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UNIT 18 1

Our Future Home

M arg. - T o m ! I o f t e n t h i n k a b o u t t h e h o m e t h a t we wi l l h a ve
wh e n we a r e m a r r i e d . A n i c e , b i g h o u s e wi t h a l o t o f
b i g wi n d o ws . . . a n d b e a u t i f u l a n t i q u e f u r n i t u r e … W e
wi l l b e s o h a p p y!
Tom - O f c o u r s e , d e a r . B u t wh y a b i g h o u s e ? W e c a n h a ve a
p r e t t y l i t t l e h o u s e i n t h e s u b u r b s . . . wi t h a n i c e b i g
garden...in a street full of trees...far from traffic, shops
and noise -
M arg. - O h n o ! I l i k e t o l i ve n e a r t h e s h o p s .
Tom - V e r y we l l , d e a r .
M arg. - W e wi l l n e e d a d r a wi n g r o o m , a d i n i n g r o o m , a k i t c h e n ,
a bathroom, and four bedrooms.
Tom - F o u r b e d r o o m s ! B u t wh y wi l l we n e e d f o u r b e d r o o m s ?
M arg. - O n e wi l l b e f o r u s , d e a r . O n e wi l l b e f o r g u e s t s . A n d
t wo wi l l b e f o r t h e d o m e s t i c s .
Tom - T wo d o m e s t i c s ! ! ?
M arg. - Y e s , d e a r . W e wi l l n e e d t wo . T wo wi l l b e a b s o l u t e l y
n e c e s s a r y: a c o o k t o d o t h e c o o k i n g , a n d a m a i d t o
c l e a n t h e h o u s e a n d t o d o t h e wa s h i n g u p .
Tom - B u t Ma r g a r e t ! Y o u wi l l d o t h e c o o k i n g , d e a r !
M arg. - Oh no! I can’t cook at all.
Tom - Y o u wi l l l e a r n t o c o o k d e a r . I wi l l b u y yo u a n i c e b i g
cookery book.
M arg. - B u t a t l e a s t we m u s t h a ve a m a i d , T o m . I c a n ’ t d o t h e
wa s h i n g u p . S t r o n g s o a p wi l l s p o i l m y h a n d s .
Tom - I wi l l b u y yo u a p a i r o f r u b b e r g l o ve s .
M arg. - Y e s , d e a r . Y o u a r e r i g h t . . . A n d n o w we wi l l t a l k a b o u t
t h e g a r d e n . W e wi l l h a ve a n i c e , b i g g a r d e n -
Tom - O f c o u r s e . W i t h f l o we r s o f e ve r y c o l o u r , a n d f r u i t t r e e s ,
a n d ve g e t a b l e s .

(turn over)

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 UNIT 18 2

(continuation) Our Future Home

M arg. - I t wi l l b e a n i c e h o b b y f o r yo u , d e a r , i n yo u r f r e e t i m e .
Tom - W h a t wi l l b e a n i c e h o b b y f o r m e ?
M arg. - T h e g a r d e n i n g , d e a r . I c a n i m a g i n e yo u t h e r e , d i g g i n g ,
a n d wa t e r i n g t h e f l o we r s , wh i l e I a m d o i n g t h e wa s h i n g
up.
Tom - B u t we wi l l h a ve a g a r d e n e r , o f c o u r s e .
M arg. - B u t wh y, d e a r ? T h e r e a r e g o o d b o o k s a b o u t g a r d e n i n g .
I wi l l b u y yo u a n i c e b o o k a b o u t g a r d e n i n g f o r yo u r
n e xt b i r t h d a y.
Tom - Y o u a r e a b s o l u t e l y r i g h t , d e a r ! W e c e r t a i n l y m u s t h a ve
a maid.
M arg. - And a gardener, Tom.
Tom - Y e s , Ma r g a r e t . I s e e t h a t we wi l l a g r e e ve r y we l l .

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 UNIT 18 3

Futur o Hasta hace pocos años, en el futuro presente, con los

pronombres “I” y “we”, se consideraba correcto usar “shall”.

I shall go = yo iré
yo u will go = tú irás
he will go = él irá etc.
we shall go
yo u will go
they will go

Hoy en día la mayoría de las personas con los prombres “I” y “we”
usan “will”, y no se considera un error.

I will go = yo iré
yo u will go = tú irás
he will go = él irá etc.
we will go
yo u will go
they will go
Ab e l

- F o r h e r b i r t h d a y m y m o t h e r d o e s n ’ t wa n t a n y p r e s e n t s .
S h e s a ys t h a t f o r h e r , t h e b e s t p r e s e n t i s a g o o d p r o m i s e .
My f a t h e r p r o m i s e s t h a t h e wi l l n o t r e a d t h e n e ws p a p e r a t
the breakfast table, for three months.
H e a l s o p r o m i s e s t h a t h e wi l l h e l p h e r i n t h e g a r d e n .
D e b r a s a ys t h a t e ve r y S u n d a y s h e wi l l c l e a n a l l t h e wi n d o w
panes.
S h e a l s o p r o m i s e s t h a t e ve r y S a t u r d a y s h e wi l l d u s t a l l t h e
furniture.
I m a k e a l o t o f p r o m i s e s , b u t I d o n ’ t k n o w i f I wi l l b e a b l e
to keep them:
I wi l l n e ve r p l a y a n y r o c k a n d r o l l r e c o r d s i n t h e m o r n i n g .
I wi l l m a k e m y b e d e ve r y d a y.
I wi l l n o t l e a ve m y c l o t h e s a l l o ve r t h e r o o m .
I wi l l n e ve r c o m e h o m e l a t e o n S a t u r d a y n i g h t .
I a l s o p r o m i s e t h a t I wi l l k e e p m y p r o m i s e s .
===
window pane = cristal de ventana I will be able = podré
to dust = quitar el polvo

