There we are! Buenas tardes, ¿cómo están todos? Ya preparando la
Navidad. You're preparing the Christmas feast, the Christmas party. So we
will do our last course before the New Year. It's about the things we can
and the things we can't. It's everyday English, things we can do. Listen
and speak the words. We will start with the words. And it's the month of
the year. So let's read them. January, February, March, April, May, June,
July, August, September, October, November, December. Birthday.
Cumpleaños. Birthday. Date. Fecha. Leave. Salir, marcharse. Month. Mes.
Next. Próximo. Siguiente. Speak. Hablar. Surprise. Sorpresa. Let's start
with the first dialogue. When's your birthday? What's today's date? ¿Cuál
es el día de hoy? ¿Cuál es la fecha de hoy? What's today's date? What's
the day of today? The date of today. It's Saturday, May 19th. Not today.
No. Today is December 16th. Okay? It's Tuesday, December 16th. Hoy día es
martes, el 16 de diciembre. Ellos dicen diciembre 16th. My birthday is next
month, on June 9th. Mi cumpleaños es el mes próximo, el 9 de junio.
What's your birthday? It's in May. Really? When? It's on Saturday, May
16th. I can't read it. Yes, May 16th. That's next week. Yes, it is. Too
bad. I work on Saturday. So he has to work on his birthday. When's your
birthday? ¿Cuándo es tu cumpleaños? What's today's date? ¿Cuál es el
día de la fecha de hoy? It's Saturday, May 9th. Es sábado, el 9 de mayo.
My birthday is next month, on June 9th. Mi cumpleaños es el mes próximo,
el 9 de junio. When's your birthday? ¿Cuándo es tu cumpleaños? It's in
May. Really? When? Es en mayo. ¿De verdad cuándo? It's on Saturday, May
16th. Es el sábado, el 16 de mayo. That's next week. Es en la próxima
semana. Yes, it is. Too bad. I work on Saturdays. Qué mala suerte. Yo
trabajo los sábados. So let's read the whole course. When's your birthday?
What's today's date? It's Saturday, May 9th. My birthday is next month, on
June 9th. When's your birthday? It's in May. Really? When? It's on
Saturday, May 16th. That's next week. Yes, it is. Too bad. I work on
Saturday. Okay, is everything clear? That was the dialogue between Sarah
and Ben. Now the next one. between Sarah and Mr. Olsen. Can Ben leave work
early? ¿Es que Ben puede partir de su trabajo temprano? Hello, can I
please speak to Mr. Olsen? Hello, ¿puedo por favor hablar con el señor
Olsen? This is Mr. Olsen. Yo soy el señor Olsen. Hi, Mr. Olsen. My name is
Sarah Franco. I'm Ben's friend. Buenos días, el señor Olsen. Mi nombre es
Sarah Franco. Yo soy la amiga de Ben. Is Ben okay? pregunta Mr. Olsen.
¿Está bien, Ben? Yes, he is. Listen. Ben's birthday is on Saturday. There
is a surprise party for him. Can he leave work early on Saturday? Repite,
repitamos. Yes, he is. Sí, él es. Va bien, ¿no? Listen, escucha. Ben's
birthday is on Saturday. El cumple de Ben es el sábado. Y hay una fiesta,
una surprise party, ¿cómo se dice? Una fiesta de sorpresa. ¿Puede él
dejar de trabajar temprano el sábado? What time? ¿A qué hora? At nine. A
las nueve. Sure he can. Por supuesto, él puede. Thanks. Please don't tell
Ben. Remember, the party is a surprise party. Muchas gracias. Por favor, no
le cuente a Ben. Acuérdese, la fiesta es una sorpresa. Entonces, será
Sara que organiza la fiesta para su amigo, ¿no? Según lo que
comprendemos. Así que vamos a repetir todo el diálogo. Entonces, Sara
está en el teléfono y llama. Alcina Olsen, que es el jefe de Until Then.
Hello, can I speak? Can I please speak to Mr. Olsen? This is Mr. Olsen. Hi,
Mr. Olsen. My name is Sarah Frankel. I'm Ben's friend. Is Ben okay? Yes, he
is. Listen, Ben's birthday is on Saturday. There is a surprise party for
him. Can he leave work early on Saturday? What time? At nine. Sure he can.
Thanks. Please don't tell Ben. Remember. Remember, the party is a surprise.
