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Tom Hudson ( húdsn )

- My name is Tom Hudson. I have black hair and brown eyes.

Tom is my f irst name. Hudson is my surname.
I am American. I speak English. English is my languag e.
I live in New York.
I am eng ag ed. Margaret Taylor is my f iancée.
I love my f iancée. She is a nice g irl. She is English and she lives in
London.
I have a car. My car is red. I lik e red thing s. I like red wine. And I like
sport. I lik e f ootball.
My f iancée is dif f erent. She lik es art and music.

Margaret Taylor ( teilE )

- My name is Marg aret Taylor. I have blonde hair and blue eyes.
My f irst name is Margaret. My surname is Taylor.
I am English. I speak Eng lish. English is my lang uage.
I live in London.
Tom Hudson is my f iancé.
I love my f iancé. He is handsome and strong . He is American and he
lives in New York .
Tom has a new red car. He likes red thing s.
I have a green dress. I lik e g reen. I like green things.
My f iancé and I like dif f erent things. I like art and music, he lik es
sports and cars.

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A D JE TIV OS P OS E S IV OS P R ONOMB RE S P E RS ON A L E S

my mi , mis I yo
your t u, t us / su; sus (de usted) you tú; 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 ello

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

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

I am Eng lish. England is my country.

You are French. France is your country.
He is Spanish. Spain is his count ry.
She is Italian. I taly is her country.
It is a Persian cat. Its name is Kosmo.

W e are German. Germany is our country.

You are American. America is your country.
T hey are Russian. Russia is their country.

WA R N I N G = advertenci a

su - sus se traducen por:

his (Si el poseedor es un hombre.)

• Tom has a car. His car is red.

her (Si el poseedor es una mujer.)

• Margaret has a car. Her car is g reen.

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

• Margaret has a Persian cat. Its name is Kosmo.

their (Si el poseedor es plural.)

• Jack and Jane speak Eng lish. Eng lish is their languag e.

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his = su; sus (de él)

• Tom is a man.
He is a nice young man.
He has black hair. His hair is black.
He has brown eyes. His eyes are brown.
He is American. America is his country.
He lives in New York . New York is his city.
He likes red thing s. His car is red.
He has a f iancée. Marg aret Taylor is his f iancée.

her = su; sus (de ella)

• Margaret is a woman.
She is a pretty woman. She is a pret ty young woman.
She has blonde hair. Her hair is blonde.
She has blue eyes. Her eyes are blue.
She is Eng lish. England is her country.
She speaks Eng lish. English is her language.
She lives in London. London is her cit y.
She has a green dress. Her dress is green.
She has a f iancé. Tom Hudson is her f iancé.

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

• Margaret has a Persian cat; its name is Kosmo.

Its f ur is white and its eyes are green. (fur = pelo)

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

• Margaret has two dog s. Thei r names are Spot and Lassie.

WA R N I N G = advertencia

1. Los adjetivos posesivos son invariables.

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

My dogs are clever. = (Mi s perros son listos.)

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to like = gustar
I like music = (lit. Y o gusto musica.) Me gusta la musica.

• Tom likes red things.

He likes red wine.
He likes apples.
He likes sports. He likes f ootball.
His f iancée lik es dif f erent things.
She lik es art and music.
Their tastes are dif f erent .
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tastes = gustos

WA R N I N G = advertencia

En español se dice:

• “A Tom le gusta el vino tint o.”

En inglés se dice:

• Tom likes red wine. = (lit. Tom gusta vino tinto.)

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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 = el la ti ene ella ha
” it has = el lo ti ene ello ha

1° we have = nosotros tenemos nosotros hemos

2° you have = vosotros teneis vosotros habeis
= ustedes tienen ustedes han
3° they have = ellos tienen ellos han

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I RRE GUL A R P L URA L = plural irregular

S I NGUL A R P LUR A L

man = hombre men = hombres

woman = mujer women = muj eres
child = niño; niña children = ni ños; niñas
foot = pie feet = pi es
tooth = diente teeth = di entes
mouse = ratón mice = ratónes
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 j oven mujer (una joven)
an old woman = una vieja mujer (una vi eja)

WA R N I N G = advertenci a

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

personas de sexo masculino.

