LEVEL A 1

UNIT ONE

THE ABC
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N

EI BI CI DI I EF CHI EICH AI CHEI KEI EL EM EN

O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

OU PI KIU AR ES TI IU VI DABLIU EKS UAI ZED

TRACK 1

SPELLING

EXCERSICE 1: complete the sentences with the words you listen

TRACK 2

1.She wanted a ________ for her birthday 7. They needed to keep their bikes on the _____

2.She __________ the window to make it 8. He wanted ___________ in his lunch

clean

3.What ________ of shoe do you wear 9.The strawberry was _____________

4.That was a __________ of books in your 10.The bikes were in a big ___________

room

5. They won first _________ 11. Last night we _______ at Mc Donald’s

6. They had dinner on their _________ 12. I use the ___________in my garden

13. He _________ his coat to his brother 15. They let the chicken out by ________

14. He did some tricks on his ________ 16. It had been a long __________, since I ate pineapple

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EXCERSICE 2: Spelling names complete the table below with the names you listen. TRACK 3

a. Mr. _____________ f. Mr. _____________ k. Dave ___________ p. Mr. _____________

b. Mrs. ____________ g. Jane ___________ l. Dr. ____________ q. Clare ___________

c. Mr. _____________ h. Miss ____________ m. Miss ____________ r. Mr. _____________

d. Miss _____________ i. Mr. _____________ n. Mr. _____________ s. Miss ____________

e. Mr. _____________ j. Mark ___________ o. Miss ____________ t. Mr. _____________

ASKING FOR A WORD MEANING, PRONOUNCIATION AND SPELLING

TRACK 4

A: What does COCKROACH mean in English? ¿qué significa cocroach en inglés?

B it means cucaracha. significa cucaracha.

A: How do you pronnounce it? ¿como se pronuncia?

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B: cocrouch.

A: could you spell it, please?

B : C- O-C-k-R-O-A-C-H

A: How do you say cataratas, in English? ¿Como se dice cataratas en inglés?

B: falls /fols/

A: can you spell it please? podes deletrearlo?

B: yes, sure. F- A- L-L-S. Si, efe, a, elle ese

EXCERSICE 3: asking and aswering about words. Ask true questions about these words

Meaning and pronunciation TRACK 5 English word and Spelling TRACK 6

Eg. A: what does behavior mean? A: How do you say “bienestar” in English?

B: It means : conducta B: It’s “welfare”

A: how do you pronounce it? A: Could you spell it, please?

B: bijeivior B: W-E-L-F-A-R-E

behavior, between, chemistry, earthquake, geologist, P.E., Bienestar, grabar, confortable, escaleras,

googles, Harassed, heaven, unhappy, young M.C.A., jalea, mientras tanto, Movimiento, zona ,con

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SUBJECT PRONOUNS and POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

Pronouns replace nouns, they fuction as subject in sentences.

singular plural

Pronouns Meaning and use Pronounciation pronouns

I Yo /ai/

You Tu/ vos/ /iú/ You ustedes/ vosotros

He Él /ji/ /úi/ We Nosotros/ nosotras

She Ella /yi/ /dei/ They Ellos, ellas para

It Él o ella para animales, objetos ( también se usa para /it/ personas animales o

comenzar una oración impersonal: es jueves: it is cosas

Thursday.

EXERCISE 1: replace the words in bold type with a correct subject pronoun.

1. Thomas is a student. 6. You and I are in the English lesson.

2. Mary and Fred are students 7. Is the weather cold today?

3. Is fiat a good car? 8. Are Patrick and you members of that club?

4. John and you are at home. 9. Alice, Brenda and I are in the same class

5. Shakira is not from Nicaragua. 10. Commodore; Univac 1 are not very good computers

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 POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

They are modifiers that show possession, they modify a noun ( person, animal or object, feeling or emotion; a place).

Personal pronoun Possessive adjective Meaning and use

I My /mai/ Mi, mis

You Your /ior/ Tu, tus, su, sus, de ustedes

He His /jis/ Su, sus de él

She Her /jer/ Su, sus, de ella

It Its /its/ Su, sus, para animal u objeto para singular

We Our /aur/ Nuestro, nuestra, nuestros, nuestras de nosotros/as

they Their /deir/ Su, sus, de ellos/ ellas, para persona, animales u objetos,plural

EXERCISE 3: complete the sentences with a suitable possessive adjective.

1. She is a friend. ______ name is Martha. 2. Hello! What's ______ name?

3. They are ______friends. ______ names are Mark and 7.Lucy plays tennis very well, but ______ racket is broken.

George.

4.My father is so happy driving ______ new car. 8.This is a tortoise. ______ name is Bugaj.

