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ISSN 1668-4877 - October 1, 2003 |
Everything
going smoothly, pal? Many of you wanted to know where in Buenos Aires we are located. Well, now
you can do a virtual visit from your computer to our
working place and the relaxing area surrounding us in 14 pictures. And more humor and MP3
sound for this issue.
Please, RATE
OUR EFFORTS by
CLICKING
HERE. See you on October 15!!
¿Anda
todo bien, amig@? Muchos de ustedes querían saber en qué zona de Buenos Aires nos
encontramos. Bueno, ahora ya puedes hacer una visita virtual desde tu
computadora en 14 imágenes a nuestro lugar de trabajo y a la descansada
zona que nos rodea. Y más humor y sonido MP3 en esta entrega. Por favor, CALIFICA NUESTRO
ESFUERZO
haciendo CLIC
AQUI. Nos vemos
el 15 de octubre!! |
IN
THIS ISSUE: |
OUR
WORKING PLACE
A relaxing environment
to create our web
(bilingual footnotes) |
OM
HUMOR:
"The Unknown Girl"
An activity for listening comprehension
(good for ESL teachers
and intermediate students) |
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The
green circle on the picture shows OM
PERSONAL location in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Just click on the picture to visit our working place and enjoy more
photos.
El
círculo verde en la fotografía muestra la ubicación de OM
PERSONAL en Buenos Aires, Argentina. Pulsa
en la imagen si deseas
visitar nuestro lugar de trabajo y disfrutar más imágenes. |
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HUMOR
STORIES: Another hilarious short story with that naive ending typical of
the twenties. Have fun reading and listening to
"The Unknown Girl".
HISTORIAS
DE HUMOR: Otra historia graciosa con ese final ingenuo típico de los
años 20.
Diviértete leyendo y escuchando "La Muchacha Desconocida". |
This
MP3 sound file will be available for download until October
15,
2003
Este
archivo MP3 se encontrará disponible para descargar hasta Octubre 15, 2003. |
HENRY:
Hello, Charles.
CHARLES:
How goes it, Henry?
HENRY: Fine, thanks. But what's the matter with you?
CHARLES: Oh, nothing. I was thinking about what happened to me at
Peter's party.
HENRY: Oh? What happened?
CHARLES: I met the most beautiful girl in the world.
HENRY: Really? What's her name?
CHARLES: Her name? Her name? I wish I knew!
HENRY: Do you mean to tell me that you don't even know her name?
How can that be?
CHARLES: I'm still not sure how it happened. You know how shy I am
with girls. I guess I got
flustered when I was with her.
HENRY:
Yes, I know you're shy when you're with girls.
CHARLES: Well, I finally managed
to
get up enough nerve to ask
her to dance. But I couldn't say a word to her. Nothing
came to me.
HENRY: Man! I would have thought of something
to talk about!
CHARLES: When the music stopped, I was able to say a few words to
her.
HENRY: But you didn't ask her her name?
CHARLES: I tried to ... Listen to what we said to each other, and then maybe you
can understand why I didn't get
her name.
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CHARLES:
Thank you very much for the dance.
GIRL: You're welcome. I enjoyed it very much, but now I must
go.
CHARLES: Oh ... uh ... miss!
GIRL: Yes?
CHARLES: Can I call you tomorrow?
GIRL: Of course, if you want to.
CHARLES: Will you give me your phone number?
GIRL: You can find it in the telephone directory.
CHARLES: Oh, of course, How stupid I am!
GIRL: Now I must go.
CHARLES: But ... uh ... A ... I don't know your name.
GIRL:
You can find my name in the telephone directory too! Goodbye!
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GLOSSARY
How goes it?:
an informal greeting, meaning How is everything with you?
(¿Cómo van las cosas?); shy:
timid (tímido, apocado); got
flustered:
became nervous and confused (me puse nervioso); managed
to:
was able to make an effort (me arreglé para, me ingenié para);
get
up enough nerve:
become bold enough (juntar valor, decisión); nothing
came to me:
nothing occurred to me; nothing came into my mind to say (no se me
ocurrió qué decir, no pude decir una palabra); I
would have thought
of
something:
a mí se me habría ocurrido algo;
I was able to say: I could say (pude decir,
logré decir); I
tried to:
I made such an effort (lo intenté); get
her name:
learn her name; find out what her name was (averiguar su nombre); telephone
directory: alphabetical list of names, addresses and phone numbers
(guía telefónica). |
next update: october 15, 2003 |
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