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p . 37UNIT 23 1
A Loaf of Bread
Marg. - What awful weather! And we are in the middle of summer!It seems impossible!
Tom - Yes. I t reminds me of a summer day when I was a boy offourteen. We didn t l ive in New York then, but in a quiet
l i t t le town in Cal i fornia.
Marg. - How awful ! I detest quiet l i t t le towns!
Tom - Well , I l iked i t very much. I had so many fr iends there.
Marg. - Al l r ight dear. Go on!Tom - Well , one summer evening, about eight oclock, a storm
began. And i t was a real storm! - With thunder, l ightning
and hai l . I t was the worst storm that I can remember.
Suddenly my mother said, We have no bread in the
house! One of you boys must go and buy a loaf at once,
before the shops close! Which of you wants to go?
Wel l , of course I d idn t want to go. So I looked at my
brother James. And he looked at me. And I was sorry for
him because he had a bad cold.
Marg. - The poor boy!
Tom - So I said, Al l r ight, mom. And I went off on my bicycle.
Marg. - I can t imagine you on a bicycle!
Tom - Well , I went into the stormThe l ightning nearly bl inded me. And the thunder deafened
me. At last I fe l l off the bicycle! And in that moment i t
began to rain! Torrents of r ain! I was almost drowned!
Marg. - My poor darl ing!
Tom - But I went on my way, pushing the bicycle, because i t wasimpossible to r ide i t , in al l that rain. But I d idn t care. I fe l t
so proud. I thought, Tom, my boy, - you are a hero!
Marg. - And you were a hero, darl ing!
(continua)
C a r me l o M a nga no h t t p : / / w w w . e ng l i s h f o r i t a l i a n s . c om f o r p r i va t e o r a c a de mi c u s e on l y .
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(continuation) A Loaf of Bread
Tom - But the rain wasn t my only trouble. When I reached theshops, I found them al l c losed! At last I found one - just
one - st i l l open and i t was a bakers shop!
Marg. - What good luck!
Tom - I t certainly was! Wel l , I bought the only remaining loaf inthe shop - and turned back home.
I can t describe the journey back! I fe l l off the bicycle
again - and dir t ied al l my clothes with mud, of course.Marg. - Oh! You poor darl ing!
Tom - But I d idn t worry about that. I was too busy thinking aboutmy return home. I imagined al l the fami ly embracing me
and saying, Our Tom is a hero!
Marg. - Yes, dear! And I can imagine how proud of you they al lwere when you arr ived home!
Tom - Well , when at last I reached home, I d idn t say a word. I just put the loaf on the table - and waited modestly for
the applause and the embraces
Marg. - You darl ing!
Tom - But my mother just gave one look at the loaf. Then shesaid, The fool ! He bought brown bread instead of whi te!
Verbos irregulares usados en el dilogo A Loaf of Bread.
Base Form Past Past Part ic ip le
begin bigin began bigAn begun bign empezar
say sei said sed said sed decir
go gou went went gone gn i r
fall f:l fe l l fel fa l len f:lEn caer
feel fi: l fe l t felt fe l t felt sentir
think iNk thought :t thought : t pensarf ind faind found faund found faund encontrar
buy bai bought b:t bought b:t comprar
put put put put put put poner
give giv gave geiv given givn dar
C a r me l o M a nga no h t t p : / / w w w . e ng l i s h f o r i t a l i a n s . c om f o r p r i va t e o r a c a de mi c u s e on l y .
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regular verbs = verbos regulares
En la Unit 22 hemos dicho que el Past y el Past Participle de los
verbos regulares se forman aadiendo ed o bien d a la base form.
base form past past participle
work worked worked
l ive l ived l ived etc.
Si buscamos un verbo en un diccionario, podemos ver s i es regular o
irregular .
Si buscamos to work encontramos:
to work (pt y p.p. worked) trabajar Regular
***
i rregular verbs = verbos irregulares
Los verbos irregulares no forman el past y e l pastparticiple
con ed o d.
base form past past participlego went gone
come came come etc.
Si buscamos to go, encontramos:
to go (pt went , p.p. gone ) i r Irregular
To go es irregular porque el past y el past participle no se forman
aadiendo ed a la base form.
Nota En el past s imple de los verbos regulares y de los irregulares
todas las personas son iguales .
past simple (regular ) past simple ( irregular )
I worked we worked I went we went
you worked you worked you went you went
he worked they worked he went they went
C a r me l o M a nga no h t t p : / / w w w . e ng l i s h f o r i t a l i a n s . c om f o r p r i va t e o r a c a de mi c u s e on l y .
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in the middle of = a mediados de; en medio de
Tom
- One evening, in the middle of summer, there was a terr ib le
storm.
In the middle of the storm, my mother said, Tom, go and buy
a loaf of bread!
But Mom, I answered - In this storm? And it s too far! The
bakers shop is in the middle of the town!
to remember = acordarse de, recordar
to forget = olvidar
Abel
When I forget to put my room in order or to make my bed, my
mother often says to me, I t s more convenient to forget than to
remember.
She says this because I only forget , or pretend to forget , what I
don t l ike to do.
So my mother is always saying to me:
- Remember to put your clothes in the wardrobe. Don t leave
them al l over the room.
- Don t forget to clean your shoes before going to school .
- Remember to turn off the l ights before leaving your room. And
so on, and so on.
Of course she needn t te l l me:
- Remember to telephone Barbara, or, don t forget that on
Sunday you have an appointment wi th your fr iends to play
footbal l .
Mom is r ight; I only forget what is boring and unpleasant.
===to pretend
wardrobe
to turn off
= f ingir
= armario
= apagar
l ights
appointment
unpleasant
= luces
= c i ta
= desagradable
she neednt tell me = no hace falta que me diga
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to remind = recordar a, recordarle a
Remind me to go to the bank . = Recurdame de
Remind me that I must go to the bank. = Recurdame que
Tom and Margaret
Tom - Margaret!Marg. - Yes, dear?
