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Spanish: Espacios pblicos

Introduction

This unit is taken from Portales, a language course that concentrates on Spanish as a tool forcommunication, but it also provides some insights into Hispanic societies and cultures throughauthentic printed and audio materials. It will be of interest to all those who want to improve theirlanguage skills in order to communicate more easily and effectively in Spanish. This unit focuseson public spaces and how to get by in a Hispanic city.

This unit is an adapted extract from the Open University coursePortales: beginners'Spanish (L194)

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Learning outcomes

By the end of this unit you will know how to:

describe places;

give and understand directions;

talk about urban transport;

find your way around inside a building.

1 Las plazas

Squares, las plazas, are a focal point of Hispanic towns and cities. In this unit you will find out

about several cities in Latin America: Santiago de Chile and La Serena in Chile, Santiago de
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Cuba and Havana in Cuba, and Montevideo in Uruguay. You will also hear about Valencia andBarcelona in Spain, their monuments, places of interest and where to go for different purposes.

Note: dictionary and grammar

In order to get the most from this unit it's recommended that you obtain a copy of the followingSpanishEnglish dictionary and Spanish grammar:

Collins Easy Learning Spanish Dictionary, HarperCollins Publishers, 2005, ISBN 0 00718377 1;

Collins Easy Learning Spanish Grammar, HarperCollins Publishers, 2005, ISBN 0 00719645 8.

2 Sesin 1 Arte y ciencia

2.1 1.1 La Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias

In this session you are going to learn how to describe places, in terms of both appearance andfunction, starting with a new technology park in Valencia, la Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias, awonderful example of modern Spanish architecture.

Key learning points

Description of a famous public place

Adjectives: gender and number

Table 2.1 Vocabulario

ocio (el) leisure

consta de consists of

ojo (el) eye

bveda (la) vault

acristalado (made of) glass

arbusto (los) shrubs

tiendas (las) shops

piscina (la) swimming pool

Activity 2.1 Actividad 1.11 Look at the picture and choose the option you think it is.

Observe y elija una opcin.


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Table 2.2

(a) una iglesia

(b) un centro comercial

(c) un aeropuerto

(d) un centro cultural y de ocio

2 Read the following text about la Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias. Then choose whether thestatements are true or false.

Lea y decida si es verdadero o falso.

Extract 2.1 LA CIUDAD DE LAS ARTES Y LAS CIENCIASLa Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias es un complejo cultural y de ocio. Es un edificioespectacular de los arquitectos Santiago Calatrava y Flix Candela, que consta de cinco reas:el Hemisfrico, el Museo de las Ciencias Prncipe Felipe, el Umbrculo, el Oceanogrfico y elPalacio de las Artes.

El Hemisfrico es un edificio moderno en forma de ojo destinado a espectculos audiovisuales.El Museo de las Ciencias es una bveda enorme acristalada con una estructura metlica blanca.Es un museo interactivo que dedica especial inters a la gentica y la biologa. El Umbrculo esun paseo precioso con muchos arbustos y flores.

El Oceanogrfico es un acuario gigante en forma de ciudad submarina. El Palacio de las Artes

es un espacio para las artes con tres auditorios.En el complejo tambin hay restaurantes y tiendas muy modernos.

Table 2.3

Verdadero o falso

(a) La Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias es un complejo cultural y de ocio.

(b) El Umbrculo es una plaza.

(c) El Hemisfrico es un museo.

(d) El Oceanogrfico es una piscina.


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3 Now correct the false statements from the previous step.

Corrija las frases falsas.

Ejemplo

El Umbrculo es una plaza.

El Umbrculo no es una plaza; es un paseo.

Answer

1. (d).

2. (a) Verdadero, (b) Falso, (c) Falso, (d) Falso.

3. El Hemisfrico no es un museo; es un edificio destinado a espectculos audiovisuales.

El Oceanogrfico no es una piscina; es un acuario gigante.

2.2 1.2 Actividad

Activity 2.2 Actividad 1.2In this activity you are going to use adjectives to describe buildings.

1 Here are some adjectives taken from the text. Translate them into English. Consult the Spanishsection of the dictionary if you wish.

Traduzca.

Table 2.4

cultural metlica

espectacualr blanca

moderno interactivo

audiovisuales precioso

enorme gigante

2 Match the words in the column on the left with their opposites in the column on the right.

Enlace las dos columnas.

Table 2.5

(a) grande, grande (i) negro, negra

(b) moderno, moderna (ii) pequeo, pequea

(c) bonito, bonita (iii) antiguo, antigua

(d) blanco, blanca (iv) feo, fea

Answer

1. Here is a possible answer:

cultural cultural, espectacularspectacular, moderno modern ,audiovisuales audiovisual, enorme enormous, metlica metallic/metal, blanca white,interactivo interactive, precioso beautiful, gigante gigantic

2. (a) (ii) grande pequeo; (b) (iii) moderno antiguo; (c) (iv) bonito feo; (d)

(i) blanco negro.


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Box 2.1ADJECTIVE ENDINGS (GENDER)

You will remember that an adjective changes according to whether the noun it refers to ismasculine (e.g. el edificiobuilding ) or feminine (e.g. la casahouse ):

el edificio moderno la casa moderna

When adjectives refer to a masculine noun, they end in - o.

When they refer to a feminine noun, they end in - a.

However, adjectives that end in -e or in a consonant have the same form for both masculine andfeminine nouns:

el pas grande la plaza grande

el complejo cultural la actividad cultural

2.3 1.3 ActividadTable 2.6 Vocabulario

puente(el) bridge

inacabado unfinished

jardines (los) gardens

Box 2.2ADJECTIVE ENDINGS (NUMBER)

Adjectives also change their ending according to whether the nouns they accompany are

singular or plural:

el edificio moderno los edificios modernos

la casa moderna las casas modernas

If the noun is plural, like los edificios orlas casas, the adjective takes a plural ending. The pluralof an adjective is formed by adding - s to a vowel ending or - es to a consonant:

las casas pequeas los pases grandes

los complejos culturales las actividades espectaculares

Activity 2.3 Actividad 1.3

1 Complete the gaps using -o, -a, -os, -as, -es, as appropriate.

Complete las frases.

(a) La Catedral de Burgos es un edificio antigu___.

(b) El puente de Calatrava es una construccin modern___.

(c) La Sagrada Familia es una iglesia inacabad___.

(d) Las fiestas de Valencia son espectacular___.

(e) Los jardines del Turia son precios___.

(f) El Museo de las Ciencias Prncipe Felipe y el Hemisfrico son edificios enorm___.

2 Now listen to the track and practise changing the adjective endings to make them agree withthe nouns.


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Escuche y participe.

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1.

o (a) La Catedral de Burgos es un edificio antiguo .o (b) El puente de Calatrava es una construccin moderna .

o (c) La Sagrada Familia es una iglesia inacabada .

o (d) Las fiestas de Valencia son espectaculares .

o (e) Los jardines del Turia son preciosos .

o (f) El Museo de las Ciencias Prncipe Felipe y el Hemisfrico son edificiosenormes .

2.4 1.4 Actividad

Activity 2.4 Actividad 1.41 Look at the following pictures and write two sentences describing each building. Use the nounsand adjectives from the boxes below, and don't forget to put the appropriate endings! You caneither use the construction El edificio / El museo / La casa es orEs un edificio / una casa / unmuseo

Construya frases.

Ejemplos

El museo es enorme. Es un edificio educativo.
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2 To describe a building or a sight emphatically, an exclamation is used. (Note that, in Spanish,an upside-down exclamation mark also appears at the front of the phrase.)

Use some of the adjectives you have seen to make exclamations about el complejo de la Ciudadde las Artes y las Ciencias.

Describa.

Answer


o (a) Es un edificio enorme. Es una construccin moderna. El edificio es horrible.

o (b) Es un museo espectacular. Es una construccin metlica. El museo esprecioso.

o (c) Es una construccin antigua. Es un edificio espectacular. Es una casapreciosa.


