Introductions and the Verb to Be

THE VERB TO BE IN THE PRESENT; GREETINGS,

FAREWELLS, AND INTRODUCTIONS; POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES; COUNTRIES, NATIONALITIES AND

LANGUAGES; NUMBERS; THE ALPHABET.

HELLO EVERYBODY!

INTRODUCING YOURSELF

TITLESTitles Status Estado Civil Example

Mr. (Mister)- Men

- Single or married males

-Hombres solteros o casados

Mr. Rodriguez

Mrs. (Missus or Missis)

- Women- Married

females-Mujeres casadas Mrs. Diaz

Miss - Women-Single female

-Mujeres solteras Miss Garcia

Ms.- Women- Single or

married females

-Mujeres solteras o casadas

Ms. Sanchez

GREETINGS♦

SAYING HELLO

GREETIN

GS

SAYING

HELLO

FORMAL

* Good night is a farewell (goodbye) phrase. It is NOT a greeting to use at night time.

GREETIN

GS

SAYING

HELLO

INFORMAL

** Native speakers often shorten "going" to "goin" in casual greetings.

Hi thereHow's it goin’?**How’ve you been?How are you doing?

SAYING

HELLO

VERY INFORMAL

** Mostly younger people use these expressions.These are casual expressions and you should only use them with people you are very friendly with.

**Hey**YoWhat’s going on ?What’s new?What´s happening?*What’s up?*Slang

FAREWELLS♦

SAYING GOOD-BYE

FAREWELLS ♦ SAYING GOOD-BYE

GoodbyeBye-byeByeSee youSee you later (tomorrow)Have a nice dayHave a good eveningGood night*Later *Slang

INTRODUCING PERSONAL PRONOUNS

AND THE VERB TO BE

PERSONAL PRONOUNS

PERSONAL PRONOUNSPronombres Personales Personal Pronouns

Yo ITú YouEl He

Ella SheEso (una cosa o un animal) It

Nosotros WeUstedes You

Ellos, Ellas (personas, animales o cosas)

They

PRACTICE: WHICH IS THE CORRECT PRONOUN?

George, Francisco and Margaret

They

Name Personal Pronoun

Maria and Juan They

Name Personal Pronoun

The Woman She

Name Personal Pronoun

The Book It

Name Personal Pronoun

Nickolas and I We

Name Personal Pronoun

Sophie and You You

Name Personal Pronoun

The Children They

Name Personal Pronoun

Mary She

Name Personal Pronoun

The dogs They

Name Personal Pronoun

The man He

Name Personal Pronoun

You, Robert and I WeThe men TheyThe women TheyA pen ItThe students and I WeThe teacher and you You

The houses

ItThe house

They

DanielAn eraser

He

It

The week It

NAMES AND PERSONAL PRONOUNS

PRONOUNS + BE

SUBJECT PRONOUNS AND THE VERB TO BE

Personal Pronouns Verb be Persons Be

I am I amYou are You areHe is Oscar isShe is Maria isIt is The cat is

we are The boys and I are

You are The boys and you are

They are The students are

POSITIVE CONTRACTIONS

Personal Pronouns

Verb to BE Contractions

I am I’mYou are You’reHe is He’sShe is She’sIt is It’s

We are We’reYou are You’reThey are They’re

POSITIVE SENTENCES

1. Mr. Valdez is Colombian.2. Miss Duran is 20 years old.3. They are engineers.4. I am happy.5. It is a ruler.6. The boys are hungry.7. Andrew and Thomas are in the classroom.8. Laura is pretty.9. Mrs. Rodriguez is in the house.10. I am from Neiva.11. They are friends.

