iSpeak English Phrasebook (PDF Guide only)

iSpeak ENGLISH PHRASEBOOK

See + Hear Language with Your iPod

Alex Chapin

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INTRODUCTION The iSpeak English phrasebook turns your iPod or MP3 player into an English translation tool for on-the-spot reference. iSpeak English has nearly 1,500 audio tracks, organized into various categories that allow you to communicate in all typical travel situations such as finding accommodations, eating out, or expressing your perceptions and opinions. As well, iSpeak English is useful to those living in an English-speaking country who need basic words and phrases for everyday interactions. The iPod’s efficient, intuitive navigational interface allows you to quickly find those words and phrases most useful to you in a given context. Going to the MoMA in New York City? Review the Museums & Galleries album in Entertainment, as well as perhaps words and phrases in the Train, Metro & Bus album in Travel. iSpeak English then allows you to both read and hear how these words and phrases are expressed—the most effective way to replicate native pronunciation and communicate successfully. I remember my first Sony Walkman; how amazing it seemed that I could listen to whatever I wanted, wherever I was. It was also a bit overwhelming, the possible incongruities, walking through, say, Times Square listening to Chopin’s Ballade no. 1 in G Minor. Sony Walkmans and later portable CD players allowed people to create their own soundtrack to any context, making it possible to listen to a foreign language while immersed in its culture—while sitting in a café in Paris, for example. Now, digital mobile audio players such as the iPod introduce radical new ways to refine that immersion as well as add an interactive component to preparing for travel abroad or studying language in a context that will be explained in more detail below.

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 1. Connect your iPod to your computer. 2. Start up iTunes. 3. Insert the iSpeak CD into your computer. 4. Locate the “iSpeak Audio” folder/directory on the CD. 5. Choose the language you wish to install: English; Spanish/English; or French/English. 6. Click and drag the folder labeled “ENGLISH: Copy to iTunes Music Library” into your iTunes library. 7. Sync your iPod to load the iSpeak files onto your iPod.

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Note: users with iTunes on a PC may need to enable the option “Copy files to iTunes Music folder when adding to library” to load files directly to iTunes. This option is found in the Advanced Preferences tab under the Edit toolbar. If you do not wish to enable this option, you need to first copy the files directly to your hard drive, and then drag the files to the iTunes Music Library window.

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR OTHER MOBILE AUDIO DEVICES While the iSpeak English phrasebook was designed to work with iPods, it can be used on any other digital audio player that can play MP3 audio files. iSpeak audio files are loaded in the same way as any other MP3 audio files.

LISTENING TO iSPEAK ENGLISH PHRASES Once your iSpeak English audio files have been loaded onto your iPod or other MP3 player, you can locate them in the same way you locate music files or audiobooks, by browsing Artists or Genres. iPods have a scroll wheel that is used to select different options on the screen. Once selected (i.e., highlighted), the center button is used to choose the selected option. The menu button is used to return to a previous menu. Here are the steps:

Locating iSpeak Audio by Artist 1. From your iPod’s main menu, select Music. (Note: the items available from the main menu of your iPod vary with settings and model. If you do not see Music in your main menu, select Artists instead.)

iPod

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Music Photos Playlists

2. From the Music menu, select Artists.

Music Playlists Artists Albums

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3. Scroll through the alphabetic listing of artists to find the iSpeak English main categories, each of which begins with “iS Eng.” Choose the iSpeak (iS) artist or category that you would like to listen to (iS Eng 01 Conversation, for example). 4. After selecting an artist or category (iS Eng 01 Conversation, for example), choose the appropriate album or subcategory (01 Basics > Conversation, for example). 5. Your iPod screen should now display words and phrases from the selected album or subcategory. Choose the track or word/phrase you would like to listen to (Hello, for example).

Artists iS Eng 01 Conversation iS Eng 02 Travel iS Eng 03 Accommodations

> > >

iS Eng 01 Conversation 01 Basics > Conversation 02 Introductions 03 Occupations

> >

01 Basics > Conversation Hello. Good morning. Good afternoon. Good evening. How are you?

> > > > >

6. After you have chosen a track, it will begin playing. You will hear the English phrase twice. Tracks of English words or short phrases also include a full sentence demonstrating how that word/phrase is used.

Now Playing Hello 01 Basics > Conversation iS Eng 01 Conversation

Locating iSpeak Audio by Genre If your iPod or MP3 player has many audio tracks by many artists, it may be quicker to locate the iSpeak files by selecting Genre. Here are the steps: 1. From your iPod’s main menu, select Music. (Note: the items available from the main menu of your iPod vary with settings and model. If you do not see Music in your main menu, select Genres instead.)

iPod Music Photos Playlists

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2. From the Music menu, select Genres. (Note: the items available from the Music menu of your iPod also vary with settings and model. Genres should appear somewhere in the Music menu.) 3. Scroll through the alphabetic listing of genres to genres beginning with “Language” (Language-English, for example), and choose the language you would like to listen to.

Music Playlists Artists Genres

Genres Language-English Language-German Language-Spanish

> > >

> > >

4. Follow steps 3 through 5 for “Locating iSpeak Audio by Artist” listed above.

READING iSPEAK ENGLISH PHRASES There are a few different ways that you can view the English text for each iSpeak audio track. Most MP3 players will display some of this text—usually the Track, Album, and Artist.

Print Booklet If you have an MP3 player with a very small display or no display at all, the print booklet may be helpful, particularly if you want to see how a phrase is written. The booklet contains the English for each word or phrase that is included in the audio. These are organized by the Artist and Album headings.

Track, Album, and Artist Display All iPods (and many MP3 players) display a given track’s Title, Album, and Artist while the track is playing. However, small iPods such as the Nano or older iPods may not be able to display as much text immediately on the screen as bigger or newer iPods can. All iPods, however, compensate for the limited number of characters/words they can display by scrolling the title of the track when it is playing or when it is selected.

Album List Lyrics Display If you have a newer iPod (5G or later) or an MP3 player that displays lyrics, then you will be able to access the complete English text and information about other

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tracks in the given album or category, as well as other albums. Track “lyrics” can be viewed on 5G or later iPods as follows: 1. Choose a track to listen to. 2. While the track is playing, click the center button twice. Each iSpeak English audio track has in its lyrics display the complete English text. The lyrics display also shows the other words and phrases in that same album. Once the lyrics display is selected, it will remain until the center button is clicked again. This allows you to more easily read the words and phrases in English while the audio is playing—not only for the current track but also for upcoming and previous tracks in that album. The current track title is always shown at the top as well as being included in the list of other tracks from the same album. The English of the current track is always preceded by the >> symbol in the track list. The current album is preceded by the > symbol in the album list that follows the track list.

Now Playing Hello

>> Hello. > Good morning. > Good afternoon. > Good evening. > How are you? > Fine, thanks. > Pleased to meet you. > What is your name? > My name is . . . > Good-bye. > See you later. . . . etc.

> 01 Basics > Conversation 02 Introductions 03 Occupations 04 Interests 05 Opinions 06 Descriptions 07 Feelings 08 Weather 09 Expressions > Conversation

TECHNIQUES FOR USING iSPEAK ENGLISH These nearly 1,500 audio tracks are literally at your fingertips for easy reference in common situations. For example, if you need to find an ATM machine in Boston you would scroll to the Bank album in Services & Shopping where you would find the phrase, “Where is there an ATM near here?” iSpeak English is also an excellent study tool for preparation for an upcoming trip. What follows are some techniques to get the most out of iSpeak English for memorizing phrases and language learning.

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Playlists While iSpeak phrasebooks are thematically organized for easy navigation, iPods (and some other MP3 players) also allow you to create your own playlists, which are simply lists of tracks in whatever order you choose from any Artists/Albums in your library. Thus in preparation for an evening out on the town, you can create a playlist of words and phrases from a variety of albums and artists including perhaps Entertainment > Planning, Travel > Train, Metro & Bus, Food > Eating Out > Reservations and Eating Out > Ordering, as well as Conversation > Introductions and Conversation > Interests. If you have some music—perhaps Billie Holiday or Coldplay—such tracks can be interspersed with your iSpeak tracks to add variety to the mix. To create a playlist in iTunes, do the following: 1. From the iTunes File menu, choose New Playlist. 2. Locate this new playlist (it will be titled “untitled playlist”) in the Playlist column in iTunes. 3. Rename this new playlist with a name that describes the tracks you will put into it. 4. Locate tracks you would like to add to this new playlist from your iTunes Music Library and drag them on top of your new playlist title.

Smart Playlists In addition to playlists, the iPod and some other MP3 players will also allow you to make “smart playlists.” Smart playlists are simply playlists based on particular search criteria and ordering. To create one, choose New Smart Playlist from the iTunes File menu. For example, you could create a smart playlist with the following rules: Match all of the following rules: Genre contains Language Album contains Basics Limit to 50 items selected by least often played

The above smart playlist would consist of all words and phrases from all the Basics albums (most categories or iSpeak Artists have a Basics album that features key vocabulary for the particular topic) with those words and phrases that you

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have played the least appearing first and items you have played more frequently appearing later. iPods keep track of how often you play a particular track as well as when you played it last. Thus the above playlist could be modified to order tracks by least recently played and limited only to tracks that you have listened to at least once. Match all of the following rules: Genre contains Language Album contains Basics Play Count is greater than 0 Limit to 50 items selected by least recently played Note: If you already have smart playlists, some of the iSpeak English tracks may show up in your smart playlists. You can prevent this (if you want to) by adding the following smart playlist rule: Artist does not contain iS Eng.

Ratings iPods also allow you to rate tracks on a scale of one to fi ve stars. You can rate iSpeak words and phrases according to how well you know them, perhaps giving high ratings to those words and phrases you don’t know and need to review and lower ratings to those that are more familiar and need less study. Then you can use these ratings in smart playlists such as the following: Match all of the following rules: Genre contains Language Artist contains Conversation My Rating is in the range BBB to BBBBB Limit to 50 items selected by highest rating This smart playlist will include all tracks from the “Conversation” Artist or category that you have rated between three and five stars and will sort these tracks such that tracks with higher ratings (e.g., not as well known) will appear first.

