first spanish reader chapter 01

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Ln u g Pat e u lhn a g a e rci P bi ig c s

Maria Victoria De Stefano

First Spanish Reader for beginnersbilingual for speakers of English

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Proofreading and narration Nuria Hernandez Editor-in-chief Vadim Zubakhin 2010Language Practice Publishing

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Table of contentsSpanish Alphabet.............................................................................................................................. 5 First Spanish Reader Elementary......................................................................................................... 9 Chapter 1............................................................................................................................................ 10 Mike has a dog ............................................................................................................................... 11 Chapter 2............................................................................................................................................ 13 They live in Puerto Vallarta ........................................................................................................... 13 Chapter 3............................................................................................................................................ 15 Are they Mexicans?........................................................................................................................ 15 Chapter 4............................................................................................................................................ 18 Can you help, please?..................................................................................................................... 19 Chapter 5............................................................................................................................................ 21 Mike lives in Mxico now.............................................................................................................. 22 Chapter 6............................................................................................................................................ 24 Mike has many friends ................................................................................................................... 25 Chapter 7............................................................................................................................................ 27 Jos buys a bike.............................................................................................................................. 28 Chapter 8............................................................................................................................................ 29 Linda wants to buy a new DVD ..................................................................................................... 30 Chapter 9............................................................................................................................................ 31 Kazuki listens to American songs .................................................................................................. 32 Chapter 10.......................................................................................................................................... 34 Kazuki buys textbooks on design................................................................................................... 35 Chapter 11.......................................................................................................................................... 37 Mike wants to earn some money (part 1) ....................................................................................... 38 Chapter 12.......................................................................................................................................... 40 Mike wants to earn some money (part 2) ....................................................................................... 41 It is time to go to college ................................................................................................................ 42 First Spanish Reader Pre-Intermediate .............................................................................................. 43 Chapter 13.......................................................................................................................................... 44 The name of the hotel..................................................................................................................... 45 Chapter 14.......................................................................................................................................... 46 Aspirin ............................................................................................................................................ 47 Chapter 15.......................................................................................................................................... 49 Mary and kangaroo......................................................................................................................... 50 Chapter 16.......................................................................................................................................... 52Try free efficient Textbooks, Podcasts and Courses at lppbooks.com

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Parachutists..................................................................................................................................... 53 Chapter 17.......................................................................................................................................... 56 Turn the gas off! ............................................................................................................................. 57 Chapter 18.......................................................................................................................................... 59 A job agency................................................................................................................................... 60 Chapter 19.......................................................................................................................................... 62 Jos and Mike wash the truck (part 1)............................................................................................ 63 Chapter 20.......................................................................................................................................... 65 Jos and Mike wash the truck (part 2)............................................................................................ 66 Chapter 21.......................................................................................................................................... 68 A lesson .......................................................................................................................................... 69 Chapter 22.......................................................................................................................................... 71 Kazuki works at a publishing house ............................................................................................... 72 Chapter 23.......................................................................................................................................... 75 Cat rules.......................................................................................................................................... 76 Chapter 24.......................................................................................................................................... 78 Team work...................................................................................................................................... 79 Chapter 25.......................................................................................................................................... 82 Mike and Jos are looking for a new job........................................................................................ 83 Chapter 26.......................................................................................................................................... 88 Applying to Noticias Puerto Vallarta......................................................................................... 89 Chapter 27.......................................................................................................................................... 93 The police patrol (part 1) ................................................................................................................ 94 Chapter 28.......................................................................................................................................... 98 The police patrol (part 2) ................................................................................................................ 99 Chapter 29........................................................................................................................................ 103 School for Foreigner Students (SFS) and au pair ......................................................................... 104 Spanish-English dictionary........................................................................................................... 107 English-Spanish dictionary........................................................................................................... 122

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Spanish Alphabet (alfabeto espaol)Letter Name IPA Letter Name IPA Letter Name IPA