Tom - I f I forget, p lease remind me to telephone my brotherJames to wish him a happy bir thday.Marg. - Oh, yes, dear! That reminds me that I have to send him a
present.
Tom - And remind me that I must go to the bank to changesome dol lars.
Marg. - Yes, darl ing.Tom - And please remind me that on Friday I have an
appointment wi th the dentist.
Marg. - Of course, dear.
to remindof
You remindme of your mother. = Me recuerdas a tu madre.
Tom and Margaret
Tom - Margaret, when you smi le you remind me of your mother.Marg. - Do I look l ike Mother?Tom - Yes, dear. Especial ly when you smi le.
***
Tom - Margaret, your fr iend Carol ine reminds me of a zoo.Marg. - What do you mean?Tom - Well , when she laughs, she reminds me of a hyena
and when she talks, she reminds me of a monkey.
Marg. - Oh, Tom! How can you say such things?!===zoo = zoo monkey = mono
hyena = hiena such = tal
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to remind = recordar a, recordarle a
to remember = acordarse de, recordar
( Tom and Margaret )
Tom doesn t remember that Margaret has a l i t t le niece. He
has a bad memory.
Margaret reminds him that she has a l i t t le niece. She says to
him, You know that my sister has a l i t t le daughter. Li t t le
Al ice.
Yes. Now I remember, says Tom.
Wel l , says Margaret, as your memory is so bad, I hope that
you won t forget that we are engaged! I shal l remind you
every morning that I am your f iance.
Oh no, darl ing, laughs Tom, i t wi l l never be necessary to
remind me of that. I remember i t every minute of the day.
1. then = entonces
- This ice cream is del ic ious, Tom!- Then have another.
2. then = luego, despus
- Waiter! I l l have soup, then fr ied f ish, then a steak, thencoffee.
3. then = en aquel entonces ( in those days)
Robert and Mill ie
Mill ie - Robert! You always say that I am si l ly! I f I am so si l ly,why did you marry me?
Rob. - You were di f ferent then.Mill ie - Oh, Robert! You were di f ferent then, too! You never said
cruel th ings to me then. You were never rude to me then!You were romantic then!
Rob. - Romantic! Ha ha ha !
C a r me l o M a nga no h t t p : / / w w w . e ng l i s h f o r i t a l i a n s . c om f o r p r i va t e o r a c a de mi c u s e on l y .
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one
one day (morning, afternoon, evening, night )
Cuando hablamos de un t iempo en e l pasado o en el futuro usamos one.
Abel
One of these days I must buy some good stereo
headphones, so I can l isten to music even at midnight, wi thout
being punished.
One morning, last week, I was dressing and l istening tosome nice rock music. I assure you, the volume was qui te low,
but my father came into the room q ui te angry and scolded me.
Then, one evening, I was studying and l istening to some
jazz music to keep me company, but my mother came into the
room very i rr i tated and said that the music was making her
nervous. So I had to stop.
One day, when I have my own house, I wi l l buy a very
powerful stereo set and I wi l l put two loudspeakers in each
room, even in the bathroom, so I can l isten to music day and
night, in every part of the house.===
headphones = auriculares to keep me = para tenerme
to punish = castigar my own = mi propia
to assure = asegurar powerful = potente
to scold = regaar loudspeaker = altavoz
sudden = repentino
suddenly = de repente, de pronto
Tom
One summer evening, i t suddenly began to rain. Ten
minutes later the rain stopped and i t suddenly began to
thunder. Suddenly my mother said, We have no bread in the
house! One of you boys must go and buy a loaf of bread.
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Go and buy = ( l i t . Ve y compra) Ve a comprar
Come and see me. = Ven a verme. Ven a vis i tarme.
Try and eat more frui t . = Intenta comer ms fruta.
I l l t ry and do i t . = Intentar hacerlo. Procurar hacerlo.
En ingls es muy corrie nte encontrar dos imperati vos o dos futuros unidos
por and.
Abel and his Mother
Mother - Abel!Abel - Yes, mummy!Mother - Come and si t next to me. I want to tel l you something.Abel - Yes, mummy.Mother - What were you doing, dear?Abel - I was just learning a piece of poetry by heart.Mother - Al l r ight. When you f in ish, go and buy your fathers
newspaper.
Abel - Al l r ight, mom. May I take the dog with me?Mother - Of course. And when you come back, try and put some
order in your room.Abel - I l l t ry and do i t before going to bed.Mother - And don t forget to go and see Mr. Wi lson. He has
telephoned twice already.Abel - Yes, mom. I l l go and see him this evening, after dinner.
===
by heart
may I take?
= ( l i t . por corazn) de memoria
= puedo l levar?
mayCuando se pide un permiso, es ms form al usar may en lugar de can.
May I come in? = Puedo entrar?
May I go out? = Puedo salir?
May I si t down? = Puedo sentarme?
May I open the window? = Puedo abrir la ventana?
C a r me l o M a nga no h t t p : / / w w w . e ng l i s h f o r i t a l i a n s . c om f o r p r i va t e o r a c a de mi c u s e on l y .
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thunder = trueno
Para decir un trueno, dos truenos etc. no se puede decir:
one thunder, two thunders
Se debe decir: a clap of thunder, two claps of thunder etc.
o bie n: a thunderclap, two thunderclaps etc.
l ightning
Para decir un relmpago, dos relmpagos se dice:
a flash of l ightning, two flashes of l ightning etc.
immediately = inmediatamente
at once = inmediatamente
Come here at once !
Stop that at once !
Robert and Mill ie
Rob. - Well , I must go to work. I t s late. Have you i roned myblue shir t?
Mill ie - Just a minute, Robert! I m i roning i t now. I ve nearlyf in ished.
Rob. - But I must go out at once! Do you understand? At once!AT ONCE!Mill ie - But can t you wait for just one minute, dear?Rob. - No! When I say At once! - I mean AT ONCE!
===iron = hierro; plancha (para la ropa)
to iron = planchar
nearly = casi
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1. cold = fro
I t is cold . = ( l i t . El lo es f r o . ) Hace fr o.
