Formación en idiomas

Inglés Técnico nivel 1

(Comprensión oral y escrita)
Código PL.3.11.3-0000/17
1ra edición
Guatemala, abril de 2017
Formación en idiomas Inglés
Técnico nivel 1 (Comprensión oral y
escrita) Código PL.3.11.3-
Formación en idiomas
Inglés Técnico nivel 1
(Comprensión oral y escrita)
Código PL.3.11.3-0000/17
1ra edición

Guatemala, abril de 2017

ICONOGRAPHY

OBJECTIVES PRESENTATION VOCABULARY

PRONUNCIATION GRAMMAR INTEGRATION

EXERCISE LISTENING SPEAKING

ICONOGRAPHY

READING WRITING ACTIVITY

SELF-TEST TEST REFLECTION

LINKS
 PRESENTATION

PRESENTATION

The present manual has been elaborated, revised, verified and institutionalized by a technical
and methodological work team, based on training plans that respond to the required
competencies to fulfill the tasks of the career and its processes.
It covers theoretical, procedural and attitudinal aspects, obtained through an exhaustive
research process in referential sources: manuals, books, guides and online resources.
Afterwards, the manual goes through an editing, style correction, and layout process to
guarantee copyright, attachment to language norms, and its pedagogical and methodological
relevance.
The manual is divided into six units or lessons:

The first lesson presents basic English vocabulary and basic IT concepts in English in simple
sentences.
The second lesson presents vocabulary about personal information and basic English verbs,
as well as basic IT verbs and words about technology. It also presents actions in the simple
present and third person to describe and ask about occupations.
The third lesson is about routines, schedules, time expressions, procedures and problem
solving expressions. It also presents sentences and questions in the simple present to ask about
third persons.
The fourth lesson presents office vocabulary and IT tasks combined with sentences about
actions in progress and questions to verify procedures.
The fifth lesson presents vocabulary about places in the city as well as IT related occupations.
It also helps learners identify permanent actions from temporary ongoing actions and verification
questions.
The sixth lesson is about entertainment, communications and verification processes, as well as
sentences and questions to ask about abilities, permission and possibility.
It is expected that the study of this manual arises interest and encourages learners to reach
their goals through effort and dedication to become competitive in working environments and to
improve their quality of life.
INDEX

1. Lesson 1: Basic vocabulary

1.1. Alphabet, cardinal numbers and ordinal numbers
1.1.1. Introduction to technology concepts
1.2. Shapes, sizes and colors
1.2.1. Computer equipment
1.3. Vocabulary sentences
1.3.1. Basic software vocabulary
Self-test
2. Lesson 2: Personal Information and Technology
2.1. Personal data
2.1.1. Email
2.2. Countries and nationalities
2.2.1. Search engines
2.3. Basic verbs
2.3.1. Parts of a web page
2.4. Sentences about occupations
2.4.1. IT related verbs
2.5. Questions about work and occupations
Self-test
3. Lesson 3: Time, work routines and problem solving
3.1. Units of time, days, months and years
3.1.1. Opening an email account
3.2. Schedules
3.2.1. Basic software procedures
3.3. Work routines
3.3.1. Problem solving through verification
Self-test
Mid-term test
4. Lesson 4: Office vocabulary and IT work tasks
4.1. Office equipment
4.1.1. Words of description
4.1.2. Work verbs
4.2. Office furniture
4.2.1. Prepositions
4.2.2. Applications
4.3. Office work tasks
4.3.1. IT tasks and procedures
4.4. Sentences and questions about activities in process
Self-test
5. Lesson 5: Places in the city and IT occupations and duties
5.1. Places in the city
5.1.1. Directions
5.2. IT occupations
5.2.1. Occupation duties
5.3. Instructions
5.3.1. Work processes
5.4. Permanent situations vs activities in process
5.4.1. Questions about permanent situations and activities in process
5.4.2. Problem solving
Self-test
6. Lesson 6:Entertainment
6.1. Telecommunications
6.2. Personal use technological devices
6.3. Social networks
6.3.1. Social network related verbs
6.4. Hobbies
6.4.1. Sentences and questions about ability
6.4.2. Sentences and questions for permission
6.4.3. Sentences and questions about possibility
Self-test
Final test

