Instituto Cervantes 03

Question 1

1. hablaremos sobre CRÓNICAS + PERIODÍSTICAS
2. lanzaron un par de CONTRAGOLPES que SERENARON el encuentro (serenar)
3. los balones largos de los centrales buscando una segunda JUGADA
4. el máximo goleador con 16 tantos (marcar un tanto)

Answer 1

1. We will talk about PRESS/MEDIA + REPORTS/ARTICLES
2. the launched a pair of COUNTERATTACKS that CALMED DOWN the encounter (to calm + to settle down)
3. the long balls from the midfielders seeking a second MOVE + PLAY
4. the top goalscorer with 16 strikes/goals (to score a goal)

Question 2

1. El DESPLOME de la Canarinha SE AGIGANTÓ + DE GOLPE (agigantarse)
2. Kross FULMINÓ las esperanzas de su rival (fulminar)
3. Khedira ASESTÓ el golpe definitivo antes de NOQUEAR a su rival (asestor ie with force) (noquear)
4. Alemania bajó el LISTÓN

Answer 2

1. The COLLAPSE of the Canarinha GREATLY INCREASED SUDDENLY (vb idea is rapid increase in size)
2. Kross STRUCK DOWN the hopes of his rival
3. Khedira DEALT the definitive blow before KNOCKING OUT his rival (to deliver with force), (to leave stunned)
4. Germany lowered the BAR (as in high jump bar (sports), also figuratively ie the level to be reached)

Question 3

1. La derrota más escandalosa de los mundiales ENCAJADA por el equipo más LAUREADO (encajar)
2. anfitrión
3. un equipo RENDIDO y humillado

Answer 3

1. The most scandalous defeat of the World Cup PUT TOGETHER by the most HONOURED team (to fit together + to deliver, re landing a blow in a fight)
2. host
3. an EXHAUSTED and humiliated team

Question 4

1. Te comento un poco aquello que no es correcto. (comentar)
2. Todo LO QUE te hablé se puenden ven en X (only LO QUE cos not referring to s.th specific)
3. Los cuadros DE LOS QUE te hablé, se pueden ver en X ( Use DE here cos’ referring to specific situation + the use of hablar it specific)

Answer 4

1. I talk a little about (that) WHICH is not corrent (to talk about)
2. Everything I told you one can see in X (Why?)
3. The paintings I told you about you can see in X (Why?)

Question 5

1. Deberías haber tenido más tacto. A nadie le qusta que le CRITIQUEN en público.
2. Deberiás haber tenido más tacto. No está bien que le HAYAS criticado en público.
3. Both subjunctive cos’ opinion. But, 1 is a general reference so use the present. 2 refers to s.th specific which happened in the recent past.
4. Hemos tenido que POSTERGAR nuestro viaje …(postergar + posponer)

Answer 5

1. You should have had more tact. No one likes to be criticised in public.
2. You should have had more tact. It´s not nice that you criticised him in public.
3. Why different tenses?
4. We’ve had TO PUSH BACK our trip … (vb + syn PP)

Question 6

1. el nopal
2. les dijo que SE tenían que INSTALAR ahí (instalarse)
3. pero de ahí PROVIENE + EN SÍ (provenir)
4. Está muy padre
5. escudo nacional

Answer 6

1. prickly pear (it’s a fan-shaped flat leafed cactus)
2. he told them they had to SETTLE there
3. but, it IN FACT + COMES FROM there (vb)
4. It´s really cool (Mex)
5. national BADGE + EMBLEM

Question 7

1. Cuando SOPESABA todo eso yo llequé la conclusión. (sopesar)
2. Porque nuestros INGRESOS provenían exclusivamente del alquiler de mi casa
3. Cuando iba al cine mi mamá me llamó.
4. Use preterit perfecto for INTENTIONS - going to do sth + but interrupted ie didn’t do.

Answer 7

1. When I WEIGHED all that UP I reached the conclusion (to weigh up) (Paul)
2. Because our INCOME comes ENTIRELY from the hire of my house (Irina)
3. When I was going to the cinema my mum called me.
4. What is 3 an example of?

