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UNIT 1. INTRODUCTIONS
MISCELLANEA
Presentaciones

A continuacin le exponemos un listado de frmulas de saludo y de presentacin. Sabra qu responder a cada una de ellas? Podra ordenarlas de ms a menos formal? 1. 2. 3. 4. Pleased to meet you ____________________________________ How are you? How do you do? Hi! ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________

La expresin 'How do you do?' se utiliza en contextos muy formales cuando nos presentan a alguien por primera vez. La respuesta a esta frmula es tambin 'How do you do?' A veces sta suele confundirse con la pregunta 'How are you?', que significa 'Cmo est Ud?' y tiene por objeto interesarse por el estado de la persona a la que dirigimos esta pregunta. Las respuestas habituales a esta pregunta son: 'I'm fine, thanks. And you?' 'I'm OK, thanks. And you?' 'Not too bad, thanks. And you?'

Adjetivos de nacionalidad?

Los adjetivos de nacionalidad a menudo se forman aadiendo un sufijo al nombre del pas. Exemple: BritainBritish AustraliaAustralian JapanJapanese

Los sufijos ms utilizados son: '-ish', '-ian', '-ese' Diga el adjetivo correspondiente a los siguientes paises: Vietman Argentina Java Yugoslavia Russia Poland Norway

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Verbo to be (ser/estar)
Infinitivo Be Pasado Was/were Participio pasado Been Gerundio Being

Afirmacin
I am You are He is She is It is We are You are They are

Contraccin
Im youre hes shes its were youre theyre

Negacin
I am not you are not he is not she is not it is not we are not you are not they are not

Contraccin
Im not you arent he isnt She isnt it isnt we arent You arent they arent

Interrogacin
am I? are you? is he? is she? is it? are we? are you? are they?

Este verbo es auxiliar y puede hacer la negacin y la interrogacin sobre s mismo. Para hacer la negacin, se le aade la partcula negativa 'not' al verbo. Para interrogar, el verbo invierte su posicin con el sujeto. El uso de las formas contradas denota un contexto ms coloquial y, por lo tanto, no se consideran correctas en el lenguaje escrito formal.

1. LISTENING Introductions. Presta atencin a la siguiente conversacin y despus lee el dilogo.

This is Lidia. She is an important business woman from Catalonia in Spain. She is in Britain on a business trip and to learn English. She meets John at the airport for the first time. This is John. He is the manager of a very important hotel in London. Lidia: John: Lidia: John: Lidia: Hello, Im Lidia. Hello, Lidia. My names John. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you. Welcome to England. Thank you.

2. PRACTICE. Study the Grammar Help Box and make true sentences using am / is / are / m not / isnt / arent:
1. I ______ at work.

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2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. It ______ Wednesday today. My fathers name _____ Peter. My parents _____ at home. I _______ married. Cava ____ a drink from Catalonia. Lidia and John _____ married. Lidia _____ English. A dog _____ a plant. It _____ an animal.

10. Diamonds ______ cheap. They _____ expensive.

3. Completa las siguientes frases con la forma correcta del presente del verbo to be.
Ejemplo: My name is Claire 1. Where _______ you from? 2. I_______ from Italy. 3. What_______ your name? 4. Christina _______ 21 years old. 5. Mike and Rosie _______ from London but their parents _______ from Glasgow. 6. Clara _______ married. Her husband _______ a hotel manager. 7. His name _______ Stephen. 8. My friend and I _______ doctors. We _______ very interested in our profession.

4. Grammar practice: Making negatives. The following sentences are wrong. Correct them:
Ejemplo: Britney Spears is an English football player. No, she isnt. She is an American singer.

1.

Paris is the capital of Spain.

__________________________ . ____________________________ . 2. Youre English.

__________________________ . ____________________________ . 3. Michael Jordan is white.

__________________________ . ____________________________ . 4. Bananas are vegetables.

__________________________ . ____________________________ .

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5. The month after June is September.

__________________________ . ____________________________ .

5. Grammar practice: Short and long forms. Write the long forms.
Ejemplo: 1. Im a student. I am a student.

Whats your name?

2.

My names Tim.

3.

Hes married.

4.

Theyre from Belgium.

5.

Im eighteen.

6.

Shes a nurse.

7.

Youre Italian.

8.

Were teachers.