Así que vamos a repetir el nombre de los días. Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Okay? Yes, and what were the
months? Do you remember? January, February, March, April, May, June, July,
August, September, October, November, December. We are now in the last
month of the year. The dark. We are now in the last month of the year, the
darkest, well, in this part of the world because if you go to Latin
America, there you will have summer, right? Well, let's continue with the
party or the preparations for the party. Okay? Now? Let's continue with the
party. Las, las temporada. Winter. Invierno. Spring. Primavera. Summer.
Verano. Fall. Otoño. Season. Estación. Entonces los cuatros son...
Estaciones. Let's repeat. Vamos a repetir. Winter. Spring. Summer. Fall. A
little bit. Spring. Fall. summer. Fall. Wait a minute. Summer. Fron.
Summer. Let's take the next page with words. Amazing. Impressionante.
Incribli. Bake. Ornear. Hacer. Coser all'orme. Cake. Tarta. Pastel. Dance.
Bailar. Eater. Tampoco. Maybe. Quizá. Phone call. Llamada telefónica.
Play. Jugar. Recipe. Receta. Well. Bien. At all. En absoluto. Para nada.
Have fun. Pasárselo bien. I don't have any time. No tengo tiempo. Know how
to. ¿Sabe cómo? Make a phone call. Hacer una llamada telefónica. Of
course. Por supuesto. Amazing. Bake. Cake. Cake. Eater. Maybe. Cake. Cake.
Maybe. Phone call. Play. Recipe. Well. At all. Have fun. I don't have any
time. Know how to. Make a phone call. Of course. Make a phone call. Can you
come to the party? ¿Puedes venir a la fiesta? Sara habla con Carlos.
Listen, Ben's birthday is on Saturday. Escucha, el cumple de Ben es el
sábado. That's right, his birthday is on May 16th. Es verdad, su
cumpleaños es el 16 de mayo. There is a big surprise party on Saturday for
Ben. Can you come? Habrá una gran fiesta de sorpresa el sábado para Ben.
¿Podrás venir? What time is the party? ¿A qué hora es la fiesta? It's
at nine. Es a las nueve. Sorry, I can't come. I work Saturday nights.
Disculpa, yo no puedo venir. Yo trabajo los sábados noches. Las noches del
sábado. What about Rosa? Can you come to the party? ¿Y tú, Rosa, puedes
venir a la fiesta? Sure, can I help you? Por supuesto. ¿La puedo ayudar?
¿Te puedo ayudar? Yes, you can. Sí puede. Can you make some phone calls?
¿Puedes hacer unas llamadas telefónicas? Of course I can. Por supuesto
que puedo. Entonces, hemos entendido que Rosa podrá venir, pero... Carlos
no podrá, ¿no? Entonces Rosa quiere ayudar. Let's repeat. Vamos a repetir
el diálogo. Can you come to the party? Listen, Ben's birthday is on
Saturday. That's right. His birthday is on May 16th. There is a big
surprise party on Saturday for Ben. Can you come? What time is the party?
It's at nine. Sorry, I can't come. I work Saturday nights. What about Rosa?
Can you come to the party? Sure. Can I help you? Yes, you can. Can you make
some phone calls? Of course I can. Bueno, entonces Rosa va a ayudar a
hacerlo, ¿no? Y aquí tenemos a Rosa. Can you bake a cake? Puedes hacer un
baque. ¿Puedes hacer un pastel? We need a big cake for Ben's party.
Necesitamos una torta grande para la fiesta de Ben. Can you bake a cake?
¿Puedes hacer un cake o una torta? No, I can't bake. I don't know how to
bake. What about you? Y Helen dice... No. Yo no sé hacer pastel. No sé
cómo. ¿Y tú? Sara dice... I can cook, but I can't bake either. Yo puedo
cocinar, pero tampoco no puedo hacer pasteles. Let's ask Carlos. Maybe he
can bake. Vamos a preguntar a Carlos. Tal vez él puede hacer. La torta.
Pero Carlos dijo que no podía venir, ¿no? ¿Ves? Carlos, can you bake a
cake for the party? Carlos, ¿puedes hacer un cake para la fiesta? I'm
sorry, I don't have any time, but I can give you a recipe. Discúlpame, yo
no tengo tiempo, pero te puedo dar una receta. Thanks, but we can't bake.
