Unit 23 PDF

UNIT 23 1
A Loaf of Br ead
M arg. - W hat awf ul weat her ! And we ar e in t he m iddle of sum m er !

I t seem s im possible!
Tom - Yes. I t r em inds m e of a sum m er day when I was a boy of
f our t een. W e didnt live in New Yor k t hen, but in a q uiet
lit t le t own in Calif or nia.
M arg. - How awf ul! I det est q uiet lit t le t owns!
Tom - W ell, I lik ed it ver y m uch. I had so m any f r iends t her e.
M arg. - All r ig ht dear . G o on!
Tom - W ell, one sum m er evening , about eig ht oclock , a st or m
beg an. And it was a r eal st or m ! - W it h t hunder , lig ht ning
and hail. I t was t he wor st st or m t hat I can r em em ber .
Suddenly m y m ot her said, W e have no br ead in t he
house! O ne of you boys m ust g o and buy a loaf at once,
bef or e t he shops close! W hich of you want s t o g o?
W ell, of cour se I didnt want t o g o. So I look ed at m y
br ot her Jam es. And he look ed at m e. And I was sor r y f or
him because he had a bad cold.
M arg. - T he poor boy!
Tom - So I said, All r ig ht , Mom . And I went of f on m y bicycle.
M arg. - I cant im ag ine you on a bicycle!
Tom - W ell, I went int o t he st or m
T he lig ht ning near ly blinded m e. And t he t hunder deaf ened
m e. At last I f ell of f t he bicycle! And in t hat m om ent it
beg an t o r ain! T or r ent s of r ain! I was alm ost dr owned!
M arg. - My poor dar ling !
Tom - But I went on m y way, pushing t he bicycle, because it was
im possible t o r ide it , in all t hat r ain. But I didnt car e. I f elt
so pr oud. I t houg ht , T om , m y boy, - you ar e a her o!
M arg. - And you wer e a her o, dar ling !
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UNIT 23 2
( cont i nuat i on) A Loaf of Br ead
Tom - But t he r ain wasnt m y only t r ouble. W hen I r eached t he

shops, I f ound t hem all closed! At last I f ound one - j ust
one - st ill open and it was a bak er s shop!
M arg. - W hat g ood luck !
Tom - I t cer t ainly was! W ell, I boug ht t he only r em aining loaf in
t he shop - and t ur ned back hom e.
I cant descr ibe t he j our ney back ! I f ell of f t he bicycle
ag ain - and dir t ied all m y clot hes wit h m ud, of cour se.
M arg. - O h! You poor dar ling !
Tom - But I didnt wor r y about t hat . I was t oo busy t hink ing about
m y r et ur n hom e. I im ag ined all t he f am ily em br acing m e
and saying , O ur T om is a her o!
M arg. - Yes, dear ! And I can im ag ine how pr oud of you t hey all
wer e when you ar r ived hom e!
Tom - W ell, when at last I r eached hom e, I didnt say a wor d. I
j ust put t he loaf on t he t able - and wait ed m odest ly f or
t he applause and t he em br aces
M arg. - You dar ling !
Tom - But m y m ot her j ust g ave one look at t he loaf . T hen she
said, He boug ht whit e br ead inst ead of br own!
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Ver bos i r r egul ar es us ados en el di l ogo A Loaf of Br ead.
Base For m Past Past Par t iciple
begi n bigin beg an bigAn beg un bign empez ar

say sei said sed said sed deci r
go gou went went g one gn ir
f al l f:l f ell fel f allen f:lEn caer
f eel fi:l f elt felt f elt felt s ent i r
t hi nk iNk t houg ht :t t houg ht :t pens ar
f i nd faind f ound faund f ound faund encont r ar
buy bai boug ht b:t boug ht b:t compr ar
put put put put put put poner
gi ve giv g ave geiv g iven givn dar

UNIT 23 3
regular verbs = ver bos r egul ar es
En l a Uni t 22 hemos di cho que el pas t y el pas t par t i ci pl e de l os

ver bos r egul ar es s e f or man aadi endo ed o bi en d a l a bas e f or m.
base f orm past past participle

w or k wor k ed wor k ed
l i ve lived lived et c.
Si bus camos un ver bo en un di cci onar i o, s e ve s i es r egul ar o i r r egul ar .
t o wor k ( pt y p.p. wor k ed) = t r abaj ar Ver bo Regul ar

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irregular verbs = ver bos i r r egul ar es
Los ver bos i r r egul ar es no f or man el pas t y el pas t par t i ci pl e

con ed o d.
base f orm past past participle

go went g one
com e cam e com e et c.
Si bus camos t o go en un di cci onar i o encont r amos :
t o g o ( pt went , p. p. g one ) = i r I r r egul ar
To go es i r r egul ar por que el pas t y el pas t par t i ci pl e no s e f or man

aadi endo ed a l a bas e f or m.
Not a En el pas t s i mpl e de l os ver bos r egul ar es y de l os i r r egul ar es

t odas l as per s onas s on i gual es .
past simple ( r egul ar ) past simple ( i r r egul ar )
I wor k ed we wor k ed I went we went

you wor k ed you wor k ed you went you went
he wor k ed t hey wor k ed he went t hey went

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in the middle of = a medi ados de; en medi o de
Tom
- O ne evening , in t he m iddle of sum m er , t her e was a t er r ible

st or m .
I n t he m iddle of t he st or m , m y m ot her said, T om , g o and buy
a loaf of br ead!
But Mom , I answer ed - I n t his st or m ? And it s t oo f ar ! T he
bak er s shop is in t he m iddle of t he t own!
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to remember = acor dar s e de, r ecor dar
to forget = ol vi dar
Abel
W hen I f or g et t o put m y r oom in or der or t o m ak e m y bed, m y

m ot her of t en says t o m e, I t s m or e convenient t o f or g et t han t o
r em em ber .
She says t his because I only f or g et , or pr et end t o f or g et , what
I dont lik e t o do.
So m y m ot her is always saying t o m e:
- Rem em ber t o put your clot hes in t he war dr obe. Dont leave
t hem all over t he r oom .
- Dont f or g et t o clean your shoes bef or e g oing t o school.
- Rem em ber t o t ur n of f t he lig ht s bef or e leaving your r oom . And
so on, and so on.
O f cour se she neednt t ell m e:
- Rem em ber t o t elephone Bar bar a, or , dont f or g et t hat on
Sunday you have an appoint m ent wit h your f r iends t o play
f oot ball.
Mom is r ig ht ; I only f or g et what is bor ing and unpleasant .
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t o pret end = f i ngi r l i ght s = l uces
w ardrobe = ar mar i o appoi nt m ent = ci t a
t o t urn of f = apagar unpl eas ant = des agr adabl e
s he needn t t el l m e = no hace f al t a que me di ga

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to remind = r ecor dar a, r ecor dar l e a
Rem i nd m e t o g o t o t he bank . = Recur dame de

Rem i nd m e t hat I m ust g o t o t he bank . = Recur dame que
Tom and M ar gar et
Tom - Mar g ar et !
M arg. - Yes, dear ?
Tom - I f I f or g et , please r em ind m e t o t elephone m y br ot her
Jam es t o wish him a happy bir t hday.
M arg. - O h, yes, dear ! T hat r em inds m e t hat I have t o send him a
pr esent .
Tom - And r em ind m e t hat I m ust g o t o t he bank t o chang e
som e dollar s.
M arg. - Yes, dar ling .
Tom - And please r em ind m e t hat on Fr iday I have an
appoint m ent wit h t he dent ist .
M arg. - O f cour se, dear .
to remind of
You r em i nd m e of your m ot her . = M e r ecuer das a t u madr e.
Tom and M ar gar et
Tom - Mar g ar et , when you sm ile you r em ind m e of your m ot her .

