ENGLISH I

WELCOME 1st semester students

Please be aware of the information that I'm going to be uploading in this page. 

 

Here you can find lots of information that is very helpful for you. Some homeworks are going to be uploaded here as well.

So let's do our best and have fun!

 


This is the book you need for this semester, please get it as soon as possible because we need to start working on it.

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Prepositions of place
This is the PDF for the prepositions and their explanations
PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE.pdf
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Please download the document. Print it and paste it in your notebooks.

Please read and study the basic prepositions we've seen in class. 



WEEK SEP 19th -SEP 23rd

THIS SET OF HOMEWORK IS FOR YOU TO PRACTICE WHAT YOU'VE LEARNED DURING THE COURSE. 

FOR 1st SEMESTER G AND F HOMEWORKS ARE DUE MONDAY SEPTEMBER 26th AND FOR 1st SEMESTER B HOMEWORK IS DUE SEPTEMBER 23rd IN ORDER TO BE ALLOWED TO PRESENT THE EXAM.

 

CLICK ON THE LINKS AND DO THE EXERCISES WHEN YOU FINISH CLICK ON CHECK BUTTON, IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU HAVE MISTAKES. PRINT YOUR SCORE  AND BRING THE PRINTING TO CLASS FOR CHECKLIST.


WEEK 3 SEP 5th - SEP 9th

WEEK 2 AUG 29th - SEP 2nd

PERSONAL PRONOUNS

Personal pronouns represent specific people or things. We use them depending on:

  • number: singular (eg: I) or plural (eg: we)
  • person: 1st person (eg: I)
  • 2nd person (eg: you)
  • or 3rd person (eg: he)
  • gender:
  • male (eg: he),
  • female (eg: she)
  • or neuter (eg: it)

Simple Present of the verb "TO BE"

The Simple present of the verb to be


The simple present of the verb to be

Here is presented the simple present of the verb to be:

  • its form
  • and its use

The verb to be

The verb to be is the most important verb in the English language. It is difficult to use because it is an irregular verb in almost all of its forms.  In the simple present tense, the verb To Be is conjugated as follows:

Affirmative forms of the verb to be

Subject Pronouns Full Form Contracted Form
I am 'm
you are 're
he/she/it is 's
we are 're
you are 're
they are 're

Interrogative forms of the verb to be:

Am I?
Are you?
Is he/she/it?
Are we?
Are you?
Are they?

Negative Forms of the verb to be:

Subject Pronouns Full Form Contracted Form
I am not 'm not
you are not aren't
he/she/it is not isn't
we are not aren't
you are not aren't
they are not aren't

Examples:

  • Is Brad Pitt French?
  • No, he isn't. He's American.
  • What about Angelina Joli? Is she American, too?
  • Yes, she is. She is American.
  • Are brad Pitt and Angelina Joli French?
  • No, They aren't. They are American.

Use of the simple present of to be

The principal use of the simple present is to refer to an action or event that takes place habitually, but with the verb "to be" the simple present tense also refers to a present or general state, whether temporary, permanent or habitual.

  • am happy.
  • She is helpful.

The verb to be in the simple present can be also used to refer to something that is true at the present moment.

  • She is 20 years old.
  • He is a student.

Remember:

  • I, you, he, she, it, you, they are subject pronouns (also called personal pronouns, a term used to include both subject and object pronouns.)
  • am, are, is are forms of the verb to be in the simple present.
  • 'm, 're, 's are short (contracted) forms of  am, are, is
  • 'm not, aren't, isn't are short (contracted forms) of am not, are not, is not.

Yes/No questions – be (am, are, is)

Subject and verb change their position in statement and question.

  • Sentence: You are from Germany.
  • Question: Are you from Germany?

We always use the short answer, not only Yes or No.

NOTE:

If the answer is Yes, we always use the long form. → Example: Yes, I am.

If the answer is No, we either use the long or the contracted form (short form). → Example: No, I am not → No, I'm not.

