Curso fundamental.

Presentacin del programa:

Un total de 14 unidades
(Dos exmenes escritos y una entrevista oral)
1er. Examen escrito = 100 pts. (Unidades 1-7)
2do. Examen escrito = 100 pts. (Unidades 7-14)
Entrevista oral
= 100 pts. (Los 14 niveles)
Introduce Yourself. (Page1)
(Presentacin)
Martin: Hi. Im Martin.
Martin: nice to meet you, Ben
Ben: Hi Martin. Im Ben
Ben: nice to meet you, too.
Traduction.Martin: Hola. Soy MartinMartin: guston en conocerte, Ben
Ben: Hola Martin. Soy BenBen: gusto en conocerte tambin
Greetings (Saludando)Responses (respuesta)
HiNice to meet you
Hello Gland to meet you
Im [Gera]Its a pleasure to meet you
Greet people (Saludargente)
Greetings:
Responses:
How are you?
Fine
Hows everything?
Im fine
Hows it going?
Great
Not bad
So-so
Say Good-bye
Emily:Good-bye, Charlotte.
Charlotte: Good-bye, Emily
Emily: see you tomorrow
Charlotte: OK. See you!
Despedidas:
Good-bye
Bye-bye
Bye
See you later
See you tomorrow
Take care
Good night
Names and occupations: (page 4)
A studet.A tearcher.An athlete.A writer.An actor.A pilot.A doctor.An engineer.
An architect.A nurse.A flight attendant.A singer.

Verbo to be = ser o estar

Pronombres personales.
Formal, Contraction, and Verb be:
I

am

Im

Im a student

Im in the school

You

are

Youre

Youre a teacher

Youre in the class room

He

is

Hes

Hes a writer

Hes in the office

She

is

Shes

Shes a nurse

Shes in the hospital

It

is

Its

Its a dog

Its in the house

We

are

Were

Were an architects

Were in the office

You

are

Youre

Youre an actors

Youre in the theater

They

are

Theyre

Theyre an athletes

Theyre at in the stadium

Affirmative statements:
I am Tony / Im Tony
You are an engineer / Youre an engineer
He is a teacher / Hes a teacher
She is a nurse / Shes a nurse
Negative statements:
I am not Tim. / Im not Tim
You are not an architect. / Youre not an architect
He is not a student. / Hes not a student
She is nota doctor. / Shes not a doctor
Contractions:
Im not
You arent
He isnt
She isnt
It isnt
We arent
You arent
They arent
Yes/No Questions and short answers.
Am I teacher?
Yes I am / No, Im not
Are you student?
Yes I am / No, Im not
Is he an engineer?
Yes he is / No, he isnt
Is she a secretary?
Yes she is / No, she isnt
Are we a doctors?
Yes we are / No, we arent
Are you a soccer player?
Yes you are / No, we arent
Are they a singer?
Yes thery are / No, they arent

UNIT 1(Page 4)
Talk about what you do. (preguntar la ocupacin)
Man: What do you do?
Woman: Im architect. And you?
Men: Im a banker.
More occupations: A chef, A manager, A banker, An artist, A musician, A scientist, A lawyer, A photographer.

Affirmative statements:
We are lawyers / were lawyers
You are flight attendants / Youre flight attendants
They are musicians / theyre musicians

Negative statements:
We are not chefs / Were not chefs
You are not attendants / Youre not attendants
They are not musicians / Theyre musicians

Grammar Be: Yes / No questions and short answers.

Yes / No questionsShort answers
Are you Laura?
Is he a manager?
Are they musicians?

Yes I am / No, Im not

Yes he is / No, he is not
Yes they are / No, theyre not

Unit 2(Page 12)

Relationships
Pessessive adjectives:
My = Mo
Your = Suyo (Ud.)
Hir = Su (de l)
Her = Su (de ella)
Its = Su (de ello cosa)
Our = Nuestro
Your = Suyo (de ustedes)
Their = Suyo (de ellos)

Example:
Juan has a red car
*Juans car is red
Maria has a black dress
* Marias dress is black
*Juan is Pedros teacher
*Maria is Pedros sister

Grammar. Possessives adjectives and nouns.

