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Episodio 01 ► [24:23]
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
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EJERCICIOS
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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.
compartir to share
el vecinothe 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 modaout of style or fashion
mis maletasmy suitcases
el portero the valet / the bellman
pedalear to pedal
mala suertebad 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
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Vocabulary &
Comprehension
Exercises
Storyboard: draw &
re-tell the episode
in sequence
Culture: answer &
critique and discuss
cultural topics in this episode