Itinerarios Formativos para Maestras y Maestros

LESSON 2. PEOPLE

PREVIEW:
A. Match the countries with their flags.

Canada The Usa Brazil Russia Japan

Peru China Iran Australia Turkey

The UK Italy France Spain Poland

The UK Italy Japan Turkey Russia

Poland China Australia Iran Spain
Brazil Peru The USA Canada France

VOCABULARY
B. Do you know these places? Put the names of the countries.

The Great Wall Roman Colloseum The Taj Mahal Machu Picchu

CHINA ITALY INDIA PERU

Christ Redeemer Chichen Itza Petra Uyuni

BRAZIL MEXICO JORDAN BOLIVIA

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READING
Activity 1. Read the text. What is the text about? Choose the best title.

a) My Family b) My school c) My friends

MY FRIENDS JORGE SULMA

………………….. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .………….. . . . . . . .….
Jorge and Sulma are in a teachers’
convention. Jorge and Sulma a re
Argentinian. They are thirty-two
years old. Jorge is a language
teacher and Sulma is a math teacher.
They are married and they have two
children.

They a re h appy t oday b ecause t hey

are in C ochabamba for the
convention. They are my friends. I
am a teacher f rom Bolivia. My name
is Lucas and I am the one taking the
picture. LUCAS

Activity 2. Name the people in the previous picture. Who are they?
Activity 3. Read and write (T) true and (F) false. Then correct the false ones.

FALSE Jorge and Sulma are teachers

1. Jorge and Sulma are doctors. …………………………………………………..
2. Jorge and Sulma are thirty-two years old. TRUE
…………………………….....…………………
FALSE Jorge is language teacher
3. Jorge is a biology teacher. ……………………………………………………
4. Sulma is a math teacher. TRUE
……………………………………………………
5. Jorge and Sulma have four children. FALSE Jorge and Sulma have two children
…………………………………………………….
6. Jorge and Sulma are Mexican. FALSE Jorge and Sulma are Argentinian
……………………………………………………
7. Lucas is from Cochabamba. TRUE
…………………………………………...……….
8. Lucas is a teacher, too. TRUE
…………………………………………………..

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GRAMMAR
Singular and Plural nouns / Be: plural statements

Singular nouns Plural nouns Subject Pronouns

a chef 2 chefs Singular Plural

I we
an athlete 3 athletes you you
he they
she

AFFIRMATIVE STATEMENTS NEGATIVE STATEMENTS

We are pilots. / We’re pilots. We are not artists/ We aren’t artists

You are waiters. / You’re waiters. You are not scientists. / You aren’t scientists.
They are writers. / They’re writers. They are not principals. / They aren’t principals.

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Activity 4. Complete the sentences with verb “be” in a singular or plural statement.

am
1. I……………a pilot. are
7. You…………….Brazilian. is
13. Lucy……….Brazilian.
is
2. She…………… from Tarija. am
8. I ……………..Japanese. is
14. Jose……….not Spanish.
are doctors.
3. They ……………. is
9. She …………not Chinese. is from Peru.
15. Mari……….
are 14 years old.
4. You………… is
10. He…………. Spanish. is
16. Andre………from Chile.
is not a teacher.
5. He……….. are
11. We………not Peruvian. are
17. Ian and Leo………actors.
are
6. We ………..not teachers. am not Italian.
12. I……….. are
18. The students……chefs.

Activity 5. Circle the correct word or words to complete each statement.

1 She is (an artist / artists/ artist). 7 Paul is a teacher. (He / She) is from Russia.
2 We are (driver / a driver / drivers). 8 Ana is a student. (He/She) is Colombian.
3 He is (write / writers / a writer). 9 Paul and Ana are friends. (We /They) are not Bolivian.
4 I am not (a chef / chef/ chefs). 10 Oscar is a construction worker. (She/ He) is from Oruro.
5 They are not (cashier/ cashiers). 11 Julia is a housekeeper. (He/ She) is from Santa Cruz.
6 She is not (a dentist/ dentist/ dentists). 12 Oscar and Julia are married. (He / They/ We) are hardworking people.

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Activity 6. Write your own sentences using the verb “be”.

