Traffic

Trfico

Paul looks at his watch. He is worried. He has

fifteen minutes to get to his interview and he is
stuck in a traffic jam. He looks around. Everyone
is honking their horns and trying to move into the
lane that seems to be moving faster. They have
barely moved in the last thirty minutes. Paul looks
out of the window at the people walking past him
on the sidewalk. An old woman walking with a
cane passed him fifteen minutes ago. He cannot
be late for this interview. He grabs his suitcase,
opens the door and gets out of the car. He shuts
the door and begins to walk quickly down the
street. All the cars behind him begin to honk and
the drivers start yelling at him. One yells: HEY!
WHERE DO YOU THINK YOURE GOING? YOU
CANT JUST LEAVE YOUR CAR!! HEY!!!! COME
BACK!!

Paul mira su reloj. l est preocupado. Tiene

quince minutos para llegar a su entrevista y est
atascado en un embotellamiento. l mira a su
alrededor. Todo el mundo est tocando sus
bocinas y tratando de pasarse al carril que parece
moverse ms rpido. Apenas se han movido en
los ltimos treinta minutos. Paul mira por la
ventana la gente que pasa caminando junto a l
en la acera. Una anciana caminando con un
bastn le pas hace quince minutos. l no puede
llegar tarde a esta entrevista. Toma su maleta,
abre la puerta y se baja del carro. Cierra la puerta
y comienza a caminar rpidamente por la calle.
Todos los coches detrs de l empiezan a tocar la
bocina y los conductores comienzan a gritarle.
Uno grita: "Oiga! Dnde cree que va? USTED
NO PUEDE SIMPLEMENTE DEJAR SU COCHE!
Oiga! Vuelva!

At the Airport

En el Aeropuerto

Miguel is standing in line at the airport. It is his

turn and he walks to the counter. The lady at the
counter asks him for his ID and she checks his
flight details. Yes, he is confirmed on flight 103
from Los Angeles to Hawaii at noon. He does not
have any bags to check in but has one small
carry-on bag that he will take with him. The agent
prints out his boarding pass. The airport security
officers walk past him with a big dog. The dog is
sniffing around peoples luggage trying to detect
drugs and explosives. Miguel is relieved when he
sees the dog walk past him. Suddenly, the dog
turns and begins to sniff his bag and bark. The
security officer looks at Miguel. Sir, please bring
your bag and come with me.

Miguel est haciendo fila en el aeropuerto. Es su

turno y camina hacia el mostrador. La mujer del
mostrador le pide su documento de identificacin
(ID) y verifica los detalles de su vuelo. S, l est
confirmado en el vuelo 103 desde los ngeles
hacia Hawi al medioda. l no tiene maletas para
facturar, pero tiene una maleta de mano pequea
que llevar con l. El agente imprime su pase de
abordaje. Los oficiales de seguridad del
aeropuerto pasan junto a l con un perro grande.
El perro est olfateando alrededor del equipaje de
las personas tratando de detectar drogas y
explosivos. Miguel se siente aliviado cuando ve
que el perro pasa junto a l sin detenerse. De
repente, el perro se voltea y empieza a olfatear su
maleta y ladra. El oficial de seguridad mira a
Miguel. Seor, por favor traiga su maleta y venga
conmigo.

Q1: Where is Miguel?

A1: He is waiting in line at the airport.

P1: Dnde esta Miguel?

R1: l est haciendo fila en el aeropuerto.

Q2: What is an ID?

A2: ID is the common abbreviation for
identification.

P2: Qu es una ID?

R2: ID es la abreviatura comn para documento
de identificacin.

Q3: What time does Miguels flight leave Los

Angles?
A3: His flight leaves LA at noon for Hawaii.

P3: A qu hora sale de Los ngeles el vuelo de

Miguel?
R3: Su vuelo sale de Los ngeles al medioda
hacia Hawi.

Q4: What does Miguel need in order to get on the

plane?
A4: He needs a boarding pass.

P4: Qu necesita Miguel para subirse al avin?

R4: l necesita un pase de abordaje/una tarjeta
de embarque.

Q5: What are the airport security agents trying to

detect?
A5: They are trying to detect drugs or explosives
in the passengers luggage.

P5: Qu estn tratando de detectar los agentes

de seguridad del aeropuerto?
R5: Ellos estn tratando de detectar drogas o
explosivos en el equipaje de los pasajeros.

Q1: Why is Paul worried?

A1: He is worried he will be late for his interview.

P1: Por qu est preocupado Paul?

R1: l est preocupado por llegar tarde a su
entrevista.

Q2: Why does he think he will be late?

A2: He is stuck in traffic and probably wont get
there in time.

P2:Por qu piensa l que va a llegar tarde?

R2: l est atascado en el trfico y
probablemente no va a llegar a tiempo.

Q3: What does he decide to do in order to get to

his interview on time?
A3: He decides to leave his car there and walk
the rest of the way.

P3: Qu decide hacer l con el fin de llegar a su

entrevista a tiempo?
R3: l decide abandonar su coche all y caminar el
resto del camino.

Q4: What do the drivers behind him think of that?

A4: They are not happy. They begin yelling at him
to come back.

P4: Qu piensan de eso los conductores detrs

de l?
R4: Ellos no estn contentos. Comienzan a
gritarle para que vuelva.