Bibliography
 LESSON

Assessment Criteria:
 Identify Basic English vocabulary detailed in the content of the lessons in the
exercises performed in the classroom.
 Repeats the correct pronunciation of the Basic English vocabulary through the use
of recordings.
 Identifies the glossary IT technical terms detailed in the content of the lessons in
the exercises performed in the classroom.
 HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE

Read and listen.

- What’s this?
- It’s a printer.
- Please, spell printer.
- P–R–I–N–T–E–R
- A printer is hardware.
 1. BASIC ENGLISH VOCABULARY

1. read

2. listen

3. write

4. talk

5. point
6. touch

7. take

8. repeat

read
9. How do you say _____?

talk
10. Please, spell ______.
 LET’S PRACTICE

INSTRUCTIONS: Circle the word that matches the picture on each row.

0. point take write

1. read talk listen

2. touch read listen

3. talk take listen

4. touch point spell

5. read say write

 1.1. THE ALPHABET

Listen to the audio twice. Repeat the second time.

LET’S PRACTICE

INSTRUCTIONS: Listen to the audio and circle the correct letter on each row.

0. F N O M Q

1. G U R S C

2. A B D X P

3. Y W E I O

4. T F H V K

5. A I O U P
 NUMBERS

Listen to the audio twice. Repeat the second time.

 LET’S PRACTICE

INSTRUCTIONS: Listen to the audio and circle the correct answer.

A. 3
8
FIVE

B. 6
SEVEN
17

C. NINE
19
21

D. 12
TWO
TWENTY

E. 15
5
FOUR

F. EIGHTEEN
EIGHT
9
 ORDINAL NUMBERS

Listen to the audio twice. Repeat the second time.

After 20th TWENTIETH

we start over with
21st TWENTY-FIRST,
22nd TWENTY-SECOND,
and so on.
 LET’S PRACTICE

INSTRUCTIONS: Match the floors on the building to the word of its

corresponding cardinal number.

0. SIXTH

1. SEVENTH

2. FIRST

3. THIRD

4. FIFTH

5. SECOND

6. FOURTH
1.1.1. BASIC TECHNOLOGY CONCEPTS

1. HARDWARE

2. SOFTWARE

3. SCREEN

4. CABLE

5. DATABASE

6. APPLIANCE

7. USER
8. DEVELOP

9. EQUIPMENT

10. INSTALL

11. INTRANET

12. DEVICE
 LET’S PRACTICE

INSTRUCTIONS: Match the vocabulary words to their images.

0. SOFTWARE

1. HARDWARE

2. USER

3. SCREEN

4. DEVELOP

5. INSTALL
 PRONUNCIATION

INSTRUCTIONS: Listen and repeat the following words and sentences.

1. LISTEN
2. TALK
3. SPELL
4. THREE
5. SIX
6. INSTALL
7. THIRTEEN
8. EIGHTEEN
9. TWENTY
10. FIRST
11. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME.
12. HE IS ON THE TWENTIETH FLOOR.
13. THE SCREEN IS BLUE.
14. THE TV IS AN APPLIANCE.
15. THERE ARE EIGHT NEW KEYBOARDS.

ADDITIONAL PRACTICE

You can practice more pronunciation on the following link.

https://pronuncian.com/sounds
 1.2. SHAPES, SIZES AND COLORS

Listen to the audio twice. Repeat the second time.