El artculo indeterminado A /AN

Este artculo se utiliza delante de los sustantivos contables en singular para hablar de un objeto o persona no especificada. Significa a un/a en espaol.
Uso de A Delante de palabras que comienzan por consonante, excepto h muda. Theres a letter on the table. There is a horse in the farm. Theres a student in the library. Uso de AN Delante de palabras que empiezan por vocal o 'h' muda. I have got an American car. There is an envelope in the drawer. You are an hour late.

6. Escribe a o an delante de cada uno de los siguientes sustantivos.

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1. ___ stamp 4. ___ notebook 7. ___ key 10. ___ newspaper 2. ___ egg 5. ___ orange 8. ___ envelope 11. ___letter 3. ___ bag 6. ___ book 9. ___ dictionary 12. ___ umbrella

7. Usa el diccionario y escribe a o an delante de cada sustantivo.

a. A boy

b. An apple

c. _____________

d. _____________

e. _____________

f. _____________

g. _____________

h. _____________

i. _____________

j. _____________

k. _____________

l. _______________

8. Elige la opcin correcta para completar las oraciones siguientes. Ejemplo: Hes (a/an) accountant.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Shes (a/an) housekeeper. John (is thirty years old/is thirty years). Im (not/no) married My sister (is/are) very beautiful. My parents (are/is) rich. There (are/is) a restaurant and two bars in the hotel.

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Los adjetivos posesivos

Los adjetivos posesivos siempre acompaan a un sustantivo y nos indican de quin es algo. Estos adjetivos tienen un antecedente, es decir, referencia a una persona o cosa nombrada con anterioridad y concuerdan en gnero y nmero con esta palabra. Ejemplo: Mr and Mrs Plough have a son. Their son lives in Jamaica. (El seor y la seora Plough tienen un hijo. Su hijo vive en Jamaica) Como puede observar, el adjetivo posesivo 'their' es plural y acompaa a 'son', que es singular. Esto es as porque 'their' se refiere a Mr and Mrs Plough y nos indica que el hijo (son) es de ellos (Mr and Mrs Plough).

Pronombres personales I You He / She / It We You They

Adjetivos posesivos My Your His / Her / Its Our Your Their

9. Completa los huecos con my o your.

1. 2. 3. 4. Hello. _____ names Sabina. Whats _____ name? Is Lynn _____ sister? JENNY: Albert, this is _____ brother, Darren. ALBERT: Hello, Darren. DARREN: Hello.

10. Completa los huecos con his o her.

1. 2. 3. 4. Whats _____ name? Eugene _____ name is Jim Burton. I have a daughter. _____ name is Dorothy. David is from France. _____ flat is in Paris.

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There is / There are

sta es una forma de verbo impersonal que significa 'hay'. A diferencia de nuestra lengua, en ingls existe una forma para el singular 'there is' y otra para el plural 'there are'. - AFIRMATIVA - Usamos la forma there is para el singular. Ejemplo: There is a computer in my room. Hay un ordenador en mi habitacin. - Usamos There are para el plural. Ejemplo: There are three dogs in the park. Hay tres perros en el parque. - NEGATIVA - There isn't (There is not) / There aren't (There are not) Ejemplos: There isn't any water on the table. No hay agua en la mesa. There aren't many parks in this city. No hay muchos parques en esta ciudad. - INTERROGATIVA. - Is there? / Are there? Ejemplos: Is there an English dictionary in the class? Hay un diccionario de ingls en la clase? Are there any letters for me? Hay cartas para mi?

11. Ahora completa las siguientes oraciones con there is, there isnt, is there?, there are, there arent, are there?
1. 2. 3. 4. There _____ a big park in our town. There _____ a lake and _____ _____ a lot of trees. _____ _____ a library in your school? Yes, _____ _____ one. ____ ____ ten players in a football team? No, ____ _____ . _____ _____eleven players. _____ _____ a train to the airport from the city centre? Yes, _____ _____ a train and _____

_____ two buses: number 7 and 27. 5. 6. sister. 7. Is your coffee all right? No, _____ _____ any sugar in it. _____ _____ thirty-one days in November? _____ _____ a computer in your home? Yes, _____ _____ two: one for me and one for my

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BSICO. UNIDAD 1 12. Responde a las siguientes preguntas. 1. Whats your name? ________________________________________________________ 2. Whats your surname? ________________________________________________________ 3. How old are you? ________________________________________________________ 4. Whats your address? ________________________________________________________ 5. Whats your telephone number? ________________________________________________________ 6. Where are you from? ________________________________________________________ 7. Whats your job? ________________________________________________________ 8. Are you married? ________________________________________________________