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STRATEGIES TO MAXIMIZE LANGUAGE LEARNING WITH iSPEAK ENGLISH When using iSpeak phrasebooks on your iPod or other MP3 player, pay attention! While a certain amount of language can be learned passively simply by hearing, so much more can be learned through active listening. Ideally your iSpeak tracks should complement your surroundings. For example, you could listen to words and phrases in the Buying album while shopping or listen to words and phrases related to food before eating out.

Listen and Repeat All audio tracks feature the English word or phrase two times. Repeat the English immediately after hearing it, and challenge yourself to recall the English before it is played again. Most tracks of words or short phrases also contain sentences demonstrating how that word or short phrase is used. Repeat these sentences after hearing them, and again challenge yourself to figure out what these sentences mean before hearing them in English. This may require pausing playback or repeating the playback of a given track.

Change the Context One of the radical innovations of digital audio players such as iPods is that they let you change the order of tracks in endless ways through custom or smart playlists as described above. Take advantage of this functionality to create playlists that focus on particular sets of words and phrases. It is also good to add a certain amount of randomness to your lists or listening habits. You can do this by creating smart playlists that are randomly sorted or simply listening to an album without reading the track titles. Again, this may require pausing a track or repeating its playback.

Refresh Your Mind Don’t push yourself too hard! If your attention starts to waver (or you start bumping into people), take a break, listen to some music, or turn off your iPod for a while. Vary your study habits as well, sometimes listening and reading simultaneously, other times just reading or just listening.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Alex Chapin is a curricular technologist at Middlebury College specializing in the development of technologies for second-language acquisition.

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PRESENTACIÓN La guía de conversación iSpeak English transforma su iPod o reproductor de MP3 en una herramienta de traducción instantánea. iSpeak English le ofrece a usted casi 1.500 pistas de audio organizadas en diversas categorías que facilitarán la comunicación en una variedad de situaciones. Si va de viaje a un país de habla inglesa, le ayudarán, por ejemplo, a buscar alojamiento, pedir comida en un restaurante, hacer una compra o enterarse sobre los eventos deportivos y culturales locales. iSpeak English también es de gran utilidad para las personas que viven en un país de habla inglesa y necesitan palabras y frases para la comunicación diaria. La interfaz eficiente y flexible del iPod le permite localizar rápidamente las palabras y frases más útiles según la situación en que se encuentre. ¿Va al Museo de Arte Moderno de Nueva York? Repase la subcategoría (menú: Álbumes) Museos & Galerías en la categoría (menú: Artistas) Diversiones, y también, quizás, las expresiones de la subcategoría En Tren, Metro & Autobús. iSpeak English le permite escuchar la pronunciación de estas palabras y frases y leerlas a la vez; de esta manera, podrá desarrollar rápidamente sus facultades comunicativas. Me acuerdo bien de mi primer Walkman; me parecía asombroso que pudiera escuchar cualquier cosa dondequiera que estuviera. También me parecían impresionantes las posibles incongruencias; por ejemplo: escuchar la Balada No. 1 de Chopin en G Menor al caminar por Times Square. Los Walkman y después los reproductores portátiles de CD permitieron a la gente crear su propia banda sonora en cualquier situación. Hoy día, los reproductores de audio digitales y portátiles como el iPod nos ofrecen nuevas maneras extraordinarias de estudiar una lengua extranjera o prepararnos para ir de viaje a otro país.

PARA INSTALAR iSPEAK ENGLISH EN EL IPOD 1. Conecte el iPod a la computadora. 2. Haga clic en iTunes. 3. Meta el CD iSpeak English en la computadora. 4. Localice la carpeta/el directorio “iSpeak Audio” en el CD. 5. Escoja el idioma que quiere instalar: inglés, español/inglés o francés/ inglés. 6. Haga clic y arrastre la carpeta apropiada (en este caso “Español: Copiar a la biblioteca musical de iTunes”) a la biblioteca de iTunes. 7. Sincronice el iPod para instalar allí los archivos de iSpeak.

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NB: Es posible que los usuarios de PC tengan que activar la opción “Copiar en la carpeta iTunes Music Library los archivos añadidos a la biblioteca” para instalar los archivos directamente a iTunes. Esta opción se encuentra en el “tab” o “pestaña” Preferencias / Avanzado bajo la barra de herramientas Edición. Si no quiere activar esta opción, primero hay que copiar los archivos directamente al disco duro y después arrastrarlos a la ventana de la biblioteca musical de iTunes.

PARA INSTALAR iSPEAK ENGLISH EN OTRO REPRODUCTOR DE AUDIO MÓVIL Aunque la guía de conversación iSpeak English se diseñó para funcionar con el iPod, se puede utilizar con cualquier reproductor digital de audio que pueda reproducir archivos de audio MP3. Los archivos de audio de iSpeak English se instalan de la misma manera en que se instala cualquier otro archivo de audio MP3.

PARA ESCUCHAR LAS FRASES DE iSPEAK ENGLISH Después de instalar los archivos de audio iSpeak English en el iPod u otro reproductor de MP3, los puede localizar de la misma manera en que localiza los archivos de música o los audiolibros, explorando el menú Artistas o el menú Géneros. En el iPod hay una rueda de desplazamiento que se utiliza para seleccionar una opción entre varias en la pantalla; después de seleccionarla, se la ve resaltada. Después, se oprime el botón de selección (en el centro del iPod) para escoger la opción resaltada. El botón Menú se utiliza para volver al menú anterior.

Para localizar un archivo de audio de iSpeak utilizando el menú Artistas 1. Del menú principal del iPod, seleccione Música. (NB: En algunos modelos del iPod, no se ve Música en el menú principal; en ese caso seleccione Artistas.) 2. Del menú Música, seleccione Artistas.

iPod Música Fotos Listas reproducción

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Música Listas reproducción Artistas Álbumes

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3. Desplácese por la lista alfabética Artistas hasta que encuentre las categorías de iSpeak, todas las cuales empiezan con “iS Eng”. Escoja la categoría que le gustaría escuchar (por ejemplo, iS Eng 01 Conversación).

Artistas iS Eng 01 Conversación iS Eng 02 Viajar iS Eng 03 Hospedaje

> > >

4. Después de escoger una categoría (iS Eng 01 Conversación, por ejemplo), seleccione la subcategoría apropiada (01 Lo Básico > Conversación, por ejemplo).

iS Eng 01 Conversación 01 Lo Básico > Conversación 02 Introducciones 03 Trabajos

> >

5. Las palabras y frases de la subcategoría seleccionada deben estar en la pantalla del iPod; los títulos serán en español, seguidos por los equivalentes en inglés. Seleccione la pista que le gustaría escuchar (Hola / Hello, por ejemplo).

01 Lo Básico > Conversación Hola. | Hello. > Buenos días. | Good morning. > Buenas tardes. | Good afternoon.> Buenas tardes. | Good evening. > ¿Cómo estás? | How are you? >

6. Escuchará la palabra o frase inglesa dos veces. Las pistas de audio incluirán una oración completa demostrando el uso de las palabras o frases.

Ahora suena Hola. | Hello. 01 Lo Básico > Conversación iS Eng 01 Conversación

Para localizar un archivo de audio de iSpeak English utilizando el menú Géneros Si el iPod o reproductor de MP3 ya contiene un gran número de artistas, es posible que sea más rápido localizar los archivos de iSpeak utilizando el menú Géneros. El menú Géneros contiene una lista de idiomas. Siga estos pasos. 1. Del menú principal del iPod, seleccione Música. (NB: En algunos modelos del iPod, no se ve Música en el menú principal; en ese caso seleccione Géneros.)

iPod Música Fotos Listas reproducción

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> > >

2. Del menú Música, seleccione Géneros. (NB: Lo que se ve en la pantalla varía según los ajustes y el modelo del iPod. Géneros debe aparecer en alguna parte del menú Música.)

Música Listas reproducción Artistas Géneros

> > >

3. Desplácese por la lista alfabética Géneros hasta que encuentre los géneros que empiezan con “Idioma” (por ejemplo, Idioma-inglés) y escoja el idioma que le gustaría escuchar.

Géneros Idioma-alemán Idioma-español Idioma-inglés

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4. Siga los pasos 3 a 5 de “Para localizar un archivo de audio de iSpeak utilizando el menú Artistas” en la sección anterior.

PARA LEER LAS EXPRESIONES DE iSPEAK ENGLISH Hay varias maneras de consultar el texto que acompaña cada una de las pistas de audio de iSpeak. Con algunas excepciones, en las pantallas de los reproductores de MP3 verá la pista (palabra o expresión), la categoría (Artistas) y la subcategoría (Álbumes).

El manual Si la pantalla de su reproductor de MP3 es muy pequeña, o si no tiene pantalla, el manual que acompaña el programa será de gran utilidad. Allí se encuentran las transcripciones en inglés de cada expresión pronunciada, organizadas según la versión audio.

Visualización de la Pista, la categoría (Artista) y la subcategoría (Álbum) En la mayoría de los modelos del iPod (y en muchos reproductores de MP3) mientras que se escucha una pista, se ven los títulos de la Pista, el Artista y el Álbum. En algunos modelos (como los más pequeños o los más viejos) no se ve este texto inmediatamente en la pantalla. Sin embargo, en todos los modelos del iPod se ve el título de la pista que suena o que está seleccionada. Con iSpeak English, usted debe ver en la pantalla la expresión en español seguida por la expresión en inglés. Puede ser, sin embargo, que esta secuencia no se ve en otros reproductores de MP3.