SHAPES

CIRCLE SQUARE RECTANGLE

OVAL STAR
TRIANGLE

LINE CROOKED LINE ZIG ZAG

SIZES

TINY SMALL / LITTLE MEDIUM BIG / LARGE EXTRA LARGE

COLORS

RED BLUE YELLOW GREEN

ORANGE PURPLE BLACK

LIGHT
GRAY PINK BROWN
BLUE

PRONUNCIATION

INSTRUCTIONS: Listen to the audio and match the words that have the same
vowel sound.
0. blue five
1. green six
2. red two
3. white that
4. pink three
5. black ten
 LET’S PRACTICE

INSTRUCTIONS: Color each shape according to the color code in the box.

MEDIUM CIRCLE = PINK

black SMALL DIAMOND = BLUE
SMALL STAR = ORANGE
BIG RECTANGLE = YELLOW
MEDIUM OVAL = PURPLE
BIG TRIANGLE = GREEN

gray BIG CIRCLE = RED

green SMALL SQUARE = GRAY
ORANGE

TINY OVAL = BROWN

MEDIUM SQUARE = WHITE
MEDIUM STAR = LIGHT BLUE
TINY RECTANGLE = BLACK

blue yellow

white pink
purple

brown
light blue
 1.2.1. COMPUTER EQUIPMENT

Listen to the audio twice. Repeat the second time.

HARDWARE
DESKTOP / PC

CPU
SCANNER

MONITOR

PRINTER

USB PORT

KEYBOARD

MOUSE
LAPTOP

TABLET
NETBOOK

SPEAKER
MODEM

SWITCH

HUB
 LET’S PRACTICE

INSTRUCTIONS: Write the number of the word on the blank above the part of
the equipment it corresponds.
0. KEYBOARD 1. SCANNER 2. SWITCH 3. TABLET 4. LAPTOP
5. SPEAKER 6. PRINTER 7. MONITOR 8. DESKTOP 9. MOUSE
10. HUB

__0__ 8
______ 4
______

10
_____ 1
______ 5
_____

7
______ 3
_______ 2
_______

6
______ 9
________
 1.3. VOCABULARY SENTENCES

Read the examples about the picture.

This is a black desktop.

Those
speakers are
not white.

There is a keyboard on the desk.

The
portable
game is
yellow.

These are
cellphones
.
It is a laptop.

SENTENCES

 A sentence is a group of words that make sense.

 Sentences have subject and predicate.
 Sentences always take a verb.
 There are affirmative and negative sentences.
 1.3.1. BASIC SOFTWARE VOCABULARY

Listen to the audio twice. Repeat the second time.

1. APPLICATION

2. BUG

3. DRIVER

4. HOTFIX

5. USER INTERFACE

6. ALGORITHM
7. WORM

8. COOKIES

9. POP-UP

10. SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

11. WEB PAGE

12. VIRUS
 VERB TO BE

We use verb to be to name and describe people, animals, places and things.
In the present tense, the verb to be is used as follows:

am • FIRST PERSON, SINGULAR

• I am a software developer.

is • THIRD PERSON, SINGULAR

• The blue laptop is small.

• SECOND PERSON, SINGULAR AND PLURAL

are • You are an IT specialist.

• These are speakers.

AM and IS are singular, we use them to name and describe a single thing, animal, place or
person.
ARE is plural, we use it to name and describe plural things, animals, placer or people.
It is important to check if the subject of the sentence is singular or plural to choose the correct
form of the verb.

I SINGULAR AM

SPEAKER SINGULAR IS

SPEAKERS PLURAL ARE

 LET’S PRACTICE

INSTRUCTIONS: Write the correct form of the verb to be (am, is, are) to complete each
sentence.

0. He _is__ a software developer.

1. are
There __________ new cellphones.
2. is
There ___________ a white laptop on the desk.
3. am
I ___________ an IT specialist.
4. is
Ana ___________ on the fifth floor.
5. are
We ___________ disconnected right now.

NEGATIVE SENTENCES

We use the word NOT to express negative sentences.

I am not
He
She
is not
We
You
They
are not
 CONTRACTIONS

The verb to be can also be used in a contracted form.

