UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA GABRIEL RENE MORENO

FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS CONTABLES, AUDITORÍA

SISTEMAS DE CONTROL DE GESTIÓN Y FINANZAS

EXPRESS ENGLISH COURSE

FOR ACCOUNTING

INGLÉS PARA CONTADURIA

WORKBOOK MODULO 1

Teacher:
Reynaldo Navia Mendoza
 UNIT 1
SINGULAR AND PLURAL

1.1. Singular “a, an”

a) Utilizamos “a” cuando la palabra comienza con un sonido consonante
Examples:
 a tomato
 a potato
 a hotel
b) Utilizamos “an” cuando la palabra comienza con un sonido vocal
Examples:
 an apple
 an onion
 an uncle
c) Exceptions (u; h)
Examples:
 a university (sonido yú)
 an hour (la h no tiene sonido)
1.2. Plural
a) Cuando la palabra termina en las siguientes letras (ch, sh,s,ss,x,o)
se añade es

Examples:
Singular Plural

 a fox foxes
 a dish dishes

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b) Cuando la palabra termina en “y”
Examples:
Singular Plural
 a boy ...……….boys (antes de la “y” antecede vocal)
 a secretary….secretaries (antes de la “y” antecede consonante)
c) Cuando la palabra termina en (f; fe) se sustituye por “ves”
Examples:
Singular Plural
 a wolf………………………….wolves
 a wife…………………………..wives

d) Irregular plural
Singular Plural
 a man……………………men
 a woman………………...women
 a tooth..………………….teeth
 a foot …………………….feet
 a child……………………children
 a mouse…………………mice
 a goose………………….geese
 a sheep………………….sheep
 a deer……………………deer
 a person………………...people
 TROUSERS (tráuseRs = pantalones) only plural
 SCISSORS (síseRs = tijeras) only plural

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1.3. Exercises
a) Write these nouns in singular (a/an).
1. …… orange 9......... airplane
2. ……. apple 10........ unicorn
3. ……. umbrella 11........ window
4. ……. university 12 ......... eyelash
5. ……. hour 13......... angel
6. ……. hotel 14 ........ door
7. ……. chair 15........ accountant
8. …… table 16 ....... car

b) Write these nouns in plural.

1. fox .......... 9. potato ..........
2.eyelash .......... 10. tax ..........
3. house .......... 11. knife ..........
4. life .......... 12. chief ..........
5. flower .......... 13. toy ..........
6. mouse .......... 14. strawberry ..........
7. child .......... 15. man ..........
8. foot .......... 16. dish ..........

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 ACTIVITIES UNIT # 1

I.- Completa con la forma, singular o plural

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 UNIT # 2
Personnel Pronouns
and
The verb “To Be”

2.1. Personnel pronouns

 I 1ra Persona Singular (Yo)
 You 2da Persona Singular (Tú o Usted)
 He 3ra Persona Singular (Él; hombre)
 She 3ra Persona Singular (Ella; mujer)
 It 3ra Persona Singular (neutro; animal o cosa)
 We 1ra Persona Plural (nosotros)
 You 2da Persona Plural (ustedes)
 They 3ra Persona Plural (hombres; mujeres; cosas)

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2.2. The verb ¨To Be¨ Present

Personnel Interrogative
Affirmative Negative
Pronoun (?)
(+) (-)
I am am not Am I?

You are are not Are you?

He is is not Is he?

She is is not Is she?

It is is not Is it?

We are are not Are we?

You are are not Are you?

They are are not Are They?

Examples:
 I am a student.
 You are an engineer.
 He is a doctor.
 She is an accountant.
 It is an animal.
 We are teachers.
 You are engineers.
 They are managers.

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2.3. Exercises
Choose the correct answer

1) The bag (be) blue. 2) The rocks (be) hard.

A. am A. am
B. are B. are
C. is C. is

3) The children (be) young. 4) Thomas (be) nice.

A. am A. am
B. are B. are
C. is C. is

5) The game (be) difficult. 6) They (be) tired.

A. am A. am
B. are B. are
C. is C. is

7) I (be) thirty years old. 8) Susan and Juan (be)

married.
A. am
B. are A. am
C. is B. are
C. is

9) Teddy (be) my friend. 10 ) We (be) in English

class.
A. am
B. are A. am
C. is B. are
C. is

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 ACTIVITIES UNIT # 2
I.- Completa con la forma correcta del verbo “to be”

II.- Completa los cuadros con los Pronombres Personales

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 UNIT # 3

ADJECTIVES
3.1. Adjective concept
An “adjective” is a word that describes something about noun or
pronoun.
Un adjetivo es una palabra que describe algo acerca de un sustantivo
o un pronombre.

