UNIT 2

S U G ER EN C I A S PA R A EL E S TU D I O

1.
a Copiar el vocabulario (págs. 14 y 15); solamente el
inglés.

b Memorizar el significado de cada palabra.

c Cubrir las palabras en español. Mirando las palabras

en inglés, intenta traducirlas.

2.
a Estudiar las reglas gramaticales (págs. de 2 a 8).

b Resolve r los e je rcicios de las págs. 1 0 - 11 - 12 - 1 3.

3.
Traducir oralmente la página 1. Si no te acuerdas del
significado de alguna palabra, consulta el vocabulario.

4.
Escuchar la grabación de la ‘unit’ mirando el libro.
(un par de veces)

5.
Volver a escuchar la grabación sin mirar el libro.
Se tiene que escuchar tantas veces hasta que se
entienda perfectamente.
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Tom Hud son ( húdsn )

- My nam e i s T om Hudson. I have black hair and brown eyes.

T om is my f irst nam e. Hudson is m y surname.
I am Am erican. I speak E ngl ish. English is m y language.
I l ive in New York.
I am engaged. Margaret T aylor i s m y f iancée.
I love m y f iancée. She is a ni ce girl. She is E ngl ish and she li ves in
London.
I have a car. My car is red. I lik e red t hings. I l ike red wine. And I lik e
sport. I li ke f ootbal l.
My f iancée i s dif f erent. She lik es art and musi c.

Margaret Taylor ( teilE )

- My nam e i s Margaret Taylor. I have blonde hai r and blue eyes.

My f irst name is Margaret. My surname is Taylor.
I am English. I speak English. English is m y l anguage.
I l ive in London.
T om Hudson is m y f i ancé.
I l ove m y f iancé. He i s handsom e and strong. He is Am eri can and he l ives
i n New York .
T om has a new red car. He l ikes red things.
I have a green dress. I lik e green. I lik e green thi ngs.
My f iancé and I lik e dif f erent things. I li ke art and m usic, he l ikes sports
and cars.

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A D J ETI VO S PO S ES IVO S PR O N O MBR ES PER SO N A L ES

my mi, mis I yo
your tu, tus / su; sus (de usted) you t ú; usted
his su, sus (de él) he él
her su, sus (de ella) she ella
its su, sus (de un animal o de un bebé) it “él, ella”

our nuestro -a -os -as we nosotros -as

your vuest ro -a -os -as / su; sus (de ustedes) you vosotros -as
their su, sus (de ellos, de ellas) they ellos -as

I am English. England is m y country.

You are French. France is your country.
He is Spani sh. Spain is his country.
She is Itali an. Italy is her country.
It is a Persi an cat . Its nam e is Kosmo.

W e are German. Germany is our count ry.

You are American. America is your count ry.
They are Russian. Russia i s their country.

su - sus se traducen por:

his (Si el poseedor es un hombre.)

• To m has a car. His car is red.

her (Si el poseedor es una mujer.)

• Margaret has a car. Her car is green.

its (Si el poseedor es un animal o una cosa.)

• Margaret has a Persian cat. Its nam e is Kosmo.

their (Si el poseedor es plural.)

• Jack an d Jane speak Engli sh. English is their language.

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his = su; sus (de él)

• T om is a m an.
He is a nice young man.
He has black hair. His hai r is black .
He has brown eyes. His eyes are brown.
He is Am erican. Am erica i s h is country.
He lives in New York. New York i s h is city.
He lik es red thi ngs. His car is red.
He has a f iancée. Margaret T aylor i s hi s f iancée.

her = su; sus (de ella)

• Margaret is a wom an.

S he is a pretty wom an. She is a pretty young wom an.
S he has bl onde hai r. Her hair is blonde.
S he has bl ue eyes. Her eyes are blue.
S he is E ngl ish. England is h er country.
S he speak s English. Engli sh is her language.
S he lives in London. London is her city.
S he has a green dress. Her dress is green.
S he has a f iancé. Tom Hudson is her f i ancé.

its = su; sus (de un anim al o de una cosa)

• Margaret has a Persian cat; its nam e is Kosm o.

I ts f ur is white and its eyes are green. (fur = pel o)

their = su; sus (de ellos - de ellas)

• Margaret has two dogs. Their nam es are Spot and Lassi e.

W AR N I N G = advertencia
1. Los adjet ivos posesivos son invariables.

• My dog is clever. = (Mi perro es listo.)

My dogs are clever. = (Mis perros son listos. )

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to like = gustar
I like musi c = (lit. Y o gusto música.) Me gusta la música.

• Tom lik es red things.

He lik es red wine.
He lik es apples.
He lik es sports. He l ikes f oot bal l.
His f iancée lik es dif f erent things.
She li kes art and m usic.
Thei r tastes are dif f erent.
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tastes = gustos

W AR N I N G = advert enci a
En español se dice:

• “A Tom le gusta el vi no tinto.”

