This glossary presents some special urban personalities. Please
listen and repeat it twice.
Este vocabulario presenta algunas personalidades urbanas especiales.
Escúchalo y repítelo dos veces.
SPORTS FANATICS (fanáticos del deporte)
They love to play
or watch sports
BOOKWORMS (adictos a la lectura)
They love to read
all the time
WORKAHOLICS (adictos al trabajo)
They are very hard
workers and often
work overtime
GAMBLERS (apostadores)
They like to
take chances
all the time
COUCH POTATOES (adictos a la TV)
They prefer watching
TV to going out or
getting exercise
CLOTHESHORSES (adictos a la ropa)
Their main
interest
is in clothes and
dressing fashionably
CHOCOHOLICS (adictos al chocolate)
They eat lots and
lots of chocolate
FOOD FREAKS (adictos a la comida)
They really love
food and eating
HOMEBODIES (amantes de la casa)
They prefer staying
home to going out
TALKAHOLICS (adictos al móvil)
They are addicted
to mobile phones
Activity 38:
Completa estas oraciones basándote en el vocabulario aprendido más
arriba y selecciona de cada menú las "personalidad urbana" que más se
ajusta a cada comentario. Verifica luego las respuestas correctas.
1.
On her trip to Belgium, our
...
aunt Martha spent hundred of dollars on freshly-baked Belgian
chocolate muffins and cakes.
2.
Monica is such a
...
. Last week she bought two pairs of
stilletos and three silk dresses that were "half price"!!
3.
As a
...
Melisa's boyfriend wears many
shirts with team logos, goes to many games, and becomes depressed
when his favorite team loses.
4.
"Honey, please don't be a
...
!! It's so beautiful outside and all you want to do is watch
football."
5.
Elena's husband must be a
...
because he spends his life going to nearby libraries and bookstores.
6.
"Don't ask Mariano to come with us. He's a
...
and he'll say NO to every
invitation, even if you want to celebrate his own birthday."
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