ANNA: Hello, Ms. Weaver!

MS. WEAVER: Oh, Anna. I’ve invited some people to dinner Saturday. We’re going to that new seafood restaurant — Fish on a Dish.

MS. WEAVER: Why don’t you join us? My treat.

ANNA: Thanks, Ms. Weaver. But I already have plans. My friend has invited me to her houseboat.

MS. WEAVER: Houseboat, really? That’s unique.

ANNA: Yes, it is. In fact, I’m thinking of living on a houseboat.

MS. WEAVER: Aren’t you too tall and klutzy to live on a houseboat?

ANNA: I am not too tall!

(She knocks over a display board.)

PROF. BOT VO: Is Anna really ready for a houseboat?

PROF. BOT: Ms. Weaver invited Anna to dinner. When we make friendly, informal invitations, we use phrases like “Why don’t…?”

PROF. BOT: For example, Ms. Weaver said, “Why don’t you join us? My treat!” That’s: Why don’t plus the subject plus the simple form of the verb.

PROF. BOT: Anna responded to the invitation by saying, “Thanks, but I already have plans.” Keep watching for more examples of informal invitations!

FANNY: Anna, I’m so glad you could come!

ANNA: Hi, Fanny!

FANNY: Hi, this is my son, Phoenix.

ANNA: Hi, Phoenix.

FANNY: How about you give Anna a tour and I will make some lunch?

PHOENIX: Aye, aye, captain!

FANNY: Great!

ANNA: Do you really call her “captain”?

PHOENIX: I kind of have to.

ANNA: So, Phoenix, I think I’d like to live on a houseboat. Do you like living here?

PHOENIX: I love it! It’s much different than living in a house.

ANNA: Oh, I bet. I bet you had to get rid of a lot of stuff, didn’t you?

PHOENIX: No way! We moved from a 3-story house to a boat! So, we really had to downsize!

ANNA: I’d have to get rid of a lot of stuff. I have a rock collection and I have some really big rocks.

ANNA: Can you stop this boat from rocking for a minute?

PHOENIX: No. We’re floating on water. I can’t do that.

ANNA: Well, since you live on the water, aren’t you afraid of great white sharks?

PHOENIX: No, not really. They don’t live in these waters.

ANNA: … that you know of. What about killer whales?

PHOENIX: No.

ANNA: Electric eels?

PHOENIX: No.

ANNA: Barracudas?

PHOENIX: No.

ANNA: Piranhas?

PHOENIX: Uh-uh.

FANNY: You know, Anna, if you’re afraid of sea life, maybe you shouldn’t live on a houseboat. Do you have any boating experience?

ANNA: Oh, oh yeah, Fanny. I have battled the great waters before — once on a swan boat and once in a duck boat … bus. It was a boat that turned into a bus.

FANNY: Yeah, I don’t think that counts.

ANNA: Fanny, does this rocking ever bother you?

FANNY: No, I love it. It goes up and down and side to side and up and down. Anna, I love it!

(Because of the rocking, Anna begins to feel seasick.)

FANNY: Anna, are you feeling okay?

ANNA: Yeah, yeah. You know, I just need some fresh air.

FANNY: Let me open a window for you.

ANNA: No, I need some fresh land air. I mean, I need to breathe air on land. Oh, is that the time? I should really be going.

ANNA: Thanks for lunch, Fanny, and a tour of your houseboat. It’s given me a great idea!

FANNY: You’re going to live on a houseboat?
ANNA: Sort of. Thanks again!

ANNA: Hi! How would you like to hang out on my boat? Great! See you then!

(Ms. Weaver and Anna sit in a boat on land.)

ANNA: …and this is my shark net.

MS. WEAVER: Thank you for the invitation, Anna.

ANNA: Of course, would you like more orange juice?

MS. WEAVER: Uh..

ANNA: (to young man) Ahoy!

LISTA DE VOCABULARIO NUEVO (sin repeticiones)

