ENCOUNTER 14

I wake up at 6 a.m. every day.

After I get up, I get to the gym. I like running.
After the gym, I take a shower. I drink coffee after I shower, but I don't eat breakfast.
I go to work at 8:00.
I eat lunch at noon with my friend.
I leave work at 5:00.
After I come home, I cook dinner.
After dinner, I watch TV or read a book.
I fall asleep at 11 p.m.
It's 8 p.m. now. I'm at home. I'm sitting and reading a book. My roommate is watching TV. She's watching a movie. We are drinking
coffee.
ENCOUNTER 15:
Were: era, eran
Was: fue, fui

EJEMPLOS:
1) Were you at the restaurant last night? // Estuviste en el restaurant anoche?
No, I wasn’t. I was at home // No, no estuve. Estaba en mi casa.
2) How are you?
Not good. I am at the library until 11 pm. Last night. (anoche)
3) How’s your new job?
It’s bad. I was happy at my last job, but now I’m terrible.
4) How was the chicken sándwich? You are eating very fast! // Que tal el sándwich de pollo? Estas comiendo muy rápido//
Delicious! Do you want some? // delicioso. Quieres un poco?

5) What time were the train? // a qué hora salio el tren?

The train arrives at 4 pm // el tren llega a las 4 pm.
 6) What do you think of yesterday’s meeting? // que te parecio la reunión de ayer?
It weren’t good. I don’t like our boss. // no estuvo bien. No me gusta el nuevo jefe.

Para preguntar información de tu familia/ amigos que hacen o hacían

- What do your parents do?

a) Are they farmers?
b) Are they managers of a Company?
c) What do they sell?
d) Are they doctors?
e) Are they salesmen?

- What does your dad do?

a) My dad’s a driver. He drives a taxi.
b) My dad is a doctor. He Works at hospital
c) My dad’s a teacher. He teach math at school.

- What does he do?

a) He drives a taxi

- What do the people do?

a) The man is a teacher, and the women are students.

- Is the woman an actor?

a) No, she isn’t. She’s painter.

- What do they do?

a) They are cooks.

- Are they directors?

a) No, they aren’t. They are actors.

- What are you doing?

a) I’m watch tv.
b) I’m working
c) I’m study

- What is he doing?
a) He’s watching tv
b) He’s talking to his mother.

- What is she doing?

a) She’s dancing
b) She’s studying
Para preguntar la profesión de una persona

- Are you an architect?

- Are you a doctor?
- Are you an engineer?

PERSON ACTION
Director Direct
Painter Paint
Tennis player Play tennis
Designer Design
Teacher Teach
Salesman Sell
Student Study
Driver Drive
Actor Act
Writer Write
 Where are you from? ¿De dónde eres?
Where are you now? ¿Dónde estás ahora?
How is the weather now? ¿Qué tiempo hace ahora?
How was the weather yesterday? ¿Qué tiempo hacía ayer?
What do you do? ¿A qué te dedicas?
What were you doing in the past? ¿Qué hacías antes?
Who are your parents? ¿Quiénes son tus padres?
What do they do? ¿A qué se dedican?
Who is your friend? ¿Quién es tu amigo?
What does he / she do? ¿A qué se dedica?
What was he / she doing in the past? ¿Qué hacía en el pasado?

I'm from a big city in Chile. Now I live in Chiguayante. The weater in Chiguayante is hot and warm in summer and very
cold in fall. Yesterday, it was warm and sunny. In Chile we are in summer season.
I'm a Human Recources Analyst. I was also a Management Engineering student.
I work in a construction company. I was worked at supermarket of cashier.
My parents are in Chile. My mother is a Housewife. My father is a taxi driver. My friend's name Lisbeth. She's from
Venezuela. She live in New York, She was a Professor in Venezuela. She is a saleswoman in an electronic store in New
York.

Para preguntar información tus padres / amigos / familia

- Does your family live in New York? // vive tu familia en New York?
- How big is your family? // qué tamaño tiene tu familia.
- Do you have any brothers? // tienes hermanos?
- Is he / she married?
- What is his job?
- What’s wrong // Qué pasa?

- Who are your parents? ¿Quiénes son tus padres?

- What do they do? ¿A qué se dedican?
- How old are they? ¿Qué edad tienen?
- Do you have a big family? ¿Tienes familia numerosa?
- How many brothers or sisters do you ¿Cuántos hermanos tienes?
have? ¿Cómo se llaman? ¿Cuántos años tienen?
- What are their names? How old are they? ¿A qué se dedican? ¿Están casados?
- What do they do? Are they married? ¿Estás casado/a? ¿Quién es tu mujer/marido?
¿Qué edad tiene?
- Are you married? Who is your
¿A qué se dedica?
wife/husband?
¿Dónde vive tu familia?
- How old is she/he?
- What does she/he do?
- Where does your family live?

My parents are good. My father is taxi driver. His name is Jaime. Jaime is 75 years old. My mother is housewife. Her name is Maria.
Maria is 72 years old. My family is small. I have one brother and one sister.
My brothers name is Gamaliel. He is 52 years old. He is a sailor. He is married. His wife's name is Cynthia. She is a math teacher.
They don't have children.
My sisters name is Ingrid. She is 50 years old. My sistes is a Secretary. She is married. Her husband's name is Ramon. His is a
Wood Engeneer. They are two children.
My family live in Valdivia. It is a beautiful city in the south of Chile.

