INDEX

PRESENTATION
OBJETIVO GENERAL
UNINT 1
Introductions
1.1. Names
1.2. Saying Hello and Good-Bye
1.3. The verb Be
1.3.1. Affirmative Form
1.3.2. Interrogative and Negative Forms
1.4. Vocabulary
1.4.1. The Alphabet
1.4.2. Numbers
1.4.3. Classroom objects
1.4.4. Nationalities
1.5. Demonstrative Adjectives
1.6. Possessive Adjectives

UNIT 2
Free time Activities
2.1. Vocabulary
2.1.1. Sports
2.1.2. Hobbies
2.2. Can- cant
2.3. Likes- dislikes

UNIT3
Daily Routines
3.1. Vocabulary
3.1.1 Actions
3.2. Affirmative Form
3.3. Interrogative Form
3.4. Negative Form
3.5. Adverbs of Frequency
3.6. Telling the time
3.7. Object Pronouns

UNIT 4
At the moment
4.1. Possessive Pronouns
4.2. Articles a vs the
4.3. Vocabulary
4.3.1. Clothing
4.3.2. Personal Objects
4.4. Present Continuous Affirmative
Form
4.5. Interrogative Form
4.6. Negative Form
4.7. Present Simple vs Present
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ride

3.1. Simple Verbs

buy

jeans

swim

eat
feel

drink
hug

sleep

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become
bake
believe
buy
come
do
drink
drive
eat
feel
get
get up
give
go
have
know
leave
make
meet
pay
read
ride
run

llegar a ser
hornear
creer
comprar
venir
hacer
beber
manejar
comer
sentir
obtener
levantarse
dar
ir
tener
saber
salir
hacer
conocer
pagar
leer
montar
corre

say
steal
sell
sing
sit
sleep
speak
swim
take
teach
think
throw
try
write
want
wish
wait
walk
wear
work
win
wake up

Spanish
decir
robar
vender
cantar
sentar
dormir
hablar
nadar
tomar
ensear
pensar
lanzar
intentar
escribir
querer
desear
esperar
caminar
usar
trabajar
ganar
despertar

swim
Become a doctor

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3.1. Present Simple
3.1.1. Affirmative Form
Learning Objective:
Talking about things we do
every day in activities context.
Subject

The present simple tense is used for things that we do in a

daily basis, it's what we call routines. We're going to
divide these sections into two explanations; the first one
has to do with the verbs for the third singular person, as in
the example below:
Pronoun

(Mario)
He
(Jessica)
She
(English class) It

Action

Complement

walks
drinks
starts

to school every day.

coffee in the mornings.
at 8:00 o'clock on Mondays.

As you can see the subject pronouns substitute the names of the people or things we're talking about; we
need to add s to the end of the verb whenever we refer to he, she or it.
In positive statements, we do not add s to the verbs with the other subject pronouns. For Example:
Pronoun
I
You
We
They

Exercise 1.

Bruce

Action
go
walk
drink
take

Complement
to school in the afternoons.
to school every day.
coffee in the mornings.
the bus to school on Fridays.

Write the correct form of the verbs in the following paragraph.

Hi, my name _______ (is/am) Bruce. I ___________(work/works) in a hospital.
I_______ (is/am) a doctor. I _________ (take/takes) the bus every day to work.
My friend Sarah _________ (study/studies) in a Medicine School.
She ________ (visits/ visit) me in the hospital to learn new things about my job.
So, we ________ (takes/take) the bus back home together.

Sarah

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3.1.2. Interrogative and Negative Form
Learning Objective:
Asking and answering questions
about one's routines in working
places context.

Does

Now, we're going to learn how to ask questions

about different jobs and give negative answers. As
in the previous topic, we'll divide this section into two
parts. To make questions, we use an auxiliary DOES
and the negation DOESN'T for the third singular
person. For example:

No,

work in an office?
she
he
she

<

doesn't work in an office.

Notice that in this case we do not add the s to the

verb, although these are third singular person, why
is this? Because the auxiliary does and the
negation doesn't already have the s in them.

Do

<

No,
On the other hand, for the rest of the pronouns, we
have DO as the auxiliary to make questions and
DON'T to give a negative answer.

you
we
they
you
we
they

work in an office?