LIST OF COMMON ADJECTIVES

good bad
clean dirty
happy sad
big small
tall short
beautiful ugly
fat thin
new old
strong weak
young old
fast slow
high low
Examples:
 I am happy.
 She is beautiful.
 The car is red
 It is a happy hour
 He is a good boy.
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3.2. Exercises
I. Write the correct form
Singular Plural
- ……. honest man ……………………...
- ……. horror film ……………………...
- ……. new car ………………………
- …….. ugly man ………………………
- …….. good boy ………………………
- …….. sad story ……………………….
- …….. smart phone ……………………….
- …….. small mouse ……………………….
- …….. strong man ……………………….
- …….. black cat ……………………….

II. Match the opposites

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 ACTIVITIES UNIT # 3

I.- Write the opposite adjective on the crossroad

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 UNIT # 4

Object Pronouns, Possessive Pronouns and Demonstrative

pronouns

4.1. The Object Pronouns and Possessive Pronouns

Personnel Object Possessive

Pronoun Pronouns Pronouns
I me my
You you your

He him his
She her her
It it its
We us our
You you your
They them their

4.2. Object pronouns

 Use Object pronouns after a preposition (to, for, at, and, of, into,
out) or a verb.

 Usamos los Object Pronouns luego de una preposición o un

verbo.

4.2. Possessive Pronouns

 We use the Possessive Pronouns to indicate a possession.

 Usamos los Possessive Pronouns para indicar una posesión.

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4.3. Demonstrative Pronouns

Un pronombre demostrativo es un pronombre que representa un

sustantivo y expresa su posición si está cercano o lejano (incluyendo
tiempo). “This, That, These, Those”

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4.4. Exercises

I.- Complete with “this, that, these and those”

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ACTIVITIES UNIT # 4

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 UNIT # 5

The verbs

Simple Present tense

5.1. Verbs concept

A verb is a word that means an action.

Un verbo es una palabra que describe una acción. A continuación,

siguen los 16 verbos Básicos precedidos de la palabra “to” la cual no
tiene otro valor que el de indicar que el verbo está en forma infinitiva.

1. To come (tu cám) ................. Venir

2. To let (let) ............................. Dejar
3. To go (tu góU) ...................... Ir
4. To put (tu put) ....................... Poner
5. To take (tu téik) .................... Tomar

6. To give (tu guív) ... .............. Dar

7. To get (tu guét) ... ............... Conseguir
8. To keep (tu kíip) .................. Mantener
9. To make (tu méik) ... ............ Hacer
10. To do (tu dúu) ....................... Hacer
11. To seem (tu síim) ................. Parecer
12. To say (tu séi) ....................... Decir
13. To see (tu síi) ........................ Ver
14. To send (tu sénd) ................. Enviar
15. To be (tu bíi) ..........................Ser o estar
16. To have (tu jáv) .................... Tener

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5.2. Verbs in Simple Present tense

To come To let To go To do
I come I let I go I do
You come You let You go You do
He comes He lets He goes He does
She comes She lets She goes She does
It comes It lets It goes It does
We come We let We go We do
You come You let You go You do
They come They let They go They do

To take To put To get To give

I take I put I get I give
You take You put You get You give
He takes He puts He gets He gives
She takes She puts She gets She gives
It takes It puts It gets It gives
We take We put We get We give
You take You put You get You give
They take They put They get They give

To keep To make To have To say

I keep I make I have I say
You keep You make You have You say
He keeps He makes He has He says
She keeps She makes She has She says
It keeps It makes It has It says
We keep We make We have We say
You keep You make You have You say
They keep They make They have They say

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5.3. Exercises
Translate the following sentences
Traduce las siguientes oraciones
1.- He comes ……………………
2.- Él envía ……………………
3.- I go ……………………
4.- He does ……………………
5.- Él está ……………………
6.- He makes ……………………
7.- She puts ……………………
8.- I get …………………..
9.- Yo tengo ………………….
10.- Ella deja ………………….
11.- Yo hago ………………….
12.- He keeps …………………...
13.- We take ………………….
14.- Nosotros estamos …………………
15.- Ellos ven …………………..
16.- Ellos vienen ………………….
17.- Nosotros decimos ………………….
18.- Ustedes vienen …………………
19.- They give ………………….
20.- Nosotros vamos ………………….

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 ACTIVITIES UNIT # 5
I.- Subraya el verbo correspondiente

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 GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL WORDS IN
ACCOUNTING
(Vocabulario de inglés técnico para finanzas y contabilidad)

 Activo circulante: Current assets

 Accionista: Stockholder

 Ganancia: Income, profit

 Libro contable: Book

 Saldo: Balance

 Sobregiro: Overdraft

 Año fiscal: Fiscal year

 Impuesto: Tax

 Caja de Ahorros: Savings account

 Devaluación: Devaluation

 Pagaré: Promissory note

 Línea de crédito: Credit facility, line of credit

 Bolsa de valores: Stock exchange

 Balance general: Balance sheet

 Rotación de capital: Capital turnover

 Descuento por volumen: Quantity discount

 Corredor de bolsa: Broker, dealer

 Macroeconomía: Macroeconomics

 Microeconomía: Microeconomics

 Mes de entrega: Contract month

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