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In this first learning activity you will learn about useful language related to
greetings, the alphabet, nationalities, verb be, school supplies, numbers and
there is / there are. / En esta primera actividad de aprendizaje usted aprender
sobre temas importantes tales como: saludos, el alfabeto, nacionalidades,
verbo ser-estar, tiles escolares y el verbo haber.
Greetings. / Saludos.
The alphabet. / El alfabeto.
Nationalities. / Nacionalidades.
Verb be / Verbo ser - estar.
School supplies. / tiles escolares.
Numbers. / Los nmeros.
There is, there are. / Haber.
1. Greetings / Saludos
Fuente: SENA
In English, you can say hello and goodbye in different ways depending on the
time of the day and the context. Here, you will learn about the most common
ways to say hello and goodbye and how to respond. / En ingls se puede
saludar y despedirse de diferentes maneras, segn la hora del da y el
contexto. A continuacin se presentan los saludos ms comunes y cmo
responder a los mismos.
Fuente: SENA
Greetings in
English /
Saludos en
ingls
Meaning in
Spanish /
Significado en
espaol
Good morning.
Buenos das.
Good afternoon.
Buenas tardes.
Good evening.
Buenas noches.
Hi!
Hola.
Hello!
Hola.
How is it going?
Use / Uso
Before 12:00 p.m. /
Antes de las 12:00
p. m.
After 12:00 p. m. /
Despus de las
12:00 p. m.
From 6:00 p. m. /
Desde las 6:00 p. m.
At any time during
day or night. / En
cualquier momento
del da o la noche.
At any time during
day or night. / En
cualquier momento
del da o la noche.
Cmo ests?
Cmo va todo?
Cmo vas?
Cmo ests?
Response in
English /
Respuesta en
ingls
Good morning.
How are you?
Hello!
Good afternoon.
How are you?
Hello!
Good evening.
How are you?
Hello!
Hi!
How are you?
Hello!
Hi!
How are you?
Hello!
I m fine. Thank
you.
I m fine and
you?
Very well, thank
you.
Fine.
Everything is
fine.
Everything is
alright.
Everything is
fine.
Everything is
alright.
I am doing fine,
thanks.
Goodbye in
English /
Despedida en
ingls
Meaning in
Spanish /
Significado en
espaol
Use / Uso
Adis!
Good bye!
Adis!
Tenga un buen
da!
Bye!
Have a nice
afternoon!
Have a nice
night!
Tenga una
buena tarde!
Response in
English /
Respuesta en
ingls
Bye!
Good bye!
Take care
See you!
See you around!
Bye!
Good bye!
Take care
See you!
See you around!
You too!
Tenga una
buena noche!
See you!
Nos vemos!
Nos vemos ms
tarde!
Take care!
Cudate!
Bye!
Bye!
Take care!
You too!
I will!
3. Nationalities / Nacionalidades
A. The following questions are used to ask information about where a person is
from. Read also the responses to the questions. / Las siguientes preguntas
son utilizadas para preguntar sobre la procedencia de alguien. Lea tambin
las respuestas a esas preguntas.
Fuente: SENA
Nationality / Nacionalidad
Argentina
Australia
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Ecuador
England
Finland
France
Germany
Guatemala
Haiti
Italy
Japan
Mexico
Nicaragua
Nigeria
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Portugal
Russia
Spain
United Kingdom (UK)
United States of America (USA)
Uruguay
Venezuela
Argentinian
Australian
Bolivian
Brazilian
Canadian
Chilean
Chinese
Colombian
Costa Rican
Cuban
Ecuadorean
English
Finnish
French
German
Guatemalan
Haitian
Italian
Japanese
Mexican
Nicaraguan
Nigerian
Panamanian
Paraguayan
Peruvian
Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
British
American
Uruguayan
Venezuelan
I am a student. / Soy un
estudiante.
I am in my apartment. / Estoy
en mi apartamento.
B. In English, the verb to be is used to express who one is and where one is.
The conjugation of the verb to be is the following: / En ingls se utiliza el
mismo verbo para expresar quin se es y el lugar en donde se encuentra.