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 UNIT 18 4

hous e = casa

hom e = hogar

Abel

- S e vi l l e i s m y h o m e t o wn . A s yo u k n o w, I wa s b o r n t h e r e .
N o w we l i ve i n a n i c e h o u s e i n t h e s u b u r b s o f F l o r e n c e .
I h a ve a p r e t t y a n d c o m f o r t a b l e r o o m , n i c e n e i g h b o u r s ( t h e
W ilsons), but still, I don’t feel at home. I miss my ex
s c h o o l m a t e s , m y t wo C h i n e s e f r i e n d s , “ H o i P u i ” a n d “ H o i
Mi n ” , a n d o f c o u r s e , m y h o u s e i n S e vi l l e .
I c a n n e ve r f o r g e t t h e o r a n g e t r e e s t h a t t h e r e we r e i n t h e
g a r d e n , t h e s l i d e a n d t h e s wi n g s .
My m o t h e r s a ys t h a t I m u s t n ’ t wo r r y. S h e s a ys t h a t l i t t l e
b y l i t t l e t h i s h o u s e i n F l o r e n c e wi l l b e c o m e a h o m e t o o , l i k e
that in Spain. - I hope so!
===
home town = ciudad natal
as you know = como tú sabes
neighbour = vecino
to feel at home = sentirse como en casa
to miss = echar de menos
slide = tobogán
swing = columpio
to worry = preocupar -se
I hope so. = espero que sí – así lo espero

O b s e r va

1. Delante de la palabra “home" non se usa “to”

• I am going home. “I am going to home.” ¡Error!

(Estoy yendo a casa.)

2. Con el verbo “to be” se usa la preposición “at”.

• I n t h e e ve n i n g I a m a l wa ys a t h o m e .
(Por la tarde estoy siempre en casa.)

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 UNIT 18 5

1. fr e que nc y a dve r bs = adverbios de frecuencia

a l w a ys = siempre
us ua l l y = normalmente
ofte n = a menudo
s om e ti m e s = a veces
s e l dom = rara vez, raramente
ne ve r = nunca

Los adverbios de frecuencia normalmente (pero no siempre) se ponen

antes del verbo.

• T o m a l wa ys d r i n k s r e d wi n e wi t h h i s l u n c h .

Ma r g a r e t u s u a l l y d r i n k s m i n e r a l wa t e r .

T o m a n d Ma r g a r e t o f t e n vi s i t p i c t u r e g a l l e r i e s .

They sometimes go to the theatre.

Tom seldom listens to classical music.

Ma r g a r e t n e ve r d r i n k s a l c o h o l .

* * *

to be

Con el verbo “to be”, los adverbios de frecuencia normalmente (pero

no siempre) se ponen después del verbo..

• W h e n A b e l g e t s u p i n t h e m o r n i n g , h e i s s e l d o m h a p p y.

W h e n h e c o m e s h o m e f r o m s c h o o l , h e i s a l wa ys h u n g r y; a n d h e
i s u s u a l l y t h i r s t y, t o o .

W h e n h e f i n i s h e s h i s h o m e wo r k , h e i s o f t e n ve r y t i r e d .

W h e n h e i s wi t h B a r b a r a , h e i s n e ve r b o r e d .

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 UNIT 18 6

2. fr e que nc y a dve r bs = adverbios de frecuencia

L o s adver bi os de f r ecuenci a, nor mal ment e (per o no s i empr e) s e ponen

des pués de: “wi l l - can - m us t ”

(Tom and Margaret)

W h e n Ma r g a r e t i s m a r r i e d , s h e wi l l l i ve i n N e w Y o r k . S h e
wi l l o f t e n vi s i t L o n d o n , o f c o u r s e , b e c a u s e h e r p a r e n t s a n d
h e r r e l a t i ve s l i ve t h e r e . B u t h e r vi s i t s wi l l s e l d o m b e l o n g .
S h e wi l l n e ve r l e a ve T o m a l o n e f o r a l o n g t i m e .
W h e n s h e i s i n L o n d o n s h e wi l l t e l e p h o n e h i m e ve r y d a y.
A n d s h e wi l l a l wa ys wr i t e t o h i m . . . b e a u t i f u l l o n g l e t t e r s . . . f u l l
o f n e ws . . . a n d f u l l o f l o ve .
T o m wi l l u s u a l l y t e l e p h o n e h e r , t o o . B u t h e wi l l s e l d o m
a n s we r h e r l e t t e r s , b e c a u s e h e i s s o l a zy.

***
Two Lovers
(Dos enamorados)

She - W h e n we a r e m a r r i e d , we wi l l o f t e n vi s i t f o r e i g n c o u n t r i e s .
He - Of course, dear.
She - A n d yo u wi l l o f t e n b u y m e e xp e n s i ve p r e s e n t s .
He - Of course, dear.
She - A n d yo u wi l l a l wa ys l o ve m e .
He - Of course, dear.
She - W e wi l l n e ve r q u a r r e l .
He - Of course not, dear.
She - A n d we wi l l a l wa ys h a ve a s e r va n t t o c l e a n t h e h o u s e a n d
do the cooking.
He - W h y, d e a r ? Y o u c a n d o t h e c o o k i n g .
She - A l l r i g h t . B u t I wi l l n e ve r wa s h t h e d i s h e s a n d I wi l l n e ve r
clean the house.
He - T h e n I ’ m a f r a i d yo u wi l l n e ve r b e m y wi f e .

