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" Education is not a matter of filling a pail but of lighting a fire"

William Butler Yeats.

Dear students,

It is of paramount importance to study the English language. Why? Because you need to communicate. Communication is an essential activity for any

human being. Within a frame of globalization,this idea emerges as an undeniable reality. The budding 21th century is already unfolding. The world has changed dramatically in the last decade and unquestionably the English language has, more than ever before, become a vital tool to develop any kind of activity for say professional, business, academic or social purposes.

The English language is universal. The computer language is universal as well. Needless to say, they already co-exist and one could not survive without the other, at this point they need each other. This is a fact. Therefore,the professional career you have chosen, enhances communication. You have chosen a major that, if properly studied, developed and accomplished, will turn you into a successful top-notch professional with the ability to fly freely, that is with the capacity to become a fully-fledged human being. Don't you think this is a wonderful objective to be pursued? Don't you think this could be an outstanding achievement for anybody? Make a serious decision and try hard. Light the fire. The fire of WILL is what matters.The rest will come automatically. You have an appointment with the world, don't be late!

I really wish you good luck and Happy English Lessons! With warm regards,

Dr. Alicia Ramasco

Unidad I Contenidos (Contents):

Sustantivos comunes (Nouns) Plurales y singulares (Plurals and singulars) Artículos (Articles) Pronombres personales Verb “to be” (Positivo, Interrogativo y Negativo) This/ That/ These/ Those (Demostrativos) There is/ There are (Hay) Palabras interrogativas (Who/What/Where/When, etc…)

Objetivos:

Comprender algunos sustantivos comunes y usarlos en oraciones. Conocer estos sustantivos en singular y plural Usar correctamente el artículo “the” Conjugar correctamente el verbo “to be” en sus tres formas (Positivo, interrogativo y

negativo) Formular oraciones simples utilizando el verbo “to be” en sus tres formas. Utilizar correctamente los pronombres demostrativos. Expresarse correctamente usando las estructuras “there is, there are” Formular preguntas con las distintas palabras interrogativas: who, what, where,

when, how, how many, etc…

Unidad I Hello! Welcome to the English course! Quizás tu crees no conocer nada de Inglés. Sin embargo ya conoces las siguientes palabras internacionales (International words) BAR- CINEMA- CLUB- COFFEE- ENGLISH- FOOTBALL- HAMBURGER- HOTEL- JEANS- PIZZA- RESTAURANT- ROCK- SANDWICH- TAXI- TENNIS- VIDEO (Listen and repeat several times)

Others words Singular Plural

Table Tables Pencil Pencils Ruler Rulers Book Books

Umbrella Umbrellas

Articles

The (el/la/los/las) Examples: The flowers The flower The student The students The street The school The hotel

(las flores) (la flor) (el estudiante) (los estudiantes) (la calle) (la escuela) (el hotel)

Personal pronouns I (yo)

You (tú, usted)

He (él)

She (ella)

It (esto)

We (nosotros)

You (vosotros)

They (ellos)

Verb “to be” (ser o estar) Positive Negative Interrogative

I am

You are

He is

She is

It is

We are

You are

They are

I am not

You are not

He is not

She is not

It is not

We are not

You are not

They are not

Am I?

Are you?

Is he?

Is she?

Is it?

Are we?

Are you?

Are they?

Examples: I am Paul. I am 25 years old.

I am a student. I am at home now.

Yo soy Pablo. Tengo 25 años. (El verbo “to be” se usa para expresar la edad)

Yo soy estudiante. Yo estoy en casa ahora.

Dialogue 1

Student A: Hello! Student B: Hello! A: How are you? B: I’m fine, thank you. (o I am)

Dialogue 2

Martin: Hello! Laura: Hello! Laura: What is your name? Martin: Martin, What’s yours? Laura: I’m Laura. How old are you? Martin: I´m fourteen. What about you? Laura: I’m fifteen. Are you Argentine? Martin: Yes, I am. And You? Laura: I’m Argentine too. Martin: Where are you from? Laura: I’m from Salta. Martin: Oh! I’m from Tucumán. It’s near Salta. Laura: Yes, it is indeed!

En general, para el lenguaje hablado se usa la contracción o “contractions”

I’m

You’re

He’s

She’s

It’s

We’re

You’re

They’re

Mini dialogues

A: Are you tired? (cansado) B: Yes, I am

A: Are you tired? (cansado) B: No, I’m not but I’m hungry (hambriento) A: Is this seat free? (seat: asiento/free: libre) B: Yes, it is A: Where are you from? B: I am from Bs. As. A: How old are you? B: I am 20 (twenty) A: What’s your surname? (apellido) B: My surname is Gonzalez A: What’s your address? (dirección) B: My address is 259 Arenales street A: Are you married? (casado) B: No I´m not. I’m single (soltero) Exercise Nº 1 1. Complete the chart about yourself NAME: ____________________________________________