M arg. - Do I look lik e Mot her ?
Tom - Yes, dear . Especially when you sm ile.
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Tom - Mar g ar et , your f r iend Car oline r em inds m e of a zoo.
M arg. - W hat do you m ean?
Tom - W ell, when she laug hs, she r em inds m e of a hyena and
when she t alk s, she r em inds m e of a m onk ey.
M arg. - O h, T om ! How can you say such t hing s?!
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zoo = z oo m onkey = mono
hyena = hi ena s uch = t al

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to remind = r ecor dar a, r ecor dar l e a
to remember = acor dar s e de, r ecor dar
( Tom and M ar gar et )
T om doesnt r em em ber t hat Mar g ar et has a lit t le niece. He

has a bad m em or y.
Mar g ar et r em inds him t hat she has a lit t le niece. She says
t o him , You k now t hat m y sist er has a lit t le daug ht er , lit t le
Alice.
Yes. Now I r em em ber , says T om .
W ell, says Mar g ar et , as your m em or y is so bad, I hope
t hat you wont f or g et t hat we ar e eng ag ed! I shall r em ind you
ever y day t hat I am your f iance.
O h no, dar ling , laug hs T om , it will never be necessar y t o
r em ind m e of t hat . I r em em ber it ever y m inut e of t he day.
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1. then = ent onces
- T his ice cr eam is delicious, T om !

- T hen have anot her one.
2. then = l uego, des pus
- W ait er ! I ll have soup, t hen f r ied f ish, t hen a st eak , t hen

cof f ee.
3. then = en aquel ent onces ( i n t hos e days )
Rober t and M i l l i e
Millie - Rober t ! You always say t hat I am silly! I f I am so silly,

why did you m ar r y m e?
Rob. - You wer e dif f er ent t hen.
Millie - O h, Rober t ! You wer e dif f er ent t hen, t oo! You never said
cr uel t hing s t o m e t hen. You wer e never r ude t o m e t hen!
You wer e r om ant ic t hen!
Rob. - Rom ant ic! Ha ha ha

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one
one day ( m or ning , af t er noon, evening , nig ht )
Cuando habl amos de un t i empo en el pas ado o en el f ut ur o us amos one.
Abel
O ne of t hese days I m ust buy som e g ood st er eo

headphones, so I can list en t o m usic even at m idnig ht , wit hout
being punished.
O ne m or ning last week , I was dr essing and list ening t o
som e nice r ock m usic. I assur e you, t he volum e was q uit e low,
but m y f at her cam e int o t he r oom q uit e ang r y and scolded m e.
T hen, one evening I was st udying and list ening t o som e j azz
m usic t o k eep m e com pany, but m y m ot her cam e int o t he r oom
ver y ir r it at ed and said t hat t he m usic was g et t ing on her
ner ves. So I had t o st op.
O ne day, when I have m y own house, I will buy a ver y
power f ul st er eo set and I will put t wo loudspeak er s in each
r oom , even in t he bat hr oom , so I can list en t o m usic day and
nig ht , in ever y par t of t he house.
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headphones = aur i cul ar es t o keep m e = par a t ener me
t o puni s h = cas t i gar m y ow n = mi pr opi a
t o as s ure = as egur ar pow erf ul = pot ent e
t o s col d = r egaar l ouds peaker = al t avoz
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sudden = r epent i no
suddenly = de r epent e, de pr ont o
Tom
O ne sum m er evening , it suddenly beg an t o r ain. T en

m inut es lat er t he r ain st opped and it suddenly beg an t o
t hunder . Suddenly m y m ot her said, W e have no br ead in t he
house! O ne of you boys m ust g o and buy a loaf of br ead.

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G o and buy = Ve a compr ar (lit. Ve y compra)

Com e and see m e. = Ven a ver me. - Ven a vi s i t ar me.
T r y and eat m or e f r uit . = I nt ent a comer ms f r ut a.
I ll t r y and do it . = I nt ent ar hacer l o. - Pr ocur ar hacer l o.
En i ngl s es muy cor r i ent e encont r ar dos i mper at i vos o dos f ut ur os uni dos
por and.
Abel and hi s M ot her
M ot her - Abel!
Abel - Yes, Mum m y!
M ot her - Com e and sit next t o m e. I want t o t ell you som et hing .
Abel - Yes, Mum m y.
M ot her - W hat wer e you doing , dear ?
Abel - I was j ust lear ning a piece of poet r y by hear t .
M ot her - All r ig ht . W hen you f inish, g o and buy your f at her s
newspaper .
Abel - All r ig ht , Mom . May I t ak e t he dog wit h m e?
M ot her - O f cour se. And when you com e back , t r y and put som e
or der in your r oom .
Abel - I ll t r y and do it bef or e g oing t o bed.
M ot her - And dont f or g et t o g o and see Mr . W ilson. He has
t elephoned t wice alr eady.
Abel - Yes, Mom . I ll g o and see him t his evening , af t er dinner .
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by heart = de memor i a ( l i t . p o r c o r a z n )
m ay I t ake? = puedo l l evar ?
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may
Cuando s e pi de un per mi s o, es ms f or mal us ar m ay en l ugar de can.
May I com e in? = Puedo ent r ar ?

May I g o out ? = Puedo s al i r ?
May I sit down? = Puedo s ent ar me?
May I open t he window? = Puedo abr i r l a vent ana?

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thunder = t r ueno
Par a deci r un t r ueno, dos t r uenos et c. no s e puede deci r :
one t hunder , t wo t hunder s
Se debe deci r : a clap of t hunder , t wo claps of t hunder et c.
o bi en: a t hunder clap, t wo t hunder claps et c.
lightning
Par a deci r un r el mpago, dos r el mpagos s e di ce:
a f lash of lig ht ning , t wo f lashes of lig ht ning et c.
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immediately = i nmedi at ament e
at once = i nmedi at ament e
Com e her e i m m edi at el y!

St op t hat at once!
Rob. - W ell, I m ust g o t o wor k . I t s lat e. Have you ir oned m y

blue shir t ?
Millie - Just a m inut e, Rober t ! I m ir oning it now. I ve near ly
f inished.
Rob. - But I m ust g o out at once! Do you under st and? At once!
AT O NCE!
Millie - But cant you wait f or j ust one m inut e, dear ?
Rob. - No! W hen I say - At once! - I m ean AT O NCE!
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i ron = hi er r o; pl ancha (par a l a r opa)
t o i ron = pl anchar
nearl y = cas i

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1. cold = fro
I t is col d. = Hace f r o.
I m col d. = Tengo f r o. ( l i t . Y o e s t o y f r o . )
I n Decem ber and in Januar y, when t he weat her is cold, you

usually hear expr essions lik e t hese:
- I t s so cold t oday!
- I t s bit t er ly cold!
- I f eel so cold!
2. cold = r es f r i ado
I have a bad col d. = Tengo un mal r es f r i ado.