Possessives adjectives:
Dr. Jones is my doctor
Lynne is his student
Paul is not their teacher

Possessive nouns:
Mr. Smith is Lauras teacher
Ms. Gray is Jasons lawyer
Clarks manager is Mr. Bello

Grammar. Be: information questions with What

Quiestions:
Whats her last name?
Whats her phone number?
Whats his first name?
Whats their address?

Answers:
Hayek
57-34-0078
George
14 Bolivar street, Maracaibo, Venezuela.

Unit 3 (Page 20)

Directions and transportation.
Ask about the location of places.
Vocabulary. Places in the camunity.
A pharmacy: farmacia
A restaurant: restaurante
A post office: oficina postal
A travel agency: agencia de viajes

A bank: banco
A news stand: revisteria
A convenience store: establecimiento de conveniencia
A bookstore: establecimiento de libros
Vocabulary. Locations and directions.
1. Across the street: cruzando la calle
2. Around the corner: a la vuelta de la esquina
3. Down the street: bajando la calle
4. On the left: sobre la izquierda
5. On the right: sobre la derecha
6. Next to the bank: a un lado del banco
Grammar. Be: questions with Where / subject pronoun it
Wheres the bookstore?
Its down the street on the left
Wheres the post office?
Its next to the bank
Grammar. There is.
Questions:
Is there a bookstore near here?
Is there a pharmacy on Smith Street?

Yes, theres a bookstore across the street

Yes there is / No theres not

Give and get directions.

Vocabulary. More places in the community.
1. A bus station
2. A train station
3. A taxi stand
1. How do I get to the train station? (cmo llego a la estacin de tren?)
2. Is there a taxi stand near here? (hay una base de taxi cerca de aqu?)
3. Wheres the bus station? (Dnde est la estacin de camin?)
Vocabulary. Directions.
1. Turn right: voltea a la derecha
b. Turn right at the corner: voltea a la derecha en la esquina
2. Turn left: voltea a la izquierda
b. Turn left at the corner: voltea a la izquierda
3. Go straight: sigue derecho
4. Go to the corner of Main Street and Park Avenue: ve a la esquina de la calle Main y avenida Park
5. Go to blocks and turn left: sigue dos cuadras y a la izquierda
Suggest a means of trasportation
Vocabulary. More places.
A stadium, a park, a mall, a museum
Grammar. The imperative.
Take the train to the museum: toma el tren al museo
Dont take a bus: no tomes el bus
Take a taxi: toma a taxi
Dont take a taxi
Drive: condece
Dont drive: noconduzcas
Walk: camina
Dont walk: nocamines

Unit 4 (Page 28)

People
Identify a family members.
Vocabulary.Family memers.
Grandparents: abuelos. (ambos)
Grandfather: abuelo
Grandmother: abuela
Parents: padres (ambos)
Mother: madre
Father: padre
Children: hijos(ambos)
Daughter: hija
Son: hijo
Grandchildren: nietos (ambos)
Grandson: nieto
Granddaughter: nieta
Wife: esposa
Husband: esposo
Sister: hermana
Brother: hermano
Grammar. Be: question with Who
Who is he?
Hes my son
Whos Sylvia?
Shes my wife
Who are they?
Theyre my brothers
Talk about your family
Grammar. Have/Has: affirmative statements.
I have one brother and one sister
She has three daughters
I have
You have
We have
They have
He has
She has
Grammar. Be: questions how old
How old is he? Hes nineteen years old
How old is kate? Twenty-six
How old are your parents? Theyre both 84
Describe people.
Vocabulary. Adjectives to describe people.
1. Pretty: bonita
2. Handsome: guapo
3. Good looking: bien parecido

4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

Cute: lindo
Tall: alto
Short: bajo
Old: Viejo
Young: joven

Grammar. Adjectives very and so

Very es usado para hace nfasis en los adjetivos, ej: she is very beautiful y so tendra un significado
similar pero para un grado mayor, ej: my grand parents is so old

