Unit 1 

 Making friends: Lesson A  Getting to know you

 
Present of be= am, is, are  (review)

S V = am, is , are C

I=1 am tall. Adj.

You = 1 are in Quito. City or

countries

He= 1 is in the school. Places

She= 1 is 10 years old. Numbers/age

It = 1 is Firulais. Nouns

We = I and 1++ are Students. Jobs

You= 2++ are in your house.

They= 2+++ are Friends.

Andrea is Ecuadorian

The Dog is big.

The Dogs are big.

Negative SENTENCES

S V = am, is , are C
+ NOT

I=1 am not tall. Adj.

Amn´t

You = 1 Are not in Quito. City or

 countries

He= 1 Is not in the school. Places

She= 1 Isn´t 10 years old. Numbers/age

It = 1 is Firulais. Nouns

We = I and 1++ aren´t Students. Jobs

You= 2++ are in your house.

They= 2+++ are Friends.

Andrea is Ecuadorian

The Dog is big.

The Dogs are big.

Short questions
Yes-No questions and short answers

To ask Yes-No questions, use be + subject (noun / pronoun):

Are you from a big family?

V= Am, is, are S C? Short answers

Am I tall? Yes, I am

No, I am not

Are you in Quito? Yes, I am

No, I am not

Is he in the school? Yes, he is

 No, he isn´t

Is she 10 years old? Yes, she is

No, She isn´t

Is it Firulais? Yes, it is

No, it isn´t

Are we in your house. Yes, we are

No, we aren´t

Are you Students? Yes, we are

No, we aren´t

Are you a student? Yes, I am

No, I am not

Are they Friends? Yes, they are

No, they aren´t

Is Andrea Ecuadorian? Yes, she is

No, she isn´t

Is my dog big? Yes, it is

No, it isn´t

Are my dogs Big? Yes, they are

No, they aren´t

In affirmative short answers, use Yes + pronoun + full form of be:

A  Are you from a big family?

B  Yes, I am. I'm one of six children.

In negative short answers, use No + pronoun + contraction of be + not:

A  Are you from a big family?

B  No, I'm not. There are only two of us.

Information questions

Information questions are questions that start with question words like:

What   Where   Who   When   Why, How, How old

Wh-w Am, is, are S C?

How are you today?

I am fine.

Where is your
mother?

She is in the
house.

When is the test?

It is the next
month.
To ask information questions, you can use Question word + be + subject (noun / pronoun):

Where are your parents from?

Remember, you can contract is to 's in questions:

What's your name?

The answer to information questions is not yes or no.

Statements

In affirmative statements, use subject (noun / pronoun) + a form of be:

A  Where are your parents from?

B  They're from Peru.

In negative statements, use subject (noun / pronoun) + a form of be + not:

A  Where are your parents from? Lima?

B  No, they're not from Lima.

Remember, you can use aren't when are not is difficult to say:

My parents aren't from Peru.

You can use isn't when 's not is difficult to say:

My boss isn't from Peru.

Aff. Pedro is in Quito.

Neg. He is not in Quito.

A.Q. Is he in Quito?
 S. A A. Yes, he is.

S N A. No, he isn´t.

I Q. Where is Pedro?

Answer. He is in Quito.

Simple present (review)

S V ( regular or C
irregular )

I work in a hospital.

You walk every morning.

He plays in the park.

She watches TV.

It sleeps in his house.

We eat together.

You speak English.

They watch a movie.

1. “S”
2. Sh, ch, x, o, s “ES”
3. Before Y you have a consonant , ies
 Study = studies

Play = plays

4. Irregular verb

Have = Has

Negative Sentences

S Aux+ not V ( regular or C

irregular )
do

I do not work in a hospital.

You don´t walk every morning.

He does not play in the park.

She doesn´t watch TV.

It doesn´t sleep in his house.

We do not eat together.

You don´t speak English.

They don´t watch a movie.

Yes-No questions and short answers

To ask Yes-No questions, use Do / Does + subject (noun / pronoun) + verb:

Do you have any brothers and sisters?

Does your brother go to college?

In affirmative short answers, use Yes + pronoun + do / does:

A  Do you have any brothers and sisters?

B  Yes, I do.
 A  Does your brother go to college?
B  Yes, he does.

In negative short answers, use No + pronoun + don't / doesn't:

A  Do you have any brothers and sisters?

B  No, I don't.

A  Does your brother go to college?

B  No, he doesn't.