A a /a/

B be /b/

C CH ce che /k/, // /tS/ L ele /l/ T te /t/

D de /d/

E e /e/ N ene /n/

F efe /f/ ee /J / X equis /x/, /ks/

G ge /g/, /x/ O o /o/ Y i griega /i/

H I hache i silent /i/ P pe /p/ Z zeta // Q cu /k/

J K jota ka /x/ /k/ R S erre ese /r/ /s/

LL M elle eme // /m/ U u /u/

V W uve doble uve /b/ /gw/

The letters ch (che), ll (elle) and rr (erre) were included in the official Spanish alphabet. However in 1994 the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) decreed that these letters would no longer be treated as separate letters in dictionaries. Spanish is a syllable-timed language. This means each syllable is given the same amount of time for pronunciation. Stressed syllables are treated in the same manner. They are not given more or less time to enunciate. Words ending with a vowel or "s" have the stress placed on the next-to-last syllable. Words ending in consonants (other than "s") are stressed on the last syllable. Phonetics can be determined from the spelling of words. Spanish makes use of diacritics, or accents, to distinguish letters, words with the same spelling but different meaning and assist with pronunciation. The tilde (~) is placed over the "" to differentiate it from "n". Acute accents () determine syllable stresses, pronunciation and meanings of words. The dieresis is placed over the "" when it is used in the combinations of "ge" and "gi" to indicate the "" is not silent. Inverted question and exclamations marks are placed at the beginning and with regular punctuation marks at the end of interrogative statements or questions (i.e. "What is your name?" is punctuated in Spanish as "cul es su nombre?"). These punctuation marks distinguish between questions and statements, which are sometimes written with the exact same words. The letters "k" and "w" are not found in native Spanish words. They exist only in loan words.


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The letter "c" is pronounced as a "k" if it is followed by an "a", "o" or "u" and with an "s" sound if an "i" or "e" is next. A "g" followed by "a", "o" or "u" is pronounced as a "hard g", while a "g" followed by an "i" or "e" are articulated as a "soft g". The letter "h" is always silent in Spanish. "Ch" is treated as one letter and the sound values are never divided. "Q" is always accompanied by a "u" and pronounced as a "k". A word beginning with an "r" is always spelled with a singular "r". If the letter "r" is contained within the word, it is always spelled as a doubled consonant, "rr". "V" is enunciated as a soft "b". The letter "z" is only placed in front of the vowels "a", "o" and "u". If a word ending with a "z" requires pluralizing and, consequently, the "z" is followed by an "i" or "e", the "z" changes to a "c" and is pronounced with an "s" sound. Pronunciation of European Spanish

b = [] between vowels, [b] elsewhere c = [] before i or e, [k] elsewhere d = [] between vowels, [d] elsewhere g = [x] before i or e, [g] or [] elsewhere gu = [g] before i or e, [gw] elsewhere g only appears before i or e n = [] before g, x and k, [n] elsewhere. At the ends of words n = [] or [n] r = [] between vowels and in consonant clusters such as br, pr and tr, [r] elsewhere At the ends of words and syllables s often not pronounced, e.g. peces = /'pees/ in northern Spain, /'peeh/ in central Spain, /'peseh/ in southern Spain, and /'pes/ in the southeast of Spain.

v = [] between vowels, [b] elsewhere w appears only in loanwords

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Vowels are the same as European Spanish. c = [s] before i or e, but [k] elsewhere g = [x] (or [h] in some countries) before i or e, [g] or [] elsewhereTry free efficient Textbooks, Podcasts and Courses at lppbooks.com

gu = [g] before i or e, but [gw] elsewhere ll = [j] or [d] in most places, though the original pronunciation of [] is still used in some areas. ll = [] or [] in Argentina

n = [] before g, e.g. tengo (I have), [n] elsewhere r = [] between vowels, [r] elsewhere rr = [] or [l] in Puerto Rico. s = [h] at the ends of words and syllables in Argentina and Chile, e.g. peces = /'peseh/. In the Caribbean it is not pronounced in that position, e.g. peces = /'pes/ x = [s] at the beginning of words, [ks] elsewhere. In words borrowed from Nahuatl, Mayan or other indigenous languages of Mexico, x = [] or [s].

