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SECRETARIA ACADEMICA
DIRECCION DE EDUCACION MEDIA SUPERIOR
CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS CIENTIFICOS Y TECNOLOGICOS No 3
“ESTANISLAO RAMIRES RUIZ”
PORTAFOLIO DE EVIDENCIAS
UNIDAD DE APRENDIZAJE
INGLÉS I
Numero de lista:
Agosto 2021
Teacher: Miguel Angel Hernández Gutiérrez ENGLISH I
III. Write questions by putting the words in the correct order and the question mark.
Example: hungry – you – are Are you hungry? √Yes, I am
1. a teacher – you – are ____________________________? √ ____________________
2. they – bored - are ____________________________? χ ____________________
3. Is – happy – he ____________________________? √____________________
4. she – tired – is ____________________________? √ ____________________
5. are – you – happy ____________________________? χ ____________________
6. hot today – it – is ____________________________? √ ____________________
7. she – Spanish – is ____________________________? x ____________________
Hello, my name is Oscar Garcia, I am 22 years old, I am a student, I am from Colombia, I am happy, I am
slim, I am tall, I am athletic I am single. My favourite fruit are apple and Mango. My favourite sports are
soccer and basketball.
Hello, _____________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
Hello
____________________________
Mario: Tom and David are Mexican. ______ are from Colima.
Judy is very nice. _______ is my best friend. Judy and I aren’t American. _______ are Mexican. Judy has a
brother, his name is Raul, _______ is very thin and smart, _____ studies high school. Judy has a sister, too.
Her name is Sandy. ______ is beautiful, ________ is twenty years old, _______ studies in the University.
On weekend Judy, Sandy and I go to the movies, ______ have fun and then _______ go to a restaurant.
I always order meat but ________ don’t like meat so _________ eat vegetables after that _______ come back home
together and say good bye.
IV. Choose the correct answer then write a short paragraph about yourself.
1. Hi, my name is Richard. _________ am a student. I live in Chicago.
a) I b) my c) mine d) me
2. My mother´s name is Sue. _______ is a housewife.
a) he b) his c) her d) she
3. My father´s name is Manuel. ________ is an accountant.
a) he b) his c) her d) she
4. My brothers are Juan and Pedro. __________ are students, too.
a) Their b) they c) we d) it
V: Write a short paragraph about yourself.
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
WH WORDS.
VOCABULARY
WHAT? WHERE? WHO? WHAT TIME/ WHEN
ABC´s
V. Write questions using the words in brackets and a form of to be. A B
Questions Answers C D
1.What - name ? _______________________? Raul. E F
2. How old – you? _______________________? I’m twenty years old. G H
I J
3. your occupation? _______________________? I’m a student. K L
4. where-you-from? _______________________? I am from Mexico. M N
O P
5. it – what time? _______________________? It’s 8 O’clock Q R
6. How-your mother? _______________________? She is 42 years old S T
U V
7. Where –your father-from? _______________________? He is from Sinaloa
W X
8. What –your pet´s name? _______________________? It´s Bonny Y Z
V. Complete the following conversation using Personal pronouns and verb to be.
A: What _________ your name?
B: My name is ________________. and yours?
A: mine _____ ______________.
Nice to meet you.
B: Pleased to meet you / it´s a pleasure / glad to meet you.
A: Can you spell your name, please?
B: it´s ____- ____- ____- ____-_____-_____-______-______-_______
A: Where _________ you from?
B: I ______ from Culiacan, Sinaloa. How about you?
A: I _______ from Acapulco, Guerrero.
A: How old ________ you?
B: I _______ 17 years old. What about you?
A: I _______ 17 years, too.
What do you do?
B: I _________ a student. And you?
A: I _________ a student, too.
A: Who ________ the boy/girl over there?
B: She _______ Sandra. She ______ my classmate.
A: Oh, I´d like to meet her
B: ok. Let´s go
B: Sandra, this is ____________, ____________ this is _____________
VI. Complete the following conversation using the correct form of the verb to be:
A: Hello, I ________ Anthony, please call me, Tony.