TREE FAMILY

1) Matt and Gina are married. Matt is Gina’s husband. Gina is Matt’s wife. // Matt y Gina están casados. Matt es el marido
de Gina. Gina es la mujer de Matt.//
2) Cathy and Leo are married. Leo is Cathy’s husband.
3) Matt is Don’s father.
4) Matt and Gina have two children: Don and Cathy. Don is Cathy’s brother.
5) Cathy is Olivia’s mother.
6) Don is Gina’s son.
7) Cathy is Matt’s daughter.
8) Cathy is Don’s sister.
 1) Lydia and Diego are married. Lydia is Diego’s wife.
2) Lydia and Diego are married. Diego is Lydia’s husband.
3) Lydia and Diego are married. They have two children.
4) Angela is Diego’s daughter.
5) Marco is Angela’s brother.
6) Angela is Marco’s sister.
ADVERBIOS DE FRECUENCIA

NEVER Nunca
ALMOST Casi
ALMOST NEVER Casi nunca
ALMOST ALWAYS Casi siempre
RARELY Rara vez
OCCASIONALLY Ocasionalmente
SOMETIMES Algunas veces ( es el único adverbio que puede ir al
principio o al final de la oración)
OFTEN / FREQUENTLY A menudo / Frecuentemente
USUALLY Usualmente
ALWAYS Siempre

Ex:
I get up at 6:00 every day .
He watches TV every night .
We have dinner with our grandmother on Mondays .
I don't like chicken. I never eat it.
She sometimes reads at night. OR She reads at night sometimes . OR Sometimes she reads at night
Otros adverbios de frecuencia. VAN SOLO AL FINAL DE LA ORACIÓN
ONCE A DAY UNA VEZ AL DIA
TWICE A WEEK DOS VECES A LA SEMANA
THREE (TRUAIS) TIMES A YEARS 3 VECES AL AÑO
EVERYDAY WEEK, MONTH CADA DIA/ TODOS LOS DIAS/ SEMANAS / MESES
AT DAWN MADRUGADA
AT NOON MEDIODIA
AT MIDNIGHT MEDIANOCHE

- What was Wendy’s grandmother’s job? // ¿Cuál era el trabajo de la abuela de Wendy?
a) She was an actor.

- Wendy’s grandmother was a Smart person.

- When she was a girl. Wendy’s favorite place was her grandmother’s living room.

Is your family big? ¿Es grande tu familia?

How many brothers or sisters do you have? ¿Cuántos hermanos o hermanas tienes?
What do your parents do? ¿A qué se dedican tus padres?
What do your brothers or sisters do? ¿A qué se dedican tus hermanos?
What does your grandmother do? ¿A qué se dedica tu abuela?
What do you and your family do every day, every ¿Qué hacéis tú y tu familia cada día, cada semana,
week, never? nunca?
What was your favorite place as a child? ¿Cuál era tu lugar favorito cuando eras niño?
Why was it your favorite place? ¿Por qué era tu lugar favorito?

My family is small. I have a one brother and one sister.

My father is taxi driver and my mother is housewife.
My bother is a sailor and my sistes is a Secretary.
My grandmother is not alive. She was a good cook.
With my famiy we have breakfast together.
Sometimes we go to the movies. Usually twice a month.
With my family we never watch football tv, because we don't like it.
My favorite place as a child was my grandmother's house, because it was country house where every morning the birds sang. It
was a big house with a lot of nature

My family is not big. I have one sister. My parents are busy. They are doctors. They work every day. They
work on weekends, too. My sister is a student. She goes to school every day. My sister and I live at home
with my parents. Every day we watch TV together, and we go out every Saturday.
 My grandmother isn’t alive. She was a famous artist. I have her pictures. They are great.
My favorite place when I was a child was my grandmother’s house. It was big and sunny. She painted her
pictures there

Preguntas sobre tu familia

- Tell me about your family.

a) My family is small. I have one brother and one sister.

- What was your favorite place when you were a child?

a) It was my grandmother’s house. It was nice, and it was big.

- Can you tell me about your grandmother?

a) She was funny and strong.

- Is that your father?

A) He’s happy, and he likes dancing.
B) He’s happy, and he doesn’t like dancing

- Tell me about your brother.

a) He doesn’t have any hair, and he’s funny.
b) He has a lot of hair, and he’s funny.
- Does your sister have a job?
a) Yes, she does. Her job is easy and she likes it.
b) Yes, she does. Her job is difficult. She’s tired
c) No, she doesn’t. She doesn’t need a job.

- Where do you live?

a) I live in a small aparment. It’s in a big building.
b) I live in a small house with my family.

- Is your grandmother alive? / tu abuela esta viva?

EXAMPLES:
- How often does Monica go to work?
A) Monica goes to work every day during the week.
B) Monica goes to work Monday to Friday.

- When does Monica go to the gym?

A) Monica goes to the gym every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
B) Monica goes to the gym on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

- When does Monica go for a bike ride?

A) Monica goes for a bike ride every Saturday.
B) Monica goes bike ride every saturday at 1 pm

- When does Monica have dinner with her parents?

A) Monica has dinner with her parents every Saturday
B) Monica has dinner with her parents every saturday at 7 pm.

- When does Monica go to the movies with Marco?

a) Monica goes to the movies with Marco sometimes.
b) Monica goes to the movies with Marco sometimes on Saturday

- When does she watch “Funny Parents” on TV?

a) She watches “Funny Parents” on TV every Sunday.