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Mi mundo en otra lengua

Unidad II. Where is my book?

Contenido
Indicador 1
Utiliza las nociones gramaticales y el vocabulario propuesto en esta unidad
asumiendo una actitud autnoma y perseverante as como disciplinada y
responsable en su proceso de aprendizaje para:

Presentar y describir objetos personales

Localizar sus pertenecas y objetos personales

En la Unidad 2 continuars abordando los temas:

Verbo to be.
Adjetivos posesivos.
Artculos indefinidos.

Adems aprenders nuevos temas, los cuales son:

Pronombres posesivos
Adjetivos calificativos
Adjetivos demostrativos
Preposiciones de lugar
Preguntas con Wh

I. Objetos personales
a) Pronombres Posesivos
Imagina que ests en tu trabajo o con tu familia y preguntan De quin es el celular
negro? Para que puedas responder correctamente y adems evitar extravos y
confusiones, necesitas usar los adjetivos posesivos (possessive adjectives) y los
pronombres posesivos (possessive pronouns), con ellos podrs expresar ideas
como mi libro tu escritorio o bien es mo no suyo.

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Recuerda que los pronombres toman el lugar del sujeto / objeto. Subject pronouns
El adjetivo posesivo indica de quin es el objeto. Possessive adjectives
El pronombre posesivo indica el significado de los anteriores, es decir, de quin es y
qu es. Possessive pronouns
Revisa la siguiente tabla:

Subject pronouns

Possessive adjectives

Possessive pronouns

my (mi/mis)

mine (mo/a/os/as)

You

your (tu/tus)

yours (tuyo/a/os/as)

He

his (su/sus)

his (suyo/a/os/as)

She

her (su/sus)

Hers (suyo/a/os/as)

It

its (su/sus)

its (suyo/a/os/as)

We

our (nuestro/a/os/as)

ours (nuestro/a/os/as)

You

your (su/sus)

yours (suyo/a/os/as)

They

their (su/sus)

theirs (suyo/a/os/as)

No confundas its e its:

its es la contraccin que se forma de it + is

its denomina posesin.

Por ejemplo:

The dog has its ball .

What color is the table? Its green.

Ejemplos:
Subject pronouns: I have a book
Possessive adjectives: My book
Possessive pronouns: It is mine

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a) Sally has a car.

(Sally is the owner
of the car.)

b) That is her car.

(The possessive
adjective her is
modifying the noun car.)

c) That car is hers.

(The possessivepronoun hers is
replacing the nounSallys.)

d) Its hers.
(The possessive pronoun hers). Esta
es la forma ms corta de expresar
posesin.

b) Adjetivos Calificativos
Category

Adjective

Weight

light

heavy

size

Small, Little, tiny

thin

age

new

old

shape

square

rectangular

triangular

material

metal

cotton

paper

plastic

short

leather

round
glass

wood

c) Adjetivos demostrativos
Para indicar la cercana o lejana de los objetos, en ingls se utilizan los adjetivos
demostrativos, como se ejemplifica en la siguiente tabla:

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Demostrative adjetives

This, that, these and those are considered demonstrative determiners and they are often used with the location words here and there.

Usage
here (near), (aqu)

there (far), (all) (aquellos,

aquellas, esos, esas)

Singular

Plural

this (este, esta)

these (estos, estas)

that (aquel, aquella, eso, esa)

those (aquellos, aquellas,

esos, esas)

These Those This

That

Examples

That book.
That is a book.

This book

This is a book

Those books
Those books are hers.

These books
These books are yours.
Revisa el siguiente enlace electrnico, en el observars un video con respecto al tema demostrative adjetives:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYD0vKjgmiA

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II. Partes de la casa

a) Preposiciones de lugar
Los objetos y pertenencias personales se colocan en lugares diversos y con fines
distintos. En ocasiones, sirven de referencia para guiarte hacia otros objetos. Es
comn decir, por ejemplo, trae mis llaves que estn junto al florero rojo que
est sobre la mesao dejaste tu corbata encima de la mesa de noche de la
recmara de Juan. Bueno, esto de cambiarte de casa y realizar una mudanza es
todo un problema. Seguramente al momento de desempacar, probablemente te
preguntars: Where is my? Con calma, tendrs que buscar y sobre todo pensar en
dnde dejaste o guardaste cada cosa, arriba de la mesa, adentro de un cajn o bien
en la cama. Para saber en dnde las dejaste y poder explicarlo en ingls, tendrs
que utilizar las preposiciones on, in, at, observa:

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b) Preguntas con Wh
Read and complete the missing information.
Lee y completa la informacin que falta.
I: Good morning sir, I am Tom. What is your name?
Gunther: My name is Gunther Kuhnel.
I: I am Mexican. Where are you from?
Gunther: I am from Hamburg, Germany.
I: My birthday is on February the 1st. When is yours?
Gunther: My birthday is June the 13th.
I: I am single. Are you married?
Gunther: No, I am also single.
I: I am a teacher. What is your occupation?
Gunther: I am a computer programmer.