En inglés se dice:

• To m l ikes red wine. = (lit. Tom gust a vino ti nto.)

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to have = tener; haber

PRESENT SIMPLE = presente simple

1° I have = yo tengo yo he
2° you have = tú tienes tú has
= usted tiene usted ha
3° he has = él tiene él ha
” she has = ella tiene ella ha etc.
” it has

1° we have
2° you have

3° they have

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IR R EG U L AR PL U R A L = plural irregular

S IN G U LA R P LU R AL

man = hombre men = hombres

woman = mujer women = mujeres
child = niño; niña children = niños - niñas
foot = pie feet = pies
tooth = diente teeth = dientes
mouse = ratón mice = rat ones
goose = ganso geese = gansos

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a young man = un joven hombre (un joven)

an old man = un viejo hombre (un viejo)
a young woman = una joven mujer (una joven)
an old woman = una vieja muj er (una viej a)

W AR N I N G = advertencia

Si en español decimos: un joven, un viejo, se comprende que se trata de dos

personas de sexo masculino.

Si en i nglés decimos: a young, an old, no se comprende si estamos hablando de

un hombre o de una mujer, por lo tanto se dice:

• a youn g man = un joven

a youn g w oman = una joven

an old man = un viejo

an old w oman = una vieja

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fiancé = novio
fiancée = novia

“Fiancé” forma el femenino añadiendo una “e”, porque es una palabra francesa
que se usa también en ingl és.

summer = verano
holiday = vacación
summer holiday = vacaciones de verano

foot = pie
ball = balón; pelota
football = fút bol

engaged = promet ido -a

I am engaged = estoy promet ido -a

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W ARNING = advertencia

A la tercera persona del Presente Sim ple se le añade una “ s ”.

• Tom li ves in New York.

He speaks English.
He li kes sport.

Margaret li ves in London.

She lik es art and music.
She loves Tom .

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El art ículo “ the ” = el, la, - los, las

En muchos casos en español se usa el artícul o determinado, mientras en inglés no

se usa.

• Tom likes red w ine. Tom l ikes the red wine.

Marg aret h as b lond e hair. Margaret has t he blonde hair.
Marg aret likes art and musi c. Margaret li kes the art and music.

No hay una regl a simple que nos permita saber cuando usar el artículo “the”.

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dress = vesti do (de mujer)

• Margaret has a beautif ul green d ress.

suit = traj e (de hombre)

• T om has a m odern brown suit.

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in = en

• T om lives in New York . = (Tom vive en New Y ork.)

Paris is in France. = (París está en F rancia.)

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PRONUNCIATION = pronunciación

A ú a: i: ¨:

bl ack Russia France f eet girl

cat brother car geese f irst
gram mar sum mer are green Germ an
language country art he Germ any
m an colour Barcel ona she Berli n
Jack London to be Persian
Paris Russian we surnam e
appl e to love f ur
have young
Spani sh

PH O N ET IC S YMB O LS = símbolos fonéticos

A cat = soni do entre la “a” y l a “e”

ú l ove = “a”
a: car = “a” larga
i: green = “i” larga
¨: girl = soni do neutro largo
: = Los dos puntos indican que el sonido es largo.

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R E AD I N G = lectura

1. T om Hudson i s an Am eri can young man.

2. He lives in New York.
3. New York is his city.
4. He has a f iancée.
5. Her f irst nam e is Margaret. Her surnam e is Taylor.
6. S he lives in London.
7. S he is a pretty girl.
8. S he has bl onde hai r and bl ue eyes.
9. S he lik es art and music.
10. S he lik es green things. She has a green dress.

11. Margaret Tayl or is an English young wom an.

12. S he lives in London.
13. S he has a f iancé, hi s nam e i s Tom Hudson.
14. He lives in New York.
15. He is a handsom e, strong m an.
16. He lik es sport ; he lik es f ootball.
17. He has a red car; he lik es red things.
18. He lik es red wine. Hi s car is red.
19. T hey are in Spain f or a holiday.
20. T hey l ike Spain. Spain i s beautif ul.
21. I t is a beautif ul country.
22. Margaret lik es Spani sh art and musi c. T om lik es Spani sh wine.

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T R AN S L AT I O N = t r ad uc c i ón

1. Traduce oralm ente. En la página siguiente está la clave de esta traducción.

2. Copia toda la página.

1. I am Engli sh. My nam e i s Jack.

2. You are Spanish. Your name is Dolores.
3. The pretty girl is my sister. Her nam e is Jane.
4. The m an in the red car i s Am eri can. Hi s nam e i s Tom .
5. The bl onde girl i s his f iancée. Her name is Margaret.