<

To make a question we write: DOES at the beginning

of the question, followed by the pronoun and the
complement after. In the negative answers, if we
are responding a question we write: No, the person,
the negation DOESN'T, the verb and the rest of the
sentence; but, if we are just stating a negative
answer we begin with: the person, the negation,
verb and the complement.

<

he

dont work in an office?

As a conclusion, in the present simple tense, there

are two sections; the third singular person (he, she, it)
and the rest of the subject pronouns (I, you, we,
they). We need to be careful about spelling the
verbs and using the correct auxiliary. Notice that
only in the positive statements we add the s to the
verbs.

Exercise 1.

Match the jobs to the workplaces, as in the example.

Piece of cake!!

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1. Doctor
2. Teacher
3. Secretary
4. Pilot
5. Waiter
6. Cashier
7. Receptionist
8. Lawyer
9. Police Officer
10. Singer

a) Airport
b) Police Station
c) Restaurant
d) Hospital
e) Hotel
f) Courthouse
g) Office
h) Concert Hall
i) School
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Exercise 2.

Complete the conversations with the correct word.

A: ________ you have a job?
B: Yes, I _________ in a school.
A: Oh, are you a ______________?
B: Yes, I am. My sister is a teacher too.
She _______ in the same school.
A: ___________ you drive to work?
B: No, we _________. We ________ the bus to work.

A: ________ your brother walk to his job?

B: No, he ____________. He _________ his car.
A: I ________ in a Courthouse. I am a __________.
B: How nice, ________ you like your job?
A: Yes, I ________ it a lot.

A: __________ you and your mother live in a city?

B: No, we ________. We live in a small town.
A: ________ your mother work?
B: Yes, she _________ in an office.

Exercise 3.

Complete the conversations with the correct words.

Tom:
Liz:
Tom:
Liz:

What __________ (do/does) your husband ______ (do/does)?

He ___________ (work/works) in a department store.
How ________ (do/does) he ________ (like/likes) it?
He _________ (likes/like) it very much. He _________ (work/works) long hours.
What _________ (do/does) you _________ (does/do)?
Tom: I'm a student. I __________ (study/studies) Art.
Liz: Really? Where _________ (do/does) you _________ (go/goes) to school?
Tom: I _________ (go/goes) to Chapman University. My sister ___________ (goes/go) there, too.
Liz: Oh, and what _________ (does/do) she __________ (study/studies)?
Tom: She ___________ (study/studies) Law.
Liz: That is really interesting!

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We also use adverbs of frequency to say the amount of time we do our routines in a regular basis. Check the
table below to see how much time we spend when we do our activities, taking 100% of the time to 0%.
For example:

sometimes
usually

always

seldom
never

often

As you can see in the table above, that's how we are going to use these adverbs of frequency, note that
these go always before the verb in all the three forms, affirmative, interrogative and negative, and are used
for all the subject pronouns.

Do

you
we
they

Yes, I
No, they

always

go to school by bus?

always go to school by bus.

don't always go to school by bus.

Exercise 4.
Activities

Does

he
she

usually drink coffee in the mornings?

Yes, he usually drinks coffee in the mornings.

No, she doesn't usually drink coffee in the mornings.

Check how often you do each of the things in the chart.

Always

Usually

Often

Sometimes Never

Do aerobics
Swim
Exercise
Play sports
Dance

Exercise 5.

Now write the sentences using the information from the chart.

1.____________________________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________________________

ammmm

4. ____________________________________________________________
5. ____________________________________________________________
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Exercise 6.

Write the following words in the correct order.

1. don't-drive-they-to-office-the.
2. doesn't-Jacob-work-the-afternoons-in.
3. reads-the-Lilian-always-newspaper.
4. Sonia-goes-to-cinema-does-often-the?
5.Mnica-do-and-listen-Nancy-music-usually-to-at-night?

Exercise 7.

Solve the following jobs puzzle.

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Word Bank

Postal worker
Pilot
Plane
Firefighter
Waiter
School
Motorbike
Doctor

4
6

8
9

11

10

12

13

Word Bank

Teacher
Work
Dentist
Hospital
Do
Policeman
Taxi driver

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Across
1. What does your aunt____?
4. My uncle is a _______. He works in an airport.
6. He flies a ___________.
9. Mr. Joe drives a taxi. He is a _________.
10. A _______works in a restaurant.
11. He works in a ___________.
13. My brother works in a fire station. He is a _________.
14. I want to be a policeman. I want to ride ________.

