CATALOGO DE CURSOS

Catalog

EL CATALOGO DE CURSOS. El ritmo de conversación (en particular, Sarah) es muy veloz. En la transcripción se han resaltado los usos de WOULD RATHER y WOULD PREFER y al final tienes un glosario bilingüe. 

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THE COURSE CATALOG

Sarah: Do you want to take a class with me at the community college? Kevin: Maybe. What are they offering? Sarah: Well, here's the course catalog. Take a look. Kevin: Hmm. They've got a lot of language classes – Chinese, German, Japanese. Would you rather learn an Asian language or a European one? Sarah: Um, actually, I think I'd rather take an art class. They have one on landscape photography and another on making videos. Kevin: That sounds OK. But I think I'd prefer studying video to learning about photography. Sarah: Oh, wait. It says here that you need to provide your own video equipment. Kevin: Oh, I'd rather not spend a lot of money. Let's see what else they're offering. Sarah: Hmm. Hey, this sounds kind of interesting: the art of bonsai. Kevin: What's bonsai? Sarah: You know, those miniature trees they grow in little tubs. It says here that they have a course on how to grow them, and on how to develop a business selling bonsais. Apparently, you can sell them for up to $500 apiece. Kevin: Really? Wow! That does sound good. We could learn how to grow them and then maybe set up a little business. Sarah: Yeah. We could do it out at my dad's place. He has lots of room to grow things in his garden. Kevin: Is the course expensive? Do you have to buy any special equipment? Sarah: It says no special equipment is required except plant containers and some young trees. Kevin: Let's check it out, then. GLOSSARY: community college: (USA) colegio comunitario donde puedes aprender un oficio o prepararte para la universidad; actually: en realidad; I'd rather take = I'd prefer to take/taking: prefiero tomar; landscape: paisajística; provide: proporcionar; what else: qué más, qué otra cosa; kind of interesting: en cierto modo interesante; tubs: potes, macetas poco profundas; apiece: por pieza, cada unidad; grow/grew/grown/growing: cultivar; set up: fundar, establecer, armar, crear; check it out: averiguar o consultar sobre el curso.