SURNAME:_________________________________________

AGE:____________________

NATIONALITY: ______________________________________

OCCUPATION:________________________________________

MARITAL STATUS:____________________________________

ADDRESS:__________________________________________

ID NUMBER: ____________________________________

TEL. NUMBER: ________________________________________

2. Now write sentences: My name is ____________________________________________

My surname is _________________________________________

I am ____________________________ years old

I am ________________________________________ (Nationality)

I am _______________________________________(Occupation)

I am ______________________________________(Single/ married)

My address is __________________________________________

My ID number is ______________________________________

My tel. Number is _________________________________________

Exercise Nº 2

Write questions from these words. Use am – is – are

Example:

1. Your mother at home: Is your mother at home?

2. Your parents at home: _____________________?

3. This hotel expensive:_______________________?

4. You interested in art: _______________________?

5. The shops open today: ______________________?

6. The park open today:________________________?

Exercise Nº 3

Turn into the negative

Example:

1. My mother is at home

2. My parents are at home

3. This hotel is expensive

4. I am interested in art

5. The shops are open today

6. The park is open today

My mother isn’t at home

____________________

____________________

____________________

____________________

____________________

Exercise Nº 4

Answer these questions (contestar) (yes-no)

1. Are you married?

2. Are you tall?

3. Are you a teacher?

4. Is it cold today?

5. Are you tired?

6. Is it dark now?

7. Are your hands cold?

8. Are you hungry?

9. Is your father tall?

10. Is it sunny?

Tall: alto

Cold: frío

Dark: oscuro

Hands: manos

Hungry: hambriento

Sunny: soleado

Exercise Nº 5

Write complete sentences. Use a- is- are

Example:

1. My shoes/very dirty

2. My bed/ comfortable

3. Your cigarettes /in your bag

4. I /not very happy today

5. The houses in this street/very old

6. The flowers/beautiful

7. The examination/not difficult

My shoes are very dirty

__________________________

__________________________

__________________________

__________________________

__________________________

__________________________

Palabras interrogatorias

What?

Who?

Where?

Why?

When?

How?

How old?

Qué?

Quién?

Dónde?

Por qué?

Cuándo?

Cómo?

Qué edad tienes?

Examples:

1. What is your name?

My name is Juan

2. Who is in the kitchen?

Mother is in the kitchen

3. Where is your house?

My house is near the school

4. When is your birthday?

My birthday is in June

5. How are you?

I am fine, thank you

6. Why are you tired?

Because (porque para contestar) the exercise is long

7. How old are you?

I am 24 years old

Exercise Nº 6

Translate into English

1. Mi nombre es Mike Evans

2. Mi apellido es Evans

3. Mi dirección es Alberdi 269

4. Cuándo es tu cumpleaños?

5. Cuántos años tienes?

6. Eres casado o soltero?

7. Mi amigo es argentino, es de Salta

8. Estás cansado?

9. Cuál es tu número de documento?

10. Los negocios no están abiertos hoy

My name is Mike Evans__________

________________________________

________________________________

________________________________

________________________________

________________________________

________________________________

________________________________

________________________________

________________________________

Demonstrative Pronouns (Pronombres demostrativos)

This is my dog (Este es mi perro) That is my car (Ese es mi auto) These are my friends (Estos son mis amigos) Those are my friends (Esos son mis amigos)

(Singular)

(Singular)

(Plural)

(Plural)

(Cercano)

(Lejano)

(Cercano)

(Lejano)

Exercise Nº 7

Complete using: “This, these, that, those”

1. __________________ is my house

2. __________________ are my students

3. __________________are my pencils

4. __________________is my wife (esposa)

5. __________________are my books

6. __________________is my computer

There is /There are

La expresión “there is” se traduce como “Hay” en singular

Examples: There is a book on the table

There is a car in the street

There is a pupil at school

La expresión “there are” se traduce como “Hay” pero se usa en el plural

Examples:

There are 3 books on the table

There are 4 cars in the street

There are 3 pupils at school

Para preguntar, la expresión “there is” se invierte:

Is there a book on the table?

Is there a car in the street?

Is there a pupil at school?

Para negar: (Negative form)

Examples:

There is not (isn’t) a book on the table

There isn’t a car in the street

There isn’t a pupil at school.

Lo mismo ocurre con la expresión “there are”

Examples:

Are there any books on the table?

Are there any cars in the street?

Are there any pupils at school?

Para negar (Negative form)

Examples:

There aren´t any books on the table.

There aren’t any cars in the street

There aren’t any pupils at school

(“any” se traduce como “algunos” para el Interrogativo y Negativo)

(“some” se traduce como “algunos” para el Afirmativo)

Exercise Nº 8

Read these words. Use your dictionary if necessary. Listen and repeat.