B: Hi, I ________ Elizabeth, please call me Liz. Where _________ you from?
A: I _______ from Chicago. What about you?
B: My family and I _________ from Chiapas, Mexico.
A: Oh, ________ you on vacation here?
B: No, I _______ a student. My parents __________ doctors. My father _______ a cardiologist and my mother __________ a
dentist.
VII. READING. Read about Simone, Paolo and Ana and answer the following questions.
“Hi everybody. My name is Simone. I’m an engineering student in Germany, but originally I’m from France. I’m not married but
I have lots of friends. I use the Internet in the evenings because it is important for my studies.”
“Hi Simone. My name is Paolo. I’m a photographer and I’m from Milan in Italy. My wife, Ana, is from Spain. She is a fashion
designer here in Milan. I use the Internet just for fun, but my wife Ana uses it for work. She says it’s essential.”
1. Who is a student? 2. Who is French?
a. Ana a. Ana
b. Paolo b. Paolo
c. Simone c. Simone
3. Who uses the Internet for her job? 4. Who studies engineering?
a. Ana a. Ana
b. Paolo b. Paolo
c. Simone c. Simone
5. Who has an Italian husband? 6. Who is single?
a. Ana a. Ana
b. Paolo b. Paolo
c. Simone c. Simone
7. Who is a fashion designer? 8. Who uses the Internet only for fun?
a. Ana a. Ana
b. Paolo b. Paolo
c. Simone c. Simone
9. Who is married to a Spanish person? 10. Who is a photographer?
a. Ana a. Ana
b. Paolo b. Paolo
c. Simone c. Simone
PHONETICS.
SILENT E
1. English words don´t end in V or U.
have blue true glove wave give live dive improve
Deletion is the process whereby sounds disappear or are not clearly articulated in certain contexts.
Examples:
chocolate , every, evening, camera, mystery, vegetable, comparable, laboratory, interesting, miserable, generally,
aspirin, different, favorite, restaurant, beverage, family, reasonable, emerald.
Consonant + le syllable type.
-ble . Bible; Cable; bubble; scramble; table; noble; double
-cle circle; uncle; article; vehicle; miracle; obstacle; tentacle, muscle
-dle noodle; needle; paddle; middle; candle; handle; poodle
-ple maple; staple; ripple; sample; example; temple; dimple; simple; people; purple
-fle rifle; raffle; sniffle; shuffle
-tle little; beetle; battle; cattle; gentle; turtle
-gle eagle; angle; single; struggle; jungle; gurgle
-stle castle; bristle; wrestle
-kle crackle; tackle; freckle; pickle; twinkle; wrinkle; buckle.
-zle frazzle; drizzle; fizzle; guzzle; puzzle
I. Silent consonants.
Silent b lamb; thumb; numb; crumb; climbing; bomb; comb; doubt; plumber; limb; debt; tomb.
Silent d Wednesday; handsome; handkerchief; badge; wedge.
Silent k knife; knee; knot; knitting; know; knob; knock; knickers; knuckle; knight; knew
Silent l should; could; would; calm; walk; talk; yolk; almond; palm; salmon
Silent t witch; fasten; castle; watch; butcher; scratch; listen; match; Christmas; mortgage; often; soften
Silent h what; when; why; which; whether; ghost; honest; hour; while; white; where; rhythm
Wr = r wrap; wren; wrench; wring; wrist; wrong; write; wrote; wreath; wreck
+ al tall; wall; small; all; mall; walk; talk; almond
+ir girl; first; third; skirt; T-shirt; bird; shirt;
We use personal pronoun instead of subjects. We use Possessive adjectives with nouns
I my
You dress your dress
He train his train
She watch her watch
It drink its teacher
We study our name
You ______play_____ your ______ mother________________
They verb their noun
I / My
Hello, My name is Albert, _____ am seventeen years old, _____ live in Mexico City, ______ study
high school, ______ favourite subject is English, _______ love to read, ______ favourite book is
Dracula. _______ family is small, _____ mother’s name is Sue and ______ father’s name is Oscar.
