They started to talk, and David got persuaded to tell the
young man about his job…
but they got paid extra money (by him) Finally, the lift got fixed (by them) David got introduced to his new sales manager(by the CEO) David didn’t get fired / didn’t get his job lost but they had him repay the money every month…
Gerard … when he got stopped by a security officer,
and they had him open his suitcase. Gerard wasn’t worried about getting his bag inspected/searched by the security officer because he had nothing to hide. He lost his temper and he got arrested by them. In the end, they had him pay a fine and released him without the coin.
Serena’s mother … and got her to practise every day.
… she got criticised by her mother for being lazy. Serena had her mother persuaded to believe she was ill. SE CASA 9)me pongo : ponerse 10)te pones : ponerse zapatos de tacón (hispanismo) = shoes with heles zapatos con tacos (Latin America) tacos: (the Mexican food) / heels
8)¿Qué haces para mejorar(improve) tu español?
-Yo veo películas en español. -Yo leo muchos libros durante la semana. -Yo también voy a el cine y la ópera, para ver presentaciones en español. -Yo hablo con amigos que sólo hablan español. -Me gustaría ir a Chile para hablar español con las personas que viven allá.
¿Qué haces para mejorar(improve) tu francés?
-Yo veo programas cómicos en francés. -Yo leo Le Figaro de vez en cuando. -Yo me comunico con personas que hablan francés. -Yo intento ir a Francia 1 o 2 veces al año para practicar mi francés.