FIRST CLASS

Prof/Trad Juan Pablo Camilletti

Welcome to English 1! We will start refreshing numbers/phonetics and wh
questions on page 6 Speakout.
1-SUBJECTS
TO BEGIN WITH, LET´S ANALYSE THE DISCURSIVE ELEMENTS IN ENGLISH

SUBJECT + VERB + OBJECT

Let´s start by introducing the subjects in English!

2-TO BE
Now, What is the verb to be used for?
The verb to be is used to talk about:-
names, professions, nationalities, age, feelings, marital status (ser/estar)
  

Affirmative sentences 
   Full form        Short form (contracted)     
  I am
 He is
  I'm
 She is
  he's
 It is
  She's
 You are   
  It's
 We are
  You're
They are
they
 TO BE: NEGATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE

SO, TO SUM IT UP:

1-HE IS A STUDENT (AFFIRMATIVE) : SUBJECT, TO BE (CONJUGATED), NOUN

2-INTERROGATIVE: To make questions, we place the verb before the subject. This is called
inversion.
-IS HE A STUDENT ( THE VERB MOVES TO THE FRONT POSITION)- VERB TO BE
(CONGUGATED , AM, ARE, IS), SUBJECT, NOUN
QUESTION: ARE THEY MY FRIENDS?
ANSWER: YES, THEY ARE (the verb, moves back to its original position)/ NO, THEY AREN´T

3-NEGATIVE: HE IS NOT A STUDENT / HE ISN´T A STUDENT

( WE INCLUDE NOT, NEXT TO THE VERB) NEGATIVE: SUBJECT, TO BE (CONJUGATED- IS,
ARE, AM), NOT, NOUN.

REMEMBER THIS RULE: DO NOT OMIT THE SUBJECT IN ENGLISH! COMPARE:

I AM A DOCTOR
(YO) SOY UN MÉDICO: ELIPSIS (OMISIÓN)
Español permite el sujeto tácito, mientras que inglés lo considera agramatical. En inglés, cada verbo debe estar
precedido por su sujeto.

REMEMBER: THE VERB “TO BE” MOVES ACCORDING TO THE DIFFERENT

INSTANCES (AFFIRMATIVE, NEGATIVE OR INTERROGATIVE)
INFLECTIONS:
IS NOT: ISN´T
ARE NOT: AREN´T/a:nt/
AM NOT: I, M NOT

NOW, IT´S YOUR TURN TO PRACTISE!

Now, let`s go to Speakout! Page 8, excersises 2, 3A.

3-POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES:

THEY SHOW AN OBJECT THE SUBJECT POSSESSES

THE BLUE CAR BELONGS TO PETER (LE PERTENECE)

SO, IT IS HIS CAR

HER COMPUTER
MY UNIVERSITY POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES + NOUNS (OBJECTS)
YOUR MOBILE PHONE HER (POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE) + COMPUTER
(NOUN)/OBJECT

OBJECTS

Now, let`s go to Speakout! Page 10, excersises, 1A and page 11(possessives)5/6.

4-Demonstrative Adjectives:
A demonstrative adjective is an adjective that identifies a noun or pronoun by
expressing its position as near or far. The demonstrative adjectives are 'this,' 'that,'
'these,' and 'those. '

near reference far reference

Now, let`s go back to sp

eakout!
Page 10, 3 E.
WELL DONE!! YOU´VE FINISHED!!
ONCE YOU FINISH READING/ PRACTISING, WATCH THE FOLLOWING
VIDEOS. PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE PRONUNCIATION

The alphabet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMieqFnRbyc

Numbers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CpDfi20TSM

Countries and nationalities: https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=YAw7lPWeATc

PRONUNCIATION:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8bpGyT7f5k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4Z5qngn-48