You / your
____ are my best friend, ______brother is very nice, _____don’t like English but it’s easy, when
______have problems I help you, and when I have problems _____ help me. ______ school is close
to mine. ______ favourite team is Guadalajara, _______ play all the time. I think _______ are crazy.
He / his
_______ is Oswald, _______ favourite fruit is apple, _______ lives in New York, _______ has three
brothers, _______ brothers are older than ______ , ________ doesn’t like vegetables, but _______
mother always cooks that, when _______ has free time, ________ goes to the park and plays basketball.
She / her
______ lives in France, _______ loves music, ________ name is Sophie, _______ favourite singer is
April Lavigne, _______ studies junior high, when _______ is bored, ________ goes to the museum
and stays there for hours, ________ likes art a lot, when ________ grows up, _______ wants to be a
famous singer or artist.
It / Its
I have a dog, ________ name is Fido, ________ plays all the time, _______ makes tricks, ________
colour is black with white, ______ is a Dalmatian, _______ eats meat and bones, ________ runs with
my in the park, ______ doesn’t like cats. ________ Favourite toy is a ball, ______ bites it all the time.
They / their
Carlo and Rachel are siblings, ________ live in England, _________ are from Liverpool, _______
favourite group is The Beatles, ________ fight all the time but _______ love each other, ________
parents are very happy because ________ are good children, _________ love to stay at home.
I. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
LISTENING.
A. Track 1. Listen to the interview. Choose the correct option.
1. What´s her name? a) Sophy b) Louise c) Gisse
2. How old is she? a) 29 b) 19 c) 39
3. Where is she from? a) Austria b) Amsterdam c) Australia
4. What´s his brother name? a) Peter b) James c) John
5. What´s her mother´s name? a) Jane b) Elizabeth c) Cristine
6. What´s his mother´s a) librarian b) Department c) housewife
occupation? store
7. Who is her favourite singer? a) Anita Franco b) Cristina Aguilera c) Ariana Grande
8. Where is her favourite a) Australia b) The USA c) Mexico
singer from?
B. Rewrite the questions above to give personal information. Then practice with a partner.
Example:
1. What´s your name? __________________________________________________
2. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _? __________________________________________________
3. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _? __________________________________________________
4. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _? __________________________________________________
5. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _? __________________________________________________
6. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _? __________________________________________________
7. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _? __________________________________________________
8. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __? __________________________________________________
ADJECTIVE ORDER
I. Complete the sentences with the correct order of the adjectives, follow VOCABULARY
the Colours
N O Z A S C O M P Order red Maroon
u p s g h o r a u
m i i e a l i t r
pink Green
b n z p o g e p Olive green Purple
e i e e r i r o Lime green Violet
r o n i s Blue Brown
n a e
Turquoise Beige / tan
Navy blue Orange
1. Write the adjectives in the correct order. Yellow White
Gold Cream/ ivory
Hello my name is Erick Sanchez, I am 17 years old, I am from Mexico
City
black Gray
I have got _______________________________________ hair and
( brown, short, straight ) Face
________________________________ eyes. Freckles Forehead
( brown, small, nice, round) scar Chin
I wear ___________________________________ T-shirt moustache Mole
( black, American, new, beautiful ) dimple Cheekbone
Wrinkle pimple
beard Earlobe
Lips nostril
I study at Cecyt 3, it belongs to the I.P.N.
Chin Hairline
It is a ________________________________ school
Head
( big, nice, colourful, modern ) Shaved head Cornrows
Bald head Bun
I have got ___________________________________________ teacher Long hair ponytail
( Mexican, middle age, beautiful, medium height ) flattop Braid
Spiky Pigtails
dreadlocks Wavy
Shoulder-length Bangs
I live in Los heroes Tecamac, it is a nice place but it´s a boring place. Curly Straight
PLURAL NOUNS
I. English plurals are made in several ways:
a) most nouns form plural by adding S
report – reports student – students turkey – turkeys.
b) Nouns that end in SS, SH, CH, or X form plurals by adding ES.
