Maria Victoria De Stefano

First Spanish Reader

for beginners
Bilingual for Speakers of English

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 Table of contents
The Spanish Alphabet............................................................................................................ 5

First Spanish Reader Elementary........................................................................................ 9

Chapter 1 Mike has a dog.................................................................................................... 10

Chapter 2 They live in Puerto Vallarta (Mxico)................................................................ 13

Chapter 3 Are they Mexicans? ............................................................................................ 16

Chapter 4 Can you help, please? ......................................................................................... 19

Chapter 5 Mike lives in Mxico now .................................................................................. 22

Chapter 6 Mike has many friends........................................................................................ 25

Chapter 7 Jos buys a bike .................................................................................................. 28

Chapter 8 Linda wants to buy a newer film ........................................................................ 31

Chapter 9 Kasuki listens to American songs....................................................................... 33

Chapter 10 Kazuki buys textbooks on design ..................................................................... 36

Chapter 11 Mike wants to earn some money (part 1) ......................................................... 39

Chapter 12 Mike wants to earn some money (part 2) ......................................................... 42

First Spanish Reader Pre-Intermediate............................................................................. 45

Captulo 13 El nombre del hotel.......................................................................................... 46

Captulo 14 Aspirina............................................................................................................ 49

Captulo 15 Mara y el canguro ........................................................................................... 52

Captulo 16 Paracaidistas .................................................................................................... 56

Captulo 17 Cierra la llave del gas!.................................................................................... 61

Captulo 18 Una agencia de empleo.................................................................................... 65

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Captulo 19 Jos y Mike lavan el camion (parte 1) ............................................................. 69

Captulo 20 Jos y Mike lavan el camin (parte 2) ............................................................. 73

Captulo 21 Una Leccin ..................................................................................................... 77

Captulo 22 Kazuki trabaja en una editorial ........................................................................ 80

Captulo 23 Reglas para gatos ............................................................................................. 84

Captulo 24 Equipo de trabajo ............................................................................................. 87

Captulo 25 Mike y Jos estn buscando un nuevo trabajo ................................................. 91

Captulo 26 Solicitar un empleo en Noticias Puerto Vallarta .......................................... 96

Captulo 27 La patrulla de polica (parte 1)....................................................................... 100

Captulo 28 La patrulla de polica (parte 2)....................................................................... 105

Captulo 29 Escuela para Estudiantes Extranjeros (E.E.E) y au pairs............................... 110

Spanish-English dictionary................................................................................................ 114

EnglishSpanish dictionary ............................................................................................... 128

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 Alfabeto Espaol
The Spanish Alphabet

Letter . . Name . . IPA

A . . a . . /a/ N . . ene . . /n/
B . . be . . /b/ . . ee . . /J/
C . . ce . . /k/, // O . . o . . /o/
CH . . che . . /tS/ P . . pe . . /p/
D . . de . . /d/ Q . . cu . . /k/
E . . e . . /e/ R . . erre . . /r/
F . . efe . . /f/ S . . ese . . /s/
G . . ge . . /g/, /x/ T . . te . . /t/
H . . hache silent U . . u . . /u/
I . . i . . /i/ V . . uve . . /b/
J . . jota . . /x/ W . . doble uve . . /gw/
K . . ka . . /k/ X . . equis . . /x/, /ks/
L . . ele . . /l/ Y . . i griega . . /i/
LL . . elle . . // Z . . zeta . . //
M . . eme . . /m/

Rules of pronunciation
The letters ch (che), ll (elle) and rr (erre) were included in the official Spanish
alphabet. However in 1994 the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) decreed that these letters
would no longer be treated as separate letters in dictionaries.
Spanish is a syllable-timed language. This means each syllable is given the same amount
of time for pronunciation. Stressed syllables are treated in the same manner. They are not
given more or less time to enunciate. Words ending with a vowel or "s" have the stress
placed on the next-to-last syllable. Words ending in consonants (other than "s") are
stressed on the last syllable. Phonetics can be determined from the spelling of words.
Spanish makes use of diacritics, or accents, to distinguish letters, words with the same
spelling but different meaning and assist with pronunciation. The tilde (~) is placed over

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the "" to differentiate it from "n". Acute accents () determine syllable stresses,
pronunciation and meanings of words. The dieresis is placed over the "" when it is used in
the combinations of "ge" and "gi" to indicate the "" is not silent.
Inverted question and exclamations marks are placed at the beginning and with regular
punctuation marks at the end of interrogative statements or questions (i.e. "What is your
name?" is punctuated in Spanish as "Cul es su nombre?"). These punctuation marks
distinguish between questions and statements, which are sometimes written with the exact
same words.
The letters "k" and "w" are not found in native Spanish words. They exist only in loan
words.
The letter "c" is pronounced as a "k" if it is followed by an "a", "o" or "u" and with an "s"
sound if an "i" or "e" is next. A "g" followed by "a", "o" or "u" is pronounced as a "hard g",
while a "g" followed by an "i" or "e" are articulated as a "soft g".
The letter "h" is always silent in Spanish. "Ch" is treated as one letter and the sound values
are never divided. "Q" is always accompanied by a "u" and pronounced as a "k".
A word beginning with an "r" is always spelled with a singular "r". If the letter "r" is
contained within the word, it is always spelled as a doubled consonant, "rr".
"V" is enunciated as a soft "b". The letter "z" is only placed in front of the vowels "a", "o"
and "u". If a word ending with a "z" requires pluralizing and, consequently, the "z" is
followed by an "i" or "e", the "z" changes to a "c" and is pronounced with an "s" sound.

