr a!
Debra - Yes, m um m y!
M ot her - Do m e anot her f avour . T ell your br ot her t o com e her e.
Debra - Yes, m um m y!
***
Abel - W hat can I do f or you, m am a?
M ot her - W hen you f inish your hom ewor k you m ust put your r oom
in per f ect or der . And don’t leave anyt hing under t he
bed!
Abel - Yes, m am a. I ’ll do m y best .
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hom ew ork = deber es
hous ew ork = t ar eas domés t i cas
dut y = deber
t o do harm t o s om ebody = hacer l e daño a al gui en
I ’ l l do m y bes t . = Har é t odo l o pos i bl e.

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to make = hacer

t o m ake a living = ganar s e l a vi da

t o m ake plans = hacer pl anes
t o m ake a speech = dar un di s cur s o
t o m ake t r ouble = caus ar pr obl emas
W e’ll m ake our way. = Nos abr i r emos cami no.

ABEL

I have an Am er ican cousin whose nam e is I van. He is cuyo

20. He doesn’t g o t o school any m or e, and so he is más
wor k ing in a hot el.
My par ent s and m any ot her r elat ives don’t lik e him
ver y m uch. But I t hink t hat he is a ver y nice boy. T he
only pr oblem is t hat g r own- ups don’t under st and him . adultos

Yest er day, I r eceived t his let t er f r om him :

Dear Abel,

Lif e is t oug h! dura

As you k now I ’m t r ying t o m ak e a living by m ak ing tratando

beds and cleaning t oilet s at t he Met r o Hot el. G ood limpiando
heavens! I can har dly m ak e enoug h m oney f or m y beer apenas
and m y cig ar et t es!
So I ’m m ak ing plans t o g et a bet t er j ob.
My par ent s say t hat I m ade a big m ist ak e when I
st opped g oing t o school. Maybe t hey ar e r ig ht . But at por ahora no tengo
pr esent I don’t f eel lik e g oing back t o school. So, I ’m ganas de
m ak ing plans t o g et a bet t er j ob. . . . . .
Rosy, m y g ir l f r iend, m ak es f un of m e. She says t hat
I ’ll never f ind a g ood j ob unless I f ir st have m y hair cut . a menos que antes
me corte el pelo
She says t hat long hair doesn’t m ak e a ver y g ood
im pr ession on people. How r idiculous!
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( cont i nuat i on) ABEL

Last nig ht I was at t he pub wit h a g r oup of f r iends.

And Joe, m y best f r iend, m ade a beaut if ul speech.
“ Nowadays” , he said, “ it ’s alm ost im possible f or a young hoy en día / dijo
m an t o m ak e any pr og r ess in lif e, because m ost g r own-
ups have old f ashioned ideas in t heir heads. For anticuado
exam ple, t hey t hink t hat young m en wit h ear r ing s and pendientes
long hair ar e ant isocial! How r idiculous! G r own- ups j ust
want t o m ak e t r ouble! W it h t heir silly ideas t hey m ak e
our lives im possible. But we’ll m ak e our way in lif e. W it h
ear r ing s and wit h long hair . No m at t er what g r own- ups no importa que
say! ”
Don’t you t hink Joe is r ig ht ?
I hope t his sum m er you ar e g oing t o com e t o Am er ica
ag ain. W e’ll have f un t og et her ! nos divertiremos

Answer t his let t er as soon as you can. tan pronto como

puedas

Love, I van saludos

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UNIT 20 14

1. to hurt = dol er
My f oot hur t s. = M e duel e el pi e.
2. to hurt = her i r (l os s ent i mi ent os ), of ender
T o hur t som ebody’s f eeling s. = Her i r l os s ent i mi ent os de al gui en.

Rober t and M i l l i e

Rob. - Millie! MI LLI E! W her e is m y clean shir t ? And m y blue

t ie? And wher e ar e m y g r ey t r ouser s? And m y g r ey sock s?
Eh! Millie! Millie!
Millie - Her e is your shir t , Rober t ! And t her e ar e your t r ouser s!
Rob. - And t he blue t ie?
Millie - I t m ust be wit h your ot her t ies.
Rob. - W ell, it isn’t . Not hing is in t he r ig ht place t his m or ning !
W hy don’t you put m y t hing s in t he r ig ht places? W hat do
you do all day?
Millie - O h, Rober t ! You k now t hat I wor k f r om m or ning t o nig ht !
W hy ar e you so cr uel?
Rob. - Do I hur t your f eeling s?
Millie - O f cour se you do. You hur t m y f eeling s ver y m uch. You
hur t m y f eeling s ever y t im e you speak t o m e!
Rob. - Rubbish!
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cl ean = l i mpi o
shi r t = cami s a
tie = cor bat a
t r ouser s = pant al ones
socks = cal cet i nes

< < < < < §> > > > >

to tease = t omar el pel o a

• - Many people call m e Abel t he r ebel, t o t ease m e. But I

pr et end not t o be of f ended. Because I of t en lik e t o t ease ot her
people, t oo.

