¡CUANTO TIEMPO! (Unidad 1)
1. Escucha, repite y relaciona (page 17)
Listen and repeat the greetings.
Choose the appropriate greeting.
1. How do you greet your neighbor lady in the elevator in the morning?
2. How do you answer to your Spanish teacher’s greetings in the afternoon?
3. How do you say goodbye to a customer after a business lunch?
4. How do you say “see you later”?
5. How do you greet the members of your family when you come home?
6. How do you wish a good night?
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Do you know any other greetings or goodbye expressions in Spanish?
2. Reflexiona (page 17)
Discuss in pairs how Spaniards greet each other according to the pictures.
3. Marca (page 20)
Mark whether these statements are true (sí) or not (no).
1. Alicia and Pablo already know each other.
2. Pablo asks where Alicia’s mother is.
3. The conversation ends because Alicia’s phone is ringing.
4. Alicia and Pablo send their greetings to some common acquaintances of theirs as they are
saying goodbye to each other.
4. Relaciona (page 20)
Connect.
A. Sorry.
B. Likewise.
C. Greetings.
D. Long time no see!
E. See you any other day.
F. Fine, thanks.
5. Practica (page 20)
Talk in pairs according to the tips.
A
B
1. Hello, name of your pair!
2. Hello, name of your pair, long time no see!
3. How is your mother doing?
4. Fine, how are you?
5. Fine, thanks. Well, see you any other day.
6. Good bye.
7. Good bye and give my greetings (to everybody)!
6. Contesta (page 21)
Answer the questions.
1. Where do Alicia, Paloma and Carlos work?
2. Which one of them is a new employee?
3. What is Alicia’s last name?
4. Which word is used to welcome the new employee?
7. Busca (page 21)
Find in the text.
1. I am…
2. How are you?
3. This is…
4. Nice to meet you.
5. Welcome.
In Spanish the
question and
exclamation marks
are also inserted at
the beginning of the
sentence upside
down.
6. Thanks!
8. Practica (page 21)
Greet a classmate and introduce yourself. Then introduce this person to another classmate.
9. Escucha y reflexiona (page 22)
Listen to some accents in Spanish.
Can you tell the differences? Discuss in pairs.
10. Escucha, repite y completa (page 22)
Listen and repeat. How are the letters below pronounced in these words? Complete the rules.
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Chupa Chups is an internationally known lollipop brand originally from Spain. Its logo was
designed by Salvador Dalí.
11. Lee, escucha y escribe (page 23)
Work in pairs. Cover one of the columns.
A. Starts by reading the words aloud.
B. Listens to the words and writes them down. Change the roles.
COMUNICACIÓN (page 24)
¿Su nombre, por favor?
su
your
el nombre
name
por favor
please
el/la recepcionista
la señora
la habitación
aquí tiene
receptionist
madam, lady, miss
room
here you are
la llave
key
nuestro, -a
our
mi
my
la hermana
sister
Greetings (page 25)
Hola.
Hello
Buenos días.
Good morning
Buenas tardes.
Good afternoon
Buenas noches.
Good night
It is usual to
mix the
greetings.
Hola, buenos
días.
Introducing someone
¿Cómo te llamas?
What is your name?
¿Cómo se llama?
What is your name, sir/miss? (polite)
¿Su nombre, por favor?
What is your name, sir/miss? (polite)
Me llamo…
My name is…
Soy…
I am…
Este/Esta es…
This is
Estos/Estas son…
These are
Se llama…
His/her name is
Encantado.
Nice to meet you. (Man speaking)
Encantada.
Nice to meet you. (Woman speaking)
Asking about somebody’s condition
¿Qué tal?
What’s up?
¿Cómo estás?
What’s up? How are you?
¿Cómo está?
How are you, sir/miss? (polite)
Bien, gracias.
Fine, thanks.
¿Y tú?
And you?
¿Y usted?
And you, sir/miss? (polite)
Saying good-bye
Adiós.
Good-bye.
Hasta luego.
See you later.
Chao.
Bye.
12. Practica (page 25)
Walk around the class as you listen to some music. When the teacher stops the music, introduce
yourself to the nearest person. Remember to either shake hands or give two kisses.
Greet. * Introduce yourself. * Ask how are things.
* Answer. * Say good-byel.
