English 1 – Unit 1 July 2023

Grammar
Basic Data
*What’s your name? My name is (name)
I am / I’m (name)
(name)
*What’s your last name? My last name is (last name)
It is / it’s (last name)
(last name)
*When were you born?
Day / Month / Year (Latin version)
17/01/2001
Month / Day / Year (English version)
01/17/2001
It’s on… 01/17/2001
*What’s your ID number? My ID number is (number)
It is / it’s (number)
(ID number)
*How old are you? I’m (age)
(age)
*Where are you from? I’m from CITY, REGION, and COUNTRY.

*What’s your cellphone/mobile number? My cellphone number is …

It is / it’s …
(Number)
*What’s your e-mail? My email is …
It is / it’s …
*Where do you live? I live in (city’s name)
*How tall are you? It’s … cm / … feet ... inches
*What’s your temperature? It’s … 36.1 °C – 37.2 °C / 97 °F – 99 °F
Pronouns: Singular: I – he – she – it – you
Plural: we – they – you
Be
Positive: Negative Questions
I ------- am am not Am I...?
he, she, it ---- is is not (isn’t) Is he..? Is she..? Is it..?
we, they, *you ---- are are not (aren’t) Are *you? Are we? Are they?
Questions
BE
Ex.- a) Are you a student? +Yes, I am. (a student) -No, I am not.
Are you students of Univalle University? +Yes, we are. -No, we aren’t.
b) Is your father a doctor? +Yes, he is. -No, he is not / isn’t.
Is your sister in this university? +Yes, she is. / -No, she isn’t.

c) Is the heart in the correct position? +Yes, it is. -No, it isn’t.

d) Are the kidneys in the urinary system? +Yes, they are.
Are the lungs behind your shoulders? -No, they aren’t.
e) Is blood red? Yes, it is.

EXAMPLE
Cold: 1st) lungs, 2nd) trachea, 3rd) larynx, 4th) nose, 5th) skin
Conjunctivitis:
AIDS:
Name the location – Function – The shape
Lungs are in the respiratory and circulatory systems. They are responsible for
breathing, exchanging air, and oxygenating blood. They are sacks of oxygen.
Trachea is in the respiratory system. It is responsible for carrying oxygen to
lungs and taking carbon dioxide out of lungs. It is a pipe.
Skin is in the …
Symptoms of minor sicknesses include:
Headache / migraine
Skin rush / allergies
Stomachache
Muscle pain
Fever

Do (I, you, we, they) / Does (he, she, it)

Example. - Do you have Covid-19? +Yes, I do. (I have Covid-19) / -No, I don’t.
Do you all live in Cochabamba? +Yes, we do. / -No, we don’t.

Does your mother work at the hospital?

+Yes, she does.
-No, she doesn’t.
Does the heart pump blood? +Yes, it does. (it pumps blood)
Does the heart pump gasoline? -No, it doesn’t.

Wh- questions

What do you study? – I study medicine.

What does the scalpel do? – it cuts.
Where do you study medicine? – I study medicine at Univalle University.

What does he read? – He reads Anatomy 1.

Where does he read Anatomy 1? – He reads Anatomy 1 in the park.
When (the time, the moment)
When do you have English classes? On Monday and Friday.
Who (the person’s name)
Who is your best friend? “name”
Who studies at UNIVALLE University? “name”
 Which (you have options)
Which pencil colors do you like?
How (the way, the manner, quality, condition)
How are you? – I’m good/fine/terrific – I’m sad/bad
Why (the reason) – because
Why do you study medicine? Because I want to save lives.

Questions: using human organs

Example. -
a) What does THE LIVER do?
- It secretes bile.

b) Where is THE LIVER in the human body?

- It is in the digestive system.

c) What do KIDNEYS do?

- They detoxify blood.

d) Where are THE KIDNEYS in the human body?

- They are in the urinary system.

TO WORK
(Present simple)
WORK WORKS
(I, you, we, they) (he, she, it)
My knees work perfectly when I play football.
Her heart beats faster when he comes with flowers.
PRESENT SIMPLE
In answers
DO and DON’T (I, you, we, they)
Do you speak Italian?
+Yes, I do. (I speak Italian.)
-No, I don’t. (I don’t speak Italian.)
Do you understand Arabic?
+Yes, I do. (I understand Arabic.)
-No, I don’t. (I don’t understand Arabic.)
Do Fabricio and André study Anatomy? /Do they study Anatomy?
+Yes, they do.
-No, they don’t.
Do lungs need air? Do bones have carbon?
+Yes, they do. +Yes, they do.
Do human beings fly?
No, they don’t.
 DOES and DOESN’T (he, she, it)
Does he need a nurse?
+Yes, he does. (he needs a nurse.)
-No, he doesn’t. (he doesn’t need a nurse)
Does Kevin study medicine?
+Yes, he does. +Yes, she does. +Yes, you do.
-No, he doesn’t.
Does Daniela like Anatomy 1?
+Yes, she does. +Yes, they does. +Yes, he do.
-No, she doesn’t.
Does liver work with alcohol?
-No, it doesn’t. Yes, it do. No, it don’t.
Does the large intestine extract nutrients?
-No, it doesn’t.

Present Simple: TO HAVE (infinitive)

HAVE (base form): have (I, you, we, they)
has (he, she, it)
examples:
(+) We have six subjects this semester.
(-) We don’t have Genetics this semester.
(+) She has 4 big books of Histology.
(-) She doesn’t have French classes.
She don’t has French classes. X
True facts
Blood is red.
Every human being has one heart.
Carolina is a girl.
Two: hands, arms, legs, feet, ears, eyes, shoulders, elbows, knees, eyebrows,
ankles, wrists.
Ten: fingers (nails), toes (nails)
Twenty: nails
Twenty-four:
One: skull

- What Is the Normal Body Temperature Range?

Age Oral Rectal/Ear Armpit

95.8–99.3°F 96.8–100.3°F 94.8–98.3°F

0–12 months
(36.7–37.3°C) (37–37.9°C) (36.4–37.3°C)

97.6–99.3°F 98.6–100.3°F 96.6–98.3°F

Children
(36.4–37.4°C) (37–37.9°C) (35.9–36.83°C)

97–99°F
96–98°F 95–97°F
Adults (36.1–
(35.6–36.7°C) (35–36.1°C)
37.2°C)

94–99.6°F
Adults over age 93–98.6°F 92–97.6°F
(34.4–
65 (33.9–37°C) (33.3–36.4°C)
37.6°C)
Uses of verbs BE, HAVE, FEEL, LOOK in medicine
SICKNESSES
Chickenpox
Covid-19
Cold
The flu

I have COVID-19 (correct sentence)

I am COVID-19 (incorrect sentence)

SYMPTOMS
High fever
Cough
Fatigue
Pain
Headache
Tired

He has a headache.
He feels fatigue.
He is tired.
He feels tired.
She is well. (health) (YES)
She is good. (NO)
They look well.

My sister is not well. She has a high temperature. = My sister is unwell. She has a high temperature.

Adjectives about health.

(+) WELL – HEALED – HEALTHY – BETTER – RELIEVED – LUCID – STRONG –
HYPERACTIVE – ORIENTED – RECOVERED – HYDRATED
(-) SICK – ILL – UNWELL – TIRED – FATIGUED – INFECTED – WORSE – ANEMIC
– UNHEALTHY – POISONED – NERVOUS – FEVERISH – DEHYDRATED –
ABSENCE – DISORIENTED – WEAK