Speaker 2: Escucha esta conversación.¿ Le gustaría jugar
Speaker 3: tenis
Speaker 2: conmigo?¿ Le gustaría jugar
Speaker 3: tenis conmigo?
Speaker 2: Would you like to play tennis with me?
Speaker 4: She answers, De acuerdo, ¿dónde?
Speaker 3: Okay, where
Speaker 4: Usted sugiere ir a unas canchas cercanas. Ella dice,¡ qué
Speaker 4: buena idea!
Speaker 3: That's a good idea.
Speaker 4: Now say, Mi coche no está funcionando muy bien.
Speaker 2: My car isn't working very well. Y caminar
Speaker 4: and walking and walking Caminar toma demasiado tiempo.
Speaker 2: Walking takes too much time. She
Speaker 4: says, Podemos ir en mi coche. We
Speaker 3: can go in
Speaker 4: my car. Say, Fabuloso. Great. Great. Now ask,¿ Cuánto tiempo
Speaker 4: hace que tiene su coche?
Speaker 2: How long have you had your car?
Speaker 4: She answers, Desde hace tres años. For
Speaker 3: three years.
Speaker 4: Tengo mi coche desde hace tres años.¿ Usted maneja rápido, no?
Speaker 4: Me gusta manejar rápido. Y estos caminos son muy buenos.
Speaker 4: Pero puedo reducir la velocidad. Si usted quiere.
Speaker 3: If you want.
Speaker 4: Now try to ask.¿ Vio el periódico de ayer? Use
Speaker 4: la forma abreviada.
Speaker 2: Did you see yesterday's paper? Did you see yesterday's paper?
Speaker 4: De repente, un coche se les atraviesa. Diga, más despacio.
Speaker 4: Slow down.
Speaker 2: Slow down. Now ask if she knows Mary Johnson. Do
Speaker 2: you know Mary Johnson? Say that you often play tennis
Speaker 2: with her. I often play tennis with her.
Speaker 4: Say Y con su esposo también.
Speaker 2: And with her husband too. Try to say
Speaker 4: Ambos juegan muy bien.
Speaker 2: They both play very well.
Speaker 4: Le gustaría jugar tenis con nosotros mañana?¿ Cómo aceptaría ella brevemente? ¡Fabuloso!¡
Speaker 4: Muy bien! Ahora, ella quiere saber quién juega tenis mejor,
Speaker 4: Mary o su esposo Bill.
Speaker 2: Who plays better?
Speaker 3: Better. Better. Who plays? Who plays better
Speaker 4: Say in English, Mejor. Pregunte quién juega mejor.
Speaker 3: Who plays better
Speaker 4: Answer Creo que Bill juega mejor. I
Speaker 2: think Bill plays better.
Speaker 4: She asks Entonces,¿ por qué no juega tenis con él?
Speaker 3: Then, why don't you play tennis with him?
Speaker 4: Y yo puedo jugar con ella.
Speaker 3: And I can play with her.
Speaker 4: Try to say Tengo una idea mejor.
Speaker 2: I have a better idea. A better idea.
Speaker 4: Usted, Bill, Mary y yo.
Speaker 2: You, Bill, Mary and I.
Speaker 4: Podemos jugar juntos. Se sobreentiende nosotros. Can
Speaker 2: play together. That's a good idea.
Speaker 4: Ahora, suponga que usted y una amiga están en un bar.
Speaker 2: Ask her what she would like to drink. What would
Speaker 2: you like to drink? Tell her that you're going to
Speaker 2: have a beer.
Speaker 4: Ella dice informalmente, yo también, qué buena idea. Ahora, pregúntele
Speaker 4: qué hizo hoy.
Speaker 2: Try to ask.¿ Jugó tenis? Did you play tennis? Did
Speaker 2: you play tennis?
Speaker 4: Se acuerda cómo se dice traté? I
Speaker 3: tried. Tried
Speaker 4: Ahora intente decir jugué.
Speaker 3: I played. I played.
Speaker 4: Jugué tenis con Charles.
Speaker 3: I played tennis with Charles.
Speaker 4: She wants to say Él juega bastante bien. Listen and repeat.
Speaker 3: He plays pretty well. He plays pretty well.
Speaker 4: Diga que él juega bastante bien.
Speaker 3: He plays pretty well.
Speaker 4: Pero su esposa juega mejor.
Speaker 3: But his wife plays better. His wife plays better.
Speaker 4: Try to say Frecuentemente jugamos tenis en su casa.
Speaker 3: We often play tennis at their place. At their place.
Speaker 4: Try to say Jugamos ahí ayer.
Speaker 3: We played there yesterday
Speaker 4: How do you say in English anoche?
Speaker 3: Last night. Last night. Last
Speaker 4: Ahora, de la misma manera, intente decir el sábado pasado.
Speaker 3: Last Saturday. Last Saturday.
Speaker 4: She says, Mi esposo y yo fuimos a su casa.
Speaker 3: My husband and I went to their place.
Speaker 4: El sábado pasado.
Speaker 3: Last Saturday.
Speaker 4: Try to say, Fuimos allí el viernes pasado también.
Speaker 3: We went there last Friday too.
Speaker 4: Jugamos tenis con Charles y Susan.
Speaker 3: We played tennis with Charles and Susan.
Speaker 4: Ask¿ Juega mejor Susan que Charles?
Speaker 2: No sé, pero ella juega bastante bien.
