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El primer texto habla de Tomás y Juan, dos hermanos. Utiliza verbos en presente simple,
presente continuo, pasado simple y otros. Después hay preguntas y vocabulario, y por
supuesto que puedes escuchar los textos en los MP3.!
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Extra #1: Tomás and Juan!
Tomás and Juan are brothers. They live in Valencia, a city in the east of Spain. They own a
restaurant in the city center. They opened the restaurant 5 years ago.!
They work very hard to make their customers happy. Tomás wakes up early every morning
to go to the market. He buys the ingredients, and Juan cooks most of the food. The
restaurant is open all day. In the mornings, Tomás makes coffee for the customers while
Juan is in the kitchen, cooking. !
Some people come for lunch, and some people come for dinner. The restaurant also
serves beer, wine and drinks. !
The restaurant has sandwiches and salads, and also some typical Spanish foods like
paella, omelettes, and sausages. !
When Tomás and Juan finish work at night, they are both very tired. They enjoy owning the
restaurant, but it’s a lot of work, and they don’t earn very much money. Most of the money
they earn, they spend to keep the restaurant open.!
Today, they’re not working, because it’s Monday and the restaurant is closed. Right now,
they’re at the beach. Tomás is sunbathing, and Juan is swimming.!
Juan has a girlfriend named Marta. They met two years ago. Marta was a customer at the
restaurant, and they fell in love. They’re planning to get married next year.!
Tomás is single. He had a girlfriend, but they broke up a few weeks ago. He hopes to find
a new girlfriend before summer is over.!
Next year, they’re going to change the menu at the restaurant. They want to make the
restaurant better, so they can earn more money. They also want to hire a new waiter, so
they don’t have to work so hard.!
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Vocabulario y expresiones:!
customers = clientes!
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omelettes = tortillas (de huevo)!
tired = cansado!
hire = contratar!
waiter = camarero!
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Preguntas:!
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2. When did they open the restaurant?!
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3. Does the restaurant serve paella?!
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4. What are they doing today?!
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5. Is Tomás married?!
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6. Who is Marta?!
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7. Do Juan and Tomás plan to close the restaurant next year?
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Extra #2: María’s life!
María was born in Madrid. When she was growing up, she loved art. She spent her free
time drawing. At school, she didn’t like studying English. She just wanted to draw pictures.!
When she went to university, her parents convinced her to do something more practical.
They told her she would never find a job as an artist.!
So she studied Business. But when she finished university, she couldn’t find a job. She
needed to learn English, so she went to London. !
She got a job as a secretary in an office in the City. It was a good job, but everything in
London was very expensive. She had trouble paying her bills.!
Apart from that, she was happy. She was learning English and earning money. She
decided to stay in London for a year or two, and then move back to Spain.!
However, after a few months in London, she met a man named Martin. Martin was a
workmate. He worked in another department. They fell in love, and María decided to stay
in England a bit longer. She didn’t like the weather or the food, but she loved Martin and
wanted to be with him. !
After two years, they moved into a small flat together. It was still very expensive, but they
were happy. After two more years they got married. They had their first child in 2004, a
daughter who they named Lucy. In 2006, they had a son, who they named Roger.!
Now, they go back to Spain on holiday. Lucy and Roger speak English and Spanish, and
they love visiting their grandparents in Madrid. !
María and Martin would love to move back to Spain someday, but now Martin is a
manager at the company and is earning more money. They plan to move to Madrid when
the economy is better. María hopes that the economy will improve soon, because she still
can’t stand the rain!!
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Vocabulario y expresiones:!
draw = dibujar!
expensive = caro!
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workmate = compañero de trabajo!
together = juntos!
improve = mejorar!
she still can’t stand the rain = todavía no puede soportar la lluvia!
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Preguntas:!
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2. What did she study at university?!
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3. Why did she go to London?!
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4. Did she meet Martin in Madrid?!
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5. Was it easy for María to pay her bills in London? Why?!
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6. When was Lucy born?!
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7. When are they planning to move back to Madrid?!
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Respuestas:!
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Texto #1!
3. Yes, it does.!
7. No, they don’t. They plan to change the menu and hire a new waiter.!
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Texto #2!
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