Universidad Vizcaya de las Américas

Level 1 English Class

Saturday and Nocturnal
Course Material

Student Name:

Major: Group:

Teacher Name:

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Useful questions: Preguntas útiles
Completa las preguntas con las siguientes palabras

repeat help mean say spell speak

1 Can you that? 4 Can you that, please?

2 Can you more slowly? 5 What does that ?

3 How do you that in English? 6 Can you me?

Completa las conversaciones con las preguntas del ejercicio anterior.

1 A: My name is Elvira.
B:
A: Sure. It’s E-L-V-I-R-A
B: Thank you.

2 A: Open your books to page 24.

B:
A: Yes. Open your books to page 24.

3 A: “Excellent”?
B: It means “very good!”

4 A: Hi, my name’s Hiroyoshi.

B:
A: My name is Hi … ro … yo … shi.

5 A:
B: It’s “birthday” in English.

6 A: I don’t understand the homework.

B: Yes, of course.

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Subject Pronouns: Pronombres de sujeto
El sujeto de una oración es la persona u objeto que realiza la acción del verbo. El pronombre de
sujeto reemplaza al objeto o a la persona.
Pronombre Singular / Plural Masculino / Femenino
de sujeto ¿Quien?

I Singular - primera persona masculino / femenino

You Singular - segunda persona masculino / femenino

He Singular - tercera persona masculino

She Singular - tercera persona femenino

It Singular - tercera persona objeto / cosa / animal

We Plural - primera persona masculino / femenino

You Plural - segunda persona masculino / femenino

They Plural - tercera persona masculino / femenino

Escribe el pronombre de sujeto correcto de acuerdo a las imágenes.

____ (ME ) ________ __________ ________________

__________ _________ ______________ __________

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Be statements and Yes/ No questions: Oraciones con el verbo “ser o estar” y
preguntas con respuesta afirmativa o negativa.

El verbo to be tiene como función expresar dos acciones (ser o estar), este verbo sirve para
presentarse y expresar lo que uno es y cómo se siente.

Afirmación: estructura de la afirmación: sujeto + verbo + objeto / complemento

Sujeto Verbo Objeto/ Complemento Español

I AM A STUDENT Soy un estudiante

YOU ARE HAPPY Tú estás contento

HE IS JOHN Él es John

SHE IS IN THE CAR Ella está en el carro

IT IS A HOT DAY Es un dia caluroso

WE ARE DAVID´S PARENTS Nosotros somos los papás

de David

YOU ARE FROM MADRID Tú eres de Madrid

THEY ARE DOCTORS Ellos son doctores

Negación: estructura de la negación: sujeto + verbo + negación + objeto / complemento

Sujeto Verbo / Negación Forma corta Objeto/ Complemento Español

I AM NOT I´M NOT A STUDENT Yo no soy un estudiante

YOU ARE NOT YOU´RE HAPPY Tú no estás contento

NOT

HE IS NOT HE´S NOT JOHN Él no es John

SHE IS NOT SHE´S NOT IN THE CAR Ella no está en el carro

IT IS NOT IT´S NOT A HOT DAY No es un día caluroso

WE ARE NOT WE'RE NOT DAVID´S PARENTS Nosotros no somos los

papás de David

YOU ARE NOT YOU´RE FROM MADRID Tú no eres de Madrid

NOT

THEY ARE NOT THEY'RE DOCTORS Ellos no son doctores

NOT

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Interrogación: estructura de la interrogación: verbo + sujeto + objeto / complemento
Sujeto Verbo Objeto/ Complemento Español

AM I A STUDENT ? ¿Soy un estudiante?

ARE YOU HAPPY ? ¿Estás contento/feliz?

IS HE JOHN ? ¿Es él Juan?

IS SHE IN THE CAR ? ¿Está ella en el carro?

IS IT HOT DAY ? ¿Es un dia caluroso?

ARE WE DAVID´S PARENTS ? ¿Somos los papás de

David?

ARE YOU FROM MADRID ? ¿Eres de Madrid?

ARE YOU DOCTORS ? ¿Ellos son doctores?

Encierra la respuesta correcta.

1. Sebastian is / am / are from Poland.

2. Is / Am / Are you an university student?

3. Jim isn't / aren't from New York city.

4. We is / am / are 24 years old.

5. Is / Am / Are Chen from Hong Kong?

6. Abby and Jane isn't / aren't from Germany.

7. Jack and Madison is / am / are in Europe.

8. Is / Am / Are you a music student?

9. John isn't / aren't here.

10. We is / am / are university students.

11. Is / Am / Are you 19 years old?

12. I is / am / are 22.

13. Is / Am / Are you from Spain?

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Completa los espacios con la forma correcta del verbo “be”.