I m cold . = ( l i t . Yo estoy fr o . ) Tengo fr o.
In December and in January, when the weather is cold, you
usual ly hear expressions l ike these:
- I t s so cold today!
- I t s bi t ter ly cold!- I feel so cold!
2. cold = resfr iado
I have a bad cold . = Tengo un mal res fr iado.
I have caught a cold . = He cogido un resfr iado.
In winter lots of people catch colds .
===to catch - caught - caught = coger; agarrar
Robert and Mill ie
Mill ie - Oh Robert! I t is so cold today! And I feel so i l l ! I have aterr ib le cold.
Rob. - Well , in winter, you catch a cold every month.Mill ie - Yes, I know. But this t ime I have caught a fr ightful cold.Rob. - Dont exaggerate! Don t make a fuss! A cold isn t a
serious thing. I t won t k i l l you.
===frightful
Dont make a fuss!
= terr ible; espantoso
= No hagas un escndalo!
to kill = matar
C a r me l o M a nga no h t t p : / / w w w . e ng l i s h f o r i t a l i a n s . c om f o r p r i va t e o r a c a de mi c u s e on l y .
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off
to go off = marcharse
Tom went off on his bycicle.
to keep off = mantenerse alejado de
Keep off the grass! = Prohibido pisar el csped!
to take off = quitarseTake off your coat! = Qutate la chaqueta!
to get off = bajarse de
to get off a bus, a train, a plane
Cuando ests enfadado con alguien y quieres decir l e que se vaya, puedes
usar las expresiones:
Buzz off! Clear off! Pero, ten cuidado, son ms bien ofensivas .
Nota
Cuando encontramos off en un mquina o en un aparato electr ico,
s ignif ica apagado.
El opuesto de off es on.
Observa como las preposiciones modif ican el s ignif icado de los verbos.
TO GO
to go in ( l i t . i r adentro ) entrar
to go out ( l i t . i r fuera ) salir
to go up ( l i t . i r arriba) subir
to go down ( l i t . i r abajo) bajar
to go back ( l i t . i r atrs ) volver
to go away ( l i t . i r le jos) irse
C a r me l o M a nga no h t t p : / / w w w . e ng l i s h f o r i t a l i a n s . c om f o r p r i va t e o r a c a de mi c u s e on l y .
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1. the last = el l t imo
December is the last month of the year.
Tom was the last of the class in French.
Tom bought the last loaf of bread in the shop.
2. last = pasado
Last week - last month - last year
3. at last = por f in
At last Tom fel l off the bicycle.
Robert was real ly impossible yesterday! At lunch t ime hecomplained about the food.
In the aft ernoon Mi l l ie s mother telephoned and disturbed his
afternoon nap, so he complained about that, too.
At last Mi l l ie said, Robert, when you marr ied you made a big
mistake.
And do you know what he answered? - At last you havesaid something intel l igent!
open = abierto (adjetivo)
The window is open . = La ventana es t abierta.
Tom found only one shop st i l l open.
In summer I l ike to sleep with my bedroom window open.
The bank is open from 9 to 2.
opened = abierto ( participio pasado )
- Why have you opened the window?
- Because I feel hot.
Nota The window is opened. Error!
The window is open. Correcto !
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to arrive = l legar To arr ive at the stat ion.
To arr ive inLondon.
To arr ive there.
To arr ive on t ime. = Llegar a t iempo.
To arr ive home.
Every morning George gets up early. He does everything in
a hurry because he doesn t want to arr ive at the stat ion late.When he arr ives there, he waits patiently for the train.
When the train arr ives on time George smi les happi ly.
After an hour or so, he arr ives in London. (or so= aprox.)
Before start ing work he usual ly has a glass of mi lk and a
sandwich.
At midday he has a very l ight lunch, so when he arr ives
home in the evening he is qui te hungry.
to reach = alcanzar; l legar
When Tom reached the shops he found them al l c losed.
When James reached the age of eighteen, he changed completely.
Observa la diferencia de construccin entre to arrive y to reach.
To reach the stat ion. To arr ive at the stat ion.
To reach London. To arr ive in London.
To reach there . To arr ive there . ( igual)
To reach on t ime. To arr ive on t ime. ( igual)To reach home . To arr ive home . ( igual)
to push = empujar
Tom pushed his bicycle because he couldn t r ide i t .Don t push! = No empujes!
to pull = t irar
C a r me l o M a nga no h t t p : / / w w w . e ng l i s h f o r i t a l i a n s . c om f o r p r i va t e o r a c a de mi c u s e on l y .
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word formation = formacin de palabras
deaf = sordo
to deafen = ensordecer
dark = oscuro
to darken = oscurecer
Aadiendo -en a cier tos nombres y adjetivos se forman algunos verbos.
He aqu un elenco de l os ms corrientes:
deep profundo to deepen profundizar
fat gordo to fatten engordar
hard duro to harden endurecer -se
height altura to heighten realzar , aumentar
length longitud to lengthen alargar
quick rpido to quicken acelerar
sharp afi lado; to sharpen afi lar;
con punta sacarle punta a
short corto to shorten acortar
strength fuerza to strengthen reforzar
sweet dulce to sweeten endulzar
weak dbi l to weaken debi l i tar
to r ide - rode - r idden = montar (a caballo) , andar (en bicicleta, moto)
to r ide a horse, a bicycle, a motorcycle
to r ide on a horseetc.
to drive - drove - driven = conducir
to drive a car, a bus, a lorry lorry = camin
When Tom was a boy of fourteen he l iked to r ide a bicycle.
When he was sixteen he rode a motorcycle.
But from eighteen on, he only wanted to dr ive cars.
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saxon genit ive
El saxon geni t ive se puede usar tambin para hablar de la casa o del
lugar de trabajo de una persona.
the bakers = panadera
the butchers = carnicera
the hairdressers = peluquera
the barbers = barbera
the dentists = consulta de un dentis ta
the chemists = farmacia
the doctors = consulta de un mdico
Es decir : The bakers shop. - The butchers shop. etc .
