Descubre 3
Descubre 3
2nd Edition
Vista Higher Learning Staff
ISBN: 9781618572004
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Page 65: Comunicacion

Exercise 3
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In this exercise, you need to take turns with a classmate to ask each other these questions about your routines.
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1. What time do you get up on Saturday mornings? Why?

You could answer:

*Los sábados me levanto a las 12:00, porque no me gusta despertarme temprano.*
On Saturdays I get up at 12:00, because I don’t like getting up early.

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2. Do you fall asleep in class?

You could answer:

*No, no me duermo en las clases. Presto atenciĂłn.*
No, I don’t fall asleep in class. I pay attention.

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3. At what time do you normally go to bed on weekends?

You could answer:

*Normalmente me acuesto a las 12:00 los fines de semana.*
I normally go to bed at 12:00 on weekends.

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4. At what time do you shower on weekdays?

You could answer:

*En la semana, me ducho a las 9:00 de la noche.*
On weekdays, I shower at 9:00 at night.

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5. Do you wake up and get up immediately? Why?

You could answer:

*No, porque me gusta quedarme un rato en la cama luego de despertarme.*
No, because I like to stay in bed for a while after I wake up.

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6. What do you wear to go out on weekends? And your friends?

You could answer:

*Para salir los fines de semana me pongo jeans y una camiseta, y mis amigos se ponen pantalones cortos.*
To go out on weekends, I wear jeans and a t-shirt, and my friends wear shorts.

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7. When do you dress elegantly?

You could answer:

*Me visto elegantemente cuando voy a un casamiento.*
I dress elegantly when I go to a wedding.

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8. Do you have fun when you go to a party? And when you go to a family reunion?

You could answer:

*Me divierto más cuando voy a una fiesta que cuando voy a una reunión familiar.*
I have more fun when I go to a party than when I go to a family meeting.

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9. Do you look at what people are wearing?

You could answer:

*No, no me fijo en la ropa de la gente.*
No, I don’t look at people’s clothes.

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10. Do you care about your looks?

You could answer:

*SĂ­, me preocupo.*
Yes, I care.

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11. What do your friends normally complain about? And your siblings or other family members?

You could answer:

*Mis amigos normalmente se quejan de la tarea, y mi hermano se queja de que el wifi funcione mal.*
My friends normally complain about homework, and my brother complains about the wifi working badly.

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12. Do you know someone who is constantly worrying about everything?

You could answer:

*SĂ­, conozco a alguien asĂ­.*
Yes, I know somebody like that.

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13. Do you often regret the things you do?

You could answer:

*No, no me arrepiento.*
No, I don’t regret things.

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14. Do you argue with your friends? And with your parents?

You could answer:

*No me peleo con mis amigos ni con mis padres.*
I don’t argue with my friends or with my parents.

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15. Do you get surprised by any habits your friends have?

You could answer:

*SĂ­, a veces me sorprendo de las cosas que hacen.*
Yes, sometimes I get surprised by the things they do.

Exercise 4
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In this exercise, you need to write a short dialogue for a scene in which you go to a coffee shop and see your friend, who told you he couldn’t meet you because he would be studying at the library, but is now with his friends. Use five verbs from this box, and five direct/indirect object pronouns.

* **acercarse**: get close
**arrepentirse**: regret
**caer bien/mal**: like/dislike (someone)
**darse cuenta**:realizing
**disgustar**: dislike
**gustar**: like
**hacer falta**: need
**interesar**: interest
**irse**: leave
**olvidarse**: forget
**preocuparse**: worry
**sorprender**: surprise

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You could write:

*-¿Qué haces aquí, Elliot?*
*-¡Evan! Pensé que estarías viendo la película.*
*-La estaría viendo si hubieras querido venir conmigo. Y ahora estás aquí con tus amigos. Si no te interesa verme, dímelo.*
*-Evan, perdĂłname. Les habĂ­a prometido verlos y me olvidĂ©…*
*-Me arrepiento de haberte invitado. No deberĂ­a haberlo hecho.*
*-Evan, no te vayas. Podemos hablar sobre esto.*
*-No hace falta. Por cierto, este es Sebastian? Me cae mal. DĂ­selo.*

-What are you doing here, Elliot?
-Evan! I thought you would be watching the movie…
-I would be watching it if you had wanted to come with me. And now you’re here with your friends. If you’re not interested in seeing me, tell me.
-Evan, forgive me. I had promised them I would see them and I forgot…
-I regret inviting you. I shouldn’t have done it.
-Evan, don’t leave. We can talk about it.
-We don’t need to. By the way, this is Sebastian? I don’t like him. Tell him.

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