Si en inglés decimos: a young, an old, no se comprende si estamos hablando

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

• a young man = un joven

a young w oman = una joven

an old man = un viejo

an old w oman = una viej a

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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 inglés.

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

foot = pie
ball = balón; pelota
football = fútbol

engaged = prometido -a
I am engaged = estoy prometido -a

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W ARNING = advertencia

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

• T om lives in New York.

He speaks Eng lish.
He lik es sport.

Marg aret lives in London.

She likes art and music.
She loves Tom.

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El artículo “ the ” = el, l a, -los, l as

En muchos casos en español se usa el artículo det erminado, mientras en inglés

no se usa.

• Tom li kes red w ine. Tom likes the red wine.

Margaret has blonde hair. Margaret has the blonde hair.
Margaret likes art and music. Margaret likes the art and music.
Margaret has blonde hair. Margaret has the blonde hair.

No hay una regla simple que nos permita saber cuando usar el artí culo “the”.

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dress = vestido (de mujer)

• Marg aret has a beautif ul green dress.

suit = traje (de hombre)

• Tom has a modern brown suit.

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in = en

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

Paris is in France. = (París está en Francia.)

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PRONUNCIATION = pronunciación

A ú a: i: ¨:

black Russia France f eet g irl

cat brother car g eese f irst
grammar summer are g reen German
language country art he Germany
man colour Barcelona she Berlin
Jack London t o be Persian
Paris Russian we surname
apple to love f ur
have young
Spanish

P HONE TI C S YMB O LS = símbolos fonéticos

A cat = sonido entre la “a” y la “e”

ú love = “a”
a: car = “a” larga
i: green = “i” larga
¨: girl = sonido neutro largo
: = los dos puntos indícan que el sonido es largo.

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R E AD IN G = l ectura

1. Tom Hudson is an American young man.

2. He lives in New York .
3. New York is his city.
4. He has a f iancée.
5. Her f irst name is Marg aret. Her surname is T aylor.
6. She lives in London.
7. She is a pretty girl.
8. She has blonde hair and blue eyes.
9. She lik es art and music.
10. She lik es green things. She has a g reen dress.

11. Margaret T aylor is an English young woman.

12. She lives in London.
13. She has a f iancé, his name is Tom Hudson.
14. He lives in New York .
15. He is a handsome, strong man.
16. He likes sport; he likes f ootball.
17. He has a red car; he likes red things.
18. He likes red wine. His car is red.
20. They are in Spain f or a holiday.
21. They lik e Spain. Spain is beautif ul.
22. It is a beautif ul country.
23. Margaret likes Spanish art and music. Tom likes Spanish wine.

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TRANSLATION = t ra du c ci ó n

1. Traduce oralm ente. En la página siguiente está la clave de esta t raducci ón.
2. Copia toda la página.

1. I am Eng lish. My name is Jack .

2. You are Spanish. Your name is Dolores.
3. The pretty g irl is my sister. Her name is Jane.
4. The man in the red car is American. His name is Tom.
5. The blonde girl is his f iancée. Her name is Margaret.

6. Jane and I live in England. Eng land is our country.

7. You, Juán - and you, Dolores, live in Madrid. Madrid is your city.
8. Tom and Marg aret are in Barcelona f or their summer holiday.
9. Karl is a German boy. He has two sisters.
10. Their eyes are blue and their hair is blonde.

11. Gina is an Italian g irl. She has two brothers.

12. Their eyes are brown and their hair is black .

13. A handsome young man - two handsome young men.

14. A pretty young woman - two prett y young women.

15. Tom lik es sport. Margaret likes art.

16. He lik es new things. He is a modern man.
17. She likes old things.
18. They have dif f erent tastes. Their tastes are dif f erent.
19. Men and women lik e dif f erent thing s.

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

1. Escribe en un cuaderno la traducción del español al inglés.

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

NOTAS Las palabras entre paréntesis non se traducen.

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

1. Yo soy ing lés. Mi nombre es Jack .

2. Tú eres española. Tu nombre es Dolores.
3. La bonita muchacha es mi hermana. Su nombre es Jane.
4. El hombre en el roj o coche es americano. Su nombre es Tom.
5. La rubia chica es su novia. Su nombre es Margaret.