Church – churches lash – lashes Couch – couches box – boxes
c) Nouns that end in F change the F to V and add ES
calf – claves half – halves
d) Nouns that in FE change the F to V and add S
life - lives wife – wives
e) Nouns that end in a consonant and Y change the Y to I and add ES.
Party – Parties Diary – Diaries
f) Some nouns that end in O add ES
Mosquito – Mosquitoes hero – Heroes
g) Some nouns are the same for both singular and plural.
Deer – deer Trout - Trout
h) Some nouns change the word completely to make the plural.
Man – Men Woman – Women
GRAMMAR COMPARATIVES
I. Rewrite the following sentences using comparatives:
Rule 1. Adjectives ending in e we add r.
Ex: Carlos
nice issimple
13 years. Luis isbrave
wise 16 years.
safe( oldfree
): wide cute Luislarge
is olderrude
than Carlos
1. Sandra
Rule 2.is Adjectives
nice, Lauraending
is very
in nice. ( nicewe)add
consonant : er. ___________________________________________
long hard rich short
2. Pamela has 200, Julio has 1000. ( rich ):clean tall cold old young high new fast
___________________________________________ small
kind cheap strong slow weak soft deep thick warm poor full
3. Marco is tall, Pedro is very tall. ( tall ) ___________________________________________
Rule 3. Adjectives ending in y we drop y and add ier.
4. David
angrygot pretty
10 in History,
busy Christian
easy got 8.(intelligent)
heavy funny hungry ___________________________________________
early dirty friendly witty messy
lazy is crazy
5. Manuel thirsty isshy
good, Antonio very good. ( good ) ___________________________________________
Rule is
6. Salma 4. bad.
Adjectives
Jasmineending in C.V.C.
is very bad. ( we
badadd) the last consonant plus er.
___________________________________________
fat big slim thin mad
7. Horacio is fat, Gerardo is very fat. (fat) ___________________________________________
8. A Rule
rhinoceros is big, an
5. polysyllable elephantwe
adjectives is add
verymore.
big (big) ___________________________________________
Interesting beautiful
9. Cancun is very far.expensive
Acapulco is far. important
(far) careful___________________________________________
exciting crowded comfortable
dangerous ambitious romantic presumptuous mischievous intelligent
II. COMPARATIVES. Carlos and Pedro are good brothers but they have some differences, listen to them.
Rule 6. Irregular adjectives.
Carlos:
Much You are intelligent but I am __________________
farther ( 1.tall ) than you.
Many
Pedro: more good because
Obviously better you
bad areworse far further
_____________ (2.old) than me. I’m only 12 years old.
A lot of well
Carlos:
lots
I can run ___________ (3.fast) than you
Pedro: My mother says that you are ____________ (4.lazy) than me because you never clean your room.
Carlos: I don’t care. I am _____________ (5. handsome) than you because I have a girlfriend and you don’t.
III. Complete the sentences with the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets.
1. Tigers run ___________________________ than dogs. (fast)
2. His watch is __________________________ than yours. (cheap)
3. Is Australia ___________________________ than Germany in summer? ( cold )
4. Science exam is ________________________ than math exam ( difficult )
5. I think geography is _____________________ than history. ( interesting )
Teacher: Miguel Angel Hernández Gutiérrez ENGLISH I
GRAMMAR SUPERLATIVES
Rule 1. Adjectives ending in e we add st. Ex. A hamster is the cutest animal of the world.
nice simple wise brave safe free wide cute large rude
Rule 2. Adjectives ending in consonant we add est. Ex. Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
rich short clean tall cold old young high new fast small kind
cheap strong slow weak soft deep thick warm poor full
Rule 3. Adjectives ending in y we drop y and add iest. Ex. dogs are the friendliest pet.
angry pretty busy easy heavy funny hungry early
friendly witty messy lazy crazy thirsty shy
Rule 4. Adjectives ending in C.V.C. we add the last consonant plus est. Ex. Sahara is the hottest desert.
fat big slim thin mad
Rule 5. polysyllable adjectives we add the most. Ex. A cobra is the most poisonous animal in the world.