Unit 5(Page 36)

Events and times
Talk about time
Vocabulary. What time is it?
1. Its one oclock: una en punto
2. Its one fifteen: una quince
Its a quarterafterone: un cuarto para la una
3. Its one twenty: unaveinte
Itstwentyafterone: veinte despues de la una
4. Itsonethirty: una treinta
Itshalfpastone
5. Itsoneforty: una cuarenta
Itstwentytotwo: veinte para las dos
6. Itsoneforty-five: una cuarenta y cinco
Its a quartertotwo: cuarto para la dos
7. Its noon: doce p.m. (mediodia)
8. Its midnight: doce a.m. (media noche)
Vocabulary. Early, on time and late.
1. Early: temprano
2. On time: a tiempo
3. Late: tarde (o retrazado)
Invite someone to an event
Vocabulary. Events.
1. A movie: cine
2. A play: teatro
3. A concert: concierto
4. A party: fiesta
5. A game: juego
6. A speech: conferencia
Grammar. Be: question about time
QuestionsAnswers
What time is it?
What times the class?
When is the class?
What day is the party?

Five oclock
(at) nine thirty
(at) nine thirty
Friday
Friday at 9:30
Saturday

Talk about dates

Vocabulary.Months of the year.
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, November, December
Vocabulary.Ordinal numbers.
1st. first.2nd. Second.3rd. third.4th. Fourth.5th. Fifth.6th sixth.7th. Seventh.8th. Eighth.9th. Ninth.10thtenth.11th
eleventh.12th twelfth.13th thirteenth.14thfourteenth.15th fifteenth.16th sixteenth.17th seventeenth.18th
eighteenth.19th nineteenth.20th twentieth.21st twenty fisrt. 22nd twenty second. 30th thirtieth.40th
fortieth.50th fiftieth.
Grammar. Prepositions of time and place.
Time:
at
Se usa para indicar la hora. (at 4:00)
Para indicar el medio da o la media noche (at noon, at midnight)
Para indicar la noche sin especificar que parte (at night)
on
Se usa para fechas completas (on march 12th)
Para especificar un da de la semana (on Monday)
Para decir sobre el fin de semana (on weekend)
O tambin para el fin de semana sin especificar qu da (on weekday)
in
Se usa para especificar un mes (in January)
O para decir de una de las tres partes del da sin especificar el momento (in the morning, in the afternoon,
in evening)
Place
at
Se usa para dar una direccin completa (at Bay St.)
O lugares en general (at school, at work)
Para decir solo el nombre de una calle (onMainstreet)
Sobre que parte de la calle esta (onleft, onright)
In or at
Se usa para lugares especficos o en general, eso depende de las personas que participan en la
conversacin (in/at the mall, in/at Central Parck, in/at the bus station)

Unit 6(Page 44)

Clothes
Identify clothes.
Vocabulary.Clothes.
A shoes: zapatos
A shirt: camisa
A sweater: sueter
A tie: corbata
A jacket: chaqueta
A skirt: falda
A dress: vestido

A blouse: blusa
Pants: pantalones
A suit: traje
Grammar. This, that, these, those (los primero dos se usan para el singular y los segundos para singular).
This tie: esta corbata (cerca, singular)
That: esa corbata (lejos, singular)
These: estos zapatos (cerca, plural)
Those: esos zapatos (lejos, plural)
Grammar. The simple present tense: affirmatives statements.
I like those shoes
You like those shoes
We like those shoes
They like those shoes
Sara and Jim like shoes
He likes those shoes
She likes those shoes
Paula likes shoes
Talk about wants and needs.
Vocabulary. Verbs want, have, need.
Grammar. The simple present tense: statements and yes / no questions.
Affirmative statements:
I have a sweater
You have a sweater
We have a sweater
They have a sweater

Negatives statements:
I dont have a sweater
You dont have a sweater
Wedont have a sweater
They dont have a sweater

He wants a sweater
She wants a sweater

He wants a sweater
she wants a sweater

Yes / No questions:
Yes, I do / No, I dont
Do you need a sweater?
Do they need a sweater?

