ENGLISH SEMANA 2

Para empezar con la gramática inglesa, debemos aprender el verbo TO BE (SER Y ESTAR),
es quizás el verbo más importante del inglés y debes aprenderlo de memoria. Como habrás
comprobado, existe un solo verbo para los dos correspondientes en español.

Antes de estudiar el verbo “to be” es importante conocer los pronombres personales. Los
pronombres personales son los sujetos o personas de quien se habla

I yo
You tu
He el
She ella
It ello
We nosotros
You ustedes
They ellos

Para escuchar la pronunciación puedes dirigirte al siguiente link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpO7wfVHcvM&feature=related

El verbo “to be” (ser o estar ) se conjuga diferente para cada persona. El verbo “to be” es:
am, are, is. La conjugación es como sigue:

FORMA AFIRMATIVA FORMA NEGATIVA FORMA INTERROGATIVA

I am (I'm) I am not (I'm not) am I?

soy, estoy no soy, no estoy ¿soy yo?, ¿estoy yo?

you are (you're) you are not (you're not) are you?
eres, estás no eres, no estás ¿eres tú?, ¿estás tú?

he is (he's) he is not (he's not) is he?

él es, está él no es, no está ¿es él?, ¿está él?

we are (we're) we are not (we're not) are we?

somos, estamos no somos, no estamos ¿somos?, ¿estamos?

you are (you're) you are not (you're not) are you?
Ustedes son, estan Uds. no son, no estan ¿son?, ¿estan?

they are (they're) they are not (they're not) are they?
ellos son, están ellos no son, no están ¿son, están ellos?

Para escuchar la pronunciación puedes dirigirte al siguiente link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeHf9I7Y_RE
Dependiendo del sentido de la frase deduciremos de cual de los dos se trata. Por ejemplo:

I am Pedro Martínez Soy Pedro Martínez

I am an engineer soy ingeniero
I am 25 years old tengo 25 años
I am from Mexico soy de Mexico
I am in the office now estoy en la oficina ahorita
I am very busy! Estoy muy ocupado

Wh- Questions
Una lista de las Wh- questions más comunes en inglés, con sus usos y ejemplos. Es necesario
conocerlas para poder preguntar y responder correctamente, ya que simplemente escuchando
o leyendo sabremos el tipo de información que se nos pide (un lugar, un tiempo, una cantidad,
una razón de algo)

Puedes seguir el siguiente enlace para mejorar tu pronunciacion https://youtu.be/IdxlW-ljLbc

Actividad 1. Search five pictures of your favorite artists and write about them using
the verb TO BE, for example:

She is Shakira, she is from Colombia and she is a singer etc…

He is Daniel Radcliffe. He is an actor and He is from England…
They are The Beatles. They are from UK and they are a band...
It is Garfield. It is my cat and it is grumpy.

1. ____________________________________________

2. ____________________________________________

3._____________________________________________

4. ____________________________________________

5. ____________________________________________

Grammar a/an
A AN
Activity 2. Look at the grammar box a + noun with b, c, d, f… an + noun with a, e, i, o, u
and the example. Then answer the
activity. Complete the sentences with a filmmaker an explorer
a or an.

1. I’m _____ photographer.

2. I’m _____ doctor.

3. I’m _____ teacher.

4. I’m _____ artist.

5. I’m _____ engineer.

6. I’m _____ driver.

Circle the correct option.
1. a / an book 2. a / an country 3. a / an explorer
4. a / an family 5. a / an identity badge 6. a / an office
7. a / an passport 8. a / an phone

Activity 3. Complete the sentences with these words.

I’m you’re he’s he’s she’s she’s it’s

1. Hi. My name’s Rosa. __________ from Brazil.
2. This is Carolyn. _________ an engineer.
3. I’m from Ottowa. ___________ in Canada.
4. ‘My name’s Claude Lefevre.’ ‘Oh! __________ a writer!’
5. Mattias Lowe is a doctor. __________ from Germany.
6. Marina is from Italy. __________ Italian.
7. This is Nelson. __________ a student.
8. John is from Sydney. __________ in Australia.

Activity 4. Look at the photos. Write

the jobs.

1. Hi. I’m Carolyn. I’m a

______________________

2. Hello. I’m Alex. I’m a

______________________

3. Hi. I’m Mireya. I’m a

_______________________

4. Hi. I’m Mattias. I’m a

_______________________

5. Hello. I’m Robert. I’m an

Activity 5. Look at the pictures. Complete
the sentences with a job, country or
nationality.
1. I’m a __________ I’m from Italy. I’m
__________
2. Lisa’s an _______She’s French. She’s from
_______
3. Joe’s British. He’s from _________ He’s an
_______
4 I’m a __________I’m from China. I’m
___________
5 Enrique is a ______ He’s from Mexico. He’s _______
6 Sandra’s American. She’s from ______________ She’s a ________________

Activity 6. Match the personal information questions with the answers.

1. What's your full name? a. I am 28.

2. Can I have your date of birth, please? b. It's Zhang Wei Li.
3. Where do you live? c. I am from China.
4. How old are you? d. Yes. It’s the 29th March, 1991.
5. Where are you from? e. I am a policeman.
6. What do you do for fun? f. I live in Beijing, China.
7. What do you do? g. I went to Tsinghua Academy.
8. Where did you go to school? h. I go sailing and rock climbing.

Activity 7. Read the doctor's surgery conversation and fill in the gaps using the words
in the box.

Receptionist: (1) ......................., do you have an appointment with the doctor?

Patient: Hello. No, I don't. I would like to register as a patient here and see the doctor, please.
Receptionist: OK, can I take some 2) .......................?
Patient: Of course.
Receptionist: Can you give me your (3) ....................... and date of birth please?
Patient: Sure, it's Alonso Pablo Diaz and my (4) ....................... is the 4th of November, 1986.
Receptionist: Thank you. Let me just put that into the computer. (5) ....................... do you
live?
Patient: I (6) ....................... at 27 Calle de Atocha, Madrid, 28012
Receptionist: Great, thanks. (7) ....................... proof that you live there and some form of
ID?
Patient: Yes, I do. Here is my (8) .......................
Receptionist: Thanks. Can I take your (9) .......................?
Patient: Yes, hang on a second. It's 9166457781.
Receptionist: OK. Nearly finished. Just one more question. (10) ....................... is your job?
Patient: I am a teacher at the school across the street.
Receptionist: Thank you very much. Please take a seat and wait for your name to be called.
Activity 8. Explore the next dominoes of Wh questions and put the sentences in the
correct order, you can write the sentences in your notebook, or print the labels and
cut the sentences.