Qu moderno! Es horrible! Es enorme!

2.4.1 1.4.1 About Espaol de bolsillo

Below is the first example ofEspaol de bolsillo ('Pocket Spanish' phrasebook). These are listsof phrases common in spoken Spanish. They usually consist of expressions best approached ascomplete phrases even if some of the grammar within them is not yet familiar to you.

Each example ofEspaol de bolsillo has a box in which are written the phrases in Spanish andtranslated and an audio clip in which you can hear them spoken.

Youo can listen to the phrases as you come across them or at the eand of each unit, torevise and practise pronunciation and improve your fluency.

You can also use them as a quick overview of the language you have covered, or forrevision when you return to that session.

Table 2.7 Espaol de bo ls ill o

Qu bonito! How nice!

Qu lindo! (LAm*) How nice!

Es precioso! It's beautiful!

Es muy moderno! It's very modern!

*LAm means the term is used in Latin America.

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2.5 1.5 Lxico bsico

Table 2.8

aeropuerto (el) airport cult

antiguo old (a building, a piece of furniture) edi

blanco white edu

bonito pretty, nice feo
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casa (la) house gra

centro comercial (el) shopping centre mo

ciudad (la) city peq

comercial commercial pre

3 Sesin 2 Monumentos y edificios famosos

3.1 2.1 Introduccin

In this session you are going to learn how to ask about different places of interest in Spain, Chileand Uruguay: what they are, where they are and what they look like.

Key learning points

Asking and answering where a monument or a building is

Describing a building

Using estarto indicate location3.2 2.2 Actividad

Activity 3.1 Actividad 2.11 Here are some pictures of famous monuments. Say whether you think they are in LatinAmerica or in Spain. See how many you can guess.

Escriba dnde estn los monumentos.


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fachada (la) front, faade

gente (la) people

2 Listen to the next extract, in which some people are being interviewed about different buildingsand places in Valencia. Then note the adjectives mentioned. In most cases two are used. Thefirst has been done for you.

Escoja la opcion correcta.

Table 3.2

bonito animado festivo

la plaza de toros

los bares (en Valencia)

la estacin (de tren)


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el campanario del Miguelete

el Mercado Central


3 Now write sentences based on the table you have just completed.

Escriba frases.

Ejemplo

La plaza de toros es bonita y grande.

Answer

1.

o (a) Seville, Spain (La Giralda).

o (b) Granada, Spain (La Alhambra).

o (c) Barcelona, Spain (La Sagrada Familia).

o (d) Santiago, Chile (La Casa de la Moneda).

o (e) Montevideo, Uruguay (El Cabildo).

2. La plaza de toros: bonita, grande.

o Los bares (en Valencia): animados, festivos.

o La estacin (de tren): antigua.

o El campanario del Miguelete: alto, grande.

o El Mercado Central: grande.


o Los bares en Valencia son animados y festivos. La estacin de tren es antigua.

o El campanario del Miguelete es alto y grande.

o El Mercado Central es grande.

3.3 2.3 Actividad

Activity 3.2 Actividad 2.2In this activity you are going to listen to two people being interviewed about monuments and

sights in their country. You will also learn how to say where things are.

1 Listen and choose the correct option below.

Escoja la opcin correcta.

(a) Dnde est la Mezquita de Crdoba?

o (i) Andaluca

o (ii) Valencia

o (iii) Galicia

(b) Dnde est la Alhambra?
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o (i) Crdoba

o (ii) Granada

o (iii) Sevilla

(c) Dnde est la Giralda?

o (i) Granada

o (ii) Sevilla

o (iii) Crdoba

(d) Dnde est Montevideo?

o (i) Uruguay

o (ii) Paraguay

o (iii) Bolivia (e) Dnde est la Ciudadela?

o (i) en el centro

o (ii) en el este

o (iii) en el barrio de Pripolis


(a) (i), (b) (ii), (c) (ii), (d) (i), (e) (i).


detrs de behind

Box 3.1ASKING WHERE A PLACE IS

To ask where a place is, use the interrogative pronoun dnde (where) and the verb estar. (Notethat an upside-down question mark also appears at the front of the phrase.)

Table 3.4

Dnde est (n) + (noun)? Est(n) en + (pl

Dnde est la Giralda? Est en Sevilla.

Dnde estn las ruinas romanas? Estn en Mrida.

Table 3.5

ESTAR

(yo) estoy (nosotros, -as)

(t) ests (vosotros, -as)

(l / ella/usted) est (ellos/ellas/ustedes)


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To say towards, usehacia:

Zaragoza est hacia el este de Espaa.

To say how near or far somewhere is, use est cerca (de)(it's near (to)) orest lejos (de)(it'sfar (from)):

Crdoba est cerca de Sevilla.Montevideo est lejos de Mxico D.F.

Activity 3.3 Actividad 2.3Click on 'view transcript' above to read the transcript of the audio clip, then copy and completethe table.

Table 3.6

Cmo se llama? Dnde est?

La Mezquita Crdoba

AnswerTable 3.7

Cmo se llama? Dnde est?

La Alhambra Granada

La Giralda Sevilla

El barrio Carrasco Hacia el este de Montevideo

El Cabildo Detrs del barrio antiguo, Montevideo

La Ciudadela En el centro de Montevideo


Cmo es la torre del Miguelete? What is the Miguelete tower like

Es muy alta It's very tall.

Es muy antigua It's very old.

Dnde est el Miguelete? Where is the Miguelete?

Est en Valencia. It's in Valencia.

Est en el centro. It's in the centre.


3.4 2.4 Actividad

Activity 3.4 Actividad 2.4In this activity you are going to practise asking where different places in Valencia are and whatthey look like. A guide takes Patricio Bustos, an architect, around the city while he asks about thesights.
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Read the brochure below about Valencia and complete the dialogues by writing the questions tothe answers provided. Use the questions Dnde est(n)?, Cmo es/son? and Ques/son?

Lea y complete los dilogos.

Ejemplo

El Miguelete

Qu es el Miguelete?

Es la torre de la catedral.

Cmo es?

Es muy antigua.

Dnde est?

Est en el casco antiguo.

(a) El Paseo de la Alameda

o __________ ?

o Es un paseo ajardinado con unas fuentes.

o __________ ?

o En el Paseo de la Alameda!

(b) La Estacin del Norte

o __________ ?

o Es una estacin de tren.

o __________ ?

o Es modernista.

o __________ ?

o En la calle Jtiva.

(c) Las Torres de Pere Quart

o __________ ?

o Son unas torres medievales.o __________ ?

o En el casco antiguo.

o __________ ?

o Son gticas.

(d) El Mercado Central

o __________ ?

o Un mercado.

o __________ ?


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o Es modernista.

Answer

(a) Qu es el Paseo de la Alameda? Dnde est?

(b) Qu es la Estacin del Norte? Cmo es? Dnde est?

(c) Qu son las Torres de Pere Quart? Dnde estn? Cmo son?

(d) Qu es el Mercado Central? Cmo es?

Box 3.2The words qu and cmo are very useful for asking questions about new places. If you don' tknow what a place is or what it is used for, use qu es? If you want to know what it looks like,use cmo es?


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Activity 3.5 Actividad 2.5Listen to the audio clip below and do the exercise.



3.5 2.5 Lxico bsico
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Table 3.9

alto tall, hig

animado lively

campanario (el) bell tow

casco viejo (el)/casco antiguo (el) old quar

catedral (la) cathedr

estacin (de tren) (la) (railway

gtico gothic

medieval medieva

mercado (el) market

modernista moderni

torre (la) tower

4 Sesin 3 Visita a Santiago y Montevideo

4.1 3.1 Introduccin

In this session you are going to find some famous public places by following simple instructions.

Key learning points

Prepositional phrases

Prepositions of place

Reviewing the verb estarto indicate location

4.2 3.2 Actividad

Activity 4.1 Actividad 3.1In this activity you are going to review some of the vocabulary that you have learned about touristsights, as well as learn some new words.

