In this exercise, you need to read the script on page 28 and then mark these sentences as true or false. Then, in pairs, correct the false ones.

1. Irene doesn’t have Pablo’s phone number, but she knows him personally.
**False**: *Irene no conoce a Pablo.*
Irene doesn’t know Pablo.

2. The librarian doesn’t give her the phone number, because she says it’s forbidden.
**True**

3. At night, Irene steals information about Pablo from the library.
**True**

4. Irene tells the guard the truth.
**False**: *Irene le miente al guardia.*
Irene lies to the guard.

5. Pablo thinks the woman who calls on the phone and doesn’t speak is called Silvia.
**False**: *Pablo no conoce a la chica que llama.*
Pablo doesn’t know the girl who calls.

6. Pablo meets Irene on the street by chance.
**False**: *Pablo pregunta por Irene en la biblioteca.*
Pablo asks about Irene at the library.

In this exercise, you need to answer these questions in pairs.

1. In the first scene, Pablo circles the words “confusing” and “turbulent” on the poem he’s reading. Why do you think he highlights them?

You could answer:

*Las destaca porque la situación que está a punto de pasar es confusa y turbia.*
He highlights them because the situation about to happen is confusing and turbulent.

2. Irene asks for Pablo’s phone number after the librarian says there aren’t any more of his tapes. What do you think her intention is: meeting Pablo or just listening to him?

You could answer:

*Creo que su intención es obtener información para poder conocerlo.*
I think her intention is to gather information to meet him.

3. What is Pablo like? Pay attention to the things in his house and the way he talks and acts.

You could answer:

*Pablo es misterioso y tímido.*
Pablo is mysterious and shy.

4. Why does Irene only say “Say something” and doesn’t explain who she is? Imagine her reasons and list them.

You could answer:

*Ella sólo dice “Di algo” porque espera que él le diga si ya la conoce, y porque quiere saber si piensa en ella.*
She just says “Say something” because he’s expecting him to tell her whether he already knows her, and she wants to know if he thinks about her.

5. Why does Pablo leave when Irene realizes he’s sitting in front of her? Is he expecting her to do something, or does he want to run away?

You could answer:

*Pablo se va porque tiene vergüenza de que Irene lo reconozca, entonces quiere escapar antes de que le hable.*
Pablo leaves because he’s embarassed that Irene will recognize him, so he wants to escape before she talks to him.

In this exercise, you need to come up with the dialogue that follows the moment Pablo tells Irene “You’re the one that has something to say” in the elevator, and then play it for the class.

You could write:

* **Irene**: Yo?
**Pablo**: Sí, tú. No creas que no sé quién eres.
**Irene**: ¿Y quién crees que soy?
**Pablo**: Reconozco tu voz. No conocía tu cara, pero…
**Irene**: ¿Qué quieres decir?
**Pablo**: Guarda el celular, Irene.
**Irene**: Dios mío, Pablo, ¿eres tú?
**Pablo**: El de tus sueños.

* **Irene**: Me?
**Pablo**: Yes, you. Don’t think I don’t know who you are.
**Irene**: And who do you think I am?
**Pablo**: I recognize your voice. I didn’t know your face, but…
**Irene**: What do you mean?
**Pablo**: Put the phone away, Irene.
**Irene**: Oh my God, Pablo, is that you?
**Pablo**: The one in your dreams.

In this exercise, you need to choose one of these options and write a letter.

1. Imagine you meet someone on the street for an instant and fall in love at first sight, but they disappear among the people and now you want to find them. Write a letter to a newspaper describing them, saying why you’re looking for them and asking for the readers’ help.

2. You dial the wrong phone number on accident, meet someone, start to talk and fall in love. After some time, you have a date to meet in person, but everything turns out messy: they’re nothing like the idea you had based on their voice. Write a letter to a friend telling them about the date.

If you choose the second option, you could write:

*Querido Bruno:*
*Tengo mucho que contarte. Anoche salí con Sam, ¿lo recuerdas? ¿El que conocí por teléfono? Hicimos una cita para vernos en persona. Fuimos al cine, y luego a un restaurante. Después de hablarle por teléfono por meses, pensé que sería sofisticado, inteligente y dulce… Me equivoqué. Cuando estábamos en el cine, habló durante toda la película, señalando las cosas que le recordaban a su equipo de fútbol. Ni siquiera me dejó elegir la película. Luego, pasó toda la cena hablando de él mismo y nada más. Tendré que seguir buscando otra persona.*

Dear Bruno:
I have a lot to tell you. I went out with Sam last night, do you remember him? The one I met on the phone? We made a date to meet in person. We went to the movies, and then to a restaurant. After talking to him on the phone for months, I imagined he would be sophisticated, smart and sweet… I was wrong. When we were in the cinema, he talked during the whole movie, pointing out the things that reminded him of his football team. He didn’t even let me choose the movie. Then, he spent the whole dinner talking about himself and nothing else. I’ll have to keep looking for another person.