I have caug ht a col d. = He cogi do un r es f r i ado.
I n wint er lot s of people cat ch col ds.
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t o cat ch - caught - caught = coger ; agar r ar
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Millie - O h Rober t ! I t is so cold t oday! And I f eel so ill! I have a

t er r ible cold.
Rob. - W ell, in wint er , you cat ch a cold ever y m ont h.
Millie - Yes, I k now. But t his t im e I have caug ht a f r ig ht f ul cold.
Rob. - Dont exag g er at e! Dont m ak e a f uss! A cold isnt a
ser ious t hing . I t wont k ill you.
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f ri ght f ul = t er r i bl e; es pant os o
Don t m ake a f us s ! = No hagas un es cndal o!
t o ki l l = mat ar

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off
t o g o of f = mar char s e
T om w ent of f on his bicycle.
t o k eep of f = mant ener s e al ej ado de

Keep of f t he g r ass! = Pr ohi bi do pi s ar el cs ped!
t o t ak e of f = qui t ar s e
Take of f your coat ! = Qu t at e l a chaquet a!
t o g et of f = baj ar s e de
t o get of f a bus, a t r ain, a plane
Cuando es t s enf adado con al gui en y qui er es deci r l e que s e vaya, puedes
us ar l as expr es i ones :
Buzz of f ! Cl ear of f ! Per o t en cui dado, s on ms bi en of ens i vas .
Not a
Cuando encont r amos of f en una mqui na o en un apar at o el ct r i co,

s i gni f i ca apagado.
El opues t o de of f es on.
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Obs er va como l as pr epos i ci ones modi f i can el s i gni f i cado de l os ver bos .
TO G O
to go in = ent r ar (l i t . ir adent r o)
to g o out = s al i r (l i t . ir f uer a)
to g o up = s ubi r (l i t . ir ar r i ba)
to g o dow n = baj ar (l i t . ir abaj o)
to g o back = vol ver (l i t . ir at r s )
to g o aw ay = irse (l i t . ir l ej os )
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1. the last = el l t i mo
Decem ber is t he last m ont h of t he year .

T om boug ht t he last loaf of br ead in t he shop.
2. last = pas ado
last week - last m ont h - last year
3. at last = al f i n
At last T om f ell of f t he bicycle.
Rober t was r eally im possible yest er day! At lunch t im e he

com plained about t he f ood.
I n t he af t er noon Millies m ot her t elephoned and dist ur bed his
af t er noon nap, so he com plained about t hat , t oo.
At last Millie said, Rober t , when you m ar r ied you m ade a big
m ist ak e.
And do you k now what he answer ed? - At last you have
said som et hing int ellig ent !
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open = abi er t o (adj et i vo)
T he window is open. = La vent ana es t abi er t a.
T om f ound only one shop st ill open.

I n sum m er I lik e t o sleep wit h m y bedr oom window open.
T he bank is open f r om 9 t o 2.
opened = abierto ( participio pasado )
- W hy have you opened t he window?

- Because I f eel hot .
Not a T he window is opened. Er r or !

T he window is open. Cor r ect o!

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to arrive = l l egar
T o ar r ive at t he st at ion.
T o ar r ive i n London.
T o ar r ive t her e.
T o ar r ive on t im e. = Ll egar a t i empo.
T o ar r ive hom e.
Ever y m or ning G eor g e g et s up ear ly. He does ever yt hing in

a hur r y because he doesnt want t o ar r ive at t he st at ion lat e.
W hen he ar r ives t her e, he wait s pat ient ly f or t he t r ain.
W hen t he t r ain ar r ives on t im e, G eor g e sm iles happily.
Af t er an hour or so, he ar r ives in London. ( or s o = apr ox.)
Bef or e st ar t ing wor k , he usually has a g lass of m ilk and a
sandwich.
At m idday, he has a ver y lig ht lunch, so when he ar r ives
hom e in t he evening he is q uit e hung r y.
to reach = al canz ar ; l l egar

W hen T om r eached t he shops he f ound t hem all closed.
W hen Jam es r eached t he ag e of eig ht een, he chang ed com plet ely.
Obs er va l a di f er enci a de cons t r ucci n ent r e t o ar r i ve y t o r each.
T o r each t he st at ion. T o ar r ive at t he st at ion.

T o r each London. T o ar r ive i n London.
T o r each t her e. T o ar r ive t her e. (i gual )

T o r each on t im e. T o ar r ive on t im e. (i gual )
T o r each hom e. T o ar r ive hom e. (i gual )
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to push = empuj ar
T om pushed his bicycle because he couldnt r ide it .

Dont push! = No empuj es !
to pull = t i r ar

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word f ormation = f or maci n de pal abr as
deaf = s or do
to deaf en = ens or decer
dark = os cur o
to darken = os cur ecer
Aadi endo - en a ci er t os nombr es y adj et i vos s e f or man al gunos ver bos .
He aqu un el enco de l os ms cor r i ent es :
deep pr of undo to deepen pr of undi z ar

f at gor do to f at t en engor dar
har d dur o to har den endur ecer - s e
hei ght al t ur a to hei ght en r eal z ar , aument ar
l engt h l ongi t ud to l engt hen al ar gar
qui ck r pi do to qui cken acel er ar
shar p af i l ado; to shar pen af i l ar ;
con punt a s acar l e punt a a
shor t cor t o to shor t en acor t ar
st r engt h f uer z a to st r engt hen r ef or z ar
sw eet dul ce to sw eet en endul z ar
w eak dbi l to w eaken debi l i t ar
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t o r i de - r ode - r i dden = mont ar (a cabal l o), andar (en bi ci cl et a, mot o)
t o r i de a hor se, a bicycle, a m ot or cycle
t o r i de on a hor seet c.
t o dr i ve - dr ove - dr i ven = conduci r

t o dr i ve a car , a bus, a lor r y l orry = cami n
W hen T om was a boy of f our t een he lik ed t o r ide a bicycle.

W hen he was sixt een he r ode a m ot or cycle.
But f r om eig ht een on, he only want ed t o dr ive car s.

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saxon genitive
El s axon geni t i ve s e puede us ar t ambi n par a habl ar de l a cas a o del

l ugar de t r abaj o de una per s ona.
t he baker s = panader a
t he but cher s = car ni cer a
t he hai r dr esser s = pel uquer a
t he bar ber s = bar ber a
t he dent i st s = cons ul t a de un dent i s t a
t he chem i st s = f ar maci a
t he doct or s = cons ul t a de un mdi co
Es deci r : T he bak er s shop. - T he but cher s shop. et c.
Not a En el i ngl s moder no, es t as expr es i ones s e us an a menudo s i n s .
Lydia g oes t o t he hair dr esser t wice a week .
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care = cui dado; at enci n

to care about = pr eocupar s e de
Lydia only car es about clot hes and j ewels.
to take care = t ener cui dado

Take car e! = Cu dat e!
Take car e wit h t hat dog ! = Ten cui dado con es e per r o!
to take care of somebody = cui dar de al gui en

Mot her s t ake car e of t heir childr en.
Nur ses and doct or s t ake car e of t heir pat ient s.
Nota En f r as es i nt er r ogat i vas y negat i vas s i gni f i ca: s er i ndi f er ent e.
W ho car es? = Qu importa?

I don t car e. = Me da igual.
I couldn t car e less. = Me tiene sin cuidado.

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I VAN
Dear cousin Abel,
I hope you, m y sweet cousin Debr a, Uncle G iuseppe espero

and Aunt Vivian ar e in g ood healt h.
For g ive m e f or not having wr it t en bef or e. I have been he estado
ver y busy.
Abel, you will not believe it ! At last I have f ound a j ob he encontrado
t hat I love! I wor k f or an or g anizat ion t hat helps r ef ug ees ayuda refugiados
t o obt ain polit ical asylum in Am er ica.
T he j ob I had bef or e, besides paying ver y lit t le, was adems de
also ver y bor ing . I m ag ine, m ak ing beds, put t ing in or der
hot el r oom s and cleaning t oilet s! limpiar
I dont m ak e m uch m oney wher e I wor k now, but I enj oy

what I m doing .
As you k now, f or m any year s I have been a m em ber of como sabes

t he W W F ( W or ld W ildlif e Fund) , t he f am ous or g anizat ion
t hat f or so m any year s has wor k ed f or t he pr ot ect ion of proteccin
nat ur e. naturaleza
W ell som e of m y f r iends and r elat ives k ept saying t hat