Apples

Newspaper

Orange juice

Bread

Cheese

Biscuits

Sugar

Toothpaste

Tickets

Stamps

Tomatoes

Coffee

Postcards

Cigarettes

Wine

Bag

Shoes

Butter

Guide books

Suncream

Grapes

Dress

T-shirt

Map

Magazine

Soap

Manzana

Periódico

Jugo de naranja

Pan

Queso

Galletitas

Azúcar

Pasta dental

Boletos

Estampillas

Tomates

Café

Postales

Cigarrillos

Vino

Cartera

Zapatos

Manteca

Guía de ciudad

Bronceador

Uvas

Vestido

Remera

Mapa

Revista

Jabón

Hotel bill

Restaurant bill

Water

Icecream

Cuenta de hotel

Cuenta de restaurant

Agua

Helado

Please, look at the picture and answer the questions:

Are there any apples in the picture?

No, there aren’t any apples in the picture

Is there any orange juice ____________________________?

Yes, there is some orange juice, in the picture

Is there a guide book in the picture?

Yes, there is a guide book in the picture

Is there a car in the picture?

No, there isn’t a car in the picture

Are there any grapes in ____________________________?

No, there aren’t any grapes in the picture

Is there a map ______________________________________?

Yes, there is a map in the picture

Are there any shoes in the _________________________?

Yes, there are 2 shoes in the picture

You continue: answer the questions

Key to the exercises (Respuestas a los ejercicios)

Ex.1: Ex.2: Ex.3: Ex.4: Ex.5: Ex.6: Ex.7:

2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6)

Free (libre) Are your parents at home? Is this hotel expensive? Are you interested in art? Are the shops open today? Is the park open today? My parents aren´t at home This hotel isn’t expensive I am not interested in art The shops aren’t open today The park isn’t open today Free (libre) My bed is very comfortable Your cigarettes are in your bag I am not very happy today The shops are not open today The houses are very old The flowers are beautiful The examination is not difficult My surname is Evans My address is 269 Alberdi Street When is your birthday? How old are you? Are you married or single? My friends is Argentinian, he is from Salta Are you tired? What is your ID number? The shops are open today This Those These That These This

Ex.8: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8)

No, there aren’t any biscuits… Yes, there are some cigarettes… Yes, there is a T-shirt in … No, there isn’t a soap… Yes, there is some water… No, there isn’t any coffe… No, there isn’t any butter… No, there aren’t any coins…

Unidad I: Actividad Integradora

Answer these questions:

1. What’s your name?

2. What’s your surname?

3. How old are you?

4. What’s your occupation?

5. What’s your nationality?

6. Are you married or single?

7. What’s your address?

8. What’s your telephone number?

Write questions

1. Paul is at work Is Paul at work?

2. Robert is an engineer

3. The children are in the park

4. That restaurant is very expensive

5. I am interested in English

Write in the negative

1. There is some coffee in the kitchen

2. There are some oranges in the picture

3. We are near the airport

4. They are at the club now

5. You are a good student

6. My address is 237 Warren Road

7. Tom’s telephone number is 4767-2383

What does A say? Complete:

1. A: _________________________________________

B: I’m a student

2. A:__________________________________________

B: Yes, I am. My husband’s name is Pedro

3. A:__________________________________________

B: 29 Newmarket Road

4. A:__________________________________________

B: I’m 24 years old

5. A:__________________________________________

B: It’s 4593-4782

6. A:__________________________________________

B: Yes, there are some apples in the kitchen

7. A:__________________________________________

B: No, there isn´t any sugar

8. A:__________________________________________

B: No, there isn’t a book on the table

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Key to the test

1) 1. My name is ____________________________________ 2. My surname is _________________________________ 3. I am _______________________ years old 4. I am a student 5. I am __________________ 6. I am __________________ 7. My address is ______________________ 8. My telephone number is _______________________

2) 1. Is Robert an engineer? 2. Are the children in the park? 3. Is that restaurant very expensive? 4. Are you interested in English?

3) 1. There isn’t any coffee… 2. There aren’t any oranges… 3. We aren’t… 4. They aren’t… 5. You aren’t.. 6. My address isn’t … 7. Tom’s telephone number isn’t

4) 1. What’s your occupation? 2. Are you married? 3. What’s your address? 4. How old are you? 5. What’s your telephone number? 6. Are there any apples in …? 7. Is there any sugar? 8. Is there a book on the table?

Unidad II Contenidos (Contents):

Can- May The Present Continuous Tense Adjetivos Comparativos y Superlativos The Simple Present Tense

Objetivos:

Formular oraciones utilizando los verbos “can” y “may” Afirmar, interrogar y negar usando el tiempo Presente Simple Usar el “Do” y el “Does” correctamente Expresar en lenguaje sencillo la rutina diaria del alumno Utilizar adjetivos en oraciones para completar Usar correctamente los adjetivos en los grados comparativos y superlativos Expresar oraciones correctas utilizando el tiempo Presente Continuo en sus 3 formas

(afirmativa, interrogativa, negativa) Realizar traducciones del Castellano al Inglés utilizando las estructuras dadas.