1) Thomas (be) my little brother. He (be) nine years old.

2) Wait! We (be, not) ready to go.

3) Dixie (be) my favorite aunt. She always cooks me chicken and dumplings. She(be)
coming to visit soon.

4) I (be) sleepy. I think I will go to bed soon.

5) The school (be) closed. It (be, not) open.

6) The bus (be) broken down. It needs to be repaired.

7) I (be) lonely. Marcos (be) lonely too. I think we should become friends!
8) Billy (be) good at basketball. He (be) tall, quick, and athletic.

9) The weather (be) cold today. I hope it gets warmer soon.

10) Jose and I (be) in the same English class. It (be) fun!

Responde de manera corta de acuerdo a ti.

Are you a student?

Are you a mother?

Are you a father?

Is your mom a good cook?

Is your teacher a woman?

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The Alphabet: El Alfabeto

A (ei) B (bi) C (ci) D (di) E (i) F (ef) G (yi)

H (eich) I (ai) J (yei) K (kei) L (el) M (em) N (en)

O (ou) P (pi) Q (kiu) R (ar) S (es) T (ti) U (iu)

V (vi) W (dabliu) X (ex) Y (wai) Z (zi)

Ordinal numbers: Numeros ordinales

Escribe el número ordinal correcto antes de cada palabra.

First Seventh Eleventh

Fourteenth Sixth Fifteenth

Fourth Nineteenth Third

Tenth Thirtieth Twenty-fifth

Twelfth Second Fifth

Thirteenth Ninth Sixty-ninth

Twentieth Eighth Seventy-seventh

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Months of the year: Meses del año
Escribe los meses del año de nuevo en el orden correcto.
September, February, August, December, January, March,
October, June, November, April, July, May
1. 7.

2. 8.

3. 9.

4. 10.

5. 11.

6. 12.

Be information questions (what, where, when, how old): Preguntas de

información (que, donde, cuando, cuantos) del verbo ser o estar
Completa la tabla.
Question word Use / Uso Example / Ejemplo

(1) things (cosas) (5) your name?

(2) Places (lugares) (6) you from?

(3) dates (fechas) (7) your birthday?

(4) someone’s age (edad) (8) you?

Lee las respuestas. Escribe las preguntas correspondientes.

1 A: ? B: I´m 21. And you?

2 A: ? B: I´m from Argentina.

3 A: ? B: My last name is Alvarez

4 A: ? B: September 8.

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5 A: ? B: My brother? He´s 30 years
old.

6 A: ? B: His name is George.

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Occupations: Ocupaciones

Relaciona las ocupaciones a las imágenes.

1. taxi driver 6. soldier

2. teacher 7. doctor

3. actor 8. engineer

4. firefighter 9. lawyer

5. police officer 10. writer

A. B. C.

D. E. F.

G. H. I.

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Relaciona la definición con la ocupación.

Column A Column B

He/she manages a restaurant or hotel 1. salesperson

This person writes and edits newspapers 2. supervisor

This person paints buildings and houses 3. Translator

He / she plays some instruments 4. Manager

He or she fixes cars, buses, etc. 5. Cashier

He or she repairs things at home 6. Journalist - Reporter

This person sells cars, clothes, shoes, etc 7. Waitress

His / her job is to supervise people 8. Repairperson

He or she takes care of elderly people 9. Waiter

He/she translates from one language to another one 10. Painter

This person uses a cash register at his/her work 11. Health care aide

He services food at the restaurant 12. Musician

She services food at the restaurant 13. Veterinarian

This person is a doctor for animals 14. Mechanic

He or she gives haircuts and shaves 15. Barber

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Articles “a” and “an”: Articulos un, uno, una
Los artículos son palabras que preceden a los sustantivos, indicando su género y número.
Marcan y determinan al sustantivo, por ello podemos decir que pueden clasificarse en dos
grupos. Los determinados y los indeterminados.

De esta forma, al igual que en español necesitamos hacer uso de los artículos, también en inglés
se requieren y se utilizan cuando corresponde.El artículo indeterminado en inglés es a y an.

a boy an apple a girl

Es invariable en género. Esto quiere decir que sirve de la misma forma tanto para masculino
como femenino. Se usa a y an para designar a personas y cosas.

A boy / Un chico A girl / Una chica

An ice cream / Un helado An umbrella/ un paraguas

Se utiliza a para las palabras que empiezan con sonido de consonante.

A chair / Una silla A soldier / Un soldado A pencil / Un lápiz

Se utiliza an para las palabras que inician con sonido de vocal.

