Spanish: Espacios pblicos Introduction

This unit is taken from Portales, a language course that concentrates on Spanish as a tool for communication, but it also provides some insights into Hispanic societies and cultures through authentic printed and audio materials. It will be of interest to all those who want to improve their language skills in order to communicate more easily and effectively in Spanish. This unit focuses on public spaces and how to get by in a Hispanic city. This unit is an adapted extract from the Open University course Portales: beginners' Spanish (L194) The Open University is conducting a survey investigating how people use the free educational content on our OpenLearn website. The aim is to provide a better free learning experience for everyone. So if youre a regular user of OpenLearn and have 10 minutes to spare, wed be delighted if you could take part and tell us what you think.

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

Cuba and Havana in Cuba, and Montevideo in Uruguay. You will also hear about Valencia and Barcelona 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 following SpanishEnglish dictionary and Spanish grammar:

Collins Easy Learning Spanish Dictionary, HarperCollins Publishers, 2005, ISBN 0 00 718377 1; Collins Easy Learning Spanish Grammar, HarperCollins Publishers, 2005, ISBN 0 00 719645 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 and function, starting with a new technology park in Valencia, la Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias, a wonderful example of modern Spanish architecture. Key learning points

Description of a famous public place Adjectives: gender and number

Table 2.1 Vocabulario

ocio (el) consta de ojo (el) bveda (la) acristalado arbusto (los) tiendas (las) piscina (la) leisure consists of eye vault (made of) glass shrubs shops swimming pool

Activity 2.1 Actividad 1.1

1 Look at the picture and choose the option you think it is. Observe y elija una opcin.

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 the statements are true or false. Lea y decida si es verdadero o falso.

Extract 2.1 LA CIUDAD DE LAS ARTES Y LAS CIENCIAS

La Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias es un complejo cultural y de ocio. Es un edificio espectacular 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 el Palacio 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 es un 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.

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 1.2

In 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 Spanish section of the dictionary if you wish. Traduzca.

Table 2.4
cultural espectacualr moderno audiovisuales enorme metlica blanca interactivo precioso 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 (b) moderno, moderna (c) bonito, bonita (d) blanco, blanca
Answer 1. Here is a possible answer: cultural cultural , espectacular spectacular, 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.

(i) negro, negra (ii) pequeo, pequea (iii) antiguo, antigua (iv) feo, fea

Box 2.1
ADJECTIVE ENDINGS (GENDER) You will remember that an adjective changes according to whether the noun it refers to is masculine (e.g. el edificio building ) or feminine ( e.g. la casa house ):

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 and feminine nouns:

el pas grande la plaza grande el complejo cultural la actividad cultural

2.3 1.3 Actividad

Table 2.6 Vocabulario

puente(el) inacabado jardines (los) bridge unfinished gardens

Box 2.2
ADJECTIVE 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 or las casas, the adjective takes a plural ending. The plural of 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 with the nouns.

Escuche y participe. Transcript52.3KB PDF document Answer 1.

o o o o o o

(a) La Catedral de Burgos es un edificio antiguo . (b) El puente de Calatrava es una construccin moderna . (c) La Sagrada Familia es una iglesia inacabada . (d) Las fiestas de Valencia son espectaculares . (e) Los jardines del Turia son preciosos . (f) El Museo de las Ciencias Prncipe Felipe y el Hemisfrico son edificios enormes .

2.4 1.4 Actividad

Activity 2.4 Actividad 1.4

1 Look at the following pictures and write two sentences describing each building. Use the nouns and adjectives from the boxes below, and don't forget to put the appropriate endings! You can either use the construction El edificio / El museo / La casa es or Es un edificio / una casa / un museo Construya frases. Ejemplos El museo es enorme. Es un edificio educativo.

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 Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias. Describa. Answer 1. Here is a possible answer:
o o o

(a) Es un edificio enorme. Es una construccin moderna. El edificio es horrible. (b) Es un museo espectacular. Es una construccin metlica. El museo es precioso. (c) Es una construccin antigua. Es un edificio espectacular. Es una casa preciosa.

2. Here is a possible answer: Qu moderno! Es horrible! Es enorme!

2.4.1 1.4.1 About Espaol de bolsillo

Below is the first example of Espaol de bolsillo ('Pocket Spanish' phrasebook). These are lists of phrases common in spoken Spanish. They usually consist of expressions best approached as complete phrases even if some of the grammar within them is not yet familiar to you. Each example of Espaol de bolsillo has a box in which are written the phrases in Spanish and translated 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, to revise and practise pronunciation and improve your fluency. You can also use them as a quick overview of the language you have covered, or for revision when you return to that session.

Table 2.7 Espaol de bolsillo

Qu bonito! Qu lindo! (LAm*) Es precioso! Es muy moderno! *LAm means the term is used in Latin America.
Transcript78.2KB PDF document

How nice! How nice! It's beautiful! It's very modern!

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Table 2.8
aeropuerto (el) antiguo blanco bonito airport old (a building, a piece of furniture) white pretty, nice

cult

edif

educ feo

casa (la) centro comercial (el) ciudad (la) comercial

house shopping centre city commercial

gran

mod

pequ

prec

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, Chile and 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 estar to indicate location

3.2 2.2 Actividad

Activity 3.1 Actividad 2.1

1 Here are some pictures of famous monuments. Say whether you think they are in Latin America or in Spain. See how many you can guess. Escriba dnde estn los monumentos.

Table 3.1 Vocabulario

fachada (la) gente (la) front, faade people

2 Listen to the next extract, in which some people are being interviewed about different buildings and places in Valencia. Then note the adjectives mentioned. In most cases two are used. The first has been done for you. Escoja la opcion correcta.

Table 3.2
bonito la plaza de toros los bares (en Valencia) la estacin (de tren) animado festivo

el campanario del Miguelete el Mercado Central

Transcript85.9KB PDF document 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 o o o o

(a) Seville, Spain (La Giralda). (b) Granada, Spain (La Alhambra). (c) Barcelona, Spain (La Sagrada Familia). (d) Santiago, Chile (La Casa de la Moneda). (e) Montevideo, Uruguay (El Cabildo).