Pronunciation of European Spanish

b - [] between vowels, [b] elsewhere.

c - [] before i or e, [k] elsewhere.
d - [] between vowels, [d] elsewhere.

g - [x] before i or e, [g] or [ ] elsewhere.

gu - [g] before i or e, [gw] elsewhere.
g only appears before i or e.

n - [ ] before g, x and k, [n] elsewhere. At the ends of words n - [ ] or [n].

r - [ ] between vowels and in consonant clusters such as br, pr and tr, [r] elsewhere.

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At the ends of words and syllables s often not pronounced, e.g. peces - /'pees/ in northern
Spain, /'peeh/ in central Spain, /'peseh/ in southern Spain, and /'pes/ in the southeast of
Spain.
v - [] between vowels, [b] elsewhere.
w appears only in loanwords.

Pronunciation of Spanish in Latin America

Vowels are the same as European Spanish:

c - [s] before i or e, but [k] elsewhere.

g - [x] (or [h] in some countries) before i or e, [g] or [ ] elsewhere.

gu - [g] before i or e, but [gw] elsewhere.

ll - [j] or [d ] in most places, though the original pronunciation of [ ] is still used in

some areas. ll - [ ] or [ ] in Argentina.

n - [ ] before g, e.g. tengo (I have), [n] elsewhere.

r - [ ] between vowels, [r] elsewhere.

rr - [ ] or [l] in Puerto Rico.

s - [h] at the ends of words and syllables in Argentina and Chile, e.g. peces - /'peseh/. In the
Caribbean it is not pronounced in that position, e.g. peces - /'pes/.
x - [s] at the beginning of words, [ks] elsewhere. In words borrowed from Nahuatl, Mayan
or other indigenous languages of Mexico, x - [ ] or [s].
y - [i] at the end of syllables, such as hay, buey and muy, [j] as a consonant or
semiconsonant. In emphatic speech in Argentina - [ ].
k and w appear mainly in loan words.

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 Mike tiene un perro
Mike has a dog

Palabras
Words

1. aquel - that 18. estudiante - student

2. aquellos - those 19. estudiantes - students
3. azul - blue 20. gato - cat
4. bicicleta - bike 21. grande - big
5. calle - street 22. habitacin - room
6. calles - streets 23. habitaciones - rooms
7. cama - bed 24. hotel - hotel
8. camas - beds 25. hoteles - hotels
9. Ciudad de Mxico - Mxico City 26. Jos - Jos
10. cuaderno - notebook 27. Kazuki- Kasuki
11. cuadernos - notebooks 28. libro - book
12. cuatro - four 29. lindo - linda - nice
13. l - he 30. mesa - table
14. ellos - they 31. mesas - tables
15. este - this; este libro - this book 32. mi- mis - my
16. estos - these 33. Mike - Mike
17. estrella - star 34. muchos, mucho - many, much

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35. nariz - nose 50. sueo - dream
36. negro - black 51. tambin - too
37. no - not 52. tener - to have
38. nuevo - new 53. texto - text
39. ojo - eye 54. tienda - shop
40. ojos - eyes 55. tiendas shops
41. palabra - word 56. tiene- has; l tiene un libro. - He has
42. palabras - words a book.
43. parque - park 57. uno - one
44. parques - parks 58. ventana - window
45. pequeo - little 59. ventanas - windows
46. perro - dog 60. verde - green
47. Pluma, bolgrafo - pen 61. y - and
48. Plumas, bolgrafos - pens 62. yo - I
49. su - his; su cama - his bed