Unidad II

Modal Verb: can

Can: Expresa habilidad física o mental para realizar algo El verbo “can” significa “poder”

Examples: I can play the piano I can speak English The children can play football

Yo puedo tocar el piano Yo puedo hablar Inglés Los niños pueden jugar al fútbol

Se utiliza can para todas las personas

Para preguntar se invierte:

Can you play tennis?

(Puedes jugar al tennis?)

Can you swim?

(Puedes nadar?)

Para negar se utiliza la estructura cannot ( o can’t)

I cannot/can’t speak Japanese

They can’t sing a song

A: Can you go to the cinema tomorrow?

B: No, I can’t. I am busy

No puedo hablar Japonés

Ellos no pueden cantar una anción

A: Puedes ir al cine mañana?

B: No, no puedo. Estoy ocupado

Exercise Nº 1 1. Can you swim?

2. Can you ski?

3. Can you play chess?

4. Can you drive?

5. Can you run ten kilometers?

6. Can you ride a horse?

Exercise Nº 2 Read, please Liz can swim but she can’t play chess. She can speak Spanish but she can’t speak English. She can run but she can’t play football. She can drive but she can’t ride a horse. Answer these questions about Liz 1. Can Liz swim?

2. Can she play chess?

3. Can she speak English?

4. Can she run?

5. Can she play football?

6. Can she ride a horse?

Exercise Nº 3 Turn into the interrogative

1. Mark can speak German 2. Mr. Brown can ride a horse 3. Mrs. Brown can drive a car 4. John can play basketball 5. Ted can write quickly 6. Ben can swim very well

Modal verb: May

La palabra “May” (verbo) se usa para expresar “posibilidad”

Example:

I may go to Paris next year

(Quizás vaya a París el año que viene)

Se usa May para todas las personas

He may study at home (Quizás el estudie en su casa) She may buy some shoes (Quizás ella compre algunos zapatos) It may rain tomorrow (Quizás llueva mañana)

Exercise Nº 4

Translate into English:

1. Quizás mi madre vaya al supermercado

2. Quizás juegue al tennis mañana

3. Quizás estudie Derecho en el futuro

4. Quizás viaje a Francia en el 2001

5. Quizás tú apruebes el exámen

Exercise Nº 5

Complete use can or may. 1. He _____________play football very well

2. They ____________come tomorrow

3. We ________________study every day

4. Tom ________________travel to London in 2002

5. I ________________cook very well. My food is delicious!

The present continuous tense

Se utiliza para expresar acciones que están ocurriendo ahora o en el momento de hablar. Se forma de la siguiente manera:

Sujeto + Verb “to be” (conjugado) + Verbo + Ing

Examples:

I am studying my book now

Paul is eating an icecream now

Robert is watching TV now

Yo estoy estudiando mi libro ahora

Paul está comiendo un helado ahora

Robert está mirando televisión ahora

Para interrogar el orden es el siguiente:

Verb “to be” (conjugado) + Sujeto + Verbo + Ing

Examples:

Are you drinking coffee now?

Is it raining now?

(lloviendo)

Are they playing football now?

Para negar el orden es el siguiente:

Sujeto + Verb “to be” (conjugado) + Not + Verbo + Ing

Examples:

I am not studying now

She is not watching TV now

He is not sleeping now

(durmiendo)

Exercise Nº 6

Complete using the Present Continuous

1. Paul ______________________pizza now (eat)

2. Bob ______________________to New York (travel) [viajar]

3. They ______________________ chocolate now (eat)

4. He ________________________a film now (watch)

5. She ________________________ a cake now (make)

Exercise Nº 7

1)

2)

A:

B:

A:

B:

_________________________________________________________

I am eating a sandwich

______________________________________________________

Yes, I am watching the news (noticias)

3)

4)

5)

6)

A:

B:

A:

B:

A:

B:

A:

B:

_______________________________________________________

No, it isn’t raining now

______________________________________________________

Yes, I am studying English

______________________________________________________

No, my mother is going to the office

_______________________________________________________

No, I am reading a book

Exercise Nº 8

Answer these questions (complete answers)

1. Are you studying English now?

2. Are you studying French?

3. Are you watching TV?

4. Is your sister drinking tea?

5. Is your friend listening to music?

6. Is your brother playing tennis?

The Simple Present Tense

El Presente Simple se usa para hablar sobre acciones habituales, “every day actions” o rutinas. Examples: I get up at 7 every day Me levanto a las 7 todos los días

En el afirmativo, el verbo lleva una “s” para las terceras personas del singular (He, She, It)

Para las formas interrogativa y negativa se usan los auxiliares “Do” y “Does”

“DO” para I

YOU

WE

THEY

“DOES” para HE

SHE

IT

Veamos la conjugación del verbo “like” (gustar)

Verb “to like” (gustar) Simple Present Simple

Afirmative Interrogative Negative

I like Do you/ I like? I do not (don’t like)

You like Do you like? You don’t like

He likes Does he like? He does not (doesn’t) like

She likes Does she like? She does not (doesn’t) like

It likes Does it like? It does not like

We like Do we like? We don’t like

You like Do you like? You don’t like

They like Do they like? They don’t like

Exercise Nº 9

Turn into the Interrogative and Negative

1. I like chocolates

Do I like chocolates?