2. La plaza de toros: bonita, grande.

o o o o

Los bares (en Valencia): animados, festivos. La estacin (de tren): antigua. El campanario del Miguelete: alto, grande. El Mercado Central: grande.

3. Here is a possible answer:

o o o

Los bares en Valencia son animados y festivos. La estacin de tren es antigua. El campanario del Miguelete es alto y grande. El Mercado Central es grande.

3.3 2.3 Actividad

Activity 3.2 Actividad 2.2

In 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 o o

(i) Andaluca (ii) Valencia (iii) Galicia

(b) Dnde est la Alhambra?

o o o

(i) Crdoba (ii) Granada (iii) Sevilla Dnde est la Giralda? (i) Granada (ii) Sevilla (iii) Crdoba

(c)
o o o

(d) Dnde est Montevideo?

o o o

(i) Uruguay (ii) Paraguay (iii) Bolivia

(e) Dnde est la Ciudadela?

o o o

(i) en el centro (ii) en el este (iii) en el barrio de Pripolis

Transcript105.7KB PDF document Answer (a) (i), (b) (ii), (c) (ii), (d) (i), (e) (i).

Table 3.3 Vocabulario

detrs de behind

Box 3.1
ASKING WHERE A PLACE IS To ask where a place is, use the interrogative pronoun dnde (where) and the verb estar. (Note that an upside-down question mark also appears at the front of the phrase.)

Table 3.4
Dnde est (n) + (noun)? Dnde est la Giralda? Dnde estn las ruinas romanas?

Est(n) en + (pla Est en Sevilla. Estn en Mrida.

Table 3.5
ESTAR (yo) (t) (l / ella/usted) estoy ests est (nosotros, -as) (vosotros, -as) (ellos/ellas/ustedes)

To say towards, use hacia: Zaragoza est hacia el este de Espaa. To say how near or far somewhere is, use est cerca (de) (it's near (to)) or est lejos (de) (it's far (from)): Crdoba est cerca de Sevilla. Montevideo est lejos de Mxico D.F.

Activity 3.3 Actividad 2.3

Click on 'view transcript' above to read the transcript of the audio clip, then copy and complete the table.

Table 3.6
Cmo se llama? La Mezquita
Answer

Dnde est? Crdoba

Table 3.7
Cmo se llama? La Alhambra La Giralda El barrio Carrasco El Cabildo La Ciudadela Dnde est? Granada Sevilla Hacia el este de Montevideo Detrs del barrio antiguo, Montevideo En el centro de Montevideo

Table 3.8 Espaol de bolsillo

Cmo es la torre del Miguelete? Es muy alta Es muy antigua Dnde est el Miguelete? Est en Valencia. Est en el centro.
Transcript78.2KB PDF document

What is the Miguelete tower like? It's very tall. It's very old. Where is the Miguelete? It's in Valencia. It's in the centre.

3.4 2.4 Actividad

Activity 3.4 Actividad 2.4

In this activity you are going to practise asking where different places in Valencia are and what they look like. A guide takes Patricio Bustos, an architect, around the city while he asks about the sights.

Read the brochure below about Valencia and complete the dialogues by writing the questions to the answers provided. Use the questions Dnde est(n)?, Cmo es/son? and Qu es/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 o o

__________ ? Es un paseo ajardinado con unas fuentes. __________ ? En el Paseo de la Alameda!

(b) La Estacin del Norte

o o o o o o

__________ ? Es una estacin de tren. __________ ? Es modernista. __________ ? En la calle Jtiva.

(c) Las Torres de Pere Quart

o o o o o o

__________ ? Son unas torres medievales. __________ ? En el casco antiguo. __________ ? Son gticas.

(d) El Mercado Central

o o o

__________ ? Un mercado. __________ ?

Es modernista.

Answer

(a) (b) (c) (d)

Qu es el Paseo de la Alameda? Dnde est? Qu es la Estacin del Norte? Cmo es? Dnde est? Qu son las Torres de Pere Quart? Dnde estn? Cmo son? Qu es el Mercado Central? Cmo es?

Box 3.2
The words qu and cmo are very useful for asking questions about new places. If you don' t know 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?

Activity 3.5 Actividad 2.5

Listen to the audio clip below and do the exercise. Escuche y participe. Transcript52.1KB PDF document

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Table 3.9
alto animado campanario (el) casco viejo (el)/casco antiguo (el) catedral (la) estacin (de tren) (la) gtico medieval mercado (el) modernista torre (la)

tall, high lively

bell towe

old quart

cathedra

(railway) gothic

medieval market

modernis 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 estar to indicate location

4.2 3.2 Actividad

Activity 4.1 Actividad 3.1

In this activity you are going to review some of the vocabulary that you have learned about tourist sights, 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
Answer Monumentos y edificios : iglesia, catedral, polideportivo, puente. Lugares : calle, avenida, plaza, barrio, parque.

4.3 3.3 Actividad

Activity 4.2 Actividad 3.2

In this activity you are going to learn the most common prepositions and prepositional phrases used to indicate location.

Table 4.3
INDICATING LOCATION La Plaza de Armas est en el centro. El polideportivo est entre 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 est detrs de la universidad. El hotel est enfrente 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 is situated 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 la calle Mayor al lado de la catedral. El polideportivo est entre la calle Mayor y la avenida Goya. El ayuntamiento est al lado del polideportivo en la calle Mayor. La oficina de turismo est al lado del parque en la avenida Goya. El museo est enfrente de la oficina de turismo. Mi casa est detrs del museo y al lado del polideportivo. Click on 'view document' to open a printable version of the street map below. l194_1_map.pdf47.8KB PDF document

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

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

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

2 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) La escuela est al lado del museo. El hospital est al lado de la escuela. La iglesia est al lado del hospital y el supermercado. El polideportivo est enfrente del parque. El ayuntamiento est enfrente de la catedral.