Nota En el ingls moderno, es tas expresiones se usan a menudo s in s .
Lydia goes to the hairdresser twice a week.
care = cuidado; atencin
to care about = preocuparse de
Lydia onlycares aboutclothes and jewels.
to take care = tener cuidado
Take care! = Cudate!
Take carewith that dog! = Ten cuidado con ese perro!
to take care of somebody = cuidar de alguien
Mothers take care of their chi ldren.
Nurses and doctors take care of their patients.
Nota En frases interrogativas y negativas s igni f ica: ser i ndiferente .
W hocares? = Qu importa?
I dont care. = Me da igual .
I couldnt care less. = Me t iene s in cuidado.
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IVAN
Dear cousin Abel ,
I hope you, my sweet cousin Debra, Uncle Giuseppe
and Aunt Vivian are in good heal th.
espero
Forgive me for not having wri t ten before. I have been
very busy.
he estado
Abel, you wi l l not bel ieve i t ! At last I have found a job
that I love! I work for an organization that helpsrefugeesto obtain pol i t ical asylum in America.
he encontrado
ayuda re fugiados
The job I had before, besides paying very l i t t le, was
also very boring. Imagine, making beds, putt ing in order
hotel rooms and cleaning toi lets!
adems de
l impiar
I don t make m uch money where I work now, but I enjoy
what I m doing.
As you know, for many years I have been a member of
the WWF (World Wi ldl i fe Fund), the famous organizationthat for so many years has worked for the protection of
nature.
como sabes
proteccin
naturaleza
Well some of my fr iends and relat ives kept saying that
al l I cared about was animals and the environment. You
know very wel l that th is is not true! I care about people,
too, especial ly chi ldren and old people.
medio ambiente
no es c ierto
This is the main reason why I love my new job. Now I
take care of refugees. T hese poor unfortunate people who
must leave their countr ies and often their fami l ies
because their l ives are in danger.
principal
desafortunadas
en pe l igro
Most of them are pol i t ical and rel ig ious refugees. They
come from countr ies where they must be careful about
what they say or do. Many of them have been tortured
and have l ived for many years in jail .
torturados
carce l
(turn over)
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(continuation) IVAN
When I started working for th is organization, my boss
said to me, Ivan, be careful what you do. Your work is
very important; the happiness of many people depends on
you.
me di jo
You know that many people have wrong ideas about
me, just because I didn t want to go to universi ty and
because of my long hair . a causa de
Where I work now nobody could care less about myhair and st i l l less about my earr ings. They only care
about the way I work, and so far everybody is satisf ied
wi th me.
hasta ahora /
sa t is fecho
Often, when I g o back home, I take some work wi th me,
so that I can go on working for a few hours. Of course, I
take care not to misplace any documents, because they
are al l very important.
Of course not everybody is satisf ied wi th my new job.
They say that I don t make enough money. But who
cares? I am happy with what I am doing. And I don t care
what people say.
When you come to America you must help me with my
Spanish, because some of these refugees come from
Spanish speaking countr ies, and most of them can t
speak Engl ish.
ex trav iar
lo que
My gir l fr iend Rosy is f ine, but I don t see her often,
because she is very busy, too. Besides her work, she
must help her mother wi th the housework and she must
take care of her younger sister.
Important news: I have bought a new computer. As
soon as I am connected to the Internet, I m going to send
you an e-mai l . Take care!
tan pronto como
Love, saludos
Your cousin Ivan
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MILLIE
The weather was terr ib le yesterday! First i t ra ined, and
then a terr ib le storm began. I t was the worst storm that I
can remember - thunder, l ightning, rain and hai l ! The
thunder almost deafened me! I am so afraid of thunder.
Robert always says that I am si l ly, because i t is only the
l ightning that can hurt you. Not the thunder. But the
thunder makes so much noise . And Im afraid of noise.
The l ightning doesn t make any noise. But when I say that
to Robert, he always says, You are the si l l iest woman in
the world!
empez
tengo miedo
Well , in the morning Robert didn t go to the factory
because the weather was so bad. I went to the market, of
course, because poor Robert must eat, good weather or
bad weather.
So I went off to the market in my old raincoat, and with
Robert s umbrel la. (My umbrel la is broken.)
impermeable
roto
Oh, the rain! I t nearly drowned me! And I just can t
describe the journey back! I had so many parcels that I
couldn t open the umbrel la. I had bought meat, potatoes,
tomatoes, lettuces, spinach, oranges, bread, chocolates,
sugar, coffee, tea, jam and biscui ts.
me ahogaba
camino
comprado
lechugas
The packet of biscui ts fel l into the mud! And when at
last I reached home I was so t i red that I couldn t speak a
word. But Robert didn t care about that. He was too busy
opening al l the parcels. Suddenly he said, You havebought oranges instead of apples! Why can t you
remember that I prefer apples? Go back to the market at
once!
barro
But Robert! , I said, In al l th is rain? I shal l be
drowned!
(turn over)
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(continuation) MILLIE
But he just laughed and said, You always exaggerate!
A l i t t le water won t hurt you. Don t be r id iculous! And
don t waste t ime! Go back to the market at once, i f you
want to f ind good apples!
Wel l , I have always known that Robert hasn t got a very
kind heart. And every day that passes i t getsworse. But I
couldn t bel ieve that his cruel ty could reach this point.
sabido
se vue lve peor
crue ldad / punto
Without answering I went to the ki tchen and began to
put the vegetables in the refr igerator. After a moment
Robert came into the ki tchen, and with his mouth ful l of
chocolate said in a nasty tone of voice, What about the
apples? I d idn t say a word. When I f in ished putt ing
everything in order, I calmly went towards the bathroom.