Gracias, pero no podemos hacer torta. Let's buy a cake. ¿Cómo traducen
esto? Hornear, sí. Cocer al horno. So, what did we understand? They can
cook, but they can't make cakes. They ask Carlos. Carlos knows how to make
the cake, but he isn't free and he doesn't have time. So he wants to give
them the recipe. But the recipe is not enough if you cannot cook. So they
say, let's buy a cake. Vamos a comprarlo. Let's repeat the lesson then. Can
you bake a cake? We need a big cake for Ben's party. Can you bake a cake?
No, I can't bake. I don't know how to bake. What about you? I can cook, but
I can't bake. I must say you, you can use the word either or either. Let's
ask Carlos. Maybe he can bake. Carlos, can you bake a cake for the party?
I'm sorry, I don't have any time. But I can give you a recipe. Thanks, but
we can't bake. Let's buy a cake. Okay. So they are going to buy the cake.
Now, more words. What do we need for the cake? Flor, let's see the words.
Baking powder. Levadura en polvo. Butter. Mantequilla. Cocoa. Cacao. Egg.
Huevo. Flor. Harina. Milk. Leche. Sugar. Azúcar. Let's repeat. Baking
powder. Butter. Cocoa. Egg. Flor. Milk. Sugar. You see that the cacao in
English, they translate by cocoa. Okay? Now. Balloon. What's a balloon? Un
globo. Beer. Cerveza. Candy. Dulce. Caramelo. Bolosina. Chocolate. That's
very easy. Chocolate. Delicious. Delicioso. Riquísimo. Dress. Vestido.
Invitation. Invitación. Lovely. Precioso. Money. Dinero. Pay. Pagar. Send.
Enviar, mandar. Snack. Aperitivo. Tente en pie. Stamp. Sello. Try on.
Probar. Bakery. Panadería o pastelería. Bank. Banco. Post office. Oficina
postal. Oficina de correos. Supermarket. Supermercado. How can I help you?
¿En qué puedo ayudarlo? Over there. Por ahí. That's repeating. Let's
repeat them. Balloon. Beer. Candy. Chocolate. Delicious. Dress. Invitation.
Lovely. Money. Precioso. Send. Snack. Stamp. Pagar. Try on. Bakery. Bank.
Post office. Supermarket. How can I help you? Over there. Test. The next
dialogue. No. Who can buy? ¿Quién puede comprar? Who can buy balloons for
the party? ¿Quién puede comprar globos para la fiesta? I can. Dice Elin.
Great. Where can we get a good cake? Muy bien. ¿Dónde podemos comprar un
pastel? Una torta. Billy's Bakery has delicious chocolate cake. La
pastelería de Billy tiene una torta de chocolate deliciosa. Where is
Billy's Bakery? It's near the post office. ¿Dónde está la panadería de
Billy? Cerca de la oficina postal, del correo. I can buy the cake and get
stamps too. Yo puedo comprar la torta y también sellos. Great. I can get
the wine and beer. Muy bien. Yo puedo comprar el vino y la cerveza. We need
money. Necesitamos dinero. I can get money from the bank in the afternoon.
Yo puedo coger dinero al banco por la tarde. Un segundito. This dialogue,
who can buy, who, you don't pronounce the W. No se pronuncia la W, hein?
She dice who, hein? Who can buy balloons for a party? I can. Great. Where
can we get a good cake? Billy's Bakery has delicious chocolate cake. Where
is Billy's Bakery? Great, it's near the post office. I can buy the cake and
get stamps too. Great, I can get the wine and beer. We need money. I can
get money from the bank in the afternoon. Is everything clear? Let's go
shopping. Vamos a comprar. Hello. How can I help you? La vendedora dice
buenos días, ¿cómo la puedo ayudar? I need a dress. Necesito un vestido.
Is it for work? ¿Es para trabajo? No, it isn't. I need a party dress. No,
no es. Necesito un vestido para una fiesta. What about this red dress? ¿Y
qué le parece este vestido rojo? How much is it? ¿Cuánto cuesta? It's
$70. Cuesta $70. Where can I try on the dress? ¿Dónde puedo probar el
vestido? Over there. Allá. The dress is lovely on you. Do you like it? El
vestido está bien bonito para usted. ¿Le gusta? Yes, I do. Can I pay by
credit card? Sí, me gusta. ¿Puedo pagar con la tarjeta de crédito? Yes.
Yes, you can. Allá. Hello. How can I help you? I need a dress. Is it for
work? No, it isn't. I need a party dress. What about this red dress? How
much is it? It's $70. Where can I try on? Where can I try on the dress?