all I car ed about was anim als and t he envir onm ent . You medio ambiente
k now ver y well t hat t his is not t r ue! I car e about people, no es cierto
t oo, especially childr en and old people.
T his is t he m ain r eason why I love m y new j ob. Now I principal
t ak e car e of r ef ug ees. T hese poor unf or t unat e people who desafortunadas
m ust leave t heir count r ies and of t en t heir f am ilies
because t heir lives ar e in dang er . en peligro
Most of t hem ar e polit ical and r elig ious r ef ug ees. T hey

com e f r om count r ies wher e t hey m ust be car ef ul about
what t hey say or do. Many of t hem have been t or t ur ed torturados
and have lived f or m any year s in j ail. crcel
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UNIT 23 17
( cont i nuat i on) I VAN
W hen I st ar t ed wor k ing f or t his or g anizat ion, m y boss

said t o m e, I van, be car ef ul what you do. Your wor k is me dijo
ver y im por t ant ; t he happiness of m any people depends on
you .
You k now t hat m any people have wr ong ideas about
m e, j ust because I didnt want t o g o t o colleg e and
because of m y long hair . a causa de
W her e I wor k now nobody could car e less about m y

hair and st ill less about m y ear r ing s. T hey only car e
about t he way I wor k , and so f ar ever ybody is sat isf ied hasta ahora -
wit h m e. satisfecho
O f t en, when I g o back hom e, I t ak e som e wor k wit h m e,

so t hat I can g o on wor k ing f or a f ew hour s. O f cour se, I
t ak e car e not t o m isplace any docum ent s, because t hey extraviar
ar e all ver y im por t ant .
O f cour se not ever ybody is sat isf ied wit h m y new j ob.
T hey say t hat I dont m ak e enoug h m oney. But who
car es? I am happy wit h what I am doing . And I dont car e lo que
what people say.
W hen you com e t o Am er ica you m ust help m e wit h m y
Spanish, because som e of t hese r ef ug ees com e f r om
Spanish speak ing count r ies, and m ost of t hem cant
speak Eng lish.
My g ir lf r iend Rosy is f ine, but I dont see her of t en,
because she is ver y busy, t oo. Besides her wor k , she
m ust help her m ot her wit h t he housewor k and she m ust
t ak e car e of her young er sist er .
I m por t ant news: I have boug ht a new com put er . As tan pronto como
soon as I am connect ed t o t he I nt er net , I m g oing t o send
you an e- m ail. T ak e car e!
Love, saludos
Your cousin I van

UNIT 23 18
M I LLI E
T he weat her was t er r ible yest er day! Fir st it r ained, and

t hen a t er r ible st or m beg an. I t was t he wor st st or m t hat I empez
can r em em ber - t hunder , lig ht ning , r ain and hail! T he
t hunder alm ost deaf ened m e! I am so af r aid of t hunder .
Rober t always says t hat I am silly, because it is only t he
lig ht ning t hat can hur t you, not t he t hunder . But t he
t hunder m ak es so m uch noise. And I m af r aid of noise. tengo miedo
T he lig ht ning doesnt m ak e any noise. But when I say t hat
t o Rober t , he always says, You ar e t he silliest wom an in
t he wor ld!
W ell, in t he m or ning Rober t didnt g o t o t he f act or y
because t he weat her was so bad. I went t o t he m ar k et , of
cour se, because poor Rober t m ust eat , g ood weat her or
bad weat her .
So I went of f t o t he m ar k et in m y old r aincoat , and wit h impermeable
Rober t s um br ella. ( My um br ella is br ok en. ) roto
O h, t he r ain! I t near ly dr owned m e! And I j ust cant me ahogaba

descr ibe t he j our ney back ! I had so m any par cels t hat I camino
couldnt open t he um br ella. I had boug ht m eat , pot at oes, comprado
t om at oes, let t uces, spinach, or ang es, br ead, chocolat es, lechugas
sug ar , cof f ee, t ea, j am and biscuit s.
T he pack et of biscuit s f ell int o t he m ud! And when at barro
last I r eached hom e I was so t ir ed t hat I couldnt speak a
wor d. But Rober t didnt car e about t hat . He was t oo busy
opening all t he par cels. Suddenly he said, You have
boug ht apples inst ead of or ang es! W hy cant you
r em em ber t hat I pr ef er or ang es? G o back t o t he m ar k et at
once!
But Rober t ! , I said, I n all t his r ain? I shall be
dr owned!
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UNIT 23 19
( cont i nuat i on) M I LLI E
But he j ust laug hed and said, You always exag g er at e!

A lit t le r ain wont hur t you. Dont be r idiculous! And dont
wast e t im e! G o back t o t he m ar k et at once, if you want t o
f ind g ood or ang es!
W ell, I have always k nown t hat Rober t hasnt g ot a ver y sabido
k ind hear t . And ever y day t hat passes it g et s wor se. But I se vuelve peor
couldnt believe t hat his cr uelt y could r each t his point . crueldad - punto
W it hout answer ing I went t o t he k it chen and beg an t o

put t he veg et ables in t he r ef r ig er at or . Af t er a m om ent
Rober t cam e int o t he k it chen, and wit h his m out h f ull of
chocolat e said in a nast y t one of voice, W hat about t he
or ang es? I didnt say a wor d. W hen I f inished put t ing
ever yt hing in or der , I calm ly went t owar ds t he bat hr oom . hacia
Rober t f ollowed m e wit hout speak ing . W hen I r eached t he me sigui
bat hr oom door I opened it , g ot in, and lock ed t he door cerr con llave
behind m e.
Af t er a m om ent I hear d Rober t s voice shout ing , W hat o
about t he or ang es? - I hesit at ed f or a m om ent , t hen I dud
said in a st r ong , clear voice, I f you want your st upid clara
or ang es, t ak e t he um br ella and g o t o t he m ar k et
your self ! t mismo
I g ener ally t ak e a shower ver y q uick ly, because I have

always so m any t hing s t o do, and also because I dont
want t o wast e hot wat er . But t his t im e I decided t o t ak e a decid
nice hot bat h inst ead of a shower . bao
An hour lat er I cam e out of t he bat hr oom and went t o

t he bedr oom , put on som e war m clot hes, t ook a nice ropa que abriga
book , sat down in a com f or t able ar m chair and beg an t o
r ead.

UNIT 23 20
I r r eg ular Ver bs
Los verbos irregulares tienen formas propias que se deben aprender de memoria.
Damos una lista de los verbos ms comunes. Al final del libro hay un elenco
ms completo.
El past simple traduce el pretrito perfecto y el pretrito imperfecto.
Por lo tanto, I went puede significar = yo fui o bien yo iba.
B as e F orm P as t Si m pl e P as t P art i ci pl e
be bi: was -wer e wz- w: been bi:n s er , es t ar
begi n bigin began bigAn begun bign empez ar
bl ow blou bl ew blu: bl own bloun s opl ar
br eak breik br oke brouk br oken broukEn r omper
br i ng briN br ought br:t br ought br:t t r aer
buy bai bought b:t bought b:t compr ar
choos e tSu:z chos e tSouz chos en tSouzn el egi r
come km came keim come km veni r
cos t kst cos t kst cos t kst cos t ar
cut kt cut kt cut kt cor t ar
di g dig dug dg dug dg cavar
do du: di d did done dn hacer
dr eam dri:m dr eamt dremt dr eamt dremt s oar
dr i nk driNk dr ank drANk dr unk drNk beber
dr i ve draiv dr ove drouv dr i ven drivn conduci r
eat i:t at e eit eat en i:tn comer
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UNIT 23 21
( cont inuat ion)

f al l f:l f el l fel f al l en f:lEn caer - s e
f eel fi:l f el t felt f el t felt t ocar , s ent i r
f i nd faind f ound faund f ound faund encont r ar
fly flai f l ew flu: f l own floun vol ar
f or get fEget f or got fEgt f or got t en fEgtEn ol vi dar - s e