Classify the vocabulary in the box under the following two categories.

Clasifique.

Table 4.1

catedral avenida calle iglesia polideportivo puente parque barrio plaza

Table 4.2

Monumentos y edificios L

Answer

Monumentos y edificios : iglesia, catedral, polideportivo, puente.

Lugares : calle, avenida, plaza, barrio, parque.

4.3 3.3 Actividad


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Activity 4.2 Actividad 3.2In this activity you are going to learn the most common prepositions and prepositional phrasesused to indicate location.

Table 4.3

INDICATING LOCATION

Prepositions of place are used to indicate location. Two of the most useful of these prepositions are en(in)

La Plaza de Armas esten el centro.

El polideportivo estentre la calle Mayor y la avenida Goya.

Location is also indicated by prepositional phrases (a combination of two or more words which function as a

de(behind),delante de(in front of),enfrente de(opposite),al lado de(next to):

El hospital estdetrs de la universidad.

El hotel estenfrente de la catedral.

To find out more about prepositions of place, see the section on prepositions in the grammar book.

1 Read the following sentences carefully and complete the map by writing where each building issituated there's a printable version of the map below. All the buildings are around the cathedral.

Complete el mapa.

El parque est delante de la catedral. El hospital est al lado del parque. La escuela est en lacalle Mayor al lado de la catedral. El polideportivo est entre la calle Mayor y la avenida Goya. Elayuntamiento est al lado del polideportivo en la calle Mayor. La oficina de turismo est al ladodel parque en la avenida Goya. El museo est enfrente de la oficina de turismo. Mi casa est

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2 Complete the following sentences with the correct combination of preposition and article.


Table 4.4

a + el al

de + el del

(a) La escuela est __________ lado __________ museo.

(b) El hospital est __________ lado __________ escuela.

(c) La iglesia est __________ lado __________ hospital y el supermercado.

(d) El polideportivo est enfrente __________ parque.

(e) El ayuntamiento est enfrente __________ catedral.

Answer

1


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2

(a) La escuela est al lado del museo.

(b) El hospital est al lado de la escuela.

(c) La iglesia est al lado del hospital y el supermercado.

(d) El polideportivo est enfrente del parque.

(e) El ayuntamiento est enfrente de la catedral.

4.4 3.4 Actividad

Activity 4.3 Actividad 3.3Look at the map of South America and complete the following description using al ladode, yand entre.

Mire el mapa y complete el texto.

Chile est ___________ Argentina. Argentina est ___________ Chile ___________Uruguay. Uruguay est ___________ Brasil ___________ Argentina. Bolivia est___________ Per, Brasil, Paraguay ___________ Chile. Ecuador est ___________Colombia ___________ Per. Venezuela est ___________ Colombia.


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Chile est al lado de Argentina. Argentina est entre Chile y Uruguay. Uruguayest entre Brasil y Argentina. Bolivia est entre Per, Brasil, Paraguayy Chile. Ecuadorest entre Colombia y Per. Venezuela est al lado de Colombia.

4.5 3.5 Actividad

Activity 4.4 Actividad 3.4Isabel, the Spanish theatre director of the group Expresiones, decides to take some time off tosee the sights of Santiago.

Listen to the audio clip below to hear what the guide says about three different places inSantiago. Then look at the places marked (a), (b) and (c) on the map below and decide whichthey are. Choose from: Mercado Central; Casa Colorada; Catedral y Palacio del Arzobispo.

Escuche, mire y decida.

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Answer

(a) Mercado Central, (b) Casa Colorada, (c) Catedral y Palacio del Arzobispo.


Est al lado del Ayuntamiento. It's next to the Town Hall.

Est enfrente de las tiendas. It's opposite the shops.

Est cerca del Mercado Central. It's near the Mercado Central.

Est lejos de aqu. It's a long way from here.


4.6 3.6 Actividad

Activity 4.5 Actividad 3.5Heidi, one of the members of the theatre group Expresiones, has gone on a trip to Montevideo, inUruguay. A friend of hers there, Javier, is letting her stay in his flat. He has left her a noterecommending some of the sights in the city. Complete the gaps in his message using the wordsand phrases from the box. Look up any words you don't know in the dictionary.


gira turn

parrilla (la) here,grilled fish
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medio y medio (el) literally,half and half; a mixture of white and sparkling wines

Complete el mensaje.

Hola Heidi,Montevideo es preciosa! Tiene unas avenidas y unos edificios muy bonitos y antiguos. Terecomiendo la Plaza de la Constitucin, la plaza ms antigua de Montevideo, en el cascoantiguo. A un __________ la plaza est El Cabildo, el Museo Histrico y Archivo Municipal, y al__________ est la Iglesia Matriz. __________ all est la Plaza Zabala. __________ la calleSols est la Rambla con unas vistas al mar espectaculares. __________ a la izquierda y allest el Mercado del Puerto, un sitio ideal para comer una parrilla y tomar un medio y medio.

Besos,

Javier

Answer

Hola Heidi,

Montevideo es preciosa! Tiene unas avenidas y unos edificios muy bonitos y antiguos. Terecomiendo la Plaza de la Constitucin, la plaza ms antigua de Montevideo, en el cascoantiguo. A un lado de la plaza est El Cabildo, el Museo Histrico y Archivo Municipal, y al otrolado est la Iglesia Matriz.Cerca de all est la Plaza Zabala. Al final de la calle Sols est laRambla con unas vistas al mar espectaculares. Gira a la izquierda y all est el Mercado delPuerto, un sitio ideal para comer una parrilla y tomar un medio y medio.

Besos, Javier

Box 4.1 MONTEVIDEOMontevideo was founded in 1726 and many of its early residents were from the Canary Islands.

As the capital of Uruguay, it dominates the country's political, economic and cultural life.Montevideo developed around its port, one of the most important in the Southern Cone. Itexperienced a construction boom in the early 19th century, when some of the original buildings ofthe 1720s, such as El Cabildo and the Iglesia Matriz, were remodelled.

4.7 3.7 Lxico bsico

Table 4.7

ayuntamiento (el) town hall

escuela (la) school

hospital (el) hospital


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oficina de turismo (la) tourist office

palacio (el) palace

polideportivo (el) sports centre

puente (el) bridge

sitio (el) place

supermercado (el) supermarket

tienda (la) shop

5 Sesin 4 Espacios pblicos

5.1 4.1 Introduccin

In this session you are going to find out about everyday activities in the Hispanic world, and getto know the most popular places to go.

Key learning points

Saying where you are going

Using ir + a : Voy a

Vocabulary relating to public places

5.2 4.2 Actividad

Activity 5.1 Actividad 4.1Here are three popular places to go in the Hispanic world.

Do they look different from the same type of place you would find in your country? In what way

are they different? Write in English.

Observe y escriba en ingls.


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Answer

You may have written that these places look remarkably similar to the places you are used to inyour own country. Or you might have written that the park looks slightly different because inBritain there are larger areas of grass to play on, and that the bar is more like a continental-stylecafrestaurant than the traditional British pub. In Spain, these places are usually open to

everybody. Cafs, bars and parks are widely regarded as meeting places, and hence are allregarded as espacios pblicos .

5.3 4.3 Actividad

Activity 5.2 Actividad 4.2Patricio, the architect from Chile, is working in Valencia. He has a busy schedule.

1 Read the following e-mail message with his diary, as sent to his secretary. Put the differentplaces listed into the order he is visiting them.

Ordene.


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(a) el aeropuerto

(b) la oficina

(c) el banco

(d) el Ayuntamiento

(e) el restaurante

(f) el hospital

Answer

The correct order is: (c), (a), (e), (d), (f), (b).

5.4 4.4 Actividad

Table 5.1

SAYING WHERE YOU ARE GOING

To say where someone is going, use the verb ir( to go ) followed by the prepositiona( to).

