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Page 288: Comprension
|Orden/order | Español| english |
|–|–|–|
|**2** | a. Brindan por la revista. | a. Toast to the magazine. |
|**1** |b. Cantan cumpleaños feliz. |b. They sing happy birthday. |
|**5** |c. Fabiola pide un aumento de sueldo. |c. Fabiola asks for a raise. |
|**6** |d. Diana piensa regalarle a Aguayo un llavero. |d. Diana plans to give Aguayo a keychain. |
| **4**|e. Eric sugiere regalarle a Aguayo un pececito de colores. |e. Eric suggests giving Aguayo a goldfish as a gift. |
|**3** |f. Fabiola dice que esta en crisis económica . |f. Fabiola says that she is in economic crisis. |
*Eric thought that Fabiola was the daughter of a millionaire. (past)*
Fabiola remebers what Éric says in her first day.
*The magazine’s employees toast the anniversary. (present)*
That is what is happening at that moment.
*Eric thought he had fallen in love with Fabiola. (past)*
Eric remembers when he made that joke in the past.
*Diana proposes to give Aguayo a gift. (present)*
At that meeting Diana propose to give a gift.
*Johnny was late to the office. (past)*
It is mentioned in the memory of Eric’s first day.
Fabiola asks Aguayo for a raise. (present)
Fabiola enters Aguayo’s office to talk to him.
**HINT:** *learning to read in Spanish and interpret it in English is very helpful in these exercises, take your time to understand it better.*
|Personaje |Español |Eglish |
|–|–|–|
|**Diana** |1. Hace ya dos año que trabajamos aquí. ¡Quien lo diría! | 1. We’ve been working here for two years now – who knew!|
|**Aguayo** | 2. ¡Pidan todos un deseo! | 2. Everybody, make a wish!|
|**Fabiola** |3. Jefe, usted sabe que trabajo muy duro. | 3. Boss, you know I work very hard. |
|**Fabiola** | 4. Mi padre no es empresario. |4. My father is not a businessman. |
|**Mariela** |5. Yo pensaba que nos dejarían irnos mas temprano del trabajo. |5. I thought they would let us leave work early . |
*What do *”Facetas”* employees celebrate?*
R: Ellos están celebrando el aniversario de la revista. / *They are celebrating the anniversary of the magazine.*
R: Por que el pensaba que era la hija de un empresario millonario. / *Because he thought she was the daughter of a millionaire businessman.*
A: Por que ella se encuentra en una muy mala situación económica de momento. / *Because she is in a very bad financial situation at the moment.*
A: No, ella piensa que podría cambiarlo por un pez. / A: No, she thinks she could exchange it for a fish.