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sensitive = s ens i bl e

sensible = r az onabl e

Be sensi bl e! = ¡ Sé r az onabl e!

< < < < < §> > > > >

1. time = t i empo

• T im e passes so q uick ly!

“ W ell, we ar e t alk ing and t im e is passing , and we ar e

f or g et t ing t hat t he show beg ins at eig ht ! ”

2. time = hor a

• - W hat t im e is it ?
- I t is half past nine.
- And at what t im e m ust you g o?
- At t en o’clock .

3. time = vez

• T om m ak es f un of Mar g ar et a hundr ed t im es a day.

• Rober t hur t s Millie’s f eeling s ever y t im e he speak s t o her .

• - How m any t im es a day do you eat ?

- I eat t hr ee t im es a day. T he f ir st t im e, at eig ht o’clock in
t he m or ning . T he second t im e, at one o’clock . And t he
t hir d t im e, at nine o’clock in t he evening .

< < < < < §> > > > >

to fly = vol ar

t o f ly aw ay = i r s e vol ando

t o go = ir

t o g o aw ay = mar char s e

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w ord study = es t udi o de l as pal abr as

high = al t o

tall = al t o

1. Se us a “hi gh” cuando s e habl a de una mont aña o de un mur o.

• Ever est is t he hig hest m ount ain in t he wor ld.

Et na is t he hig hest act ive volcano in Eur ope.
Round t he W ilsons’ g ar den t her e is a hig h wall cover ed wit h
ivy.

2. Cuando s e habl a de per s onas , s e us a “t al l ”.

• Abel is t aller t han Debr a.

T om is t aller t han Mar g ar et .

< < < < < §> > > > >

1. to leave = dej ar

2. to leave = mar char s e, i r s e

dej ar

• Abel lik es t o leave his book s all over his r oom : on his desk , on
t he chair s, on his bed, and even under his bed.
His m ot her is always saying t o him , “ Don’t leave your book s
ever ywher e. Put t hem on t he book shelves. ” But he never
list ens t o her .
m ar char s e

• I n sum m er , when t he Pag anini f am ily leaves f or t he Unit ed

St at es, t he W ilsons t ak e car e of t heir g ar den and t heir dog .

G eor g e’s t r ain leaves at seven o’clock .

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w ord study

hard = dur o; dur ament e

hardly = apenas

w ar ni ng

“ Hard ” s i gni f i ca t ant o “dur o” como “dur ament e”.

• Mar g ar et says t hat T om ’s hear t is har d, she says t hat it is

har der t han st one.

G eor g e g et s up at six ever y m or ning t o g o t o London f or wor k .

He wor k s har d f or eig ht hour s a day.

“Hardly” s i gni f i ca: “ apenas ”.

• I van wor k s in a hot el, but he har dly m ak es enoug h m oney f or

his beer and his cig ar et t es.

< < < < < §> > > > >

to lie = es t ar t endi do

lying = t endi do

• Ever y m or ning Abel lik es t o list en t o r ock m usic while lying in

bed.

to die = mor i r

dying = mur i endo

• W hen Abel com es back hom e f r om playing f oot ball he is

always dying of t hir st . ( t hir st = s ed)

O bser va Los ver bos “t o l i e” y “t o di e” s uf r en un cambi o or t ogr áf i co

ant es de añadi r “- i ng”.

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once = una vez

tw ice = dos veces
three times etc. = t r es veces et c.

T om m ak es f un of Mar g ar et a hundr ed t i m es a day.

once a day = ( l i t . u n a v e z u n d í a ) una vez al dí a

tw ice a day = dos veces al dí a
three times a day = t r es veces al dí a

once ( t w i ce, t hr ee t i m es …) a w eek

once a m ont h. . . .
once a year . . . .

Abel

I eat t hr ee t im es a day.
I g o t o t he cinem a once a week .
O nce a m ont h I g o t o t he t heat r e wit h m y f am ily.
My f am ily and I g o t o Am er ica once a year t o visit our r elat ives
and our Am er ican f r iends.
My g r andpar ent s t elephone us sever al t im es a m ont h.