6. Jane y yo vivimos en Inglaterra. Inglaterra es nuestro país.

7. Tú, Juán - y tú, Dolores, vivís en Madrid. Madrid es vuestra ciudad.
8. Tom y Margaret están en Barcelona para su vacación de verano.
9. Karl es un alemán muchacho. Él tiene dos hermanas.
10. Sus ojos son azules y su pelo es rubio. .

11. Gina es una chica italiana. Ella tiene dos hermanos.

12. Sus ojos son marrones y su pelo es negro.

13. Un bello joven hombre - dos bellos jovenes hombres.

14. Una bonita j oven mujer - dos bonitas jovenes muj eres.

15. (A) T om (le) gusta (el) deporte. (A) Marg aret (le) g usta (el) arte.
16. (A) él le gustan nuevas cosas. Él es un hombre modeno.
17. (A) ella le gustan antig uas cosas.
18. Ellos tienen dif erentes g ustos. Sus g ustos son dif erentes.
19. Hombres y mujeres g ustan dif erentes cosas.

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

No es c r i ba s en e l l i b ro .
Co pi a l a s o r ac i o ne s en u n c u ad er n o, y c omp l e t a c o n l a s pa l a br as q ue f a l t an .

1. Completa con los adjetivos posesivos que faltan.

Ejemplo: (I am Spanish, Spain is my count ry.)

1. I am Italian. Italy is ...… country.

2. You are English. England is ...… country.
3. He is French. France is ...… country.
4. She is Russian. Russia is ...… country.
5. Kosmo is a Persian cat .. .… f ur is white. (fur = pelo)
6. We are Italian. Italy is ...… country.
7. You are German. Germany is ...… count ry.
8. They are American. America is ...… count ry.
2. Completa con los adjetivos que faltan.

Ejemplo: (New York is a big city.)

1. Margaret has ...… hair.

2. Tom has ...… eyes.
3. Jack is a .. .… boy.
4. Jane is a ...… girl.
5. Men and women like ...… thing s.
6. Tom likes .. .… wine.
7. Margaret has a .. .… dress.
8. Madrid is a ...… city.
9. Rome is an ... … city.
10. Jack and Jane are ...… students.
11. Tom has a ... … car.

3. Escribe el plural de las palabras siguientes .

apple man tooth child w oman ball colour
eye foot car goose taste mouse boy

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E X E R C I S E S = e j e r ci c i o s
¡Atención!

No escribas en el libro.
Copia las oraciones en un cuaderno, y completa con las palabras que
faltan.

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

1. Tom Hudson is American, ...… f irst name is Tom, .. .… surname is

Hudson.
2. Marg aret Taylor is Eng lish. . ..… f irst name is Margaret, ...…
surname is Taylor.
3. They are in Spain f or ...… holiday.
4. Tom lives in New York. New York is .. .… city.
5. Marg aret lives in London. London is ...… city.
6. Tom has black hair. ...… hair is black .
7. Marg aret has blonde hair. ...… hair is blonde.
8. He lik es new things, she lik es old things. T hey have dif f erent
tastes, ...… tastes are dif f erent.
9. Tom has a red car. ...… car is red.
10. Marg aret has a green dress. ...… dress is g reen.
11. Jack and Jane are brother and sister. He is ...… brother. She is
...… sist er.
12. They are English. Eng land is ...… country.
13. They speak English. English is ...… lang uage.
14. Marg aret has a Persian cat. …… name is Kosmo. …… f ur is white
and …… eyes are g reen.

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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: azúl
blonde blØnd rubio
brow n braun marrón
but bút pero
child tSaild niño, -a
children tSi ldrEn niños, -as
colour kúlE color
different difrEnt diferente
dress dres vestido (de mujer)
engaged ingei dZd prometido -a
eye ai ojo
feet fi:t pies
fiancé fiansé novio
fiancée fiansé 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:zik musica
new nju: nuevo
nice nais simpático
our auE nuestro -a -os –as
Persian p¨:Sen persiano
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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