An orange / Una naranja An envelope / Un sobre An hour / Una hora

El artículo indeterminado se omite con los sustantivos en plural.

Doctors Women Apples

Clasifica las siguientes ocupaciones en la columna correspondiente.

musician artists singer inspector engineer actor teacher students lawyers

a an sin articulo

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Responde “a” o “an” de acuerdo al sustantivo o un “-” cuando no sea necesario.

1. I want apple from that basket.

2. There is church on the corner.

3. Miss Lin speaks Chinese.

4. I borrowed pencil from your pile of pencils and pens.

5. One of the students said, "I want to be professor."

6. Eli likes to play volleyball.

7. I bought umbrella to go out in the rain.

8. My daughter wants to buy shoes.

9. Please give me piece of cake.

10. I lived on beautiful city.

11. Canberra is the capital of Australia.

12. My husband's family speaks Polish.

13. apple a day keeps the doctor away.

14. ink in my pen is red.

15. Our neighbors have cat and dog.

16. Is there chair in the classroom?

17. Are there cars in the parking lot?

18. I want to buy new cellphone.

19. My sister wants to be actress.

20. I want to be filmmaker.

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Family Members: Miembros de la familia

Escucha la descripción que hace Angelina de su familia. Escribe los nombres

correspondientes debajo de la imágenes (Workbook 1 Track 8).

Utiliza el árbol genealógico del ejercicio para completar las oraciones.

Angelina: Laura is my (1) . Leila and Frank are my (2) . Mike

is my (3) . Stacy is my (4) . (5) is her

husband. (6) and are their daughters. Leila and Frank are their

(8) .

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Responde las siguientes preguntas y realiza el crucigrama.

1. My mother's sister is my .
2. My daughter's brother is my .
3. My father's daughter is my .
4. My mum and dad are my .
5. My sister's son is my .
6. My aunt's son or daughter is my .
7. My father's brother is my .
8. My mother's father is my .
9. My daughter's son is my .

10. My brother's daughter is my ___________________________ .

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Possessive Nouns s’ and ‘s: Sustantivos posesivos

La manera más común en inglés de mostrar posesión es con una apóstrofe (´).

Convierte a la mayoría de los sustantivos singulares a posesivos agregándoles una ´s

John’s car The boy’s room My friend’s father

A los sustantivos plurales que terminan con s solo agrega la apóstrofe.

His parents’ jobs The students’ opinions The girls’ room

Si un sustantivo singular termina en s o ss agrega la apóstrofe después de la s.

Bess’ father Russ’ room Dennis’ car

Para palabras comunes con plurales irregulares agrega ‘s

The children’s toys Women’s basketball Men’s clothing

Clasifica las siguientes palabras en la columna correspondiente.

● brother ● sons ● grandparents ● Michael

● children ● grandparents ● the Johnstons

‘s s’

Completa las oraciones correctamente utilizando las palabras que se encuentran en

paréntesis.
1 Her (sister) husband is a doctor.

2 Our (children) teacher is from England.

3 (Tom) parents live in Santiago.

4 My (mother) best friend is from Argentina.

5 His (grandparents) house is near the school.

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Escribe la oración usando los sustantivos posesivos.

1. The room of the girl

2. The toy of the boy

3. The house of my mom

4. The ball of the dog

5. The books of the students

6. The purse of the lady

7. The telephone of the man

8. The car of the mailman

9. The milk of the cat

10. The cries of the dog

11. The cage of the monkey

12. The teachers of the schools

13. The president of the town

14. The cage of the birds

15. The office of the coordinator

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Simple Present statements and yes and no questions: Oraciones de presente
simple y preguntas con respuestas sí o no.

Uso:
El presente simple es un tiempo verbal que se utiliza para describir acciones habituales y
rutinas que suceden con cierta frecuencia.
I play tennis He works in an office They travel to Madrid

Forma Afirmativa:
En primera y segunda persona el verbo principal permanece igual no sufre ningún cambio.
I play the guitar Mario and Pablo ride a bike We watch a movie

Terceras personas (he, she, it)

En oraciones afirmativas se le agrega una s al verbo principal.
He lives in Mexico Laura reads a book Omar runs in the park

Si el verbo principal termina en ss, sh, ch, o, x se le agrega es.

The boy kisses his mother. Leila mixes the flour She goes to class

Si el verbo principal termina en consonante + y se cambia la y por ies.

Maria tries to study He carries a cake The plane flies to Europe

Si el verbo principal termina en vocal + y se utiliza la regla general agregar una s.

