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EL BOLETIN DE INGLES
AMERICANO PREFERIDO POR LOS HISPANOPARLANTES |
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OM
News # 53 - Delivered to 23001 subscribers |
ISSN 1668-4877 - April 1, 2003 |
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¿Cómo
estás amig@? Con motivo del 21° aniversario del conflicto bélico
argentino-británico, presentamos en esta entrega "ISLAS MALVINAS", una
nueva galería fotográfica bilingüe. Con respecto a los viajes virtuales, te informamos que
el itinerario "American Adventure" finalizó ayer en Miami. No
obstante, mantendremos toda la información -y actividades con
respuestas online- de este crucero y del anterior ("El Fin del
Mundo") en nuestra sección
CRUCEROS
VIRTUALES
(clic para ingresar) para que puedas consultarlos. Estamos analizando
cuál es el próximo viaje que incorporaremos.
Y como somos inquietos, te adelantamos que estamos diseñando dos nuevas
secciones: OM LISTEN (comprensión oral interactiva) y OM THEATRE (en
esta última presentaremos próximamente una obra corta de teatro con
audio mp3 en inglés americano). ¿Acaso dudabas que somos OM Personal Non-Stop?
Gracias por recomendarnos y ... hasta el 15 de abril !!! |
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A
Photographic Tribute:
Islas Malvinas - Falklands
(bilingual footnotes)
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OM
HUMOR:
"The Intelligent Dog"
A new activity for listening comprehension
(a must for teachers and intermediate students)
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ISLAS
MALVINAS: Un humilde
homenaje a todos los soldados argentinos y británicos que perdieron la
vida durante el conflicto bélico de 1982.
FALKLAND ISLANDS: This
photo gallery pays humble tribute to all Argentine and British soldiers
who lost their lives during the 1982 conflict.
Bilingual photo gallery.
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SHAGGY
DOGS: Years ago the shaggy dogs stories were famous in English-speaking
countries. Have fun reading and listening to
"The Intelligent Dog".
PERROS
LANUDOS: Hace años los cuentos de perros lanudos eran éxito en los
países de habla inglesa.
Diviértete leyendo y escuchando "El Perro Inteligente".
WMA
sound files in this newsletter will be available until
April
15,
2003
Los archivos
sonoros WMA de este boletín estarán disponibles hasta el
15/04/2003.
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I’m
going to tell you about an extraordinary thing that happened the other
day. The day before yesterday, about eight o’clock at night, a young
woman approached the box
office of the best movie theater in the city. She had with her an
enormous dog with a
beautiful
groomed coat. She bought two tickets and went toward the door, followed
by her dog. The manager of the theatre spoke to her, saying: |
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MANAGER:
I’m sorry, miss, but dogs aren’t allowed in this theater.
GIRL: But I have a ticket for him.
MANAGER: I’m very sorry, but
animals aren’t permitted.
GIRL: You don’t understand. This
is a special case. My dog is so well trained and so intelligent that
he’s almost human.
MANAGER: I see that you have an
exceptional animal, but ...
GIRL: I promise you that if there
is any problem we’ll leave the theater immediately. I assure you that
this dog isn’t like any other dog you’ve ever seen.
MANAGER: Well... all right. I’ll let you go in, since the theater
is almost empty tonight. Nevertheless, your dog will have to behave
himself, or you will have to leave.
Several
hours go by, and now the people are leaving the theater. The manager
sees the girl with her dog:
MANAGER: I congratulate you. You were right; your dog behaved very
well. I’ve been watching him, and it’s amazing how quiet he was.
GIRL: I told you that he’s well
trained and very intelligent.
MANAGER: He certainly is. It even
seemed as if he was enjoying the movie.
GIRL: Oh, he did enjoy it. He
liked the film very much. However,
he liked the book much better. |
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GLOSSARY
box office: a small office (in a theater, stadium, etc.) where
tickets of admission are sold.
beautifully groomed coat: the hair of an animal that has ben
carefully cleaned and brushed.
Well: a word used to intridcue a remark, or simply gain time to
collect one's thoughts.
He liked the film ... he liked the book much better: When a
person has seen a movie that has been made from a popular book (having
read the book earlier), he often comments: "I liked the movie, but
I liked the book better". |
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next update: april 15, 2003 |
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