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 UNIT 18 7

ne a r = cerca (adverbio)
George goes to the station on foot because it is near.

fa r a w a y = lejos (adverbio)
B u t h e c a n ’ t g o t o L o n d o n o n f o o t b e c a u s e i t i s f a r a w a y.

ne a r = cerca de (preposición)
Ma r g a r e t wa n t s t o l i ve n e a r t h e s h o p s .

fa r fr om = lejos de (preposición)
B u t T o m wa n t s t o l i ve f a r f r o m t h e s h o p s .

<<<<<<§>>>>>>

to ne e d = necesitar

DEBRA

S o m e p e o p l e n e e d a l o t o f t h i n g s t o b e h a p p y: e xp e n s i ve
cars, elegant clothes, delicious food ...
O t h e r p e o p l e n e e d ve r y f e w t h i n g s t o b e h a p p y: a h o m e ,
a job and some friends.
I a m a p e r s o n t h a t n e e d s o n l y t wo t h i n g s t o b e h a p p y:
l o ve a n d a f f e c t i o n . A n d I h a ve g o t b o t h . S o I d o n ’ t n e e d
a n yt h i n g e l s e .
===
anything else = nada más
***
yo u don’ t ne e d - yo u ne e dn’ t

You don’t need another pair of shoes.

(No necesitas otro par de zapatos.)

Y o u n e e d n ’ t g e t u p e a r l y t o m o r r o w, b e c a u s e i t i s S u n d a y.
(No hace falta que te levantes temprano mañana, porque es domingo.)

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 UNIT 18 8

dr a w i ng r oom = salón
s i tti ng r oom = sala de estar
l i vi ng r oom = sala de estar

DEBRA

There is a room in our house that my father calls the

“ d r a wi n g r o o m ” , b u t m y m o t h e r c a l l s i t t h e “ s i t t i n g r o o m ”
o r t h e “ l i vi n g r o o m ” .
I am afraid that this time my mother is right, because I
l o o k e d u p t h e wo r d “ d r a wi n g r o o m ” i n t h e d i c t i o n a r y, a n d i t
s a ys : “ A d r a wi n g r o o m i s a r o o m , e s p e c i a l l y a l a r g e r o o m i n
a l a r g e h o u s e , wh e r e p e o p l e s i t , t a l k o r wa t c h T . V . ”
And as our house is not large and our “room” is not big,
i t s h o u l d b e c a l l e d a “ s i t t i n g r o o m ” o r a “ l i vi n g r o o m ” .
<<<<<<§>>>>>>
to do the washing up = fregar los platos
to wash the dishes = fregar los platos
dishwasher = lavavajillas

DEBRA

A f t e r e a c h m e a l I h e l p m y m o t h e r wi t h t h e wa s h i n g u p .
T o d o t h e wa s h i n g u p m e a n s t o wa s h t h e p o t s , p a n s ,
p l a t e s , c u p s , g l a s s e s , k n i ve s , f o r k s a n d s p o o n s t h a t h a ve
been used for cooking and eating.
W h e n m y g r a n d p a r e n t s c o m e f r o m A m e r i c a t o vi s i t u s , m y
g r a n d m o t h e r s a ys t h a t we s h o u l d b u y a d i s h wa s h e r a n d a
m i c r o wa ve o ve n . - W h e n m y f a t h e r s a ys t h a t we d o n ’ t
n e e d a d i s h wa s h e r b e c a u s e t h e r e a r e t wo wo m e n i n t h e
h o u s e , m y G r a n n y g e t s i r r i t a t e d a n d s a ys t h a t h e i s a m a l e
c h a u vi n i s t .
T h a n k G o d , A b e l o f t e n h e l p s u s t o wa s h t h e d i s h e s .
===
meal = comida knife = cuchillo
pot = olla knives = cuchillos
pan = cacerola have been used = han sido usados
frying pan = sartén microwave oven = horno microondas
cup = taza granny = abuela

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 UNIT 18 9

de a que pa r a

Cuando a las preposiciones “de a que para” les sigue un infinitivo,

no se traducen en inglés.

de

• Es hora de levantarse. It is time to get up.

Es hora de ir a la escuela. It is time to go to school.
Estoy contento de verte otra vez. I ’ m g l a d t o s e e yo u a g a i n .

It is time of to go. ¡Error!

• “ I f we h a ve a b i g g a r d e n , yo u m u s t l e a r n t o d i g . ” … a cavar
“ A n d yo u m u s t l e a r n t o c o o k , ” s a ys T o m . … a cocinar
“ P l e a s e d o n ’ t b e g i n t o q u a r r e l , ” s a ys Ma r g a r e t . … a pelear
But Tom only begins to laugh. … a reir

que

• I ’ m h u n g r y, b u t I ’ ve n o t h i n g t o e a t . …que comer.
I ’ m ve r y t h i r s t y t o o , b u t I h a ve n o t h i n g t o d r i n k . ...que beber.
I a m ve r y b o r e d , b e c a u s e I h a ve n o t h i n g t o d o . ...que hacer.

pa r a

• W e need a maid to do the cooking. ... para cocinar.