La conjugacin del verbo be es la siguiente:
I am
You are
He is
She is
It is
We are
They are
Yo soy / Yo estoy
T eres / T ests / Ustedes
son / Ustedes estn
In English, you is both singular and plural / En ingls,
you se usa para singular (t - usted) y plural (ustedes)
l es / l est
Ella es / Ella est
Eso es / Eso est (se utiliza para cosas en singular)
Nosotros somos / Nosotros estamos
Ellos son / Ellos estn
C. Now you will learn how to create affirmative, negative and interrogative
sentences. / A continuacin se presenta la estructura para oraciones
afirmativas, negativas e interrogativas.
a. Affirmative form / Forma afirmativa
I
Subject
am
Verb
Examples / Ejemplos:
Subject (Pronoun)
I
You
He
She
It
We
You
They
Verb
am
are
is
is
is
are
are
are
Complement
at home.
at school.
an engineer.
an English teacher.
a big computer.
at the bank now.
students.
excellent musicians.
Verb
am not
are not
is not
is not
is not
are not
are not
are not
Complement
at the shopping mall.
at the school.
an engineer.
an English teacher.
a big computer.
at the bank now.
students.
excellent musicians.
Subject
I
you
he
she
it
we
you
they
Complement
at the shopping mall ?
at the school ?
an engineer ?
an English teacher?
a big computer?
at the bank now ?
students?
excellent musicians?
We are musicians.
Nosotros somos
msicos.
Fuente: SENA
Ellos estn en el
concierto.
Fuente: SENA
She is not a
model.
Ella no es modelo.
Fuente: SENA
He is not an
engineer.
l no es ingeniero.
Fuente: SENA
Eres artista?
Fuente: SENA
Are we in Bogot?
Estamos en Bogot?
Fuente: SENA
Back pack
Board
Book
Chair
Colored pencils
Computer
White out
Desk
Eraser
Folder
Glue stick
Highlighter
Marker
Notebook
Notepad
Paper clips
Pen
Pencil
Pencil case
Pushpins
Ruler
Scissors
Sharpener
Staple remover
Stapler
Staples
Hole puncher
Shelf
Fuente: SENA
Cardinal numbers
0
Zero
1
One
2
Two
3
Three
4
Four
5
Five
6
Six
7
Seven
8
Eight
9
Nine
10
Ten
11
Eleven
12
Twelve
13
Thirteen
14
Fourteen
15
Fifteen
16
Sixteen
17
Seventeen
18
Eighteen
19
Nineteen
20
Twenty
21
Twenty-one
22
Twenty - two
23
Twenty - three
24
Twenty - four
25
Twenty - five
26
Twenty - six
Twenty 27
seven
28
Twenty - eight
29
Twenty - nine
30
Thirty
40
Forty
50
Fifty
60
Sixty
70
Seventy
80
Eighty
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
16th
17th
18th
19th
20th
21st
22nd
23rd
24th
25th
26th
Ordinal numbers
--First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
Seventh
Eighth
Ninth
Tenth
Eleventh
Twelfth
Thirteenth
Fourteenth
Fifteenth
Sixteenth
Seventeenth
Eighteenth
Nineteenth
Twentieth
Twenty-first
Twenty - second
Twenty - three
Twenty - fourth
Twenty - fifth
Twenty six
27th
Twenty - seventh
28th
29th
30th
Twenty - eighth
Twenty - ninth
Thirtieth
90
100
1,000
10,000
100,000
1,000,000
1,000,000,000
Ninety
A/one
hundred
A/one
thousand
Ten thousand
A/one
hundred
thousand
A/one million
A/one billion
Fuente: SENA
There is a rose on the table. It is beautiful! / Hay una rosa sobre la mesa
Es hermosa!
Fuente: SENA
There are four roses on the table. They are beautiful! / Hay cuatro rosas
sobre la mesa Son hermosas!
D. Negative and interrogative sentences can also be used with this structure. /
Tambin se pueden expresar oraciones negativas e interrogativas usando
There is / There are.
a. Negative form / Forma negativa
Example / Ejemplo:
Contextualization / Contextualizacin
Listen to the following conversation. Read while you listen. / Escuche la
siguiente conversacin. Lea mientras escucha.
Hello!
Everything is fine.
Comprehension / Comprensin
Based on the previous contextualization, choose the option that best completes
the statement or answers the question. / Basado en la contextualizacin
anterior, elija la opcin que mejor complete el enunciado o responda la
pregunta.
1. Based on the context, where are the characters?
a.
b.
c.
d.
At a restaurant.
At a shopping mall.
At a school.
At a hospital.
2. Johana is from:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Colombia.
Canada.
Australia.
America.
Interesting.
Small.
Beautiful.
Wonderful.
Practice 1 / Prctica 1
A. Read the following texts. Then, answer the questions at the end of the
activity. / Lea los siguientes textos. Despus, responda las preguntas al final
de la actividad.