4.4 3.4 Actividad

Activity 4.3 Actividad 3.3

Look at the map of South America and complete the following description using al lado de, y and 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.

Click below to view a larger version of this picture. l194_1_0035i.pdf372.1KB PDF document Answer Chile est al lado de Argentina. Argentina est entre Chile y Uruguay. Uruguay est entre Brasil y Argentina. Bolivia est entre Per, Brasil, Paraguayy Chile. Ecuador est entre Colombia y Per. Venezuela est al lado de Colombia.

4.5 3.5 Actividad

Activity 4.4 Actividad 3.4

Isabel, the Spanish theatre director of the group Expresiones, decides to take some time off to see the sights of Santiago. Listen to the audio clip below to hear what the guide says about three different places in Santiago. Then look at the places marked (a), (b) and (c) on the map below and decide which they are. Choose from: Mercado Central; Casa Colorada; Catedral y Palacio del Arzobispo. Escuche, mire y decida. Transcript51KB PDF document

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

Table 4.5 Espaol de bolsillo

Est al lado del Ayuntamiento. Est enfrente de las tiendas. Est cerca del Mercado Central. Est lejos de aqu.
Transcript78.2KB PDF document

It's next to the Town Hall. It's opposite the shops.

It's near the Mercado Central. It's a long way from here.

4.6 3.6 Actividad

Activity 4.5 Actividad 3.5

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

Table 4.6 Vocabulario

gira parrilla (la) turn here,grilled fish

medio y medio (el)

Complete el mensaje.

literally,half and half; a mixture of white and sparkling wines

Hola Heidi, Montevideo es preciosa! Tiene unas avenidas y unos edificios muy bonitos y antiguos. Te recomiendo la Plaza de la Constitucin, la plaza ms antigua de Montevideo, en el casco antiguo. 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 calle Sols est la Rambla con unas vistas al mar espectaculares. __________ a la izquierda y all est 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. Te recomiendo la Plaza de la Constitucin, la plaza ms antigua de Montevideo, en el casco antiguo. A un lado de la plaza est El Cabildo, el Museo Histrico y Archivo Municipal, y al otro lado est la Iglesia Matriz.Cerca de all est la Plaza Zabala. Al final de la calle Sols est la Rambla con unas vistas al mar espectaculares. Gira a la izquierda y all est el Mercado del Puerto, un sitio ideal para comer una parrilla y tomar un medio y medio. Besos, Javier

Box 4.1 MONTEVIDEO

Montevideo 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. It experienced a construction boom in the early 19th century, when some of the original buildings of the 1720s, such as El Cabildo and the Iglesia Matriz, were remodelled.

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Table 4.7
ayuntamiento (el) escuela (la) hospital (el) town hall school hospital

oficina de turismo (la) palacio (el) polideportivo (el) puente (el) sitio (el) supermercado (el) tienda (la)

tourist office palace sports centre bridge place supermarket 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 get to 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 4.1

Here 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.

Answer You may have written that these places look remarkably similar to the places you are used to in your own country. Or you might have written that the park looks slightly different because in Britain there are larger areas of grass to play on, and that the bar is more like a continental-style cafrestaurant 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 all regarded as espacios pblicos .

5.3 4.3 Actividad

Activity 5.2 Actividad 4.2

Patricio, 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 different places listed into the order he is visiting them. Ordene.

(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 preposition a ( to). Note that the verb ir is irregular (i.e. it does not follow a regular pattern). IR (yo) (t) (l/ella/usted) 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 viajar Adnde viajas? Viajo a Madrid. voy vas va (nosotros, -as) (vosotros, -as) (ellos/ellas/ustedes)

Activity 5.3 Actividad 4.3

1 Now Patricio is at the airport picking up his colleague. Listen to the audio clip below and note down where the other people interviewed are going. Escuche y escriba.

Ejemplo (a) Sevilla.

Transcript105.1KB PDF document 2 Nobody is working in the office today. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of ir a. You may have to contract the preposition a with the article el to giveal .

Table 5.2 Vocabulario

mandar correo electrnico (el) buscar
Complete las frases.

to send e-mail 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. (b) Palma de Mallorca, (c) Madrid, (d) Palma de Mallorca, (e) Barcelona.

Answer 1. 1 2. 2
o o o o

(a) (yo) Voy al cibercaf, a mandar un correo electrnico. (b) Mara y Cristina van al restaurante con un cliente. (c) Raquel, Miguel y yo vamos al hospital a visitar a un amigo. (d) Olga, Antonio y t vais a / van a Correos a buscar unos paquetes. (Note that the vosotros form (e.g. vais ) is not used in Latin America, where ustedes is preferred.) (e) Inma va al parque con su hija. (f) Concha y Pedro van al aeropuerto a buscar a un colega.

o o

5.5 4.5 Actividad

Activity 5.4 Actividad 4.4

1 Here are three smileys representing different moods. Match each of them with the places that you most associate with those moods. There is no right answer. Enlace.

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

Table 5.3 Adnde va usted?

Hora 09:00h 14:00h 17:00h 20:00h 21:00h
Answer 1 Here is a possible answer. Yours may be very different!

Lugar Voy a la oficina.

: 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 09:00h 14:00h 17:00h 20:00h Lugar Voy a la oficina. Voy al bar. Voy al hipermercado. Voy al cine.

21:00h

Voy al restaurante.

5.6 4.6 Actividad

Activity 5.5 Actividad 4.5

Listen to the audio clip and do the exercise. Escuche y participe. Transcript52.3KB PDF document

Table 5.5 Espaol de bolsillo

Adnde vas? Voy a la oficina. Voy al cine. Salgo a dar una vuelta.
Transcript49.9KB PDF document

Where are you going? Im going to the office. Im going to the cinema. Im going out for a walk.

5.7 4.7 Actividad

Activity 5.6 Actividad 4.6

Write questions appropriate to the following situations. Make sure you use the appropriate form of 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 know where they are going. What do you ask? (c) You need a lift out of town. You notice that some of your friends are heading towards their car. What do you ask?

