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Spanish-speaking people are as keen on a bargain as anyone. You'll find small ads in newsapapers or on notice boards and you use the same techniques as you would for dealing with them in English. Small ads also crop up in exam questions!
Questions and Answers
Read these small ads and work out whether the following statements are true or false.
| Se vende | Detalles |
|---|---|
| motocicleta | Derbi, 50cc en perfecto estado.Tel: 93-254639 Preguntar por Julio |
| Batería | Tama, casi nueva, con accesorios, €125. Andrés, Teléfono 93-408634 |
| Saco de dormir | Inca, usado una vez - sólo €45. Tel: 93-532156 Llamar de 7 a 9 tarde |
| Gatito negro | De dos meses, muy simpático. Llamar a Merche, 93-270431 |
| CDs | De varios grupos españoles e ingleses Tel: 93-633548. Carlota |
| Colección de revistas y tebeos de fútbol | €10 Tel: 93-364047 |
- Question
¿Verdad o falso?
- Se ofrecen discos compactos de cantantes españoles.
- El saco de dormir es casi nuevo.
- Carlota vende un instrumento musical.
- Las revistas y los tebeos cuestan €10.
- Para el saco de dormir hay que llamar antes de las siete.
- Merche vende un gatito.
- Answer
- Verdad - Discos compactos and CDs are the same. The advert mentions groups while the statement refers to singers.
- Verdad - The ad says the sleeping bag was only used once, which makes it nearly new.
- Falso - Andrés, not Carlota, is selling the drum-kit (musical instrument).
- Verdad - The magazines and comics do cost €10.
- Falso - You have to call between 7 and 9, not before 7.
- Falso - She isn't selling the kitten. She's giving it away.
This exercise will help you:
- develop a strategy to understand the sense of written Spanish
- practise your skills on a typical exam question.
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