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 UNIT 20 19

Car l os Sanchez

T his is Car los Sanchez speak ing . T he boy f r om Seville. que habla
T he wait er at t he eleg ant r est aur ant .
I want t o t ell you som e news. contaros

T hat nice couple, T om and Mar g ar et , com e t o our

r est aur ant ever y evening now. W e t hr ee ar e alr eady g ood
f r iends. T hey always sit at t he sam e t able because t hey
k now t hat it is one of m y t ables.
All t he ot her wait er s her e k now t hat T om and Mar g ar et
ar e m y f r iends. W hen we t hr ee speak Eng lish t hey all look
at us in ast onishm ent . Because now I can speak bet t er con asombro
ever y day. I am lear ning so m any new wor ds, t oo! T om
t eaches m e ver y int er est ing wor ds: law, boxing m at ch, ley
sk yscr aper , polit ics. . . rascacielos

Fr om Mar g ar et I lear n wor ds wit h pr et t y m eaning s:

poet r y, pear ls, st ar s, bir ds, f lower s. . . pájaros

Lear ning Eng lish is not easy, because, as you k now, I como sabéis
wor k m any hour s a day and so I have ver y lit t le spar e
t im e. tiempo libre

W hen I g o back hom e f r om wor k , I have t o help m y

cousin Manolo wit h t he housewor k . And so, when I f inish I
am ver y t ir ed. But I int end t o g o on st udying . tengo intención de

I n wint er when t her e is less wor k at t he r est aur ant I will

g o t o m y Eng lish lessons t wice a week , inst ead of only
once.
My Eng lish t eacher is helping m e a lot . He says t hat t o
lear n a f or eig n lang uag e, m any year s of st udy ar e needed.
But if I g o on lik e t his, he is sur e t hat one day I ’ll speak de este modo
Eng lish f luent ly.
He also advises m e t o speak wit h all t he t our ist s t hat me aconseja
com e t o t he r est aur ant as of t en as I can. And t o g ive all
m y f r ee t im e t o st udy.
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( cont i nuat i on) Car l os Sanchez

T om and Mar g ar et also t hink t hat if I g o on lik e t his, one

day I ’ll speak Eng lish cor r ect ly. T hey also say t hat I have
a ver y g ood pr onunciat ion.
W hen Mar g ar et speak s t o m e, she speak s ver y slowly
and ver y clear ly. And when I say t hat I don’t under st and,
she never g et s t ir ed of r epeat ing . She is so pat ient ! And de repetir
so pr et t y t oo!
I lik e Mar g ar et so m uch. Her eyes ar e so k ind! And so
blue! T hey ar e bluer t han t he bluest f lower s.
T om is m y f r iend. My dear f r iend. He is a splendid m an.
So clever ! He’s only a st udent now. But he is st udying law.
O ne day he will be a ver y im por t ant lawyer . He says t hat abogado
he will have a big of f ice in New Yor k . He has ver y
am bit ious ideas f or t he f ut ur e. ambiciosas

I have am bit ious pr oj ect s f or m y f ut ur e, t oo. I ’ll be ver y proyectos

econom ical wit h m y m oney f or t he next f ive year s, or t en
year s, or f if t een year s. T hen, when I have enoug h m oney,
I ’ll open a big r est aur ant in Seville. Big g er t han t his place
wher e I wor k now. I t will be t he big g est r est aur ant in
Seville. T om lik es m y ideas.
W hen I open m y r est aur ant , T om and Mar g ar et will vol ver án
com e back t o Spain f or anot her holiday. T hey will be
m ar r ied t hen. And pr obably t hey will have som e childr en, pr obabl ement e
t oo.
T hey will eat at m y r est aur ant , of cour se. And I will
never t ak e m oney f r om t hem . T hey will be m y g uest s. I ’ll hués pedes
be so pr oud and happy. I ’ll say, “ Ah, dear f r iends, lif e is or gul l os o
dif f er ent now! Do you r em em ber your old f r iend? Yes! I ’m
Car los! But I am a r ich m an now! ”

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Tr ansl at i on
1. Traduce oralmente.
2. Copia toda la página.

1. - You look so f at in t hat ug ly dr ess!

2. You look as r ound as a ball!
3. - O h! How can you be so r ude?
4. You hur t m y f eeling s t er r ibly!
5. You ar e becom ing r uder ever y day.
6. - Ar e you of f ended?
7. I was only t easing you.
8. You m ust n’t be so sensit ive.
9. I am not so t er r ible as you t hink .
10. And now I pr om ise t o be ser ious.

11. - My f iancée is t he pr et t iest g ir l in Spain.