Mike tiene un perro Mike has a dog

1.Este estudiante tiene un libro. 2.l tiene una
pluma tambin.
3.Puerto Vallarta tiene muchas calles y parques.
4.Esta calle tiene nuevos hoteles y tiendas. 5.Este
hotel tiene cuatro estrellas. 6.Este hotel tiene
muchas habitaciones lindas y grandes.
7.Aquella habitacin tiene muchas ventanas. 8.Y
estas habitaciones no tienen muchas ventanas.
9.Estas habitaciones tienen cuatro camas. 10.Y
aquellas habitaciones tienen una cama.
11.Aquella habitacin no tiene muchas mesas.
12.Y aquellas habitaciones tienen muchas mesas
grandes.
13.Esta calle no tiene hoteles.
14.Aquella tienda grande no tiene muchas
ventanas.
15.Estos estudiantes tienen cuadernos. 16.Ellos
tienen plumas tambin.
17.Mike tiene un pequeo cuaderno negro.
18.Kazuki tiene cuatro cuadernos nuevos verde.
19.Este estudiante tiene una bicicleta. 20.l tiene
una bicicleta nueva azul. 21.Jos tiene una
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1.This student has a book. 2.He has a
pen too.
3.Puerto Vallarta has many streets and
parks. 4.This street has new hotels and
shops. 5.This hotel has four stars.
6.This hotel has many nice big rooms.
7.That room has many windows. 8.And
these rooms do not have many
windows.
9.These rooms have four beds. 10.And
those rooms have one bed. 11.That
room does not have many tables.
12.And those rooms have many big
tables.
13.This street does not have hotels.
14.That big shop does not have many
windows.
15.These students have notebooks.
16.They have pens too.
17.Mike has one little black notebook.
18.Kazuki has four new green
notebooks.
19.This student has a bike. 20.He has a
bicicleta tambin. 22.l tiene una linda bicicleta
negra.
23.Kazuki tiene un sueo. 24.Yo tengo un sueo
tambin.
25.Yo no tengo un perro. 26.Yo tengo un gato.
27.Mi gato tiene unos bellos ojos verdes.
28.Mike no tiene un gato. 29.l tiene un perro.
30.Su perro tiene una nariz pequea y negra.
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new blue bike. 21.Jos has a bike too.
22.He has a nice black bike.
23.Kazuki has a dream. 24.I have a
dream too.
25.I do not have a dog. 26.I have a cat.
27.My cat has nice green eyes. 28.Mike
does not have a cat. 29.He has a dog.
30.His dog has a little black nose.
 Ellos viven en Puerto Vallarta (Mjico)
They live in Puerto Vallarta (Mxico)

Palabras
Words

1. ahora - now 13. hermana - sister

2. americano - American 14. hermano - brother
3. ciudad - city 15. Japn - Japan
4. comprar - to buy 16. japons - Japanese
5. de Estados Unidos - from the USA 17. Linda (nombre) - Linda (name)
6. dos - two 18. mejicano(m), mejicana(f) - Mexican
7. ella - she 19. Mjico - Mxico
8. emparedado - sandwich 20. madre - mother
9. en - in 21. nosotros - we
10. es de - from 22. supermercado - supermarket
11. grande - big 23. t/usted. - you
12. hambre - hungry 24. vivir - to live

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 Ellos viven en Puerto Vallarta
1.Puerto Vallarta es una gran ciudad.
2.Puerto Vallarta est en Mjico.
3.Este es Mike. 4.ike es un estudiante. 5.l
est en Puerto Vallarta ahora. 6.Mike es de
Estados Unidos. 7.l es americano. 8.Mike
tiene madre, padre, un hermano y una
hermana. 9.Ellos viven en Estados Unidos.
10.Este es Kazuki. 11.Kazuki es un
estudiante tambin. 12.l es de Japn. 13.l
es japons. 14.Kazuki tiene madre, padre y
dos hermanas. 15.Ellos viven en Japn.
16.Mike y Kazuki estn en un supermercado
ahora. 17.Ellos tienen hambre. 18.Ellos
compran emparedados.
19.Esta es Linda. 20.Linda es mejicana.
21.Linda vive en Puerto Vallarta tambin.
22.Ella no es estudiante.
23.Yo soy un estudiante. 24.Yo soy de
Estados Unidos. 25.Yo estoy en Puerto
Vallarta ahora. 26.Yo no tengo hambre.
27.T eres un estudiante. 28.T eres japons.
29.T no ests en Japn ahora. 30.T ests
en Mjico.
31.Nosotros somos estudiantes. 32.Nosotros
estamos en Mjico ahora.
33.Esto es una bicicleta. 34.La bicicleta es
azul. 35.La bicicleta no es nueva.
36.Esto es un perro. 37.El perro es negro.
38.El perro no es grande.
They live in Puerto Vallarta
1.Puerto Vallarta is a big city. 2.Puerto
Vallarta is in Mxico.
3.This is Mike. 4.Mike is a student. 5.He is
in Puerto Vallarta now. 6.Mike is from
USA. 7.He is American. 8.Mike has a
mother, a father, a brother and a sister.
9.They live in USA.
10.This is Kazuki. 11.Kazuki is a student
too. 12.He is from Japan. 13.He is
Japanese. 14.Kazuki has a mother, a father
and two sisters. 15.They live in Japan.
16.Mike and Kazuki are in a supermarket
now. 17.They are hungry. 18.They buy
sandwiches.
19.This is Linda. 20.Linda is Mexican.
21.Linda lives in Puerto Vallarta too.
22.She is not a student.
23.I am a student. 24.I am from the USA.
25.I am in Puerto Vallarta now. 26.I am
not hungry.
27.You are a student. 28.You are Japanese.
29.You are not in Japan now. 30.You are
in Mxico.
31.We are students. 32.We are in Mxico
now.
33.This is a bike. 34.The bike is blue.
35.The bike is not new.
36.This is a dog. 37.The dog is
black. 38.The dog is not big.
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39.Estas son tiendas. 40.Estas tiendas no son 39.These are shops. 40.The shops are not
grandes. 41.Son pequeas. 42.Esa tienda big. 41.They are little.42.That shop has
tiene muchas ventanas. 43.Aquellas tiendas many windows. 43.Those shops do not
no tienen muchas ventanas. have many windows.