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Visualización de la Letra (el texto) Si usted tiene un nuevo modelo de iPod (5G, o más reciente) o un reproductor de MP3 con visualización de letra, tendrá acceso al texto completo español-inglés y podrá informarse sobre el contenido de las otras pistas del álbum. Para acceder a la Letra (el texto) siga estos pasos: 1. Seleccione una pista. 2. Mientras escucha la pista, haga doble clic en el botón de selección (en el centro del iPod). Verá el texto en español seguido por el texto en inglés. Podrá leer las palabras y frases no sólo de la pista seleccionada sino también de todas las otras pistas del álbum. Estas palabras quedarán a la vista en la pantalla hasta que haga clic otra vez en el botón de selección. El título de la pista que suena se ve a la cabeza de la lista y también se encuentra en la lista de pistas del mismo álbum. En la lista de pistas, la expresión en inglés que suena se precede del símbolo >>. Las otras pistas del álbum se preceden del símbolo >.

TÉCNICAS PARA UTILIZAR iSPEAK ENGLISH

Ahora suena Hola | Hello Hola.

>> Hello. Buenos días.

> Good morning. Buenas tardes. > Good afternoon. Buenas tardes.

> Good evening. ¿Cómo estás? > How are you? Muy bien, gracias. > Fine, thanks. > 01 Lo Básico > Conversación 02 Introducciones 03 Trabajos 04 Intereses 05 Opiniones 06 Descripciones 07 Sentimientos 08 El Clima 09 Expresiones > Conversación

Las casi 1.500 pistas de audio del programa están literalmente al dedillo y le servirán de referencia en muchas situaciones comunes. Por ejemplo, si necesita encontrar un cajero automático en Boston, podría desplazarse hasta el álbum Banco en Servicios & Compras, donde se encuentra la frase “¿Dónde hay cerca de aquí una caja automática?” iSpeak English es sumamente útil para prepararse para ir de viaje. A continuación se ven algunas técnicas para sacar máximo provecho del programa.

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Listas de reproducción Como usted ya ha visto, las palabras y expresiones de las guías de conversación de iSpeak se organizan por tema, o categoría. El iPod y también algunos otros reproductores de MP3 le permiten crear nuevas listas de reproducción personales; simplemente tiene que escoger las pistas que le gustaría escuchar de su biblioteca y ponerlas en la secuencia deseada. Por ejemplo, si usted se prepara para salir de noche, podría crear una lista con las palabras y expresiones apropiadas; e.g., Diversiones > Hacer Planes, Viajar > En Tren, Metro & Autobús, Comida > Comer Fuera > Reservacións y Comer Fuera > Ordenar, y también Conversación > Introducciones y Conversación > Intereses. Para crear un poco de variedad, se puede entremezclar música (quizás Billie Holiday o Coldplay) con las pistas de iSpeak. Para crear una lista de reproducción en iTunes, siga estos pasos: 1. Del menú Archivo de iTunes, seleccione “Nueva lista de reproducción”. 2. Localice esta lista de reproducción (“lista sin título”) en la columna Listas de reproducción de iTunes. 3. Cree un título para la nueva lista que describa las pistas que incluirá. 4. De la biblioteca musical de iTunes, localice las pistas que quiere incluir en la nueva lista y arrástrelas al nuevo título.

Listas de reproducción inteligentes El iPod y algunos otros reproductores de MP3 le permiten hacer listas de reproducción inteligentes, o sea listas creadas según cierto criterio y en una secuencia que usted establece. Para crear una lista de reproducción inteligente, seleccione “Nueva lista de reproducción inteligente” en el menú de iTunes. Podría, por ejemplo, crear una lista con las siguientes reglas:

Cumplir estas reglas: Género contiene Idioma Álbum contiene Lo Básico Limitar a 50 ítems seleccionados por los reproducidos con menos frecuencia

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Su lista de reproducción inteligente contendrá todas las palabras y frases de los álbumes Lo Básico (la mayoría de las categorías de iSpeak contienen una subcategoría Lo Básico con el vocabulario principal del tema). Las palabras y expresiones que ha escuchado con menos frecuencia aparecerán primero; las que ha escuchado con más frecuencia aparecerán al final de la lista. El iPod registra el número de veces que usted escucha una pista y también la secuencia de todo lo que escucha. Podría modificar la lista de reproducción inteligente ya descrita para que contenga las pistas que ha escuchado menos recientemente y que ha escuchado por lo menos una vez. Cumplir estas reglas: Género contiene Idioma Álbum contiene Lo Básico Contador de reproducción es mayor que 0 Limitar a 50 ítems seleccionados por los reproducidos menos recientemente (NB: Si usted ya tiene otras listas de reproducción inteligentes, es posible que algunas de las pistas de iSpeak English aparezcan allí. Si quiere evitar esta posibilidad, añada la siguiente regla: Artista no contiene iS Eng.)

Puntuaciones Se puede calificar o puntuar las pistas de audio del iPod utilizando una escala de una a cinco estrellas. Usted podría utilizar esta escala para calificar las palabras y frases de iSpeak; por ejemplo, podría darle una puntuación de cinco estrellas a las palabras que no conoce bien y que quiere aprender o repasar y una puntuación de una estrella a las que ya conoce. Entonces podría utilizar sus puntuaciones de esta manera:

Cumplir estas reglas: Género contiene Idioma Artista contiene Conversación Mi puntuación está entre BBB y BBBBB Limitar a 50 ítems seleccionados por puntuación más alta

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Esta lista de reproducción inteligente contendrá todas las pistas que ha calificado de entre tres y cinco estrellas (es decir, las que no conoce bien) de la categoría “Conversación” y las clasificará para que aparezcan primero en la lista.

ESTRATEGIAS PARA SACAR MÁXIMO PROVECHO DE iSPEAK ENGLISH Al utilizar la guía de conversación iSpeak English en el iPod u otro reproductor de MP3, escuche cuidadosamente y trate de sacar máximo provecho del programa. Aunque es posible aprender de manera pasiva cierta cantidad de palabras y expresiones sólo al oírlas, al escuchar de manera activa podrá aprender mucho más y más a fondo. Lo ideal sería que las pistas de iSpeak complementaran el ambiente en que se encuentre. Por ejemplo, podría escuchar las palabras y frases de Compras mientras está de compras o podría escuchar las que tienen que ver con la comida antes de salir a comer.

Escuche y repita Escuchará la palabra o frase inglesa dos veces. Repítala inmediatamente después de oírla. Antes de escucharla por segunda vez, trate de recordar lo que significa. Si es necesario, haga una pausa o escuche la pista de nuevo.

Cambie la secuencia de las pistas Una de las innovaciones más extraordinarias de los reproductores de audio digitales como el iPod es que le permiten cambiar la secuencia de las pistas en un sinfín de maneras. Aproveche esta capacidad y cree listas de reproducción inteligentes agrupando palabras y frases específicas. También es una buena idea introducir cierto elemento de acceso aleatorio a sus listas. Se puede crear listas que se reproducirán al azar o escuchar un álbum sin leer los títulos de las pistas.

Varíe su manera de estudiar No se presione. Varíe su manera de estudiar, a veces escuchando y leyendo simultáneamente, a veces simplemente leyendo o simplemente escuchando. Si empieza a perder interés, haga una pausa, escuche música o apague el iPod.

ACERCA DEL AUTOR Alex Chapin es tecnólogo curricular en Middlebury College; se especializa en el desarrollo de tecnologías para la adquisición de lenguas extranjeras.

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INTRODUCTION Le guide de conversation iSpeak English transforme votre iPod ou lecteur MP3 en un outil de traduction instantanée. iSpeak English vous offre environ 1.500 morceaux audio, classés par catégories, qui faciliteront votre communication dans une variété de situations. Si vous voyagez dans un pays de langue anglaise, ils vous aideront, par exemple, à chercher un logement, à demander votre chemin, à commander un repas, à faire des achats, ainsi qu’à vous renseigner sur des manifestations sportives et culturelles. iSpeak English servira également aux nouveaux arrivés dans un pays anglophone qui auront besoin de vocabulaire et d’expressions quotidiens. L’interface rapide et flexible de l’iPod permet de rechercher avec efficacité les mots et expressions voulus au cours d’une interaction particulière. Vous mettez-vous en route pour le musée d’Art moderne de New York? Révisez la sous-catégorie (menu Albums) Musées & Galeries de la catégorie (menu Artistes) Divertissement, et peutêtre aussi les expressions de l’album Train, Métro & Bus. iSpeak English vous permet d’écouter la prononciation de ces mots et expressions tout en les lisant; vos facultés communicatives développeront ainsi très rapidement. Je me rappelle bien mon premier Walkman. Je m’étonnais alors de pouvoir écouter n’importe quoi, n’importe où. Ce qui me frappait surtout étaient les absurdités éventuelles: flâner sur Times Square, par exemple, tout en écoutant la Ballade no. 1 en G mineur de Chopin. Les Walkman, et plus tard les lecteurs CD portatifs, offraient aux utilisateurs le moyen de créer une bande sonore pour accompagner les moments vécus. À l’écoute des sélections musicales et parlées, on commençait bientôt à ajouter l’étude des langues étrangères. Aujourd’hui la flexibilité des lecteurs numériques audio, tels l’iPod, fait étendre notre capacité d’apprendre une nouvelle langue et facilite nos préparatifs de voyage.

INSTALLER iSPEAK ENGLISH SUR L’IPOD 1. Branchez votre iPod sur votre ordinateur. 2. Cliquez sur iTunes. 3. Insérez le CD iSpeak dans l’emplacement CD. 4. Recherchez sur le CD le dossier (le menu) “iSpeak Audio”. 5. Sélectionnez la langue que vous voulez installer: anglais, français/ anglais ou espagnol/anglais. 6. Cliquez et faites glisser le dossier “FRANÇAIS: Copier à la bibliothèque iTunes Music” vers votre bibliothèque iTunes. 7. Synchronisez votre iPod pour y transférer les fichiers iSpeak.