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1. My sister wants to be a _____________. She likes hospitals.
2. Tom works in a post office; he is a _________.
3. My father is a ___________.
5. She is a ___________.
7. Where does she________?
8. I want to be a __________.
12. She works in a ._____________.

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3.1.3. Telling the Time
Learning Objective:
Learning how to tell the time
in two different ways.

its one o clock

What time is it?

1:00

It's one o'clock.

1:15

Its one-fifteen.
It's a quarter past one.

1:30

It's one-thirty.
It's a half past one.

1:30 pm

1:45

It's one forty-five.

It's a quarter to two.

1:45 pm

1:00 am

1:00 pm
1:15 pm

o'clock
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Commonly we tell the time by reading the

numbers, the hour and the minutes in pairs; also
we have the other way, where we go from 15 to
15 minutes reading, quarter = 15, half = 30, but
when the minutes are from the 12 to the 6 we
use past, and from the 6 to the 12 we use to.

Exercise 8.

a quarter to

a quarter past

6
half past

Write the two forms to tell the time on the following hours.

3:15

5:45

11:30

8:00

12:00

3.1.4. Object Pronouns

Learning Objective:
Identify the object pronouns in a sentence.

The object pronouns are used as the objects of

verbs, they refer to the person not as the
subject, but the object of the verb, that's why
we write them after the verb.

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Subject Pronouns
I
You
He
She
It
We
You
They

Object Pronouns
me
you
him
her
it
us
you
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Exercise 9. Choose the correct word.
1. Maria is my friend. I know ________ (her/she) since elementary school.
2. Lalo likes dancing salsa. He likes ______ (it/them) a lot.
3. Tina always watches comedy series. She watches _______ (it/them) every night.
4. Jackie listens to the music of Justin Timberlake. She likes ___________ (him/her) a lot.
5. I love my family. I like spending time with _________ (them/us).
6. Paul has a red mustang. He drives _________ (it/them) to work.
7. Dorothy has a new laptop. She uses __________ (it/her) for her homework.
8. Luis plays soccer with his friends. He has fun with ______ (them/us).

PRESENT SIMPLE SUMMARY

I - We - You - They

EXAMPLE

MEANING

AFFIRMATIVE

I usually watch
TV at nights.

The adverb usually

before the verb.

INTERROGATIVE

Do you usually
watch TV at nights?

We use the auxiliary

do to make questions.

NEGATIVE

I don't usually
watch TV at nights.

We use the auxiliary

don't to make negations.

He - She - It

EXAMPLE

MEANING

AFFIRMATIVE

He always has breakfast

in the mornings.

The adverb always goes

before the verb and
it takes an -s ending.

INTERROGATIVE

Does he always have

breakfast in the mornings?

We use the auxiliary does

to make questions and
the verb stays with no -s.

NEGATIVE

He doesn't always have

breakfast in the mornings.

We use the auxiliary doesn't

to make negations and
the verb with no -s .

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3.2. Present Continuous
3.2.1. Possessive Pronouns
Learning Objective:
Identifying the possessive
pronouns to talk about one's belongings.

We know that when we need to specify that

something belongs to us, we use possessive
adjectives, as seen in Unit One; in this case,
we're going to learn a different way of talking
about our stuff.
POSSESSIVES

These are

Adjectives

Pronouns

My
Your
His
Her
Our
Their

mine
yours
his
hers
ours
theirs

socks.
These socks are

Check that the possessive pronouns go at the end of the sentence, we say the thing we're talking
about and then to whom it belongs.

Exercise 10.

Complete the conversations with the correct word in parenthesis.

1.A :Is this Jennifers hat?

B: No, it's not _________(her/hers). It's __________ (mine/my).
2. A: Are these _________ (your/yours) gloves?
B: No, they're not _________(my/mine)gloves.
3.A: Is this ___________ (your/yours)?
B: No, it's not _________(mine/my). Let's ask Kelly, maybe it's __________ (her/hers)
4.A: Are these Bill's shoes?
B: No, they're not _________(his/hers). They're __________ (mine/my).

