ENGLISH COURSE I

LIC. ILIAN MORATO PINEDA

NOMBRE:_________________________________________________________
GRADO: __________ GRUPO:______________
CONTENTS:
 Pronunciation key
Practice and pronounce.
Spelling
 Fundamental articles:
The (definite article)
A (Indefinite article)
An (Indefinite article)
 The name of the fingers
 Introducing people
 Days of the week
 Five senses
 Cardinal numbers
 Math (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division)
 This is-These are (Singular and plural demonstratives)
 That is-Those are (Singular and plural demonstratives)
 Welcome to the WH (Who, what, where, which, when, whose, why)
 Nouns
 Personal pronouns
 Verb to be and contractions
 Verbs in simple present
 Adjectives
 Possessive adjectives
 Preposition of place
 Telling time
 Prepositions of time
 Can and may
 Stretching a sentence
 Present continuous

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PRONUNCIATION KEY
Listen and repeat

ei i e ai iu various
A B F I Q O
H C L Y U R
J D M W X
K E N
G S
P
T
V
Z

PRACTICE
Don´t cheat!

ei i E ai iu various

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 SPELLING

Exercise:
Make sentences using the words of the alphabet.
For example:
I like the sun.

1.-
2._
3.-
4.-
5.-
6.-
7.-
8.-
9.-
10.-
11.-
12.-
13._
14.-
15._

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FUNDAMENTAL ARTICLES

The articles are classified by definite and indefinite.

1.- The definite article “the” refers to a specific noun, either singular or plural.

The tables The English book The wallet

2.-The indefinite article “a” is used before words that begin with a consonant sound or
when -u sounds like -y.

A boat A uniform A hotel

3.- The indefinite article “an” is used before words that begin with a vowel sound or a
soft -h sound.

An egg An Mp3 An hour

Exercise
Write before the nouns the articles “a”, “an”, “the”(only for plural)

______Fan
______Glasses
______Oculists
______University
______Umbrella
______Hospital
______Air conditioner
______camels
______wallet
______earrings
______hotel
______flowers
______uniform
______elevator
______bank
______bucket
______guitar
______hammer
______knife
______old car
______electric guitar
______newspaper
______pet

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The name of the fingers

Exercise

Write 5 times each name of the fingers. (In your notebook)

INTRODUCE MYSELF

My name is ________________, I am ________ years old, I live in _________, I have

____ brothers and _____ sisters. My favorite food is ________, my favorite color is
___________.

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DAYS OF THE WEEK

WEEKDAYS: MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY.

WEEKEND: SATURDAY, SUNDAY.

EXERCISE:
Write 3 times each day of the week.

WEEKDAYS:
WEEKEND:

WEEKDAYS:
WEEKEND:

WEEKDAYS:
WEEKEND:

FIVE SENSES

SIGHT

You can smell with your:

You can see with your:
You can touch with your:
You can taste with your:
You can hear with your:

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CARDINAL NUMBERS

1 one
2 two
3 three
4 four
5 five
6 six
7 seven
8 eight
9 nine
10 ten
11 eleven
12 twelve
13 thirtheen
14 fourteen
15 fifteen
16 sixteen
17 seventeen
18 eighteen
19 nineteen
20 twenty

LET’S WORK MAKING SOME ADDITIONS, SUBTRACTIONS,

MULTIPLICATIONS AND DIVISIONS.

ADDITION: In math addition is the sum of numbers.

3+6=9 44+46=90
+ (plus) = (equals)

SUBTRACTION: If you substract 2 from 8 you get 6.

8-2=6 3-1=2

- (minus) = (equals)

MULTIPLICATION: If you multiply 3 times 4, you get 12.

3x4=12 4x4=16

DIVISION: 12 divided by 4 is 3.

12/4 =3 Twelve divided by four equals 3.

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EXERCISE

Make two more examples for each operation.

DEMONSTRATIVES
Point to something specific that can be near or far.

Singular

(near) This is a building.

(far) That is a building.

Plural

(near) These are buildings.

(far) Those are buildings.

Write the correct demonstrative to complete each sentence.

1. _______________ library is my favorite. (near)

2. _______________books are old. (far)
3. _______________are his new sunglasses. (near)
4. _______________is a museum next to the park. (far)

VOCABULARY: CITY PLACES

Airport
bank
park
city hall
zoo
office supplies store
museum
library
cinema
pharmacy

WELCOME TO THE WH

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Are open questions that leave room for a description, opinion, and useful
information.

WHAT, WHO, WHERE, WHEN, WHICH, WHY, WHOSE AND HOW.

Wh + verb to be + subject + (complement) + ?

Wh + object + verb to be + subject + ?

Exercise
Write the questions in the right order.
1. is/your/who/teacher/?
2. full/what/is/name/your/?
3. are/today/you/how/?
4. your/email/what/is/?
5. classmates/are/who/your/?
Simple present:
A verb is an action Word. It tells what someone or something does. The verb changes
in 3rd. Person singular (he, she, it)

Conjugate the following verbs in 3rd. Person singular.

Obey__________
Mix_____
Supervise_______
Do_______
Build______
Pray____
Sing______

Underline the correct verb

1. The priest (pray/prays) in the church.

2. The plumber, the welder and the bricklayer (work/Works) in a
construction site.
3. The waitress (serve/serves) the food.
4. The volunteers (help/helps) people.
5. The laundry Clerk (wash/washes) clothes.

Auxiliary Do/Does in simple present: The action can be a habit, a hobby, a daily
evento, or something that often happens.

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Affirmative: You go to the school from Monday to Friday. / Mark plays soccer on
Sunday.

Negative: You don´t go to the school from Monday to Friday. /Mark doesn’t play
soccer on Sunday.

Question: Do you go to school from Monday to Friday? /Does Mark play soccer on
Sunday?

Short answers: Yes, I do. No, I don’t. / Yes, he does. No, he doesn´t.

EXERCISE
Choose the correct Word.

1. I (lend/lends) my weights to my friend.

2. (Do/does) Rick and Tracy wear shorts?
3. His parents (go/goes) to Colorado.
4. (Do/does) they measure the desk?
5. Emma (stretch/stretches) every morning.
6. We (don’t/doesn´t) swim.
7. (Do/does) Helen speak English?
8. You (don’t/doesn’t) exercise in the gym.

Adjectives

Are words that describe, or tell something about the nouns.

 Example: The blue highlighter.

Some adjectives describe:

Number: One, two, three.
Opinion: Beautiful, ugly, fast, slow…
Size: Big, small, Little…
Shape: Circle, oval, cube…
Color: Blue, green, Pink…

EXERCISE
Choose the correct adjective according to the description.

1. There are ______ days in a week.

(ten/eight/seven)
2. Turtles are very _______ on land.
(slow/thin/fast)
3. This classroom is_________.
(big/small/short)
4. Strawberries are ____________.
(red/purple/White)

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Possessive adjectives
Are used to show possession, they must go before the noun.

PERSONAL PRONOUNS POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

I MY
YOU YOUR
HE HIS
SHE HER
IT ITS
WE OUR
YOU YOUR
THEY THEIR

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