Note that the verb iris irregular (i.e. it does not follow a regular pattern).

IR

(yo) voy (nosotros, -as)

(t) vas (vosotros, -as)

(l/ella/usted) va (ellos/ellas/ustedes)

Voy a la oficina. (yo)

Adnde vas ? (t)

Juan va al bar. (l)

Adnde vamos ? (nosotros)

If you are going somewhere relatively far away, like another city or country, you can also use the verb viajarAdnde viajas? Viajo a Madrid.


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Activity 5.3 Actividad 4.31 Now Patricio is at the airport picking up his colleague. Listen to the audio clip below and notedown where the other people interviewed are going.

Escuche y escriba.

Ejemplo

(a) Sevilla.


2 Nobody is working in the office today. Fill in the blanks with the correct form ofir a. You mayhave to contract the preposition a with the article elto giveal.


mandar to send

correo electrnico (el) e-mail

buscar to look for, to pick up


(a) (yo) __________ el cibercaf, a mandar un correo electrnico.

(b) Mara y Cristina __________ el restaurante con un cliente.

(c) Raquel, Miguel y yo __________ el hospital a visitar a un amigo.

(d) Olga, Antonio y t __________ Correos a buscar unos paquetes.

(e) Inma __________ el parque con su hija.

(f) Concha y Pedro __________ el aeropuerto a buscar a un colega.

Answer

1. 1 (b) Palma de Mallorca, (c) Madrid, (d) Palma de Mallorca, (e) Barcelona.

2. 2

o (a) (yo) Voy al cibercaf, a mandar un correo electrnico.

o (b) Mara y Cristina van al restaurante con un cliente.

o (c) Raquel, Miguel y yo vamos al hospital a visitar a un amigo.

o (d) Olga, Antonio y t vais a / van a Correos a buscar unos paquetes. (Note thatthe vosotros form (e.g. vais ) is not used in Latin America, where ustedes ispreferred.)

o (e) Inma va al parque con su hija.

o (f) Concha y Pedro van al aeropuerto a buscar a un colega.

5.5 4.5 Actividad

Activity 5.4 Actividad 4.41 Here are three smileys representing different moods. Match each of them with the places thatyou most associate with those moods. There is no right answer.

Enlace.


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2 Complete the table to say where you are going at the times mentioned. The smileys show yourmood, and may give you a clue for a possible answer.

Complete la tabla.

Table 5.3 Adnde va usted?

Hora Lugar

09:00h Voy a la oficina.

14:00h

17:00h

20:00h

21:00h

Answer

1 Here is a possible answer. Yours may be very different!

: el bar, el cine, el cibercaf

: el parque, el restaurante

: la oficina, el hospital, el hipermercado, el aeropuerto

2 Here is a possible answer:

Table 5.4 Adnde va usted?

Hora Lugar

09:00h Voy a la oficina.

14:00h Voy al bar.

17:00h Voy al hipermercado.

20:00h Voy al cine.


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21:00h Voy al restaurante.

5.6 4.6 Actividad


Listen to the audio clip and do the exercise.




Adnde vas? Where are you going?

Voy a la oficina. Im going to the office.

Voy al cine. Im going to the cinema.

Salgo a dar una vuelta. Im going out for a walk.Transcript49.9KB PDF document

5.7 4.7 Actividad

Activity 5.6 Actividad 4.6Write questions appropriate to the following situations. Make sure you use the appropriate formof the verb.

Escriba preguntas.

(a) Somebody starts leaving the house unexpectedly. What do you ask?

(b) You are a museum porter and have been instructed to make sure that people knowwhere they are going. What do you ask?

(c) You need a lift out of town. You notice that some of your friends are heading towardstheir car. What do you ask?

Answer

(a) Adnde vas?

(b) Adnde va? / Adnde van?

(c) Adnde vais? / Adnde van?

5.8 4.8 En pocas palabras

5.8.1 4.8.1 Using grammatical information in the dictionary

Your dictionary is very useful for finding out which grammatical category a word belongs to. Forexample, the entry forprecioso reads as follows:

precioso ADJETIVO

beautiful Es precioso!It's beautiful!

The entry tells you thatprecioso is an adjetivo , in English an adjective, and that it thereforedescribes a noun. If you want to know more about what the different grammatical categories are,read the information at the beginning of your dictionary under Parts of speech .

Look up the following words in your dictionary and complete the table with the missing

information. The first has been done for you.Complete la tabla.
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Table 5.6

Headword Grammatical category A Spanish

precioso adjetivo ( adjective ) Es precio

bonito

un, una

tener

en

muy

oficina

5.8.2 4.8.2 Word clusters

Activity 5.7 Actividad 4.7Which of the following adjectives go with the nouns below? Cross the odd one out. The first hasbeen done for you.

Tache el intruso.

Table 5.7

Sustantivo Adjetivo

iglesia grande preciosa antigua

aeropuerto moderno grande feo gticorestaurante animado agradable moderno metlico

bar enorme antiguo comercial cntrico

parque blanco grande bonito precioso

Answer

Using grammatical information in the dictionary

Table 5.8

Headword Grammatical category A Spanish exampprecioso adjetivo ( adjective ) Es precioso!

bonito adjetivo ( adjective ) una casa muy boni

un, una artculo ( article) una silla

tener verbo ( verb ) Tengo dos herman

en preposicin (preposition) Viven en Granada.

muy adverbio ( adverb ) Mi pueblo es muy

oficina sustantivo ( noun ) la oficina de turis Word clusters


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aeropuerto: gtico; restaurante: metlico; bar: comercial; parque: blanco.

5.9 4.9 Lxico bsico

Table 5.9

banco (el) bank (also: bench)

bar (el) bar (establishment)

cibercaf (el) cyber caf, internet caf

cine (el) cinema

Correos post office

hipermercado (el) hypermarket

oficina (la) office

parque (el) park

restaurante (el) restaurant

6 Sesin 5 Un bar en La Habana

6.1 5.1 Introduccin

In this session you are going to have a closer look at a popular meeting place in the Hispanicworld.

Key learning points

Describing a place

Use ofhay / no hay The indefinite articles: un, una, unos, unas

6.2 5.2 Actividad

Activity 6.1 Actividad 5.11 Look at this photo of a bar in Havana, Cuba. What can you see? Below it is a list of objects,some of which appear in the photo. Tick the ones you can see. Look up the words you don tunderstand in the dictionary.



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Table 6.1

(a) el taburete

(b) el televisor

(c) la actuacin en vivo

(d) el ventilador

(e) las tapas

(f) las bebidas

(g) la mquina tragaperras

(h) la barra

(i) el billar

(j) los peridicos

(k) el equipo de msica

(l) el sof2 Read the following description from a Havana guide book. What kind of place do you think it is?Choose one option.

Lea y escoja una opcin.


ventilador (el) fan

mquina tragaperras (la) slot machine

actuacin en vivo (la) ive performance/ concert

comida (la) food


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tambin also

Table 6.3

Benny Mor

Uno de los locales con ms estilo de La Habana. Est situado en el barrio de La Habana Vieja. De ambiente tmsico de los aos 50, Benny Mor. Por la noche hay una actuacin de msica en vivo y ccteles buensimo

comida tradicional criolla.

(a) una discoteca

(b) un restaurante

(c) un polideportivo

3 Which phrase was used to describe what is in this place? Write down two examples.

Escriba dos ejemplos.

Ejemplo Hayfotos del famoso msico de los aos 50, Benny Mor.

Table 6.4

THERE IS / THERE ARE

The verb haberis used to express the idea there is or there are . There is only one form of the verb with t

form is the same in the singular and the plural.

Hay unas mesas.

Hay un ventilador.

No hay una mquina tragaperras.

Note the form of the indefinite article when only one object is mentioned ( un/una ) and when several objects

Hay una silla.

Hay unos sofs.

Answer

1. (a), (d), (f), (h).

2. (b).

3. hay una actuacin de msica en vivo y ccteles buensimos. haycomida tradicional criolla.