Over there. The dress is lovely on you. Do you like it? Yes, I do. Can I
pay by credit card? Yes, you can. Oh, tan rápida comprado su vestido. She
bought it very, very, very fast. Okay, let's continue. Coat, abrigo,
entonces dress era vestido, eso se acuerda, abrigo, coat, jacket, chaqueta
es fácil, pants, pantalones, shirt, camisa, skirt, falda, socks,
calcetines, sweater, jersey, t-shirt, camiseta, aquí tenemos pues un
montón de ropa, coat, jacket, pants, shirt, skirt, socks, sweater,
t-shirt. Thank you. Well, I was looking up stockings, but it's not that
what I'm, okay. Socks are cut too, I was thinking about the stockings, but
there is, it's different. Okay, almost, gussie, already, yeah, car,
coochie. Everybody, todos, todo el mundo, excited, ilusionado,
entusiasmado, emocionado, later, más tarde, después, problem, problema,
sandwich, sandwich. Start, empezar. Arrancar. Tú no, a tú. Wait, esperar,
without, sin. Be quiet, cállate, callaos. Can I help with anything?
¿Puedo ayudar en algo? Everything is fine. Todo está bien. Here it is
Aquí lo tienes I can't wait No puedo esperar Maybe later Quizá más tarde
Right now Ahora mismo What's the matter? ¿Qué ocurre? Let's repeat the
words Almost Already Car Everybody Excited Later Problem Sandwich Start
Soon Wait Without Be quiet Can I help with anything? Everything is fine
¿Qué pasa? Here it is I can't wait Maybe later Right now What's the
matter? Okay Is everything clear? Try to memorize those idioms like What's
the matter? Next dialogue Between Sarah and me And Helen Can you get Ben?
¿Puedes coger a Ben? Oh no, we have a problem Oh no, tenemos un problema
What's the matter? ¿Qué problema hay? Linda can't start her car Linda no
llega a poner la máquina en marcha El coche en marcha She can't pick up
Ben And it's already 9.30 Ella no puede recoger a Ben Y ya son las 9.30 We
can't have a birthday party without Ben No podemos tener una fiesta de
cumpleaños sin Ben Can you go picking him up, Helen? ¿Tú puedes ir a
recogerlo, Helena? Sure I can, no problem Por supuesto You can pick him up
I can leave right now Yo puedo ir ahora mismo I can leave right now So, can
you get Ben? Oh no, we have a problem What's the matter? Linda can't start
her car She can't pick up Ben And it's already 9.30 We can't have the
birthday party without Ben Can you go? So, pick him up, Helen. Sure I can,
no problem. I can leave right now. Well, ahora Selena va a buscar a Ben.
Happy birthday. Can I get you a glass of red wine? Dice Sarah a Paul. Well,
no, thank you. But can I have a beer? ¿Quieres que te coja una copa de
vino rojo? ¿De vino tonto? No, gracias. Pero puedo tener una cerveza. Of
course, the beer is on the table. Well, can I get you a sandwich? Por
supuesto, la cerveza está en la mesa. Puedo cogerlo. Puedo darle. ¿Puedo
darle un sandwich? No, thank you. Maybe later. No, gracias. Tal vez más
tarde. Can everybody please be quiet? Por favor, ¿todo el mundo puede
estar tranquilo? Helen and Ben are almost here. Helen y Ben han casi
llegado. I'm so excited. Estoy tan emocionada. I can't wait to see Ben's
face. No puedo esperar de ver la cara de Ben. Pues, no sabemos lo que va a
pasar. We don't know what's going to happen next. It's not in the course.
But we can imagine, can't we? Lo podemos imaginar, ¿no? Angry. Enfatado.
Bored. Aburrido. Excited. Ilusionado. Entusiasmado. Emocionado. Happy.
Feliz. Contento. Alegre. Sad. Triste. Scared. Asustado. Surprised.
Sorprendido. Angry. Bored. Excited. Happy. Sad. Afraid. Scared. Surprised.
So that was the course, and I hope you will be very surprised with all the
gifts you will receive at Christmas. Probably they're already under the
Christmas tree, so I wish you a very happy Christmas and a very good New
Year. I hope you will be back next year and continue your courses of
English. So, have a nice... Have a nice day. Have a nice Christmas season.
Have nice holidays. Be happy and make somebody else happy. Thank you.