Workbook

Módulo de Aprendizaje 1
Objetivo
Este Workbook es un espacio de práctica calificable de los temas
vistos en el segundo módulo de aprendizaje. El desarrollo
concienzudo de los ejercicios propuestos por cada tema permitirá
cubrir los objetivos descritos a continuación:

• Identificar y clasificar las diferentes categorías de palabras

(nouns, verbs, adjectives) en un texto.

• Hacer descripciones acerca de la apariencia física y la

personalidad de sí mismo o los demás.

• Comprender textos cortos escritos en presente simple, usando

• Organizar elementos lingüísticos para formar una oraciones

afirmativas, negativas e interrogativas en pasado simple.
GRAMMAR BOX
Lesson 1:

• Parts of Speech:

 Nouns
 Verbs
 Adjectives
 NOUNS

A noun is a word that names a person, a place, an

animal, an object or an idea.

Example:
Sarah, Colombia, room, school, cat, dog, airplane,
vacation, intelligence, happiness.
 TYPE OF NOUNS

Common
Proper
The general name of a person, place, animal or thing. A
The specific name of a person, place or thing (i.e., its own
common noun starts with a capital letter only when they
name). A proper noun always starts with a capital letter.
start a sentence.
Maria, Colombia, United Nations, Santo Tomas University.
Woman, man, country, computer, cat.

Concrete Abstract

You can see it or touch it: objects, You cannot see it or touch it: Ideas,
people, places, animals. concepts, feelings.

Cat, table, cellphone, plant, Maria, Love, happiness, God, peace,

restaurant. intelligence.
 COGNATES
Words in two languages that share the same root: Latin, Greek, etc.
They have similar meaning, spelling, and pronunciation

Actor = Actor
Words that are spelt Balance = Balance
PERFECT exactly the same and Club = Club
they mean the same in Final = Final
TRUE
Words that have very COGNATES both languages.
similar o the same
COGNATES meanings in both
Words that are spelt in Atención = Attention
languages. NEAR-PERFECT a similar way and they Primario = Primary
COGNATES mean the same in both Orgánico = Organic
languages. Final = Final

Words that are similar Exit ≠ Éxito Contest ≠ Contestar Record ≠ Recordar
FALSE in appearance and
sound, but have
COGNATES different meanings. Salida Success Concurso Answer Grabar Remember
 NEAR-PERFECT COGNATE RULES

Terminación en español Terminación en inglés Example

Rule 1 -ción -tion Acción - Action

Rule 2 -ario(a) -ary Canario - Cancary

Rule 3 -encia -ence Audiencia - Audience

Rule 4 -ismo -ism Idealismo - Idealism

Rule 5 -ista -ist Artista - Artist

Rule 6 -mento -ment Argumento - Argument

Rule 7 -idad -ity Agilidad - Agility

Rule 8 -ancia -ance Distancia - Distance

 VERBS
The verb of a sentence is the word that expresses
the action or state of being that affects the object.

TYPE OF VERBS

ACTION VERBS MENTAL VERBS STATES OF BEING VERBS

Action verbs describe specific
physical actions. If you can create
a motion with your body or use a
tool to complete an action, then it
is an action verb.
Mental verbs do not describe
physical actions but they refer
to a cognitive state.
State of being verbs describe
conditions or situations that exist. They
are inactive since no action is being
performed. These verbs are usually
complemented by adjectives.

Run Know Exist

Cry Recognize Become
Jump Believe Feel
Dance Think Am, is, are
 ADJECTIVES

Order of adjectives

OPINION SIZE AGE SHAPE COLOR ORIGIN MATERIAL

Fantastic Large Old Round Yellow Colombian Wooden

Terrible Tiny Modern Rectangular White English Cotton
Interesting Tall Ancient Oval Violet Italian Glass
Delicious Short Young Square Brown American Metallic

Position in the sentence Position in the sentence

Adjective + Noun Noun + Verb + Adjective
I bought a new pone. My cat is intelligent.
She has blue eyes. Ellie is slim.
They are young people. They are tall.