Answer

(a) (b) (c)

Adnde vas? Adnde va? / Adnde van? 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. For example, the entry for precioso reads as follows: precioso ADJETIVO beautiful Es precioso! It's beautiful! The entry tells you that precioso is an adjetivo , in English an adjective, and that it therefore describes 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.

Table 5.6
Headword precioso bonito un, una tener en muy oficina
5.8.2 4.8.2 Word clusters

Grammatical category adjetivo ( adjective )

A Spanish

Es precios

Activity 5.7 Actividad 4.7

Which of the following adjectives go with the nouns below? Cross the odd one out. The first has been done for you. Tache el intruso.

Table 5.7
Sustantivo iglesia aeropuerto restaurante bar parque
Answer

Adjetivo grande preciosa antigua

moderno grande feo gtico animado agradable moderno metlico enorme antiguo comercial cntrico blanco grande bonito precioso

Using grammatical information in the dictionary

Table 5.8
Headword precioso bonito un, una tener en muy oficina

Grammatical category adjetivo ( adjective ) adjetivo ( adjective ) artculo ( article) verbo ( verb ) preposicin ( preposition) adverbio ( adverb ) sustantivo ( noun )

A Spanish exampl Es precioso!

una casa muy bonit una silla

Tengo dos hermana Viven en Granada.

Mi pueblo es muy b

la oficina de turism

Word clusters

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

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Table 5.9
banco (el) bar (el) cibercaf (el) cine (el) Correos hipermercado (el) oficina (la) parque (el) restaurante (el) bank (also: bench) bar (establishment) cyber caf, internet caf cinema post office hypermarket office park 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 Hispanic world. Key learning points

Describing a place Use of hay / no hay The indefinite articles: un, una, unos, unas

6.2 5.2 Actividad

Activity 6.1 Actividad 5.1

1 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 t understand in the dictionary. Escoja la opcion correcta.

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 sof
2 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.

Table 6.2 Vocabulario

ventilador (el) mquina tragaperras (la) actuacin en vivo (la) comida (la) fan slot machine ive performance/ concert food

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 t msico de los aos 50, Benny Mor. Por la noche hay una actuacin de msica en vivo y ccteles buensimos 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 Hay fotos del famoso msico de los aos 50, Benny Mor.

Table 6.4
THERE IS / THERE ARE

The verb haber is used to express the idea there is or there are . There is only one form of the verb with th 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. hay comida tradicional criolla.

6.3 5.3 Actividad

Activity 6.2 Actividad 5.2

1 Look at the following picture of a bar. Write down what you see, using the structure hay + un/una. Observe y escriba.

2 Listen to the audio clip below and do the exercise. Escuche y participe. Transcript119.9KB PDF document

Table 6.5 Vocabulario

pista de baile (la) juegos de mesa (los)
Answer 1. Here is a possible answer:

dance floor board games

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. Hay unos taburetes.

6.4 5.4 Actividad

Activity 6.3 Actividad 5.3

You 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 try to guess their meaning. Check your guesses in the dictionary. Would it be suitable for your celebration?

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 1. Here is a possible answer:
o

Some of the words you may not have understood are: Mugumba (a proper name), viernes (Friday), saln de comidas (dining room),ambiente agradable (pleasant atmosphere) and complejo turstico (tourist centre).

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

2. Here is a possible answer:

o

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

6.5 5.5 Actividad

Activity 6.4 Actividad 5.4 Table 6.6 Vocabulario

de alta fidelidad guardarropa (el) high fidelity cloakroom

You have now found the perfect bar for your birthday celebration and you want to tell your friends about 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 Spanish normally follow the noun. In the advertisement, the order was reversed for stylistic reasons .) Hay un guardarropa.

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Table 6.8
barra (la) bar (counter)

bebida (la) cafetera (la) equipo de msica (el) mesa (la) peridico (el) pista de baile (la) silla (la) sof (el) taburete (el) televisor (el) ventilador (el)

drink caf hi-fi table newspaper dance floor chair sofa (bar) stool television set 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 explore the 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 Actividad

Activity 7.1 Actividad 6.1

Look at the following plan of a sports centre. Which of the facilities listed below are present in the centre? Escoja la opcion correcta.

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

Activity 7.2 Actividad 6.2

You decide to visit the sports centre to see the facilities for yourself. In the reception area, you overhear 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
Transcript104.6KB PDF document

Table 7.3
USE OF SABER In order to express the idea to know (a fact/idea/concept) , Spanish uses the verb saber. Yo s dnde est Marta. Yo no s dnde est Marta. Sabes mi nombre?

(Notice that this is different from the verb conocer which means to know (a person) in the sense of to be ac SABER (yo) (t) (l/ella/usted) s sabes sabe (nosotros, -as) (vosotros, -as) (ellos/ellas/ustedes)

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

Table 7.4

Yes, she knows Marta La monitora Mercedes y Teresa

Answer

No, she doesn't know (but gues

1 (a) la piscina, la recepcin; (b) el gimnasio; (c) los vestuarios; (d) la recepcin. 2

Table 7.5
Yes, she knows Marta La monitora Mercedes y Teresa

No, she doesn't know (but gues

7.4 6.4 Actividad

Activity 7.3 Actividad 6.3

You work as a receptionist in a gym. Somebody who has arranged to meet some friends there asks you whether you know where they are. Some of them have left you a note of where they are but 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 and answer, following the prompts. Escuche y responda.

Transcript54.7KB PDF document

Table 7.6 Vocabulario

al lado de delante de detrs de entre en next to in front of behind between in, on, at

Table 7.7 Espaol de bolsillo

Dnde est la monitora? No s. Est en el gimnasio? Sabes dnde est el gimnasio? S, est en el primer piso.
Transcript50KB PDF document 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 are addressing. Grbese en su cinta.

