Chapter 1
Vacaciones
holidays
de
of
Ensueño
dream
de
of
la
the
Familia
family
Johnson
Johnson
The Johnsons’ Dream Holiday
La
the
familia
family
Johnson
Johnson
vive
lives
en
in
Londres
London
Inglaterra.
England
The Johnson family lives in London, England.
Pedro
Peter
Johnson
Johnson
y
and
su
his
esposa
wife
Elena
Helen
tienen
they have
tres
three
hijos.
children
Peter Johnson and his wife, Helen, have three children.
Su
their
hija,
daughter
María,
Mary
tiene
has
dieciséis
sixteen
años.
years
Their daughter, Mary, is sixteen years old.
Sus
their
hijos,
children
Pablo
Paul
y
and
Marcos,
Mark
tienen
they have
catorce
fourteen
y
and
doce
twelve
años.
years
Their sons, Paul and Mark, are fourteen and twelve years old.
Los
the
Johnson
Johnsons
son
they are
una
a
familia
family
feliz.
happy
The Johnsons are a happy family.
Los
the
padres
parents
aman
they love
a
to
sus
their
hijos
children
The parents love their children
y
and
los
the
hijos
children
son
they are
muy
very
buenos
good
amigos.
friends
and the children are best friends.
y
and
trabaja
works
en
in
un
a
gran
big
edificio
building
de
of
oficinas.
offices
and works in a big office building.
María
Mary
quiere
wants
estudiar
to study
para
for
ser
be
enfermera,
nurse
Mary wants to study to become a nurse,
mudarse
move
al
to
extranjero
abroad
y
and
casarse
marry
con
with
un
a
extranjero.
foreigner.
move abroad and marry a foreigner.
Marcos
Mark
no
not
sabe
know
aún
yet
qué
what
quire
wants
estudiar
to study
después.
after
Mark doesn’t know yet what he wants to study later.
Normalmente,
normally
la
the
familia
family
está
is
ocupada
busy
con
with
sus
their
trabajos
jobs
y
and
tareas
homework
escolares.
school
The family is usually busy with their jobs and their school work.
Pedro
Peter
y
and
Elena
Helen
no
don't
van
go
hoy
today
a
to
trabajar
work
Peter and Helen aren’t going to work today
y
and
los
the
niños
children
no
don’t
van
go
al
to
colegio
school
and the children aren’t going to school,
porque
because
son
are
las
the
vacaciones
holidays
de
of
Navidad.
Christmas
because it is the Christmas holiday.
Para
for
ellos
them
es
is
importante
important
pasar
to spend
mucho
a lot
tiempo
time
juntos.
together
It’s important for them to spend a lot of time together.
Este
this
año
year
el
the
invierno
winter
está
is
muy
very
frío
cold
en
in
Inglaterra.
England
It’s a very cold winter in England this year.
La
the
familia
family
Johnson
Johnson
quiere
wants
viajar
to travel
a
to
algún
some
lugar
place
cálido,
warm
The Johnson family wants to travel to somewhere warm
así que
so
irán
will go
a
to
Hawái
Hawaii
por
for
dos
two
semanas
weeks
so they will go to Hawaii for two weeks,
porque
because
en
in
Hawái
Hawaii
siempre
always
es
is
verano.
summer
because in Hawaii it’s always summer.
Antes
before
de
of
irse,
going
invitan
they invite
a
to
sus
their
vecinos
neighbors
a
to
casa
home
a
to
tomar
have
café.
coffee
Before they leave they invite their neighbors over for coffee.
Los
the
vecinos
neighbors
vienen
they come
a
to
su
their
casa
home
a
to
tomar
have
café,
coffee
The neighbors come over for coffee,
y
and
también
also
vienen
theycome
para
for
llevarse
take
a
to
su
their
perro,
dog
Mickey,
Mickey
and they also come to take their dog, Mickey,
porque
because
lo
him
van
they will
a
to
cuidar
take care
mientras
while
los
the
Johnson
Johnsons
están
are
en
in
Hawái.
Hawaii
because they will care for him while the Johnsons are in Hawaii.
Ellos
they
sacan
they take out
sus
their
maletas
luggage
de
of
la
the
casa,
house
They bring their luggage out of the house,