get get got gt got gt cons egui r ,
vol ver s e
gi ve giv gave geiv gi ven givn dar
go gou went went gone gn ir -se
have hAv had hAd had hAd haber ; t ener
hear hiE hear d h:d hear d h:d o r

know nou knew nju: known noun s aber , conocer
l ead li:d l ed led l ed led di r i gi r ; l l evar
l ear n l:n l ear nt l:nt l ear nt l:nt apr ender

l eave li:v l ef t left l ef t left dej ar ; s al i r
lie lai l ay lei l ai n lein echar s e,
acos t ar s e
make meik made meid made meid hacer
meet mi:t met met met met encont r ar - s e
pay pei pai d peid pai d peid pagar
put put put put put put poner , met er
r ead ri:d r ead red r ead red l eer
r i ng riN r ang rAN r ung rN s onar
s ay sei s ai d sed s ai d sed deci r
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UNIT 23 22
( cont inuat ion)
s ee si: s aw s: s een si:n ver
s end send s ent sent s ent sent envi ar
s hi ne Sain s hone Sn s hone Sn br i l l ar
s hut St s hut St s hut St cer r ar - s e
s i ng siN s ang sAN s ung sN cant ar
sit sit s at sAt s at sAt s ent ar - s e
s l eep sli:p s l ept slept s l ept slept dor mi r
s peak spi:k s poke spouk s poken spoukEn habl ar
s pend spend s pent spent s pent spent gas t ar ; pas ar
s t and stAnd s t ood stud s t ood stud es t ar de pi e
s wi m swim s wam swAm s wum swm nadar
t ake teik t ook tuk t aken teikEn t omar - s e
t el l tel t ol d tould t ol d tould deci r ; cont ar
t hi nk iNk t hought :t t hought :t pens ar
wake weik woke wouk woken woukEn des per t ar - s e
wear weE wor e w: wor n w:n l l evar (pues t o)
wr i t e rait wr ot e rout wr i t t en ritn es cr i bi r
under s t and under s t ood under s t ood compr ender
ndEstAnd ndEstud ndEstud

UNIT 23 23
Es t a l ect ur a ha s i do es cr i t a par a pr act i car el pas t s i mpl e.

A l a der echa s e encuent r a l a t r aducci n del pas t s i mpl e de l os
ver bos i r r egul ar es s ol ament e.
El pas t s i mpl e de l os ver bos r egul ar es t er mi na s i empr e en - ed.
Abel
W hen I went t o Am er ica last sum m er , I had a r eally f ui - t uve

wonder f ul t im e.
Ever y day beg an wit h a nice br eak f ast and ended wit h empez aba
a big bowl of chocolat e ice cr eam . My g r andpa always
k eeps his f r eezer well st ock ed wit h ice cr eam .
A f ew days bef or e we ar r ived in Am er ica, he went f ue

shopping and boug ht about t en six- pack s of m y f at her s compr
f avour it e beer , and six half g allons of chocolat e ice
cr eam .
W hen he cam e back hom e and put all t hose bot t les of vol vi pus o
beer and all t hat ice cr eam on t he k it chen t able, m y
g r andm ot her couldnt st op laug hing . But m y g r andpa said, di j o
Dont laug h, dont laug h, we ar e g oing t o eat and dr ink
ever yt hing . T hen he t ook a g lass, sat down, and beg an cogi - s e s ent
dr ink ing his f ir st beer . empez
W e st ayed in Am er ica f or f ive week s, and t he f r eezer

was never wit hout chocolat e ice cr eam . G r andpa never
f or g ot t o buy it . ol vi daba
I n t he evening bef or e g oing t o bed, he always wr ot e a es cr i b a

list of what he had t o do t he next day. I ce cr eam was
always at t he t op of t he list . He t houg ht t hat I couldnt pens aba
live wit hout it . And he was r ig ht .
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UNIT 23 24
( cont i nuat i on) Abel
Besides eat ing and dr ink ing we did lot s of ot her t hing s. hi ci mos
O ne day, m y sist er Debr a, m y uncle David and I went t o f ui mos
W ashing t on t o see t he Space Museum . You cant im ag ine
how happy I f elt when I saw t he aer oplane t hat t he W r ig ht s ent - vi
br ot her s used in m ak ing t he wor lds f ir st f lig ht . W e also
saw t he r ock s t hat t he ast r onaut s br oug ht back f r om t he t r aj er on
m oon.
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bow l = cuenco at t he t op of = el pr i mer o de
f reezer = congel ador bes i des = adems de
w el l s t ocked = bi en pr ovi s t o s pace = s i t i o, es paci o
s i x- pack = conf ecci n de f l i ght = vuel o
6 bot el l as - l at as rock = pi edr a
hal f gal l on = 2 l i t r os apr ox. pi l ot = pi l ot o
list = lista t o pi l ot = pi l ot ar
W ilbur and O r ville W r ig ht invent ed t he f ir st aer oplane. O n Decem ber

17, 1903, t hey m ade t he wor lds f ir st f lig ht . O r ville pilot ed t he plane.

UNIT 23 25
En l a col umna de l a der echa hemos pues t o l a bas e f or m de l os

ver bos i r r egul ar es .
Copi a en un cuader no es t a l ect ur a y r el l ena con un l pi z l os es paci os
vac os con l os ver bos cor r es pondi ent es en pas t s i mpl e. Luego mi r a
l a l ect ur a pr ecedent e, par a ver s i has comet i do al gunas f al t as .
Abel
W hen I . . t o Am er ica last sum m er , I . . a r eally go - have

wonder f ul t im e.
Ever y day . . wit h a nice br eak f ast and ended wit h a begi n
big bowl of chocolat e ice cr eam . My g r andpa always
k eeps his f r eezer well st ock ed wit h ice cr eam .
A f ew days bef or e we ar r ived in Am er ica, he . go
shopping and . . about t en six- pack s of m y f at her s buy
f avour it e beer , and six half g allons of chocolat e ice
cr eam .
W hen he . . hom e and . . t he beer and t he ice come back - put
cr eam on t he k it chen t able, m y g r andm ot her couldnt
st op laug hing . But m y g r andpa . . , Dont wor r y, we ar e s ay
g oing t o eat and dr ink ever yt hing . T hen he . . a g lass, t ake
. . , and . . dr ink ing his f ir st beer . s i t down - begi n
W e st ayed in Am er ica f or f ive week s, and t he f r eezer
was never wit hout chocolat e ice cr eam . G r andpa never
. . t o buy it . f or get
I n t he evening bef or e g oing t o bed, he always . . a wr i t e
list of what he had t o do t he next day. I ce cr eam was
always at t he t op of t he list . He . . t hat I couldnt live t hi nk
wit hout it . And he was r ig ht .
Besides eat ing and dr ink ing , we . . lot s of ot her do
t hing s. O ne day, m y sist er Debr a, m y uncle David and I
. t o W ashing t on t o see t he Space Museum . You cant go
im ag ine how happy I . . when I . . t he aer oplane t hat f eel - s ee
O r ville W r ig ht used in m ak ing t he f ir st f lig ht . W e also saw
t he r ock s t hat t he ast r onaut s . . back f r om t he m oon. br i ng

UNIT 23 26
Es t a l ect ur a ha s i do es cr i t a par a pr act i car el pas t s i mpl e.

