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Comic Zap* Comprehensive* A school of winners, Episode 2 On his return* from Africa, Alistair doesn t recognise his school. Technology has changed everything and muscle men keep order.

1 Comic Zap* Comprehensive* A school of winners, Episode 2 On his return* from Africa, Alistair doesn t recognise his school. Technology has changed everything and muscle men keep order. And, as punishment*, his friend Eddy is locked* in a room full* of computers and video games Oh! That s really funny! Have you ever thought about becoming a comedian*? Just stay with your funny friends. We re off*! We ve got to prepare our future! By Tehem PLUS es mas Time s up Time s up*. Please get* off the bench*. Yeah! And what if we don t? Have you found work experience? Yes, at the infants school With my old teacher time left And I m going to work with a tattooist. Is that what you really want to do later*? Of course not, but I couldn t find* anything better. I couldn t find anything better either*. The tattooist has a shop in my apartment block. WORDS: bench: banco / comedian: cómico / comprehensive: escuela pública Okapi de educación PLUS n.º secundaria 128 Octubre en el Reino 2013 Unido /either (not): tampoco / find: encontrar / full: lleno / get off: quitarse / later: más tarde / left: restante / lock: encerrar / off (be...): irse / punishment: castigo / return: 57 vuelta / up (be...): terminar / zap: zapear. El protagonista de la historia cambia frecuentemente de colegio, de ahí el nombre de esta serie de cómics. time left Cómic en inglés: A school of winners, Episode 2

I want electricity! Dear everyone in Ouadagadou I hope* you re all fine. Here we re all wondering* about our futures Alistair! Have you found work experience to do? Not* yet, Dad. In that case.

2 I want electricity! Dear everyone in Ouadagadou I hope* you re all fine. Here we re all wondering* about our futures Alistair! Have you found work experience to do? Not* yet, Dad. In that case... I ve got a suggestion Please welcome* Hayat. She s going to help* out in our class. This is Eleanor. She s going to work here for a week. Oh? So you re really interested in tattooing? Hiya*! Hey, Bert! There s a guy* here who wants work experience with us. You made a great choice*, Alistair. You ll see that my work as a diplomat is really fascinating, although I don t have a post* for the moment. So you haven t found anywhere* to work? What are you thinking of doing in the future? I really hate you, Dad. I d like to be a security guard at a club*. Then my friends can get* in. But working at night? No, thanks! WORDS: anywhere: ningún sitio / choice: elección / club: discoteca / get in: entrar / guy: tío / help out: echar una mano / Hiya!: Hola! (muy informal) / hope: esperar / not yet: todavía no / post: (aquí) destino / welcome: dar la bienvenida / wonder: preguntarse 58

Guarding* a nightclub during the day? Put your plates here Don t say anything, you first* years Or I ll scratch* your faces Put* the clean plates away, trainee*.

3 Guarding* a nightclub during the day? Put your plates here Don t say anything, you first* years Or I ll scratch* your faces Put* the clean plates away, trainee*. PLUS es mas I know the perfect job for you, Heather! Well, what* do you know! There isn t a robot to do this! Don t worry, lady of the plates! Here s a great reinforcement*! Rrr Rrr Victor! I thought you were working with a tattooist And now, what do you do? I wait for the minister to call* me. WORDS: back (be...): estar de vuelta / boss: jefe / call: llamar / first years: alumnos de primero / guard: vigilar / put away: guardar / reinforcement: refuerzo / scratch: arañar / sharp: afilado / sharpen: afilar / tool: herramienta / trainee: aprendiz / try: intentar / what do you know!: (aquí) vaya por Dios! 59 Well, I tried* to take the initiative, but the boss* didn t like it! The important thing is to start the day with a sharp* pencil! You know, good workers have good tools*. I ll be back* when you ve got another pencil to sharpen*! Cómic en inglés: A school of winners, Episode 2

What are you doing with my stapler*, Spotty? What s* wrong with you? Do you think your eyebrows* are going to fall* off or what? All my mates* in Fine* Arts have them, so* CLICK CLICK CLICK Well, no.

4 What are you doing with my stapler*, Spotty? What s* wrong with you? Do you think your eyebrows* are going to fall* off or what? All my mates* in Fine* Arts have them, so* CLICK CLICK CLICK Well, no. It s just a cheap* way* of having some piercings! Fine Arts? You re doing Fine Arts? Just at evening school. I m making progress. Look! Do you think those proportions are right? Just look at the size* of those feet. But it s not difficult. A bit of observation, that s all. You re not going to be manga illustrators today, anyway*! At the moment, we re doing work experience so* that we see real life for a week Then we have to present a report* to a panel* of teachers Sewing* Wow! That sounds* serious! WORDS: anyway: de todos modos / cheap: barato / eyebrow: ceja / fall off: caerse / Fine Arts: Bellas Artes / mate: amigo, compañero / panel: jurado / report: informe / sewing: costura / size: tamaño / so: así que / so that: para que / sounds: parece / stapler: grapadora / way: manera / What s wrong with you?: Qué te pasa (en la cabeza)? 60

It s great to be out of school for* a bit Like* it s a different world out* there PLUS es mas George! Susan! Ugh! You begin to understand things You ve got work to do!

