SOLUCIONES

Preguntas elementales

1. true
2. false
3. false. She’s got two children.
4. true
5. false. Her best friend is her husband, Graham.

- Hello, what is your name?
- My name is Patricia, but I prefer to be called Pat.
- How old are you?
- It’s very rude to ask a lady her age, but as you asked so politely, my age is forty years old.
- Are you married?
- Indeed I am.
- Can you drive?
- Yes. My husband says I can drive him crazy.
- Do you have any pets?
- The only pets I have are two children, Victoria and Michael.
(they’re not pets, they’re children)
- Do you know how to play conkers?
- I know the theory of the game, but in practice, no.
- Can you explain how to play then?
- I think they put..erm…a conker on a piece of string. You have two players, and the idea of the game is for one player to split or break the opponent’s conker.
- Who is your best friend?
- My best friend is my husband, Graham. 

    Vocabulario

prefer = preferir
rude = mal educado/grosero
lady = señora
politely = cortesmente
indeed = en efecto
to drive (s.b.)crazy = volver (a uno) loco
conker = castaña (conkers = juego de las castañas)
string = cuerda
split = partir (se)
break = romper
opponent = adversario