12. Her lips ar e r edder t han t he r eddest r oses.
13. - O h, m y poor f r iend! Can’t you see t hat she uses lipst ick ?
14. - Really? But t hat is t er r ible news!
15. I will die!
16. - W hy do you always exag g er at e?
17. - I was only j ok ing .

18. - I will descr ibe Mar g ar et .

19. Her eyes ar e as blue as t he sea.
20. Her cheek s ar e pink er t han r oses.
21. Ver y soon she will be T om ’s wif e.
22. She and T om of t en q uar r el about sm all t hing s.
23. T hey becom e ver y ang r y.
24. But t hey f or g et t heir q uar r els ver y q uick ly.
25. T hey ar e ver y young .
26. W hen t heir q uar r els ar e over , T om always t hink s, “ I can’t
im ag ine lif e wit hout Mar g ar et ! ”

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Tr ansl at i on
Tr aduce por escr it o y or alm ent e.

1. - ¡T ú par eces t an g or da con ese f eo vest ido!

2. ¡T ú par eces t an r edonda com o una pelot a!
3. - ¡O h! ¿Com o puedes ser t an g r oser o?
4. ¡T ú hier es m is sent im ient os t er r iblem ent e!
5. T ú t e est ás volviendo m ás g r oser o cada día.
6. - ¿Est ás of endida?
7. Est aba solam ent e t om ándot e el pelo.
8. T ú no debes ser t an sensible.
9. Yo no soy t an t er r ible com o t ú piensas.
10. Y ahor a pr om et o ser ser io.

11. - Mi novia es la m ás bonit a chica de España.

12. Sus labios son m ás r oj os q ue las m ás r oj as r osas.
13. - ¡O h, m i pobr e am ig o! ¿No puedes ver q ue usa bar r a de
labios?
14. - ¿De ver as? ¡Per o esa es ( una) t er r ible not icia!
15. ¡Mor ir é!
16. - ¿Por q ué exag er as siem pr e?
17. - Est aba solam ent e br om eando.

18. - Descr iber é ( a) Mar g ar et .

19. Sus oj os son t an azules com o el m ar .
20. Sus m ej illas son m ás r osas q ue las r osas.
21. Muy pr ont o ella ser á la esposa de T om .
22. Ella y T om a m enudo pelean por cosas peq ueñas.
23. Ellos se vuelven m uy enf adados.
24. Per o ellos olvidan sus peleas m uy r ápidam ent e.
25. Ellos son m uy j ovenes.
26. Cuando sus peleas t er m inan, T om siem pr e piensa, “ no
puedo im ag inar ( la) vida sin Mar g ar et . ”

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Exer ci ses

1. Cont est a a las siguient es pr egunt as:

1. How m any t im es a day does T om m ak e f un of Mar g ar et ?

2. W hy is Mar g ar et of f ended?
3. How does Mar g ar et descr ibe T om ?
4. W hat does T om pr om ise?
5. W hy is T om af r aid t hat Mar g ar et is an ang el?
6. I n which colour does Mar g ar et look pr et t y?
7. W hy is Abel’s m at hs t eacher f unny?
8. W hat wor k does Abel’s cousin I van do at t he Met r o Hot el?
9. Does I van m ak e a g ood living m ak ing beds and cleaning
t oilet s?
10. W hy is I van m ak ing plans t o f ind a bet t er j ob?
11. W hat is I van’s g ir l f r iend’s nam e?
12. W hat does Rosy say about long hair ?
13. Do you ag r ee wit h her ? W hy?
14. W hat did Joe say at t he pub?
15. Do you t hink t hat Joe is r ig ht or wr ong ?
16. How m any t im es a day do you eat ?
17. How m any t im es a m ont h do you g o t o t he cinem a?
18. W hy is Rober t ang r y?
19. W her e is Car los Sanchez f r om ?
20. W hen T om and Mar g ar et g o t o t he r est aur ant wher e Car los
wor k s, wher e do t hey sit ? And why?
21. W hat k ind of wor ds does Car los lear n f r om T om ?
22. And what k ind of wor ds does he lear n f r om Mar g ar et ?
23. Accor ding t o Car los, is Eng lish an easy lang uag e?
24. W hat has Car los t o do when he g oes back hom e f r om wor k ?
25. W hat does Car los’ Eng lish t eacher say t o him ?
26. W hat does Car los’ t eacher advise him t o do?
27. W hat do T om and Mar g ar et t hink about Car los’ pr onunciat ion?