I don’t like chocolates

2. She drinks tea every day

Does she drink tea every day? (No se usa la S en Interrogativo y Negativo)

She doesn’t drink tea every day

Now you continue:

1. We watch TV every day

2. They walk to the park on Sundays

3. She cooks her meal every day

4. He reads the newspaper every day

5. I speak English very well

6. You speak English very well

Algunos verbos cambian al tomar la S de la tercera persona:

Examples:

Go goes

Study studies

Fish (pescar) fishes

Have (tener) has

Watch watches

Exercise Nº 9

Turn into the Interrogative and Negative

1. She goes to school on Mondays

Does she go to school on Mondays?

She doesn’t go to school on Mondays

Now you continue:

1. He studies English every day

2. He fishes in the lake

3. He has lunch at 1 pm

4. She watches TV in the afternoon

5. He goes to the supermarket on Saturdays

Para usar el Simple Present con palabras interrogativas, el orden en la oración es el

siguiente:

Interrogative Word + Auxiliary + Subject + Verb

1. When

2. Where

3. What

4. When

do

do

does

does

you

you

she

she

study?

live?

do?

work?

1. Cuándo estudias?

2. Dónde vives?

3. Qué hace ella?

4. Cuándo trabaja ella?

La excepción es Who. En este caso no usamos auxiliar y el verbo queda igual

Who lives here?

(Quién vive aquí?)

Who speaks English?

(Quién habla Inglés?)

Exercise Nº 11

Read the following passage:

Sheila is a teacher. She works very hard. Every day she gets up at 7 o’clock. She brushes her teeth, takes a shower and then drinks coffee. Then, she reads the newspaper. She doesn’t read the newspaper everyday because it is expensive. Then she takes the bus to school. She takes nº36. The trip to school takes about 20 minutes. She pays $3. She arrives at school at 8 o’clock. Then she goes to her classroom up to 12 o’clock. At 12 o’clock, she is very tired. Then she has lunch at 12:30 every day. Answer these questions: 1. What is Sheila’s job?

2. At what time does she get up?

3. What does she brush?

4. Does she brush her hair?

5. Does she drink tea?

6. Does she read a magazine?

7. Does she read the newspaper?

8. Does she read the newspaper every day?

9. Does she go to school by taxi?

10. What number does she take?

11. How long is the trip?

12. How much does she pay?

13. Does she arrive at school at 7:30?

14. Where does she go?

15. What time does she have lunch?

Exercise Nº 12

Answer the following questions about you:

1. What time do you get up?

2. What time do you have breakfast? (desayuno)

3. What do you read every day?

4. What time do you go to work?

5. What time do you finish?

6. What do you do at weekends?

7. When do you study English?

8. Do you speak Spanish?

9. Do you speak Portuguese?

10. Do you play football on Sundays?

11. When do you have lunch at the restaurant?

12. When do you go to the cinema?

13. Do you like computers?

14. Do you like fish?

15. Do you like cheese? (queso)

Exercise Nº 13

Look at these verbs:

SMOKES-GOES-COST-HAVE-SPEAKS-TEACHES

Complete these sentences using the verbs:

1. She’s very clever. She ________________________4 languages

2. Steve ___________________________10 cigarettes a day

3. John ________________________to school by bus

4. How much does the pen__________________________?

5. Tina is a teacher. She ____________________ Mathematics.

6. Do you _______________________a paper?

Adjetives- Comparatives and Superlatives

TOM

PETER

BOB

Tom is a tall boy

(alto)

Tom is taller than Peter (comparative)

(más alto que)

Tom is the tallest boy (superlative)

(el más alto)

Bob is a short boy

(bajo)

Bob is shorter than Peter

(más bajo que)

Bob is the shortest boy

(el más bajo)

Other adjectives

Adjective Comparative Superlative

Long (largo) Longer than The longest

Big (grande) Bigger than The biggest

Small (pequeño) Smaller than The smallest

Clean Cleaner than The cleanest

Dirty (sucio) Dirtier than The dirtiest

Tidy (prolijo) Tidier than The tidiest

Para los adjetivos de más de 2 sílabas usamos more than and the most

Examples:

Expensive (caro) More expensive than The most expensive

Interesting (interesante) More interesting than The most interesting

Important (importante) More important than The most important

Beautiful (hermoso) More beautiful than The most beautiful

Algunos adjetivos cambian totalmente en el comparativo y superlativo

Good (bueno) Better than (mejor que) The best (el mejor)

Bad (malo) Worse than (peor que) The worst (el peor)

