In this exercise, you need to read the text on page 73 and answer these questions with full sentences.

1. What is the protagonist of this story called?

You could answer:

*El protagonista de esta historia se llama Osvaldo.*
The protagonist of this story is called Osvaldo.

2. How is the child left when he is in front of the TV for the first time?

You could answer:

*Cuando está frente al televisor por primera vez, se queda hipnotizado y entregado al sortilegio de las imágenes.*
When he is in front of the TV for the first time, he is left hypnotized and surrendered to the magic of the images.

3. What does the mother do while Osvaldo watches TV?

You could answer:

*Mientras Osvaldo mira la televisión, la madre friega ollas y sartenes en la cocina.*
While Osvaldo watches TV, his mother scrubs pots and pans in the kitchen.

4. When the mother comes back hours later, how is the screen?

You could answer:

*Cuando la madre va a buscarlo, la pantalla está vacía.*
When his mother goes back for him, the screen is empty.

5. What does Osvaldo think the TV called him?

You could answer:

*Osvaldo piensa que la televisión le dijo “querido”.*
Osvaldo thinks the TV called him “dear”.

In this exercise, you need to read the story on page 73 and answer these questions.

1. According to Osvaldo, who called him “dear”? What logical explanation can you give for this situation?

You could answer:

*Según Osvaldo, la televisión le dijo “querido”, pero yo creo que debe haber visto a algún personaje o persona en un programa decirlo y pensó que era para él.*
According to Osvaldo, the TV called him “dear”, but I think he must have seen some character or person on a show say it and thought it was for him.

2. In the story, the mother forgets about her child for several hours. Do you think this fact is important in the story? Do you think the ending would be different if it were only a couple minutes in front of the TV?

You could answer:

*Sí, creo que es importante, porque si la madre no se olvidara de él frente a la televisión, tal vez le estaría dando atención y cariño, y Osvaldo no esperaría que la televisión le dijera que lo quiere. Si hubieran sido sólo unos minutos, Osvaldo sólo se habría entretenido un rato.*
Yes, I think it’s important, because if his mother hadn’t forgotten him in front of the TV, she may be giving him attention and love, and Osvaldo wouldn’t wait for the TV to tell him it loves him. If it had been only a few minutes, Osvaldo would’ve only been entertained for a while.

3. Do you think television can be addictive for children? And for adults? What consequences do you think TV addiction has?

You could answer:

*Sí, creo que puede ser adictiva para los niños y para los adultos. La adicción a la televisión puede hacer que pienses que lo que pasa en la televisión es el mundo real, y te olvides de lo que pasa en tu vida.*
Yes, I think that it can be addictive for children and for adults. TV addiction can make you think that what happens on TV is the real world, and forget about what happens in your life.

In this exercise, you need to look at the timetable from a children’s TV programming, and imagine that the parents want to suggest some changes to it. Then answer the questions.

The timetable reads:

|6:00 |6:30 |7:00 |8:00 |9:15 |10:00 |
|–|–|–|–|–|–|
|**Tricks for school**: How to make a good impression with little effort | **Living nature**: Documentaries| **My Latin family**: Fun comedy about a young American who goes to Mexico as an exchange student|**Police stories**: Thieves, crimes and accidents |**Good and curious**: Alternative news program that presents good and fun news from all over the world |**Classic cartoons**: Get to know the cartoons your parents watched |

* What programs do you want to change and why?

You could answer:

*Queremos que cambien el programa de historias policiales, porque muestra escenas demasiado violentas para que vean los niños.*
We want them to change the police stories program, because it shows scenes that are too violent for children to watch.

* What programs must stay on the timetable?

You could answer:

*Deben seguir en la programación los programas educativos, como los documentales y las buenas noticias.*
Educational programs like documentaries and good news must stay on the timetable.

* What other kinds of programs can be included?

You could answer:

*Se pueden incluir programas de arte o de música, para que los niños aprendan a desarrollar sus habilidades.*
Art or music programs can be included, so that children can learn to develop their skills.

* Would you make changes on the timing? What changes would you make?

You could answer:

*Pondría el documental de naturaleza viva a las 9:15, y el noticiero a las 6:30, para que los niños estén más despiertos y le presten más atencion al documental.*
I would move the living nature documentary to 9:15, and the news program to 6:30, so that kids can be more awake to pay more attention to the documentary.

In this exercise, you need to think about a funny anecdote from when you were a child, and tell the anecdote in a paragraph using the present tense.

You could write:

*Un día, estoy leyendo un libro en la casa de mi abuela, esperando que sea la hora de ir a mi casa. Mi hermano tiene tres años, y está en el piso jugando con un auto de juguete. De repente, mi abuelo abre la puerta de la casa y asusta a mi hermano, y él salta al sofá, donde yo estoy sentado. Del susto, mi hermano me golpea en la cara con su auto, y se ríe del golpe.*

One day, I’m reading a book at my grandmother’s house, waiting for the time to go home. My brother is three years old, and he’s on the floor playing with a toy car. Suddenly, my grandfather opens the door to the house and scares my brother, and he jumps on the sofa, where I am sitting. From the fright, my brother hits me on the face with his car, and laughs at the punch.