ESTE GLOSARIO PUEDE AYUDARTE CON LOS EJERCICIOS

realized: se dio cuenta; bring: traer; borrowed: pidió prestado; spilled: derramó; classmate: compañero/a de curso; warn: advertir; hit: golpeé, choqué; parking lot: playa de estacionamiento; owner: dueño; aunt: tía; cigarette lighter: encendedor de cigarrillos, chispero; exchange: cambiar por otra cosa; messy: desordenado, desprolijo; comb: peine; polite: educado, cortés.

Activity 109: Basándote en las explicaciones de la página anterior y en tu intuición, responde qué habrías hecho en cada una de estas situaciones. Completa tus respuestas, colocando los verbos entre paréntesis en Condicional Pasado Simple con WOULD / WOULDN'T o SHOULD / SHOULDN'T, de acuerdo con lo que expresa la oración. Verifica luego las respuestas correctas ...

1

SITUATION: Diana had dinner in a restaurant and then realized she didn't have any money with her. She offered to wash the dishes.

YOU: "I    (not wash) the dishes in the restaurant. 

I    (call) a friend to bring me some money".

2

SITUATION: The teacher borrowed your favorite geography book and spilled coffee all over it.

YOU: "I    (not say) anything, but I'm sure that some of

my classmates    (warn) her not to do it again.

3

SITUATION: I hit someone's car when I was leaving a parking lot at Jumbo supermarket. Luckily, no one saw me.

YOU: "I    (wait) for the owner to come back, or maybe

I    (leave) a note for him or her.

4

SITUATION: Freddy's aunt gave him a cigarette lighter for his birthday, but he doesn't smoke. So, he gave it back to her.

YOU: "I    (exchange) it for something else, or perhaps

I    (tell) her that I'd prefer something else.

5

SITUATION: A friend of Liza always has messy hair, so she gave him a comb
for his birthday.

YOU: "I    (speak) to him about it. I think that giving him

a comb as a present    (not be) polite.

En la próxima página podrás practicar el primer diálogo de esta lección ...