Verb

Subject

Complement

Yes/No

Subject

Verb

 

 

 

 

 

 

Are

you

from Germany?

Yes,

I

am.

Are

you

from Germany?

No,

I

am not

‘m not

Is

he

your friend?

Yes,

he

is.

Are

Peter and John

from England?

Yes,

they

are.

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HOMEWORK 2
After reading all the information of the verb TO BE download the PDF document. Answer the exercises and bring it to class:

For 1st semester B and F: Due day Friday September 2nd
And for 1st semester G the due day is on Thursday September 1st
Simple present to be.pdf
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Yes/No questions and short answers with the verb be

HOMEWORK 3.

 

Think about some Yes/no questions that you could ask your classmates to answer. 

Write them down in your notebook and you will have some time to work on it during class. 

 

Note: Think about specific people you are going apply those questions so we have an organized activity.

let's have fun learning English

WEEK 1. AUG 22nd - AUG 29th, 2016

english pronouns

numbers 1-1000

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homework 1

PLEASE DOWNLOAD THE IMAGE OF THE NUMBERS AND PRINT IT. THEN PASTE IT IN YOUR NOTEBOOK. 

REMEMBER THAT YOU HAVE TO SHOW ME YOUR HOMEWORK IN THE CLASSROOM SO I CAN SIGN IT.


some basic phrases you must know

SAYING HELLO AND GOODBYE

 

Here are some different ways to greet people:

 

hi (quite informal)

hello

good morning (used before noon)

good afternoon (used between noon and 6pm)

good evening (used after 6pm)

 

The following expressions, on the other hand, are some different things you can say when saying goodbye:

 

bye

goodbye

goodnight

see you!

see you soon!

see you later!

have a nice day!

 

have a good weekend!

Here are some basic English phrases which you can use in everyday conversation, as well as some common words you will see on signs.

 

yes

no

maybe or perhaps

please

thanks

thank you

thanks very much

thank you very much

 

The following are some polite ways you can reply to someone who thanks you:

 

you're welcome

don't mention it

 

not at all

 

MAKING YOURSELF UNDERSTOOD

 

Do you speak English?

 

I don't speak English

I don't speak much English

I only speak very little English

I speak a little English

 

please speak more slowly

please write it down

Could you please repeat that?

 

 

I understand

I don't understand

 

 


classroom vocabulary

¡Muy bien!

¡Excelente!

Buen trabajo

Todos juntos

Más alto/ bajo

Silencio, por favor.

Otra vez

¿Quién sabe la respuesta? 

¿Alguien?

¿Hay preguntas?

Tengo una pregunta.

¿Cómo se dice...?

¿Cómo se escribe...?

Repita, por favor.

No sé. 

No entiendo.

Abran su libro en la página.....

Cierren su libro

Contesten las preguntas.

Copien

 

Very good!

Excellent!

Good Job

All together

Louder/softer

Quiet, please.

Once more

Who knows the answer?

Anyone?

Any question?

I have a question.

 

How do you say...?

How do you write...?

Repeat, please.

I don't know.

I don't understand.

Open your book on page....

Close your book.

Answer the questions. 

Copy

Siéntense

Cierren la puerta.

Abran la puerta.

Pase al pizzarón.

Escuchen

Pongan atención

Vengan aquí.

Denme su tarea.

 

La tarea es....

¿Puedo ir al baño?

 

¿Puedo pasar?

Lo siento, se me hizo tarde.

¿Me podría explicar, por favor?

¿Puedo ir a la oficina?

¿Puedo ir con la enfermera?

Pasen. 

Sí, puedes (n) pasar.

No, no puedes ir.

Puedes hacerlo.

Sit down.

Close the door.

Open the door.

Pass to the board.

Listen.

Pay attention

Come here.

Give me your homework

The homework is..

May I go to the restroom?

May I come in?

I'm sorry, I'm late

 

Can you explain me, please?

 

Can I go to the offfice?

Can I go to the nurse?

Come in

Yes, you can come in.

No, you can't go.

You can do it.