Short answers:

Does he like a sweater?

Does she like a sweater?

Yes, he does / No, he doesnt

Yes, she does / No, she doesnt

Yes we do / No, we dont

Yes, they do / No, they dont

Describe clothes.
Vocabulary. Colors and other descriptive adjectives.
Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, white, black, gray, brown.
New: Nuevo
Old: Viejo
Clean: limpio
Dirly: sucio
Beautiful: bonita
Grammar. The simple preset tense: information questions.

Who has a red shirt?

What does Ben need?
Whitch(cules) shoes do you like?
When (cundo) do they want the shoes?

Jack does
Does new shoes
The black shoes
On Saturday

Unit 7(Page 52)

Home and work
Talk about where you live, work or study
Vocabulary.Workplaces and homes.
1. A hospital: hospital
2. A school: escuela
3. A factory: empresa
4. A house: casa
5. An apartment building: edificio de apartamentos
6. An office building: edificio de oficinas
7. A garden: jardin
8. A window: ventana
9. A door: puerta
10. A garage: cochera
11. A stairway: escaleras
12. An apartment: apartamento
13. A balcony: balcon
14. The third floor: tercerpiso
15. The second floor: Segundo piso
16. The first floor: primer piso
17. An office: oficina
18. An elevator: elevador
19. A lobby: lobby
Grammar. Prepositions of places.
In
at
She lives in apartment
she works at Smith hospital
Across from: cruzando
Around the corner from: a la vuelta de la esquina de
Near: cerca
Between: entre
Describe your home
Vocabulary. Rooms.
1. Upstairs: planta alto
2. Downstairs: plantabaja
3. A bathroom: bao
4. A living room: sala
5. A bedroom: recamara
6. Closet: armario
7. A dining room: comedro
8. A kitchen: cocina
9. A large bedroom: recmaragrande (principal)
10. A small bedroom: recmarapequea
Grammar.There is and there are / a lot of
There is se usa para el singular

on
they live on the third floor

There are se usa para el plural

Lot of se usa para el plural en grande nmero
Theres one bedroom downstairs
There are three large bedrooms upstairs
Question about quantity with how many
How many bedrooms are there?
There are a lot of windows 50, I think
Name furniture and appliances
Vocabulary. Furniture and appliances in the home and office.
1. A dresser: cajonera
2. A bed: cama
3. A lamp: lampara
4. A night table: buro
5. A rug: tapete
6. A mirror: espejo
7. A sink: lavabo
8. A toilet: escusado
9. A shower: ducha
10. Bathtub: tina de bao
11. A TV: televisor
12. A picture: cuadro (pintura)
13. A sofa: sofa
14. A bookcase: librero
15. An easy chair: sillon
16. A feezer: nevera (congeladro)
17. A refrigerator: refrigerador
18. A cabinet: estantes (de la cocina)
19. A stove: estufa
20. Microwave: horno de microondas
21. A ciar: silla
22. A table: mesa
23. A sideboard: bufetero
24. A desk: escritorio
25. A computer: computadora
26. A printer: impresora
27. A telephone: telfono
28. A file cabinet: archivero

Unit 8(Page 68)

Activities.
Vocabulary. Daily activities at home (actividadesdiarias en casa)
1. Get up: levantarse
2. Get dressed: vestirse
3. Brush my teeth: cepillarmisdientes
4. Comp/brush my hair: peinar/cepillar my cabello
5. Save: afeitar
6. Put on my makeup: maquillarme
7. Eat breakfast: comer el desayuno
8. Come home: llegar a casa
9. Make dinner: preparer la cena
10. Get undressed: desvestirse
11. Take a shower/a bath: tomarunaducha/bao