My name is Daniel Calderon i like music and soccer
.................................................................................................................................................
I am a student
...............................................................................................................................................

GRAMMAR
Verb “be”. Yes / No questions and short answers.

Short Answer Short Answer

Sample Questions
(Negative)
Are you a teacher? Yes, Iam. No, I´m
’ not.
Are you teachers? Yes, we are. No, we aren´t.
’
Are they Bolivian? Yes, they are. ’ .
No, they aren´t
Is from Beni? Yes, he is. ’
Yes, he isn´t.
Is she from Tarija? Yes, she is. ’
Yes, she isn´t.

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Activity 7. Put in order the yes-no questions. Then answer them.
1. you / are / a housekeeper? are you a housekeeper?
…………………………………………… Yes, I am
…………………………(√)
2. she/ from Brazil /is? is she from brazil?
…………………………………………….. No, she isn´t
……………………...….(-)
are they from cobija? Yes, they are
3. are / from Cobija/ they? …………………………………………….. .....…………………….(√)
is he tired? Yes, he isn´t
4. tired /he /is? …………………………………………….. .…………………………(-)
are Jose and Luz married? Yes, they aren´t
5. Jose and Luz/ married/are? ……………………………………………. ………..………………..(-)
6. Luz and Ana/ are/ Bolivian? are Luz and Ana Bolivian?
………………………………………….. Yes, they are
….....…………………(√)

Activity 8. Complete the conversations. Use the verb “be”.

is is
isn´t she isn´t she is
are is
you are he isn´t he is
is they
isn´t she is they aren´t
they are teachers
are they
they aren´t they are

are is
they are he is

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EXTRA PRACTICE. Click on the icon for more practice.

Activity 9. Read the description and create yes-no questions .

MY FRIENDS QUESTIONS

Jorge and Sulma are in a teachers’
convention. Jorge and S ulma a re
Argentinian. They are thirty-two
years old. Jorge is a language
teacher and Sulma is a math teacher.
They are married and they have two
children.
They a re h appy t oday b ecause t hey
are in Cochabamba for the
convention. They are my friends. I
am a teacher f rom Bolivia. My name
is Lucas and I am the one taking the
picture.
1 Ex: Are Jorge and Sulma Bolivian?
are Jorge and Sulma teachers?
2 ………………………………………………………………
is Sulma teacher history?
3 ………………………………………………………………
is Jorge teacher leaguaje?
4 ………………………………………………………………
are not Jorge and Sulma married?
5 ………………………………………………………………
is lucas bolivian?
6 ………………………………………………………………

PRONUNCIATION TIPS
Pay attention to the way these words are pronounced. Listen and repeat.

ir = er le = ol oa = ou

First Capable Road

Third Cable Load
Bird Able Toast

H = J / Muda e=

House Side
Home Ride
Honest Life

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Activity 10. Read these words out loud and classify them according to
the sound. Be careful with the pronunciation.
THIRTY SOAP NAME HELP COMFORTABLE HARMONY
WELCOME GIRL COAT ADORABLE

THIRTY COMFORTABLE COAT WELCOME

HELP
GIRL ADORABLE SOAP HARMONY NAME

SUGGESTED ACTIVITY

1. Create a list of 5 questions to ask to a classmate. Use yes-no questions with the verb
“be”.
Example: Are you married?

YES-NO QUESTIONS

are you teacher?

1………………………………………………………………..............................….
are you a plumber?
2…………………………………………………………...............................……..
are you 40 years old?
3…………………………………………………………..............................………

4…………………………………………………………............................………
are you joker in class?

5………………………………………………………............................………….
are you Peruvian?

2. Work in pairs and ask the questions. Change roles. Take note of the answers.

1.-No, I am a student
2.-Yes, I am
3.-No, I am 25 years old
4.-Yes, I am a bit
5.-No, I am bolivian

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3. Use the information to write a description of your partner. Say as much as you can.

Example: He is Lucio. He is from Camargo, etc.

My partner

My friend Nestor Apaza

He is from the La Paz city Bolivia
He is 25 years old
He is a student at ESFM
he is joking with his friends

SOCIALIZATION: Present your description in front of the class.

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