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Spanish / Unit 1: Hola / lesson 6

Story: the first day

A listening story. Lupe tells it: Pedro's first evening at her Spanish class in Austin. Listen to each line, read the meaning, and then answer the questions.

Before you listen

The first day

Pedro arrives at Lupe's class. Lupe tells the story.

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The story, line by line

The first day

Hola. Me llamo Lupe y soy la profesora.

Hello. My name is Lupe and I am the teacher.

New: y: and

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Read it

Spanish	English
Hola. Me llamo Lupe y soy la profesora.	Hello. My name is Lupe and I am the teacher.
Hoy, Pedro es nuevo en la clase.	Today, Pedro is new in the class.
Pedro es de México. Es de Guadalajara.	Pedro is from Mexico. He is from Guadalajara.
Max también es nuevo. Es de Chicago.	Max is new too. He is from Chicago.
Pedro dice: Buenas noches. Me llamo Pedro.	Pedro says: Good evening. My name is Pedro.
Max dice: Hola, Pedro. Soy Max. Mucho gusto.	Max says: Hi, Pedro. I am Max. Nice to meet you.
Pedro dice: Encantado. ¿De dónde eres?	Pedro says: Delighted. Where are you from?
Max dice: Soy de Chicago. ¿Y tú?	Max says: I am from Chicago. And you?
Pedro dice: Soy de Guadalajara, en México.	Pedro says: I am from Guadalajara, in Mexico.
Pedro dice: Buenas noches, profesora. ¿Cómo está usted?	Pedro says: Good evening, teacher. How are you?
Yo digo: Muy bien, gracias. En la clase, tú, Pedro.	I say: Very well, thanks. In class, tú, Pedro.
Pedro dice: ¿Cómo estás, Lupe?	Pedro says: How are you, Lupe?
Yo digo: Bien, gracias. ¿Y tú?	I say: Fine, thanks. And you?
Pedro dice: Más o menos. ¡Hoy soy nuevo!	Pedro says: So-so. Today I am new!
Max dice: ¡Yo también!	Max says: Me too!
Y yo digo: ¡Bienvenidos a la clase!	And I say: Welcome to the class!

New word	English
hoy	today
nuevo	new (for a man; nueva for a woman)
también	too, also
y	and
dice · digo	he or she says · I say
bienvenidos	welcome (to more than one)

Questions

Listen: question 1

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Question

Where is Pedro from?

A. From AustinB. From Guadalajara, in MexicoC. From Chicago

Hint

Es de: he is from.

Solution

Pedro es de México. Es de Guadalajara.

Question

Where is Max from?

A. From ChicagoB. From San AntonioC. From Mexico

Hint

Max says it to Pedro.

Solution

Max dice: Soy de Chicago.

Question

Max también es nuevo. Max is new in the class too. ¿Verdadero o falso?

A. Verdadero (true)B. Falso (false)

Hint

También: too, also.

Solution

Verdadero. Max is new too: Max también es nuevo.

Listen: question 4

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Question

Pedro asks Lupe how she is. Why does he say usted?

A. She is his teacher, and he is polite.B. She is his sister.C. She is a child.

Hint

Usted is the polite one.

Solution

Lupe is the teacher, so Pedro is polite: ¿Cómo está usted?

Question

Lupe tells Pedro to use usted in class. ¿Verdadero o falso?

A. Verdadero (true)B. Falso (false)

Hint

Listen again to line 11.

Solution

Falso. Lupe says En la clase, tú: in class, they use tú.

Listen: question 6

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Question

How is Pedro tonight?

A. Very wellB. So-soC. Bad

Hint

Word for word: more or less.

Solution

Pedro says Más o menos: so-so. He is new today!

Question

Max says ¡Yo también! What does he mean?

A. See you!B. Me too!C. Nice to meet you!

Hint

Yo: I. También: too.

Solution

¡Yo también!: me too! Max is new too.

Put Pedro and Max's meeting in order

Click the items in the correct order. Click an item in your answer to move it back.

Available items

Your order

Note.

End of Unit 1. You can greet someone at any time of day, say your name and ask theirs, say nice to meet you, ask how someone is and answer, choose between tú and usted, say where you are from with soy de, say goodbye, and follow a short conversation and a short story in Spanish.

Note.

Next: Unit 2, numbers and age.