Grammar:

     Simple present be

     Articles an and a

     Questions with be

Simple present be:

Use simple present be to…

·       Say your name.

My name´s Juan.

I´m Ian.

·       Say where you´re from.

I´m not from Rio. I´m from Brasilia.

·       Talk about your job.

I´m an office worker too.

I´m not an office worker.

·       Talk about your interests.

Leo and I are both interested in photography.

Articles an and a:

Use “an” with vowels (a, e, i, o, u).

He´s an adventurer.

Use “a” with other letters.

She´s a tennis player.

Questions with be:

YES/NO questions with be

Is Carolina your given name?

Yes, it is.

Open questions with be:

Start open questions with a question word + be.

What´s your full name?

It´s Carolina Patricia Chong Montenegro?

Topic 2: Vocabulary I

Vocabulary:

     Countries

     Nationalities

Countries and Nationalities:

1.     Complete the missing countries, nationalities and flags in the table:

2.     Circle the complete option to complete the sentences:

1)     My friend Ian is American/Spanish because he born in El paso.

2)     The parents of Matias are from Brazil, so they´re Russian/Brazilian.

3)     The nationality “Mexican” belongs from Mexico people/Chinese people.

Topic 3: Pronunciation I

Pronunciation:

     Saying/tj/and/d3

     Saying/tj/and/j

Topic 4: Writing

Writing:

1.     Do a short mail, asking for a job.

Topic 5: Useful language I

Useful exercises:

1.     Complete this form with your own details:

Surname(s):

Given name(s):

Title:

Mr./Ms./Miss/Mrs./Other

Email address:

Occupation:

Home country:

Nationality:

Topic 6: Writing I

Exercises:

1.     Describe yourself:

In your notebook write a paragraph describing yourself, name, age, hobbies, and family. (Using simple present be).

2.     Letter to a friend:

Write a letter to a friend talking about your vacations. (Using simple present be).

Grammar II:

     Simple present be

     Object pronouns

     Demonstratives

Vocabulary II:

Words in present

Write a list of verbs in present simple; they cannot be repeated:

Example: play, swim, cook, breath, etc.

Parcial 2

Grammar I:

    ✡Simple past

    ✡Possession; countable and uncountable

   ✡ Comparative and Superlative adjectives

✡  “Going to”

Simple past:

With regular verbs, add -ed to the base verb to talk about a finished past action.

“I stayed in a village in Peru”

With irregular verbs, change the base verb to its simple past form.

“I went back again”

Exercises:

Write 10 sentences in your notebook in simple past form with the next regular and irregular verbs:

Regular:

Focus

Walk

Think

Play

Construct

Irregular:

Be

Become

Build

Fly

Swim

Possession; countable and uncountable nouns:

Talk about things that you can count using many.

How many keys do you carry?

Not many. Just two

Talk about things that you can´t count using much.

How much food do you carry?

Not much. I usually carry some food.

Talk about things that you can and can´t count using some.

I always have some tissues.

I always carry some money.

Comparative and superlative adjectives:

Use comparative forms to compare things.

I prefer driving because it is faster than walking.

Use superlative forms to compare three or more things.

The biggest room in the world is in Tesla.

Exercises:

Write 5 sentences in superlative and 5 in comparative forms.

Going to:

Use to be + going to + base verb to talk about future plans and intentions.

I´m going to dance Macarena.

 Use be + not +going to +base verb to talk about plans to not do something in the future.

I´m not going to dance Macarena.

Exercises:

Write 5 sentences using going to and 5 sentences using not going to.

Example:

 I´m going to play videogames.

Exercises Partial 1

Topic 1: Simple Present with "Be"

Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb "to be" (am, is, are):

1. I ___ a student.
2. She ___ from Canada.
3. They ___ friends.
4. He ___ my teacher.
5. We ___ in class.

Exercise 2: Correct the mistakes in the following sentences:

1. You is my best friend.
2. They am from Spain.
3. I are happy.
4. She are a nurse.
5. We is in the park.

🌟 Topic 2: Articles "a" and "an"

Exercise 1: Choose the correct article (a/an):

1. ___ apple
2. ___ book
3. ___ orange
4. ___ umbrella
5. ___ dog

Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with "a" or "an":

1. I have ___ pencil.
2. She eats ___ egg every morning.
3. He is ___ honest man.
4. It’s ___ beautiful day.
5. That is ___ elephant.

🌟 Topic 3: Questions with "Be"

Exercise 1: Make questions using the words in parentheses:

1. (you / a teacher) → _____________?
2. (he / your friend) → _____________?
3. (they / at school) → _____________?
4. (it / a cat) → _____________?
5. (we / late) → _____________?

Exercise 2: Answer the questions using short answers (Yes/No):

1. Are you happy? → ________________
2. Is she from Brazil? → ________________
3. Are they tired? → ________________
4. Is it cold outside? → ________________
5. Are we in the right room? → ________________

🌟 Topic 1: Simple Past

Exercise 1: Change the verbs to the simple past:

1. I play soccer yesterday. → _______________

2. She visit her grandma last weekend. → _______________

3. They watch a movie last night. → _______________

4. He clean his room in the morning. → _______________

5. We dance at the party. → _______________

Exercise 2: Make questions in the past:

1. (you / go / to the park) → ___________________________?

2. (she / eat / breakfast) → ___________________________?

3. (they / arrive / on time) → ___________________________?

4. (he / call / you) → ___________________________?

5. (you / like / the movie) → ___________________________?

🌟 Topic 2: Possession; Countable and Uncountable Nouns

Exercise 1: Write C for countable or U for uncountable:

1. Water → ___

2. Apples → ___

3. Rice → ___

4. Books → ___

5. Sugar → ___

Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with the correct possessive adjective (my, your, his, her, its, our, their):

1. This is ___ pen. (I)

2. She loves ___ cat. (she)

3. We are in ___ classroom. (we)

4. That’s ___ car. (they)

5. He forgot ___ homework. (he)

🌟 Topic 3: Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

Exercise 1: Complete with the correct form of the adjective (comparative):

1. My house is __________ (big) than yours.

2. This book is __________ (interesting) than that one.

3. She is __________ (tall) than her sister.

4. Today is __________ (hot) than yesterday.

5. Math is __________ (easy) than chemistry.

Exercise 2: Complete with the correct form of the adjective (superlative):

1. He is the __________ (fast) runner.

2. That was the __________ (bad) movie I’ve seen.

3. This is the __________ (good) restaurant in town.

4. She is the __________ (intelligent) student in class.

5. It was the __________ (cold) day of the year.

🌟 Topic 4: “Going to” (Future plans)

Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with “going to” + verb:

1. I __________ (study) for the test.

2. She __________ (visit) her cousins tomorrow.

3. We __________ (have) a party next weekend.

4. They __________ (travel) to Spain.

5. He __________ (cook) dinner tonight.

Exercise 2: Make questions using "going to":

1. (you / eat / that pizza) → ___________________________?

2. (they / watch / a movie) → ___________________________?

3. (she / call / her mom) → ___________________________?

4. (we / buy / new clothes) → ___________________________?

5. (he / study / tonight) → ___________________________?