Lessons 69 and 70
SUMMARY Resumen
Resumen de los puntos básicos incluidos en estas dos lecciones.
Cómo dar indicaciones en unos grandes almacenes.
Where can I get a record?
In the record department.
It's on the ground floor.
When you come out of the lift...
go through the Coffee Bar...
and turn left.
It's on your right.
Where's the lift?
It's over there.
Como convencer a alguien para que compre algo.
Would you like to try some of this?
It's a perfume.
It's young and fresh.
I think it would suit you.
I think you'l like it.
Why don't you try some?
It comes in a beautiful giass bottle.
Vocabulario
Perfumería
perfume
deodorant
toilet
water
aftershave
Adjetivos
young
fresh
light
attractive
rich
mature
sophisticated
Envases
glass
cardboard
wooden
bottle
container
box
Grandes almacenes
Record department
Toy department
Electrical Goods department
Men's Wear department
Ladies' Wear department
Children's Wear department
Plantas
basement
ground floor
first floor
second floor
Para ir a otra planta
lift
escalator
stairs
LANGUAGE REVIEW Repaso gramatical
Respuestas cortas.
A menudo se repite parte del verbo después de responder yes y no.
Did my husband phone?
Yes, he did.
Can you see my wallet?
No, I can't.
La parte que se repite es el verbo auxiliar (did, can, etcétera), y no el verbo principal (phone, see, etc.).
Los tiempos presente y pasado del verbo To be son la excepción a esta regla, no llevan verbo auxiliar.
PRESENTE
Are you John?
Yes, I am
PASADO
Were they well?
No, they weren't
Con las respuestas cortas afirmativas nunca se utiliza la contracción.
CORRECTO
Yes, I am.
Yes, he will.
Yes, they would.
INCORRECTO
Yes, I'm.
Yes, he'll
Yes, they'd
Resumen de las respuestas cortas que se han visto hasta ahora.
am is are
PRESENTE
Is she away?
Yes, she is.
No, she isn't.
TIEMPO PRESENTE CONTINUO
Are you watching the news?
Yes, I am.
No, I'm not.
PRESENTE CONTINUO CON IDEA DE FUTURO
Are they coming back tomorrow?
Yes, they are. No, they aren't.
PARA EL FUTURO
Is it going to rain?
Yes, it is. No, it isn't.
was were
PASADO
Was she at work?
Yes, she was.
No, she wasn't.
Were they short of money?
Yes, they were.
No, they weren't.
TIEMPO PASADO CONTINUO
Were you watching the news?
Yes, I was.
No, I wasn't.
Were you (plural) staying in a hotel?
Yes, we were.
No, we weren't.
Este repaso de las respuestas cortas continúa en el siguiente Repaso Gramatical (al final de las lecciones 71 y 72).
Soluciones a los ejercicios
Páginas 229 y 230
1
a) In the Children's Wear department.
It's on the second floor.
b) In the record department.
It's on the first floor.
c) Yes, in the Coffee Bar.
It's on the second floor.
d) In the Electrical Goods department.
It's in the basement.
e) In the Ladies' Wear department.
It's on the first floor.
2
a) It's on your left.
b) Go through the Food Hall and it's on your
right
c) It's on your left.
d) Go through the Coffee Bar and it's on your
left.
e) It's on your right.
Página 237
1
a) It's a perfume.
Would you like to try some?
b) It's mature and sophisticated.
I think you'll like it.
c) It comes in a lovely glass bottle.
d) It's a toilet water (for men).
Would you like to try some?
e) It's rich and warm.
I think you'll like it.
l) It comes in a fine wooden box.
g) It's a deodorant.
Would you like to try some?
h) It's strong but light.
I think you'll like it.
i) It comes in an attractive cardboard container.
Soluciones al control
a) on
b) over
c) through
d) in
e) on
f) out
g) Why don't you try some?
h) Why doesn't he try some?
i) deodorant
j) sophisticated
k) toy department
l) wooden
m) light
n) first
o) box
