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Girl: Because someone’s life may be at risk in her/his José: Well, they are, but they are not real, so even though
own country and she/he may have to flee in order to be there must be parts in the story that use suspense, I
safe. Which one do you want to discuss? believe this book belongs in the fantasy genre.
Boy: Well, you may be right. I had not given much Clara: Oh, OK. Besides, it looks as if the lion was flying,
thought to it, but I agree. If your life is in peril, you have and they can’t do that in the real world. Does he fly?
the right to get away. As for me, I would like to discuss Emilia: I don’t know, I guess we have to read the book to
freedom of opinion and information. find out. What about the rest of the covers?
Girl: That’s fine with me, but why are you interested in José: They must be about suspense, because all the
discussing it? covers are black and have scary images.
Boy: Because I think it is important to raise your voice Clara: Well, The Hobbit is also black and scary, but you
and condemn unjust acts. said it was fantasy.
José: Yes, it’s scary, but the most prominent image is
TRACK 48 (Practice 7, Activity 9) the big snake and the small person. It looks as if it were
attacking him.
Inés: I consider Lorena to be right in writing about the Emilia: I agree. What can we deduce about the other
teacher’s tardiness, because it has a negative impact on books just by looking at the illustrations on the cover?
his student’s education. José: I believe that the one about Sherlock Holmes is
Adrián: Yes, that’s true. I also think she has the right to about a murder and the detective has to find out who
have this issue in the school newspaper. did it.
Manuel: I agree it is important to criticize the teacher Emilia: Right! What about the other two?
about this problem; I don’t believe that Lorena should José: I have no idea, but they look a bit frightening.
publish it the newspaper. Clara: Which of these books do you think are
Samara: Well, I think that if the teacher is always late, for children?
Lorena should not be impeded from publishing her Emilia: I think they might enjoy The Chronicles of Narnia
criticism in the school newspaper. and Harry Potter because they’re not as complex as the
other four.
TRACK 49 (Practice 7, Activity 15 and 22) José: I would love to read the suspense stories and I
think most people our age would find them interesting.
Marta: I don’t think that’s right. In my opinion, every Clara: Yes! I think teenagers could read all of these
country should grant asylum to whomever asks for it, so because they would be able to understand the language.
they can live there. Emilia: Let’s go to the library to see if we can read these.
Lalo: There could be another way to do it, because not I want to find out more!
every person who asks for asylum is sincere nor do they
have a good motivation for doing so. While hard to Track 51 (Practice 8, Activity 5)
understand, some are delinquents escaping from justice.
Rocío: Let’s think for a moment, it’s true governments Emilia: These two comic books are aimed at different
should grant asylum, however, the Declaration also audiences.
states that everyone has the responsibility to respect José: Why do you say that? I think everyone can
human rights and freedoms. enjoy them.
Alfonso: Are you sure? But what would happen if people Clara: Yes, I agree, but they are about completely
enter and they’re undocumented? The right to free different topics; one is about fantasy and the other is a
movement established in Article 13 of the Universal detective story. You can tell that just by looking at the
Declaration of Human Rights does not force any country illustrations. In one, there’s a detective observing the
to accept them as residents of that country. floor. Maybe he’s looking for some footprints. There’s
also a policeman in the background. The other one has
Practice 8 lots of imaginary creatures.
Emilia: Oh, I see! You’re right! Besides, the titles
Track 50 (Practice 8, Activity 2) support that theory; the one on the left is called “Alice
in Wonderland”, which is not a real place, and the other
Emilia: It’s easy to recognize which books are fantasy! one is “Sherlock Holmes”, the name of a very famous
They’re all movies. detective who solves mysteries. Even the fonts in the
José: Well, yes, but there are clues on the covers. Look! titles are different; the fantasy story has a curved and
Harry Potter and The Hobbit have fantastic creatures, more playful font. However, the detective story looks
like a gigantic snake or this large animal with wings like it is in bold and the letters appear to be in 3D.
and paws. They make a big impact, to portray the fact that the
Clara: You’re right! And the Narnia book has two character’s name is well known and important.
children riding a lion. It must be fantasy, as well, José: So, we can say that this one is for people who like
because no one can do that in real life. Besides, the title stories about fantasy worlds and the other one is for
has the word “witch”, and we all know that’s a common people who love mystery and suspense.
character in fantasty literature. Clara: Exactly. What else can we say?
Emilia: Couldn’t it be suspense? Witches are scary! Emilia: Well, the fantastic creatures look as if they were

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