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NB: Si vous utilisez un PC (Windows), pour transférer directement les fichiers sur iTunes, il se peut que vous deviez activer l’option “Copiez les fichiers dans le dossier iTunes Music lors de l’ajout à la bibliothèque.” Vous trouverez cette option sous l’onglet Préférences, puis Avancé, rattaché à la barre d’outils Édition. Si vous choisissez de ne pas activer cette option, vous devrez d’abord transférer les fichiers sur votre disque dur, et ensuite les faire glisser vers la fenêtre Bibliothèque / Musique (dans iTunes).

INSTALLER iSPEAK ENGLISH SUR D’AUTRES LECTEURS AUDIO PORTATIFS Le guide de conversation iSpeak English, destiné à l’iPod, pourra également s’utiliser avec tout autre lecteur audio numérique capable de lire les fichiers audio MP3. Les fichiers audio iSpeak sont transférés comme tout autre fichier audio MP3.

ÉCOUTER LES EXPRESSIONS D’iSPEAK ENGLISH Une fois transférés les fichiers audio d’iSpeak English sur l’iPod (ou autre lecteur MP3), recherchez-les tout comme vous le faites tout autre fichier de musique ou de livre audio, en parcourant les menus Artistes (catégories) ou Genres (langues). L’iPod possède un cadran de défilement qui sélectionne les diverses options sur l’écran. Une fois l’option sélectionnée, appuyez sur la touche du centre pour l’activer. Pour revenir au menu précédent, appuyez sur la touche Menu. Voici les étapes à suivre:

Rechercher les fichiers iSpeak selon le menu Artistes (catégories) Rappelez-vous que les catégories (ou thèmes) d’iSpeak English se trouvent dans le menu Artistes. 1. Allez au menu principal de votre iPod, et sélectionnez Musique. (NB: Le menu principal de certains modèles d’iPod ne comporte pas la rubrique Musique. Dans ce cas, sélectionnez d’abord Artistes.) 2. Allez au menu Musique, et sélectionnez Artistes.

iPod Musique Photos Listes de lecture

Musique Listes de lecture Artistes Albums

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3. Faites dérouler la liste alphabétique Artistes pour retrouver les catégories principales d’iSpeak English, qui commencent toutes par “iS Eng”. Sélectionnez la catégorie iSpeak (iS) que vous voudriez écouter (par exemple, iS Eng 01 Conversation). 4. Après avoir sélectionné une catégorie (un Artiste) (par exemple, iS Eng 01 Conversation), sélectionnez une souscatégorie (un Album) (par exemple, 01 L’essentiel > Conversation).

5. Alors vous verrez les mots et expressions de la sous-catégorie (l’“Album”) sur l’écran de votre iPod; les titres seront en français, suivis de leur équivalent en anglais. Maintenant, choisissez un mot ou une expression (un “Morceau”) (par exemple, Salut / Hello).

Artistes iS Eng 01 Conversation iS Eng 02 Voyages iS Eng 03 Logement

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iS Eng 01 Conversation 01 L’essentiel > Conversation 02 Présentations 03 Occupations

> >

01 L’essentiel > Conversation Salut. | Hello. > Bonjour. | Good morning. > Bonjour. | Good afternoon. > Bonsoir. | Good evening. > Comment allez-vous? | How are you?

6. Votre morceau commencera dès que vous l’aurez sélectionné. Vous entendrez l’expression anglaise deux fois. Notez que les morceaux anglais se compléteront de phrases qui utilisent le mot ou l’expression en contexte.

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En lecture Salut. | Hello. 01 L’essentiel > Conversation iS Eng 01 Conversation

Rechercher les fichiers iSpeak selon le menu Genres (langues) Si votre iPod est déjà chargé de nombreux morceaux d’une grande variété d’artistes, il serait peut-être plus efficace de rechercher les fichiers iSpeak en sélectionnant Genres. (Rappelez-vous que les langues se trouvent dans le menu Genres.) Voici les étapes à suivre:

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1. Allez au menu principal de votre iPod, et sélectionnez Musique. (NB: Le menu principal de certains modèles d’iPod ne comporte pas la rubrique Musique. Dans ce cas, sélectionnez d’abord Genres.) 2. Allez au menu Musique, et sélectionnez Genres. (NB: Les options offertes par le menu Musique de votre iPod peuvent varier selon les modèles et leur réglage. La rubrique Genres devrait pourtant apparaître dans le menu Musique.) 3. Faites dérouler la liste alphabétique Genres en vous arrêtant aux Genres qui commencent par “Langue” (par exemple, Langue-anglais), et sélectionnez la langue que vous voudriez écouter.

iPod Musique Photos Listes de lecture

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Musique Listes de lecture Artistes Genres

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Genres Langue-anglais Langue-allemand Langue-espagnol

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4. Suivez les étapes 3 à 5, de “Rechercher les fichiers iSpeak selon le menu Artistes (catégories)” notées ci-dessus.

LIRE LES EXPRESSIONS D’iSPEAK ENGLISH Il y a plusieurs moyens de consulter le texte anglais-français qui accompagne chacun des morceaux audio iSpeak. Les lecteurs MP3 affichent une partie de ce texte—en général, les morceaux, les catégories (Artistes) et les sous-catégories (Albums).

Le livret imprimé Si l’écran de votre lecteur MP3 est trop petit—ou s’il n’a pas d’écran—le livret que nous fournissons vous sera utile. Vous y trouverez des transcriptions en anglais de chaque expression prononcée, selon l’organisation de la version audio.

L’affichage morceaux, catégories (Artistes) et souscatégories (Albums) L’iPod, ainsi que la plupart des lecteurs MP3, affich, pendant la lecture et pour chaque morceau, le titre du morceau, l’Artiste et l’Album. Notez que les modèles les

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plus récents, et surtout ceux de grand format, peuvent afficher plus de caractères, et cela plus rapidement que les plus petits ou plus anciens modèles. Pourtant, tous les modèles iPod font afficher, pendant l’écoute, le titre du morceau sélectionné ou déjà en lecture. Avec iSpeak English, vous devriez voir, sur votre écran iPod, l’expression française suivie de l’expression anglaise. NB: Pour les raisons notées ci-dessus, il se peut que cette séquence n’apparaisse pas immédiatement sur l’écran de certains modèles de lecteur MP3.

L’affichage de paroles Si vous êtes en possession soit d’un nouveau modèle iPod (5Go, ou plus récent), soit d’un lecteur MP3 en mesure d’afficher les paroles des listes de lecture, vous allez pouvoir accéder au texte complet français-anglais, ainsi que vous informer sur le contenu des autres morceaux de l’album (la sous-catégorie). Pour accéder aux paroles (avec l’iPod 5Go, ou plus récent) suivez les étapes suivantes: 1. Sélectionnez un morceau. 2. Pendant la reproduction du morceau, cliquez deux fois sur la touche du centre. L’affichage de paroles donne, pour chaque morceau audio d’iSpeak English, le texte français suivi immédiatement du texte anglais. L’affichage de paroles donne aussi les autres mots et expressions du même album. Une fois sélectionné l’affichage de paroles, il y tiendra jusqu’à ce que vous appuyiez de nouveau sur la touche du centre, ce qui vous facilitera la lecture des mots et expressions français et anglais pendant l’écoute, ainsi que les paroles des morceaux précédents et à suivre.

En lecture Salut. | Hello. Salut. >> Hello. Bonjour. > Good morning. Bonjour. > Good afternoon. Bonsoir. > Good evening. Comment allez-vous?

> How are you? Bien, merci. > Fine, thanks. … etc. > 01 L’essentiel > Conversation 02 Présentations 03 Occupations 04 Intérêts 05 Opinions 06 Descriptions 07 Sentiments 08 Temps 09 Expressions > Conversation

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Le titre du morceau en lecture s’affichera en haut de la liste, en plus de se retrouver à sa place normale dans la liste de l’album. Dans la liste, l’expression anglaise en lecture se trouve précédée du double symbole >>. Les autres morceaux de l’album en cours sont précédés du symbole >.

UTILISER iSPEAK ENGLISH Environ 1.500 morceaux audio vous seront facilement accessibles, où que vous vous trouviez, et dans n’importe quelle situation. iSpeak English vous aidera également dans vos préparatifs de voyage. Une fois sur place, si vous cherchez, par exemple, un distributeur automatique de billets à Boston, recherchez l’album Banque dans Services & Courses, où vous trouverez la question: “Où est le distributeur de billets le plus proche?” Voici plusieurs techniques qui vous aideront à tirer le maximum de vos heures d’apprentissage de l’anglais avec iSpeak English.

Listes de lecture Les mots et expressions des guides de conversation iSpeak sont classés thématiquement. Pourtant, l’iPod, ainsi que certains autres lecteurs MP3, vous permet aussi de créer de nouvelles listes de lecture personnelles, en puisant les morceaux voulus dans votre propre bibliothèque pour les mettre dans l’ordre qui vous convient. Ainsi, si vous vous préparez à sortir le soir, vous rechercherez les termes et expressions de votre liste, par exemple, dans Divertissement > Préparatifs, Voyage > Train, Métro & Bus, Nourriture > Manger au Restaurant > Commander, aussi bien que Conversation > Présentations et Conversation > Intérêts. Pour alléger vos moments d’étude, vous pourriez toujours parsemer vos listes de lecture personnelles de morceaux de musique, soit Billie Holiday, soit Coldplay. Pour créer une liste de lecture personnelle sur iTunes, voici les étapes à suivre: 1. Sélectionnez “Nouvelle liste de lecture” sous “Fichier” dans votre menu iTunes. 2. Allez à la liste de lecture nouvellement créée (“liste sans titre”) dans la colonne “Listes de lecture” d’iTunes. 3. Renommez la nouvelle liste de lecture en décrivant, par exemple, les morceaux que vous venez de sélectionner. 4. Recherchez les morceaux choisis dans votre bibliothèque iTunes. Finalement faites-les glisser sur le nouveau titre de votre nouvelle liste de lecture.