44.Ese gato est en la habitacin. 44.That cat is in the room. 45.Those cats
45.Aquellos gatos no estn en la habitacin. are not in the room.

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 Son ellos mejicanos?
Are they Mexicans?

Palabras
Words

1. animal - animal 12. mujer - woman

2. cafeteria- caf 13. nio/muchacho - boy
3. casa - house 14. no - no
4. cmo- how 15. nuestro - our
5. donde - where 16. reproductor de CD - CD player
6. en - at 17. s - yes
7. Espaa - Spain 18. sobre - on
8. espaol(adj) - Spanish 19. su libro his/ her book
9. hombre - man 20. todo - all
10. lo - it 21. t/usted(s) ustedes(p). - you
11. mapa - map 22. viejo - old

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 Son ellos mejicanos? Are they Mexicans?

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- Yo soy un muchacho. Yo estoy en la - I am a boy. I am in the room.
habitacin. - Are you Mexican?
- Eres t mejicano? - No, I am not. I am American.
- No, yo no soy mejicano. Yo soy americano. - Are you a student?
- Eres t estudiante? - Yes, I am. I am a student.
- S, yo soy un estudiante. 2
2 - This is a woman. The woman is in the
- Esta es una mujer. La mujer est en la room too.
habitacin tambin. - Is she American?
- Es ella americana? - No, she is not. She is Mexican.
- No, ella no es americana. Ella es mejicana. - Is she a student?
- Es ella una estudiante? - No, she is not. She is not a student.
- No, ella no es un estudiante. 3
3 - This is a man. He is at the table.
- Este es un hombre. Est en la mesa. - Is he Mexican?
- Es l mejicano? - Yes, he is. He is Mexican.
- S, lo es. l es mejicano. 4
4 - These are students. They are in the
- Estos son estudiantes. Ellos estn en el park.
parque. - Are they all Mexicans?
- Son todos ellos mejicanos? - No, they are not. They are from Mxico,
- No, ellos no son mejicanos. Ellos son de USA and Japan.
Mjico, Estados Unidos y Japn. 5
5 - This is a table. It is big.
- Esto es una mesa. Es grande. - Is it new?
- Es nueva? - Yes, it is. It is new.
- Si, es nueva. 6
6 - This is a cat. It is in the room.
- Esto es un gato. l est en la habitacin. - Is it black?
- l es negro? - Yes, it is. It is black and nice.
- Si, l es negro y lindo. 7
7 - These are bikes. They are at the house.
- Estas son unas bicicletas. Estn en la casa. - Are they black?
- Son negras? - Yes, they are. They are black.
- Si, son negras. 8
8 - Do you have a notebook?
- Tienes t un cuaderno? - Yes, I have.
- How many notebooks do you have?
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- S, yo tengo uno. - I have two notebooks.
- Cuntos cuadernos tienes t? 9
- Yo tengo dos cuadernos. - Does he have a pen?
9 - Yes, he has.
- Tiene l una pluma? - How many pens does he have?
- S, l tiene una. - He has one pen.
- Cuntas plumas tiene l? 10
- l tiene una pluma. - Does she have a bike?
10 - Yes, she has.
- Tiene ella una bicicleta? - Is her bike blue?
- S, ella tiene una. - No, it is not. Her bike is not blue. It is
- Es su bicicleta azul? green.
- No, su bicicleta no es azul. Es verde. 11
11 - Do you have a Spanish book?
- Tienes un libro de espaol? - No, I have not. I do not have a Spanish
- No, yo no tengo un libro de espaol. No book. I have no books.
tengo libros. 12
12 - Does she have a cat?
- Tiene ella un gato? - No, she has not. She does not have an
- No, ella no tiene un gato. Ella no tiene animal.
animales. 13
13 - Do you have you a CD player?
- Tienen ustedes un reproductor de CD? - No, we have not. We do not have a CD
- No, nosotros no tenemos. No tenemos un player. We have no player.
reproductor de CD. No tenemos ningn tipo de 14
reproductor. - Where is our map?
14 - Our map is in the room.
- Dnde est nuestro mapa? - Is it on the table?
- Nuestro mapa est en la habitacin. - Yes, it is.
- Est sobre la mesa? 15
- S, est sobre la mesa. - Where are the boys?
15 - They are in the caf.
- Dnde estn los muchachos? - Where are the bikes?
- Estn en la cafetera. - They are at the caf.
- Dnde estn las bicicletas? - Where is Kazuki?
- Estn en la cafetera. - He is in the caf too.
- Dnde est Kazuki?
- l est en la cafetera tambin.

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 Puede usted ayudarme, por favor?
Can you help, please?

