178. A bilingual Christmas poem

Snow is white

It is so pure

Makes people feel so bright

White is so nice

Oh so natural

Drinking hot wine with cinnamon spice

Christmas is here

A time to be happy

Although a very hard year

People are sad

Times are tough

because a lot of families have it so bad

Let us put all our energy

To have a white and happy Christmas

To be bright like the sun

to finally see the light

And together again all be one

It seems only right

Let there be love

Let there be peace

And let the light shine

from heaven above

La nieve es blanca

Es tan pura

Hace que la gente se siente tan radiante

El blanco es tan bonito

Ay tan natural

Tomando vino caliente con canela

La Navidad está aquí

Un momento para ser feliz

Aunque ha sido un año muy duro

La gente está tan triste

Los tiempos son difíciles

porque muchas familias lo están pasando mal

Vamos a poner toda nuestra energía

para tener unas navidades blancas y feliz

para ser tan radiante como el sol

para por fin ver la luz

y juntos de nuevo estar unidos

Es lo más sensato

Que haya amor

Que haya paz

Y dejar que la luz brille

Del cielo sobre nosotros

Taylor Swift sings " A white Christmas"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iEfX6AvfYI

177. Ejercicio de VERBOS y ejercicio traducción de diferentes TIEMPOS VERBALES

Poner los verbos en paréntesis de este texto en el tiempo verbal correcto en el PRESENTE SIMPLE o en el PASADO (ver respuestas más abajo)


The other day I 1.)..............(go) to see my friend Yolanda who 2). ............ (live) in a small village in the mountains.

She 3.) ..............(work) for an important company in Madrid, but one day, she 4.) ................ (decide) to leave her job because she 5.)...............(hate) going everyday to work and also her job 6). .................(be) very boring.

She 7.)..............(sell) her apartment, and with that money. She 8.)..................(buy) a country house.
I 9.) ................(arrive) late at night to her village and I 10.) ..............(be) a little tired.

She 11.)...............(make) me a coffee and later we 12.) ............... (have) a delicious dinner.

Her country house 13.) ..............(be) very big and nice. The house 14.) ................(have) four bedrooms and a very big kitchen.

There is a fireplace in her living-room, so it´s very nice to sit there and watch the fire.
I 15.)..............(ask) her how she earns money to live: She 16.) ................(tell) me that she and a neighbour 17.) ..............(make) cheese and sell it to other villages and big cities.

That night we 18.) ............(drink) some hot wine and 19.)................(watch) televison.
The next morning, we 20.).................... (get up) very early. She 21.)....................... (make) a big breakfast and later we 22.) .....................(drive) to another village where there 23.).............. (be) a big supermarket.

She 24.).................(meet) some of her friends and I 25.)..............(want) to walk around the village.

The people in this village 26.).....................(be) very nice and they 27.).................. (ask) me where I´m from.

I 28.)......................(say) that I´m from Barcelona and that I´m 29.).............(think) of coming to this village to live.

Later in the afternoon we 30.).............(eat) in a small restaurant. Our table 31.).............(be) near the window. We 32.).................(can) see the valley below.


Translation exercise: (See solution below)
1. Te estaba esperando media hora
2. ¿Donde estabas ayer por la mañana?
3. Estaba con mi madre desayunando
4. ¿Te has comprado el libro?
5. Si, me lo compré anoche en una librería cerca de mi casa
6. ¿A que hora te levantas por la mañana?
7. Siempre me levanto a las siete y media
8. Hablé con Susana en el trabajo
9. Me dijo que quería ir de compras para comprar ropa
10. Le dije que yo también quería comprar ropa de invierno
11. ¿Donde has ido hoy?
12. Me fui al cine con mis amigos
13. ¿Cuando llegaste casa?
14. Llegué a casa muy tarde y hacia mucho frío
15. Mi jefe quiere comprarse un coche pequeño para conducir en la ciudad
16. Vi una película muy buena el otro día
17. Después me fui a pasear con mi perro
18. ¿Sabes si vendrás a la fiesta?
19. Creo que no
20. Quizás tengo que trabajar por la noche
21. El día siguiente me voy al pueblo de mi madre
22. ¿Quieres venir conmigo?
23. Tu marido me llamó el otro día
24. ¿Que quería?
25. Que vas a hacer hoy?
26. Me voy a cenar con unos amigos del trabajo
27. ¿Sabes que me compré mucha ropa este fin de semana?
28. Cuanto te gastaste?
29. No me gasté mucho
30. ¿Me entiendes cuando te hablo en inglés?
31. No sabía que vivías en Madrid 
32. ¿Cuanto tiempo estás viviendo allí?
33. Vivo en Madrid desde que tenia diez años 
34. ¿Como te encuentras?
35. Me encuentro muy bien
36. Dormí toda la noche
37. Me levanté a las diez y media
38. Desayuné y después me fui a la playa
39.¿Haces ejercicio?
40. Si, mucho. Me gusta nadar tres veces por semana 
41. Nos vamos a Londres la semana que viene
42. Nos quedaremos con unos amigos en su casa
43. ¿Le conoces? 
44. No, no se quien es
45. ¿Encontraste tus llaves?
46. Si, las encontré debajo del sofá el otro día
47. ¿Que estás escuchando?
48. Una canción muy bonita de Paul Anka
49. Me compré un coche pequeño para conducir en la ciudad
50. Te llamé por la mañana pero no estabas en casa

Paul Anka sings this nice song "Put your head on my shoulder"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0RNeyjmaE0

Text answers:
1. went  2. lives   3. worked   4. decided   5. hated   6. was   7. sold   8. bought   9. arrived
10. was   11. made   12. had   13. is   14. has   15. asked   16. told   17. makes   18. drank
19. watched   20. got up   21. made   22. drove   23. was   24. met   25. wanted   26. are
27. asked   28. said   29. thinking   30. ate   31. was   32. could

Translation solution:
1. I was waiting half an hour for you
2. Where were you yesterday afternoon?
3. I was having breakfast with my mother
4. Did you buy the book?
5. Yes, I bought it last night in a bookshop near my house
6. What time do you get up in the morning?
7. I always get up at seven thirty
8. I spoke to Susan at work
9. She told me she wanted to go shopping to buy some clothes
10. I told her I also wanted to buy some winter clothes
11. Where did you go today?
12. I went to the cinema (movies) with my friends
13. When did you get home?
14. I got home very late and it was very cold
15. My boss wants to buy a small car to drive in the city
16. I saw a very good film (movie) the other day
17. Later I went to have a walk with my dog
18. Do you know if you´ll come to the party?
19. I don´t think so
20. Perhaps I have to work at night
21. The next day I´m going to my mother´s village
22. Do you want to come with me?
23. Your husband called me the other day
24. What did he want?
25. What are you going to do today?
26. I´m going to have dinner with some friends from work
27. Do you know that I bought a lot of clothes this weekend?
28. How much did you spend?
29. I didn´t spend much
30. Do you understand me when I talk to you in English?
31. I didn´t know you lived in Madrid
32. How long are you living there?
33. I´m living in Madrid since I was ten years old
34. How do you feel?
35. I feel really good  / Ifeel very well
36. I slept all night
37. I got up at ten thirty
38. I had breakfast and later I went to the beach
39. Do you do exercise?
40. Yes, a lot. I like to swim three times per week
41. We´re going to London next week
42. We´ll stay with some friends at their home
43. Do you know him?
44. No, I don´t know who he is
45. Did you find your keys?
46. Yes, I found them under the couch the other day
47. What are you listening to?
48. I very nice song of Paul Anka
49. I bought a small car to drive in the city
50. I called you in the morning but you weren´t home