13. Lee y contesta (page 26)
Read this phone call and answer the questions.
1. Who is Mercedes?
2. Where is she?
3. Who is María Teresa?
4. Where is Paloma?
14. Practica (page 26)
Talk in pairs according to the tips.
Pick a role and switch to different situations.
Cliente
Recepcionista
1. Greetings.
2. Greetings. Ask the customer’s name.
3. Name.
4. Room X. Key.
5. Thank the receptionist and
6. Say good-bye and welcome the customer (to
the hotel).
and say good-bye.
Morning
Mercedes López Alonso
room number 7
Afternoon
Noelia Ruiz Álvarez
room number 9
Night
Esteban Jiménez Delgado
room number 10
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Surnames
Spaniards have two surnames. The
first one usually comes from the father
and the last one from the mother.
15. Practica (page 27)
Talk in pairs according to the tips.
1.
2
Greet your pair in the morning.
Greet your pair in the evening.
Ask their name.
Ask his/her name politely.
Answer.
Answer.
Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you.
Say good-bye.
Say good-bye in a different way.
3
Greet your pair at night.
Long time no see!
Ask how things are.
Answer.
Say good-bye in a different way.
Greetings.
16. Practica (page 27)
Practice the numbers with a classmate.
Both players puts their hands behind their back.
Players show their hands at the same time with a random number of fingers straight.
The fastest to say the total sum of straight fingers gets a point.
17. Practica (page 28)
Work in groups of four people.
Ask alternately, how other’s names are spelled.
As one spells, the others write it down.
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Spell the name of your favorite artist, actor or writer. The others have to write it.
18. Escucha y escribe (page 29)
The news agency Agencia 24 horas is collecting some information about the most important
Spanish brands.
Listen and write the brands down.
< Inca Kola is a
popular soft drink in
Peru. It is used with all
kinds of food.
* Think of other brands and companies. If your pair can’t guess them, spell.
GRAMMAR: (page 30)
Personal Pronouns
Normal form
Polite form
yo I
tú you
usted you (singular)
él, ella he, she
nosotros, nosotras we
vosotros, vosotras you guys
ellos, ellas they
19. Escribe
Write the right pronoun for these people.
ustedes you (plural)
The irregular verb ser (page 31)
1.
I am Alicia Sanz.
2.
This is Carlos, my colleague.
3.
We are journalist.
4.
We are Spanish.
5.
Carlos is from Madrid and I am from
Zaragoza.
© Check the sample sentences above and jot down the number.
Spanish has several equivalents for the verb to be.
The verb Ser is used to speak about these topics among others:
- Profession.
- Nationality.
- Origin (to come from one place)
© Add the missing conjugation forms.
20. Practica (page 32)
Tell a classmate about the workers in the news agency Agencia 24 horas.
21. Completa
Complete the sentences using the verb ser.
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Listen and check.
When a
nationality
adjective is
used for a
woman, it ends
with the letter a.
22. Relaciona (page 33)
Connect the picture to the information.
According to a survey carried out by the news agency Agencia 24 horas in their web page, these
are the most influential latinos in the US.
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Work in groups of three people. Introduce influential Finns like in the example. You can look
for these people’s picture if you want.
The irregular verb estar (page 34)
- How are you?
- Not too good, I am a little tired.
- And your mother, how is she?
- She is doing very well, thanks.
The verb estar is another equivalent to the verb to be.
Among other things, it is used to express a condition or circumstance.
© Add the missing conjugation forms.
23. Completa
Complete using the verb estar.
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Listen and check.
Polite forms (Page 35)
Read the sample sentences and answer questions.
How are you doing, Hugo?
How are you doing, Mrs. Mercedes?
1. What person of the verb is used when being polite to one person?
2. What person of the verb is used when being polite to several peolple?
24. Completa
Complete using the verb ser or estar.
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Read the conversation out loud in groups of three people. Then go through it again
introducing yourself instead.
25. Escribe (page 36)
Fill in the guest form with your personal information as in the example.
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Ask a classmate about his personal information and write it down
- What is your name?
- What is your email address?
- What is your phone number?
- What is your room number?
26. Escucha y escribe (Page 37)
Listen and answer questions.
1. Who does María Teresa introduce to Mercedes?
2. The person's email address is
3. The web page address is
4. The number of the hotel room is