6.3 5.3 Actividad

Activity 6.2 Actividad 5.21 Look at the following picture of a bar. Write down what you see, using the structure hay +un/una.

Observe y escriba.


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2 Listen to the audio clip below and do the exercise.




pista de baile (la) dance floor

juegos de mesa (los) board games

Answer1. Here is a possible answer:


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o Hay una barra. Hay una terraza. Hay un camarero. Hay un sof. Hay unas mesas.Hay una mquina de caf. Hay unos peridicos. Hay un equipo de msica. Hayunos taburetes.

6.4 5.4 ActividadActivity 6.3 Actividad 5.3You are looking for a bar to hold a birthday celebration in. You see an advertisement.

1 Read the following advert from a magazine. Write down the words you don't understand and tryto guess their meaning. Check your guesses in the dictionary. Would it be suitable for yourcelebration?

Escriba y compruebe.

2 Complete the blanks to describe the bar Mugumba. Use the structure hay + un/una.

Complete el texto.

El bar se llama Mugumba Habana. __________ en vivo.

__________ y __________.

Tambin __________. Es un bar muy animado.

Answer


o Some of the words you may not have understood are: Mugumba (a proper

name), viernes (Friday), saln de comidas (dining room),ambienteagradable (pleasant atmosphere) and complejo turstico (tourist centre).


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o You may have decided it was suitable for your celebration as it has both a placefor dining and for dancing and the atmosphere is pleasant.


o

El bar se llama Mugumba Habana. Hay una actuacin en vivo. Hay un saln decomidas y un ambiente agradable . Tambin hay una pista de baile. Es un barmuy animado.

6.5 5.5 Actividad

Activity 6.4 Actividad 5.4Table 6.6 Vocabulario

de alta fidelidad high fidelity

guardarropa (el) cloakroom

You have now found the perfect bar for your birthday celebration and you want to tell your friendsabout it. Read the following guide book entry about it and record yourself on your blank tape,saying what there is in the bar.

Lea y grbese en su cinta.

Table 6.7

El chan chan

Este bar est situado en plena Habana Vieja, en la calle Aguacate.

Gran ambiente, ccteles variados.

Equipo de msica de alta fidelidad.

Ventiladores, amplias mesas para grupos numerosos, cmodos sofs.

Guardarropa.

Answer

Here is a possible answer:

Hay un gran ambiente.

Hay unos ccteles variados.

Hay un equipo de msica de alta fidelidad.

Hay unos ventiladores.

Hay unas amplias mesas.

Hay unos sofs cmodos. / Hay unos cmodos sofs. (Note that adjectives in Spanishnormally follow the noun. In the advertisement, the order was reversed for stylisticreasons .)

Hay un guardarropa.

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Table 6.8

barra (la) bar (counter)


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bebida (la) drink

cafetera (la) caf

equipo de msica (el) hi-fi

mesa (la) table

peridico (el) newspaper

pista de baile (la) dance floor

silla (la) chair

sof (el) sofa

taburete (el) (bar) stool

televisor (el) television set

ventilador (el) fan

7 Sesin 6 El centro deportivo

7.1 6.1 Introduccin

You are now going to find out about another public place: a sports centre. You will also explorethe differences in attitudes towards public places in Spanish-speaking countries and your own.

Key learning points

Referring to location within a building

Asking and answering questions about location

7.2 6.2 ActividadActivity 7.1 Actividad 6.1Look at the following plan of a sports centre. Which of the facilities listed below are present in thecentre?



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Table 7.1

(a) changing rooms

(b) sauna

(c) gym

(d) work-out room

(e) squash

(f) reception(g) sun-bed

(h) swimming pool

(i) toilets

(j) crche

Answer

(a), (b), (c), (d), (f), (h), (i).

7.3 6.3 Actividad



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You decide to visit the sports centre to see the facilities for yourself. In the reception area, youoverhear some conversations.

1 Listen to the audio clip and pick the areas metioned from the options below.

Escuche y escoja la opcion correcta.

Table 7.2(a) el gimnasio

la piscina

la recepcin

(b) la oficina

los vestuarios

el gimnasio

(c) la sauna

la sala de entrenamiento

los vestuarios

(d) la piscina

la recepcin

la sauna


Table 7.3USE OF SABER

In order to express the idea to know (a fact/idea/concept) , Spanish uses the verbsaber.

Yos dnde est Marta.

Yo nos dnde est Marta.

Sabes mi nombre?

(Notice that this is different from the verb conocerwhich means to know (a person) in the sense of to be a

SABER

(yo) s (nosotros, -as)

(t) sabes (vosotros, -as)

(l/ella/usted) sabe (ellos/ellas/ustedes)

2 Listen to the track again and say whether Juana, one of the receptionists, knows where thedifferent people are. Note the correct option from the table below.


Table 7.4


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Yes, she knows No, she doesn't know (but gue

Marta

La monitora

Mercedes y TeresaAnswer

1 (a) la piscina, la recepcin; (b) el gimnasio; (c) los vestuarios; (d) la recepcin.

2

Table 7.5

Yes, she knows No, she doesn't know (but gue

Marta

La monitora

Mercedes y Teresa

7.4 6.4 Actividad

Activity 7.3 Actividad 6.3You work as a receptionist in a gym. Somebody who has arranged to meet some friends thereasks you whether you know where they are. Some of them have left you a note of where they arebut some haven't.

1 Answer the following questions, using the information on the notes people have left you.

Responda a las preguntas.

(a) Sabes dnde est Mnica?

(b) Sabes dnde est Juan?

(c) Sabes dnde est Ignacio?

(d) Sabes dnde est Ramn?

(e) Sabes dnde est la monitora?

2 You join a new sports centre and you want to know where things are. Listen to the audio andanswer, following the prompts.

Escuche y responda.


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al lado de next to

delante de in front ofdetrs de behind

entre between

en in, on, at


Dnde est la monitora? Where is the instructor?

No s. I don't know.

Est en el gimnasio? Is she in the gym?

Sabes dnde est el gimnasio? Do you know where the gym is?

S, est en el primer piso. Yes, it s on the first floor.


3 Now record yourself on your blank tape asking different people where the following things are.Pay particular attention to the form of the verb, which will change according to whom you areaddressing.

Grbese en su cinta.

Ejemplo

(t) la piscina

Sabes dnde est la piscina?

(a) (usted) los vestuarios

(b) (ustedes) el bar

(c) (vosotros, -as) la sauna

(d) (t) el gimnasio

Answer

1 (a) S, est en el bar.

(b) No, no s.

(c) S, est en la sauna.

(d) S, est en los vestuarios.

(e) No, no s.

3 (a) Sabe dnde estn los vestuarios?

(b) Saben dnde est el bar?

(c) Sabis dnde est la sauna?

(d) Sabes dnde est el gimnasio?

7.5 6.5 Espejo Cultural
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Activity 7.4 Actividad 6.4This activity will help you think about some of the possible differences between public places inSpain and Latin America, and in your own country.

1 Think of the different public places in Spain and Latin America that you have seen so far.

2 Link each of the following public places with as many adjectives as you feel appropriate fromthe box below. The choice of adjective is entirely subjective, and is designed to help you expressyour own attitudes towards these public places.

Enlace.

(a) museo

(b) parque

(c) bar

(d) estacin de tren

(e) cibercaf

(f) polideportivo

Table 7.8

precioso moderno catico tranquilo animado relajante ruidoso antiguo


ruidoso noisy

tranquilo quiet

relajante relaxing

3 Do you think you would have made the same word associations in step 2 if you were thinkingof your own country?

4 Imagine you want to write an electronic postcard to a travel guide website giving some tips fortravelling to Valencia, Santiago de Chile, Montevideo and Havana. What would you say to yourfellow travellers? Choose from the following phrases, taken from different websites, to writesentences about these cities.

Escriba frases.