What is his name?

His name is Gunther

Where is he from?

He is from Germany

What does he do?

He is a computer programer

When is his birthday?

His birthday is on June 13th

Basic information
Example:

Complete the form with your information

1. Full name: Gunther Kuhnel

2. Nationality: German
3. Date of birth: June the 13th, 1969
4. Place of birth: Hamburg, Germany
5. Marital status: single
6. Occupation: computer programmer

1. Full name: ________________ .

2. Nationality: _______________ .
3. Date of birth: ______________ .
4. Place of birth: ______________.
5. Marital status: ______________.
6. Occupation: ______________.

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What Qu
Where Dnde
Who Quin
When Cundo
How - Como

Fill in the blanks using the proper wh-question (What, Where, Who, When, How).
(Completa las preguntas con la wh-question correcta. Revisa tus respuestas en el
apndice.)
a) ___________ is your name? My name is Henry.
b) ___________ are you? I am fine, thanks.
c) ___________ are you from? I am from Colombia.
d) ___________ is your nationality? I am Colombian.
e) ___________ old are you? I am twenty-five years old.
f) ___________ is your birthday? My birthday is on July the 7th.
m) __________ much is it? It is MX $320.00

Verb to be
Verb To be
Interrogative
Am I?
Are you?
Is he?
Is she?
Is it?
Are we?
Are you?
Are they?

Short answers
Affirmative

Negative

Yes, I am.
Yes, you are.
Yes, he is.
Yes, she is.
Yes, it is.
Yes, we are.
Yes, you are.
Yes, they are.

No, Im not.
No, you arent.
No, he isnt.
No, she isnt.
No, it isnt.
No, we arent.
No, you arent.
No, they arent

Uses of the verb to be

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We use the verb to be (to be + from) to describe the country of origin:

Shes from Spain.
I am from Iceland.
This coffee is from Colombia.
We use the verb to be (to be + a/an) to describe an occupation:
I am a doctor.
She is a dancer.
He is a student.
We use the verb to be (verb to be + adjective) to describe physical appearance:
She is pretty.
They are tall.
He is strong.
We use the verb to be (verb to be + adjective) to describe feelings:
I am happy.
She is sick.
We are tired.

Adjetivos posesivos
Possessive adjectives
Adjetivos posesivos

Possessive adjectives
Adjetivos posesivos

My
Mi

Its
Su

Your
Tu

Our
Nuestro

His
Su

Your
Su

Her
Su

Their
Su

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Artculos indefinidos
Indefinite article

Usage

Examples

The following word starts

with a consonant.
The following word starts
with a consonant sound.

a banana
a man
a user
a university
a unicycle
a euro

an

The following word starts

with a vowel.
The following word starts
with a vocalic sound.

an apple
an old man
an hour

Vocabulario
Listen and repeat the parts of the house to identify them. Say them aloud to improve
your pronunciation. (Escucha y repite las partes de la casa para identificarlas. Dilas en
voz alta para mejorar tu pronunciacin.)
Lee, escucha y practica el vocabulario de las partes de la casa que presenta el sitio
web
Sherton English en la siguiente direccin electrnica: http://www.shertonenglish.
com/resources/es/vocabulary/parts-of-the-house.php [Consulta 13/10/2011]

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Recuerda que consultar un diccionario, impreso o en lnea, es fundamental para

tener un mayor nmero de palabras y comunicarse.
Los siguientes son diccionarios en lnea a los que puedes acudir si tienes dudas:
<http://dictionary.cambridge.org/> y <http://www.ldoceonline.com/> [Consulta
29/11/2011]

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Vocabulario
Parts of the house
wall

living
room

window

refrigerator

floor

door

bathroom

dining
room

lamp

chair

coffee
table

WC

bedroom

laundry
room

stove

picture

sofa

bed

sink

table

shower

closet

Colors
Red

Yellow

Brown

Beige

Green

White

Blue

Pink

Purple

Orange

Grey

Navy
blue

Black

Clothing tem
Dress

Skirt

Gown

Sock

High heels (high-heeled

shoes)

Suit

Shoes

Coat

Sandals

Shirt

Flats

Jacket

Shoelance

T- shirt

Slippers

Shorts

Bag/ Handbag/ Purse

Belt

Boots

Tie

Gloves

Miniskirt

Leather jacket

Scarf

Underpants/ Boxers

Raincoat

Vest

Bra

Pijamas

Blouse

Swimsuit

Cap

Trousers

Nightgown

Hat

Panties

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