A l a der echa s e encuent r a l a t r aducci n del pas t s i mpl e de l os
ver bos i r r egul ar es s ol ament e.
El pas t s i mpl e de l os ver bos r egul ar es t er mi na s i empr e en - ed.
G eor ge and Lydi a

A Happy Weekend
Lydia was pr epar ing br eak f ast when she hear d t he oy

door bell r ing ing . T he bell r ang t hr ee t im es, so she son
under st ood t hat her f r iends had ar r ived. She im m ediat ely comprendi
r an t o t he door , and when she opened it she saw t he corri - vio
sm iling f aces of her t wo best f r iends: Flor a and Er ica.
Af t er em br acing and k issing t hem , she led t hem t o t he las llev
k it chen. O n t he k it chen t able t her e was alr eady hot t ea,
cof f ee, m ilk and biscuit s. T he t hr ee ladies sat down and se sentaron
beg an t o have br eak f ast . T hey wer e in a hur r y, so half an empezaron
hour lat er t hey lef t t he house. dejaron
As soon as t hey g ot int o t he car , t hey t ur ned on t he entraron

r adio t o list en t o t he weat her f or ecast . - T hey wer e fueron
luck y! T he weat her was g oing t o be f ine f or t he whole
week end.
Er ica was an exper t dr iver . She dr ove bet t er t han any conduca
m an, so ever ybody was r elaxed and happy. Dur ing t he
whole j our ney t o Bat h, wher e t hey wer e g oing t o spend
t heir week end, t hey t alk ed, laug hed and sang all k inds of cantaron
song s. Er ica loved t o dr ive, and she never g ot t ir ed. Fr om
t im e t o t im e she even t old som e f unny st or ies t o k eep her contaba
f r iends in a j olly m ood.
Have a nice t im e, ladies!
***
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UNIT 23 27
( cont i nuat i on) G eor ge and Lydia

A Happy Weekend
W hen G eor g e cam e back hom e at eig ht oclock in t he volvi

evening and went int o t he k it chen, he f ound t he dir t y fue - encontr
plat es, cups, g lasses, spoons and f or k s st ill on t he t able.
So he pat ient ly put ever yt hing in t he sink and beg an t o puso - empez
wash t hem . But he soon st opped. I t was near ly half past
eig ht and he f elt ver y hung r y. se senta
He went t o t he k it chen cupboar d, but he only f ound fue - encontr

som e br ead and a pack et of biscuit s. So he went t o t he
r ef r ig er at or hoping t o f ind his dinner t her e, but in t he
f r idg e t her e was only a piece of cheese, t wo sm all apples,
a bot t le of m ilk and an eg g .
He k new t hat Lydia was g oing t o spend t he week end saba
wit h her f r iends in Bat h. But bef or e leaving she could
have pr epar ed som et hing f or his dinner , t houg ht poor pens
G eor g e. Sur ely she was in a hur r y and f or g ot t o pr epar e olvid
it , he said t o him self . So he opened t he f r idg e ag ain and se dijo
g ot out t he cheese, a bot t le of m ilk and t he eg g . But when sali
he put t hem on t he t able, t he eg g beg an t o r oll, f ell of f empez - cay
t he t able and - br ok e, of cour se. se rompi
Poor G eor g e! He at e a piece of br ead and cheese, and comi

dr ank half a g lass of m ilk . But he st ill f elt hung r y, and bebi - se senta
sad, ver y sad.
T en m inut es lat er he went t o t he bedr oom , t ook of f his se quit
j ack et , t ook of f his shoes and lay down on t he bed. He se tumb
was so t ir ed t hat in a f ew m inut es he f ell asleep. se durmi
Half an hour lat er he wok e up. He f elt cold and, of se despert

cour se, hung r y! W hat could he do? - He t houg ht f or pens
about t en m inut es, t hen he had a br illiant idea. He t ook tuvo - cogi
t he phone and r ang up his colleag ue, O scar . telefone
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UNIT 23 28
( cont i nuat i on) G eor g e and Lydia

A Happy W eekend
W hen O scar hear d G eor g e ask ing him t o g o out f or oy
dinner , he couldnt believe his ear s. O scar was sing le and
he spent m ost of his evening s g oing t o pubs and pasaba
r est aur ant s. He lik ed G eor g e ver y m uch, because he was
honest and a har d wor k er . He had of t en invit ed him t o g o
out , but G eor g e had seldom accept ed.
I t was a beaut if ul evening . A big silver m oon shone brillaba
over G lum ville. A cool aut um n wind g ent ly blew t he dr y soplaba
leaves f r om one side of t he st r eet t o t he ot her . G eor g e
wor e his f avour it e blue suit , his g r ey over coat and his llevaba
black hat . He was q uit e eleg ant . He shut t he f r ont door of cerr
his house and went t o t he cor ner of t he st r eet t o wait f or fue
O scar .
W hile he st ood t her e wait ing f or his f r iend, he beg an t o estaba
t hink about his wor k , and his lif e. He had t o do som et hing tena
t o chang e it .
O scar was ver y punct ual. At half past nine t hey wer e
alr eady sit t ing in a ver y eleg ant r est aur ant . A nice wait er
br oug ht t hem t he m enu. T hey or der ed t heir dinner , and trajo
O scar chose t he wine. eligi
W hile t hey wer e wait ing f or t heir dinner O scar ask ed,
W her e did you buy t hat eleg ant suit ? I boug ht it at compr
Self ridges. I know it is elegant but it cost, relatively little, cost
answered George.
W hen dinner was ser ved, O scar beg an t o t alk about his empez
last holiday in Cost a Rica. He t old G eor g e what a cont
f ant ast ic t im e he had t her e. He slept t ill t en, g ot up, had dorma
br eak f ast and went t o t he beach. T he beach was a
beaut if ul solit ar y place. T he sea was em er ald g r een.
Ever y m or ning he swam f or a couple of hour s, t hen he lay nadaba
under a beach um br ella and r ead a book f or t he r est of lea
t he m or ning .
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UNIT 23 29

A Happy W eekend
W hile in Cost a Rica, he never r ead t he newspaper s, lea
and he never wat ched t elevision. T wice a week he wr ot e a escriba
car d and sent it t o his par ent s t o t ell t hem t hat he was all enviaba
r ig ht .
W hen dinner was over and t he wait er br oug ht t he bill, trajo
O scar paid f or bot h and he also g ave t he wait er a g ood pag - dio
t ip.
W hile t hey wer e g oing back hom e, O scar lear nt f r om aprendi
G eor g e t hat Lydia was in Bat h wit h her f r iends Flor a and
Er ica, so he insist ed on t ak ing G eor g e t o a nig ht club.
W hat a beaut if ul place it was! Poor G eor g e didnt even

k now t hat such a place exist ed in G lum ville.
I n t he nig ht club t hey m et anot her colleag ue who sat at encontraron
t heir t able. T he t hr ee of t hem dr ank beer and whisk y, bebieron
spok e about f oot ball, t old j ok es and laug hed t he whole hablaron
nig ht .
I t was half past f our in t he m or ning when O scar t ook llev
G eor g e back hom e. His head was spinning a lit t le. He
k new t hat he had dr unk t oo m uch. But he f elt r eally saba
happy.
He slept soundly t ill t welve oclock , and dr eam t t hat durmi - so

he was in Cost a Rica.
T hat Sunday inst ead of wor k ing in his lit t le g ar den as
he usually did, he went t o a pub t o have lunch. T hen he haca
called O scar and t hey bot h spent t he af t er noon bowling . pasaron
Lif e wasnt so t oug h af t er all, t houg ht poor G eor g e. pens
===
w eat her f orecas t = pr ons t i co del t i empo
t o s l eep s oundl y = dor mi r pr of undament e