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Listes de lecture intelligentes L’iPod et certains autres lecteurs MP3 vous permettent également de créer des listes de lecture “intelligentes”. Il s’agit simplement de listes de lecture créées selon certains critères et dans un ordre que vous avez établi. D’abord, sélectionnez “Nouvelle liste de lecture intelligente” dans votre menu iTunes. Vous pourriez, par exemple, créer une liste de lecture intelligente selon les critères suivants. Satisfaire à la règle suivante: Genre contient Langue (puis, cliquez sur la touche +, à droite) Album contient L’essentiel Limiter à 50 éléments sélectionnés par le(s) moins écouté(s)

La liste de lecture intelligente ainsi créée consistera donc en tous les mots et expressions puisés dans tous les albums L’essentiel. Notez que la plupart des Artistes (catégories) iSpeak comportent un album thématique intitulé L’essentiel. Les mots et expressions que vous avez écoutés le moins souvent seront donc placés en premier; ceux que vous avez écoutés le plus souvent trouveront leur place en bas de la liste. L’iPod enregistre le nombre d’écoutes aussi bien que la séquence de votre écoute. Donc, on pourrait modifier la liste de lecture intelligente décrite ci-dessus en classant les morceaux par les moins écoutés, et en les limitant à ceux que vous avez écoutés au moins une fois. Satisfaire à la règle suivante: Genre contient Langue Album contient L’essentiel Compteur est supérieur à 0 Limiter à 50 éléments sélectionnés par le(s) moins récemment écouté(s) (NB: Si votre iPod est déjà chargé d’un certain nombre de listes de lecture intelligentes, certains morceaux d’iSpeak English peuvent bien s’y faire voir au hasard. Si vous voulez éviter cette possibilité, vous n’avez qu’à ajouter la règle suivante à vos autres listes de lecture intelligentes: Artiste ne contient pas iS Eng.)

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Classements L’iPod vous permet aussi de classer les morceaux par une échelle d’une à cinq étoiles. Vous pourriez par exemple classer les mots et expressions iSpeak par le niveau de vos connaissances: en donnant peut-être cinq étoiles aux termes que vous ne savez pas bien, et une ou deux étoiles à ceux que vous savez déjà. Vous pouvez ensuite utiliser les résultats de votre classement dans la création de nouvelles listes de lecture intelligentes. Par exemple, Genre contient Langue Artiste contient Conversation Classement est entre BBB et BBBBB Limiter à 50 éléments sélectionnés par classement maximum La liste de lecture intelligente décrite ci-dessus contiendra tous les morceaux puisés dans la catégorie Conversation (menu Artistes) que vous aurez classés entre trois et cinq étoiles. Elle les classera de façon à ce que les morceaux dénombrés plus haut (i.e., ceux que vous savez moins bien) soient placés en premier.

TIRER LE MAXIMUM DE VOTRE APPRENTISSAGE DE L’ANGLAIS Il vous faudra bien travailler lorsque vous utilisez les guides de conversation iSpeak sur votre iPod. Bien qu’il soit possible d’apprendre certains mots et expressions simplement à les entendre, c’est par une écoute active que vous apprendrez beaucoup plus et à fond. Nous vous suggérons d’écouter les morceaux de vos albums iSpeak si possible dans un contexte réel logique: recherchez, par exemple, les mots et expressions d’Achats tout en faisant vos achats, ou bien répétez les termes ayant rapport aux aliments et aux restaurants lorsque vous vous préparez à sortir dîner.

Écouter et répéter Chacun des morceaux (mots ou expressions) est répété deux fois en anglais. Répétez le morceau vous-même en anglais tout de suite après l’avoir écouté. Avant de l’écouter une deuxième fois, essayez de vous rappeler son sens. Vous entendrez aussi des phrases complètes en anglais qui utilisent ces termes. Répétez les phrases complètes après les avoir écoutées une première fois, en essayant de vous rappeler leur sens avant la deuxième écoute. Pour l’accomplir, n’hésitez pas à interrompre votre écoute ou à la faire répéter à volonté.

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Mélanger la séquence des listes de lecture L’une des caractéristiques les plus remarquables des lecteurs numériques audio actuels, tels l’iPod, est la possibilité qu’ils nous donnent de changer à l’infini l’ordre des morceaux stockés, en lançant des listes de lecture personnelles ou intelligentes (voir la description ci-dessus). Profi tez-en! Créez des listes de lecture qui rassemblent des groupements particuliers de mots et d’expressions. N’oubliez pas de tirer parti des possibilités aléatoires de votre lecteur: en créant, par exemple, des listes de lecture intelligentes qui se reproduiront au hasard, ou même en écoutant une sous-catégorie complète sans lire les mots et expressions affichés sur l’écran. N’hésitez pas à interrompre l’écoute ou bien à la faire répéter aussi souvent que vous voulez.

Rafraîchir votre esprit Ne vous surmenez pas! Si vous voyez que vous ne faites plus attention—ou s’il vous arrive de vous cogner contre les gens dans la rue—arrêtez de travailler, écoutez de la musique, ou bien éteignez votre iPod pour un temps. Nous vous suggérons aussi de varier votre façon de travailler: par exemple, commencez par écouter et lire simultanément, ensuite changez de route vers une simple lecture ou une simple écoute.

NOTRE AUTEUR Alex Chapin est technologue responsable des programmes scolaires à Middlebury College. Il se consacre au développement des technologies visant l’acquisition des langues.

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CONTENTS 01 CONVERSATION 01 Basics > Conversation 02 Introductions 03 Occupations 04 Interests 05 Opinions 06 Descriptions 07 Feelings 08 Weather 09 Expressions > Conversation

02 TRAVEL 01 Basics > Travel 02 Directions 03 Borders 04 Air 05 Train, Metro & Bus 06 Tickets 07 Car > Basics 08 Car > Rental 09 Car > Maintenance 10 Car > Driving 11 Expressions > Travel

03 ACCOMMODATIONS 01 Basics > Accommodations 02 Finding Accommodations 03 Inquiring About Rooms 04 Reserving a Room 05 Amenities & Service 06 Problems 07 Camping 08 Renting > Basics 09 Renting > Inquiries 10 Expressions > Accommodations

04 FOOD 01 Basics > Food 02 Eating Out > Reservations 03 Eating Out > Ordering 04 Eating Out > Service 05 Beverages 06 Meat, Poultry & Fish 07 Vegetables & Grains 08 Fruit & Dairy 09 Preparation 10 Expressions > Food

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05 SERVICES & SHOPPING 01 Basics > Services & Shopping 02 Inquiries 03 Assistance 04 Buying 05 Bank 06 Post Office 07 Telephone 08 Internet 09 Education 10 Medical 11 Pharmacy 12 Emergencies 13 Expressions > Services & Shopping

06 ENTERTAINMENT 01 Basics > Entertainment 02 Inquiries 03 Planning 04 Museums & Galleries 05 Music 06 Films, Theater & Dance 07 Sports 08 Expressions > Entertainment

07 REFERENCE 01 Numbers 02 Time & Date 03 Forms 04 Twenty Key Phrases 05 Expressions > Reference

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CONTENIDO 01 CONVERSACIÓN 01 Lo Básico > Conversación 02 Introducciones 03 Trabajos 04 Intereses 05 Opiniones 06 Descripciones 07 Sentimientos 08 El Clima 09 Expresiones > Conversación

02 VIAJAR 01 Lo Básico > Viajar 02 Direcciones 03 Fronteras 04 En Avión 05 En Tren, Metro & Autobús 06 Boletos 07 El Coche > Lo Básico 08 El Coche > Rentar 09 El Coche > Mantenimiento 10 El Coche > Manejar 11 Expresiones > Viajar

03 HOSPEDAJE 01 Lo Básico > Hospedaje 02 Encontrar Hospedaje 03 Pedir Habitaciones 04 Reservar una Habitación 05 Instalaciones & Servicios 06 Problemas 07 Camping 08 Rentar > Lo Básico 09 Rentar > Pedir Información 10 Expresiones > Hospedaje

04 COMIDA 01 Lo Básico > Comida 02 Comer Fuera > Reservaciones 03 Comer Fuera > Ordenar 04 Comer Fuera > Servicio 05 Bebidas 06 Carnes, Aves & Pescados 07 Verduras & Cereales 08 Frutas & Lácteos 09 Preparación 10 Expresiones > Comida

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05 SERVICIOS & COMPRAS 01 Lo Básico > Servicios & Compras 02 Información 03 Ayuda 04 Compras 05 Banco 06 Correo 07 Teléfono 08 Internet 09 Educación 10 Medicina 11 Farmacia 12 Emergencias 13 Expresiones > Servicios & Compras

06 DIVERSIONES 01 Lo Básico > Diversiones 02 Información 03 Hacer Planes 04 Museos & Galerías 05 Música 06 Cine, Teatro & Baile 07 Deportes 08 Expresiones > Diversiones

07 REFERENCIA 01 Números 02 Hora & Fecha 03 Formas 04 Veinte Frases Claves 05 Expresiones > Referencia

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TABLE DES MATIÈRES 01 CONVERSATION 01 L’essentiel > Conversation 02 Présentations 03 Occupations 04 Intérêts 05 Opinions 06 Descriptions 07 Sentiments 08 Temps 09 Expressions > Conversation

02 VOYAGE 01 L’essentiel > Voyage 02 Directions 03 Frontières 04 Avion 05 Train, Métro & Bus 06 Billets 07 Voiture > L’essentiel 08 Voiture > Location 09 Voiture > Entretien 10 Voiture > Conduite 11 Expressions > Voyage