NEGATIVE CONTRACTIONS

Full Form Contraction ContractionI am not I’m not

You are not You’re not You aren’tHe is not He’s not He isn’tShe is not She’s not She isn’tIt is not It’s not It isn’t

We are not We’re not We aren’tYou are not You’re not You aren’tThey are not They’re not They aren’t

NEGATIVE SENTENCES

1. They are not engineers. / They’re not engineers. / They aren’t engineers.

2. It is not a ruler. / It’s not a ruler. / It isn’t a ruler.

3. I am not from Neiva. / I’m not from Neiva.

QUESTIONS

1. Are you from Bogota? -Yes, I am.

2. Is he from Medellin? - Yes, He is.

3. Where are they from? -They are from Neiva.

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVESPersonal Pronouns

Possessive

Adjectives

Adjetivos Posesivos

Possessive

Adjectives

Nouns

I My mi(s) My friendYou Your tu(s) Your nameHe His su (s) (de él) His house

She Her su (s) (de ella) Her car

It Its su (s) (de eso)

Its (the

school)

classrooms

We Our Nuestro (s) Our university

You Your su (s) de ustedes Your teacher

They Their su (s) (de ellos / ellas) Their mother

CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION:

1. I am Claudia and this is (I, my, you) garden.

2. My mother’s Lola and these are (her, his, your) shoes.

3. We are Betty and Sarah and this is (our, their, my) favorite book. (My, Its, It’s) title is Romeo and Juliet.

4. They are Robert and Anna and this is (your, our, their) house.

5. This is my brother. (Her, His, Your) name is Peter.

INTRODUCING YOURSELFRafael: Hello, I’m Rafael Ramos. It’s nice to meet

you.Liz: Hi, Rafael. My name is Elizabeth Lara,

but you can call me Liz. Nice to meet you, too.Rafael: I’m sorry. What’s your last name again?Liz: It’s Lara. How are you?Rafael: I’m fine, Thanks. How about you?Liz: I’m very well, thanks.Rafael: Where are you from?Liz: I’m from Neiva. Where are you from?Rafael: I’m from Bogota.

COUNTRIES, NATIONALITIES AND LANGUAGES

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

WH

ERE ARE YOU

FROM

?

The United Kingdom

British

English

WH

ERE ARE YOU

FROM

?

England

English

English

WH

ERE ARE YOU

FROM

?

The United States

American

English

WH

ERE ARE YOU

FROM

?

Canada

Canadian

English/French

WH

ERE ARE YOU

FROM

?

Colombia

Colombian

Spanish

WH

ERE ARE YOU

FROM

?

Israel

Israeli

Hebrew

WH

ERE ARE YOU

FROM

?

Japan

Japanese

Japanese

WH

ERE ARE YOU

FROM

?

Brazil

Brazilian

Portuguese

WH

ERE ARE YOU

FROM

?

Mexico

Mexican

Spanish

WH

ERE ARE YOU

FROM

?

Russia

Russian

Russian

WH

ERE ARE YOU

FROM

?

Spain

Spanish

Spanish

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

I’m from France.I’m French.

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

I’m from The USA.I’m American.

WHERE IS HE FROM?

He’s from England.He’s English.

WHERE ARE THEY FROM?

They’re from China.They’re Chinese.

WHERE IS HE FROM?

He’s from Germany.He’s German.

WHERE IS HE FROM?

He’s from Italy.He’s Italian.

WHERE IS HE FROM?

He’s from Spain.He’s Spanish.

WHERE IS HE FROM?

He’s from Turkey.He’s Turkish.

WHERE IS SHE FROM?

She’s from Colombia.She’s Colombian.

The Alphabet

1 One 15 Fifteen 29 Twenty nine 91 Ninety one 2 Two 16 Sixteen 30 Thirty 100 One hundred 3 Three 17 Seventeen 31 Thirty one 200 Two hundred 4 Four 18 Eighteen 40 Forty 300 Three

hundred 5 Five 19 Nineteen 41 Forty one 400 Four hundred 6 Six 20 Twenty 50 Fifty 500 Five hundred 7 Seven 21 Twenty one 51 Fifty one 600 Six hundred 8 Eight 22 Twenty two 60 Sixty 700 Seven

hundred 9 Nine 23 Twenty three 61 Sixty one 800 Eight

hundred10 Ten 24 Twenty four 70 Seventy 900 Nine hundred11Eleven 25 Twenty five 71 Seventy one 1000 One

thousand12 Twelve 26 Twenty six 80 Eighty 10000 Ten

thousand13 Thirteen 27 Twenty seven 81 Eighty one 100000 One

hundred thousand

14 Fourteen 28 Twenty eight 90 Ninety 1000000 One million

Numbers

NOW, IT’S TIME FOR PRACTICING!

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