Robert fol lowed me without speaking. When I reached the
bathroom door I opened i t , got in, and locked the door
behind me.
hacia
me sigui
cerr con l lave
After a moment I heard Robert s voice shouting, What
about the apples? - I hesi tated for a moment, then I
said in a strong, clear voice, I f you want your stupid
apples, take the umbrel la and go to the market yoursel f !
o
dud
c lara
t mismo
I general ly take a shower very quickly, because I have
always so many things to do, and also because I don t
want to waste hot water. But th is t ime I decided to take a
nice hot bath instead of a shower.
decid
bao
An hour later I came out of the bathroom and went tothe bedroom, put on some warm clothes, took a nice
book, sat down in a comfortable armchair and began to
read.
ropa que abriga
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Irregular Verbs
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 si mple traduce el pretrito perfecto y el pretrito imperfecto.
Por lo tanto, I wen t puede significar = yo fu i o bien yo iba.
Base Form Past Simple Past Participle
be bi: was/were wz- w: been bi:n ser , es tar
begin bigin began bigAn begun bign empezar
blow blou blew blu: blown bloun soplar
break breik broke brouk broken broukEn romper
bring briN brought br: t brought br: t traer
buy bai bought b:t bought b:t comprar
choose tSu:z chose tSouz chosen tSouzn eleg ir
come km came keim come km venir
cost kst cost kst cost kst costar
cut kt cut kt cut kt cortar
dig dig dug dg dug dg cavar
do du: did did done dn hacer
dream dri :m dreamt dremt dreamt dremt soar
drink driNk drank drANk drunk drNk beber
drive draiv drove drouv driven drivn conducir
eat i : t ate eit eaten i : tn comer
(turn over)
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(continuation)Base Form Past Simple Past Participle
fall f:l fe l l fel fa l len f:lEn caer -se
feel fi: l fe l t felt fe l t fel t tocar , sentir
f ind faind found faund found faund encontrar
f ly flai f lew flu: f lown f loun volar
forget fEget forgot fEgt forgotten fEgtEn olvidar -se
get get got gt got gt conseguir ,volverse
give giv gave geiv given givn dar
go gou went went gone gn ir -se
have hAv had hAd had hAd haber; tener
hear hiE heard h:d heard h:d or
know nou knew nju: known noun saber , conocer
lead l i :d led led led led dir igir; l levar
learn l:n learnt l:nt learnt l:nt aprender
leave l i :v lef t left lef t lef t dejar; salir
l ie lai lay lei la in lein echarse,acostarse
make meik made meid made meid hacer
meet mi:t met met met met encontrar -se
pay pei paid peid paid peid pagar
put put put put put put poner , meter
read ri:d read red read red leer
r ing riN rang rAN rung rN sonar
say sei said sed said sed decir
( turn over )
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(continuation)
Base Form Past Simple Past Participle
see si : saw s: seen si :n ver
send send sent sent sent sent enviar
shine Sain shone Sn shone Sn br i l lar
shut St shut St shut St cerrar -se
sing siN sang sAN sung sN cantar
si t si t sat sAt sat sAt sentar -se
sleep sl i :p s lept slept s lept slept dormir
speak spi :k spoke spouk spoken spoukEn hablar
spend spend spent spent spent spent gastar; pasar
stand stAnd stood stud stood stud estar de pie
swim swim swam swAm swum swm nadar
take teik took tuk taken teikEn tomar -se
te l l tel to ld tould to ld tould decir; contar
think iNk thought :t thought : t pensar
wake weik woke wouk woken woukEn despertar -se
wear weE wore w: worn w:n l levar (puesto)
write rait wrote rout writ ten r i tn escribir
understand understood understood comprender
ndEstAnd ndEstud ndEstud
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Esta lectura ha s ido e scrita para practicar el past simple.A la derecha se encuent ra la traduccin del past s imple de los
verbos irregulares solamente.
El past s imple de los verbos regulares termina s iempre en -ed.
Abel
When I went to America last summer, I had a real ly
wonderful t ime.
fui / tuve
Every day began with a nice breakfast and ended witha big bowl of chocolate ice cream. My grandpa always
keeps his freezer wel l stocked with ice cream.
empezaba
A few days before we arr ived in America, he went
shopping and bought about ten six-packs of my fathers
favouri te beer, and six hal f gal lons of chocolate ice
cream.
When he came back home and put al l those bott les of
beer and al l that ice cream on the ki tchen table, mygrandmother couldn t stop laughing. But my grandpa said,
Don t laugh, don t laugh, we are going to eat and dr ink
everything. Then he took a glass, sat down, and began
dr inking his f i rst beer.
fue
compr
volvi puso
di jo
cogi / se sent
empez
We stayed in America for f ive weeks, and the freezer
was never wi thout chocolate ice cream. Grandpa never
forgot to buy i t . olvidaba
In the evening before going to bed, he always wrote a
l ist of what he had to do the next day. Ice cream was
always at the top of the l ist. He thought that I couldn t
l ive wi thout i t . And he was r ight.
escriba
pensaba
(turn over)
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(continuation) Abel
Besides eating and dr inking we did lots of other things.
One day, my sister Debra, my uncle David and I went to
Washington to see the Space Museum. You can t imagine
how happy I fe l t when I saw the aeroplane that the Wright
brothers used in making the worlds f i rst f l ight; and the
rocks that the astronauts brought back from the moon.
hic imos
fuimos
sent / v
trajeron
===
bowl = cuenco at the top of = el pr imero de
freezer = congelador besides = adems de
well stocked = bien provis to space = sit io , espacio
six-pack = confeccin de
6 botellas / latas
f l ight
rock
= vuelo
= piedra
half gallon = 2 l i tros aprox. pilot = pi lo to
l i s t = lis ta to pilot = pilotar
Wilbur and Orvi l le Wright invented the f i rst aeroplane. On December17, 1903, they made the worlds f i rst f l ight. O rvi l le pi loted the plane.
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En la columna de la derec ha hemos puesto la base form de losverbos irregulares .
Copia en un cuaderno es ta lectura y rellena con un lapiz los espacios
vacos con los verbos correspondientes en pasts imple. Luego mira
la lectura precedente, para ver s i has cometido algunas faltas .
