Quirky comics: Spanish – mystery phone call – level 2
This intermediate text is about a young man who receives a mysterious phone call that leads him to different places.
The Quirky comics video texts support the teaching of 'Understanding texts' outcomes in the Modern Languages K–10 Syllabus. This can be done in many ways, including:
- Students can use the provided transcripts to read the stories aloud and record themselves perform the stories as plays.
- They can summarise, sequence, extend and change the beginning or ending of the stories.
- They can write profiles of the characters and then put them in different situations.
The texts can also lead to communicative 'Interacting' or 'Creating texts' tasks, such as, telling a nurse why you don’t feel well or writing an invitation to a birthday party.
Watch 'Spanish – mystery phone call – level 2' (3:57).
(Duration: 3 minutes 57 seconds)
Mystery phone call (una cita misteriosa) – Level 2
Frame 1-1
Man with blue hair: ¿Aló?
Hello?
Telephone: Tienes una cita mañana delante del café de la estación a las dos de la tarde.
You have an appointment in front of the cafe at the station at 2 o’clock in the afternoon.
Man with blue hair: ¿Cómo? ¿Quién habla?
What? Who is speaking?
Frame 1-2
Man with blue hair: No entiendo. ¿Delante del café de la estación? Mañana a la dos de la tarde? ¡Qué extraño! ¿Por qué será…?
I don’t understand. In front of the cafe at the station? Tomorrow at 2 o’clock in the afternoon. How strange. Why would that be?
Frame 2-1
Woman with orange hat: Se llama usted Felipe?
Is your name Felipe?
Man with blue hair: Sí, soy yo.
Yes, that’s me.
Woman with orange hat: Aquí tiene un mensaje para usted.
Here is a message for you.
Man with blue hair: ¿Qué? Ah, eres tú, Yasmín, ¿verdad?
What? Ah, that’s you Yasmin, isn’t it?
Woman with orange hat: No, se equivoca. Lea bien este mensaje, es muy importante!
No, you’re mistaken. Read this message. It’s very important.
Frame 2-2
Man with blue hair: Tiene una cita en la peluquería al lado de la oficina de correos. Hay alguien esperándole, Me pregunto quién puede ser…
“You have an appointment at the hairdresser next to the post office. There is someone waiting for you”. I wonder who it could be...
Frame 3
Woman with purple sunglasses: ¿Se llama usted Felipe?
Is your name Felipe?
Man with blue hair: Sí, es correcto. Mmm… Yasmín, ¿eres tú?
Yes, that’s right. Hmmm...Yasmin, is that you?
Woman with purple sunglasses: No, no para nada. Siéntese aquí. Póngase esta peluca!
No, not at all. Sit here. Put on this wig.
Man with blue hair: ¡Ah! ¡Me parezco a mi padre!
Oh! I look like my father.
Woman with purple sunglasses: ¡Cállese y escuche! Tiene una cita en la tienda de ropa que se encuentra detrás del banco. Alguien lo está esperando.
Be quiet and listen. You have an appointment at the clothes shop which is located behind the bank. Someone is waiting for you.
Man with blue hair: Pero…
Put...
Woman with purple sunglasses: ¡Dese prisa, no tenemos tiempo!
Hurry! We don’t have much time!
Frame 4-1
Woman with pink wig: ¿Se llama usted Felipe?
Is your name Felipe?
Man with blue hair: Eres tú, Yasmín?
Is that you Yasmin?
Woman with pink wig: No, se equivoca. ¡Tome! Pruébese este abrigo.
No, you’re mistaken. Here. Try on this coat.
Man with blue hair: ¿Porqué?
Woman with pink wig: ¡shh! ¡Deje de discutir! Póngaselo rápido!
Shh! Stop talking. Put it on quickly.
Frame 4-2
Woman with pink wig: Ah, le queda perfecto! Está casi listo!
Ah, it fits perfectly. You’re almost ready.
Man with blue hair: ¿Cómo? ¿Listo para qué?
What? Ready for what?
Woman with pink wig: Le falta una cosa más. Vaya a la oficina de información. Se encuentra en la primera planta de los grandes almacenes.
You need one more thing. Go to the information office. It’s located on the first floor of the department store.
Man with blue hair: ¿Cómo? Pero para qué?
What? But what for?
Woman with pink wig: Dése prisa, no tenemos tiempo!
Hurry, we don’t have much time.
Frame 5-1
Woman with eye patch: Ah, Felipe, ¡ahí está!
Ah, Felipe. There you are!
Man with blue hair: ¿Eres tú, Yasmín?
Is that you Yasmin?
Woman with eye patch: Ah, no, se equivoca. ¡Tome, rapido! Póngase estas gafas!
Ah no, you’re mistaken. Here, quickly. Put on these glasses!
Man with blue hair: ¿Para qué? No entiendo nada.
What for? I don’t understand anything.
Woman with eye patch: Olvídelo! No tenemos tiempo. Tomemos el ascensor hasta la quinta planta.
Forget it. We don’t have time. Let’s take the lift to the 5th floor.
Frame 5-2
Man with blue hair: ¿Qué? La quinta planta! ¿Qué está pasando?
What? The 5th floor? What’s going on?
Frame 6
Elevator (woman’s voice): La segunda planta. Second floor.
Elevator (woman’s voice): La tercera planta. Third floor.
Elevator (woman’s voice): La cuarta planta. Fourth floor.
Elevator (woman’s voice): La quinta planta. Fifth floor.
People in the room: ¡Feliz cumpleaños! Happy birthday!
[End of transcript]
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