Interesting beautiful expensive important careful exciting crowded
Comfortable dangerous ambitious romantic presumptuous mischievous intelligent
Rule 6. Irregular adjectives.
Much
Many good the farthest
A lot of the most well the best bad the worst far the furthest
__________________________________________________________________________
c) Who is ______________________ ( young ) person in your family?
__________________________________________________________________________
d) What is ______________________ ( boring ) TV program you’ve seen this month?
__________________________________________________________________________
e) Which is _____________________ ( good ) football team in your country?
__________________________________________________________________________
I. Complete the following sentences using the superlative form of adjectives.
1. Pluto is ___________________________ (small) planet in the Solar System
2. My __________________ is ____________________________ (young) in my family
3. ___________________ is _____________________ (popular) TV program in México.
4. ___________________ is _____________________ (beautiful) actress in México.
5. ___________________ is _____________________ (good) player in the world.
6. ___________________ is _____________________ (long) river in the world.
7. ___________________ is _____________________ (fast) animal in the world.
8. ___________________ is _____________________ (hot) desert in the world.
9. ___________________ is _____________________ (high) mountain in the world.
I. Rewrite each sentence using an apostrophe (‘). Use This is or These are.
This umbrella belongs to Sue. _This is Sue’s umbrella_______
These books belong to the students. _These are the students’ books_
1 These keys belong to Peter. __________________________
2 This football belongs to the boys. __________________________
3 This house belongs to my teacher. __________________________
4 These bikes belong to my sisters. __________________________
5 This room belongs to the children. __________________________
II. Replace the words in brackets () with possessive pronouns (mine, yours, etc.).
►My car is faster than (your car). …..Yours…
1 Her house is bigger than (my house). …………….
2 Your watch is more difficult than 8his watch). …………….
3 My exams are more difficult than (their exams). …………….
4 Their garden is more beautiful than (your husband). ....………….
5 Your son is younger than (her son). ……………
III. We use whose to ask about possession:
Whose watch is that?
A: Whose car is that? (=Who does that car belong to?)
- It’s Steven’s.
B: It’s John’s. (=It belongs to John.)
- It’s his.
A: Whose shoes are those?
(We don’t need to say: It’s Steven’s watch.)
B: They’re mine. (=They belong to me.)
A Complete these questions and answers. Use Whose and the words in brackets ( ) in each question. Use
It’s or They’re in each answer.
QUESTIONS ANSWERS
(books/be) _Whose books are_ those? (Mike) - _They’re_ Mike’s.
(car/be) _Whose car is_ that? (she) - ___It’s___ hers.
1 (pens/be) __________________ those? (I) - ___________________________
2 (umbrella/be) ___________________ that? (Paul) - ___________________________
3 (house/be) ___________________ that? (Carlos) - ___________________________
4 (clothes/be) ___________________ those? (He) - ___________________________
Relatives
Parents siblings
husband wife
father Mother
dad mom
son daughter
brother sister
father Mother
uncle aunt
nephew niece
By law
Mother in law Father in law
Sister in law Brother in law
Daughter in law Son in law
Grand family
Grandmother Grandfather
Granddad Grandma
Grand son Grand daughter
I. Answer the following questions Grand parents Grand children
Foster family
a) Who is your uncle? Foster parents Foster children
Foster father Foster mother
______________________________________________________________________ Foster son Foster daughter
Foster brother Foster sister
b) Who is your cousin?
Step family
______________________________________________________________________ Step mother Step father
Step children Step child
c) Who is your aunt? Step daughter Step son
Step brother Step sister
______________________________________________________________________ Great-grand family
Great-grand mother
d) Who is your nephew? Great-grandfather
Great-grand son
______________________________________________________________________
Great- grand daughter
e) Who is your grandmother? Great-Great-grand family
Great-grand-grand mother
______________________________________________________________________ Great-grand-grandfather
Great-grand-grand son
f) Who is your father in law? Great- grand-grand daughter
Great- grand-grand parents
______________________________________________________________________ Great- grand-grand children
Subject
Pronouns Verb Complement Time expression Auxiliary verb Do Ex. I play soccer.