| Palabra en inglés | Significado en español | Pronunciación aproximada |
| —————— | —————————————- | ———————— |
| hello | hola | **jelóu** |
| invited | invitó | **in-vái-ted** |
| people | gente | **pí-pol** |
| dinner | cena | **dí-ner** |
| Saturday | sábado | **sá-te-dei** |
| seafood | marisco | **sí-fud** |
| restaurant | restaurante | **rés-tau-rant** |
| dish | plato | **dish** |
| why | por qué | **guái** |
| don’t | no (auxiliar negativo) | **dóunt** |
| join | unirse | **yóin** |
| treat | invitar / tratar | **tríit** |
| plans | planes | **planz** |
| friend | amigo/a | **frend** |
| houseboat | casa flotante | **jáus-bout** |
| really | de verdad / realmente | **rí-a-li** |
| unique | único / especial | **yu-níik** |
| fact | hecho | **fakt** |
| thinking | pensando | **zín-king** |
| living | viviendo | **lí-ving** |
| aren’t | no eres / no estás | **árnt** |
| klutzy | torpe | **klát-si** |
| knocks | golpea / tira | **noks** |
| over | por encima / al suelo | **óu-ver** |
| display | exhibición / cartel | **dis-pléi** |
| board | tablero | **bord** |
| ready | preparado | **ré-di** |
| friendly | amistoso | **frén-dli** |
| informal | informal | **in-fór-mal** |
| phrases | frases / expresiones | **fréi-siz** |
| plus | más / junto con | **plas** |
| subject | sujeto | **sáb-yekt** |
| simple | simple / sencillo | **sím-pl** |
| form | forma | **form** |
| verb | verbo | **verb** |
| responded | respondió | **ris-pón-ded** |
| saying | diciendo | **séi-ing** |
| keep | continuar / mantener | **kíip** |
| watching | mirando / observando | **uó-ching** |
| glad | contento / feliz | **glad** |
| come | venir | **kam** |
| hi | hola | **jai** |
| son | hijo | **san** |
| how about | qué tal si / y si… | **jáu abáut** |
| give | dar | **guiv** |
| tour | recorrido / visita guiada | **túur** |
| make | hacer | **meik** |
| aye aye | (expresión náutica) sí señor / entendido | **ai ai** |
| captain | capitán | **káp-ten** |
| great | estupendo | **greit** |
| really | realmente | **rí-a-li** |
| call | llamar | **kól** |
| kind of | algo así / más o menos | **káind ov** |
| have to | tener que | **jáv tu** |
| think | pensar | **zink** |
| love | amar / encantar | **lav** |
| different | diferente | **dí-fre-ent** |
| than | que (comparativo) | **zan** |
| moved | se mudó | **múvd** |
| story | piso / planta / historia | **stó-ri** |
| boat | barco | **bout** |
| really | realmente | **rí-a-li** |
| downsize | reducir / achicar | **dáun-saiz** |
| rock | roca | **rok** |
| collection | colección | **ko-lék-shon** |
| big | grande | **big** |
| stop | parar | **stop** |
| rocking | balanceo / movimiento | **ró-king** |
| minute | minuto / momento | **mí-nit** |
| floating | flotando | **flóu-ting** |
| water | agua | **uó-ter** |
| afraid | tener miedo | **a-fréid** |
| sharks | tiburones | **sharks** |
| white | blanco | **uáit** |
| these | estos | **díiz** |
| waters | aguas | **uó-ters** |
| killer | asesino | **kí-ler** |
| whales | ballenas | **uéils** |
| electric | eléctrico | **e-lék-trik** |
| eels | anguilas | **íils** |
| barracudas | barracudas | **ba-ra-kú-das** |
| piranhas | pirañas | **pi-rán-yas** |
| sea life | vida marina | **sí laif** |
| boating | de navegación / de barco | **bóu-ting** |
| experience | experiencia | **eks-pí-ri-ens** |
| battled | luchó / combatió | **bá-tld** |
| swan | cisne | **suón** |
| duck | pato | **dak** |
| turned | se convirtió | **térnd** |
| counts | cuenta / vale | **káunts** |
| bother | molestar | **bó-der** |
| side | lado | **sa-id** |
| seasick | mareado (por el mar) | **sí-sik** |
| feeling | sintiendo / sentirse | **fí-ling** |
| fresh | fresco | **fresh** |
| air | aire | **ér** |
| window | ventana | **uín-dou** |
| land | tierra / suelo | **land** |
| breathe | respirar | **brídh** |
| going | yendo / marchándose | **gó-ing** |
| tour | recorrido | **túur** |
| given | dado / proporcionado | **gí-ven** |
| idea | idea | **aí-día** |
| sort of | más o menos / algo así | **sórt ov** |
| how would you like | te gustaría | **jáu ud yu laik** |
| hang out | pasar el rato | **ján aut** |
| land | tierra | **land** |
| shark | tiburón | **shark** |
| net | red | **net** |
| invitation | invitación | **in-vi-téi-shon** |
| orange | naranja | **ó-rendch** |
| juice | zumo / jugo | **yús** |
| ahoy | ¡ah del barco! (saludo náutico) | **a-jói** |