W e need a gardener to do the gardening. ... para hacer...
W e need a teacher to teach us English. ... para enseñarnos...
W e need a canary to sing for us. ... para cantar...
W e n e e d f r i e n d s t o j o k e a n d l a u g h wi t h u s . ... para bromear...

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 UNIT 18 10

the c ook e r = la cocina (aparato)

the k i tc he n = la cocina (la habitación)

the c ook i ng = la cocina (el arte culinario)

Debra

A s yo u k n o w, I l i k e t o g e t u p e a r l y. S o , ve r y o f t e n I
make breakfast for my parents and for Abel.
I’m not a good cook, but it isn’t difficult to get preparar
b r e a k f a s t r e a d y f o r m y f a m i l y. - First I prepare some
toast. That is simple: I cut some bread into slices and I corto / rebanadas
p u t i t i n t h e t o a s t e r . - W h e n t h e t o a s t i s r e a d y, I tostador (de pan)
spread some butter and some jam on it. Then I put a pot extiendo / cacharro
o f m i l k o n t h e c o o k e r , a n d wa i t u n t i l t h e m i l k s t a r t s
boiling.
I d o n ’ t l i k e t o m a k e c o f f e e , b e c a u s e m y f a t h e r wa n t s
i t I t a l i a n s t yl e : ve r y s t r o n g , a n d i n a s m a l l c u p . A n d m y
m o t h e r wa n t s i t A m e r i c a n s t yl e : ve r y we a k , a n d i n a débil
large cup. So it is impossible to satisfy both. satisfacer

A b e l wa n t s s o m e c h o c o l a t e p o wd e r a n d s o m e h o n e y
i n h i s m i l k . S o I p u t a t i n o f c h o c o l a t e p o wd e r , a p o t o f lata / tarro
honey and a packet of cereals on the kitchen table, miel
b e c a u s e b e s i d e s t h e t o a s t , A b e l l i k e s t o h a ve c e r e a l s , además
too.
A s yo u c a n s e e , t o g e t b r e a k f a s t r e a d y i s q u i t e e a s y.
My m o t h e r k n o ws t h a t I l o ve c o o k i n g , s o o n e o f t h e s e
d a ys s h e wi l l t e a c h m e h o w t o u s e t h e o ve n . F a n t a s t i c !
I wa n t t o m a k e a n a p p l e p i e f o r Mr W i l s o n . H e i s c r a zy loco
about apple pie!
===
I m a k e b r e a kf a s t . = Y o pr epar o el des ayuno.
I h a v e b r e a kf a s t . = Y o des ayuno.

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 UNIT 18 11

not a t a l l = en absoluto

I don’t like it at all. = No me gusta en absoluto.

I can’t cook at all. = No sé cocinar en absoluto.

Al final de una frase negativa, at all significa “en absoluto”.

• - D o yo u l i k e m y d r e s s ?
- N o , I d o n ’ t l i k e i t a t a l l . W h y d o n ’ t yo u b u y a n e w o n e ?
- B e c a u s e I h a ve n o m o n e y a t a l l .
***
(In a train compartment)

• - D o yo u m i n d i f I s i t n e xt t o yo u ?
- Not at all.
- D o yo u m i n d i f I s m o k e ?
- Yes, I do. (Sí, me importa.)

- D o yo u m i n d i f I o p e n t h e wi n d o w?
- Not at all.
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compartment = compartimento
Do you mind …? = ¿T e i m p o r t a … ? / ¿L e i m p o r t a … ?
¿T e m o l e s t a … ? / ¿L e m o l e s t a … ?

<<<<<<§>>>>>>

at least = por lo menos

Tom and Margaret

Marg. - W h e n we a r e m a r r i e d , T o m , we wi l l n e e d a t l e a s t t wo
domestics: a cook and a maid...because I can’t cook at
all.
Tom - B u t a t l e a s t yo u c a n d o t h e wa s h i n g u p .
Marg. - I f I d o t h e wa s h i n g u p , yo u m u s t d o t h e g a r d e n i n g .
Tom - O h , n o ! I h a ve n o t i m e f o r t h a t .
Marg. - W e l l , a t l e a s t yo u c a n wa t e r t h e f l o we r s .

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 UNIT 18 12

to a gr e e = estar de acuerdo; llevarse bien

Ma r g a r e t s a ys , “ we wi l l a g r e e ve r y we l l . ”
G e o r g e a n d L yd i a d o n ’ t a g r e e a b o u t m a n y t h i n g s .
<<<<<<§>>>>>>
to a gr e e w i th = estar de acuerdo con

I a g r e e w i t h yo u . = Estoy de acuerdo contigo.

I d o n ’ t a g r e e wi t h yo u . = N o es t oy de acuer do cont i go.