03 LOGEMENT 01 L’essentiel > Logement 02 Trouver où Loger 03 Chercher une Chambre 04 Réserver une Chambre 05 Équipements & Services 06 Problèmes 07 Camping 08 Location > L’essentiel 09 Location > Renseignements 10 Expressions > Logement

04 NOURRITURE 01 L’essentiel > Nourriture 02 Manger au Restaurant > Réservations 03 Manger au Restaurant > Commander 04 Manger au Restaurant > Service 05 Boissons 06 Viande, Volaille & Poisson 07 Légumes & Céréales 08 Fruits & Produits Laitiers 09 Préparation 10 Expressions > Nourriture

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05 SERVICES & COURSES 01 L’essentiel > Services & Courses 02 Renseignements 03 Aide 04 Achats 05 Banque 06 Poste 07 Téléphone 08 Internet 09 Éducation 10 Médical 11 Pharmacie 12 Urgences 13 Expressions > Services & Courses

06 DIVERTISSEMENT 01 L’essentiel > Divertissement 02 Renseignements 03 Préparatifs 04 Musées & Galeries 05 Musique 06 Films, Théâtre & Danse 07 Sports 08 Expressions > Divertissement

07 RÉFÉRENCES 01 Nombres 02 Heure & Date 03 Formulaires 04 Vingt Expressions Clés 05 Expressions > Référence

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01 CONVERSATION 01 CONVERSACIÓN 01 CONVERSATION 01 Basics > Conversation 01 Lo Básico > Conversación 01 L’essentiel > Conversation Hello. Good morning. Good afternoon. Good evening. How are you? Fine, thanks. Pleased to meet you. What is your name? My name is . . . Good-bye. See you later. yes no Pardon. OK.

Excuse me. Sorry. Please. Thank you. You’re welcome. I don’t speak English. Do you speak English? Could you speak more slowly? Could you repeat that? I don’t understand. I understand a little English How do you say . . . in English? What’s that called in English? Could you write it down?

02 Introductions 02 Introducciones 02 Présentations Hello. My name is . . . What is your name? Pleased to meet you. How are you? Fine, thanks . . . . . . and you? This is my wife. This is my husband.

This is my partner. This is my son. This is my daughter. This is my friend. This is my colleague. I’m here . . . . . . on vacation. . . . on business. . . . for a conference.

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. . . to study. . . . with my family. . . . with my partner. . . . with my (girl)friend. . . . with my (boy)friend. . . . with my friends. . . . on my own. Do you live here? Where are you from? I’m . . . . . . from the United States. . . . from Canada. . . . from Europe.

I live . . . . . . in New York. . . . in Toronto. . . . in the United States. . . . in Ireland. . . . near London. Are you. . . . . . from Canada? . . . from the United States? . . . from Australia? . . . from England? . . . from Mexico?

03 Occupations 03 Trabajos 03 Occupations What do you do? What are you studying? I’m . . . . . . a student. . . . a writer. . . . a scientist. . . . a consultant. . . . an architect. . . . a mechanic. . . . a designer. I work . . . . . . in education. . . . in finance.

. . . in fashion. . . . in business. I’m self-employed. I’m unemployed. I’m between jobs. I’m studying . . . . . . literature. . . . mathematics. . . . the sciences. . . . art. . . . the humanities. . . . philosophy. . . . psychology.

04 Interests 04 Intereses 04 Intérêts What are you interested in? I’m interested in . . . . . . politics.

. . . technology. . . . art. . . . music.

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. . . photography. . . . reading. . . . cooking. . . . hiking. . . . shopping. . . . sports. What . . . do you like?

. . . types of music . . . . . . movies . . . . . . restaurants . . . . . . clubs . . . . . . writers . . . . . . cities . . . . . . artists . . .

05 Opinions 05 Opiniones 05 Opinions Did you like it? I like it. It’s . . . . . . good. . . . bad. . . . OK. . . . better. . . . worse. I thought it was . . . . . . entertaining. . . . boring. . . . beautiful. . . . ugly. . . . modern.

. . . old-fashioned. It was really . . . . . . strange. . . . annoying. . . . exciting. I agree. I don’t agree. I don’t know. I don’t care. The people here are very friendly. It’s a beautiful city. The countryside is beautiful. Your home is lovely.

06 Descriptions 06 Descripciones 06 Descriptions What kind is it? It’s . . . . . . big. . . . small. . . . new. . . . old.

How is it? It’s . . . . . . quick. . . . slow. . . . heavy. . . . light.

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Where is it? It’s . . . . . . inside.

. . . outside. . . . above. . . . below.

07 Feelings 07 Sentimientos 07 Sentiments How are you feeling? Are you . . . ? I’m . . . . . . . happy. . . . sad. . . . tired.

. . . rested. . . . nervous. . . . relaxed. . . . excited. . . . confused.

08 Weather 08 El Clima 08 Temps What’s the weather today? It’s hot. It’s cold. It’s sunny. It’s cloudy. It’s stormy. It’s windy. It’s snowing. What’s the weather forecast?

Will it . . . today? . . . rain . . . . . . snow . . . Tomorrow will be . . . . . . warmer. . . . colder. Is it usually . . . . . . so hot? . . . so humid?

09 Expressions > Conversation 09 Expresiones > Conversación 09 Expressions > Conversation I’m on cloud nine. I’m crazy about you. They really hit it off. Warm welcome. He gets an A for effort.

He’s a barrel of laughs. She’s a number cruncher. I’m working like a dog. It was a piece of cake. I’m all ears.

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02 TRAVEL 02 VIAJAR 02 VOYAGE 01 Basics > Travel 01 Lo Básico > Viajar 01 L’essentiel > Voyage ticket passport check-in arrivals departures luggage seat plane flight airport train train station

platform bus bus station bus stop car map taxi road street schedule subway

02 Directions 02 Direcciones 02 Directions Excuse me. Could you help me? Where is . . . ? I’m looking for . . . left right there here straight ahead first left second right

at the intersection at the traffic light at the traffic circle It’s near. It’s far. one kilometer two kilometers Take . . . . . . the bus. . . . the train. . . . the metro.

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03 Borders 03 Fronteras 03 Frontières customs border baggage control Your . . . please. . . . passport . . . . . . identification . . . I don’t understand. What’s the purpose of your visit? I’m here . . . . . . on business. . . . on vacation. . . . in transit. How long are you staying? I’m staying here . . . . . . two days. . . . one month. . . . three weeks. I’m . . . . . . on my own.

. . . with my family. . . . with a group. to declare I have nothing to declare. I have something to declare. It’s . . . . . . a gift. . . . for personal use. last name first name maiden name address date date of birth place of birth nationality occupation signature

04 Air 04 En Avión 04 Avion Where is/Where are . . . . . . check-in? . . . baggage claim? . . . the gate? . . . the taxis? . . . the car rental? . . . the buses? . . . the duty-free shops?

. . . the restroom? . . . arrivals? . . . departures? . . . the security check? My baggage has been stolen. My baggage has been lost. My baggage has not arrived.

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05 Train, Metro & Bus 05 En Tren, Metro & Autobús 05 Train, Métro & Bus Where is the train station? Where is the metro station? What time does . . . . . . . the train leave? . . . the train arrive? What station is this? What’s the next station? This is your stop. Is this the train for New York? Where is . . . . . . the entrance? . . . the exit?

. . . the information desk? . . . the ticket counter? Where is . . . . . . the bus station? . . . the bus stop? . . . the next bus to Chicago? Is this . . . . . . the bus to Miami? . . . the center of town? Can I reserve a seat? How much is it?

06 Tickets 06 Boletos 06 Billets Where can I buy a ticket? I want to go to Sydney. I would like . . . . . . a one-way ticket. . . . a round-trip ticket. . . . a day ticket. . . . a weekly ticket.

. . . a monthly ticket. . . . an e-ticket. How much is it? How long is it valid for? Can it be refunded? Can it be transferred?

07 Car > Basics 07 El Coche > Lo Básico 07 Voiture > L’essentiel car gasoline gas station oil automatic car manual car road

map intersection traffic light street driver passenger

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08 Car > Rental 08 El Coche > Rentar 08 Voiture > Location Where can I rent a car? I need a car . . . . . . for one day. . . . for five days. . . . for a week. . . . with two doors. . . . with four doors. . . . with air-conditioning.

. . . with four-wheel drive. . . . with automatic transmission. Can you write down . . . . . . the daily charge? . . . the charge per kilometer? . . . the cost of insurance? . . . the deposit to pay?

09 Car > Maintenance 09 El Coche > Mantenimiento 09 Voiture > Entretien Where can I find . . . . . . a gas station? . . . parking? Where is the nearest garage? Fill it up, please. Eight liters of . . . Ten dollars of . . . . . . unleaded. . . . premium. . . . diesel. Will you check . . . . . . the battery? . . . the oil? . . . the radiator? I am out of gas.

My car won’t start. The battery is dead. I have a flat. I have had an accident. I lost my keys. My car is three kilometers away. Can you help me? Do you repair cars? Can you . . . . . . repair it? . . . come and look? . . . give me an estimate? . . . write it down? How long will it take? When will it be ready?

10 Car > Driving 10 El Coche > Manejar 10 Voiture > Conduite green light yellow light red light

pedestrian bicyclist officer

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entrance ramp exit change lanes pass a car turn signal oncoming traffic pedestrian crosswalk two-way street one-way street driver’s license and registration Is there a problem, officer? What is the speed limit? Can I park here?

policeman brake steering headlights mirror seat belts tires windshield speed limit parking driveway sidewalk stop sign highway

11 Expressions > Travel 11 Expresiones > Viajar 11 Expressions > Voyage We took the red-eye. Don’t be a backseat driver. Let’s hit the road! We made good time.

This place is off the beaten track. A rolling stone gathers no moss. Slam on the brakes. It’s booked solid.