Palabras
Words

1. agradecer - to thank; se lo agradezco/te 13. lugar place, colocar - to place

lo agradezco - thank you. Gracias 14. o - or
thanks. 15. para - for
2. andar (a pie) - to go (on foot), ir (en 16. para mi - to me
transporte) - to go (by a transport) 17. pero - but
3. aprender - to learn 18. por favor - please
4. ayuda - help; ayudar - to help 19. puede may; Yo puedo ir al banco. -
5. banco - bank I may go to the bank.
6. dar - to give 20. puedes can; Yo puedo leer. - I can
7. deber must, Yo debo ir. - I must go. read.
8. direccin - address 21. coger /tomar - to take
9. escribir- to write 22. tomar asiento - to sit
10. hablar - to speak 23. trabajo work, trabajar - to work
11. jugar - to play 24. yo voy al banco. - I go to the bank.
12. leer - to read

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 Puede Ud. ayudarme? Can you help, please?

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- Puede usted ayudarme por favor? - Can you help me, please?
- S puedo. - Yes, I can.
- Yo no puedo escribir la direccin en - I cannot write the address in Spanish.
espaol. Podra usted escribirla por m? Can you write it for me?
- S, puedo. - Yes, I can.
- Se lo agradezco. - Thank you.
2 2
- Puedes t jugar al tenis? - Can you play tennis?
- No, yo no puedo. Pero puedo aprender. - No, I cannot. But I can learn. Can you
Puedes t ayudarme a aprender? help me to learn?
- S, yo puedo. Yo puedo ayudarte a aprender - Yes, I can. I can help you to learn to play
cmo jugar al tenis tennis.
- Te lo agradezco. - Thank you.
3 3
- T puedes hablar espaol? - Can you speak Spanish?
- Yo puedo hablar y leer en espaol pero no - I can speak and read Spanish but I
puedo escribirlo. cannot write.
- T puedes hablar ingls? - Can you speak English?
- Yo puedo hablar, leer y escribir en ingls. - I can speak, read and write English.
- Puede Linda hablar ingls tambin? - Can Linda speak English too?
- No, ella no puede. Ella es mejicana. - No, she cannot. She is Mexican.
- Pueden ellos hablar espaol? - Can they speak Spanish?
- S, ellos pueden hablar un poco. Ellos son - Yes, they can a little. They are students
estudiantes y aprenden espaol. and they learn Spanish.
- Este muchacho no puede hablar espaol. - This boy cannot speak Spanish
4 4
- Dnde estn ellos? - Where are they?
- Ellos juegan al tenis ahora. - They play tennis now.
- Podramos jugar nosotros tambin? - May we play too?
- S, nosotros podramos. - Yes, we may.
5 5
- Dnde est Mike? - Where is Mike?
- l puede estar en la cafetera. - He may be at the caf.
6 6
- Toma asiento en esta mesa, por favor. - Sit at this table, please.
- Te lo agradezco. Puedo colocar mis libros - Thank you. May I place my books on that
en esa mesa? table?
- Yes, you may.
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- S, t puedes.
- Puede Kazuki sentarse en su mesa?
- S, l puede.
7 - May I sit on her bed?
- Puedo yo sentarme sobre su cama?
- No, no puedes.
- Puede Linda coger su reproductor de CD?
- No, ella no debe coger su reproductor de
CD.
8 - No, they may not.
- Pueden ellos coger su mapa?
- No, ellos no pueden.
9 She must not take his CD player.
T no debes sentarte sobre su cama.
Ella no debe coger su reproductor de CD.
Ellos no deben coger estos cuadernos.
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- Yo debo ir al banco.
- T debes ir ahora?
- S, yo debo ir
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- T debes aprender ingls?
- No necesito aprender ingls. Debo aprender
espaol
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- Debe ella ir al banco?
- No. Ella no necesita ir al banco.
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- Puedo tomar su bicicleta?
- No, t no debes tomar su bicicleta.
-Podemos nosotros colocar estos cuadernos
sobre su cama?
-No. T no debes colocar los cuadernos sobre
su cama.
- May Kazuki sit at his table?
- Yes, he may.
7
- No, you must not.
- May Linda take his CD player?
- No. She must not take his CD player.
8
- May they take her map?
9
You must not sit on her bed.
They must not take these notebooks.
10
- I must go to the bank.
- Must you go now?
- Yes, I must.
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- Must you learn English?
- I need not learn English. I must learn
Spanish.
12
- Must she go to the bank?
- No. She need not go to the bank.
13
- May I take this bike?
- No, you must not take this bike.
-May we place these notebooks on her
bed?
-No. You must not place the notebooks on
her bed.

