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TELEPHONE CONVERSATION

A: Hello. Is that HSBC Bank?.
B: Yes, How can I help you?
A: Can I speak to Bety Martinez, please?
B: She’s not at her desk now. Can you please hold on?......

I’m sorry but her line is engaged.
A: Can I leave a message ?
B: Sure.
A: Ask her if she could call me back, please.

My phone number is 0341-675810, I’m Mary Ross.
……………..

C: Hello Mary, It’s Bety Martinez, How can I help you?.
A: Hi, Bety. I need to make a deposit in my account but

I don’t remember my account number. Can you help me?.
C: Yes, of course, hold on the line, please. What is your ID number?
A: It's 12.560.443.
C: Well, please write down! Your account number is 1002-3265/3.
A: Ok. Thank you .

By Jimena and Rut

AT THE DOCTOR'S

Vocabulary:
Aspirin, pain killers,

headache, backache, allergic, symptoms, temperature, penicillin, flu, cough, sore throat

hurt, I came down with....

Structures
Present simple

Past simple
Present perfect
Should
Have to / mustn't

Dialogue:

A: Hello, Doctor.

B: Hello. What's the matter?

A: I think, I came down with a flu.

B: What symptoms do you have?
A. I have headache and cough!

B: Did you have a temperature?

A: No, I didn't.

B: Do you have sore throat?

A: Yes, it hurts.

B: Do you smoke?

A:Yes, I do.

B: You mustn't smoke if you have a cough.

A:I know, I must to give up smoking.

B: OK. Are you allergic to any drugs?

A: None

B: Ok. I'm going to prescribe this medicine.

A: How many pills do I have to take?

B: Two every day.

A: Sorry, how often?

B: Every twelve hours.

by Melina, Lucrecia y Damián

GOING AROUND ROSARIO

Structures:
- past simple
- passive voice
- present continuos
- present simple
- future
- 1st conditional

TOURIST:

1. CAN YOU HELP ME?
2. WHICH ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT PLACES (LANDMARKS= Puntos de encuentros, por ejemplo Falabella, el monumento, etc) IN THE CITY?
3. WHEN WAS THE CITY FOUNDED?
4. HOW MANY PEOPLE LIVE IN ROSARIO?
5. WHERE IS THE CASINO?
6. HOW CAN I GET TO SHOPPING MALL/ DOLPHIN TOWERS?

GUIDE:

• WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

1. HAVE YOU BEEN TO ROSARIO BEFORE?
2. WHERE ARE YOU STAYING?
3. WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO IF YOU HAD THE MONEY?

MEETING YOUR TWIN

Two brothers, twin bothers, meet for the first time when

they are adults and they have the conversation below,

A: Hello!, I'm Rene. what's your name?

B: Hi! I'm Rene too. what a coincidence! Nice to meet you Rene!
I want to know everything about you. So, Where do you live?
A: I live in London, and you?

B: So do I!. Pardon. London, England?

A: No,London in Canada!Ha ha!.
B: Oh! What do you do?

A: I'm an actor. Now, I'm playing the role of "James", a cowboy in a play

called "Forever West". What about you?
B: I'm a film director. Now,I'm working in a new project with Tarantino.

Some day I may direct you in a film.
A: My bother is a film director! I'm very pround of you.

B: Are you married?

A: Yes, I've been married five times and I had two children in each marriage.

So, I have ten chidren.
B: Oh! Too many/Several children!I'm single, but I have one daughter,my

beautiful Mary.
A: Did you go to university Rene?

B: No, I didn't. I never liked studying.

A: Neither did I!

B: We have a lot of things to tell each other. Let's go and have a coffee.

I love coffee with cognac.
A: So do I! Let's go now!