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Exer ci ses

2. Escr ibe el com par at i vo de super i or i dad y el super l at i vo

r el at i vo de los siguient es adjet ivos y adver bios:

t al l i nt er est i ng r i ch
ni ce beaut i f ul good
nar r ow l ar ge w el l
pr et t y sm al l l at e
happy m uch little
bi g f at r ed
si m pl e f ar ear l y

3. Com plet a las f r ases siguient es usando as . . . as o so . . . as.

1. Debr a is not . . . . . Bar bar a. t all

2. Flor ence is not . . . . . Rom e. lar g e
3. Abel speak s Spanish . . . . . his sist er . well
4. Mr . W ilson is . . . . . his wif e. nice
5. Mr s W ilson lik es ar t . . . . . his sist er Ket t y. m uch

4. Com plet a las f r ases siguient es usando el com par at i vo de

super i or i dad + t han.

1. Abel is . . . . . his sist er . young

2. Abel speak s Spanish . . . . . he wr it es it . well
3. At m at hs Abel is . . . . . Debr a. g ood
4. China has a . . . . . populat ion. . . . . I ndia. lar g e
5. New Yor k is . . . . . Rom e. big
6. I n wint er t he weat her is usually . . . . . in sum m er . bad
7. Aer oplanes ar e . . . . . car s. f ast
8. A Fer r ar i is . . . . . a Fiat . expensive
9. Et na is. . . . . Vesuvio. hig h
10. Aug ust is . . . . . Mar ch. hot

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Exer ci ses

5. Com plet a las f r ases siguient es con el super lat ivo r elat ivo.

Ej em pl o: slow t he slowest
int er est ing t he m ost int er est ing

1. T he cheet ah is t he ( f ast ) anim al on ear t h. (ear t h = t i er r a)

2. Eng lish is ( im por t ant ) of all lang uag es.
3. Mandar in is ( spok en) of all lang uag es. (s poken = habl ado)
4. China is ( populat ed) count r y in t he wor ld.
5. T ok yo is ( lar g e) cit y in t he wor ld. I t has g ot m or e t han 27
m illion inhabit ant s.
6. Coca- Cola is t he ( well) k nown dr ink in t he wor ld.
7. Foot ball is one of ( popular ) spor t s in t he wor ld.
8. W illiam Shak espear e is g ener ally consider ed ( g r eat ) dr am at ist
in t he wor ld and one of ( g ood) poet s who has wr it t en in t he
Eng lish lang uag e. He is also one of ( popular ) aut hor in t he
wor ld.
9. Alber t Einst ein was one of ( g r eat ) scient ist s of all t im e.

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Vocabul ar y

as ... as Az … Az tanto…como
to become tu bikúm volverse
the best TE best el mejor
better betE mejor
cheek tSi:k mejilla
clean kli:n limpio
coal koul carbón
to describe tu diskraib describir
to die tu dai morir
to do harm tu du: ha:m hacer daño
duty dju:ti deber
exaggeration igzAdZereiSEn exageración
farther fa:TE más lejos; más lejano
the farthest TE fa:Tist el más lejos; lo más lejano
fat fAt gordo
favour feivE favor
feeling fi:liN sentimiento
to fly tu flai volar
fun fún diversión; broma
f or fun fE fún en broma
funny fúni divertido; estraño
to make fun of tu meik fún Øv tomar el pelo
grey grei gris
a grow n-up E groun úp un adulto
hard ha:d duro; duramente
hardly ha:dli apenas
heart ha:t corazón
the least TE li:st el mínimo
less les menos
to look tu luk mirar; parecer
to look like tu luk laik parecerse a
to marry tu mAri casar -se
millionaire miljEneE millonario
the most TE moust el más
narrow nArou estrecho

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Vocabul ar y

Nile nail Nilo

now adays nauEdeiz hoy en día
offended Efendid ofendido
old fashioned ould fASEnd anticuado
once wúns una vez
perfume pE:fju:m perfume
pink piNk rosa (color)
at present At prezEnt ahora
to pretend tu pritend fingir
real ri:El verdadero
really ri:Eli verdaderamente
river rivE río
rose rouz rosa (flor)
sensible sensibl razonable
sensitive sensitiv sensible
serious siEriEs serio
shirt SE:t camisa
to smile tu smail sonreír
socks sØks calcetines
stone stoun piedra
to tease tu ti:z tomar el pelo
than Tan / Ten que
tie tai corbata
trousers trauzez pantalones
tw ice twais dos veces
unless únles a menos que
violet vaiElit violeta
w ar wØ: guerra
w hale weil ballena
w ithout wiTaut sin
w orse wE:s peor
the w orst TE wE:st el peor

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