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3.2.2. Clothing and personal objects
Learning Objective:
To know the vocabulary
related to clothes.

Necklace

Glasses

Dress

Earsflaps

Tie
Scarf
Suit

High-heeled
shoes

Umbrella
Hat

Blouse

Skirt

Gloves

Jacket

Shorts

Raincoat

Boots
Sneakers
Jeans

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3.2.3. Present Continuous Affirmative Form
Learning Objective:
Communicating at the time of speaking using stations
of the year as a context.
The present continuous gives an idea that an action is in progress
during a particular time, usually at the time of speaking. This
tense is connected by the form of the verb be, the verb of the
action plus ing.

Past

Future

Continuous

You can see in the time line above, the action that happens between 10:00 and 11:00 a.m. refers to
present simple continuous, because during that specific time is the action taking place. Let's see an
example, imagine it's 6:00 in the afternoon, and these people are talking, let's see what they have to say:
Well, thank you,
are you drinking soda?

You are wearing a

nice red blouse.

be
I
You
He
She
It
We
They

Exercise 11.
1.
2.
3.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

am
are
is
is
is
are
are

verb+ ing

wearing a blouse
raining
drinking soda

Complete the following statements using present continuous.

Diane can't come to the phone, she ____________ (wash) her hair.
Kathy __________________ (take) a test right now.
Please be quiet. I _____________ (try) to concentrate.
Look! It ___________________ (snow).
Teresa ________________ (clean) her house right now.
Julianne and Peter _____________ (play) chess in the park.
Eileen and me __________________ (talk) about our vacations.
The dog _________________ (eat) its bones.
I _______________ (do) the laundry.

3.2. 4. Interrogative and Negative Forms

Learning Objective:
asking and answering questions in a
negative form using real situations
as context.
Are you
drinking
soda?

As seen in the last topic, the present

progressive or continuous, expresses an activity that
is in progress at the moment of speaking. It is a
temporary activity that began in the past and is
continuing at the present. We now need to see how
to make a question and answer in a negative way.
We'll use the previous situation to clarify this tense.

No, I am not
drinking soda.

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Interrogative

Negative

Am I
watching TV?
Is
he
watching TV?
Is
she
watching TV?
Is
it
raining?
Are we
playing soccer?
Are you wearing a hat?
Are they working?

Exercise 12.

am not
No, I
No, he is not
No, she is not
is not
No, it
No, we are not
No, you are not
No, they are not

watching TV.
watching TV.
watching TV
raining.
playing soccer.
wearing a hat.
working.

In English there are

usually ways to shorten a
sentence, if you've seen
before, we use a lot of
contractions, most of the time
with negative answers, we
make the negation smaller by
using an apostrophe (')
instead of a word. Take a look
at the square.

Complete the phone conversation using the present continuous.

A: Hi, Stephanie. What _______ you ________ (do)?

B: Hey, Mark. I ___________ (stand) in an elevator, and it's stuck!
A: Oh, no! are you ok?
B: Yeah. Wait! It _____________ (move) now. Thank God!
A: Marci, how___________ you and Justin __________ (enjoy)your shopping trip?
B: We ______________ (have) a lot of fun.
A: _________ your brother__________ (spend) a lot of money?
B: No, mom. He __________ (buy) only two or three things.

Exercise 13.

Contraction
Am not = 'm not
Is
not = isn't
Are not = aren't

Look at the pictures and answer the questions. Give the correct answer.

1. Is Tina working?
No, she isn't. She is swimming.

2. Is Bill playing?
____________________________

3. Are they cooking?

____________________________

4. Is Kelly sleeping?
____________________________

5. Is Sarah watching TV?

____________________________

6. Is he dancing?
____________________________

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Exercise 14.

Write 5 sentences about what you and your family are doing right now.

1. _____________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________
3. _____________________________________________
4. _____________________________________________
5. _____________________________________________

3.3. Present Simple vs Present Continuous

We have now seen how to use the verbs in
each tense, remember that present simple refers to
daily routines, we use auxiliaries for questions
do/does and negations don't/doesn't; and the
present continuous tense refers to at the moment
actions; we need the verb be as an auxiliary and the
ending ing.

Exercise 14.

Complete the conversations below with a correct phrase from the box.