I don´t play soccer.
I run in the park everyday Do Do you play soccer?
You study English once a week Do
He eats rice twice a day Does He runs in the park
She plays basketball three times an hour Does He doesn´t run in the park
It drinks water once a month Does Does he run in the park?
We sing beautiful songs on Fridays Do
You write a letter on weekdays Do
They buy clothes on weekend Do
In ( in the room, in the park, in Queretaro, in the north of the city, ) [an enclosed space]
I play on ( on the table, on the wall, on TV, on a bus, on a train, on a bicycle ) [ a surface ]
At ( at school, at home, at university, at the bottom ) [a point]
I don´t play
In ( the morning, the afternoon, the evening, XXI st century, 2015, summer, January, in the 1990s)
Do you ____ On (Monday, Tuesdays, 6 March, Christmas Day, Independence Day, on my birthday)
At ( 3 O´clock, noon, night, midnight, dawn, bedtime, sunset, sunrise, at the moment )
On weekend I ____________ (wake up ) late and I ___________ (have) breakfast with my family then I
__________ (wash) the dishes while my wife ___________ (clean) the kitchen.
In the afternoon I _________ (listen) to music or ____________ (watch ) TV, sometimes my family and
I ___________ (go) to the park and we ___________ (play) basketball or soccer. After that we _______
(have) lunch at home and we _____________ (watch) a movie.
III. Interrogative form
a) you / play soccer? _______________________
b) you study English? _______________________
c) you like rock music? _______________________
d) you happy? _______________________
e) you drink soda? _______________________
IV. WH QUESTIONS.
/ play ? ________________________________ ? _____________________ soccer
/ study/ English? ________________________________? ___________________ at school
Hello, my name is Oscar Sanchez, I am 21 years old. I study high school in the
morning and I have a part-time job in the afternoon. I live in Santa Maria La Rivera,
Mexico City. I wake up at 6 O´clock everyday then I take a shower, I get dressed and I
have breakfast next I go to school, my favourite subject is math, I love algebra. In the
afternoon I work in a fast food restaurant, I prepare hamburgers, I leave my job at 9
O´clock, I come back home around 9:30. When I am at home I listen to music or
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I watch TV. I do my homework next I chat with my friends, finally I go to bed around
10 O´clock. My father´s name is Manuel, my mother´s name is Sonia, I don´t have
brothers or sisters. On weekend I play soccer in the morning, I hang out with friends.
I have a girlfriend, her name is Laura.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
I.- Complete the following conversation by filling in the blanks with the correct question.
A: Hi!
B: Hello!
A: _______________________________?
B: Fine, thanks, and you?
A: Pretty well, thank you.
A: Say, ____________________________________________ every day?
B: I work.
A: __________________________________________________?
B: I work at IPN
A: __________________________________________________?
B: I work for 10 hours.
A: __________________________________________________?
B: I work on weekdays.
A: __________________________________________________?
B: I don’t watch T.V. very often because I work all the day
A: __________________________________________________?
B: I start work at 8 O’clock
A: __________________________________________________?
B: I go to Veracruz on vacation.
A: __________________________________________________?
B: I go there three times a year.
A: __________________________________________________?
B: Yes, I am very happy there.
A: __________________________________________________?
B: The weather is hot and humid
A: __________________________________________________?
B: I stay there for 3 days
A: __________________________________________________?
B: No, I don’t go swimming.
A: __________________________________________________?
B: I get to Veracruz by car.
A: __________________________________________________?
B: Yes, I drive my car.
A: __________________________________________________?
B: I love Veracruz a lot.
A: __________________________________________________?
B: My favourite food is fish.
A: __________________________________________________?
B: I eat fish once a week.
A: __________________________________________________?
B: No, I’m not from Veracruz. I’m from San Luis Potosi
A: __________________________________________________?