• Ma r g a r e t s a ys t h a t t h e y n e e d a c o o k a n d a m a i d , b u t T o m
d o e s n ’ t a g r e e wi t h h e r . H e s a ys t h a t s h e c a n d o t h e c o o k i n g
and the cleaning.
<<<<<<§>>>>>>
t o d o t h e s hoppi ng = ir de compras
t o d o t h e w a s hi ng = hacer la colada
t o d o t h e w a s hi ng up = fregar los platos
t o d o t h e c l e a ni ng = hacer la limpieza

Mi l l i e ’ s l i f e i s n ’ t e a s y.
I n t h e m o r n i n g s h e m u s t g e t u p e a r l y t o g i ve R o b e r t h i s
breakfast. Then she must go to the market to do the
shopping. W hen she returns, she must do the cleaning.
W h e n t h e c l e a n i n g a n d t h e s we e p i n g a r e o ve r , i t i s t i m e
to go to the kitchen and do the cooking.
A f t e r l u n c h s h e i s o f t e n ve r y t i r e d , b u t s h e c a n ’ t l i e
d o wn , b e c a u s e s h e m u s t d o t h e wa s h i n g , o r s o m e o t h e r
h o u s e wo r k .
I n t h e e ve n i n g , a f t e r d i n n e r , wh i l e R o b e r t wa t c h e s T V o r
r e a d s t h e n e ws p a p e r , Mi l l i e m u s t d o t h e wa s h i n g u p . S h e
m u s t wa s h a l l t h e d i r t y p o t s , p a n s , p l a t e s , c u p s , g l a s s e s ,
f o r k s , s p o o n s a n d k n i ve s .
N o , Mi l l i e ’ s l i f e i s n ’ t e a s y a t a l l .
===
to sweep = barrer

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 UNIT 18 13

Future Husband and Wife

H us band - W hen we ar e m ar r ied, we will visit f or eig n count r ies

ever y sum m er .
Wife - And we will have a big splendid house wit h at least
t went y r oom s.
H us band - T hen we will need about a dozen ser vant s.
Wife - O f cour se, dear .
H us band - I n wint er , we will g o t o expensive nig ht clubs ever y
evening .
Wife - O h yes! And I will put on a dif f er ent dr ess ever y t im e.
Expensive, f ashionable dr esses. . .
H us band - And I will buy you beaut if ul j ewels. I n t he nig ht clubs
all t he people will say: “ Look at t hat wom an! - T he
wom an wit h t hose beaut if ul j ewels! ”
Wife - How wonder f ul! And when t he wait er br ing s t he bill,
you will say, “ Keep t he chang e! - and t he wait er will
be so happy! ”
H us band - Yes, dear . . . but . . . but . . . we ar e f or g et t ing a ver y
im por t ant t hing . . .
Wife - W hat , dear ? T ell m e!
H us band - I don’t k now if we will have enoug h m oney f or all t hese
t hing s. . .
Wife - You will ear n t he m oney, dear .
H us band - Yes. . . but . . . I don’t k now if I will ear n enoug h.
Wi f e - O f cour se you will, dear , if you wor k f r om m or ning t o
nig ht .
Husband - You’r e r ig ht , dear . I ag r ee wit h you. But . . . t oo m uch
wor k is bad f or t he healt h, you k now.
Wi f e - Don’t exag g er at e, dear . You will only be a lit t le t ir ed,
t hat is all. And r em em ber ! - You will g ive m e so m uch
happiness!
Husband - You ar e r ig ht , dar ling . I am st upid. For g ive m e!

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 UNIT 18 14

Lydi a

- My husband says t hat I am an ext r avag ant wom an. He

says t hat a poor m an’s wif e m ust be econom ical. How
r idiculous!
W hy is he poor ? Because he doesn’t ear n enoug h m oney!
And why doesn’t he ear n enoug h? Because he is silly! O t her
m en ear n enoug h. W hy can’t G eor g e?
I want t o be a r ich wom an! I want t o t r avel. I want t o visit
f or eig n count r ies. I want t o buy a beaut if ul car . But t he only
t hing s t hat int er est G eor g e ar e f oot ball m at ches and wat ching
his new colour t elevision. O h yes! He had enoug h m oney t o
buy a t elevision, because he loves t elevision. But it doesn’t
int er est m e at all.
G eor g e always says t hat I spend t oo m uch m oney. He says
t hat I buy t oo m any clot hes. He doesn’t under st and m e at all.
All wom en cannot be t he sam e. Som e wom en lik e t o wor k in
an of f ice. Som e lik e t o do t he cleaning , t he cook ing , t he
ir oning , t he sweeping and t he washing up. Som e lik e t o wor k
in t he g ar den. Som e lik e t o wat ch t elevision. Som e lik e t o g o
t o bor ing f oot ball m at ches! W ell, I lik e t o spend m oney and
enj oy lif e. T hat is all. I s t hat a bad t hing ? Not at all.
I j ust lik e t o buy t hing s. Pr et t y t hing s. Expensive t hing s.
I t g ives m e so m uch happiness. But of cour se, if I buy t hing s,
I m ust spend m oney. And G eor g e can’t under st and t hat at all.
He always says t hat he has no m oney t o g ive m e. And I
answer , “ W ell, if you have no m oney, G eor g e, please ear n
som e! You had enoug h m oney t o buy a t elevision! ” T hen, of
cour se, we beg in t o q uar r el. G eor g e is an im possible per son!
O h, why do beaut if ul, char m ing wom en always m ar r y st upid
m en?