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Imprescindible ver Do not miss

De mi viaje a From my visit to

Para relajarse To relax

Sobre todo Above all

Answer

1. So far in this unit you have seen a few public places, for examplela estacin and elmercado central, and you have also come across los bares. Other buildings frequentedby the general public that have come up in this unit are el museo, el hospital, laescuela , el polideportivo o el centro deportivo , el ayuntamiento , el aeropuerto , laoficina , el banco , el restaurante , and a more modern one, el cibercaf. Another placein Hispanic countries where the community gathers is la iglesia , and of course losparques and las plazas .


o (a) museo: moderno; (b) parque: tranquilo (c) bar: ruidoso, animado; (d) estacinde tren: antigua, catica; (e) cibercaf: moderno, tranquilo; (f) polideportivo:relajante.

3. You may think that these public places are totally different in your country, or you maythink them similar. The important thing is to be aware of any similarities as well asdifferences between countries.


o Valencia es una ciudad preciosa . Imprescindible verel campanario delMiguelete .

o De mi viaje a Espaa recomiendo visitarlas Torres de Pere Quart y laespectacular estacin modernista en Valencia.

o En La Habana hay unos bares de los aos 50 muy animados.

o Para relajarse en el viaje, recomiendo ir a un centro deportivo en Santiago deChile. En Montevideo hay una ciudad vieja muy bonita.

o Sobre todo, visitarEl Cabildo en la Plaza de la Constitucin.

7.6 6.6 Lxico bsico

Table 7.11aseos (los) toilets

caballeros (los) gentlemen

conocer to know (a person)

gimnasio (el) gym

lavabo (el) toilets, sink

monitora (la) instructor (female)

piscina (la) swimming pool


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recepcin (la) reception

recomendar to recommend

saber to know (a fact/idea/concept)

sauna (la) sauna

vestuarios (los) changing rooms

8 Sesin 7 Perdido en Barcelona

8.1 7.1 Introduccin

In this session you are going to look at people and places in Barcelona. You will find out how totalk about everyday actions and give directions.

Key learning points

Asking for and giving information about places

Giving directions

8.2 7.2 Actividad


cargar here, to charge

consultar here, to check

saldo (el) bank balance

cambiar to change (money)

cuenta corriente (la) current account

sello (el) stamp

comprar to buy

1 Here is a to do list. Note the things from the list that you think you could do in a bank in Spain.


Table 8.2

(a) sacar dinero

(b) sacar entradas de teatro

(c) cargar el telfono mvil

(d) mandar un correo electrnico

(e) consultar el saldo de la cuenta corriente

(f) comprar tarjetas de autobs y metro

(g) comprar sellos

(h) cambiar dinero


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2 Match the verbs in the column on the left with the corresponding phrases in the column on theright. For example, (a) sacarin the left hand column corresponds with dinero in the right.

Enlace las columnas.

Table 8.3

(a) sacar (i) un correo electrnico

(b) cargar (ii) el saldo de la cuenta corriente

(c) consultar (iii) dinero

(d) comprar (iv) el telfono mvil

(e) sacar (v) una tarjeta de metro y bus

(f) mandar (vi) entradas de teatro

3 Now listen to somebody asking for different things in a bank. Write each action under the

appropriate counter below. It may be easier if you pause after each dialogue.

Escuche y escriba.

Answer

1. Things you can do in a bank: (a), (b) (some banks in Barcelona sell these), (c), (e), (f)(some banks in Barcelona sell these), (h).

Things you don't usually do in a bank: (d), (g) (you can buy stamps at an estanco , agovernment-licensed tobacconist s and newsagent's).

2. (b) (iv), (c) (ii), (d) (v), (e) (vi) ( comprarcan be used with entradas , but is lesscommon), (f) (i).

3. Ventanilla 1 : cambiar dinero, cambiar euros.

Ventanilla 3: sacar entradas de teatro. Cajero automtico : cargar el (telfono) mvil,sacar dinero con tarjeta de crdito.

8.3 7.3 Actividad

Activity 8.2 Actividad 7.2In this activity you will learn how to give directions.

Table 8.4

GIVING DIRECTIONS


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Use the following verbs to give directions: ir( to go ),tomar( to take ),seguir( to keep (straight) on),c

turn ).

Vaya hasta el final de la calle. (Go to the end of the street.)

Tome la primera a la derecha. (Take the first on the right.)

Siga todo recto. (Keep straight on.)

Cruce la calle. (Cross the street.)

Gire a la izquierda. (Turn left.)

Use ordinal numbers (primera, segunda, tercera, etc.) to indicate which street to take.

la primera calle a la derecha

la segunda calle a la derecha

la tercera calle a la izquierda

To show whereabouts a building is in a street, you can talk about blocks : in Spain, the word for this isman

La Pedrera est en la terceramanzana.

El Cabildo est a dos cuadras.

1 Using the map, direct someone to the bank by putting the following sentences in the correctorder from 15.

Ponga las frases en orden.

Table 8.5

(a) gire a la izquierda

(b) cruce la calle, y est all

(c) siga todo recto

(d) despus, tome la primera a la derecha

(e) vaya hasta el final de la calle


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2 Let's find a bank in Barcelona. Look at where you are on the map in relation to where the bankis. You are in Calle Fontanella, in front of the Telefnica building facing the Plaza Catalunya.Complete the sentences with the appropriate verbs.



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Hay un banco por aqu?

S. Hay uno muy cerca. Vaya todo recto. Despus (a) __________ la segunda calle a laizquierda, se llama las Ramblas. (b) __________ todo recto, (c) __________ la segunda ala izquierda y hay uno all.

Muchas gracias!

Answer

1. The correct order is: (c), (e), (a), (d), (b).

2. (a) tome, (b) siga, (c) tome.

8.4 7.4 ActividadActivity 8.3 Actividad 7.3Table 8.6 Espaol de bo ls ill o

Dnde hay un banco por aqu? Where can I find a bank near here?

Tome la primera a la derecha. Take the first on the right.

Siga todo recto. Keep straight on.

Tome la tercera a la izquierda. Take the third on the left.

Oiga, para cambiar dinero? Excuse me, where can I change money?

La primera ventanilla. The first counter.
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1 Listen to the audio clip below and do the exercise. What are the next four phrases in theseries?



2 Now listen to the next audio clip and follow the directions with your finger on the map. You areat the crossroads of Calle Joan Maragall and Avenida Coln, facing towards the supermarketand museum. Can you guess where the person has sent you?

Escuche y siga las instrucciones en el dibujo.


1. La quinta. La quinta a la derecha. La sexta. La sexta a la izquierda.

2. You have ended up where you started! (Keep straight on. Take the second street on theright. Keep straight on. Take the first street on the right. Keep straight on. Take thesecond street on the right. Keep straight on.)

8.5 7.5 Actividad

Activity 8.4 Actividad 7.4You are now in a new city and want to find out about different things. Listen to the audio clip and

do the exercise.Escuche y pregunte.


Activity 8.5 Actividad 7.5Again, you are in Calle Fontanella, in front of the Telefnica building. Several people come up toyou for directions. Look at the map of Barcelona and answer them.

Observe y responda.

Ejemplo

Para ir a la Biblioteca de Catalunya?
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Siga todo recto. Gire a la izquierda por las Ramblas y tome la cuarta calle a la derecha.Vaya todo recto y est a la izquierda.

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(a) Para ir al Corte Ingls?

(b) Para ir al Palacio de la Msica Catalana?

(c) Para ir al Ayuntamiento?

(d) Para ir a la Universidad de Barcelona?

(e) Para ir a la oficina de turismo?

(f) Para ir al hotel El Jard?

AnswerHere are some possible routes:

(a) Est aqu, a la derecha.

(b) Gire a la derecha y tome la primera calle a la derecha, siga todo recto y el Palacio dela Msica est a la izquierda.

(c) Tome la primera a la izquierda, siga todo recto hasta el final de la calle, y est all.