By Pilar and Charly

After twenty years

Writer: O. Henry

Summary:

After Twenty Years is a story about two characters, Bob and Jimmy Wells. Before parting ways in order to build their careers, the two friends had promised each other that twenty years down the line, they would meet at a particular restaurant. The story begins with one friend, Bob, having reached the meeting place and waiting for his friend to turn up. While waiting, a policeman on his duty stops by and Bob tells him the reason behind his standing in the dark corner. The cop informs him that the restaurant was demolished five years ago. A conversation starts and Bob tells the policeman about his career and how he struck it rich in the west and how he wishes that Jimmy too had done well. The policeman wishes him luck and continues on his beat. A little later, a man walks up to Bob, and addresses him by his name. The two friends then get chatting, with Bob telling his friend about how the west treated him. While walking, they reach a lighted area, when Bob stops abruptly and realizes that the person he has been talking to all along was not his friend Jimmy. When Bob says the same to the other man, Bob is informed that he has been under arrest for the past ten minutes. The stranger then hands a note to Bob. The note is from Patrolman Jimmy Wells, (the same policeman who was talking to Bob when he was waiting for Jimmy to turn up) and says that Jimmy was in the appointed place at the given time, but when Bob lit the cigar and Jimmy saw in his friend’s face the face of a wanted criminal, he went away. Jimmy could not arrest his friend Bob himself and so asked someone else to arrest Bob.

Characters:

Jimmy Wells: (cop, best fellow in the world; strong and important person who controls the safety of the people). He loves New York. He is fine-looking cop, watchful, guarding the peace. He is as true as any man in the world.

Bob: Has a colorless square face with bright eyes, and a little white mark near his right eye. He has a large jewel in his necktie.

Setting (place/time):

- It was probably winter.
- The weather was cold, there was wind and rain.
- The story takes place in New York.

General plot:

The story is about the relationship between two friends. Twenty years ago two friends had their last dinner together. One of them was leaving town to find "great success". They agreed to meet in 20 years time to see who they were and the kind of future that waited for each of them.

“After Twenty Years” Quiz

Multiple Choice Circle the letter of the best answer for each of the following questions.

1.The man standing in the doorway of the hardware store seems out of place in the neighborhood because

A. he appears to be a wealthy man.

B. no one there knows him.

C. the businesses are all closed for the night.

D. it is a dangerous place to be. _______

2. As the police officer approaches, what does the man in the doorway do?

A. shrinks back

B. stares at him intently

C. begins to walk away

D. speaks to him immediately _______

3. The story suggests that as young men, Bob and Jimmy

A. had very similar personalities.

B. had been very close friends.

C. wanted the same things out of life.

D. didn't actually care much about each other. _______

4. Bob's hand most likely trembles at the end of the story because of his feelings of

A. fear.

B. anger.

C. hatred.

D. regret. _______

5. The story implies that the reason Bob and Jimmy lost track of each other was because

A. Bob was staying out of sight to avoid arrest.

B. Jimmy had become a police officer.

C. Bob was too busy to think about his old friend.

D. Jimmy's address kept changing. _______

6. When the police officer asked Bob whether he would hold his friend to the exact time of the meeting, he actually wanted to find out whether

A. Bob was as true a friend as he claimed to be.

B. he had enough time to send another officer.

C. Bob knew that he really was Jimmy.

D. he should come back later without his police uniform. _______

7. The first clue that something unexpected was about to happen came when Bob

A. lit a cigar.

B. noticed that Jimmy was much taller than he used to be.

C. pulled out his watch

D. read the note from Patrolman Wells. _______

TWO FRIENDS FROM CHILDHOOD

Structures:

- Present Simple:

. Where do you live?
. What do you do?
. Are you married?
. Do you have children?
. Do you study anything?

- Past Simple:

. Did you work here or somewhere?
. Where did you go for your summer/winter holidays?

. When was the last time we saw each other?

- Present Perfect:

. What have you been doing lately?
. How long have you lived here?
. How long have you worked ..... (there)?
. How long have you been married?

- To speak about the past..

. I don't remember clearly, but.. did we use to play tennis together?
. I think we should - meet again.
- see each other again.

- Nice to see you again!

by Vanesa and Rocío