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 UNIT 18 15

“Hom e, Sw eet Hom e”

Ver y soon T om and Mar g ar et will m ar r y. Mar g ar et is pronto

alr eady t hink ing about t heir f ut ur e hom e. She has m any
char m ing ideas. She says t hat t he dr awing r oom m ust be
all lig ht g r een wit h lig ht yellow cushions. For t he dining claro
r oom , she pr ef er s r ed and dar k br own. For t he bedr oom , oscuro
she t hink s t hat blue is a nice colour . For t he k it chen, she
want s t o have only whit e.
T om also t hink s about t heir f ut ur e hom e. But t hey
haven’t t he sam e ideas. T hey don’t ag r ee at all. Mar g ar et mismas
want s t o have at least eig ht r oom s, while T om t hink s t hat mientras
f our will be enoug h: a lit t le living r oom wher e t hey can
r eceive t heir f r iends or wat ch t elevision in t he evening , a recibir
bedr oom , a bat hr oom and a nice big k it chen.
“ But wher e will we eat ?” , ask s Mar g ar et .
“ I n t he k it chen, ” says T om . And t hen he t ells her his
ideas about t he k it chen. I t m ust be ver y big , wit h nice big
windows. Half t he k it chen will be f or doing t he cook ing and
t he washing up. T he ot her half will be t heir lit t le “ dining
cor ner ” . T hey can buy a lit t le r ound t able and t wo nice
com f or t able chair s. T hey can also put som e nice pict ur es
on t he walls . . .

But Mar g ar et says t hat she doesn’t lik e t he idea at all.

She says t hat she want s a r eal dining r oom . verdadero

T om answer s t hat t hey can m ak e t heir lit t le “ dining

cor ner ” ver y pr et t y. T he t able and t he chair s can be
whit e. . . t he plat es, dishes, cups et c. can be r ed. T hey can
always have f lower s on t he t able, t oo . . . But Mar g ar et
doesn’t want t o list en t o him . She want s a r eal dining r oom .
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( cont i nuat i on) “Hom e, Sw eet Hom e”

“ Yes, dear . All r ig ht , dear , ” says T om .

Mar g ar et also t hink s t hat T om ’s idea about only one
bedr oom is absolut ely r idiculous. absolutamente

“ I f we have only one bedr oom , ” she says, “ wher e will our
g uest s sleep?” huéspedes

T om answer s t hat f or t he f ir st t wo or t hr ee year s, t hey

won’t invit e people f or long visit s. T hey will invit e t hem no invitarán
only f or lunch or dinner . O f t en it will be enoug h if t hey
of f er j ust t ea and cak es, or cock t ails and a f ew snack s.

Af t er an hour of ar g uing , Mar g ar et ag r ees about t his, but discutir, disputar

t hen she says t hat if t her e is only one bedr oom , t he
dom est ics m ust sleep in t he g ar den.
“ W hat dom est ics?» ask s poor T om , whose head is cuya
beg inning t o ache. doler

“ T he cook and t he m aid, ” says Mar g ar et .

“ W hat cook ? And what m aid?», ask s T om , who doesn’t
under st and what she is t alk ing about .

“ T he cook who will do our cook ing , dear , and t he m aid

who will clean t he house and do t he washing up, ” answer s
Mar g ar et .
T om says t hat t hey won’t need a cook or a m aid. He
says t hat she can do t he cook ing and t he washing up. T hey
have anot her ar g um ent about t hat . discusión

T om beg ins t o under st and t hat a husband’s lif e is not so

easy. He look s int o t he f ut ur e and he is af r aid. He st ill tiene miedo
loves Mar g ar et ver y m uch, of cour se, and he st ill want s t o
m ar r y her , but he now under st ands t hat when people say
t hat m ar r ied lif e is dif f icult , t hey ar e not exag g er at ing .
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 UNIT 18 17

( cont i nuat i on) “Hom e, Sw eet Hom e”

Af t er anot her hour of conver sat ion, T om under st ands

t hat if he doesn’t want t o q uar r el, he m ust ag r ee t o buy a
house wit h at least eig ht r oom s and a big g ar den all r ound por lo menos
t he house. T he g ar den m ust be f ull of f lower s and f r uit lleno
t r ees and t her e m ust also be veg et ables. All t he f ur nit ur e
in t he house m ust be beaut if ul and ar t ist ic ( expensive, t oo,
of cour se! ) . T hey m ust also have t wo dom est ics.
“ You see, T om , ” says Mar g ar et happily, “ I was r ig ht . You
ag r ee wit h m e. You under st and t hat we will need eig ht
r oom s - and t wo dom est ics. I was absolut ely r ig ht , wasn’t
I ?”
“ You’r e always r ig ht , dar ling , ” says T om .

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 UNIT 18 18

Car l os Sanchez

My nam e is Car los Sanchez. I am a young m an of

t went y- t wo.

I am f r om a lit t le t own near Seville, but I wor k as a como

wait er in a r est aur ant in Bar celona.

I live in a sm all f lat in t he subur bs of Bar celona, t og et her apartamento

wit h m y cousin Manolo. He and I wor k in t he sam e junto a
r est aur ant . But he is a cook . A ver y g ood one!

T he r est aur ant is big and eleg ant , wit h air condit ioning ,
of cour se, and beaut if ul f lower s on all t he t ables. T he
table cloths and the serviettes are made of pure manteles de mesa
l i n e n . T he plat es, t he soup bowls, t he cups and t he cut ler y puro lino
ar e of t he best q ualit y. T he g lasses ar e m ade of cr yst al. cubiertos

O n week days t her e is less wor k , so we put colour ed menos

candles on all t he t ables, so t he place look s m or e parece
com f or t able and int im at e. íntimo

Many r ich and eleg ant people com e her e, and m any
t our ist s t oo, especially in t he sum m er m ont hs.

