In this exercise, you need to write down the questions Aguayo could make to uncover the employees’ excuses for not helping him clean. Then, you need to play the lines for the class.

You could write:

* *¿Qué tienes que hacer en el almuerzo, Fabiola?*
What do you have to do for lunch, Fabiola?

* *¿Diana, con qué cliente vas a reunirte? Los conozco a todos.*
Diana, what client are you meeting? I know them all.

* *Eric, ¿me prestarías dinero de tu préstamo después?*
Eric, would you lend me money from your loan later?

* *¿Cómo se llama tu dentista, Johnny?*
What’s the name of your dentist, Johnny?

In this exercise, you need to answer these questions in groups of three, giving examples from your daily life.

1. Is it sometimes necessary to give false excuses? Why?

You could answer:

*A veces puede ser necesario, si una persona te insiste mucho y no entiende que dices que no. Por ejemplo, cuando alguien quiere copiar tu tarea y no quieres dársela, puedes decir que no la hiciste.*

Sometimes it can be necessary, if someone insists a lot and doesn’t understand when you say no. For instance, when someone wants to copy your homework and you don’t want to give it to them, you can say you didn’t do it.

2. Describe a recent situation in which you used a false excuse. Why did you do it? Did everyone else find out?

You could answer:

*Usé una excusa falsa la semana pasada cuando alguien quería salir conmigo y yo no quería. Le dije que estaba muy ocupada con exámenes, y no se enteró.*

I used a false excuse last week when someone wanted to go out with me and I didn’t want to. I told him I was very busy with exams, and he didn’t find out.

3. Is it better to always tell the truth? Why?

You could answer:

*Es mejor decir la verdad a menos que no quede otra opción, porque sino te olvidas de las mentiras que dijiste y te descubren.*

It’s better to tell the truth unless there is no other option, because otherwise you forget the lies you told and you get discovered.

In this exercise, you need to read the paragraphs below and answer the questions in pairs.

1. How can you say “2 p.m” and “8 p.m” in Spanish?

You could answer:

*Puedes decir 14:00 y 20:00.*
You can say 14:00 and 20:00

2. In your country, how many hours do employees usually take for lunch? What do you do during that break?

You could answer:

*En mi país, los empleados normalmente se toman 45 minutos para almorzar, y en ese tiempo van a comprar su comida a algún restaurante.*
In my country, employees usually take 45 minutes for lunch, and in that time they go and buy their food from some restaurant.

3. What are the opening hours in the city where you live? Do you think they are enough?

You could answer:

*Donde yo vivo, los horarios comerciales son de 9:00 a 12:30 y de 17:00 a 20:00. Son suficientes, pero podrían ser más.*
Where I live, opening hours are from 9 a.m to 12:30 a.m, and from 5 p.m to 8 p.m. They’re enough, but they could be longer.

4. At what time do you usually have lunch? Where?

You could answer:

*Normalmente almuerzo a las 13:00 en mi casa.*
I usually have lunch at 1 p.m in my house.

5. Do you know how your parents pay the light and phone bills? Is this payment method convenient for them?

You could answer:

*Sí, pagan los recibos de la luz y el teléfono por Internet. Es conveniente para ellos porque no tienen que salir de casa.*
Yes, they pay the light and phone bills online. It’s convenient to them because they don’t have to leave the house.