UNIT 23 30
En l a col umna de l a der echa hemos pues t o l a bas e f or m de l os

ver bos i r r egul ar es .
Copi a en un cuader no es t a l ect ur a y r el l ena con un l pi z l os es paci os
vac os con l os ver bos cor r es pondi ent es en pas t s i mpl e. Luego mi r a
l a l ect ur a pr ecedent e, par a ver s i has comet i do al gunas f al t as .
A Happy Weekend
Lydia was pr epar ing br eak f ast when she . . t he door hear
bell r ing ing . T he bell . . t hr ee t im es, so she . . t hat her r i ng - under s t and
f r iends had ar r ived. She im m ediat ely . . t o t he door , r un
and when she opened it she . . t he sm iling f aces of her s ee
t wo best f r iends: Flor a and Er ica.
Af t er em br acing and k issing t hem , she . . t hem t o t he l ead
k it chen. O n t he k it chen t able t her e was alr eady hot t ea,
cof f ee, m ilk and biscuit s. T he t hr ee ladies . . and . . s i t down - begi n
t o have br eak f ast . T hey wer e in a hur r y, so half an hour
lat er t hey . . t he house. l eave
As soon as t hey . . t he car , t hey t ur ned on t he r adio get i nt o
t o list en t o t he weat her f or ecast . - T hey . . luck y! T he be
weat her was g oing t o be f ine f or t he whole week end.
Er ica was an exper t dr iver . She . . bet t er t han any dr i ve
m an, so ever ybody was r elaxed and happy. Dur ing t he
whole j our ney t o Bat h, wher e t hey wer e g oing t o spend
t heir week end, t hey t alk ed, laug hed and . . all k inds of s i ng
song s. Er ica loved t o dr ive, and she never g ot t ir ed. Fr om
t im e t o t im e she even . . som e f unny st or ies t o k eep her t el l
f r iends in a j olly m ood.
Have a nice t im e, ladies!
***
W hen G eor g e . . hom e at eig ht oclock in t he evening come back
and . . int o t he k it chen, he . . t he dir t y plat es, cups, go - f i nd
g lasses, spoons and f or k s st ill on t he t able. So he
pat ient ly . . ever yt hing in t he sink and beg an t o wash put
t hem . But he soon st opped. I t was near ly half past eig ht
and he . . ver y hung r y. f eel
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UNIT 23 31

A Happy W eekend
He . . t o t he k it chen cupboar d, but he only . . som e go - f i nd

br ead and a pack et of biscuit s. So he . . t o t he go
r ef r ig er at or hoping t o f ind his dinner t her e, but in t he
f r idg e t her e was only a piece of cheese, t wo sm all apples,
a bot t le of m ilk and an eg g .
He . . t hat Lydia was g oing t o spend t he week end know
wit h her f r iends in Bat h. But bef or e leaving she could
have pr epar ed som et hing f or his dinner , . . poor G eor g e. t hi nk
Sur ely she was in a hur r y and . . t o pr epar e it , he . . f or get - s ay
t o him self . So he opened t he f r idg e ag ain and . . t he get out
cheese, a bot t le of m ilk and t he eg g . But when he . . put
t hem on t he t able, t he eg g beg an t o r oll, . . t he t able f al l of f
and . . , of cour se. br eak
Poor G eor g e! He . . a piece of br ead and cheese, and eat

. . half a g lass of m ilk . But he st ill f elt hung r y, and sad, dr i nk
ver y sad.
T en m inut es lat er he went t o t he bedr oom , . . his t ake of f
j ack et , t ook of f his shoes and . . on t he bed. He was so l i e down
t ir ed t hat in a f ew m inut es he . . . f al l as l eep
Half an hour lat er he . . . He f elt cold and, of cour se, wake up

hung r y! W hat could he do? - He . . f or about t en t hi nk
m inut es, t hen he . . a br illiant idea. He t ook t he phone have
and . . his colleag ue, O scar . r i ng up
W hen O scar . . G eor g e ask ing him t o g o out f or hear

dinner , he couldnt believe his ear s. O scar was sing le and
he . . m ost of his evening s g oing to pubs and s pend
r est aur ant s. He lik ed G eor g e ver y m uch, because he was
honest and a har d wor k er . He had of t en invit ed him t o g o
out , but G eor g e had seldom accept ed.
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A Happy W eekend
I t was a beaut if ul evening . A big silver m oon . . over s hi ne

G lum ville. A cool aut um n wind g ent ly . . t he dr y leaves bl ow
f r om one side of t he st r eet t o t he ot her . G eor g e . . his wear
f avour it e blue suit , his g r ey over coat and his black hat .
He was q uit e eleg ant . He . . t he f r ont door of his house s hut
and . . t o t he cor ner of t he st r eet t o wait f or O scar . go
W hile he . . t her e wait ing f or his f r iend, he beg an t o s t and
t hink about his wor k , and his lif e. He . . t o do som et hing have
t o chang e it .
O scar was ver y punct ual. At half past nine t hey wer e
alr eady sit t ing in a ver y eleg ant r est aur ant . A nice wait er
. . t hem t he m enu. T hey or der ed t heir dinner , and br i ng
O scar . . t he wine. choos e
W hile t hey wer e wait ing f or t heir dinner O scar ask ed,
W her e did you buy t hat eleg ant suit ? I . . it at buy
Self r idg es. I k now it is eleg ant but it . . r elat ively lit t le , cos t
answer ed G eor g e.
W hen dinner was ser ved, O scar . . t o t alk about his begi n
last holiday in Cost a Rica. He . . G eor g e what a t el l
f ant ast ic t im e he had t her e. He . . t ill t en, g ot up, had s l eep
br eak f ast and . . to t he beach. T he beach was a go
beaut if ul solit ar y place. T he sea was em er ald g r een.
Ever y m or ning he . . f or a couple of hour s, t hen he . . s wi m
under an um br ella and . . a book f or t he r est of t he l i e - r ead
m or ning .
W hile in Cost a Rica, he never . . t he newspaper s, r ead
and he never wat ched t elevision. T wice a week he . . a wr i t e
car d and . . it t o his par ent s t o t ell t hem t hat he was all s end
r ig ht .
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A Happy W eekend
W hen dinner was over and t he wait er . . t he bill, br i ng

O scar . . f or bot h and he also . . t he wait er a g ood pay - gi ve
t ip.
W hile t hey wer e g oing back hom e, O scar . . f r om l ear n
G eor g e t hat Lydia was in Bat h wit h her f r iends Flor a and
Er ica, so he insist ed on t ak ing G eor g e t o a nig ht club.
W hat a beaut if ul place it was! Poor G eor g e didnt even
k now t hat such a place exist ed in G lum ville.
I n t he nig ht club t hey . . anot her colleag ue who . . meet - s i t
at t heir t able. T he t hr ee of t hem . . beer and whisk y, dr i nk
. . about f oot ball, t old j ok es and laug hed t he whole s peak
nig ht .
I t was half past f our in t he m or ning when O scar . . t ake
G eor g e back hom e. His head was spinning a lit t le. He . . know
t hat he had dr unk t oo m uch. But he f elt r eally happy.
He . . soundly t ill t welve oclock , and he . . t hat he s l eep - dr eam
was in Cost a Rica.
T hat Sunday inst ead of wor k ing in his lit t le g ar den as

he usually . . , he went t o a pub t o have lunch. T hen he do
called O scar and t hey bot h . . t he af t er noon bowling . s pend
Lif e wasnt so t oug h af t er all, . . poor G eor g e. t hi nk

UNIT 23 34
Tr ansl at i on
1. Tr aduce or al m ent e.
2. Copi a t oda l a pgi na.
1. - T her e is a t able in t he m iddle of t he r oom

2. T her e is a book in t he m iddle of t he t able
3. - Dont t alk nonsense! T he shops ar e closing . G o and buy a
loaf of br ead!
4. - But I am in t he m iddle of m y Fr ench t r anslat ion -
5. - Your Fr ench isnt so im por t ant . G o! At once!
6. - But , m ot her ! I t is r aining !
7. You k now t hat I always f all of f m y bicycle in t he r ain.
8. - O h, m ot her ! I am af r aid of t he st or m !
9. T he t hunder deaf ens m e!
10. - T hen g o of f t o bed!
11. - But I m af r aid t hat t he lig ht ning will blind m e!
12. - Dont be silly! - O ne of you boys m ust buy t he loaf .
13. - W ell, I cant g o because I m ust do m y Fr ench t r anslat ion,
and he cant g o because he has a cold.
14. - T hen I am ver y sor r y, but t her e will be no br ead f or
dinner .
16. - W e lived in London f or m any year s

17. but now we live in a q uiet lit t le t own.
18. I n wint er it is ver y cold her e, but t he sum m er s ar e
wonder f ul.
19. T her e ar e people who lik e t o live in t he m ount ains.
20. T her e ar e ot her s who lik e t o live near t he sea.
21. Som e people lik e t o live in a big cit y
22. But lif e in a q uiet lit t le t own is t he best of all.
23. T her e is no sm ok e, no noise not hing wor r ies us all is
peace and q uiet .