6. Jane and I l ive in England. England is our count ry.

7. You, Juan - and you, Dolores, l ive in Madrid. Madrid i s your ci ty.
8. Tom and Margaret are in Barcel ona f or thei r summ er hol iday.
9. Karl is a Germ an boy. He has two sisters.
10. Their eyes are blue and their hair is blonde.

11. Gina is an Itali an girl . She has two brothers.

12. Their eyes are brown and their hair i s black.

13. A handsome young m an - two handsome young m en.

14. A pretty young woman - two pretty young wom en.

15. Tom l ikes sport. Margaret lik es art.

16. He l ikes new things. He is a modern m an.
17. She lik es ol d things.
18. They have dif f erent tastes. Their tastes are dif f erent.
19. Men and wom en lik e dif f erent things.

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T R AN S L AT I O N = t r a du c ci ó n

1. Escribe en un cuaderno la traducción del español al ingl és.

2. Corrige los errores. En la página precedente está la clave de esta t raducci ón .
3. Traduce oralm ente del español al inglés.

NOTAS Las palabras entre paréntesis no se traducen.

E l es p añ ol h a si d o “i n gl e s i z ad o” pa ra f a ci l i t ar l a t r ad uc c i ón .

1. Yo soy inglés. Mi nombre es Jack.

2. Tú eres española. Tu nom bre es Dol ores.
3. La bonita m uchacha es m i herm ana. Su nombre es Jane.
4. El hom bre en el rojo coche es americano. Su nom bre es Tom.
5. La rubia chica es su novia. Su nombre es Margaret.

6. Jane y yo vivim os en Inglat erra. Ingl aterra es nuestro paí s.

7. Tú, Juan - y t ú, Dolores, vivís en Madrid. Madri d es vuestra ci udad.
8. Tom y Margaret están en Barcelona para sus vacaciones de verano.
9. Karl es un alemán m uchacho. Él tiene dos herm anas.
10. Sus oj os son azules y su pelo es rubio.

11. Gina es una chi ca ital iana. El la ti ene dos herm anos.
12. Sus oj os son m arrones y su pelo es negro.

13. Un bell o joven hom bre - dos bellos jóvenes hom bres.
14. Una bonita joven m ujer - dos bonitas j óvenes mujeres.

15. (A) Tom (l e) gusta (el) deport e. (A) Margaret (le) gusta (el) arte.
16. (A) él le gustan nuevas cosas. Él es un hom bre m oderno.
17. (A) el la l e gustan anti guas cosas.
18. Ellos t ienen dif erentes gustos. S us gustos son dif erentes.
19. Hom bres y m ujeres gustan dif erentes cosas.

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E X E R C I S E S = e j er c i c i os

Las respuestas a estos ejercicios se en cuentran en las páginas

16 y 17.

N o e s cr i b as e n el l i br o.
C op i a l a s or a ci on es e n un cu ad e rn o , y co m pl e t a co n l as p al a br a s qu e f a l t a n.

1. Completa con los adjetivos posesivos que faltan.

Ej emplo (I am S panish, Spain is my country.)

1. I am Ital ian. Italy is .. .… country.

2. You are Engli sh. England i s ... … country.
3. He is French. France i s ...… country.
4. S he i s Russian. Russia i s ... … country.
5. Ko smo is a Persian cat, ...… f ur i s white. (fur = pelo)
6. We are It alian. I taly is ...… count ry.
7. You are Germ an. Germ any is ...… country.
8. They are Am erican. Am erica is . ..… country.
2. Completa con los adjetivos que faltan.

Ej emplo: (New York is a big cit y.)

1. Margaret has ...… hair.

2. T om has . ..… eyes.
3. Jack is a ...… boy.
4. Jane i s a ...… girl.
5. Men and wom en lik e ...… thi ngs.
6. T om lik es ...… wine.
7. Margaret has a ...… dress.
8. Madrid is a ...… ci ty.
9. Rom e is an ...… cit y.
10. Jack and Jane are ...… students.
11. T om has a ...… car.

3. Escribe el plural de las palabras siguientes.

app le man tooth chil d w o man bal l col our

eye foot car g oose taste mo use boy

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E X E R C I S E S = ej e r ci c i o s
¡Atenció n!

No escri bas en el libro.

Copia las oraciones en un cuaderno, y completa con las palabras
que fal tan.