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 Mike vive en Mjico ahora
Mike lives in Mxico now

Palabras
Words

1. algn/alguna/alguno - any, some 12. granja- farm

2. all/all (lugar) - there (place), hacia 13. gustar , amar- to like, to love
all (direccin) - there (direction) 14. muebles - furniture
3. beber - to drink 15. msica - music
4. bien - well 16. necesita/necesito - need
5. bueno/buena - good 17. nia/muchacha - girl
6. cinco - five 18. ocho - eight
7. comer - to eat 19. peridico - newspaper
8. desayuno - breakfast; tomar el 20. plaza - square
desayuno - have breakfast 21. seis - six
9. desear/querer - to want 22. siete- seven
10. escuchar - to listen; Yo escucho 23. silla - chair
msica. - I listen to music. 24. t - tea
11. gente - people 25. tres - three

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 Mike vive en Mjico ahora Mike lives in Mxico now

1 1
Linda lee bien el espaol. Yo leo en espaol Linda reads Spanish well. I read Spanish
tambin. Los estudiantes van al parque. Ella too. The students go to the park. She goes to
va al parque tambin. the park too.
2 2
Nosotros vivimos en Puerto Vallarta. We live in Puerto Vallarta. Kazuki lives in
Kazuki vive en Puerto Vallarta. Su padre y Puerto Vallarta now too. His father and
su madre viven en Japn. Mike vive en mother live in the Japan. Mike lives in
Puerto Vallarta ahora. Su padre y su madre Puerto Vallarta now. His father and mother
viven en Estados Unidos live in USA.
3 3
Los estudiantes juegan al tenis. Kazuki The students play tennis. Kazuki plays well.
juega bien, Mike no juega bien. Mike plays not well.
4 4
Nosotros bebemos t. Linda bebe t verde. We drink tea. Linda drinks green tea. Jos
Jos bebe t negro. Yo bebo t negro drinks black tea. I drink black tea too.
tambin. 5
5 I listen to music. Sarah listens to music too.
Yo escucho msica. Sarah escucha msica She likes to listen to good music.
tambin. A ella le gusta la buena msica. 6
6 I need six notebooks. Jos needs seven
Yo necesito seis cuadernos. Jos necesita notebooks. Linda needs eight notebooks.
siete cuadernos. Linda necesita ocho 7
cuadernos. Sarah wants to drink. I want to drink too.
7 Kazuki wants to eat.
Sarah quiere beber. Yo quiero beber 8
tambin. Kazuki quiere comer. There is a newspaper on the table. Kazuki
8 takes it and reads. He likes to read the
Hay un peridico sobre la mesa. Kazuki lo newspapers.
toma y lo lee. A l le gusta leer los 9
peridicos. There is some furniture in the room. There
9 are six tables and six chairs there.
Hay algunos muebles en la habitacin. Hay 10
seis mesas y seis sillas all. There are three girls in the room. They eat
10 breakfast.
Hay tres muchachas en la habitacin. Ellas 11
toman el desayuno. Sarah eats bread and drinks tea. She likes
11 green tea.
12
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Sarah come pan y bebe t. A ella le gusta el
t verde.
12
Hay algunos libros en la mesa. No son
nuevos. Son viejos.
13
- Hay un banco en esta calle?
- S lo hay. Hay cinco bancos en esta calle.
Los bancos no son grandes.
14
- Hay gente en la plaza?
- S la hay. Hay algo de gente en la plaza.
15
- Hay bicicletas en la cafetera?
- S las hay. Hay cuatro bicicletas en la
cafetera. No son nuevas.
16
- Hay un hotel en esta calle?
- No, no lo hay. No hay hoteles en esta
calle.
17
- Hay alguna tiendas grandes en esa calle?
- No, no hay. No, hay grandes tiendas en esa
calle.
18
- Hay alguna granja en Mjico?
- S las hay. Hay muchas granjas en Mjico.
19
- Hay algn mueble en aquella habitacin? - Yes, there is. There are four tables and
- S los hay. Hay cuatro mesas y algunas
sillas all.
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There are some books on the table. They are
not new. They are old.
13
- Is there a bank in this street?
- Yes, there is. There are five banks in this
street. The banks are not big.
14
- Are there people in the square?
- Yes, there are. There are some people in
the square.
15
- Are there bikes at the caf?
- Yes, there are. There are four bikes at the
caf. They are not new.
16
- Is there a hotel in this street?
- No, there is not. There are no hotels in this
street.
17
- Are there any big shops in that street?
- No, there are not. There are no big shops
in that street.
18
- Are there any farms in Mxico?
- Yes, there are. There are many farms in
Mxico.
19
- Is there any furniture in that room?
some chairs there.
 Mike tiene muchos amigos
Mike has many friends

Palabras
Words

1. agencia - agency 15. disco compacto (CD) - CD

2. amigo - friend 16. el libro de Jos - Joses book
3. bajo - under 17. Jorge - George
4. caf - coffee 18. libre - free
5. carro/coche/automvil - car 19. limpio clean, limpiar - to clean
6. cocinero/cocinera - cooker 20. mapa del hombre - mans map
7. como tambin - as well 21. Maria - Mary
8. computador/ordenador - computer 22. mucho, muy - much, many
9. conocer - to know 23. puerta - door
10. de Kazuki - Kazukis 24. pap - dad
11. de la mujer - womans 25. trabajo (n) - job; agencia de empleo -
12. de mam - mothers job agency
13. de Mike - Mikes 26. vienen, van - come, go
14. dentro de - into

