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La llegada de Sam (Sam's arrival)
Summary Description:
Lola and Ana share an apartment in Barcelona. Their lives are complicated with the arrival of a mystery guest, Sam from
America. Pablo, who lives opposite the girls, finds out about Sam’s background – but
tries to keep it a secret. Lola, Ana, Pablo and Sam play out their romances, life crises and contrasting
interests – entirely in Spanish.
VOCABULARIO
compartir ► to share
el vecino ► the neighbor
se acabó ► it's over
un cojín ► a throw-pillow
¡No llores! ► Don't cry!
la factura ► the bill
un corresponsal ► a pen pal
me gustaría ... ► I would like ...
estar de suerte ► to be lucky
¡Estupendo! ► Stupendous! / Great!
(él) ha llegado ► (he) has arrived
el piso ► the floor / in Spain:
apartment
la almohada ► the pillow
¡Ay Dios mío! ► Oh my God!
fuera de moda ► out of style or
fashion
mis maletas ► my suitcases
el portero ► the valet / the bellman
pedalear ► to pedal
mala suerte ► bad luck
una broma ► a joke
la revista ► the magazine
la gente ► (the) people
quizás ► perhaps
se queda con... ► he stays with...
¡Suba! ► Come upstairs!
la dueña ► the landlady
A. Answer these questions in complete sentences in SPANISH.
01. ¿Cómo se llama el vecino de Lola y Ana?
02. ¿Quién es Juan?
03. ¿Cuál es el motivo por (=motive / reason for) la visita de Pablo?
04. ¿Qué hace Ana con la leche? ¿Por qué?
05. ¿Qué no quiere Lola que Pablo haga (=to do)?
►B. Answer these questions in complete sentences in ENGLISH.
06. Who does Sam think Pablo is? Why?
07. Lola and Ana leave the apartment to do what?
08. As she leaves, what does Lola tell Pablo to do?
09. Why does Ana frantically run to the kitchen?
10. What did Pablo find out about Sam's background?
11. "¿Por qué te quieres quedar aquí?" What does this mean?
12. Who poses the question above, and to whom is it posed?
13. Towards the end of the episode, who calls the apartment?
14. Based on the phone call, what is about to happen next?
15. Identify three language misunderstandings Sam has in this episode, as a result of his poor Spanish language abilities.
16. Identify three “things” about Sam that Lola, Ana & Pablo misunderstand about him, as a result of language miscommunication between them.