5 It s great to be out of school for* a bit Like* it s a different world out* there PLUS es mas George! Susan! Ugh! You begin to understand things You ve got work to do! and we all have our place* in society Diploma a place where you feel useful although* the work you choose doesn t always come* up to your expectations What do you mean*, Eddy? Your work experience is over*? What did you do this time*? Nothing, headmaster. My boss* was arrested that s all! you re sometimes disappointed* What shall I do now? WORDS: although: aunque / at least: al menos / boss: jefe / come up to: estar a la altura de / crowded: abarrotado / disappointed: decepcionado / for a bit: durante un rato / get: (aquí) llegar a ser / later: después, más tarde / like: como / mean: querer decir / place: lugar / out there: allí fuera / over (be): terminar / time: vez 61 but at* least you know what you don t want to do later*! It s getting* a bit crowded* in here Cómic en inglés: A school of winners, Episode 2

Trainee! Trays* for the dining room! Clean* plates to take* Bins* to empty urgently! Trays to put* away! out of the machine! aaaaagh! Plates to clea pla pla Just you wait! see!

6 Trainee! Trays* for the dining room! Clean* plates to take* Bins* to empty urgently! Trays to put* away! out of the machine! aaaaagh! Plates to clea pla pla Just you wait! see! I m going to clean* out your memory! See* you, goys*! Is he going* mad? Is he speaking in German? Remember my face! You aren t going to see me for a long time! What s going* on here? Where s the other trainee? Er The cook* isn t feeling* well! He ate a tray and Er In the toilets*! now he s got indigestion! WORDS: bin: cubo (de basura) / clean: limpio; limpiar / clean out: limpiar por completo / cook: cocinero / feel: sentirse / go mad: volverse loco / go on: (aquí) suceder / goy: se equivoca Eddy y dice goys en lugar de guys / put away: guardar / See you!: Hasta luego! / take out: sacar / toilet: aseo / tray: bandeja 62

7 Hey! You ve left* a wheel* here I mean, a foot! Hey! PLUS es mas? LABS* Staf room f PUPILS FORBIDDEN* WORDS: forbidden: prohibido / Lab: laboratorio / leave (inf.) left (pp.): dejar / wheel: rueda 63 Cómic en inglés: A school of winners, Episode 2

Shall* we go through the park, Al? Well, I m really pleased* the work experience is over. I was starting to miss* school! Oh, yes? Er OK, Eleanor. You worked with your dad, didn t you?

8 Shall* we go through the park, Al? Well, I m really pleased* the work experience is over. I was starting to miss* school! Oh, yes? Er OK, Eleanor. You worked with your dad, didn t you? It must be great to have a diplomat for a dad. Yeah Travel helps you to grow* up I d love to be travelling all the time. It s made my brother and me more mature*?!?! What was that? My brother, Spotty He s making a Fine Arts plan I don t really get* it. He s never been very artistic. Well, I understand it! What do you understand?? Ha, ha, ha! You re dead* naïve*, Al! WORDS: dead (coll): muy / get: (aquí) entender / grow up: hacerse mayor / mature: maduro / miss: echar en falta, echar de menos / naïve: inocente / pleased: contento / Shall we go through: Vamos por? 64

Monitor: Alistair Heath-Wilson Good, Alistair, very good. Your report on a diplomat s job was very interesting. PLUS es mas Work experience report Mark The panel has decided to give you top* marks.

9 Monitor: Alistair Heath-Wilson Good, Alistair, very good. Your report on a diplomat s job was very interesting. PLUS es mas Work experience report Mark The panel has decided to give you top* marks. Here s the symbol of your success. Wear it with pride*! Next*! Al! Great! I m so* pleased we re going to Yapon together*! Aaah Great! Congratulations! You re going to Yapon. Hey! Who goes there? My future travel companions*! Sayonara, tatahi! Ah! You too.. obviously! The trainees from the dining room. Hey! Nice hat! The worst companion ever*! I hope that Heather, Hayat, Eddy and Victor are on the trip* too! WORDS: awesome: genial / both and : tanto / companion: compañero/a / ever: (aquí) nunca / mixed feelings: sentimientos encontrados / next: siguiente(s) / pride: orgullo / silly: tonto / so: tan / together: juntos / top marks: puntuación máxima / trip: viaje?! 65 Well I ve got mixed* feelings. I feel both* happy and silly*! Aaah! Awesome*! So, how does it feel to be one of the school s elite? Have you got any news of Eddy? Pupils the mo eleanor winter Alis Heath- Wilson No. Have you? Cómic en inglés: A school of winners, Episode 2

Me* neither! Are we obliged to wear this thing? No* way! I m not going to wear that! Hey, you! Put* that hat back on! Two points off* your permit. Dreadful*! Load* is too* heavy*!

10 Me* neither! Are we obliged to wear this thing? No* way! I m not going to wear that! Hey, you! Put* that hat back on! Two points off* your permit. Dreadful*! Load* is too* heavy*! Staf room To be continued... WORDS: dreadful: espantoso / heavy: pesado / load: carga / lose: perder / me neither: yo tampoco / No way: Ni hablar! / off: menos / put back on: volver a ponerse algo / too: demasiado / weight: peso f Please lose* weight*! Bayard Presse-Okapi-Tehem (ilustraciones y texto), 15 marzo, 1 y 15 de abril Adaptación al inglés: Cynthia Donson. Vocabulario al español: Cynthia Donson, Ana Domínguez San Román y Eva Frutos. 66

"Por" and "Para" Notes: 1. The written lesson is below. 2. Links to quizzes, tests, etc. are to the left.

Por and Para Notes: 1. The written lesson is below. 2. Links to quizzes, tests, etc. are to the left. "Por" and "Para" Notes: 1. The written lesson is below. 2. Links to quizzes, tests, etc. are to the left. "Por" and "para" have a variety of meanings, and they are often confused because they can each