I lik e wor k ing in t his place, because lot s of f or eig ner s extranjeros
com e her e. So I have m any chances t o hear m any oportunidades
different languages, too. - W hat interests me most principalmente
a t pr esent is Eng lish. And m ost of t he t our ist s speak ahora
Eng lish, even if t hey ar e G er m an, Japanese or Chinese. aunque
Because t hey k now t hat wher ever t hey g o, t her e is always dondequiera que
som ebody t hat can under st and Eng lish. alguien

My wor k is ver y har d, because I wor k m any hour s ever y duro

day, and I am always st anding . So when m y wor k is over I de pie
f eel ver y t ir ed. But it doesn’t m at t er ! I am young and ¡No importa!
st r ong !

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 UNIT 18 19

( cont i nuat i on) Car l os Sanchez

T oday, at luncht im e, t her e was a ver y nice couple in t he pareja

r est aur ant . T hey wer e sit t ing at t he lit t le r ound t able on t he
r ig ht , in t he cor ner . I t hink t hat t he young m an is Am er ican,
but t he g ir l has an Eng lish f ace. She is ver y pr et t y and
eleg ant , wit h blonde hair and big blue eyes. T hr oug hout
t he evening , she had a sweet sm ile on her f ace. She is durante toda
about t went y- one or t went y- t wo year s old. T he young m an
m ust be about t went y- f ive.

T hey wer e speak ing Eng lish, of cour se, so I could

under st and m uch of t heir conver sat ion because I k now
som e Eng lish. I have a f r ee evening ever y week and I g o t o libre
an Eng lish school. I am alr eady at Unit Sevent een, and so
when people speak slowly, I can under st and t hem ver y
well.
T he g ir l’s nam e is Mar g ar et . T he m an’s nam e is T om .
T hey ar e in Bar celona f or t heir sum m er holiday. T hey t old me dijeron
m e t hat t hey lik e Spain and Spanish people ver y m uch.
T hey also said t hat t hey f ind us ver y k ind and sociable dijeron
people.
I t hink t hat t he young m an was ver y hung r y. He cer t ainly
had a ver y lar g e dinner : onion soup, f r ied f ish, and a big ciertamente
st eak wit h lot s of f r ied pot at oes. He also had f r uit , cheese
and an ice cr eam . He was ver y t hir st y t oo, because he had
t hr ee bot t les of beer and half a lit r e of r ed wine. But t he medio litro
g ir l wasn’t hung r y at all. I t hink she had a headache. She
had only som e chick en soup, som e f ish and a t om at o and dolor de cabeza
let t uce salad, wit h oil and vineg ar , and salt , of cour se. I lechuga / aceite /
was sor r y about her headache. She was so nice, so pr et t y. vinagre / sal

I have a g ood idea. I f t hey com e ag ain t om or r ow

evening , I can speak Eng lish t o t hem . I can say, “ G ood
evening , m adam ! G ood evening , sir ! Do you f eel well t his
evening ?” And t hen we can have a lit t le conver sat ion in
Eng lish. Yes, m y idea is ver y g ood!

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 UNIT 18 20

Translation
1. Traduce oralmente.
2. Copia toda la página.

1. - W e will have a pr et t y lit t le house in t he subur bs.

2. I t will have a nice big g ar den.
3. W e will need f our bedr oom s, a dr awing r oom and a dining
r oom .
4. A k it chen t oo, of cour se, and a bat hr oom .
5. T he cook will do t he cook ing .
6. I f she doesn’t cook well, I will buy her a g ood cook er y
book .

7. - T he m aid will clean t he house and do t he washing up.

8. And if she says t hat t he st r ong soap is bad f or her hands,
she can put on r ubber g loves.
9. T he g ar dener will t ak e car e of t he g ar den.
10. He will wat er t he f lower s ever y evening .

11. W e will of t en g o t o t he t heat r e, and m y f r iend Car oline will

of t en visit us.
12. - Beaut if ul long visit s of t wo or t hr ee week s.
13. - T hat will be splendid! And m y cousin Mar y want s t o live
wit h us!
14. - T hat will be wonder f ul! Dar ling ! I have an idea!
15. W e will not need any dom est ics.
16. Mar y can do t he cook ing and Car oline can do t he washing
up.

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 UNIT 18 21

Translation
1. Traduce por escrito
2. Traduce oralmente

1. - T endr em os una linda casit a en las af uer as ( d e l a c i u d a d ) .

2. T endr á un bonit o, g r an j ar dín.
3. Necesit ar em os cuat r o dor m it or ios, un salón y un com edor .

4. Una cocina t am bién, nat ur alm ent e, y un cuar t o de baño.

5. La cociner a har á la cocina.
6. Si ella no cocina bien, le com pr ar é un buen libr o de cocina.

7. - La cr iada lim piar á la casa y f r eg ar á los plat os.

8. Y si ella dice q ue el j abón f uer t e es m alo par a sus m anos,
puede poner se g uant es de g om a.
9. El j ar diner o cuidar á el j ar dín.
10. Él r eg ar á las f lor es cada t ar de.

11. A m enudo ir em os al t eat r o, y m i am ig a Car olina a m enudo

nos visit ar á.

12. - Bellas lar g as visit as de dos o t r es sem anas.

13. - ¡Eso ser á esplendido! ¡Y m i pr im a Mar y q uier e vivir con
nosot r os!
14. - ¡Eso ser á m ar avilloso! ¡Q uer ido! ¡T eng o una idea!
15. No necesit ar em os ning unos dom ést icos.
16. Mar y puede cocinar , y Car olina puede f r eg ar los plat os.