Abel
When I .. to America last summer, I .. a real ly
wonderful t ime.
go / have
Every day .. with a nice breakfast and ended with abig bowl of chocolate ice cream. My grandpa always
keeps his freezer wel l stocked with ice cream.
begin
A few days before we arr ived in America, he . shopping
and .. about ten six-packs of my fathers favouri te
beer, and six half gal lons of chocolate ice cream.
When he .. home and .. the beer and the ice
cream on the ki tchen table, my grandmother couldn t
stop laughing. But my grandpa .. , Don t worry, we are
going to eat and dr ink everything. Then he .. a glass,.. , and .. drinking his f i rst beer.
go
buy
come back / put
say
takesit down / begin
We stayed in America for f ive weeks, and the freezer
was never wi thout chocolate ice cream. Grandpa never
.. to buy i t . forget
In the evening before going to bed, he always .. a
l ist of what he had to do the next day. Ice cream was
always at the top of the l ist. He .. that I couldn t l ive
without i t . And he was r ight.
write
th ink
Besides eating and dr inking, we .. lots of other
things. One day, my sister Debra, my uncle David and I
. to Washington to see the Space Museum. You can t
imagine how happy I .. when I .. the aeroplane that
Orvi l le Wr ight used in making the f i rst f l ight; and the
rocks that the astronauts .. back from the moon.
do
go
feel / see
bring
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Esta lectura ha s ido e scrita para practicar el past simple.A la derecha se encuent ra la traduccin del past s imple de los
verbos irregulares solamente.
El past s imple de los verbos regulares termina s iempre en -ed.
George and Lydia
A Happy Weekend
Lydia was preparing breakfast when she heard the
doorbel l r inging. The bel l rang three t imes, so she
understood that her fr iends had arr ived. She immediately
ran to the door happi ly and when she opened i t she saw
the smi l ing faces of her two best f r iends: Flora and Erica.
oy
son
comprendi
corri / v i
After embracing and kissing them, she led them to the
ki tchen. On the ki tchen table there was already hot tea,
coffee, mi lk and biscui ts. The three ladies sat down and
began to have breakfast. They were in a hurry, so hal f an
hour later they left the house.
las l lev
se sentaron
empezaron
dejaron
As soon as they got into the car, they turned on theradio to l isten to the weather forecast. - They were
lucky! The weather was going to be f ine for the whole
weekend.
entraron
fueron
Erica was an expert dr iver. She drove better than any
man, so everybody was relaxed and happy. During the
whole journey to Bath, where they were going to spend
their weekend, they talked, laughed and sang al l k inds of
songs. Erica loved to dr ive, and she never got t i red. From
time to t ime she even told some funny stor ies to keep her
fr iends in a jo l ly mood.
conduca
cantaron
contaba
Have a nice t ime, ladies!
***
(turn over)
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(continuation) George and Lydia
A Happy Weekend
When George came back home at eight oclock in the
evening and went into the ki tchen, he found the dir ty
plates, cups, glasses, spoons and forks st i l l on the table.
So he patiently put everything in the sink and began to
wash them. But he soon stopped. I t was nearly hal f past
eight and he fel t very hungry.
volv i
fue / encontr
puso / empez
se sent a
He went to the ki tchen cupboard, but he only found
some bread and a packet of biscui ts. So he went to the
refr igerator hoping to f ind his dinner there, but in the
fr idge there was only a piece of cheese, two smal l apples,
two bott les of mi lk and an egg.
fue / encontr
He knew that Lydia was going to spend the weekend
with her fr iends in Bath. But before leaving she could
have prepared something for his dinner, thought poor
George. Surely she was in a hurry and forgot to prepare
i t , he said to himsel f . So he opened the fr idge again and
got out the cheese, a bott le of mi lk and t he egg. But when
he put them on the table, the egg began to rol l , fe l l of f
the table and broke, of course.
saba
pens
olv id
se d i jo
sal i
empez / cay
se rompi
Poor George! He ate a piece of bread and cheese, and
drank hal f a glass of mi lk. But he st i l l fe l t hungry, and
sad, very sad.
comi
bebi / se sent a
Ten minutes later he went to the bedroom, took off his
jacket, took off h is shoes and lay down on the bed. He
was so t i red that in a few minutes he fel l asleep.
se qui t
se tumb
se durmi
Half an hour later he woke up. He fel t cold and, of
course, hungry! What could he do? - He thought for
about ten minutes, then he had a br i l l iant idea. He took
the phone and rang up his col league, Oscar.
se despert
pens
tuvo / cogi
te le fone
(turn over)
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(continuation) George and LydiaA Happy Weekend
When Oscar heard George asking him to go out for
dinner, he couldn t bel ieve his ears. Oscar was single and
he spent most of his evenings going to pubs and
restaurants. He l iked George very much, because he was
honest and a hard worker. He had often invi ted him to go
out, but George seldom accepted.
oy
pasaba
I t was a beauti fu l evening. A big si lver moon shone
over Glumvi l le. A cool autumn wind gently blew the dry
leaves from one side of the street to the other. George
wore his favouri te blue sui t , h is grey overcoat and his
black hat. He was qui te elegant. He shut the front door of
his house and went to the corner of the street to wai t for
Oscar.
bri l laba
soplaba
l levaba
cerr
fue
While he stood there wai t ing for his fr iend, he began to
think about his work, and his l i fe. He had to do something
to change i t .
estaba
tena
Oscar was very punctual . At hal f past nine they were
already si t t ing in a very elegant restaurant. A nice wai ter
brought them the menu. They ordered their dinner, and
Oscar chose the wine.
t ra jo
e l ig i
While they were wait ing for their dinner Oscar asked,
Where did you buy that elegant sui t? I bought i t at
Sel fr idges. I know i t is elegant but i t , re lat ively l i t t le,
answered George.
compr
cost
When dinner was served Oscar began to talk about his
last hol iday in Costa Rica. He told George what a
fantastic t ime he had there. He slept t i l l ten, got up, had
breakfast and went to the beach. The beach was a
beauti fu l sol i tary place. The sea was emerald green.