Where is the instructor? I don't know. Is she in the gym? Do you know where the gym is? Yes, it s on the first floor.

Ejemplo (t) la piscina Sabes dnde est la piscina? (a) (b) (c) (d) (usted) los vestuarios (ustedes) el bar (vosotros, -as) la sauna (t) el gimnasio

Answer 1 (a) S, est en el bar. (b) (c) (d) (e) No, no s. S, est en la sauna. S, est en los vestuarios. No, no s.

3 (a) Sabe dnde estn los vestuarios? (b) (c) (d) Saben dnde est el bar? Sabis dnde est la sauna? Sabes dnde est el gimnasio?

7.5 6.5 Espejo Cultural

Activity 7.4 Actividad 6.4

This activity will help you think about some of the possible differences between public places in Spain 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 from the box below. The choice of adjective is entirely subjective, and is designed to help you express your own attitudes towards these public places. Enlace.

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f)

museo parque bar estacin de tren cibercaf polideportivo

Table 7.8
precioso moderno catico tranquilo animado relajante ruidoso antiguo

Table 7.9 Vocabulario

ruidoso tranquilo relajante noisy quiet relaxing

3 Do you think you would have made the same word associations in step 2 if you were thinking of your own country? 4 Imagine you want to write an electronic postcard to a travel guide website giving some tips for travelling to Valencia, Santiago de Chile, Montevideo and Havana. What would you say to your fellow travellers? Choose from the following phrases, taken from different websites, to write sentences about these cities. Escriba frases.

Table 7.10 Vocabulario

Imprescindible ver De mi viaje a Para relajarse Sobre todo

Answer

Do not miss From my visit to To relax Above all

1. So far in this unit you have seen a few public places, for example la estacin and el mercado central , and you have also come across los bares. Other buildings frequented by the general public that have come up in this unit are el museo, el hospital , la escuela , el polideportivo o el centro deportivo , el ayuntamiento , el aeropuerto , la oficina , el banco , el restaurante , and a more modern one, el cibercaf. Another place in Hispanic countries where the community gathers is la iglesia , and of course los parques and las plazas . 2. Here is a possible answer:
o

(a) museo: moderno; (b) parque: tranquilo (c) bar: ruidoso, animado; (d) estacin de 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 may think them similar. The important thing is to be aware of any similarities as well as differences between countries. 4. Here is a possible answer:
o o o o o

Valencia es una ciudad preciosa . Imprescindible ver el campanario del Miguelete . De mi viaje a Espaa recomiendo visitar las Torres de Pere Quart y la espectacular estacin modernista en Valencia. En La Habana hay unos bares de los aos 50 muy animados. Para relajarse en el viaje, recomiendo ir a un centro deportivo en Santiago de Chile. En Montevideo hay una ciudad vieja muy bonita. Sobre todo, visitar El Cabildo en la Plaza de la Constitucin.

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Table 7.11
aseos (los) caballeros (los) conocer gimnasio (el) lavabo (el) monitora (la) piscina (la) toilets gentlemen to know (a person) gym toilets, sink instructor (female) swimming pool

recepcin (la) recomendar saber sauna (la) vestuarios (los)

reception to recommend to know (a fact/idea/concept) sauna 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 to talk about everyday actions and give directions. Key learning points

Asking for and giving information about places Giving directions

8.2 7.2 Actividad

Activity 8.1 Actividad 7.1 Table 8.1 Vocabulario

cargar consultar saldo (el) cambiar cuenta corriente (la) sello (el) comprar here, to charge here, to check bank balance to change (money) current account stamp 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. Escoja la opcion correcta.

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

2 Match the verbs in the column on the left with the corresponding phrases in the column on the right. For example, (a) sacar in the left hand column corresponds with dinero in the right. Enlace las columnas.

Table 8.3
(a) sacar (b) cargar (c) consultar (d) comprar (e) sacar (f) mandar (i) un correo electrnico (ii) el saldo de la cuenta corriente (iii) dinero (iv) el telfono mvil (v) una tarjeta de metro y bus (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 , a government-licensed tobacconist s and newsagent's). 2. (b) (iv), (c) (ii), (d) (v), (e) (vi) ( comprar can be used with entradas , but is less common), (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 7.2

In this activity you will learn how to give directions.

Table 8.4
GIVING DIRECTIONS

Use the following verbs to give directions: ir ( to go ), tomar ( to take ), seguir ( to keep (straight) on), cr 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 La Pedrera est en la tercera manzana. El Cabildo est a dos cuadras.
1 Using the map, direct someone to the bank by putting the following sentences in the correct order from 15. Ponga las frases en orden.

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

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

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

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Hay un banco por aqu?

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

Activity 8.3 Actividad 7.3 Table 8.6 Espaol de bolsillo

Dnde hay un banco por aqu? Tome la primera a la derecha. Siga todo recto. Tome la tercera a la izquierda. Oiga, para cambiar dinero? La primera ventanilla. Where can I find a bank near here? Take the first on the right. Keep straight on. Take the third on the left. Excuse me, where can I change money? The first counter.

Transcript50KB PDF document 1 Listen to the audio clip below and do the exercise. What are the next four phrases in the series? Escuche y participe. Transcript51.1KB PDF document 2 Now listen to the next audio clip and follow the directions with your finger on the map. You are at the crossroads of Calle Joan Maragall and Avenida Coln, facing towards the supermarket and museum. Can you guess where the person has sent you? Escuche y siga las instrucciones en el dibujo.

Transcript79.2KB PDF document Answer 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 the right. Keep straight on. Take the first street on the right. Keep straight on. Take the second street on the right. Keep straight on.)

8.5 7.5 Actividad

Activity 8.4 Actividad 7.4

You 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. Transcript81.5KB PDF document

Activity 8.5 Actividad 7.5

Again, you are in Calle Fontanella, in front of the Telefnica building. Several people come up to you for directions. Look at the map of Barcelona and answer them. Observe y responda.

Ejemplo Para ir a la Biblioteca de Catalunya?