I am I’m I am not I’m not

He is He’s He is not He’s not He isn’t
She is She’s She is not She’s not She isn’t
It is It’s It is not It’s not It isn’t
You are You’re You are not You’re not You aren’t
We are We’re We are not We’re not We aren’t
You are You’re You are not You’re not You aren’t
They are They’re They are They’re not They aren’t
not

LET’S PRACTICE

INSTRUCTIONS: Complete the following sentences with the correct form of

the verb to be in affirmative or negative sentences. You can use contractions.

0. It _isn’t__ (not) the correct USB port.

is
1. Peter __________ a LINUX user.
am
2. I __________ 23 years old.
isn't
3. This __________ (not) a hub.
are
4. My speakers ___________ (not) on.
are
5. You ___________ on the second floor.
isn't
6. The software ____________ (not) installed.
are
7. There ___________ some desktops in the new lab.
8. A blue keyboard __________ is in the box.
aren't
9. Those ___________ (not) scanners.
is
10. A modem ______________ a piece of hardware.
 INTEGRATION

INSTRUCTIONS: Draw a line to match both parts of the sentence according to the picture.

0.

It is two stars.

1.

These are red.

2.

The modem isn’t a data base.

3.

This cable is some screens.

4.

There are blue.

5.
yellow.
The triangle isn’t
 LET’S READ

INSTRUCTIONS: Read the paragraph and then choose the correct answer to
complete each sentence.

HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE

Hardware is all the parts of computer equipment. The CPU, the monitor, the keyboard
and the mouse are hardware. Scanners are hardware too. On the other hand, software
is all the programs, applications and viruses. Software is installed into the hardware to
work. All devices are integrated by hardware and software, for example, cellphones.

0. Computer equipment _____ software.

a) is
b) isn’t
c) are

1. A CPU isn’t _______.

a) hardware
b) software
c) application

2. Software ______ installed in a cellphone.

a) is
b) isn’t
c) are

3. A virus _____ considered software.

a) are
b) aren’t
c) is

4. A keyboard and a mouse _____ software.

a) aren’t
b) are
c) isn’t

5. According to the reading, a tablet is integrated by _____.

a) software
b) hardware and software
c) hardware
 LET’S LISTEN

Listen to the questions and answers and choose the correct picture on each row.

0.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.
 INTEGRATION

Read the following sentences and choose the vocabulary word that best
completes them.

0. The mouse is black / triangle.

1. My friend Kevin is a modem / software developer.
2. I am / is an Android users / user.
3. A netbook is like a monitor / laptop.
4. There is / are a purple / pop-up on the screen.
5. She am / is the third / three user with a virus / star problem.

ACTIVITY

Work in group to create a poster to announce computer equipment and its

features.
 SELF-TEST

Circle the letter of the correct answer to each question.

0. What is brown?
a) a person
b) a color
c) a part of a computer

1. A router is ______.
a) software
b) program
c) hardware

2. This is part of a computer:

a) triangle
b) keyboard
c) gray

3. Users _____ happy about the new application.

a) are
b) is
c) isn’t

4. A software _____ a computer program.

a) are
b) isn’t
c) is

5. A virus is ______.
a) a good software
b) a malicious software
c) hardware

6. Pink, blue and white ____.

a) colors
b) shapes
c) programs
7. Screens are not on ____.
a) monitors
b) tablets
c) CPUs

8. Number 15 is spelled _____.

a) fifty
b) fisteen
c) fifteen

9. This is not a shape:

a) circle
b) mouse
c) oval

10. A software developer is:

a) a person
b) a program
c) a virus

11. The letter of the alphabet after F is:

a) K
b) G
c) FOUR

12. There ____ a pop-up on the screen.

a) are
b) be
c) is

13. I _____ a Waze user.

a) is
b) am
c) are

14. You ____ an IT specialist.

a) is
b) am
c) aren’t

15. The main server is on the ____ floor.

a) fiveth
b) fifth
c) five