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 Mike tiene muchos amigos Mike has many friends

1 1
Mike tiene muchos amigos. Los amigos de Mike has many friends. Mikes friends
Mike vienen a la cafetera. A ellos les gusta come to the caf. They like to drink
beber caf. Los amigos de Mike beben mucho coffee. Mikes friends drink a lot of
caf. coffee.
2 2
El papa de Kazuki tiene un coche. El coche de Kazukis dad has a car. The dads car is
su pap est limpio pero es viejo. El padre de clean but old. Kazukis dad drives a lot.
Kazuki conduce mucho. l tiene un buen He has a good job and he has a lot of
empleo y ahora tiene mucho trabajo. work now.
3 3
Jos tiene muchos discos compactos (CD). Los Jos has a lot of CDs. Joss CDs are on
CD de Jos estn sobre su cama. El his bed. Joss CD player is on his bed
reproductor de CD de Jos est en su cama as well.
tambin. 4
4 Mike reads Mexican newspapers. There
Mike lee los peridicos mejicanos. Hay are many newspapers on the table in
muchos peridicos en la mesa de la habitacin Mikes room.
de Mike. 5
5 Mary has a cat and a dog. Marys cat is
Mara tiene un gato y un perro. El gato de in the room under the bed. Marys dog is
Mara est en la habitacin bajo la cama. El in the room as well.
perro de Mara est en la habitacin tambin. 6
6 There is a man in this car. This man has
Hay un hombre en este coche. Este hombre a map. The mans map is big. This man
tiene un mapa. El mapa del hombre es grande. drives a lot.
Este hombre conduce mucho. 7
7 I am a student. I have a lot of free time. I
Yo soy un estudiante. Yo tengo mucho tiempo go to a job agency. I need a good job.
libre. Yo voy a una agencia de empleo. Yo 8
necesito un buen trabajo. Kazuki and Mike have a little free time.
8 They go to the job agency as well. Kazuki
Kazuki y Mike tienen un poco de tiempo libre. has a computer. The agency may give
Ellos van a la agencia de viajes tambin. Kazuki a good job.
Kazuki tiene un ordenador. La agencia puede 9
darle a Kazuki un buen trabajo. Linda has a new cooker. Lindas cooker
9 is good and clean. She cooks breakfast
Linda tiene una nueva cocinera. La cocinera de for her children. Mary and Jos are
Lindas children. Lindas children drink
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Linda es muy buena y limpia. Ella prepara el
desayuno para sus hijos. Mara y Jos son los
hijos de Linda. Los hijos de Linda beben
mucho t. La madre bebe un poco de caf. La
madre de Mara conoce algunas pocas palabras
en ingls. Ella habla muy poco ingls. Linda
tiene un empleo. Ella tiene poco tiempo libre.
10
Mike habla poco espaol. Mike conoce muy
pocas palabras en espaol. Yo conozco muchas
palabras en espaol. Yo puedo hablar un poco
de espaol. Esta mujer conoce muchas palabras
en espaol. Ella puede hablar bien espaol.
11
Jorge trabaja en una agencia de empleo. Esta
agencia de empleo est en Puerto Vallarta.
Jorge tiene un coche. El coche de Jorge est en
la calle. Jorge tiene mucho trabajo. l debe ir a
la agencia. l conduce hacia all. Jorge viene a
la agencia. Hay muchos estudiantes all. Ellos
necesitan un trabajo. El trabajo de Jorge es
ayudar a los estudiantes.
12
Hay un coche frente al hotel. Las puertas de
este coche no estn limpias.
13
Muchos estudiantes viven en este hotel. Las
habitaciones del hotel son pequeas pero
limpias. Esta es la habitacin de Mike. La
ventana de la habitacin es grande y limpia.
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a lot of tea. The mother drinks a little
coffee. Marys mother can speak very
few English words. She speaks English
very little. Linda has a job. She has little
free time.
10
Mike can speak little Spanish. Mike
knows very few Spanish words. I know a
lot of Spanish words. I can speak
Spanish a little. This woman knows many
Spanish words. She can speak Spanish
well.
11
George works at a job agency. This job
agency is in Puerto Vallarta. George has
a car. Georges car is in the street.
George has a lot of work. He must go to
the agency. He drives there. George
comes into the agency. There are a lot of
students there. They need jobs. Georges
job is to help the students.
12
There is a car at the hotel. The doors of
this car are not clean.
13
Many students live in this hotel. The
rooms of the hotel are little but clean.
This is Mikes room. The window of the
room is big and clean.
 Jos compra una bicicleta
Jos buys a bike