Exercise Nº 14

Complete the chart (use a dictionary)

Adjective Comparative Superlative

1) big The biggest

2) modern More modern than

3) old The oldest

4) cold Colder than

5) happy Happier than

6) careful The careful

7) difficult More difficult than

8) pretty Prettier than

9) heavy The heaviest

10) cheap The cheapest

11) rich Richer than

12) poor Poorer than

Key to the exercises (Respuestas a los ejercicios)

Ex.1: Ex.2: Ex.3: Ex.4: Ex.5: Ex.6: Ex.7: Ex.8:

1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 1)

Yes, I can/ No, I can’t/cannot- El resto es lo mismo Yes, Liz can swim No, she can’t Yes, she can Yes, she can run No, she can’t play football No, she can’t ride a horse Can Mark speak German? Can Mr. Brown ride a horse? Can Mrs Brown drive a car? Can John play basketball? Can Ted write quickly? Can Ben swim very well? My mother may go to the supermarket I may play tennis tomorrow I may study law in the future I may travel to France in 2001 You may pass the exam Can May Can May Can is eating is travelling are eating is watching is making What are you doing? Are you watching the news? Is it raining now? Are you studying English? Is your mother going to the park? Are you listening to music? Yes, I am studying English/ No, I am not studying English Libre

Ex.9: Ex.10: Ex.11: Ex.12: Ex.13:

1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10 11) 12) 13) 14) 15) 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6)

Do we watch TV every day? We don’t watch TV________________ Do they walk_______________? They don’t walk _______________ Does she cook her meal______________? She doesn’t cook__________________ Does he read_____________________? He doesn’t read__________________ Do I speak _______________? I don’t speak__________________ Do you speak ____________________? You don’t speak________________________ Does he study__________________? He doesn’t study_______________ Does he fish______________? He doesn’t fish_________________ Does he have___________________? He doesn’t have___________________ Does she watch____________? She doesn’t watch__________________ Does he go______________________? He doesn’t go_____________________ Sheila is a teacher She gets up at 7 o’clock She brushes her teeth No, she doesn’t No, she doesn’t. She drinks coffee No, she doesn’t. She reads the newspaper Yes, she does No, she doesn’t No, she doesn’t She takes nº 36 About 20 minutes She pays $3 No, she doesn’t. She arrives at 8 o’clock She goes to her classroom She has lunch at 12:30 Libre speaks smokes goes cost teaches have

Ex.14:

1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10 11) 12)

bigger than the most modern older than the coldest thehappiest more careful than the most difficult the prettiest heavier than cheaper than the richest the poorest

Unidad II: Actividad Integradora

Translate into English:

1. Yo puedo hablar Inglés

2. Quizás llueva mañana

3. Mercedes Benz es el auto más caro del país

4. Que estás haciendo ahora?

5. Pedro es más alto que Juan

6. Hablás Inglés?

7. Nosotros no nos levantamos temprano los Domingos

8. Él lee el diario todas las mañanas

9. Tomás café?

10. Cuándo trabajas de noche?

Key

1. I can speak English

2. It may rain tomorrow

3. Mercedes Benz is the most expensive car in the country

4. What are you doing now?

5. Peter is taller than John

6. Do you speak English?

7. We don’t get up early on Sundays

8. He reads the newspaper every morning

9. Do you drink coffee?

10. When do you work at night?

Unidad III Contenidos (Contents):

Verb “to have” The Simple Past Tense Regular and Irregular Verbs Verb “to be”(Simple Past)

Objetivos:

Expresar posesión (to have) en el Simple Present Hablar sobre el pasado (Simple Past) Utilizar correctamente “Did” Reconocer los verbos regulares e irregulares Distinguirlos Usar correctamente el “verb to be” en el Pasado Simple

Verb “to have” (Simple Present)

“To have” significa “tener”

Conjugación I have

You have He has She has It has

We have You have

They have Para las formas Interrogativas y Negativas, usamos “Do” y “Does” al igual que para los otros verbos (excepto be y can) Do you have an umbrella? Does he have a camera? Do they have a pencil?

Exercise Nº 1 Write in the Interrogative and Negative 1. Mary has a toothache (dolor de muelas)

2. John has a red car

3. My friends have a beautiful house

4. I have a blue book

5. You have a lot of money

Exercise Nº 2

Write A’s words 1) A:___________________________________________________

B: Yes, I have a blue pen

2) A:___________________________________________________

B: No, I don’t have any coins

3) A:____________________________________________________

B:Yes, he has a big house

4) A:____________________________________________________

B: I have some keys in my bag

5) A:______________________________________________________

B: I have my exam on Tuesday

The Simple Past Tense

Para estudiar el tiempo pasado en Inglés, primero debemos reconocer como se forma el pasado en los distintos verbos; estos se dividen en Regulares e Irregulares Los regulares terminan en “ed” Por ejemplo: learn (aprender) learned Los irregulares cambian totalmente Por ejemplo: go (ir) went Examples: I learned English last year (Yo aprendí Inglés el año pasado) Peter went to school yesterday (Pedro fue a la escuelas ayer)