UNIT 23 35
Tr ansl at i on
1. - Hay una m esa en m edio de la habit acin

2. Hay un libr o en m edio de la m esa
3. - No dig as t ont er as! Las t iendas est n cer r ando. Ve y
com pr a una hog aza de pan!
4. - Per o yo est oy en m edio de m i t r aduccin de f r ancs.
5. - T u f r ancs no es t an im por t ant e. Ve! I nm ediat am ent e!
6. - Per o m am , est lloviendo!
7. T sabes q ue yo siem pr e ( m e) caig o de m i biciclet a en la
lluvia. ( c o n l a l l u v i a )
8. - O h, m am ! T eng o m iedo de la t or m ent a!

9. El t r ueno m e ensor dece!
10. - Ent onces vet e a la cam a!
11. - Per o yo t em o q ue el r elm pag o m e cieg ue!
12. - No seas t ont o! Uno de vosot r os m uchachos debe
com pr ar la hog aza.
13. - Bien, yo no puedo ir por q ue t eng o q ue hacer m i
t r aduccin de f r ancs, y l no puede ir por q ue t iene un
r esf r iado.
14. - Ent onces lo sient o m ucho, per o no habr pan par a ( la)
cena.
16. - Nosot r os vivim os en Londr es por m uchos aos

17. Per o ahor a vivim os en un t r anq uilo pueblecit o.
18. En invier no hace m ucho f r o aq u, per o los ver anos son
m ar avillosos.
19. Hay per sonas a q uienes les g ust a vivir en las m ont aas.
20. Hay ot r as a q uienes les g ust a vivir cer ca del m ar .
21. A alg unas per sonas les g ust a vivir en una g r ande ciudad.
22. Per o la vida en un t r anq uilo pueblo es lo m ej or de t odo.
23. No hay ning n hum o, ning n r uido nada nos pr eocupa
t odo es paz y t r anq uilidad.

UNIT 23 36
Vocabul ar y
almost :lmoust casi

applause Epl:z aplauso
at last Et la:st finalmente
at once Et wns inmediatamente
aw ful :ful terrible
baker beikE panadero
began bigAn empez
bicycle baisikl bicicleta
to blind tu blaind cegar
bought b:t compr
certainly sE:tEnli ciertamente
to close tu klouz cerrar
to deafen tu defn ensordecer
to describe tu diskraib describir
dirty dE:ti sucio
to drow n tu draun ahogar -se
fell fel ca
felt felt me senta
fool fu:l tonto (sustantivo)
foolish fu:liS tonto (adjetivo)
found faund encontr
gave geiv me dio
hail heil granizo
hero hiErou hroe
to imagine tu imAdZin imaginar
journey dZE:ni viaje
lightning laitniN relmpagos
loaf louf hogaza
look luk mirada
luck lk fortuna, suerte
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UNIT 23 37
Vocabul ar y
middle midl medio

mud md barro
proud praud orgulloso
to push tu push empujar
quiet kwaiEt tranquilo
to reach tu ri:tS alcanzar
remaining rimeiniN que queda - que quedaba
to remind tu rimaind r ecor dar a, r ecor dar l e a
to ride tu raid mont ar (a cabal l o); andar (en
bi ci cl et a, mot o)
said sed dijo
to seem tu si:m parecer
storm st:m temporal
thought :t pens
thunder ndE trueno
torrent trEnt torrente
trouble trbl problema
to turn back tu tE:n bAk volver
w ay wei camino
I w ent off went f me fui

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UNIT 23 1

M arg. - W hat awf ul weat her ! And we ar e in t he m iddle of sum m er !

( cont i nuat i on) A Loaf of Br ead

Tom - But t he r ain wasnt m y only t r ouble. W hen I r eached t he

begi n bigin beg an bigAn beg un bign empez ar

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regular verbs = ver bos r egul ar es

En l a Uni t 22 hemos di cho que el pas t y el pas t par t i ci pl e de l os

base f orm past past participle

Si bus camos un ver bo en un di cci onar i o, s e ve s i es r egul ar o i r r egul ar .

t o wor k ( pt y p.p. wor k ed) = t r abaj ar Ver bo Regul ar

Los ver bos i r r egul ar es no f or man el pas t y el pas t par t i ci pl e

base f orm past past participle

Si bus camos t o go en un di cci onar i o encont r amos :

t o g o ( pt went , p. p. g one ) = i r I r r egul ar

To go es i r r egul ar por que el pas t y el pas t par t i ci pl e no s e f or man

Not a En el pas t s i mpl e de l os ver bos r egul ar es y de l os i r r egul ar es

past simple ( r egul ar ) past simple ( i r r egul ar )

I wor k ed we wor k ed I went we went

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in the middle of = a medi ados de; en medi o de

- O ne evening , in t he m iddle of sum m er , t her e was a t er r ible

to remember = acor dar s e de, r ecor dar

W hen I f or g et t o put m y r oom in or der or t o m ak e m y bed, m y

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to remind = r ecor dar a, r ecor dar l e a

Rem i nd m e t o g o t o t he bank . = Recur dame de

Tom and M ar gar et

Tom and M ar gar et

Tom - Mar g ar et , when you sm ile you r em ind m e of your m ot her .

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to remind = r ecor dar a, r ecor dar l e a

to remember = acor dar s e de, r ecor dar

( Tom and M ar gar et )

T om doesnt r em em ber t hat Mar g ar et has a lit t le niece. He

1. then = ent onces

- T his ice cr eam is delicious, T om !

2. then = l uego, des pus

- W ait er ! I ll have soup, t hen f r ied f ish, t hen a st eak , t hen

3. then = en aquel ent onces ( i n t hos e days )

Millie - Rober t ! You always say t hat I am silly! I f I am so silly,

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Cuando habl amos de un t i empo en el pas ado o en el f ut ur o us amos one.

O ne of t hese days I m ust buy som e g ood st er eo

O ne sum m er evening , it suddenly beg an t o r ain. T en

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G o and buy = Ve a compr ar (lit. Ve y compra)

Abel and hi s M ot her

May I com e in? = Puedo ent r ar ?

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Par a deci r un t r ueno, dos t r uenos et c. no s e puede deci r :

one t hunder , t wo t hunder s

Se debe deci r : a clap of t hunder , t wo claps of t hunder et c.

o bi en: a t hunder clap, t wo t hunder claps et c.

Par a deci r un r el mpago, dos r el mpagos s e di ce:

a f lash of lig ht ning , t wo f lashes of lig ht ning et c.

immediately = i nmedi at ament e

at once = i nmedi at ament e

Com e her e i m m edi at el y!

Rob. - W ell, I m ust g o t o wor k . I t s lat e. Have you ir oned m y

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I n Decem ber and in Januar y, when t he weat her is cold, you

I have a bad col d. = Tengo un mal r es f r i ado.