Palabras
Words

1. autobs/bus - bus 13. ir en bus - to go by bus

2. bao - bathroom; baera - bath
3. cara - face
4. centro centre, centro de la ciudad -
city centre
5. cocina - kitchen
6. con - with
7. deportes - sport; tienda de deportes -
sport shop, tienda de artculos de ciclismo
- sport bike
8. domingo - Sunday; desayuno del
domingo - Sunday breakfast
9. empresa/compaa - firm
10. entonces, luego then, after; despus
de esto - after that
11. hogar, casa - home, house
12. hoy - today
14. ir en, montar en bicicleta - to go by,
to ride
15. lavamanos - washer
16. lavar - to wash
17. merienda/tentempie /bocadillo - snack
18. mesa de bao - bathroom table
19. cola - queue
20. oficina - office
21. por la maana - morning
22. por lo tanto - so
23. preparar - to make; cafetera - coffee-
maker
24. tiempo - time; el tiempo pasa - time
goes; dos veces - two times
25. trabajador - worker
26. uno por uno/una por una - one by one

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 Jos compra una bicicleta
Es domingo por la maana. Jos va al cuarto de
bao. El cuarto de bao no es grande. All hay
una baera, un lavamanos y una mesa de bao.
Jos se lava la cara. Entonces l va para la
cocina. Hay una cafetera en la mesa de la
cocina. Jos toma su desayuno. El desayuno de
los domingos de Jos no es abundante.
Entonces l se prepara algo de caf con la
cafetera y lo bebe. l quiere ir hoy a una tienda
de deportes. Jos sale a la calle. l toma el
autobs siete. Le lleva algo de tiempo ir a la
tienda en autobs.
Jos entra en el interior de la tienda de
deportes. l quiere comprar una bicicleta
deportiva nueva. All hay muchas bicicletas
deportivas. Son negras, azules y verdes. A Jos
le gustan las bicicletas azules. l quiere
comprar una azul. Hay mucha cola en la tienda.
A Jos le lleva mucho tiempo comprar la
bicicleta. Entonces l se va hacia la calle y
monta la bicicleta. l conduce hacia el centro
de la ciudad. Luego monta en bicicleta desde el
centro de la ciudad hacia el parque de la
ciudad. Es tan agradable montar una bicicleta
deportiva nueva!
Es domingo por la maana pero Jorge est en
su oficina. l tiene mucho trabajo hoy. Hay
mucha cola en la oficina de Jorge. Hay muchos
estudiantes y trabajadores en la cola. Ellos
necesitan un trabajo. Ellos van uno por uno a la
sala de Jorge. Ellos hablan con Jorge. Entonces
l les da la direccin de las empresas.
Es la hora de tomar un tentempi. Jorge
prepara algo de caf con la cafetera. l come
su tentempi y bebe algo de caf. Ahora no hay
cola de gente en su oficina. Jorge puede irse a
su casa. l se va a la calle. Hace un buen da
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Jos buys a bike
It is Sunday morning. Jos goes to the
bathroom. The bathroom is not big.
There is a bath, a washer and a
bathroom table there. Jos washes his
face. Then he goes to the kitchen. There
is a coffe-maker on the kitchen table.
Jos eats his breakfast. Joss Sunday
breakfast is not big. Then he makes some
coffee with the coffee-maker and drinks
it. He wants to go to a sport shop today.
Jos goes into the street. He takes bus
seven. It takes Jos a little time to go to
the shop by bus.
Jos goes into the sport shop. He wants
to buy a new sport bike. There are a lot
of sport bikes there. They are black, blue
and green. Jos likes blue bikes. He
wants to buy a blue one. There is a queue
in the shop. It takes Jos a lot of time to
buy the bike. Then he goes to the street
and rides the bike. He rides to the city
centre. Then he rides from the city centre
to the city park. It is so nice to ride a new
sport bike!
It is Sunday morning but George is in his
office. He has a lot of work today. There
is a queue to Georges office. There are
many students and workers in the queue.
They need a job. They go one by one into
Georges room. They speak with George.
Then he gives addresses of firms.
It is snack time now. George makes some
coffee with the coffee maker. He eats his
snack and drinks some coffee. There is
no queue to his office now. George can
go home. He goes into the street. It is so
nice today! George goes home. He takes
hoy! Jorge se va a su casa. l recoge a sus hijos his children and goes to the city park.
y va al parque de la ciudad. Ellos pasan un They have a nice time there.
buen rato all.

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 Linda quiere comprar una pelcula nueva
Linda wants to buy a newer film

Palabras
Words

1. acerca de - about; aproximadamente - 14. larga- long

about, approximately 15. mano - hand
2. amigable - friendly 16. ms - more
3. aventura- adventure 17. mostrar - to show
4. caja - box 18. muchas - most
5. cintas de video - videocassette 19. pedir - to ask
6. decir - to say 20. pelcula - film
7. dependiente de la tienda - shop 21. que than; Jorge es ms viejo que
assistant Linda. - George is older than Linda.
8. DVD - DVD 22. que that; Yo s que ese libro es
9. favorita - favorite interesante. - I know that this book is
10. hora - hour interesting.
11. interesante - interesting 23. quince - fifteen
12. irse o marcharse de un lugar - to go 24. taza - cup
away 25. tienda de videos - video-shop
13. joven - young 26. veinte - twenty

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