Index

a) This is John, he is American, John is handsome,

he is 20 years old.
b) Who is he?
a) He is John.
b) What nationality is he?
a) He is American.
b) Is he ugly?
a) No, he is not ugly, he is handsome.
b) How old is he?
a) He is 20 years old.
1. What is his name?

2. Where is he from?

3. How is he?

4. How old is he?

5. What nationality is he?

a) Who is she?
b) She is Mary.
a) Is she American?
b) Yes, she is. She is from New York.
a) Where is she?
b) She is in the avenue.
a) Where is John?
b) John is in the avenue too.
a) Where is the grocery store?
b) Its on the corner of the avenue.
a) Is it a big grocery store?
b) No, its not a big grocery store.
1. Whats her name?

2. Where is she?

3. What is on the corner of the avenue?

4. How is the grocery store?

5. Where from is she?

 JOHN: Im sorry miss, are you okay?
. MARY: Thats okay sir, Im pretty well.
JOHN: My name is John, whats your name?
MARY: My name is Mary. Where are you going?
JOHN: Im going to work. Im an engineer.
MARY: Thats great, Im a doctor and I come from
New York.
JOHN: Thats nice, Im from Dallas.
1. What happened?

2. Where is John going?

3. What is John?

4. Where does he come from?

5. What does John ask Mary?

a) Houston is a very big city, its in the united
states.
b) Where is Monterrey?
a) Monterrey is in Mexico.

JOHN: They are my friends, they are Judy and

Mark, they are my best friends, they are from
this city, Houston.
MARY: Are they good people?
JOHN: Yes, they are good people.
MARY: How old are they?
JOHN: Judy is 21 and mark is 22.
1. How is Houston and where is it?