4. Completa con los adjetivos posesivos: his - her - its - their

1. Tom Hudson i s Am erican, ...… f i rst name is T om , . ..… surnam e is

Hudson.
2. Margaret Tayl or is English. ...… f irst nam e is Margaret, .. .… surname
is Taylor.
3. They are in Spain f or ...… holi day.
4. Tom l ives i n New York . New York is ...… city.
5. Margaret l ives i n London. London is ...… city.
6. Tom has black hair. ... … hair is bl ack.
7. Margaret has blonde hair. ...… hair i s blonde.
8. He lik es new t hings, she lik es old t hings. T hey have dif f erent tastes,
...… t astes are dif f erent.
9. Tom has a red car. .. .… car is red.
10. Margaret has a green dress. ...… dress is green.
11. Jack and Jane are brother and sister. He is ... … brother. She is ...…
si ster.
12. They are English. England is ...… country.
13. They speak Engli sh. English is ...… language.
14. Margaret has a Persian cat. …… nam e is Kosm o. …… f ur i s white and
…… eyes are green.

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V O C AB U L AR Y
American EmerikEn americano
art a:t arte
ball bØ:l balón, pelota
Barcelona ba:silEunE Barcelona
black blAk negro
blue blu: azul
blonde blØnd rubio
brow n braun marrón
but bút pero
child tSaild niño -a
children tSildrEn niños -as
colour kúlE color
different difrEnt diferente
dress dres vestido (de mujer)
engaged ingeidZd prometido -a
eye ai ojo
feet fi:t pies
fiancé fianse novio
fiancée fianse novia
foot fut pie
football futbØ:l fútbol
for fØ: / fE por; para
fur f¨: piel (de un animal)
geese gi:s gansos
goose gu:s ganso
green gri:n verde
hair heE pelo
handsome hAnsEm bello, guapo
to have tu hAv tener - haber
her he: / hE su, sus (de ella)
his hiz su, sus (de él)
holiday hØlidei vacación
its its su, sus (de un animal; de una cosa)

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V O C AB U L AR Y

language lANgwidZ lengua

to like tu laik gustar
man mAn hombre
men men hombres
mice mais ratones
mouse maus ratón
music mju:zi k música
new nju: nuevo
nice nais simpático
our auE nuestro -a , -os –as
Persian p¨:Sen persa
Russia rúSE Rusia
Russian rúSEn ruso
second sekEnd segundo
to speak tu spi:k hablar
strong strØN fuerte
suit su:t traje (de hombre)
summer súmE verano
surname s¨:neim apellido
taste teist gusto
teeth ti:† dientes
their TeE su, sus (de ellos -as)
thing †iN cosa
tooth tu:† diente
tw o tu: dos
w hite wait blanco
w ine wain vino
w oman wumEn mujer
w omen wimin mujeres
young júN joven
your jØ: / jE tu – tus, vuestro -a -os -as

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EXE R C IS ES = e j e rc i c i os

1. C o m pl e t a co n l os a dj e t i v os p os e si vo s qu e f al t a n.

Ej emplo (I am S panish, Spain is my country.)

1. I am Italian, It aly is my country.

2. You are English, England is you r count ry.
3. He i s French, F rance is his country.
4. She is Russian, Russia is her country.
5. Kosmo i s a Persian cat, its f ur is white. (fur = pelo)
6. We are Ital ian, Ital y i s o ur country.
7. You are Germ an, Germ any is yo ur country.
8. They are A merican, A merica is thei r country.

2. Completa con los adjetivos que f altan.

Ej emplo: (New York is a big cit y.)

1. Margaret has blo nde hai r.

2. Tom has brow n eyes.
3. Jack is a clever boy.
4. Jane is a pretty girl.
5. Men and wom en lik e differen t thi ngs.
6. Tom l ikes red wine.
7. Margaret has a g reen dress.
8. Madri d is a big city.
9. Rom e i s an o ld city.
10. Jack and Jane are clever students.
11. Tom has a red car.

3. Escribe el plural de las palabras si guientes .

appl e man tooth child w oman ball colo ur
appl es men teeth children w omen balls colo urs

eye fo ot car go ose taste mouse boy

eyes feet cars geese tastes mice boys
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4. Completa con los adjetivos posesivos: his - her - its - their

1. Tom Hudson is Am erican, his f irst name is Tom , h is surnam e is Hudson.

2. Margaret Tayl or is English, her f irst nam e is Margaret, her surname i s
Tayl or.
3. They are in Spain f or thei r hol iday.
4. Tom lives in New York. New York is his ci ty.
5. Margaret lives in London. London is her city.
6. Tom has black hair. His hair i s black.
7. Margaret has blonde hai r. Her hair i s blonde.
8. He l ikes new things, she lik es old things; they have dif f erent tastes, th eir
tastes are dif f erent.
9. Tom has a red car. His car i s red.
10. Margaret has a green dress. Her dress is green.
11. Jack and Jane are brother and sister. He is her brother. She is his sister.
12. They are English, E ngl and is their count ry.
13. They speak E ngl ish. English is th eir language.
14. Margaret has a Persian cat, its nam e is Kosm o. Its f ur is white and its
eyes are green.

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