Every morning he swam for a couple of hours, then he lay
under an umbrel la and read a book for the rest of the
morning.
empez
cont
dorma
nadaba
le a
(turn over)
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(continuation) George and Lydia
A Happy Weekend
While in Costa Rica, he never read the newspapers,
and he never watched television. Twice a week he wrote a
card and sent i t to his parents to tel l them that he was al l
r ight.
le a
escrib a
enviaba
When dinner was over and the waiter brought the bi l l ,
Oscar paid for both and he also gave the waiter a good
tip.
t ra jo
pag / di
While they were going back home, Oscar learnt f rom
George that Lydia was in Bath wi th her fr iends Flora and
Erica, so he insisted on taking George to a night club.
aprendi
What a beauti fu l p lace i t was! Poor George didn t even
know that such a place existed in Glumvi l le.
In the night club they met another col league who sat at
their table. The three of them drank beer and whisky,
spoke about footbal l , to ld jokes and laughed the wholenight.
encontraron
bebieron
hablaron
I t was hal f past four in the morning when Oscar took
George back home. His head was spinning a l i t t le. He
knew that he had drunk too much. But he fel t real ly
happy.
l lev
saba
He slept soundly t i l l twelve oclock, and he dreamt that
he was in Costa Rica.
durmi / so
That Sunday instead of working in his l i t t le garden as
he usual ly did, he went to a pub to have lunch. Then he
cal led Oscar and they both spent the afternoon bowl ing.
Li fe wasn t so tough after al l , thought poor George.
haca
pasaron
pens
===
weather forecast = pronstico del t iempo
to s leep soundly = dormir profundamente
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En la columna de la derec ha hemos puesto la base form de losverbos irregulares .
Copia en un cuaderno es ta lectura y rellena con un lapiz los espacios
vacos con los verbos correspondientes en pasts imple. Luego mira
la lectura precedente, para ver s i has cometido algunas faltas .
A Happy Weekend
Lydia was preparing breakfast when she .. the door
bel l r inging. The bel l .. three t imes, so she .. that her
fr iends had arr ived. She .. to the door happi ly and
when she opened i t she .. the smi l ing faces of her twobest fr iends: Flora and Erica.
hear
ring / understand
run
see
After embracing and kissing them, she .. them to the
ki tchen. On the ki tchen table there was already hot tea,
coffee, mi lk and biscui ts. The three ladies .. and ..
to have breakfast. They were in a hurry, so hal f an hour
later they .. the house.
lead
sit down / begin
leave
As soon as they .. the car, they turned on the radio
to l isten to the weather forecast. - They .. lucky! The
weather was going to be f ine for the whole weekend.
get into
be
Erica was an expert dr iver. She .. better than any
man, so everybody was relaxed and happy. During the
whole journey to Bath, where they were going to spend
their weekend, they talked, laughed and .. al l k inds of
songs. Erica loved to dr ive, and she never got t i red. From
time to t ime she even .. some funny stor ies to keep her
fr iends in a jo l ly mood.
drive
sing
tel l
Have a nice t ime, ladies!
***When George .. home at eight oclock in the evening
and .. into the ki tchen, he .. the dir ty plates, cups,
glasses, spoons and forks st i l l on the table. So he
patiently .. everything in the sink and began to wash
them. But he soon stopped. I t was nearly hal f past eight
and he .. very hungry.
come back
go / f ind
put
feel
(turn over)
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(continuation) George and Lydia
A Happy Weekend
He .. to the ki tchen cupboard, but he only .. some
bread and a packet of biscui ts. So he .. to the
refr igerator hoping to f ind his dinner there, but in the
fr idge there was only a piece of cheese, two smal l apples,
two bott les of mi lk and an egg.
go / f ind
go
He .. that Lydia was going to spend the weekendwith her fr iends in Bath. But before leaving she could
have prepared something for his dinner, .. poor George.
Surely she was in a hurry and .. to prepare i t , he ..
to himsel f. So he opened the fr idge again and .. the
cheese, a bott le of mi lk and the egg. But when he ..
them on the table, the egg began to rol l , .. the table
and .. , of course.
know
think
forget / say
get out
put
fall off
break
Poor George! He .. a piece of bread and cheese, and
.. half a glass of mi lk. But he st i l l fe l t hungry, and sad,
very sad.
eat
drink
Ten minutes later he went to the bedroom, .. his
jacket, took off h is shoes and .. on the bed. He was so
ti red that in a few minutes he .. .
take off
l ie down
fall asleep
Half an hour later he .. . He fel t cold and, of course,
hungry! What could he do? - He .. for about ten
minutes, then he .. a br i l l iant idea. He took the phone
and .. his col league, Oscar.
wake up
think
have
ring up
When Oscar .. George asking him to go out for
dinner, he couldn t bel ieve his ears. Oscar was single and
he .. most of his evenings going to pubs and
restaurants. He l iked George very much, because he was
honest and a hard worker. He had often invi ted him to go
out, but George seldom accepted.
hear
spend
(turn over)
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(continuation) George and LydiaA Happy Weekend
I t was a beauti fu l evening. A big si lver moon .. over
Glumvi l le. A cool autumn wind gently .. the dry leaves
from one side of the street to the other. George .. his
favouri te blue sui t , h is grey overcoat and his black hat.
He was qui te elegant. He .. the front door of his house
and .. to the corner of the street to wai t for Oscar.
shine
blow
wear
shut
go
While he .. there wai t ing for his fr iend, he began to
think about his work, and his l i fe. He .. to do something
to change i t .
stand
have
Oscar was very punctual . At hal f past nine they were
already si t t ing in a very elegant restaurant. A nice wai ter
.. them the menu. They ordered their dinner, and
Oscar .. the wine.
bring
choose
While they were wait ing for their dinner Oscar asked,
Where did you buy that elegant sui t? I .. i t at
Sel fr idges. I know i t is elegant but i t .. relat ively l i t t le,
answered George.
buy
cost
When dinner was served Oscar .. to talk about his
last hol iday in Costa Rica. He .. George what a
fantastic t ime he had there. He .. t i l l ten, got up, had
breakfast and .. to the beach. The beach was a
beauti fu l sol i tary place. The sea was emerald green.