Aux S V ( regular or C?
irregular )

Do I work in a hospital? Yes, I do

No, I don´t

Do you walk every Yes, I do

morning?
No, I don´t

Does he play in the park? Yes, he

does

No, he
doesn´t

Does she watch TV? Yes, she

does

No, she
doesn´t

Does it sleep in its house? Yes, it

does

No, it
doesn´t

Do we eat together? Yes, we do

 No, we
don´t

Do you speak English? Yes, we do

No, we
don´t

Do They watch a movie? Yes, they

do

No, they
don´t

Do you have Questions? Yes, we do

No, we
don´t

Information questions

Information questions are questions that start with question words like:

What   Where   Who   When   Why How
To ask information questions, use Question word + do / does + subject (noun / pronoun) + verb:

What does your brother do?

Where do your parents live?

Wh-w Aux S V ( regular or C?

irregular )

Where Do you walk every

morning?
 I walk In the
park

Who Does he play in the park

with?

He plays In the Park with His sister.

Does she watch TV?

Does it sleep in its house?

Do we eat together?

Do you speak English?

Do They watch a movie?

Do you have Questions?

Aff Maria eats pizza.

Neg. She doesn´t eat pizza.

sQ. Does she eat pizza?

SA. Yes, she does

SA. No, She doesn´t

IQ. What does she eat?

A. She eats pizza.

Statements

In affirmative statements, use subject (noun / pronoun) + verb:

A  What does your brother do?

B  He works in a bank.

A  Where do your parents live?

B  They live near here.
In negative statements, use subject (noun / pronoun) + don't / doesn't + verb:

A  Does your brother work in a bank?

B  No, he doesn't work in a bank.

A  Do your parents live around here?

B  No, they don't live near here.

 
Responses with too and either
You can use responses with too and either to show that you have something in common with
someone.

Present of be

In responses to affirmative statements, use I am too:

A  I'm allergic to cats.

B  I am too.

I am student

I am too.

So am I

I am in Quito

I am too

So am I

Me too

I play soccer every day. Present tense do, does

I do too.

So do I.

I work in La Mana.

I do too
So do I.

I watched a soccer game yesterday. Simple past (did)

I did too.

So did I

I was in Quito yesterday.

I was too.

So was I.

I will go to USA in 2 years.

I will too.

So will I.

I have eaten Chugchucaras.

I have too.

So have I

I can speak French

I can too.

So can I

I should study more.

I should too

So should I

I must visit the doctor

I must too

So must I
 I used to play in my grandmothers´ house

I did too

So did I

In responses to negative statements, use I'm not either:

A  I'm not an animal lover.

B  I'm not either.

Neither am I

I am not in an English class

I am not either

Neither am I

I do not like pizza.

I don´t either

Neither do I

I didn´t do the homework

I didn´t either

Neither did I

I can´t speak French

I can´t either

Neither can I

I wasn´t in Quito yesterday

I wasn´t either

Neither was I

I shouldn´t copy the homework

I shouldn´t either

Neither should I

I haven´t been in Ambato

 I haven´t either

Neither have I

Simple present

In responses to affirmative statements, use I do too:

A  I watch pro football.

B  I do too.

In responses to negative statements, use I don't either:

A  I don't watch much television.

B  I don't either.

can / can't

In responses to affirmative statements, use I can too:

A  I can shop for hours.

B  I can too.

Me too and Me neither

You can use Me too or Me neither to show you have something in common with someone.

Use Me too in responses to affirmative statements:

A  I'm allergic to cats.

B  Me too.

You can use Me neither in responses to negative statements:

A  I'm not an animal lover.

B  Me neither.

You can also use Me either in responses to negative statements:

 A  I'm not an animal lover.

B  Me either.

Really?
Remember, you can use Really? to show that you disagree with someone:

A  I don't watch a lot of sports on TV.

B  Really? I watch all the basketball games.

I like pizza

Really? I can´t stand pizza.

I didn´t watch the soccer match between Ecuador and Colombia.

Really? I watched the match with my family at home.

I am not an animal lover.

Really? I love animals. I have 3 pets in my house

Punctuation
 Use a CAPITAL letter for names:

Nice to meet you, Mariana.

 Use a CAPITAL letter to start a sentence:

Ask questions. Try to find something you have in common.

 Use a comma (,) before quotation marks (" "):

Smile and say, "Hello."

 Use commas (,) in lists:

Show interest, keep eye contact, and don't look around the room.

 Use a period (.) at the end of a statement:

Keep in touch.

 Use a question mark (?) at the end of a question:

Are you new to the company, too?

Point

Period

Dot erika.borja@utc.edu.ec

i live in ambato, My parents are there i have four pets my dog my cat my chicken and
my duck

I live in Ambato. My parents are there. I have four pets: my dog, my cat, my chicken
and my duck.