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) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f)

Para ir al Corte Ingls? Para ir al Palacio de la Msica Catalana? Para ir al Ayuntamiento? Para ir a la Universidad de Barcelona? Para ir a la oficina de turismo? Para ir al hotel El Jard?

Answer Here 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 de la 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, la Gran 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 todo recto y el hotel est all, a la derecha.

8.6 7.6 Lxico bsico

Table 8.7
biblioteca (la) cajero automtico (el) cambiar (dinero) correo electrnico (el) cuenta corriente (la) dinero (el) entrada de teatro (la) sacar dinero sacar entradas saldo (el) sello (el) tarjeta de autobs/metro (la) ventanilla (la) library cash machine to change (money) e-mail current account money theatre ticket to take out money to get ticket balance (of bank account) stamp bus/underground pass (fixed number of tickets) 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 and Santiago 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 8.1

In 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 best describe each picture. Describa los hoteles.

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 their location in relation to other buildings. Escriba dnde estn los hoteles.

Figure 9.2 Hotel Espartano

Figure 9.3 Hotel Santa Isabel Answer

1. Hotel Espartano: econmico, varias plantas, moderno, barato, ruidoso, bloque de pisos, incmodo, funcional. Hotel Santa Isabel: lujoso, dos plantas, antiguo, caro, tranquilo, mansin, cmodo, decorativo. 2. Here are some possible answers:
o o

(a) El hotel Espartano est en la calle Convento San Francisco, detrs de la Plaza del Ayuntamiento. Est cerca de la Plaza de Toros. (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 8.2

In this activity you are going to find out about three hotels situated in the old part of Barcelona and around the Ramblas, one of the main arteries of the city. You will also become familiar with ways 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 Catalan towns. Originally, the Rambla of Barcelona was a seasonal river bed, the name deriving from an Arabic word for river bank, ramla . Different sections of the Rambla in Barcelona have different names, 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 is often used Rambles (Catalan) or Ramblas in Spanish and English. (Adapted from Time Out Barcelona Guide, p. 50, Time Out Group Ltd)

Table 9.1 Espaol de bolsillo

Dnde est el hotel Oriente? A dos pasos del Teatro Liceo. A cien metros de la Plaza Catalunya. A cinco minutos del puerto.
Transcript75.2KB PDF document 1 Listen to the three advertisements for hotels in Barcelona. Then note the proximity to the city centre, and the exact address of each hotel. The following phrases may help you. Transcript104.7KB PDF document Escuche y complete.

Where is the Oriente hotel?

A few yards from the Teatro Liceo.(Literally: Two ste A hundred metres from the Plaza Catalunya. Five minutes from the harbour.

Table 9.2
Proximity to city centre Hotel Duques de Bergara Hotel Oriente Hotel Rvoli

Table 9.3 Vocabulario

afueras (las) pueblo (el)
2 Now listen to the audio clip below and do the exercise. Escuche y participe. Transcript78.4KB PDF document Answer 1

outskirts village, town

Table 9.4
Proximity to city centre Hotel Duques de Bergara Hotel Oriente Hotel Rvoli En el corazn de Barcelona, a pocos metros de la Plaza Catalunya En pleno centro, en las Ramblas A dos pasos de la Plaza Catalunya

9.4 8.4 Actividad

Activity 9.3 Actividad 8.3

In this activity you are going to find out about another interesting hotel, this time in Santiago de Cuba, 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 Havana in that same year. He had first sailed to the Americas with Columbus, accompanying him on his expedition to the island of Espaola (Hispaniola, modern Dominican Republic and Haiti). As governor, he sent out several expeditions, including Corts' to Mexico in 1519.

The Hotel Casa Granda in Santiago de Cuba is one of the most up-market hotels in Cuba and is right in the city centre. Listen to the track and say where it is situated in relation to other buildings. Escuche y participe. Transcript75.2KB PDF document

9.5 8.5 Actividad

Activity 9.4 Actividad 8.4 Table 9.5 Vocabulario

en el campo in the countryside

Write a wish list for your perfect hotel. You may want to refer to location, proximity to local amenities and type of building. Use the prompts below to start you off. Lea y escriba. Quiero un hotel

Table 9.6
Answer Here is a possible answer:

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

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 are unsure of what the grammatical terms mean, go to the section Parts of Speech in the dictionary. Ponga las palabras en el recuadro correspondiente.

Box 9.1
gimnasio 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 8.5

Rearrange the following short dialogues, each of which contains fixed expressions that you have learned 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?

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 villa de San Cristbal de La Habana (b) Qu tipo / de los Condes de Santovenia / maravillosa / de edificio es? / Es una mansin (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 los Capitanes 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 : cerca Prepositions : entre, en

Diario hablado (a) Dnde est la Plaza de Armas? A dos pasos del lugar donde se funda la villa de San Cristbal de La Habana. (b) (c) Qu tipo de edificio es? Es una mansin maravillosa de los Condes de Santovenia. 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 Palacio de los Capitanes Generales.

9.7 8.7 Lxico bsico

Table 9.8
barato bloque de pisos (el) caro cmodo decorativo econmico incmodo lujoso mansin (la) planta (la) ruidoso tranquilo cheap block of flats expensive comfortable decorative inexpensive uncomfortable luxurious mansion floor, storey noisy quiet

10 Sesin 9 Repaso

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 9.1

Complete 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 ___________ el museo. 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! Eva Qu paciencia!

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 el museo. 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 9.2

Here are two descriptions of famous buildings in Santiago de Chile. There are four incorrect adjective endings in each description. Correct them as appropriate.

Table 10.1 Vocabulario

rodeado de
Corrija los adjetivos.

surrounded by

Palacio Cousio Uno de los palacios ms antiguas y bello de Santiago. Se construy en el siglo XIX. Est al sur de la Alameda, cerca del Parque Almagro. Est rodeado de enorme y lindsimas jardines.