12. Watch TV: ver el televisor

13. Go to bed: ir a la cama
Garammar.The simple present tense. Spelling with he, she and it
A los verbos terminados en t, e, b, y en tercera persona se les agrega s al final
Ej: gets, makes, sheves, combs, plays.
Los verbos terminados en s, sh, ch o x en la tercera persona se les agrega es
Ej: brushes, watches
Y en do-does, go-goes, have-has, study-studies
Vocabulary.Household chores and leisure activities.
Household chares: (queaceresdelhogar)
1. Washthedishes: lavar los platos
2. Cleanthehouse: limpiar la casa
3. Do thelaundry: lavar la ropa
4. Take out the garbage: sacar la basura
5. Go shoping: ir de compras
Leisureactivities: (pasatiempos)
6. Excersice: hacer ejercicio
7. Take a nap: tomar una ciesta
8. Listen tomusic: escuchar music
9. Read: leer
10. Play soccer: jugar soccer
11. Check e-mail: revisar e-mail
Grammar. The simple preset tense
Habitual activities.
She checks her e-mail every day
He go shoppingon Saturdays
Other time expressions
Once a week: una vez por semana
Twice a week: dos veces por semana
Three times a week: tres veces por semana
De tres en adelante se usa como sta ltima
Questions with How often (qufrecuencia) / frecuancy adverbs.
How often do you go out for dinner?
A: About three times a week
How often does she visit her parents? A: every weekend
Frecuaency adverbs:
Always: Siempre.
Usually: usualmente.
Sometimes: algunas veces
Never: nunca.
Afirmativestataments. (Enunciados afirmativos)-ing
Afirmative:
I am playing
You are running
He is walking

Negative:
Im not playing
You are not running
he isnt walking

She is studying
It is eating
We are dancing
You are listening
They are working

she isnt studying

it isnt eating
we are arent dancing
you arent listening
they arent working

Questions.
Am I playing?
Are you running?
Is he walking?
She is studying?
Is it eating?
We are dancing?
You are listening?
They are working?

Yes I am / No Im not
Yes I am / No Im not
Yes he is / No he isnt
Yes she is / No she isnt
Yes it is / No it isnt
Yes we are / No we arent
Yes you are / No we arent
Yes they are / No they arent

Information questions.
What are you doing?
qu ests haciendo?
What is he doing?
What are they doing?
Who is speaking?

A: Imlistening o music
R: estoy escuchando msica
A: hes driving
A: shes eashing the drishes
A: theyre playing
A: she is speaking

Unit 9(Page 76)

Weather and ongoing activities.
Todays weather (clima)
Vocabylary: Whats the weather like?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

Its Cloudy: estanublado

Its sunny: estasoleado
Its windy: haceviento
Its raining: estalloviendo
Its snowing: estanevando
Its hot: estacaliente
Its cold: estafro
Its warm: estacalido
Its cool: estaagradable

Grammar. The present continuous: yes/no questions.

Are you reading right now?
Is it raining?
Are they eating?

Yes I am / No Im not
Yes it is / No it is (No it isnt)
Yes they are / No they are (No they arent)

Ask about peoples activities.

Grammar. The present continuous: information questions.
Whosdriving? (Quin est manejando?)

Sarah is

What are you doing? (questshaciendo?)

Where are Tim and Jack going? (A dnde van Tim y Jack?)
Yes / No questionsinformationquestions
1. Is your family here?
2. Is there a pharmacy near here?

Watching TV
Theryregoingoutfordinner

1. Wheres your family?

2. Where is there a pharmacy?

Grammar. The present participle: spelling rules.

El presente participio ando, iendo en ingls lleva la terminacin ing
Talk: talking
Read: reading
Watch: watching
But remember.

make: making
take: taking
come: coming
Shop: shopping
get: getting

El present continuous (presente continuo) lleva el verbo be (ser)

Shes watching TV with her father
Theyre going to the museum
Discuss plans.
Vocabulary.Time expressions.
1. This morning: estamaana
2. This afternoon: estatarde
3. This evening: estanoche
4. Tonight: estanoche
Grammar. The present continuous: continuing activities and future plans.
(Cuando la accin es muy larga)
Es el presente para acciones que continan en el presente:
Im studying English this year. (Estoy estudiando ingles este ao)
Im working at home this week. (estoy trabajando en casa esta semana
O se usa para futuros planes:
Theyre cleaning the house on Friday, not today.
Janets meeting Bill at 5:00

Unit 10(Page 84)

Food
Get ingredients for a recipe
Vocabulary. Foods: count nouns (sustantivos constables)
An egg, an onion, an apple, an orange, a lemon, a banana, a tomatoes, a potato, a pepper, a beans, a peas.
Grammar.How many and Are they any
Para los nombres en plural:
How many tomatoes are there?
How many peppers are there in the fridge?
Are there any lemons in the fridge?
Vocabulary.Places to keep food in a kintchen.

