At the florist’s (“floristería“) you can buy flowers (“flores“).

At the grocery store (“tienda de comestibles“) you can buy coffee and eggs (“café y huevos“).

At the fish market (“pescadería“) you can buy tuna (“atún“).

At the bakery (“panadería“) you can buy a bun (“pan dulce“).

At the fruit shop (“frutería“) you can buy apples, peaches and oranges (“manzanas, duraznos y naranjas).

At the butcher shop (“carnicería“) you can buy chicken and bacon (“pollo y tocino“).

At the furniture store (“mueblería“) you can buy chairs and a table (“sillas y una mesa“).

1. d
2. f
3. e
4. b
5. c
6. a
7. g

1) pasear 2) café 3) llevar 4) pastelería 5) recoger a 6) estación de autobuses 7) banco 8) llevar a 9) ayuntamiento 10) dar una vuelta

You were asked where can you find a landmark dedicated to Cristofer Colombus (“dónde está el monumento a Cristóbal Colón“). In option A, they suggest to you that it is located next to the fountain (“Está al lado de la fuente “), and in option B they suggest you that is located in the bakery (“en la pastelería “). Therefore, the correct answer is A.

You are asked when opens the fish market (“a que hora abre la pescadería”). In option A, you suggest to the question answer that opens at nine o’clock (“a las nueve”), and in option B you suggest that the fishmarket opens on Sundays (“abre los domingos”). Therefore, the correct answer is A.

You were asked where he can get his driver’s licence (“dónde se puede sacar la licencia de conducir “). In option A, you suggest to the question answer that they ask someone at the recreative centre (“en el centro recreativo “), and in option B you suggest they ask someone at the municipal office (“en lel ayuntamiento “). Therefore, the correct answer is B.

You asked where can you find doctor Remos (“dónde encuentro al doctor Remos“). In option A, they suggest to you that you ask someone at the hospital (“en la clínica”), and in option B they suggest you ask someone at the fire station (“en la estación de bomberos”). Therefore, the correct answer is A.

You are asked where they can lend money (“dónde prestan dinero”). In option A, you suggest to the question answer that they ask someone at the bank (“en el banco”), and in option B you suggest they ask someone at the police station (“en la comisaría”). Therefore, the correct answer is A.

1. a
2. a
3. b
4. a
5. a

You need to fill the gaps with the words given. I will now translate the text with the correct answers.

My dad needs to buy oranges at the fruit store (“la frutería“).

Then he wants to stop by the market (“mercado“) to buy some plants.

I need to get a haircut at the hairdresser’s (“peluquería“) and

buy milk, bread and eggs for dinner at the grocery store (“tienda de comestibles“) across the street from the pastry shop.

I also need to ask the price of a very nice desk I saw at the furniture store (“mueblería“).

If I have time later, I’m going to stop by the square (“plaza“) to sit on a bench and read.

1) frutería
2) mercado
3) peluquería
4) tienda de comestibles
5) mueblería
6) plaza

1) Tuve que ir al ayuntamiento para sacar mi carnet de identidad. 2) Tuve que hacer varias diligencias. Aproveché de comprar pollo en la carnicería. 3) Fuimos a la floristería a comprar flores. 4) Fuimos al cementerio a poner las flores que compramos. 5) Fui a la oficina de correos. Como estaba cerrada, me fui a tomar un café.

This exercise is a conversation between Claudia and her mother about the errands she did that day.

We must complete the sentences with consistent information.

We must remember the vocabulary from this chapter to describe the activities and places where Claudia was.For each sentence there are possible answers. Here are some examples that can guide you.

1. Responding to the question *Hello, Claudia. Where did you go this morning?*, Claudia could say:

|Spanish |English |
|–|–|
|¡Hola, mamá! Hoy fui al centro con mi hermana. | Hi mom! Today I went downtown with my sister.|
|¡Hola, mamá! Hoy tuve que recorrer el centro para hacer algunas cosas. |Hi mom! Today I had to go downtown to do some things. |

2. Responding to *Oh yeah. You had a lot of errands to run, right? What did you do then?*, Claudia could say:

|Spanish |English |
|–|–|
| *Pues, primero* fui a la peluquería a cortarme el pelo y luego al banco a sacar dinero. | *Well first* I went to the hair salon to cut my hair and then to the bank to get money. |
|*Pues, primero* fui a la pastelería para comprar un pastel de cumpleaños para una amiga. | *Well first* I went to the pastry shop to buy a birthday cake for a friend.|

3. Responding to the question *And did you stop by the grocery store?*, Claudia could say:

|Spanish |English |
|–|–|
|*Sí, y allí* compre algunos dulces para compartir. |*Yes, and there* I bought some candies to share. |
|*Sí, y allí* compré los ingredientes para hacer una pizza. |*Yes, and there* I bought the ingredients to make a pizza. |

4. Responding to *Great! We can eat it for lunch. And what did you do then?*, Claudia could say:

| Spanish| English|
|–|–|
|*Estuve en la panadería y allí* compré pan y jugo para esta noche. | *I was in the bakery and there* I bought bread and juice for tonight.|
| *Estuve en la panadería y allí* compre pan para comer con la pizza.| *I was in the bakery and there* I bought bread to eat with the pizza.|

5. Responding to *How good! Did you go to town hall to ask for your driver’s license?*, Claudia could say:

| Spanish| English|
|–|–|
| *No, no fui al ayuntamiento porque* no tenía suficiente efectivo. | *No, I did not go to town hall because* I did not have enough cash.|
| *No, no fui al ayuntamiento porque* olvidé mi identificación en casa. |*No, I did not go to the town hall because* I forgot my identification at home. |

6. Responding to the question *Why did not you call me?*, Claudia could say:

|Spanish |English |
|–|–|
| *Porque no encontré* los teléfonos públicos.| *Because I couldn’t find* the public phones.|