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

Answer

Palacio Cousio Uno de los palacios ms antiguos y bellos de Santiago. Se construy en el siglo XIX. Est al sur de la Alameda, cerca del Parque Almagro. Est rodeado de enormes y lindsimos jardines. Mercado Central Justo enfrente del famoso ro Mapocho, se encuentra este lindo mercado en el centro de Santiago de Chile. All hay unos puestos de frutas y verduras espectaculares y unos restaurantes muy agradables.

10.3 9.3 PLATO DE ESPAGUETIS

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

Answer

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

10.4 9.4 UNA IMAGEN VALE MS QUE MIL PALABRAS

Activity 10.4
Look at the following town plan and answer the questions about the relative positions of the different buildings. Mire y conteste.

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Ejemplo Qu hay al lado de la catedral? El museo.

Table 10.2 Vocabulario

muralla (la)

town wall

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f)

Qu hay detrs de la torre? Qu hay enfrente del cabildo? Qu hay a la derecha de la playa? Qu hay a dos pasos de la Plaza Vieja? Qu hay cerca de la muralla? 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) la catedral.

10.5 9.5 CRUCIGRAMA

Activity 10.5
Complete the crossword (there's a printable version below). Which cities are the following buildings 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)

Click on 'view document' below to open a printable version of the crossword puzzle. l194_crossword.pdf42.2KB PDF document Answer

10.6 9.6 MI GRAMTICA: Adjetivos / Adjectives

Activity 10.6
The singular Give the rules for changing masculine singular adjectives to feminine, and give examples. Escriba las reglas y d ejemplos.

Table 10.3
Rule Ending in a vowel 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.

Ex

-o changes to -a

bo

Table 10.4
Rule Ending in a vowel Adds -s

Example

bonitos, b

Ending in a consonant Ending in - e

Answer

Table 10.5 The singular

Rule Ending in a vowel Ending in a consonant Ending in -e -o changes to -a Stays the same Stays the same Example

bonito b

espectacula

interesante

Table 10.6 The plural

Rule Ending in a vowel Ending in a consonant Ending in -e Adds -s Adds -es Adds -s Example bonitos , bonitas

espectaculares , cultural interesantes , grandes

10.7 9.7 TEST CULTURAL

Activity 10.7
Read the following sentences about cultural facts that have appeared in this unit and note whether 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 buildings in Santiago de Chile include La Casa de la Moneda and the Palacio Cousio.) (c) Falso. ( There are many different examples of historical architecture such as modernist and medieval .) (d) (e) Verdadero. Verdadero.

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

10.8 9.8 EL CANCIONERO

Activity 10.8
It'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. Transcript76.5KB PDF document

10.9 9.9 DOCUMENTAL

Activity 10.9
Now you are going to listen to a programme of the documentary series En portada. In this programme you are going to find out about la Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias. Listen to the track and answer the following questions. Escuche y participe. 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.

Table 10.8 Vocabulario

trabaja Qu piensan?

works What do they think?

(a) (b) (c)

Dnde est la Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias? Cmo es el Museo de las Ciencias? Quin es el arquitecto?

Transcript109.1KB PDF document Answer

(a) (b)

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

Es interactivo, moderno, divertido, dinmico, enorme, gigantesco, muy alto, como el esqueleto de un dinosaurio, totalmente nuevo, muy bonito, muy grande, muy amplio, con mucha 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.

11.1.1 10.1.1 Test your vocabulary

1. Note the incorrect option. Tache la opcin incorrecta.
o

(a) La iglesia es (i) gtica (ii) blanca (iii) cmoda (b) La estacin de tren es (i) moderna (ii) festiva (iii) antigua (c) En este bar hay (i) una pista de baile (ii) unos sillones (iii) un campanario (d) En el polideportivo hay (i) unos vestuarios (ii) un ayuntamiento (iii) unos lavabos (e) Oiga, para sacar? (i) entradas de teatro (ii) dinero (iii) sellos

2. Note the odd one out. Tache la palabra intrusa.

o o o o o

(a) hospital oficina restaurante dinero (b) taxi autobs tren aeropuerto (c) cuenta corriente saldo tarjeta de crdito sello (d) campanario catedral iglesia mercado (e) barra taburete televisor ventanilla

11.1.2 10.1.2 Test your grammar

1 Complete the following sentences using appropriate adjectives from the box. Make sure that the endings are correct too. More than one answer is possible in each case. Complete las frases con la forma apropiada del adjetivo.

Box 11.1
famoso europeo interesante inacabado

(a) (b) (c) (d)

La Sagrada Familia es una iglesia __________. Las salas de la Ciudad de las Ciencias y las Artes son muy __________. Los monumentos pblicos normalmente son a personalidades __________. Chile es un pas latinoamericano muy __________ .

2 Give the adjectives their correct endings. Complete el texto. Dos edificios muy diferentes El primero es un edificio alt___ . En la primer___ planta hay unas oficinas. En la segunda planta hay salas muy grand___ y ruidosas. Tambin hay un bar, con unos sillones muy cmod___ y unos ventiladores de estilo colonial. Enfrente de este edificio, hay una casa antigua y muy bonit___.

3 Change the verbs in the following sentences to correspond with the forms in brackets. Transforme las frases.

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

(nosotros) Voy a la oficina. (vosotros) Vas al cine. (ellos) Va al supermercado. (yo) Sabemos dnde est Marta. (t) Sabis dnde est la monitora?

4 Write sentences with estar based on the following information. Construya frases.

Ejemplo Mara / Sevilla Mara est en Sevilla. (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) La Alhambra / Granada Las ruinas aztecas / Mxico El barrio Carrasco y la Plaza Zabala / Montevideo Nosotros / Cuba Patricio y la familia de Isabel / Valencia

Activity 11.1
Answer

Test your vocabulary 1 (a) (iii) cmoda (comfortable) is incorrect as we don t usually talk about churches in terms of their comfort. (b) (ii) festiva (festive) is the odd one out as we don't usually talk about the atmosphere in a railway station. (c) (d) (e) (iii) un campanario (a bell tower) is not a feature you would normally find in a bar! (ii) un ayuntamiento (town hall) is not something you would find in a sports centre. (iii) sellos (stamps) is not usually used with the verb sacar .