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03 ACCOMMODATIONS 03 HOSPEDAJE 03 LOGEMENT 01 Basics > Accommodations 01 Lo Básico > Hospedaje 01 L’essentiel > Logement bath bathroom shower bed-and-breakfast key night week breakfast

room reservation to reserve hotel vacancies youth hostel single room double room

02 Finding Accommodations 02 Encontrar Hospedaje 02 Trouver où Loger Where is there . . . . . . a hotel? . . . a youth hostel? . . . a bed-and-breakfast? . . . a camping ground? Can you recommend something . . .

. . . inexpensive? . . . nice? . . . nearby? . . . near the town center? What is the address? How do I get there?

03 Inquiring About Rooms 03 Pedir Habitaciones 03 Chercher une Chambre I have a reservation. I have made an online reservation. confirmation number My name is . . . Do you have any vacancies? Can I reserve a room?

Sorry, we’re full. It’s for . . . . . . one person. . . . two people. . . . one night. . . . two nights.

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. . . a shower. . . . a cot. . . . a toilet. . . . air-conditioning. . . . a TV. . . . an Internet connection. . . . a telephone. I would like . . . . . . full board. . . . bed and breakfast.

. . . one week. . . . two weeks. I would like . . . . . . a room. . . . two rooms. . . . a single room. . . . a double room. I would like a room with . . . . . . a single bed. . . . a double bed. . . . a bath.

04 Reserving a Room 04 Reservar una Habitación 04 Réserver une Chambre May I see the room? Do you have anything . . . . . . bigger? . . . cheaper? . . . quieter? . . . warmer? . . . in the front? . . . in the back? OK, I’ll take it. I won’t take it.

I have a reservation. My name is . . . How much is it . . . . . . per night? . . . per week? . . . per person? . . . for half-board? Does the price include . . . . . . breakfast? . . . service and tax? Could you write it down?

05 Amenities & Service 05 Instalaciones & Servicios 05 Équipements & Services May I have . . . . . . another blanket? . . . another pillow? . . . some soap? . . . a towel? Where is . . . . . . the dining room?

. . . the bar? . . . the bathroom? Please can you . . . . . . do this laundry? . . . call me at seven o’clock? . . . help me with my luggage? Can I use . . .

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Just a moment. Come in. Come back later!

. . . the kitchen? . . . the laundry? . . . the telephone? Who is it?

06 Problems 06 Problemas 06 Problèmes the key . . . I’ve lost my key. The bed is not made up. The room is dirty. The room is cold. The room is hot. The room is noisy. The bill is not correct.

. . . doesn’t work. The air-conditioning . . . The fan . . . The toilet . . . The window . . . The heat . . . The lamp . . . The lock . . .

07 Camping 07 Camping 07 Camping Do you have . . . . . . electricity? . . . showers? Where are . . . . . . the garbage cans? . . . the showers? . . . the toilets?

campsite tent trailer cabin Where is the nearest campsite? How much is it . . . . . . per person? . . . per night? . . . for a tent?

08 Renting > Basics 08 Rentar > Lo Básico 08 Location > L’essentiel room apartment house rent

deposit key furnished unfurnished

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central heating air-conditioning stove

washing machine refrigerator water heater

09 Renting > Inquiries 09 Rentar > Pedir Información 09 Location > Renseignements How much is . . . . . . the rent? . . . the security deposit? How much are . . . . . . utilities? . . . heating costs? How long is the lease? Do you allow . . . . . . pets? . . . visitors? My name is . . . What is your name? What is your address? I’m staying at . . . Is there . . .

. . . central heating? . . . air-conditioning? . . . a washing machine? Where is . . . . . . the furnace? . . . the fuse box? . . . the water heater? I need . . . . . . an electrician. . . . a plumber. . . . doesn’t work. The refrigerator . . . The telephone . . . The toilet . . . The stove . . .

10 Expressions > Accommodations 10 Expresiones > Hospedaje 10 Expressions > Logement This place is a dive. Make yourself at home. Home is where the heart is. Let’s stay here for the time being.

Home away from home. The utilities are through the roof. Home sweet home. This place feels like home.

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04 FOOD 04 COMIDA 04 NOURRITURE 01 Basics > Food 01 Lo Básico > Comida 01 L’essentiel > Nourriture beverage breakfast lunch dinner snack entrée appetizer side dish dessert café bar restaurant waiter

waitress I would like . . . Please. Thank you. menu meat fruit vegetables fish cheese wine beer

02 Eating Out > Reservations 02 Comer Fuera > Reservaciones 02 Manger au Restaurant > Réservations Can you recommend . . . . . . a restaurant? . . . a café? . . . a coffee bar? . . . a bar? . . . a traditional restaurant? . . . a vegetarian restaurant? . . . an inexpensive restaurant? . . . a nearby restaurant? I would like to reserve a table . . . . . . for two.

. . . at eight o’clock. . . . for this evening. . . . for tomorrow evening. We have no tables. Sorry, we’re closed. One moment. I have reserved a table. The name is . . . For what time? What’s the name? Smoking or nonsmoking?

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03 Eating Out > Ordering 03 Comer Fuera > Ordenar 03 Manger au Restaurant > Commander I would like . . . We would like . . . . . . the menu. . . . the tourist menu. . . . the fixed price menu. . . . the wine list. . . . the drink list. . . . a menu in English. Can you recommend . . . . . . an entrée? . . . an appetizer? . . . a local dish? . . . a bottle of wine? . . . a dessert? I would like . . . on the side. . . . dressing . . . . . . sauce . . . . . . butter . . . Waiter!

Waitress! Are you ready to order? What would you like to drink? I would like . . . . . . a glass of wine. . . . a beer. . . . coffee. . . . tea. . . . fruit juice. . . . mineral water. I’ll have that. I’m a vegetarian. I’m allergic . . . . . . to shellfish. . . . to seafood. . . . to nuts. . . . to dairy products. . . . to MSG.

04 Eating Out > Service 04 Comer Fuera > Servicio 04 Manger au Restaurant > Service Waiter! Waitress! I would like . . . please. . . . some more bread . . . . . . some more wine . . . . . . some water . . . . . . some oil . . . . . . some pepper . . . . . . some salt . . . That’s not what I ordered. I wanted . . .

That’s for me. What’s that? I have no . . . . . . knife. . . . fork. . . . spoon. This meat . . . . . . is overdone. . . . is underdone. This food is cold. How much longer?

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I love this dish. That was delicious. Where are the restrooms? The bill, please. How much is it? Is service included? It’s all together.

We’d like to pay separately. I think there’s a mistake . . . Do you take . . . . . . credit cards? . . . traveler’s checks? Can I have a receipt?

05 Beverages 05 Bebidas 05 Boissons milk juice coffee tea red wine white wine sparkling wine a bottle of wine a glass of wine an aperitif beer

light beer dark beer local beer fruit juice water mineral water vodka rum sherry whiskey gin

06 Meat, Poultry & Fish 06 Carnes, Aves & Pescados 06 Viande, Volaille & Poisson meat beef lamb veal steak ham bacon sausage rabbit poultry chicken

turkey duck seafood salmon shrimp tuna swordfish lobster sea bass trout free range

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07 Vegetables & Grains 07 Verduras & Cereales 07 Légumes & Céréales salad tomatoes peppers cabbage peas green beans broccoli squash lentils cucumber

vegetables organic rice potatoes eggplant mushrooms onions carrots garlic lettuce

08 Fruit & Dairy 08 Frutas & Lácteos 08 Fruits & Produits Laitiers fruit apples oranges grapefruit bananas grapes strawberries cherries

peaches plums melon dairy milk ice cream cheese

09 Preparation 09 Preparación 09 Préparation cooked fresh rare medium rare medium medium well well done grilled

roasted smoked sautéed baked boiled fried steamed breaded

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10 Expressions > Food 10 Expresiones > Comida 10 Expressions > Nourriture We better eat and run. I’m hungry as a horse. I’ll drink to that! Please clear the table. Let’s get a bite to eat.

Take a coffee break. Dutch treat. I have a taste for . . . It’s on me.

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05 SERVICES & SHOPPING 05 SERVICIOS & COMPRAS 05 SERVICES & COURSES 01 Basics > Services & Shopping 01 Lo Básico > Servicios & Compras 01 L’essentiel > Services & Courses shopping store shopping center market supermarket department store clothing store bookstore to buy to sell price receipt refund sale expensive cheap

checkout bank Internet café bakery butcher pharmacy jeweler liquor store liter kilo grams post office hospital hairdresser barber travel agency

02 Inquiries 02 Información 02 Renseignements Where is there . . . near here? . . . a supermarket . . . . . . a pharmacy . . . . . . a bakery . . . . . . a bank . . . . . . a post office . . . . . . a hospital . . . Where is there . . .

. . . a good clothing store? . . . a good travel agent? Where can I buy . . . . . . produce? . . . batteries? . . . souvenirs? . . . wine? . . . cigarettes?

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. . . food? What time do you . . .

. . . open? . . . close?

03 Assistance 03 Ayuda 03 Aide I’m just looking. Excuse me. Can you help me? What is . . . . . . that? . . . this? What are . . . . . . these? . . . those? Can I look at . . .

. . . this? . . . that? Not that. Like that. Is that all? Anything else? That’s enough. More, please. Less, please. That’s fine.

04 Buying 04 Compras 04 Achats How much is . . . . . . this? . . . that? I would like to buy . . . . . . a souvenir. . . . a shirt. I would like . . . . . . one like that. . . . two of these. That’s too much. Do you have something . . . . . . better? . . . cheaper? . . . different? . . . smaller? . . . larger? Do you have it in . . . . . . black?

. . . white? . . . blue? . . . yellow? . . . red? . . . pink? . . . green? . . . gray? . . . brown? How much is it? Could you write it down? Where do I pay? Do you take . . . . . . credit cards? . . . traveler’s checks? Is there a guarantee? Can I have . . . . . . a bag? . . . a receipt?

