Keep Your Eyes Open

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A: This is a huge library.
B: Yes, it has lots of rooms and lots of space.
A: And lots of books.
B: And lots of thieves.
A: What do you mean?
B: I mean, keep your belongings close to you.
A: The only thing in my backpack is used books.
B: But thieves don't know that.
A: They might think that I've got an iPod or laptop in there.
B: Now you're thinking.
A: You'd think a library would be safe from thieves.
B: Not even a church is safe from thieves.

Vocabulary:
Huge: Enorme, gigante

A huge dog!

Library: Biblioteca (NO librería)

Thief (Plural: Thieves)

To keep: Mantener/guardar

Belongings: Pertenencias

The only: El único/La única

Backpack:

Used: Usado

Laptop: Computadora portátil

Safe: Seguro/A salvo

Church:

Might: Es posible que/Puede que

Expresions:
Lots of: Muchos/Muchas

LOTS OF KEYS!

What do you mean?: ¿Qué quieres decir?
Close to: cerca de
I've got: Tengo.
Not even: Ni siquiera.
You'd: Contracción de "You would"

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New Glasses

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A: I can't read my book.
B: Turn on the light.
A: The light is on.
B: Open the book.
A: The book is open.
B: See an eye doctor.
A: That's what I need to do.
B: He'll give you a prescription for glasses.
A: I'll make an appointment tomorrow.
B: I'll get the yellow pages for an eye doctor.
A: Read the phone number to me.
B: I'll read it very loud, in case your hearing is getting bad, too.

Vocabulary:

To read:

 












Book:

 

To turn on: Encender

Light: 

 









Eye doctor:

Prescription glasses:

 







Appointment: Cita (médica/ de negocios)

Yellow pages: Directorio telefónico

Phone number:

Loud: Fuerte (sonido)

 




Hearing: Oído (habilidad de oir/escuchar)

Expressions:
In case: En caso de
To get bad: ponerse mal, dañarse.

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