Mögliche Lösungen 27.04. - 01.05.

The road to Taos & a wild ride

TB pp. 102/103

• no. 2: Tyler and the Mexican boy

a)

1 At the café, Tyler notices a young boy/a Mexican boy who can't speak English. (ll. 20–21)

2 The man shouts at the boy because he wants him to do his work/he wants the boy to work faster/he doesn’t want the boy to take a break/he doesn’t want the boy to talk to other people. (ll. 22–23)

3 Back in the car, Tyler is surprised that the boy doesn’t speak English/hasn’t learned English at school. (ll. 31–32)

4 Tyler feels bad. (l. 38)

5 Tyler would like to go back to the café and talk to the boy on their return trip. (ll. 45–46)

b)

Tyler: Hi, I’m Tyler.

José: No hablo inglés.

Tyler: Oh, you don’t speak English. Your name is José, right? And you understand what I’m saying, right?

José: Si. Un poco.

Tyler: Good. So, hi, I’m Tyler. I’m very sorry that you can’t go to school, it must be really hard.

It’s strange: Sometimes I don’t want to go to school, of course. Then I think I’d love to work and earn money.

But when I see you, I’m really happy that I’m allowed to go to school and get the chance to learn something.

I’m very sorry that you can’t go to school and have to work so much.

José: No sé de qué me estás hablando.

• no. 4

– Sentences 4, 5 and 6 include the most important information because they tell you what makes the trip special and dangerous.

– Sentences 1, 2 and 3 are not important for understanding the main problem/the main event.

Grammar: Participles

TB p. 104

• "Looking at language"-box

a)

1 We watched a family of beavers swimming in the water. (ll. 5–6)

2 Tyler spotted a mule deer taking a drink. (l. 6)

3 I felt my grip tightening on the paddle. (l. 11)

4 I heard Dan calling out our names. (ll. 17–18)

5 I saw Julie climbing onto the overturned raft. (l. 18)

b)

After verbs of perception (e.g. watch, spot, feel, hear, see, notice, listen to, look at, smell, ...) you can use an object + present participle.

c)

Think of other verbs of perception: cmp. b)

WB p. 60

• no. 7: Carla heard them talking

1 Dan and David were talking about a rafting trip. Carla heard them. = Carla heard Dan and David/them talking about a rafting trip.

2 Dan showed Fernanda a brochure. Carla noticed him. = Carla noticed Dan/him showing Fernanda a brochure.

3 Tyler was eating tortillas. Hailey saw him. = Hailey saw Tyler/him eating tortillas.

4 Grandma was putting on some red lipstick. Carla watched her. = Carla watched Grandma/her putting on some red lipstick.

5 Carla spoke Spanish. Tyler listened to her. = Tyler listened to Carla/her speaking Spanish.

6 Grandma gave Mark a birthday kiss. Carla saw her. = Carla saw Grandma/her giving Mark a birthday kiss.