A: ________________________________at the
moment?
B: I'm doing a project about the rainforests.
A: ________________________________?
B: We usually do project work once a month.
We can work in pairs or in groups.
A: _______________________________for this project?
B: Yes, I'm working with two schoolmates, Kim
and Emily.
A: _______________________________?
B: I'm collecting photos.
A: And ____________________________ ?
B: They're doing research on the Internet and in
scientific magazines.

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What are you doing at school

What are you doing
How often do you do project work
what about Kim and Emily
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A: _______________________________a day?
B: I usually have three, but sometimes I have no
breakfast because I'm late for school and I have
to hurry.
A: _______________________________food?
B: I like fish.
A: ___________________________________?
B: No, I don't like Chinese food.
A: __________________________with your family?
B: No, I don't. My mum enjoys cooking. She's a very
good cook, so we never go to a restaurant.
A: What about snacks? ___________________them
frequently?
B: No, there are too many calories and I like to
keep fit.

How many meals do you have

Do you eat
Do you like Chinese food?
What's your favorite
Do you often eat at a restaurant

PRESENT CONTINUOUS SUMMARY

I - We - You - They

EXAMPLE

MEANING

AFFIRMATIVE

I am working in my homework
at the moment.
They are playing tennis now.

In this case we need the am or

are and the verb takes
an ing ending.

INTERROGATIVE

Are they playing tennis now?

We need the are to make a

question and the verb with ing.

NEGATIVE

I'm not working in my

homework now.
They aren't playing tennis now.

The negation am not or aren't

plus the -ing ending to the verb.

He - She - It

EXAMPLE

AFFIRMATIVE

He is cleaning
his house now.

In this case we need

the auxiliary is and the
verb takes an ing ending.

INTERROGATIVE

Is he cleaning
the house now?

We need the auxiliary is

to make a question and
the verb with ing.

NEGATIVE

He isn't cleaning
the house now.

The negation isn't plus the

-ing ending to the verb.

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Complete the text with the following words.
Watches

enjoys

has

does

studying

learning

doesn't

goes

have

Mary ________________ to a large school in London. There are about 1,500 pupils in her school. At the
moment she is ____________ hard because she ________ some important exams at the end of the month. She
loves __________ French and Spanish but she _________like Science. In fact she hates it. She usually
____________ her homework when she gets home and then she ____________ television with her family or she
goes on the computer. She doesn't _____________ much free time, but in general she _______________ her life.

Read the sentences carefully and circle the correct verb.

1.- Pedro goes / is going swimming every day.
2.- What do you mean / are you meaning?
3.- You need / are needing some new clothes. You look awful!
4 .- They watch / are watching television every day!
5.- Paul helps / is helping his mother at the moment.
6.- I don't like / I'm not liking doing the washing-up.
7.- Children often eat / are eating unhealthy food.
8.- I enjoy / I'm enjoying this book very much.
9.- Do you understand / Are you understanding the question?
10 .- We often go / We are often going to the beach at the weekend.
Read the following article about Christmas
traditions in England. Then do the following exercises.

Answer the questions.

1. Why do children love December?

The way British celebrate Christmas

All children love December because they have
school holidays and they celebrate Christmas and
New Year with their families. Christmas is held from 24
to 26 of December. It's a big traditional festival, a
time when friends and family can be together. In
Europe the important time is the evening of the 24th,
but in Britain, the 25th is the big day. At the beginning
of December most people buy a special Christmas
tree and put it in the living room. Just before Christmas
Day -usually on the 24th-, the parents put all the
presents under the tree and then on the morning of
the 25th, the children wake up very early because
they are so excited and they want to open their
presents. The traditional Christmas meal is a huge
lunch with turkey, roast potatoes and vegetables
with a special dessert and of course a large Christmas
cake. Everyone eats and drinks a lot. Later that day at
3:00 pm, they watch the Queen on television. The
26th of December is called Boxing Day and it is also a
national holiday. Most people visit friends and eat a
lot of Christmas food again!

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2. Which day is important in Britain?

3. Why do the children wake up so early on Christmas

Day?

4. What do the British eat for lunch on Christmas Day?

5. When is the Queen on television?

TRADITIONS

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ENGLAND

School holiday
Christmas on the 24th
Christmas tree
Gifts
Large Meal

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