(d) Tome la primera a la derecha y siga recto. Tome la segunda calle a la izquierda, laGran Va de les Corts Catalanes. Siga todo recto y la Universidad est all, a la derecha.

(e) Siga todo recto y est a la izquierda.

(f) Vaya a las Ramblas, siga todo recto, tome la tercera calle a la izquierda, siga todorecto y el hotel est all, a la derecha.


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8.6 7.6 Lxico bsico

Table 8.7

biblioteca (la) library

cajero automtico (el) cash machine

cambiar (dinero) to change (money)

correo electrnico (el) e-mail

cuenta corriente (la) current account

dinero (el) money

entrada de teatro (la) theatre ticket

sacar dinero to take out money

sacar entradas to get ticket

saldo (el) balance (of bank account)

sello (el) stamp

tarjeta de autobs/metro (la) bus/underground pass (fixed number of tickets)

ventanilla (la) counter, box office (literally: little window)

9 Sesin 8 Hoteles con alma

9.1 8.1 Introduccin

In this session you are going to talk about some city hotels in Havana, Valencia, Barcelona andSantiago de Cuba, and find out about their local amenities and suitability for tourism.

Key learning points

Talking about location

Indicating approximate time and distance

Revision of adjectives

9.2 8.2 Actividad

Activity 9.1 Actividad 8.1In this activity you are going to find out about two hotels, one in Havana and one in Valencia,

what they look like and where they are situated.

1 Look at the pictures of the two hotels. Decide which words and phrases from the box bestdescribe each picture.

Describa los hoteles.


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Figure 9.1 Hotel Santa Isabel: tpica mansin colonial cerca del mar (dejado), y Hotel Espartano:hotel muy cntrico cerca de restaurantes y cafeteras (derecho)

2 Now look where they are situated on the maps. Write which streets they are in and theirlocation in relation to other buildings.

Escriba dnde estn los hoteles.


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Figure 9.2 Hotel Espartano

Figure 9.3 Hotel Santa Isabel

Answer


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1. Hotel Espartano: econmico, varias plantas, moderno, barato, ruidoso, bloque depisos, incmodo, funcional.

Hotel Santa Isabel: lujoso, dos plantas, antiguo, caro, tranquilo, mansin, cmodo,decorativo.

2. Here are some possible answers:

o (a) El hotel Espartano est en la calle Convento San Francisco, detrs de la Plazadel Ayuntamiento. Est cerca de la Plaza de Toros.

o (b) El hotel Santa Isabel est en la calle Baratillo, entre O Reilly y Narciso Lpez,en la Plaza de Armas. Est cerca del Castillo de la Fuerza.

9.3 8.3 Actividad

Activity 9.2 Actividad 8.2In this activity you are going to find out about three hotels situated in the old part of Barcelonaand around the Ramblas, one of the main arteries of the city. You will also become familiar withways of talking about approximate distance to or from a place.

LAS RAMBLAS

The rambla is an urban feature virtually unique to Catalonia, and there is one in most Catalantowns. Originally, the Rambla of Barcelona was a seasonal river bed, the name deriving from anArabic word for river bank, ramla . Different sections of the Rambla in Barcelona have differentnames, as one descends from Plaza Catalunya: Rambla de Canaletes, Rambla dels Estudis,Rambla de San Josep, Rambla dels Caputxins and Rambla de Santa Mnica. Hence the plural isoften usedRambles (Catalan) or Ramblas in Spanish and English.

(Adapted from Time Out Barcelona Guide, p. 50, Time Out Group Ltd)

Table 9.1Espaol de bo ls ill o

Dnde est el hotel Oriente? Where is the Oriente hotel?

A dos pasos del Teatro Liceo. A few yards from the Teatro Liceo.(Literally: Two st

A cien metros de la Plaza Catalunya. A hundred metres from the Plaza Catalunya.

A cinco minutos del puerto. Five minutes from the harbour.


1 Listen to the three advertisements for hotels in Barcelona. Then note the proximity to the citycentre, and the exact address of each hotel. The following phrases may help you.


Escuche y complete.
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Table 9.2

Proximity to city centre

Hotel Duques de Bergara

Hotel Oriente

Hotel Rvoli


afueras (las) outskirts

pueblo (el) village, town

2 Now listen to the audio clip below and do the exercise.



1

Table 9.4

Proximity to city centre

Hotel Duques de Bergara En el corazn de Barcelona, a pocos metros de la Plaza Catalunya

Hotel Oriente En pleno centro, en las Ramblas

Hotel Rvoli A dos pasos de la Plaza Catalunya9.4 8.4 Actividad

Activity 9.3 Actividad 8.3In this activity you are going to find out about another interesting hotel, this time in Santiago deCuba, which overlooks the house of Diego Velzquez, the first Spanish governor of Cuba.

DIEGO VELZQUEZ DE CULLAR (14651524)

Velzquez became governor of Cuba in 1511, having conquered the island and founded Havanain that same year. He had first sailed to the Americas with Columbus, accompanying him on hisexpedition to the island of Espaola (Hispaniola, modern Dominican Republic and Haiti). Asgovernor, he sent out several expeditions, including Corts' to Mexico in 1519.


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The Hotel Casa Granda in Santiago de Cuba is one of the most up-market hotels in Cuba and isright in the city centre. Listen to the track and say where it is situated in relation to otherbuildings.



9.5 8.5 Actividad


en el campo in the countryside

Write a wish list for your perfect hotel. You may want to refer to location, proximity to localamenities and type of building. Use the prompts below to start you off.

Lea y escriba.

Quiero un hotel

Table 9.6

cerca de en pleno centro en las afueras en el campo a diez metros de a dos pasos de antiguo /

Answer

Here is a possible answer:

Quiero un hotel cerca de la playa, a dos pasos de los museos, antiguo y tranquilo, barato,en pleno centro, elegante y cmodo, a diez metros de los bares.

9.6 8.6 En pocas palabras

9.6.1 8.6.1 Vocabulary strategies: classifying vocabulary according to grammatical class

Classify the following vocabulary by placing the words in the appropriate columns. If you areunsure of what the grammatical terms mean, go to the section Parts of Speech in the dictionary.

Ponga las palabras en el recuadro correspondiente.

Box 9.1gimnasio sacar estar dinero funcional lavabos entre recepcin saber piscina sauna cmodo vestuarios tarjeta (de autobs) en cerca soy

Table 9.7

Nouns Verbs Adjectives Adverbs

9.6.2 8.6.2 Diario hablado

Activity 9.5 Actividad 8.5Rearrange the following short dialogues, each of which contains fixed expressions that you havelearned in this session, and read them out on your blank tape.

Ordene los dilogos y lalos en su cinta.

Ejemplo

En la Plaza de Armas / de la ciudad / Dnde / en el corazn / est situado el Hotel Isabel?
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Dnde est situado el Hotel Isabel? En la Plaza de Armas, en el corazn de la ciudad.

(a) A dos / Dnde / pasos / est la Plaza de Armas? / del lugar donde se funda la villade San Cristbal de La Habana

(b) Qu tipo / de los Condes de Santovenia / maravillosa / de edificio es? / Es unamansin

(c) Y de qu / Est cerca / y edificios famosos / est cerca? / de monumentos

(d) De qu edificios? / minutos del Cristo de La Habana / la Giraldilla y el Palacio de losCapitanes Generales / A cinco

Answer

Vocabulary strategies

Nouns : gimnasio, dinero, lavabos, recepcin, piscina, sauna, vestuarios, tarjeta (de autobs)

Verbs : sacar, estar, saber, soy (ser)

Adjectives : funcional, cmodo

Adverbs : cercaPrepositions : entre, en

Diario hablado

(a) Dnde est la Plaza de Armas? A dos pasos del lugar donde se funda la villa deSan Cristbal de La Habana.

(b) Qu tipo de edificio es? Es una mansin maravillosa de los Condes de Santovenia.

(c) Y de qu est cerca? Est cerca de monumentos y edificios famosos.