He plays in the afternoon She enjoys chocolate
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Forma Negativa:
La forma negativa debe llevar el verbo auxiliar do not (don't) que significa NO y es usada con
los pronombres I, you, we, they. La tercera persona singular (he, she, it) lleva el verbo auxiliar
does not (doesn´t). En oraciones negativas e interrogativas el verbo principal permanece en su
forma base.

He doesn't have a computer You don't read a lot

Forma Interrogativa:
En oraciones interrogativas el verbo principal permanece en su forma base, debe llevar el verbo
auxiliar do para los pronombres I, you, we, they and does para las terceras personas (he, she,
it) la estructura es: verbo auxiliar+pronombre+verbo complemento

Do you like to take pictures? Yes, I do/ No, I don´t

Does Tepic have a nice park? Yes it does/ No, it doesn´t

Completa las oraciones utilizando los verbos en paréntesis en la forma correcta.

1. Chelsea (like) jazz music.

2. My brother and I (collect) stamps.
3. you (have) MP3s on your computer?
4. Anna (not have) a lot of CDs.
5. Sara and Kathy (listen) to hip-pop?
6. The store (have) a big collection of classical music.
7. Richard (play) the guitar?
8. My sister (not buy) a lot of music.

Lee la información en la tabla sobre Rose y Ken. Completa las oraciones.

What do you in your free time? Rose Ken

Listen to music √ √

Read magazines X X

Watch TV X √

Play the guitar X √

Like jazz X √

Buy CDs √ √

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2. Rose TV and she magazines.

3. A: Rose the guitar? B: , she .

4. A: Rose and Ken CDs? B: , they .

5. A: Ken magazines? B: , he .

Completa las siguientes preguntas con los verbos en paréntesis.

1. you mineral water? (drink)

2. Sarah and Linda their pets? (feed)

3. your teacher your homework? (check)

4. they in the old house? (live)

5. the cat on the wall in the mornings? (sit)

6. Nina computer games? (play)

7. your parents TV in the afternoon? (watch)

8. your grandmother the phone? (answer)

9. Andy the shopping? (do)

10. Gary and Ken a cup of tea in the afternoon? (have)

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Third person “s” pronunciation: Pronunciación de la tercera persona “s”

Escucha los verbos. Pon atención a las diferentes maneras de pronunciar la s en

terceras personas (OpenMind CD 1 Track 16).

1 /Z/ listens does plays

2 /S/ wants likes

3 /IZ/ watches practices

Práctica pronunciando las siguientes oraciones y agrega el simbolo fonético que le

corresponde (Openmind CD 1 Track 17).

1 My dad listens to the radio every morning.

2 Jason practices the piano after school.

3 Mom likes walking the dog.

4 Our class sometimes watches English movies.

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Simple Present Information questions: Presente Simple Preguntas de
Información
Palabras Interrogativas / Question Words

What? Which? Who? What time?

¿Qué? ¿Cuál? ¿Quién? ¿A qué hora?

When? Why? Where? How?

¿Cuándo? ¿Por qué? ¿Dónde? ¿Cómo?

Estructura para hacer preguntas de información en el presente simple.

Question word Auxiliary Subject Verb + ? Complement + ?

What do I sing tomorrow?

Where do you work every day?

When does he play every week?

Why does she chat every month?

Which does it read

How do we run
Ejemplos:

● Where do you live? I live in Santa Maria del Oro.

● What does your father like to do on weekends? He likes to play soccer.

Relaciona las preguntas a la respuesta correcta.

1 When do Bob and Jerry go bowling? a Her sister.

2 What do Sally and Paula do on Friday nights? b In the park.

3 Where does Jane usually play tennis? c From the Internet.

4 Where do you do your homework? d On the weekend.

5 Where does your brother buy music? e They eat out.

6 Who does Linda play tennis with? f At home.

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Lee el texto y las respuestas. Escribe las preguntas correctas.

Tony likes to play soccer in his free

time. He plays with his old school
friends. They usually play on
Saturday afternoon in the park
near his home. He likes soccer
because it’s a very good sport
relaxing, healthy, and fun.

1 ? He plays soccer.

2 ? With his old school friends.

3 ? On Saturday afternoon.

4 ? In the park near his home.

5 ? Because it’s relaxing, healthy and fun.

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Escoge la respuesta correcta.

1. do you live?

I live in Toronto.

a) Who

b) What

c) Where

2. do you wake up?

I wake up at 7:30 am.

a) When

b) Why

c) How

3. is your brother?

He is great, thanks for asking.

a) Where

b) Why

c) How

4. is this?

That's my electronic dictionary.

a) Who

b) What

c) Where

5. do you take English class?

Because I want to improve my speaking.

a) Where

b) When

c) Why

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