Dictado

Year:
2011
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Dad.

Are we happy?

I'd say we are, son.

Then why do those people

have to come?

Wait until you meet them,

you'll like them.

We don't need to meet anyone else.

If mom was alive,

she'd never go with another man.

Make a wish.

If you want it to come true,

don't tell anyone.

CHILDISH GAMES:

What time is it?

Early. You can sleep a little more

if you want, OK?

You could have stayed longer.

Nobody's expecting you

so soon, Laura.

At home?

What's wrong with it?

Just no.

Come here...

- No.

- Come on...

- Are you OK?

- Yes.

I just can't be bothered

with being questioned,

having to explain...

But I really feel

like going back.

Yeah...

seeing my kids.

What?

Hey!

How pretty!

- Thanks. How are you?

- Good.

Joana, you should have handed

this in yesterday or the day before...

Daniel. It's me, Mario.

What did the gynecologist say?

Well, they still don't know

what's wrong with me,

what the problem is,

and they have to do more tests.

- And how's Daniel taking it?

- No, Daniel's great. Wonderful.

- Have you thought about adoption?

- I'd like to try again.

So tell me, Mario,

what can I do for you?

You never thought about me

all these years?

Well no, to tell the truth, no.

And about her?

No.

- I don't have much time.

- Finding you wasn't easy.

What? What do you want?

Just to ask you a favor.

I need you to come home.

I just want you to see her.

Sorry, you want me to see who?

My daughter.

- Why do you want me to see her?

- I want you to talk to her.

About what?

What happened.

It was an accident, right? Tell her.

That's long over, Mario.

Clara is dead.

Yeah.

Why did you have to come?

Because I'm alone.

And you're the only person

I can talk to about it.

Listen to me, Mario, if...

if you really want help,

what you need is to talk to a doctor.

- No, Daniel, please...

- No, listen, listen to me...

only a doctor can help you.

Now I have to go,

I've got a class.

But I wish you all the luck.

You have to meet her,

then you'll understand.

OK, see you later. See you!

Who was that?

Last time I saw him we were kids.

I don't know how he found me.

What did he want?

I don't know.

But he's a bit of a mental case.

- See you later.

- OK.

Robert, Albert, the same two

always looking out the window!

- Come on, let's go!

- Wait!

Daniel, we're finished.

What do we do now?

I'm thinking about it.

What are you doing here?

Nothing, thinking.

Good things?

What were you thinking?

Today...

today a boy offered to be my son...

Right.

Yes, he wanted to come

home with me.

I asked him what...

his parents would think and he said

they'd be better off without him.

Well maybe he's right.

It was so nice because

he squeezed my hand hard...

I don't know... it was like

he was adopting me.

- Let's go to the bedroom?

- No, here.

Look, here...

and now your back...

Oh, you scared me!

- Sorry I'm late.

- Don't worry, it's fine.

- You can go, I'll put her to bed.

- OK.

- See you tomorrow, OK?

- OK.

Bye.

- Good night.

- Good night.

Hi.

A noun's a person place or thing,

Or sometimes even times,

like spring.

A verb tells what the subject does,

Like "jumps" or "fishes"

or "is" or "was".

Daddy!

Daddy!

Daddy!

Daddy!

Daddy!

Well I'm glad, what can I say?

Really...

I'll be more at ease in class...

I'd like him to stay

If we're not here to educate,

what are we here for?

This is a failure.

We have to discuss this more,

how to solve con?icts.

Laura, isn't he the guy

from the other day?

Well Alex is there because

the kid can be here.

We can't ostracize the boy either.

Isn't that the weirdo

you were talking to the other day?

"The author of "Ogres" dies"

Chus, can we concentrate on this?

In any case I think

it should be a precedent

for when a similar case...

.Hi!

.Hi!

- How was the trip?

- Very good.

You must be Mario, right?

Are you going to be

our new daddy?

- Would you like that?

- If you want.

Come on, let's go.

- Hey, let's go or what?

- Yeah, I'll be right out.

That was shocking news

about your friend.

Yeah.

Who was he?

Actually I hardly knew him.

We spent a summer together

when I was 9 or 10.

My dad was going

to marry his mom.

- And did they get married?

- No... no.

There was an accident later.

Mario had a younger sister.

And...

one day we went for

a walk in the woods...

and the girl fell into a ditch.

We tried to get her out

but she was dead.

Jesus. That's awful, isn't it?

And I hadn't seen him since then.

They canceled the wedding,

we lost track of them.

Why didn't you tell me before?

What for?

Isn't it weird he came to see you

after so long? What did he want?

For me to go see his daughter.

- He had a daughter.

- Yes, well that's what he said.

Jesus...

- And are you going to see her?

- No,

what he said didn't make much sense.

I practically threw him out and

told him to go see a doctor.

- What were you going to say...

- Right...

- Let's go?

- We could go to the funeral.

Yeah, I don't know.

Today is a day

tinged with sadness.

We have lost a young man

who was loved by all who knew him.

And a little girl has lost a father

at the time she needed him most.

It is a specially sad day

because the death of

our brother Mario

fills us doubly with

both pain and grief.

Because it is not man

who is to decide about life,

not even his very own...

nor darkness nor desperation.

Look who's here, want to dance?

Let's see how you dance.

Wow, we're going to fall.

Come on, it's bedtime.

I'm afraid to sleep alone.

Wait.

Afraid? What are you afraid of?

Of monsters.

Monsters, monsters don't exist.

There's no monster here.

Where'd you get that?

- Look. This ribbon is magical!

- Really?

Yes.

Hey, that ribbon was mom's!

Mom would have liked

Clara to wear it.

Look, I'm going

to teach you a song and

singing it your fears vanish.

- What's it called?

- Dictation,

but you have to concentrate hard and

not think about anything else, OK?

Repeat after me.

A noun's a person place or thing,

A noun's a person place or thing,

Or sometimes even times,

like spring.

Or sometimes even times,

like spring.

A verb tells what the subject does,

A verb tells what the subject does.

Like.

H'I:
1 or In is Or wwas

like.

H'I:
1 or In is Or wwas

Very good!

Hello.

Hi, are you a relative?

No, not at all.

I thought you were her...

No, I'm her guardian.

She's with me until

they decide what to do.

- Hi, how are you? I'm Daniel.

- Hi, Beatriz.

Hi, I'm Laura.

Can I give you a kiss?

Hey, do you remember Beatriz?

The social worker,

who gave us her card the other day...

Well you asked her for it.

What about her?

No, just... that I called her

to see how the girl was.

Looks like nobody's claimed her yet.

Know what? I think

it would be easy to get

temporary guardianship,

you know? Until someone, a relative,

claims her or something.

And you're thinking about us.

What?

- Well that can't happen.

- Why not?

Because it can't. How can we

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