B: Yes, I go there with my family
Teacher: Miguel Angel Hernández Gutiérrez ENGLISH I
WILD LIFE.
I. Complete these sentences by adding Can and a suitable verb.
produce fly walk catch feed run creep see change catch
OBJECT PRONOUN
We use object pronoun instead of the complement noun. Because pronoun replace nouns, they can be used as direct and
indirect objects in a sentence.
Subject Pronoun Object Pronoun
I me
You you
He him
She her
It ____________ it
We verb us
You you
They them
Ex: I kiss my girlfriend. I kiss her.
1. I love my brother. I always play with _____________
2. Hamburgers are delicious. I eat ________ every weekend.
3. My uncle has a car. He drives _______ to go to work.
4. Susy has a boyfriend. _______ goes with __________ to the movies.
5.My mother is very nice. She always helps _________ with my problems.
6. Sonia is a good teacher with her students. She helps __________ to fix their problems.
7. Mark bought some presents to his relatives. He gave _________ last Christmas.
8. My best friend is Raul. He sometimes studies with ________ for exams.
9.Ricky Martin is a very good singer. I love __________ a lot.
10. Ulises and his sister are in the park. I saw _________ two hours ago.
FAMILY
Wife: Susan
Children: Karla and Tony
Siblings: Sophie, Richard and Mary
Parents: Manuel and Laura
LEISSURE ACTIVITIES
Read science fiction books,
Hang out with friends, go to the
Movies, play basketball.
WEEKEND ACTIVITIES
Wake up late, go to the gym,
Visit his parents in law, watch
Movies, go to the church on Sunday
III. Write these sentences, using the negative form of the Present Simple.
Example: (He/not/live/in Mexico) He doesn’t live in Mexico
1. (She/not/work/in a bank) ………………………………………………………………
2. (I/not/play/golf) …………………………………………..…………………..
3. (Paul/not/listen/to the radio) …………………………………………..…………………..
4. (We/not/speak/French) ……………………………………….………………………
5. (You/not/listen/to me!) ……………………………………….………………………
6. (My car/not/work) ………………………………………………………………..
7. (I/not/drink/tea) ………………………………………………………………..
8. (Sheila/not/eat/meat) ………………………..………………………………………
9. (I/not/understand/you) …………………………………………………………………
FREQUENCY ADVERBS.
WE USE FREQUENCY ADVERBS TO TALK ABOUT HOW OFTEN SOMETHING IS DONE.
Always 100% Adverbs of frequency are placed after the verb to be: Time Expressions
Almost always 90% I am usually late for class.
Usually 80% She is never here on Sundays. Every day
Often 70% once a week
Sometimes 50% Adverbs of frequency precede the other main verbs: twice a week
Hardly ever 40% I often call my friends on the phone. Three times a week
Almost never/ seldom 10% She never gets up early on Sundays on weekend
Never 0%
I.- Write the appropriate questions and give the sentence for each of the following activities.
Sonia and Oscar are talking about Sonia´s activities…..
Activity Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Play video games
Study English
Drink soda
Take a shower
Go to school
Climb a mountain
Go to church
Watch T.V.
Ex: O: How often do you play video games? O: Do you ever play video games?
S: I play video games on Sunday/ once a week S: I almost never play video games
O:How often do you___________________________? O:Do you ever _________________________?
S: __________________________________________ S: ___________________________________
O:__________________________________________? O:___________________________________?
S: __________________________________________ S: ___________________________________
O:__________________________________________? O:___________________________________?
S: __________________________________________ S: ___________________________________
ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY. Make sentences from the prompts using the adverbs in
parentheses.
I / get / work / 7 (usually) I usually get to work at 7.
1 He / clean / room / Friday (always) ___________________________________
2 I / not have / time / shower (generally) ___________________________________
3 How / you / go / grocery shopping? (often) ___________________________________
4 My brother / take / trash out (twice a week) ___________________________________
5 She / have to / cook? (every day) ___________________________________
6 We / clean / bathroom (once a week) ___________________________________
7 My father / do / the ironing (hardly ever) ___________________________________
8 I / make / bed (once in a while) ___________________________________
9 He / sweep / floor (sometimes) ___________________________________
10 My husband / do / any housework (never) ___________________________________
ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY. Write sentences using the prompts and the adverbs in parentheses.
