UNIVERSIDAD ANDINA

“NÉSTOR CÁCERES VELÁSQUEZ”

LANGUAGE INSTITUTE

INTRODUCTION
N OV E M BE R - M AR C H
THE ALPHABET

5 𝑣𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑙𝑠
26 𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠 ቊ
21 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑠
NUMBERS
Cardinal numbers
1 One 12 Twelve 23 Twenty three
2 Two 13 Thirteen

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3 Three 14 Fourteen 30 Thirty
4 Four 15 Fifteen 40 Forty
5 Five 16 Sixteen 50 Fifty
6 Six 17 Seventeen 60 Sixty
7 Seven 18 Eighteen 70 Seventy
8 Eight 19 Nineteen 80 Eighty
9 Nine 20 Twenty 90 Ninety
10 Ten 21 Twenty one 100 One hundred
11 Eleven 22 Twenty two
NUMBERS
Ordinal numbers
1st First 12th Twelfth 23rd Twenty-third
2nd Second 13th Thirteenth

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3rd Third 14th Fourteenth 30th Thirtieth
4th Fourth 15th Fifteenth 40th Fortieth
5th Fifth 16th Sixteenth 50th Fiftieth
6th Sixth 17th Seventeenth 60th Sixtieth
7th Seventh 18th Eighteenth 70th Seventieth
8th Eighth 19th Nineteenth 80th Eightieth
9th Ninth 20th Twentieth 90th Ninetieth
10th Tenth 21st Twenty-first 100th Hundredth
11th Eleventh 22nd Twenty-second
SOME OCCUPATIONS
VERB TO-BE
SUBJECT
BE (present) CONTRACTION
PRONOUNS
I → am → I'm
You → are → You're
He → is → He's
She → is → She's
It → is → It's
We → are → We're
They → are → They're
Singular : I, YOU, HE, SHE
Plural : YOU, WE, THEY
VERB TO-BE: Singular statements
Affirmative statements / Contractions
I am Alexander. / I’m Alexander.
You are an engineer. / You´re an engineer.
He is a teacher. / He’s a teacher.
She is a singer. / She’s a singer.
It is an animal. / It’s an animal.
VERB TO-BE: Singular statements
Negative statements / Contractions
I am not Roberto. / I’m not Roberto.
You are not an architect. / You´re not an architect. / You aren’t an architect.
He is not a banker. / He’s not a banker. / He isn’t a banker.
She is not a student. / She’s not a student. / She isn’t a student.
It is not an animal. / It’s not an animal. / It isn’t an animal.
MORE OCCUPATIONS
VERB TO-BE: Singular and plural statements
Affirmative statements / Contractions
We are photographers. / We’re photographers..
Singular nouns Plural nouns
You are scientists. / You´re scientists. a chef 2 chefs
They are writers. / They’re writers. an athlete 3 athletes
Negative statements / Contractions
We are not chefs. / We’re not chefs. / We aren’t chefs.
You are not pilots. / You´re not pilots. / You aren’t pilots.
They are not artists. / They’re not artists. / They aren’t artists.
 Be: Yes / No questions and short answers
Yes / no questions Short answers
𝐴𝑟𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑌𝑒𝑠, 𝐼 𝑎𝑚. 𝑁𝑜, 𝐼′ 𝑚 𝑛𝑜𝑡.
𝐼𝑠 ℎ𝑒 ቑ 𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑐𝑡?
ℎ𝑒 ℎ𝑒 ′ 𝑠 ℎ𝑒
𝐼𝑠 𝑇𝑎𝑛𝑦𝑎 𝑌𝑒𝑠, 𝑖𝑠. 𝑁𝑜, 𝑛𝑜𝑡. / 𝑁𝑜, 𝑖𝑠𝑛′𝑡.
𝑠ℎ𝑒 𝑠ℎ𝑒 ′ 𝑠 𝑠ℎ𝑒

𝐴𝑟𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑒 𝑤𝑒 ′ 𝑟𝑒 𝑤𝑒
𝐴𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 ቑ 𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑠? 𝑌𝑒𝑠, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑒. 𝑁𝑜 𝑛𝑜𝑡. / 𝑁𝑜, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑛′𝑡.
𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 ′ 𝑟𝑒
𝐴𝑟𝑒 𝑇𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐽𝑎𝑛𝑒
Be: Yes / No questions and short answers
1. You are a photographer. 3. We are teachers.
Are you a photographer? Are we teachers?
(+) Yes, I am. (+) Yes, We are.
(-) No, I’m not. (-) No, We’re not.
2. He is an athlete. 4. Paola and Jorhe are bankers.
Is he an athlete? Are paola and Jorge bankers?
(+) Yes, he is. (+) Yes, they are.
(-) No, he isn’t (-) No, they aren’t.
Be: Yes / No questions and short answers
1. A: Are they Carla and Joe? 5. A: Is he Ivan?
B: Yes, they are. B: No, he’s not. He’s Michael.
2. A: Is she Vania? 6. A: Is he Tom?
B: No, she’s not. She’s Judith. B: No, he’s not. He’s Luis.
3. A: Are you Raquel and Pedro?
B: No, we aren’t. We’re Carmen and Juan.
4. A: Are you a chef?
B: Yes, I am.