There are two

There are four
Yes, there are three / No, there arent (any)

In the fridge (or in the refrigerator): en el refrigerador

On the shelf: en la alacena
On the counter: en la barra
Are there any beans in the fridge?

A: no, there arent any.

Offer and ask for foods at the table.

Vocabulary. Drinks and foods: no-count nouns.
Drinks:
Water.Coffee, tea, juice, milk, soda.
Foods:
Bread, pasta, rice (arroz), cheese, meat (mermelada), chicken, fish, oil, butter, sugar, salt, pepper (pimienta)
Grammar. Non-countnouns.
Mientras que los sustantivos contables (countnouns) son usados para las cosas contables, ej: anapple. Se
usan tanto en singular como en el plural
Ej: I want an apple, We have three tomatoes.
Los sustantivos no constables (non.countnouns) se aplican a cosas que no se pueden contar, ej. Sugar.
Estos no son ni singular ni plural.
Ej: I donteatsugar.NOT: a sugar and NOT sugars
Pero hay que tener atencin que los verbos singulares se usan siempre con los sustantivos no contables
Ej: Rice is good for you. NOT: rice are good for you.
Grammar.
How much and Is there any.
HowmuchyIsthereany se se usan con los sustantivos no contables, ej:
How much sugar do you want?
Is there any bananas?
Y how many y are they any se usa con los sustantivos constables. Ej:
How many apples are they in the kitchen?
Are they any bananas?
Vocabulary.Containers and quantities.
1. A box of pasta: una caja de pasta
2. A loaf of bread: una barra de pan
3. A bottle of juice: un bote de jugo
4. A can of soup: un lata de sopa
5. A bag of onions: una bolsa de cebollas
Talk about present-time activities.
Se usa el presente continuo para acciones que continuan en el presente, Ej:
Heseatingdinnernow
Werestudyingenglishthisyear
Se usa el presente simple se usa para acciones habituales, Ej:
My husband cooks dinner for our family
I never eateggsfor breakfast. NOT: I am never eating eggs for breakfast
Usar el presente simple con want, need and like, Ej:
I like coffee. NOT: I am liking coffee.

Unit 11 (Page 92)

Past events
Talk about the past.
Vocabulary.Past-time expressions.
Yesterday: ayer
Week: la semanapasada
Month: el mes pasado
Lastyear: el ao pasado
Tuesday: el martes pasada

Day
: hace dos dias
twoweekago: hace dos semanas
months : hace dos meses
year
: hace dos aos
how tow say years:
1900: nineteen hundred
1901: nineteen oh one
2001: two thousand and one
2010: two thousand ten
1980-1989: the (nineteen)eighties
1901-2000: the twentieth century
2001-2100: the twenty-first century
Grammar. The past tense of be
I
He was at home salt night
She
It was cloudy yesterday
She wasntat work last Monday

We
You were colleagues in 1995
They
Therewere a lot of people in the park this morning
Wewerent at the party last night

