A Student's Spanish Language Learning Journey: Four Tests and Challenges, Apuntes de Inglés Técnico

¡Descarga A Student's Spanish Language Learning Journey: Four Tests and Challenges y más Apuntes en PDF de Inglés Técnico solo en Docsity! J — journalist, P = Paula, W — waiter, Pb — passer-by, T = taxi driver, | — lola J | arrived at Madrid airport where | met Paula. Hola Soy Max. P Encantada. Soy Pau/a. J Paula took me to my hotel and that evening we went to the centre of Madrid and it was time for my first test. | had to order a sandwich and a drink in a bar, then ask for the bill. | sat down at the bar and | tried to order a beer and a ham sandwich. Par favor, una cerveza y un bocadillo de jamon. W En seguida. J Fantastic! The waiter understood me first time. My pronunciation wasn't perfect, but | got my beer and my sandwich. | really enjoyed it. But then the more difficult bit. Asking for the bill... ¿Cuanto es? W Seis noventa. J ¿Como? W Seis noventa. J Six ninety. | understood! Paula gave me eight points for the test. | was very happy with that. Next, we went out into the street. Test number two was asking for directions and (very important!) understanding them. We were in a narrow street and | had to stop someone and ask them for the nearest chemist, Una farmacia. | stopped a woman. At first | didn't understand anything she said! Pb Siga todo recto y tome la segunda par la derecha. Hay una farmacia en esa calle. J | asked t he woman to speak more slowly. Pb Todo recto y tome la segunda clle por la derecha DERECHA. J | got it this time, | think. The second street on the right. I followed the directions and guess what. There was a chemist there! Seven points from Paula. Test number three. | wasn't looking forward to this one. | had to get a taxi to a famous place in Madrid. Paula wrote down the name of the place on a piece of paper. It was the name of the football stadium where Real Madrid play. We stopped a taxi. El Bernabeu, por favor.