y = [i] at the end of syllables, such as hay, buey and muy, [j] as a consonant or semiconsonant. In emphatic speech in Argentina = [].

k and w appear mainly in loan words


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First Spanish Reader Elementary


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Captulo 1Chapter 1

Mike tiene un perroMike has a dogPalabras Words1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.10

aquel - that aquellos - those azul - blue bicicleta - bike calle - street calles - streets cama - bed camas - beds Ciudad de Mxico - Mxico City cuaderno - notebook cuadernos - notebooks cuatro - four l - he ellos - they este - this; este libro - this book estos - these estrella - star estudiante - student

19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36.

estudiantes - students gato - cat grande - big habitacin - room habitaciones - rooms hotel - hotel hoteles - hotels Jos - Jos Kazuki- Kasuki libro - book lindo - linda - nice mesa - table mesas - tables mi- mis - my Mike - Mike muchos, mucho - many, much nariz - nose negro - black


37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49.

no - not nuevo - new ojo - eye ojos - eyes palabra - word palabras - words parque - park parques - parks pequeo - little perro - dog Pluma, bolgrafo - pen Plumas, bolgrafos - pens su - his; su cama - his bed

50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62.

sueo - dream tambin - too tener - to have texto - text tienda - shop tiendas - shops tiene- has; l tiene un libro. - He has a book. uno - one ventana - window ventanas - windows verde - green y - and yo - I

Mike tiene un perro 1. Este estudiante tiene un libro. 2. l tiene una pluma tambin. 3. Puerto Vallarta tiene muchas calles y parques. 4. Esta calle tiene nuevos hoteles y tiendas. 5. Este hotel tiene cuatro estrellas. 6. Este hotel tiene muchas habitaciones lindas y grandes. 7. Aquella habitacin tiene muchas ventanas. 8. Y estas habitaciones no tienen muchas ventanas. 9. Estas habitaciones tienen cuatro camas. 10. Y aquellas habitaciones tienen una cama. 11.Aquella habitacin no tiene muchas mesas. 12. Y aquellas habitaciones tienen muchas mesas grandes. 13. Esta calle no tiene hoteles. 14. Aquella tienda grande no tiene muchas ventanas. 15. Estos estudiantes tienen cuadernos. 16. Ellos tienen plumas tambin. 17. Mike tiene un pequeo cuaderno negro. 18. Kazuki tiene cuatro cuadernos nuevos. 19. Este

Mike has a dog 1. This student has a book. 2. He has a pen too. 3. Puerto Vallarta has many streets and parks. 4. This street has new hotels and shops. 5. This hotel has four stars. 6. This hotel has many nice big rooms. 7. That room has many windows. 8. And these rooms have not many windows. 9. These rooms have four beds. 10. And those rooms have one bed. 11. That room has not many tables. 12. And those rooms have many big tables. 13. This street has not hotels. 14. That big shop has many windows. 15. These students have notebooks. 16. They have pens too. 17. Mike has one little black notebook. 18. Kazuki has four new green11


estudiante tiene una bicicleta. 20. l tiene una bicicleta nueva azul. 21. Jos tiene una bicicleta tambin. 22. l tiene una linda bicicleta negra. 23. Kazuki tiene un sueo. 24. Yo tengo un sueo tambin. 25. Yo no tengo un perro. 26. Yo tengo un gato. 27. Mi gato tiene unos bellos ojos verdes. 28. Mike no tiene un gato. 29. l tiene un perro. 30. Su perro tiene una nariz pequea y negra.

notebooks. 19. This student has a bike. 20. He has a new blue bike. 21. Jos has a bike too. 22. He has a nice black bike. 23. Kazuki has a dream. 24. I have a dream too. 25. I have not a dog. 26. I have a cat. 27. My cat has nice green eyes. 28. Mike has not a cat. 29. He has a dog. 30. His dog has a little black nose.

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