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VOCABULARY
Numbers
1. ONE 2. TWO 3. THREE 4. FOUR 5. FIVE 6. SIX 7. SEVEN 8. EIGHT 9. NINE 10. TEN 11. ELEVEN 12. TWELVE 13. THIRTEEN 14. FOURTEEN 15. FIFTEEN 16. SIXTEEN 17. SEVENTEEN 18. EIGHTEEN 19. NINETEEN 20. TWENTY 21. TWENTY-ONE 22. TWENTY-TWO 23. TWENTY-THREE 24. TWENTY-FOUR 25. TWENTY-FIVE 26. TWENTY-SIX 27. TWENTY-SEVEN 28. TWENTY-EIGHT 29. TWENTY-NINE 30. THIRTY 31. THIRTY-ONE 40. FORTY 50. FIFTY 60. SIXTY 70. SEVENTY 80. EIGHTY 90. NINETY 100. ONE HUNDRED

Cmo formar nombres de profesiones

Uno de los recursos lingsticos para formar nuevo vocabulario es el empleo de afijos. Podemos aadir sufijos o prefijos a la raz de una palabra para obtener otra nueva. Ejemplo: teach teacher; science scientist.

Como puede observarse, al aadir los sufijos '-er', 'ist', se obtienen dos sustantivos referidos a profesiones. Los sufijos ms comunes para formar nombres relacionados con los oficios profesiones son: '-er' '-or' '-ian' '-man' '-ist Observe las profesiones que se obtienen de las siguientes palabras:
Verbo act manage politics play paint fire chemistry music Profesin actor manager politician player painter fireman chemist musician

Cuando decimos a qu se dedica alguien, delante de la profesin hay que utilizar el artculo indeterminado a/an. Ejemplo: My mother Works as a photographer. Mr Jones is a policeman.

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JOB Actor

Jobs
MEANING Actor Azafata de vuelo Arquitecto Dependiente Panadero Camarero head teacher jeweler journalist judge lawyer manager miner musician Empresario, ejecutivo nurse painter photographer pilot plumber Programador/informtico Cocinero Dentista Diseador Director Doctor/medico Conductor de autobs, taxi, tren Electricista Ingeniero Granjero Pescador Pescadero Peluquero police officer politician receptionist sailor salesman/ saleswoman /salesperson secretary surgeon teacher travel agent waiter writer Director de colegio Joyero Periodista Juez Abogado Director Minero Msico Enfermera Pintor Fotgrafo Piloto Fontanero Oficial de polica Poltico Recepcionista Navegante Vendedor/a, representante Secretaria Cirujano Profesor, maestro Agente de viajes Camarero Escritor

air steward Architect shop assistant Baker barman / barmaid / bar person businessman / businesswoman / executive Butcher civil servant Clero Computer operator / programmer Cook Dentist Designer Director Doctor driver bus / taxi / train driver electrician Engineer Farmer fisherman fishmonger hairdresser

Carnicero Funcionario oficinista/administrativo

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SELF-EVALUATION EXERCISES
13. Whats your name? Complete the conversations:
1. A: Hello. Whats your name?

B: Claire. Whats ______ ______ ? A: My name ______ George. Where ______ you ______Claire? B: I ______ from Dublin. ______ ______you from, John? A: ______ ______ New York.

14. Writing: Hes from Australia. Escribe acerca de las personas que aparcen en el siguiente ejercicio. Fjate en el ejemplo:
SURNAME: Roberts FIRST NAME: Alice FROM: The United States JOB: Dentist AGE: 25 SURNAME: Nolan FIRST NAME: Tom FROM: Australia JOB: Hairdresser AGE: 32 SURNAME: Smith FIRST NAMES: Ann and Tina FROM: Scotland JOB: Students AGE: 20 1. Shes Alice Roberts. 2. Shes from the United States. 3. Shes a dentist. 4. Shes twenty-five. 1. 2. 3. 4. 1. 2. 3. 4.

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OPEN EXERCISES EVALUATION

13. Observa la imagen del siguiente ejercicio y descrbela. Escribe oraciones con there is, there are + a, an, one, two + nombres de objetos. Usa el diccionario si lo necesitas.

Ejemplos: There is a scarf under the bed. There are three books on the floor.

__________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________

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