Every morning he .. for a couple of hours, then he ..
under an umbrel la and .. a book for the rest of themorning.
begin
tel l
s leep
go
swim
lie / read
While in Costa Rica, he never .. the newspapers,
and he never watched television. Twice a week he .. a
card and .. i t to his parents to tel l them that he was al l
r ight.
read
write
send
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(continuation) George and Lydia
A Happy Weekend
When dinner was over and the waiter .. the bi l l ,
Oscar .. for both and he also .. the wai ter a good
tip.
bring
pay / give
While they were going back home, Oscar .. f rom
George that Lydia was in Bath wi th her fr iends Flora and
Erica, so he insisted on taking George to a night club.
learn
What a beauti fu l p lace i t was! Poor George didn t even
know that such a place existed in Glumvi l le.
In the night club they .. another col league who ..
at their table. The three of them .. beer and whisky,
.. about footbal l , to ld jokes and laughed the whole
night.
meet / s i t
drink
speak
I t was hal f past four in the morning when Oscar ..
George back home. His head was spinning a l i t t le. He ..that he had drunk too much. But he f el t real ly happy.
take
know
He .. soundly t i l l twelve oclock, and he .. that he
was in Costa Rica.
sleep / dream
That Sunday instead of working in his l i t t le garden as
he usual ly .. , he went to a pub to have lunch. Then he
cal led Oscar and they both .. the afternoon bowl ing.
Li fe wasn t so tough after al l , .. poor George.
do
spend
think
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Translation1. Traduceoralmente.
2. Copiatoda la pgina.
1. - There is a table in the middle of the room
2. There is a book in the middle of the table
3. - Dont ta lk nonsense! The shops are closing. Go and buy aloaf of bread!
4. - But I am in the middle of my French translat ion -
5. - Your French isn t so important. Go! At once!
6. - But, mother! I t is raining!
7. You know that I a lways fal l off my bicycle in the rain.
8. - Oh, mother! I am afraid of the storm!
9. The thunder deafens me!
10. - Then go off to bed!
11. - But I m afraid that t he l ightning wi l l b l ind me!12. - Dont be si l ly! - Oneof you boys must buy the loaf.13. - Wel l , I can t go because I must do my French translat ion,
and he can t go because he has a cold.
14. - Then I am very sorry, but there wi l l be no bread fordinner.
16. - We l ived in London for many years
17. but now we l ive in a quiet l i t t le town.
18. In winter i t is very cold here, but the summers are
wonderful .
19. There are people who l ike to l ive in t he mountains.
20. There are others who l ike to l ive near the sea.
21. Some people l ike to l ive in a big ci ty
22. But l i fe in a quiet l i t t le town is the best of al l .
23. There is no smoke, no noise nothing worr ies us al l is
peace and quiet.
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Translation
1. - Hay una mesa en medio de la habi tacin
2. Hay un l ibro en medio de la mesa
3. - No digas tonteras! Las t iendas estn cerrando. V ycompra una hogaza de pan!
4. - Pero yo estoy en medio de mi traduccin de francs.5. - Tu francs no es tan importante. V! Inmediatamente!
6. - Pero, mam! Est l loviendo!
7. T sabes que yo siempre (me) caigo de mi bicicleta en lal luvia. (con la l luv ia)
8. - Oh, mam! Tengo miedo de la t ormenta!
9. El trueno me ensordece!
10. - Entonces vte a la cama!
11. - Pero yo temo que el relmpago me ciegue!12. - No seas tonto! Uno de vosotros muchachos debe
comprar la hogaza.
13. - Bien, yo no puedo i r porque tengo que hacer mitraduccin de francs, y l no puede i r porque t iene un
resfr iado.
14. - Entonces lo siento mucho, pero no habr pan para ( la)cena.
16. - Nosotros vivmos en Londres por muchos aos
17. Pero ahora vivmos en un tranqui lo puebleci to.
18. En inverno hace mucho fr o aqu, pero los veranos sonmaravi l losos.
19. Hay personas a quienes les gusta vivi r en las montaas.
20. Hay otras a quienes les gusta vivi r cerca del mar.
21. A algunas personas les gusta vivi r en una grande ciudad.
22. Pero la vida en un tranqui lo pueblo es lo m ejor de todo.
23. No hay ningn humo, ningn ruido nada nos
preocupatodo es paz y tranqui l idad.
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Vocabulary
almost : lmoust casi
applause Epl:z aplauso
at last Et la:s t finalmente
at once Et wns inmediatamente
awful :ful terrible
baker beikE panadero
began bigAn empez
bicycle baisikl bicicletato blind tu blaind cegar
bought b:t compr
certainly sE: tEnl i ciertamente
to close tu klouz cerrar
to deafen tu defn ensordecer
to describe tu diskraib describir
dirty dE:t i sucio
to drown tu draun ahogar -se
fell fel ca
felt felt me senta
fool fu: l tonto (substantivo)
foolish fu: l iS tonto (adjetivo)
found faund encontr
gave geiv me di
hail heil granizo
hero hiErou hroe
to imagine tu imAdZin imaginar
journey dZE:ni viaje
l ightning lai tniN relmpagos
loaf louf hogaza, loncha
look luk mirada
luck lk fortuna, suerte
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Vocabulary
middle midl medio
mud md barro
proud praud orgulloso
to push tu push empujar
quiet kwaiEt tranquilo
to reach tu r i : tS alcanzar
remaining rimeiniN que quedaba
to remind tu rimaind recordar a, recordarle a to ride tu raid montar (a caballo); andar (en
bicicleta, moto)
said sed dijo
to seem tu s i :m parecer
storm st:m temporal
thought : t pens
thunder ndE trueno
torrent trEnt torrente
trouble t rbl problema
to turn back tu tE:n bAk volver
way wei camino
went off went f me fui
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