2 (a) Dinero . (The other words refer to places /buildings .) (b) Aeropuerto. (The others refer to means of transport, whereas this is the building where the means of transport is based.) (c) (d) (e) Sello. ( The others refer to banking transactions .) Mercado. ( The others refer to religious buildings .) Ventanilla . ( The others refer to objects you can usually find in a Hispanic bar .)

Table 11.1

Revision A good way of memorizing and organizing vocabulary is to classify it. For example, separate the w putting them into two columns: one for the places you usually go to, and another for the places you don't usua

Test your grammar Here is a possible answer. (a) inacabada, (b) interesantes, (c) famosas, (d) europeo. Dos edificios muy diferentes

El primero es un edificio alto . En la primera planta hay unas oficinas. En la segunda planta hay salas muy grandes y ruidosas. Tambin hay un bar, con unos sillones muy cmodos y unos ventiladores de estilo colonial. Enfrente de este edificio, hay una casa antigua y muy bonita.

3 (a) Vamos a la oficina. (b) Vais al cine. (c) Van al supermercado. (d) S dnde est Marta. (e) Sabes dnde est la monitora?

4 (a) La Alhambra est en Granada. (b) Las ruinas aztecas estn en Mxico. (c) El barrio Carrasco y la Plaza Zabala estn en Montevideo. (d) (Nosotros) estamos en Cuba. (e) Patricio y la familia de Isabel estn en Valencia.

Table 11.2

Revision Now review all the grammar you have studied so far. Go back to the Overview , look at the colum grammar points that you feel confident handling. If you feel you need more practice with any of them, go to t them again.

11.2 10.2 Part B

11.2.1 10.2.1 Test your reading skills
Read the following text and say whether the statements after it are true or false. Verdadero o falso?

Box 11.2
La Serena, Chile, es una ciudad preciosa y la segunda ciudad ms antigua de Chile. Est en la costa del Ocano Pacfico, en el norte de Chile. Es la capital de la regin de Coquimbo. Hay muchas iglesias y muchas torres. En el centro de la ciudad los edificios son elegantes construcciones de estilo colonial. Tambin tiene una playa bonita y en verano hay muchos turistas chilenos y argentinos. En la Plaza de Armas se encuentran los edificios oficiales, la catedral y la oficina de correos. El mercado de la Recova y sus restaurantes de mariscos estn a solo diez minutos de la plaza.

Table 11.3
(a) Todas las casas son modernas y no hay edificios antiguos. (b) Es una ciudad universitaria en el sur de Chile. (c) El mercado est cerca de la Plaza de Armas.

Activity 11.2
Answer

(a) Falso. ( la segunda ciudad ms antigua de Chile ; los edificios son de estilo colonial ). (b) (c) Falso. ( Est en el norte de Chile ). Verdadero. ( El mercado [est] a solo diez minutos de la plaza ).

Table 11.4

Revision A good technique for retaining information is to note down the key words. These are the terms, date been said. Try to do this with any of the reading or listening passages (e.g. the documentary) that you have co again, they will remind you of the information around them.

11.3 10.3 Part C

11.3.1 10.3.1 Test your writing skills
Look at this photograph of a building in the city of La Serena. Describe what you see, using the prompts below. Observe y describa.

(a) (b)

Qu hay en la calle? Cmo es el edificio?

Activity 11.3

(a) (b)

Hay un edificio antiguo. Hay gente delante del edificio. Hay un coche. El edificio es grande y antiguo, de estilo colonial.

Table 11.5
Revision Try doing the same exercise, but this time brainstorm the words you want to use by referring to the palabras: Vocabulary strategies.Then answer the questions. Were your answers fuller and more accurate?

11.4 10.4 Part D

11.4.1 10.4.1 Test your communicative skills
1 You are at the Hotel Francisco Aguirre in La Serena. Listen to and follow the directions given by the receptionist to find the following places. Mark them on the map with the numbers 1 to 4.

Escuche y siga las indicaciones.

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(a) (b) (c) (d)

La catedral (1) La Iglesia de Santo Domingo (2) El Parque Pedro de Valdivia (3) El hospital (4)

Transcript78.7KB PDF document 2 Now you are in one of the restaurants in the market and a stranger asks you how to get to the Plaza de Armas. Give her directions. Responda.

Activity 11.4
Answer 1 See map.

2 Here is a possible answer: Cruce la calle y tome la primera calle a la derecha, la calle Prat, siga todo recto, y la Plaza de Armas es la tercera calle a la izquierda, es la cuarta cuadra.

Table 11.6

Revision Imagine that you have visitors to your town. Choose the four places that you would recommend the them directions from your house.

12 11 A guide to Spanish instructions

Table 12.1
Busque Cambie (al plural) Coloque Complete (la tabla / el dilogo) Compruebe Construya frases Conteste las siguientes preguntas Corrija las faltas D ejemplos Look for Change (to the plural) Place

Complete (the table / the dialogue) Check Make sentences Answer the following questions Correct the mistakes Give examples

Describa Elija una opcin Enlace las columnas Escoja la opcion correcta Escriba (en ingls / en espaol) Escuche (el extracto) Grbese en su cinta Lea (el texto) Marque con una cruz Mire (el mapa) Ordene (las palabras) Participe Ponga (las frases) en orden Pregunte Rellene los espacios Repita (otra vez) Responda a Siga las instrucciones Subraye Tache Traduzca (al ingls) Verdadero o falso?

Describe Choose an option Match up the two columns Choose the correct option Write (in English / in Spanish) Listen to (the extract) Record yourself on your tape Read (the text) Put a cross (= tick) Look at (the map) Put (the words) in order Take part Put (the sentences) in order Ask Fill (in) the gaps Repeat (again) Reply to, respond to, answer Follow the instructions Underline Cross out /Cross off Translate (into English) True or false?

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