Some regular verbs (algunos verbos regulares) To study

To play

To watch

To phone

To talk (conversar)

To wait (esperar)

studied

played

watched

phoned

talked

waited

Some irregular verbs (algunos verbos irregulares) To begin

To bring

To buy

To do

To drink

To eat

To find

To get up

To give

To go

To have

To know

To write

To speak

To sleep

began (comenzar)

brought (traer)

bought (comprar)

did (hacer)

drank (beber)

ate (comer)

found (encontrar)

got up (levantarse)

gave (dar)

went (ir)

had (tener)

knew (saber)

wrote (escribir)

spoke (hablar)

slept (dormir)

Para interrogar y negar en el pasado, usamos el auxiliar “Did” para todas las

personas

Verb “to buy” (comprar)

Affirmative Interrogative Negative

I bought

You bought

He bought

She bought

It bought

We bought

You bought

They bought

Did I buy? (1)

Did you buy?

Did he buy?

Did she buy?

Did it buy?

Did we buy?

Did you buy?

Did they buy?

I didn’t buy (did not)

You didn’t buy

He didn’t buy

She didn’t buy

It didn’t buy

We didn’t buy

You didn’t buy

They didn’t buy

(1) El verbo vuelve al infinitivo por estar el auxiliar

Exercise Nº 3

Write in the Interrogative and Negative

Example:

John travelled to Europe last year

Did John travel to Europe last year?

John didn’t travel to Europe last year

1. My father bought a car last week

2. The children brought the books

3. Shakespeare wrote “Hamlet”

4. The President spoke on TV last night

5. I found some money in the street

6. He ate a sandwich for lunch

7. He phoned me yesterday

8. The pupils talked during the test

9. He studied French in Paris

10. She drank some coffee for breakfast

Exercise Nº 4

What did you do yesterday?

(your sentence can be positive or negative)

Example:

Watch TV I watch TV yesterday

1. Get up before 7:30

2. Have shower (ducha)

3. Buy a magazine

4. Speak English

5. Do an exam

6. Eat meat

7. Go to bed before 10:30

8. Write a letter

Para preguntar en Pasado Simple usando palabras interrogativas (who, what, where, etc…) el orden en la oración es el siguiente:

Interrogative Word + Auxiliary + Subject + Verb

What did

you

buy yesterday?

Other examples: 1. I met somebody

2. Harry arrived

3. I saw somebody

4. He waited outside

5. They had dinner

6. It cost a lot of money

Who did you meet?

When did Harry arrive?

When did you see anybody?

Where did he wait?

Where did they have dinner?

How much did it cost?

Verb “to be” (Simple past) El verb “to be” en el Simple Past se conjuga de la siguiente manera:

Affirmative Interrogative Negative I was (yo era o estaba) Was I? (1) I was not/wasn’t

You were Were you? You were not/weren’t He was Was he? He was not/wasn’t She was Was she? She was not/wasn’t It was Was it? It was not/wasn’t

We were Were we? We were not/weren’t You were Were you? You were not/weren’t

They were Were they? They were not/weren’t

(1) Para interrogar, se invierte

Exercise Nº 5 Complete with was/ wasn’t/ were/weren’t 1. We didn’t like our hotel room. It __________________ very small and it

______________ very clean

2. Kate got married when she________________________24 years old

3. I phoned you yerterday but you ___________________at home

4. George _________________________ at work last week because he

___________ ill. He’s better now.

5. The shops ______________________open yesterday because it

_______________ a public holiday

6. ___________________________ you at home at 9:30? No, I ____________.

I _______________________ at work.

Exercise Nº 6

Reading Comprehension

Why is America called America?

1. Write the infinitive of the verbs in the Simple Past

Europeans geographers gave the name America to the lands that Columbus discovered.

Columbus thought that his discoveries were part of Asia. But an Italian sailor, Americo

Vespuccio, corrected this idea. He understood that these lands were a new continent.

A German scholar, read about Vespuccio’s ideas, he came to a conclusion: the lands were

a new continent.

To honour Vespuccio, the scholar named them America.

2. Answer

(1) Who gave the name America to the new continent?

(2) What did Columbus think?

(3) Who was Americo Vespuccio?

(4) What did he discover?

(5) What did a German scholar read?

(6) What was his conclusion?