5.Is this Paul's car? No, it is not. ______ car is a VW. 9.The little boy is playing with ______ toys

6.We live in the countryside. ______ house is very big. 10______ name is _________

Exercise 4: complete the text with a suitable personal pronoun or a possessive adjective. Then listen track to check your

answers. TRACK 7

MY NAME IS PETER

Hi! Nice to meet you! ______ name is Peter . ______ am 19 and ______’m in college in New York. ______ ‘m from alabama,

______live with ______family on Jackson St. ______father’s a lawyer, ________name’s Andrew but ______ friends call

him Andy. ______’s a nickname. ______mother is a teacher, ______ name’s Mercedes. ______’s from Argentina. Bautista is

my younger brother. ______’s 12 years old. ______’s favorite subjects are Geometry and History.

Here in New York______ live in a big house on Ivy Street. ______'s near the college campus and ______share the house with

three other students. ______ names are Bill, Tony, and Paul. ______ are from Venezuela. ______ help each other with ______

homework, and on the weekend ______ play football together.

Sometimes ______ family visits me in New York and ______ am really happy then because ______ really miss them, too!

UNIT TWO

ASKING FOR AND GIVING PERSONAL INFORMATION

PRESENT SIMPLE

EL PRESENTE SIMPLE SE UTILIZA PARA REFERIRSE A:

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 ❖ Universal truth (VERDADES UNIVERSALES)

❖ Routines and daily activities (RUTINAS y actividades diarias)

❖ Future planned events (EVENTOS FUTUROS PLANIFICADOS Y SEGUROS DE CONCRETARSE)

❖ Feelings and emotions (sentimientos y emocions)

VERB TO BE (ser o estar)

VERB TO BE

AFFIRMATIVE AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES

Full form Contracted form MEANING/USE Subject +am +, is, are+ rest of the sentence

I am I’m Soy o estoy I am (‘m) student

You are You’re Eres, sos, o estas You Are (‘re) From Canada

He is He’s Él es o está He Is ( ‘s) My friend

She is She’s Ella, es o está She Is (‘s) A nurse

It is It’s Es o está it Is (‘s) cold

We are We’re Somos o estamos we Are (‘re) Argentinean

You are You’re Ustedes/ Vosotros/as son, están. you Are (‘re) In Argentina

They are They’re Ellos/ ellas son o están they Are (‘re) Physicians

NEGATIVE NEGATIVE SENTENCES

VERB MEANING/USE Subject+ am, is, are +not+ rest of the sentence

I am not No soy o no estoy I am Not (‘m not) Student.

You are not No eres, no sos, o no estas He is Not (isn’t) From Canada.

He is not Él no es o no está You are Not (aren’t) My friend.

She is not Ella no, es, ella no está

It is not No Es o no está

We are not Somos o estamos

You are not Ustedes Vosotros/ as no son, no están.

They are not Ellos/ ellas son o no están

INTERROGATIVE INTERROGATIVE

VERB MEANING/USE VERB MEANING/USE

am I? Soy o estoy is It? Es o está

are You? Eres, sos, o estas are We? Somos o estamos

is He? Él es o está are You? Ustedes son, están. Vosotros/as sois o estáis

is She? Ella, es o está are They? Ellos/ ellas son o están

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 Questions 1 Affirmative answers Negative answers

Am/ is/ are +subject+ rest of the question? Yes, + subject +am/ is/ No, +subject +’m not, isn’t, aren’t

are

Am +I + a student? Yes, I am No, I ‘m not

is + He + from Canada? Yes, he is No, he Isn’t

are + You + my friend? Yes, you are No, she Aren’t

Questions 2 Answers

Interrogative word +am/is/are + subject + (rest of the sentence) Affirmative sentence

What are you I’m a student

Where is he? From? He’s from Canada.
How old am I? I’m 62 years old.

Interrogative words (wh words) (see excepctions page)

Wh words Meaning Pronounciation Wh words Meaning Pronounciation

What? Qué o cual? /uot?/ Where…from? De dónde? /uer…from?/

Where? Dónde? /uer?/ Who? Quién? /ju/

Which…….? Cual? Uich……….? What kind of………? Que clase/tipo de /uot kind ov..?/

When? Cuando? Uen? Whose…….? De quien Jus?

What time? A que hora? Uot taim? how Como? Jau?

whom A quien? JUM How often? Con que frecuencia Jau ofn?

Why? Por que? Uai? How long? Cuanto tiempo? Jau long?

How much………? Cuanto? Jau much How many………? cuantoS? Jau meny?

PERSONAL INFORMATION

It’s peter frist day at college and he is in the registration office, he is talking to Miss Gailstone,the secretary,