(d) De qu edificios? A cinco minutos del Cristo de La Habana, la Giraldilla y el Palaciode los Capitanes Generales.

9.7 8.7 Lxico bsico

Table 9.8

barato cheap

bloque de pisos (el) block of flats

caro expensive

cmodo comfortable

decorativo decorative

econmico inexpensive

incmodo uncomfortable

lujoso luxurious

mansin (la) mansion

planta (la) floor, storey

ruidoso noisy

tranquilo quiet

10 Sesin 9 Repaso


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10.1 9.1 EL CMIC

This session is designed to help you revise the language that you have learned so far in this unit.

Activity 10.1 Actividad 9.1Complete the dialogue with appropriate words and phrases.

Observe y escriba.

Alberto Dnde estamos?

Eva Estamos aqu. ___________ de la estacin de tren. Voy a preguntar dnde ___________ elmuseo.

Alberto No, no preguntes. Tenemos un mapa!

Eva Aqu no hay un museo. No ___________ edificios, no hay nada. Estamos perdidos!

Alberto S, s, est cerca de aqu. Es ___________ recto y est al ___________ de esta calle.Venga!

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Eva Oiga, por favor, ___________ ir al museo?

Alberto Eva, mujer, pero si est ___________ pasos de aqu!

Answer

Alberto Dnde estamos?Eva Estamos aqu. Delante de la estacin de tren. Voy a preguntar dnde est elmuseo. Alberto No, no preguntes. Tenemos un mapa!

Eva Aqu no hay un museo. No hay edificios, no hay nada. Estamos perdidos! Alberto S, s,est cerca de aqu. Es todo recto y est al final de esta calle. Venga! Eva Qu paciencia!

Eva Oiga, por favor, para ir al museo?

Alberto Eva, mujer, pero si est a dos pasos de aqu!

10.2 9.2 EL PEDANTE

Activity 10.2 Actividad 9.2Here are two descriptions of famous buildings in Santiago de Chile. There are four incorrectadjective endings in each description. Correct them as appropriate.


rodeado de surrounded by

Corrija los adjetivos.

Palacio Cousio

Uno de los palacios ms antiguas y bello de Santiago. Se construy en el siglo XIX. Est alsur de la Alameda, cerca del Parque Almagro. Est rodeado de enorme y lindsimasjardines.


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Mercado Central

Justo enfrente del famosos ro Mapocho, se encuentra este linda mercado en el centro deSantiago de Chile. All hay unos puestos de frutas y verduras espectacularas y unosrestaurantes muy agradable.

Answer

Palacio Cousio

Uno de los palacios ms antiguos y bellos de Santiago. Se construy en el siglo XIX. Estal sur de la Alameda, cerca del Parque Almagro. Est rodeado de enormes ylindsimos jardines.

Mercado Central

Justo enfrente del famoso ro Mapocho, se encuentra este lindo mercado en el centro deSantiago de Chile. All hay unos puestos de frutas y verduras espectaculares y unosrestaurantes muy agradables.

10.3 9.3 PLATO DE ESPAGUETIS

Activity 10.3Find out which of the following words go together by following the spaghetti strands.

Busque los pares.

Answer


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campanario alto, edificio espectacular, plaza bonita, palacio antiguo, tienda barata, sof cmodo, bar animado, msico famoso, paseo largo, parque grande, escuelamoderna, centro cultural.

10.4 9.4 UNA IMAGEN VALE MS QUE MIL PALABRAS

Activity 10.4Look at the following town plan and answer the questions about the relative positions of thedifferent buildings.

Mire y conteste.


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Ejemplo

Qu hay al lado de la catedral?

El museo.


muralla (la) town wall

(a) Qu hay detrs de la torre?

(b) Qu hay enfrente del cabildo?

(c) Qu hay a la derecha de la playa?

(d) Qu hay a dos pasos de la Plaza Vieja?

(e) Qu hay cerca de la muralla?

(f) Qu hay al lado del museo?

Answer

(a) el mercado, (b) la muralla / la estacin de tren, (c) el puerto, (d) la playa, (e) el cabildo, (f) lacatedral.


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10.5 9.5 CRUCIGRAMA

Activity 10.5Complete the crossword (there's a printable version below). Which cities are the followingbuildings and districts in?

Complete. Horizontales

3 La Alhambra (7)

6 El Miguelete (8)

7 El Museo Guggenheim (6)

Verticales

2 La Sagrada Familia (9)

1 El barrio Carrasco (10)

4 La Mezquita (7) 5 La Giralda (7)

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10.6 9.6 MI GRAMTICA: Adjetivos / Adjectives

Activity 10.6The singular

Give the rules for changing masculine singular adjectives to feminine, and give examples.

Escriba las reglas y d ejemplos.

Table 10.3

Rule E

Ending in a vowel -o changes to -a bo

Ending in a consonant

Ending in -e

The plural

Give the rules for forming plural adjectives from the singular forms.

Escriba las reglas y d ejemplos.

Table 10.4

Rule Exampl

Ending in a vowel Adds -s bonitos,


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Ending in a consonant

Ending in -e

Answer

Table 10.5 The singular

Rule Example

Ending in a vowel -o changes to -a bonito

Ending in a consonant Stays the same espectacul

Ending in-e Stays the same interesante

Table 10.6 The plural

Rule Example

Ending in a vowel Adds -s bonitos , bonitas

Ending in a consonant Adds -es espectaculares , cultura

Ending in-e Adds -s interesantes , grandes

10.7 9.7 TEST CULTURAL

Activity 10.7Read the following sentences about cultural facts that have appeared in this unit and notewhether each is true or false.

Table 10.7 Verdadero o falso?

(a) La Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias es un complejo cultural y educativo.

(b) Uno de los edificios ms famosos de Santiago de Chile es El Cabildo.

(c) En Valencia no hay muchos edificios antiguos.

(d) En La Habana hay muchos bares con actuaciones de msica.

(e) Una de las calles ms importantes de Barcelona es las Ramblas.

(f) En Santiago de Cuba se puede visitar la casa del antiguo gobernador espaol en Cuba, Hernn Corts.

Answer

(a) Verdadero.

(b) Falso. ( The famous Cabildo that you have seen is in Montevideo. Famous buildingsin Santiago de Chile include La Casa de la Moneda and the Palacio Cousio .)

(c) Falso. ( There are many different examples of historical architecture such asmodernist and medieval.)

(d) Verdadero.

(e) Verdadero.

(f) Falso. ( The first governor of Cuba was Diego Velzquez, after whom the museum inSantiago de Cuba is named.)

10.8 9.8 EL CANCIONERO


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Activity 10.8It's time for another song. Read the following steps and do them in the order you prefer.

1. Listen to this popular children's song.

Escuche la cancin.

2. What phrases do you recognize? Read the transcript.

Lea la transcripcin.

3. Listen to the song again and sing along.

Escuche otra vez la cancin y cante.


10.9 9.9 DOCUMENTAL

Activity 10.9Now you are going to listen to a programme of the documentary series En portada. In thisprogramme you are going to find out about la Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias .

Listen to the track and answer the following questions.


To help you answer the questions, follow these steps:

Read the questions, listen to the programme and make notes of key words.

Listen to the programme again and add more information to your notes.

Read the transcript while you listen again, then try to complete the questions.


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Qu piensan? What do they think?

(a) Dnde est la Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias?

(b) Cmo es el Museo de las Ciencias?

(c) Quin es el arquitecto?


(a) En las afueras de Valencia. (b) You may have mentioned some of the following points:

Es interactivo, moderno, divertido, dinmico, enorme, gigantesco, muy alto, como elesqueleto de un dinosaurio, totalmente nuevo, muy bonito, muy grande, muy amplio, conmucha luz.

(c) El arquitecto es Santiago Calatrava.

11 Sesin 10 A prueba!

11.1 10.1 Part A

This session consists of a self-assessment test which will give you an idea of the progress you

have made throughout this unit. In the answers, you will also find explanations and revision tips.
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