Key to the exercises (Respuestas a los ejercicios)

Ex.1: Ex.2: Ex.3: Ex.4:

Does Mary have _________________? Mary doesn’t have__________________ Does John have a red________________? John doesn’t have____________________ Do my friends have___________________? My friends don’t have ____________________ Do I have a ____________________? I don’t have ________________________ Do you have __________________________? You don’t have _____________________ Do you have a blue pen? Do you have any coins? Does he have a big house? Do you have the keys? When do you have your exam? Did my father buy _______________? My father didn’t buy _______________ Did the children bring______________? The children didn’t bring _____________________ Did Shakespeare write “Hamlet”? Shakespeare didn’t write __________________ Did the President speak? The President didn’t speak________________ Did I find _________________? I didn’t find________________________- Did he eat a __________________________? He didn’t eat _________________ Did he phone_______? He didn’t phone ___________________ Did the pupils talk_________? The pupils didn’t talk________________ Did he study_____________? He didn’t study____________ Did she drink__________________? She didn’t drink _________________________ I got up before _______________ I didn’t get up before ________ I had_______________/I didn’t have I bought/ I didn’t buy________________ I spoke English/I didn’t speak___________ I did an exam/ I didn’t do____________ I ate meat/ I didn’t eat________________ I went to bed/ I didn’t go __________________

Ex.5: Ex.6: 1) Ex.6: 2)

I wrote/ I didn’t write Was/ wasn’t Was Weren’t Was/ wasn’t Weren’t/ was Were/ wasn’t/ was Give(dar), discover(descubrir), think(pensar), be, correct, understand (entender), be, read, come(llegar, venir), be, name(nombrar) European geographers gave the _______________ Columbus thought that the lands were part of Asia A. Vespuccio was an Italian sailor He discovered that the lands were a new continent He read about Vespuccio’s ideas The lands were a new continent

Unidad III: Actividad Integradora

1. El tiene tres hermanos

2. Yo fui al cine ayer

3. Mr. Brown estuvo en Paris el año pasado

4. Fuiste al dentista ayer?

5. Ellos trajeron algunos diccionarios

6. Cervantes escribió Don Quijote

7. Tienes un caramelo?

8. Ellos estuvieron en Europa en 1991

9. Cuándo estudiaste Inglés?

10. Dónde pusiste el paraguas?

Key

1. He has three brothers

2. I went to the cinema yesterday

3. Mr. Brown was in Paris last year

4. Did you go to the dentist yesterday?

5. They brought some dictionaries

6. Cervantes wrote Don Quijote

7. Do you have a candy?

8. They were in Europe in 1991

9. When did you study English?

10. Where did you put the umbrella?

Unidad IV Introducción Something about Computer Science A growing number of students of Computer Science and people working with computers have an immediate and specific need to acquire a reading knowledge of computer science in English To read effectively in a second or foreign language requires both an understanding of the grammar and vocabulary of that language and also the development or application of reading skills. This booklet will help you in three main ways. Fistly, you will be given exercise material on formal aspects of language, such as grammar and vocabulary. Secondly, you will practise your reading skills such as locating information, finding the main idea of a text, translating passages accurately, etc. Thirdly, you will count with up-to-date basic information about computers and how they operate through the subject matter presented in each reading passage.

1) What is a computer? Read the following passage, answer the questions and then translate it into Spanish (Use your dictionary) A computer is a machine with an intricate network of electronic circuits that operate switches or magnetize tiny metal cores. The switches, like the cores, can be in one of two possible states, that is, on or off; magnetized or demagnetized. The machine is capable of storing and manipulating numbers, letters and characters. The basic idea of the computer is that we can make the machine do what we want by inputting signals that turn certain switches on and turn others off, or that magnetize or do not magnetize the cores. Answer these questions:

1. What is a computer? 2. In which states can the switches be? 3. What can the machine do? 4. What is the basic idea of the computer? 5. How can we operate the computer?

2) Some of the most common methods of inputting information are to use punched cards, magnetic tape, disks and terminals. The computers’s input device (which might be a card reader, a tape drive or disk drive, depending on the medium used in inputting information), reads the information into the computer.

1. Monitor, 2. Placa base, 3. CPU, 4. Memoria de computadora (RAM), 5. Tarjeta de expansión, 6. Fuente de alimentación, 7. Disco óptico, 8. Disco duro, 9. Teclado y 10.Mouse

Read the following passage A computer can solve series of problems and make hundreds, even thousand of logical decisions without becoming tired or bored. It can find the solution to a problem in a fraction of the time it takes a human being to do the job. A computer can replace people in dull, routine tasks, but it has no originality, it works according to the instructions given to it and cannot exercise and value judgements. Sometimes, a computer operates like a mechanical “brain”, but its achievements are limited by the minds of human beings. A computer cannot do anything unless a person tells it what to do and gives it the appropriate information; but because electric pulses can move at the speed of light, a computer can carry out vast numbers of arithmetic-logical operations almost instantaneously. A person can do everything a computer can do , but in many cases that person would be dead long before the job was finished.

a) True of False? (Pensar) T F

1. A computer can work and get tired very soon 2. A computer cannot work without instructions 3. Dull, routine tasks can only be done by computers 4. The tasks a computer can do is limitless 5. Electric pulses can move at the speed of light 6. A computer can carry out logical operations in two hours 7. A person cannot do a job meant for computers

b) Now, translate the passage into Spanish