Contractions:
Was not wasnt
Were not werent
Discuss past activities.
Grammar.The simple past tense.
Regular verbs:
Aadired para formar el pasado simple. Pero los verbos terminados en esolomante se le aade d. Ej:
call-ed
like-d
I called my mother yesterday, but she wasnt home
Irregular verbs:
Come came
Do did
Drive drove

have - had
make made
put put

take - took
wake - woke
wear - wore

Eat ate
Get got
Go went

read read
ride - rode
see saw

write - wrote

Para hacer declaraciones negativas se usa didnt (didnot) y la raz de un verbo, Ej:
I didnt go to the movies last night. NOT: I didnt went to the movies last night
Vocabulary.Weekend activities.
1. Go to the beach: ir a la playa
2. Go running: ir a corer
3. Go bike riding: andar en bisicleta
4. Go for a walk: ir a caminar
5. Go swimming: ir a nadir
6. Go for a drive: ir a conducer
Ask about a vacation.
Vocabulary.Seasons.
1. Spring: primavera
2. Summer: verano
3. Fall / autumn: otoo
4. Winter: invierno
Grammar. The simple past tense: questions.
Para hacer preguntas acerca del pasado se usa did y la forma un verbo
Yes / No questions
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You
He
Did She watch TV last night
We
They

Short anwers
Yes, You did
He
She
No, We didnt
they

Information questions:
What did you dolsat summer?
Where did she go last winter?
Who did they see yesterday?

When did he comelast night?

How many eggs did this morning?
How often did you go swimming last week?

Unit 12(Page 100)

Appearance and health.
Describe people
Vocabulary: adjectives to describe hair.
1. Black: negro
2. Brown: caf
3. Red: rojo
4. Blonde: rubio
5. Gray: gris
6. White: blanco
7. Dark: oscuro
8. Light: claro
9. Straight: lacio
10. Wavy: hondulado
11. Curly: risazdo

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Short: corto
Long: largo
A mostache
A bread: barba
Bald: calvo

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Eye: ojo
Eyebrow: ceja
Nose: nariz
Ear: oreja
Mouth: boca
Chin: barbilla
Neck: cuello
Brown eyes: ojos cafes
Blue eyes: ojosazules
Green eyes: ojosverdes
Eyelashes: pestaas
Tooth: diente (teeth en plural)
Tongue: lengua

Grammar.Use of adjectives for fysical description.

Withbewithhave
Cuando s usa el verbo ser
cuando se usa have, primero se pone
este va antes del adjetivo, Ej:
el adjetivo y luego el sustantivo, Ej:
my eyes are blue
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I have blue eyes
our hair is blonde
or
we have blonde hair
her eyelashes are long and dark
or
she has long, dark eyelashes
Show concern about an injury
Vocabulary.Parts of the body.
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Head: cabeza
Chest: pecho
Stomach /abdomen: estmago, abdomen
Hip: cadera
Knee: rodilla
Ankle: tobillo
Shoulder: hombro
Back: espalda: brazo
Arm: brazo
Leg: pierna
Hand: mano
Fingernail: ua del dedo (de la mano)
Finger: dedo (de la mano
Toenail: ua del deda (del pie)
Toe: dedo (del pie)
Toot: pie. Feet: pies

Vocabulary: accidents and injuries.

1. He burnedhisfinger se quem su dedo
2. Shehurther back se lastimo su espalda
3. She cut her hand se cortsudedo
4. He broke his arm se quebrsubrazo
5. He felldown el se call (caer)
Suggest a remedy
Vocabulary.Ailments.
1. A headache: dolor de cabeza

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A Stamachache: dolor de estmago

A Earache: dolor de odo
A backache: dolor de espalda
A toothache: dolor de muela
A cold: resfraido
A sorethroat: dolor de garganta
A fever: fiebre
A cough: tos
A runnynose: escirrimiento nasal

Grammar.Should (debera) for advice.

Pedirconsejo con should or shouldnt, Ej:
Questions
Should I see a doctor?
Should she take something?
What should she do?

Answers
Yes, you should
No, she shouldnt
She should go to bed

Unit 13 (Page 108)

Abilities and requests
Discuss and abilities.
Grammar. Can and cant (poder y no poder)
Questions:
Can you play the guitar?
Can he speak English?

Answers:
Yes, I can / No, I cant
Yes, I can / No, he cant

Vocabulary.Abilities and skills.