Hello! I am
Richard, I am 22
years old.
Hello! I am Johana. I
am Colombian. I am
19 years old.
He is John.
He is
Australian.
He is 18
years old.
I am
Australian.
What about
you?
Hi, nice to
meet you.
I am
American.
I ____ Johanna.
You are an _________________.
John is __________. He is from Australia.
She ______Nicole.
In the bag
Fuente: SENA
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Practice 2 / Prctica 2
A. According to the question, choose the best answer. / De acuerdo a la
pregunta, escoja la respuesta apropiada.
1. What is your name? ___
2. How are you? ___
3. Are you American? ____
4. Is she Mexican? ____
a. Yes, I am.
b. My name is Lin. Nice to meet
you.
c. Fine, thank you.
d. No, she is not. She is Brazilian.
B. Organize the words to make correct sentences. / Organice las palabras para
formar oraciones correctas.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Fuente: SENA
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Fuente: SENA
Hello, ______ name ______ Sara. I _______ from Spain. I am _______ years
old. They ______ my friends, Lorenzo and Gonzalo. Lorenzo _______ from
Rome and Gonzalo is _______ Argentina. We _________ in Africa now. It
______ a beautiful place, there ________ a long river called the Congo and
there ________ many exotic animals. We are ________ here!
Bye.
E. Complete with: / Complete con: I, you, he, Paul, she, and it.
Fuente: SENA
Fuente: SENA
Fuente: SENA
Fuente: SENA
country.
Example / Ejemplo:
Argentina
Peru
Bolivia
Argentinian
Escriba
la
nacionalidad
Venezuela
Brazil
Panama
Ecuador
Chile
France
Italy
Germany
Mexico
Cuba
Canada
1. Back pack
2. Book
3. Chair
4. Eraser
5. Folder
6. Scissors
7. Highlighter
8. Computer
9. Sharpener
__ ___
__ ___ __ __
__ ___
__ ___ __ __
Note: This practice must be completed using the multimedia version of the
study material. There you will find the corresponding sound files. / Nota: esta
prctica debe ser completada usando la versin multimedia del material de
estudio. All encontrar los archivos de audio correspondientes.
A. Listen to the following words. Pay attention to the pronunciation of the vowel
in each word. Then, say them aloud. Try to imitate the vowel sounds you
hear. / Escuche las siguientes palabras. Preste atencin a la vocal de cada
palabra. Luego, dgalas en voz alta tratando de imitar los sonidos voclicos
escuchados.
Note: if there are more than two vowels in a word, pay attention to the one
in the underlined syllable. / Nota: si hay ms de dos vocales en una palabra,
preste atencin nicamente a la vocal en la slaba subrayada.
Japan
Japanese
Marker
Spanish
Panama
Panama
Classroom
Canada
France
Sharpener
Portugal
Ecuadorian
Four
Australia
Board
Fifty
Fifteen
Peruvian
Japanese
Now classify the words on the list according to their stress pattern. Ahora
clasifique las palabras en la lista de acuerdo con su patrn acentual.
Computer.
Nineteen.
Eighteen.
Eighty.
Ninety.
Forty.
Notebook.
Sixty.
Portuguese.
Sixteen.
Italy.
Italian.
Finland.
Colombian.
Forty.
Fourteen.
Pencil.
Philippines.
C. Listen to the pronunciation of the following sentences. Then, say them out loud. Try to imitate the intonation pattern used. / Escuche la pronunciacin
de las siguientes oraciones. Luego, dgalas en voz alta tratando de imitar el
patrn de entonacin usado.
Hello!
What is your name?
My name is Caroline.
How are you?
Fine, thank you.
I am Mexican.
You are Colombian.
He is Italian.
She is American.
Are you French?
Are you Colombian?
Is he Italian?
Bye!
References / Referencias
Fotolia. (s.f.). La Santamaria. Consultado el 12 de agosto de 2014, en
http://co.fotolia.com/id/54317519
Fotolia. (s.f.). Sunset at sea with multiple color prizm. Consultado el 12
de agosto de 2014, en http://co.fotolia.com/id/64235488
Document control / Control del documento
Name
Author
Position
Dependence
Direccin de
Theme expert
Ricardo Aristizbal Asesor English Dot
formacin
Salinas
profesional.
Works - Programa
Direccin
General
de bilingismo
Rachman
Copy editor Lnea
Adaptation
Bustillo Martnez
de produccin
Centro
Agroindustrial.
Regional Quindo
Date
July
2014
August
2014