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05 Bank 05 Banco 05 Banque Where is there . . . near here? . . . a bank . . . . . . an ATM . . . . . . a currency exchange . . . Where can I . . . . . . cash a check? . . . change money? . . . withdraw money? I would like to cash . . . . . . this check. . . . these traveler’s checks. What’s the exchange rate? I would like to change . . . . . . euros into dollars. . . . pounds into euros. I would like to . . .

. . . open a savings account. . . . open a checking account. . . . withdraw money. . . . make a deposit. . . . pay a bill. Passport, please. Sign here. Here’s my . . . . . . ATM card. . . . passport. I’ve lost . . . . . . my ATM card. . . . my traveler’s checks. . . . my wallet. . . . my passport.

06 Post Office 06 Correo 06 Poste Where is there . . . near here? . . . a post office . . . . . . a mailbox . . . I would like to send this . . . . . . to Canada. . . . to England.

. . . to Australia. I would like to buy . . . . . . an aerogram. . . . an envelope. . . . some stamps.

07 Telephone 07 Teléfono 07 Téléphone Where is the nearest public phone? I would like to buy a phone card. I would like to call . . .

. . . long distance. . . . collect. . . . Europe.

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. . . Canada. . . . this number. The number is . . . What’s the . . . . . . area code for . . . ? . . . country code for . . . ? How much is . . . . . . a three-minute call? . . . a five-minute call? May I speak to . . . ?

I don’t speak English. Do you speak English? Who’s calling? It’s . . . Sorry, wrong number. I’ve been cut off. The connection is bad. Thank you, I’ll call back. Don’t hang up.

08 Internet 08 Internet 08 Internet Where is the nearest Internet café? I would like . . . . . . to check my e-mail. . . . to get Internet access. . . . to use a printer. . . . to use a scanner. How much is it? How much per hour? When do I pay? How do I . . . . . . log on? . . . get online? It’s not working. It’s crashed. I’m finished.

What’s your . . . . . . e-mail address? . . . IM? . . . blog address? . . . is not working. The keyboard . . . The mouse . . . to copy to cut to paste to delete to download to save to receive to send

09 Education 09 Educación 09 Éducation Where can I find . . . . . . a library? . . . a college? . . . a university?

. . . a bookstore? . . . a video store? . . . a local newspaper? I would like. . .

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. . . to get a library card. . . . to take out a book. . . . to return a book. . . . to buy this book. . . . to register for a class. When . . .

. . . does the library open? . . . does the library close? . . . does the class start? . . . does the class meet? . . . is this book due back?

10 Medical 10 Medicina 10 Médical Where is there . . . near here? . . . a hospital . . . . . . a pharmacy . . . . . . a medical center . . . . . . a doctor . . . . . . a dentist . . . I’m sick. It hurts. I have insurance. I have pain in my . . . . . . chest. . . . stomach. . . . back. . . . leg.

. . . arm. . . . ear. . . . eye. . . . head. . . . foot. . . . neck. I have pain here. I have a toothache. I’ve lost a filling. I feel . . . . . . dizzy. . . . feverish. . . . sick.

11 Pharmacy 11 Farmacia 11 Pharmacie I need a new prescription. My prescription is for . . . I have insurance. I need . . . . . . aspirin. . . . pain reliever. . . . antacid. . . . antiseptic. . . . bandages. . . . allergy medicine.

I need . . . . . . toothpaste. . . . a toothbrush. . . . shampoo. . . . deodorant. . . . soap. . . . tissues. . . . tampons. . . . condoms.

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12 Emergencies 12 Emergencias 12 Urgences Help! Go away! Fire! Thief! It’s an emergency! Call . . . . . . the police! . . . an ambulance! . . . a doctor! I’ve been . . . . . . hurt. . . . robbed. . . . assaulted. . . . raped. I’m . . . . . . lost. . . . ill.

I’ve lost . . . . . . my money. . . . my passport. . . . my wallet. . . . my purse. . . . my bags. Where’s the . . . . . . hospital? . . . police station? I didn’t see anything. I am innocent. I apologize. I don’t understand. I want to . . . . . . report an offense. . . . contact my embassy. . . . call a lawyer.

13 Expressions > Services & Shopping 13 Expresiones > Servicios & Compras 13 Expressions > Services & Courses It’s open 24/7. It cost an arm and a leg. The quality is cut-rate. I’ll foot the bill. Here today, gone tomorrow.

That really fits like a glove. Let’s cut a deal. I’m feeling under the weather. We got red-carpet treatment.

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06 ENTERTAINMENT 06 DIVERSIONES 06 DIVERTISSEMENT 01 Basics > Entertainment 01 Lo Básico > Diversiones 01 L’essentiel > Divertissement modern music art dance classical music sports museum cinema art gallery concert hall theater night club opera ballet film

stadium park garden zoo beach swimming pool boat tennis golf skiing skating swimming circus festival

02 Inquiries 02 Información 02 Renseignements Where can we go? What’s there to do? I want to go . . . . . . to the ballet. . . . to a concert. . . . to a party. . . . to the theater. What’s on . . . . . . locally?

. . . this weekend? . . . today? . . . tonight? Is there a local entertainment guide? Where are there . . . . . . places to eat? . . . bars? . . . clubs? . . . theaters?

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03 Planning 03 Hacer Planes 03 Préparatifs What do you want to do? Do you have plans? What are you doing . . . . . . now? . . . today? . . . this evening? . . . tomorrow? . . . next week? Would you like to . . . . . . go for a walk? . . . go to the zoo? . . . see a movie? Do you want to come? Sure. Yes, I would love to. I can’t today. Maybe some other time.

What about tomorrow? What time shall we meet? Where shall we meet? Are you ready? What time does . . . open? What time does . . . close? . . . the art gallery . . . . . . the club . . . . . . the museum . . . What time does . . . start? . . . the concert . . . . . . the game . . . . . . the play . . . How much is it . . . . . . for an adult? . . . for a child?

04 Museums & Galleries 04 Museos & Galerías 04 Musées & Galeries What exhibitions are showing? What’s in the collection? Do you have . . . . . . a guidebook? . . . a program? Who is . . . . . . the artist?

. . . the sculptor? . . . the photographer? I like the works of . . . . . . impressionist art. . . . modern art. . . . classical art. . . . Renaissance art.

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05 Music 05 Música 05 Musique . . . R&B. . . . country. . . . opera. Where is there live music? Which orchestra is playing? What band is playing? What are they playing? Who is . . . . . . the conductor? . . . the soloist? . . . the lead singer? Are they popular?

What music do you like? I don’t like . . . I like . . . . . . classical music. . . . electronic music. . . . jazz. . . . rock. . . . pop. . . . world music. . . . traditional music. . . . punk. . . . blues. . . . reggae.

06 Films, Theater & Dance 06 Cine, Teatro & Baile 06 Films, Théâtre & Danse What’s playing . . . . . . at the movie theater? . . . at the theater? . . . tonight? Is the film . . . . . . dubbed? . . . subtitled? . . . in English? Who is . . . . . . the lead actor? . . . the lead actress? . . . the director? Are those seats taken? Did you like . . .

. . . the movie? . . . the play? . . . the musical? . . . the show? I liked it. I didn’t like it. I thought it was . . . . . . excellent. . . . OK. . . . boring. . . . slow.

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07 Sports 07 Deportes 07 Sports Do you like sports? What sports do you play? I play . . . . . . soccer. . . . golf. . . . volleyball. I go cycling. I go swimming. What sports do you like? I like . . . . . . basketball. . . . tennis. . . . horse racing. Which team do you support? Would you like to . . . . . . go hiking? . . . go mountain biking?

. . . go sailing? . . . go fishing? Would you like to . . . . . . play soccer? . . . play golf? I would like to take lessons in . . . . . . skiing. . . . snowboarding. . . . surfing. Can I rent . . . . . . some skis? . . . a boat? . . . a beach umbrella? Who’s playing? Who’s winning? What’s the score?

08 Expressions > Entertainment 08 Expresiones > Diversiones 08 Expressions > Divertissement I’ll take a rain check. Blow it off. That was a class act. Let’s play ball. Don’t jump the gun!

He stood me up. She stole the show. I had a ball! It was off the hook! It was a cliffhanger.

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07 REFERENCE 07 REFERENCIA 07 RÉFÉRENCES 01 Numbers 01 Números 01 Nombres one two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen sixteen seventeen eighteen nineteen twenty twenty-one twenty-two twenty-three thirty forty

fifty sixty seventy eighty ninety one hundred one hundred one one hundred two five hundred one thousand one million first second third fourth fifth a quarter a third a half three-quarters a little many some more less

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02 Time & Date 02 Hora & Fecha 02 Heure & Date day date When is it? today yesterday tomorrow tonight morning midday evening night month year week weekend What day of the week is it? Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday What time is it? It’s one o’clock.

It’s half past two. It’s quarter to three. It’s quarter past four. It’s noon. It’s midnight. a.m. p.m. What month is it? January February March April May June July August September October November December What season is it? summer autumn winter spring

03 Forms 03 Formas 03 Formulaires date first name last name telephone number

mailing address billing address street address city

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postal code citizenship social security number signature

state province country zip code

04 Twenty Key Phrases 04 Veinte Frases Claves 04 Vingt Expressions Clés Hello. Good-bye. Excuse me. Please. Thank you. Yes, please. No, thank you. I don’t speak English. What is it called in English? My name is . . .

What is your name? Where is . . . ? Is it nearby? I would like . . . How much is it? Could you repeat that? Could you say it more slowly? Could you write it down? Sorry, I don’t understand. Help!

05 Expressions > Reference 05 Expresiones > Referencia 05 Expressions > Référence one in a million put two and two together ballpark figure better late than never at the eleventh hour

in the nick of time Time is money. We have a lot of time on our hands. Sign on the dotted line.

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