1. Sew: coser
2. Knit: tejer
3. Paint: pintar
4. Draw: dibujar
5. Dance: bailar
6. Swim: nadir
7. Drive: conducer
8. Play the violin: tocar el violin
9. Ski: esquiar
10. Fix a car: reparar un carro
Vocabulary. Adverbsto describe ability.
1. Tom sings well (muybien)
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beautifully (hermoso)
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nicely (excelente)
4. RianSingsbaldy (muy mal)
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poorly (pobremente)
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terribly (terriblemente)
Decline aninvitation
Grammar. Too(demasiado) + adjectives
Se puede usar para expresar algn problema, Ej:
I cantdrinkthis tea (no puedo tomar este te)
Itstoohot (est muy caliente)
I dont want those shoes. (no puedo comprar esos zapatos)

Thereretooexpensive (son muy caros)

I cantread. (no puedo leer)
Imtootired (estoy muy cansado)
Vocabulary.Reasons to decline an invitation.
1. Imtoobusy (estoy muy ocupado)
2. I dont feel well (no me sientomuybien)
3. Itstoo late (es muy tarde)
4. I have other plans (tengootros planes)
Recuesthelporpermission
Requerir ayuda o permiso
Vocabulary. Could you please? (podraspor favor?)
1. Could you please open the window?
2. Could you please turn on the light?
3. Could you please help me?
4. Could you please hand me my glasses?
Grammar. Requests with Could or can
Usar preguntas con couldyou y can you y una la forma de un verbo para hacer una solicitud.Ej:
Could you turn on the light? or Can you turn on the light?
Para hacer ms amable la solicitud se usa please, Ej:
Could you please help me? Or Can you please help me?
Para pedir permisos se usa la hace con la forma can o could, Ej:
Can you please open the window?
Sure. No problem.
Could we watch TV?
No, not now. Sorry

Unit 14 (Page 116)

Past, Present and future plans
Get to know someones life story.
Vocabulary: birth and childhood.
1. Be born: nacer
2. Grow up: crecer
3. Go to school: ir a la escuela
4. Move: mudarse
5. Study: estudiar
6. Graduate: graduarse
Vocabulary.Academic subjets.
1. Architecture: arquitectura
2. Medicine: medicina
3. Psychology: psicologia
4. Business: negocios
5. Education: educacion
6. Mathematics / math: matematicas
7. Science: ciencias
8. Nursing: enfermeria
9. Engineering: ingenieria
10. Law: leyes
Announce good new bad news.

Vocabulary.More life events.

1. Get married: casarse
2. Get divorced: divorciarse
3. Have children: tenerhijos
4. Live happily ever after: juntosparasiempre
5. Die: meurte
Grammar.Would like(gustaria)
She would like to have two children
Id like to study architecture

(contraction: I would = Id)

Would you like to have children?

What would he like to estudy?

Yes, I would / No, I wouldnt

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Grammar.Be going to for the future.

Next year, Im going to move a baby
Hes going to move to Italy
Are yougoing to study architecture?
Whos going to graduate tomorrow?
When are you going to have children?
Ask about fee-time activities.
Vocabulary.Free-time activities.
1. Travel: viajar
2. Go camping: ir de dia de campo
3. Gofishing: ir a pescar
4. Ralax: descansar / relajarse
5. Hangoutwithfriends: salir con los amigos
6. Do nothing

Yes, I am / No Im not
Jeannette.
I dont know

Convesation.
Goodevening, teacher!
My name is Gerardo Bernal. Im 28 years old. Im employee. I work in an office administration of a church in
San Pedro. I live atPlutarco Elias Callesstreet 620, in San Pedro Garza Garca.
I have five sisters and one brother. Theyre 40, 39, 37, 36, 35 and 34 years old.
I work of Monday to Friday Im going to study English tree day for week on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday for evening
On Saturdayalways Ivisit to my family, Im eating lunch with them, for the evening make dinner in my house.
Sometimes I go to dancing and always I sleep late.
On Sunday,not much. I like listen to music and watch TV and take a nap for afternoon.
Im very short, brown and thin.Im black short and straight hair, Im brown dark eyes, Imshort eyelashes.
Im usingbluejeans, a black and gray t shirt, and gray tennis shoes.