Speaker 3: I don't know, but she plays pretty well. She plays
Speaker 3: pretty well.
Speaker 4: A veces, los hijos de ellos juegan tenis.
Speaker 3: Sometimes their children play tennis.
Speaker 4: Con nuestros hijos.
Speaker 3: Ask
Speaker 2: her how old her children are now. How old are
Speaker 2: your children now?
Speaker 4: Mi hija tiene solamente doce.
Speaker 3: My daughter is only twelve.
Speaker 4: Pero juega bastante bien. Mi hijo tiene 19.
Speaker 2: Está en... No. No. He's at New York University, isn't he?
Speaker 2: Now ask if you're playing tennis together tomorrow. Are we
Speaker 2: playing tennis together tomorrow
Speaker 4: Are we playing? Puede significar exactamente lo mismo que Are
Speaker 4: we going to play? Escuche estos pares de oraciones y
Speaker 4: observe la diferencia de significado.¿ Jugamos tenis mañana?
Speaker 2: Here's how to say miércoles. Listen and repeat. Wednesday Wednesday
Speaker 2: Wednesday
Speaker 4: Say Mañana es miércoles.
Speaker 2: Tomorrow is Wednesday. Ya. Listen and repeat. Already
Speaker 3: D. Red. Ready. All. All ready. All ready.
Speaker 4: Try to ask.¿ Ya es miércoles mañana? En inglés, ya
Speaker 4: frecuentemente va al final. Literalmente,¿ es mañana miércoles ya?
Speaker 3: Is tomorrow Wednesday already? Is tomorrow Wednesday already?
Speaker 4: Conteste brevemente que sí. Yes, it is. Yes, it is. Fabuloso.
Speaker 4: Jugamos mañana.
Speaker 3: Great! We are playing tomorrow. We are playing tomorrow.
Speaker 4: Ahora, ella mira su reloj y dice, Ya son las cinco.
Speaker 3: It's five o'clock already.
Speaker 4: Tengo que llevar estas cartas al correo. El correo está
Speaker 4: abierto todavía, ¿no?
Speaker 3: The post
Speaker 2: office is still open, isn't it? Say that yes, it's
Speaker 2: open until 6 o'clock. Yes, it's open until 6 o'clock. Ask if
Speaker 2: she is going to drive there. Are you going to
Speaker 2: drive there?
Speaker 4: Sí, caminar toma demasiado tiempo.
Speaker 3: Yes, walking takes too much time. Walking takes too much time.
Speaker 4: Suponga que usted y su amiga están revisando su horario
Speaker 4: de tenis para la semana. Diga, ya es lunes.
Speaker 2: It's Monday already. It's Monday already.
Speaker 4: Try to ask,¿ Juega con nosotros el miércoles?
Speaker 2: Are you playing with us on Wednesday?
Speaker 4: Cómo contestaría ella brevemente en forma afirmativa?
Speaker 3: Yes, I am. Yes, I am.
Speaker 4: She asks,¿ A qué hora jugamos? At
Speaker 3: what time are we playing?
Speaker 4: Say, a las seis y cuarto. At six fifteen. O
Speaker 4: quizá a las seis y media. A se omite.
Speaker 2: Or maybe six thirty. At six fifteen or maybe six thirty.
Speaker 4: She asks,¿ Jugó tenis el miércoles pasado?
Speaker 3: Did you play tennis last Wednesday?
Speaker 4: Conteste brevemente en forma negativa.
Speaker 2: No, I didn't. No, I didn't.
Speaker 4: Say, Jugué el sábado pasado.
Speaker 2: I played last Saturday.
Speaker 4: Pues adiós. Nos vemos el miércoles.
Speaker 2: Well, goodbye. See you on Wednesday.
Speaker 4: Ahora es miércoles y se encuentra con su amiga Nancy
Speaker 4: en la oficina de ella antes del partido. La recepcionista
Speaker 4: lo confunde con otra persona. Pregunta,¿ Usted es Felipe Martínez, no?
Speaker 4: Conteste brevemente que no.
Speaker 2: No, no lo soy. Dile que su nombre es Miguel Rodríguez.
Speaker 2: Mi nombre es Miguel Rodríguez. Pregunta si Nancy está en
Speaker 2: su oficina. Is Nancy in her office?
Speaker 4: She says, No en este momento.
Speaker 3: Not at the moment.
Speaker 4: Puede esperar unos minutos? Can
Speaker 3: you wait a few minutes
Speaker 4: Le gustaría una taza de café? No.
Speaker 3: Te gustaría un copo de café?
Speaker 4: Sí, por favor. Sí, por favor. Con leche, pero sin azúcar.
Speaker 2: Con leche, pero sin azúcar.
Speaker 4: Ahora la recepcionista pregunta,¿ Usted es de México, no? Conteste
Speaker 4: brevemente que sí. De momento, se le olvida qué día
Speaker 4: es hoy. Ella pregunta,¿ Ya es miércoles hoy? Sí, frecuentemente
Speaker 4: jugamos tenis los miércoles.
Speaker 2: Yes, we often play tennis on Wednesdays. Wednesdays. We often
Speaker 2: play tennis on Wednesdays.
Speaker 4: Cómo pregunta ella quién juega mejor?
Speaker 3: Who plays better? Who plays better?
Speaker 4: Say, Yo juego bastante bien.
Speaker 2: I play pretty well. I play pretty well.
Speaker 4: Pero Nancy juega muy bien.
Speaker 2: Pero Nancy juega muy bien.