Example: I / read books ( usually) I usually read books.
1 He / go to school / ? (every day) ___________________________________
2 She / travel (three times a year) ___________________________________
3 We / study English (hardly ever) ___________________________________
4 I / give money to charity (once a year) ___________________________________
5 They / visit friends (sometimes) ___________________________________
6 Americans / travel by plane (very often) ___________________________________
7 I / check my e-mail (twice a day) ___________________________________
8 We / exercise (never) ___________________________________
9 You / take a shower in the morning / ? (usually) ___________________________________
10 I / use a computer (during the week) ___________________________________
ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY. Make sentences from the prompts using the adverbs in parentheses.
I / get up / 6 (generally) I generally get up at 6.
1 He / have / tea / toast / breakfast (always) ________________________________
2 You / smoke ? (usually) ________________________________
3 I / see / him / local pub (often) ________________________________
4 He / go out / friends (twice a week) ________________________________
5 You / have to / study ? (every day) ________________________________
6 We / go / jog (once a week) ________________________________
7 My father / watch / TV (hardly ever) ________________________________
8 You / go / bed / early ? (usually) ________________________________
9 I / play / soccer / friends (sometimes) ________________________________
10 She / be / late / work (never) ________________________________
GRAMMAR Connectors
We use AND to talk about addition. We use AND to link to positive or two negative ideas.
I like coffee. I like tea I like coffee and tea
I don´t have money . I am poor .
- -
I don´t have money and I am poor.
I am healthy . I do exercise .
+ +
I am healthy and I do exercise.
We use BUT to talk about contrast. One positive and one negative idea or one negative and one positive idea.
We use BECAUSE to talk about REASON. It connects the result of something with its reason.
1) I _________________ (go) to work by bike this week 6) They ___________________ (not take) a shower
2) My father __________________ (take) some medicine 7) she ____________________ (stay) at home today.
3) Anna is ____________________ (not/work) in the office this week. 8) I ________________ (sleep) in the living room these days
4) Pauline _________________ (train) soccer right now 9) Paul ______________________ (read) a book right now.
5) We ________________ (eat) in a restaurant this week 10) Tom _____________________ (study) now.
I. There are some people in the park. Write a short paragraph talking about the day, time, place and
people´s activities. Continue describing other people in the picture.
II. Write a short paragraph about the differences between the pictures below.
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I.- Write the correct form of the verb in brackets using “Simple present or Present continuous”.
Example:
1. My father always reads ( read ) a newspaper, but he is watching ( watch ) news now.
2. He usually _________________ ( drink ) coffee but now he ________________ ( drink ) Coke.
3. Ann _________________ (make) a dress for herself now. She _____________ ( make ) all her clothes.
4. What ________ the children ______________ ( do) in the afternoon?
They always ______________ ( do ) their homework and then ______________ ( watch ) T.V.
____________ they ___________ ( do ) their homework now?
No, they __________________. They ________________________ ( watch ) T.V. now.
II. Fill in the blanks with the correct questions according with the answer.
A: _________________________________________________?
B: I live in Ecatepec.
A: _________________________________________________?
B: Yes, There are some primary schools in the area.
A: _________________________________________________?
B: No, there aren´t banks next to my house but there are some in Plaza Aragon
A: _________________________________________________?
B: There is some traffic.
A: _________________________________________________?
B: There are some cinemas in Plaza Aragon shopping centre.
A: _________________________________________________?
B: There is a lot of pollution.
A: _________________________________________________?
B: well, we have some problems with the water.
A: _________________________________________________?
B: Yes, there is a little crime especially after 10 O´clock.
A: _________________________________________________?
B: There aren´t any police patrols in the streets.
A: _________________________________________________?
B: No, there aren´t any parks near my house
A: _________________________________________________?
B: Yes, there is but the closest subway station is 10 minutes away by bus.