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 UNIT 18 22

Exer ci ses

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

1. W hat k ind of house does Mar g ar et want t o have?

2. W hat k ind of house does T om want t o have?
3. W her e does T om want t o have t he house, in t he cent r e or in t he
subur bs?
4. How m any r oom s does Mar g ar et want t o have in her f ut ur e
hom e? - W r it e t he nam es of all t he r oom s.
5. W hy does Mar g ar et want t o have f our bedr oom s?
6. W hat k ind of book is T om g oing t o buy her ?
7. W hat k ind of book is Mar g ar et g oing t o buy him ?
8. W hen is she g oing t o buy him t he book ?
9. I n which r oom of t he house do we sleep?
10. I n which r oom do we eat ?
11. I n which r oom do we do t he washing up?
12. I n which r oom do we r eceive our g uest s?

1. W her e is Car los Sanchez f r om ?

2. How old is he?
3. W her e does he live?
4. W hom does he live wit h? ( wi t h whom = ¿con qui én?)
5. I s Manolo a wait er or a cook ?
6. Descr ibe t he r est aur ant wher e Car los and Manolo wor k .
7. W hat ar e t he g lasses m ade of ?
8. O n which days is t her e less wor k at t he r est aur ant ?
9. W hy do t hey put colour ed candles on t he t ables?
10. W hy does Car los lik e his wor k ?
11. W her e wer e T om and Mar g ar et sit t ing ?
12. Could Car los under st and T om and Mar g ar et ’s conver sat ion?
13. W hat did T om have f or dinner ?
14. W hat did Mar g ar et have?
15. W hy did Mar g ar et eat so lit t le?

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Exer ci ses

2. Escribe el futuro de las siguientes frases:

Ejemplo W e have a pretty house. = (W e will have a pretty house.)

1. T he house has a big g ar den.

2. T her e ar e m any f r uit t r ees in t he g ar den.
3. I n sum m er we eat t he f r uit .
4. W e have a g ar dener .
5. W e also have a m aid.
6. T he g ar dener wat er s t he f lower s.
7. T he m aid cleans t he house and does t he washing up.
8. I n t he evening we g o t o nig ht clubs.
9. W e dance all nig ht .
10. W e sleep all day.
11. O ur lif e is wonder f ul.

3. Escribe las siguientes frases poniendo los adverbios en la posición justa.

1. Abel wak es up at seven o’clock . usually

2. He st ays in bed f or t went y m inut es, t hink ing . alw ays
3. For br eak f ast he has chocolat e m ilk and cer eals. alw ays
4. For lunch he has f r ied eg g s and cheese. never
5. I n t he evening , he wat ches T . V. seldom
6. He list ens t o classical m usic. seldom
7. He g oes sk at ing wit h his f r iend Bar bar a. of t en
8. He helps his sist er wit h t he housewor k . som et im es
9. His par ent s allow him t o g o t o t he disco. never
10. He is an obedient boy. usually
11. Debr a g et s up ear ly. alw ays
12. She pr epar es br eak f ast f or Abel. of t en
13. Abel is willing t o help her wit h her hom ewor k . alw ays

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 UNIT 18 24

Vocabulary
a bs ol ute l y A b s El u : t l i a b s o l u t a men t e
t o a c he t u ei k d o l er
t o a gr e e t u Eg ri : estar de acuerdo; llevarse bien
a l c ohol A l k Eh Øl a l co h o l
a nti que Anti:k antiguo
a nythi ng e l s e en i † i N el s n a d a má s
t o a r gue t u a: gj u : d i s cu t i r ; d i s p u t a r
a r gum e nt a: gj u m En t d i s cu s i ó n
as Az co mo
at all A t Ø: l en a b s o l u t o
at least At li:st p o r l o men o s
a t pr e s e nt A t p rezn t ahora
be dr oom b ed ru m d o r mi t o r i o
c e r ta i nl y s E: t En l i ci er t a men t e
c ha nc e t S a: n s oportunidad
to clean tu kli:n l i mp i a r
c l e a ni ng kli:niN l i mp i ez a
t o c ook tu kuk co ci n a r
c ook book kuk buk l i b r o d e co ci n a
c ook e r y book k u k Eri b u k l i b r o d e co ci n a
c ook i ng kukiN co ci n a ( a r t e c u l i n a r i a )
c r ys ta l k ri s t l cr i s t a l
t o c ut tu kút co r t a r
c utl e r y k ú t l Eri cu b i er t o s
t o di g tu dig ca va r
di ni ng r oom d ai n i N ru : m co med o r
di s hw a s he r d i S wØS E l a va va j i l l a s
dom e s ti c d o u m es t i k doméstico, criado, asistente del hogar
dr a w i ng r oom d rØi N ru m salón
dus t dúst p o l vo
t o dus t tu dúst q u i t a r el p o l vo
e s pe c i a l l y i s p eS El i es p eci a l men t e
e ve n i f i : v En i f aunque
fa r fr om fa: frØm l ej o s d e
fl a t fl A t a p a r t a men t o
ful l fu l l l en o

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Vocabulary

fur ni tur e fE: n i t S E mu eb l es

ga r de ne r g a: d n E j a r d i n er o
ga r de ni ng g a: d n i N j a r d i n er í a
ge ne r a l l y d Z en ErEl i g en er a l men t e
gl ove s glúvz g u a n t es
he a da c he h ed ei k d o l o r d e ca b ez a
hom e houm hogar
hone y húni mi el
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