Question 8

1. Tienes que cambiar LOS AJUSTES para que grabe del otro lado.
2. El primer tema va a TRATAR SOBRE el lenguaje corporal (tratar - to deal with, as in to discuss)
3. No SE TRATA DE hacerlo rápido, sino de hacerlo bien (tratarse de - to be about if NECESSITY + Refrring to s.th mentioned)
4. hasta que SE ENGANCHÓ en algo

Answer 8

1. You have to change THE SETTINGS to record from the other side
2. The first topic is going to DEAL WITH body language (vb)
3. IT’S not ABOUT doing it quickly, but doing it well.
4. until it SNAGGED on something (el gancho)

Question 9

1. Él fue nacido PREMATURO
2. lo envolvieron en ALGA MARINA
3. Está tan ESCUÁLIDO
4. Tejió una línea de pescar de las hojas de LINO
5. estaba muy DECIDIDO a ir a pescar

Answer 9

1. He was born PREMATURE (Leyenda de Māui)
2. they wrapped him in SEA WEED
3. You´re too SCRAWNY
4. He wove a fishing line from FLAX leaves
5. he was very DETERMINED to go fishing

Question 10

1. la HECHIZÓ para que la línea se hiciera muy muy fuerte (hechizar)
2. la sujetó a la línea (el gancho)
3. esperaba hasta LAS ALTAS HORAS de la madrugada
4. SE COLÓ en la canoa y SE ECONDIÓ debajo LAS TARIMAS

Answer 10

1. He CAST A SPELL ON it so that the line would become very very strong
2. he tied it to the line (the hook)
3. he waited until THE WEE HOURS of the morning
4. he SNEAKED onto the canoe and HID beneath the FLOORBOARDS

Question 11

1. PENSABA ir pero no pude porque mi hermanito se enfermó
2. Use preterit perfecto for INTENTIONS - going to do sth + but interrupted ie didn’t do.
3. Total que …
4. Pablo pregunta si queremos tomar un café con él
   4a. Indirect style. Cos’ relating what someone else said. (PAS NB use pregunta in present)
   4b. que disappears + replaced by sí if Q

Answer 11

1. I WAS THINKING OF going but I couldn’t because my little brother got sick
2. What is 1 an example of?
   3 Anyway + in short + all in all
3. Pablo asked if we want to have a coffee with him
   4a. What structure? Why?
   4b. How structure diff to usual?

Question 12

1. ¿Qué DICES? Mamá PREGUNTA dónde he aparcado el coche.
   1a. Indirect style. Cos’ relating what someone else said.
   1b. dónde keeps tilde (from Q ¿Dónde …?)

Answer 12

1. What DID you say? Mum ASKED where I parked the car.
   1a. What structure? Why?
   1b. How structure diff to usual?

Question 13

1. Susana, ¡ven aqui! … David dice (David) que vengas.
   1a. Indirect style. Cos’ relating what someone else said.
   1b. Imp changes to subj + remember que
2. una muletilla (a filler word)

Answer 13

1. Susana, come here … David says come here.
   1a. What structure? Why?
   1b. How structure diff to usual?
2. What is pues?

Question 14

1. ¿Qué DICE la noticia?
   1b. -La noticia DICE que muchas personas MURIERON en el choque.
   1c. Pasar información de noticias: se mantiene el tiempo de la noticia.

Answer 14

1a. What DID the NEWS say? (Indirect style)
1b. The news SAID that many people died in the crash.
1c. Why that tense?

Question 15

1. ¿Qué te dijó tu mamá?
   1b. - Mi mamá me dijo QUE fuera al mercado.
   1c. - QUE fuera al mercado. (Starts with que cos´ shortened form)
   1d. If passing on a message + message is order = pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo

Answer 15

1. What did your mum say (to you)?
   1a. My mum told me to go to the market.
   1c. what is more natural way to say 1a? What do you note?
   1d. Why that tense?

Question 16

1. Aquel día
2. En esa ocasión
3. En aquel momento
4. Justo en ese momento

Answer 16

1. That day (Marcadores del tiempo
2. On that occasion
3. In that moment
4. Just in that moment

Question 17

1. ACABABA DE (firmar el contrato)
2. IBA A (salir de casa, cuando se dio cuenta)
3. Justo cuando ESTABA A PUNTO DE (poner pimiento en la sopa)
4. ESTABA HACIENDO X cuando

Answer 17

1. I HAD JUST (signed the contract)
2. HE WAS GOING TO (leave the house, when he realised)
3. Just when I WAS ABOUT TO (put capsicum in the soup)
4. I WAS MAKING X when

Question 18

1. A esas alturas
2. A partir de aquel instante
3. Hasta ese día
4. Entonces

Answer 18

1. At this stage + by now (more marcadores del tiempo)
2. From that instant
3. Until that day
4. Then