2. Who are they?

3. How old are they?

4. Are they young?

5. Where are they?

a) Is John a bad person?
b) No, he is a very good person.
a) Is Mary a teacher?
b) No, she is a doctor.
a) Where are they?
b) They are in the avenue.
a) What nationality are they?
b) They are Americans.
a) Are they alone?
b) No, they are with Judy and Mark.
REPORTED SPEECH
1. Comments
2. Introduction to VERB TO DO
MARK: Hello John, how are you?
JOHN: Im fine thanks and you?
MARK: Im okay.
JOHN: This is Mary, shes a doctor from New York.
MARK: Its nice to meet you Mary.
MARY: Its nice to meet you too.
MARK: This is Judy, shes a teacher.
MARY: Its nice to meet you Judy.
JUDY: Its nice to meet you too Mary.
MARY: Mark are you an engineer?
MARK: No, Im not, Im a lawyer.
JUDY: Mary are you a waitress?
MARY: No, Im not a waitress, Im a doctor.
1. Say VS tell
2. Questions
MARK: Guys are you hungry?
JUDY: Yes, Im very hungry.
MARK: We can go to a restaurant to eat
something.
MARY: That sounds great, Im starving.
JOHN: Hey man are you going to pay?
MARK: Of course my friend lets go.
JOHN: Lets go then.
MARY: You are a very nice person Mark.
MARK: Thanks Mary, you too.
a) How many sodas are there on the table?
b) There are 4 sodas on the table.
a) How many people are there in the
restaurant?
b) There are many people in the restaurant.
a) Is there a waiter?
b) Yes, there is a waiter and a waitress.
a) Do they want to order now?
b) Yes, they do.
STUDENTS USE
REPORTED
SPEECH RULES
JUDY: That is my spoon Mary, this is your fork.
MARY: youre right Judy. This is Marks knife.
JOHN: This is my dish, this is not your cup.
MARK: Guys, whose salad is this?
MARY: its mine mark, please give it to me.
JOHN: Mark, thats her soda not yours.
MARK: Im sorry, I got confused.
JUDY: this is her bread, can you pass it please?
JOHN: Of course, not a problem.
POSSESSIVES
MARK: Judy can you pass the salt please?
JUDY: Here you have.
MARY: Could you please call the waiter John?
JOHN: Of course.
JUDY: Mark please pass me the fork and the
spoon.
MARK: here.
JUDY: Thank you very much you are a gentleman.
MARK: Its a pleasure.
 1. Description for
actions(adverbs)
2.Requests and orders
3.Others
4.Modals
MARK: What are you drinking Judy?
JUDY: Im drinking coke, what are you drinking?
MARK: Im drinking water, its better for your health.
JUDY: What a delicious and fresh salad.
JOHN: Wheres my spoon?
MARY: Its there John.
MARK: Oh my god, this soup is hot.
MARY: Im sorry Mark, are you alright?
MARK: Yes, Im alright it is not important.
JUDY: It is important, Mary are you stupid?
MARY: Hold your horses, Im not stupid, it was an
accident.
JOHN: Girls calm down, everything is alright, right Mark?
MARK: Yes John, it is not a big deal.
JOHN: Where are you going Mary?
MARY: Im going to the clinic, I have to work there today.
JOHN: Where is that clinic?
MARY: Its over there, crossing that street.
JOHN: Im walking that way too, why dont we walk
together?
MARY: We are already walking together, arent we? Look
there is the clinic.
JOHN: Where?
MARY: On the corner of the street.
JOHN: Which street?
MARY: On that street.
QUESTION CONFIRMATION
JOHN: Im sorry about you and Judy.
MARY: So am I John.
JOHN: Shes a very good friend of mine, but sometimes she is
rude.
MARY: Let me tell you! Its cold isnt it?
JOHN: Yes, it is. The weather forecast is correct, its going to
be cold today.
MARY: I hope we have a sunny day tomorrow.
JOHN: I dont think so, tomorrow in the morning its going to
be cloudy and late in the afternoon its going to rain.
MARY: I dont like the rainy days, I prefer the sunny days.
JOHN: I like the windy days, it reminds me my childhood. But
dont worry next week the weather is going to be better.
MARY: I really hope so.
FUTURE & GOING TO,
WEATHER
JOHN: Hey Mark, what are you doing around here?
MARK: Judy and I are going to the store, where is your
girlfriend?
JOHN: Whose girlfriend, what girlfriend? Mary is not my
girlfriend, she is just a friend. What about you guys?
JUDY: we? Emmm. We are just friendsfor now.
MARK: Yeah, we want to take it slow and in the meantime
we are just friends.
JOHN: Thats a good idea guys, you are a cute couple.
JUDY: Thanks John, the same between you and Mary, you
should ask her to go out.
JHON: For sure I will do that the next time I see her.
JOHN: How far is it to the store?
MARK: Its not far, its very near here. Lets go.
JUDY: Im going to the store to buy some chips.
MARK: And Im going to buy some candies and
cigarettes, my pack is empty.
JOHN: Well, Ill buy a chocolate.
MARK: Excuse me, how much is it for these things?
ATTENDANT: Let me see, the chips are $23, the
cigarettes are $45, the candy is $5 and the chocolate is
$15, thats a total of $88 pesos please.
MARK: I got it. Guys its my treat.
JUDY: Thanks Mark you are very nice.
MARK: Thats alright, its a pleasure.
JHON: Are you coming to my house for lunch?
MARK: Thats a good idea, why not.
JHON: Okay, Ill have to pick up Mary at the clinic,
shes a very sweet person, shes beautiful and I
think Im in love with her.
JUDY: Yes you are, I can see it in your eyes when
you talk about her.
MARK: It is nice to see that finally you are going to
settle down. You deserve to be happy.
JHON: I love you guys, thanks for those beautiful
words. I really appreciate it.
FORMAL EXPRESSIONS TO
REQUEST
- WOULD
- SHOULD
- COULD
- CAN
- MAY
MARY: Is there a taxi available around here?
JOHN: There is one!
MARK: Excuse me, can you take us downtown?
TAXI DRIVER: Im sorry, Im not available, I finished my
duty.
JUDY: Why dont we take the bus, thats another option.
JOHN: Yeah, thats a good option but I think the subway is
faster.
MARK: Youre right John, it is faster and cheaper.
JUDY: Lets go guys, the subway is down stairs.
MARY: Here, three tokens for you and one token for me.
JOHN: Thank you Mary.
COMPARATIVES AND
SUPERLATIVES
MARK: We can have a party this weekend, cant we?
JOHN: Yes we can, we will buy a lot of things.
MARY: I like your idea, what do you think Judy?
JUDY: I love parties, but what will we buy, where and at
what time will it be?
MARK: Well buy sodas, chips, cookies, vegetables and
meat.
JOHN: Yeah and it will be at my house, next Saturday itll
start at 8pm.
MARY: Well Ill see you then.
JOHN: Why dont we go downtown this weekend?
MARK: What a good idea!
JUDY: Yeah we should go to visit a museum.
MARY: I love museums and they are very cheap.
MARK: Youre right, we can bring our cameras and take some
pictures.
JUDY: Also, we can go to the civic center, it is a beautiful place
with grass, trees and many flowers.
JOHN: Yes it is, and after that we can go to eat some
international food.
MARY: I love international food, specially Asian food.
MARK: Thats nice because there is a nice Chinese restaurant.
JUDY: I prefer a juicy and huge steak with fried potatoes.
JOHN: That sounds delicious.
MARK: What time is it?
JOHN: Its 10 oclock.
MARY: Do they open the museum on weekends?
JUDY: I think so, we should ask someone.
JHON: Usually the museums open Monday through
Sunday from 9am to 5pm
MARK: But, at what time do they eat?
JUDY: Probably they eat around 2 or 3pm.
MARY: Well, lets see what happen.
JHON: Anyway there are a lot of other options, like a
movie.
MARK: Yeah and there are very interesting movies in
theaters.
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