Welcome to the fascinating world of Technical English.

Bienvenido al fasinante mundo del Inglés Técnico.

We will learn the vocabulary and the functions related to tools and
machines that are seen in workshops of our technical schools.

Vocabulary: Cardinal and Ordinal Numbers, Colours, Greeting, Days of the

week, Months of the year, school elements, tools and machines

Grammar: Personal pronouns. Verb To Be: affirmative, negative and

interrogative form, short answers. Possessive adjectives.
  24 – twenty-four
 25 – twenty-five

Cardinal numbers  26 – twenty-six

 27 – twenty-seven
 1 – one  28 – twenty-eight
 2 – two  29 – twenty-nine
 3 – three  30 – thirty
 4 – four  31 – thirty-one
 5 – five  32 – thirty-two
 6 – six  33 – thirty-three
 7 – seven  34 – thirty-four
 8 – eight  35 – thirty-five
 9 – nine  36 – thirty-six
 10 – ten  37 – thirty-seven
 11 – eleven  38 – thirty-eight
 12 – twelve  39 – thirty-nine
 13 – thirteen  40 – forty
 14 – fourteen  41 – forty-one
 15 – fifteen  42 – forty-two
 16 – sixteen  43 – forty-three
 17 – seventeen  44 – forty-four
 18 – eighteen  45 – forty-five
 19 – nineteen  46 – forty-six
 20 – twenty  47 – forty-seven
 21 – twenty-one  48 – forty-eight
 22 – twenty-two  49 – forty-nine
 23 – twenty-three  50 – fifty

1)Write the correct results PLUS MINUS

1) FOUR + FIVE = ………………

2) TWELVE + ………………… = SIXTEEN
3) THREE x ……………… = FIFTEEN
4) …………… x TWO = EIGHTEEN
5) THIRTY / ……………….. = TEN DIVIDED EQUALS TIMES
6) TWENTY SEVEN + THREE = …………………..
7) TWELVE - …………….. = FOUR
2) Look for the cardinal numbers, from one to ninteen

ORDINAL NUMBERS
We normally add a “th” to the end of a cardinal number to make it an ordinal number. Be careful with
the spelling of the numbers. The exception are first, second, third.

1st first 17th seventeenth

2nd second 18th eighteenth
3rd third 19th nineteenth
4th forth 20th twentieth
5th fifth 21st twenty-first
6th sixth 22nd twenty-second
7th seventh 23rd twenty-third
8th eighth 24th twenty-fourth
9th ninth 25th twenty-fifth
10th tenth 26th twenty - sixth
11th eleventh 27th twenty – seventh
12th twelfth 28th twenty – eighth
13th thirteenth 29th twenty - ninth
14th fourteenth 30th thirtieth
15th fifteenth 31st thirty - first
16th sixteenth
We use ordinal numbers for:

Dates: Her birthday is on the 29 th.

Centuries: this house is from the 18th century.

Sequence: This team is 2nd on the score.

Floors of buildings: It´s on the 4th floor

Let’s do some exercises...!!!

3) Write the correct ordinal number and moth

Example: 15 / 10 / 1987 October fifteenth, nineteen eighty-seven

1) 28 / 09 /1978: 6) 27 / 01:

2) 02/ 07 /1754: 7) 14 / 08:

3) 19 / 08 / 1986: 8) 04 / 05:

4) 23 / 06: 9) 16 / 12 / 1657:
10) 31 / 03:
5) 04 / 11:

4) Match the words with the numbers *

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*Image taken from “Technical English 1A” David Bonamy Published by Longman

5) Write the words in Spanish

Km: kilometer m: meter

+: plus ft: feet

g: gram rpm: revolutions per minute

in : inch £ : pound

kW: kilowatt € : euro

kg: kilogram Km/h : kilometers per hour

A: ampere gal: gallon

°: degrees -: minus

C: Celsius V: volts

L: liter W: watt

Colors
6) Write the colors in Spanish and paint them
7) Paint the numbers

1) Paint number three, blue

2) Paint number four, black

3) Paint number nine, yellow

4) Paint number seven, green

5) Paint number one, red

6) Paint number six, orange

7) Paint number five, brown

8) Paint number two, purple

9) Paint number eight, light blue

8) Write the names of the signs

January August

February September
Lunes → Monday
March October
Martes → Tuesday
April November
Miércoles → Wednesday
May December
Jueves → Thursday
June
Viernes → Friday
Sábado → Saturday July

Domingo → Sunday
9) Write the names of your friends and
family on the month of their birthday

*Image taken from “Engage 1 Students book” Published by Oxfor

Choose the numbers from 1 – 50

Write the name of the tools in the picture

*Image taken from “Technical English 1A” David Bonamy Published by Longman
*Image taken from “English for technical students 1” David Bonamy Published by Longman

Greetings:

Hello: Hola Hi: hola (informal) Good bye: adiós Bye-bye: adiós (informal)

Good morning: buen día Good afternoon: buenas tardes Good evening: buenas noches

Good night: hasta mañana (cuando me voy a dormir)

Pronombres personales
Write the correct pronoun in the box
Choose the correct pronouns

1 ________ are students. (I- We - He)

2 ________ is sixteen years old. (He – they - I)
3 ________ am very happy today. (It – We - I)
4 What is that? ________ is a screwdriver. (They – He - It)
5 This is Peter. ________ is my friend (She – He – I )

Complete with the correct pronoun: I, you, he, she, it, we, they

1) ………….´m John. My phone number is 165802991

2) My brother is from France. …………..is a doctor.

3) Brian and I are in class. ……………. are the new students.

4) Silvia is a police officer. ………….… is from the U.S.A

5) Mike and Harry are sixteen years old. ……………. are students

6) Paul and I are mechanics. ……………..are in the workshop now.

7) The computer is new. ……………. is very big.

8) Where are ……….. from? I am from Mendoza

9) The dog is small. …………. is very cute.

10) My friend Tomas is fifteen. …………. is a student

Short answers (respuestas cortas)

Las respuestas cortas siempre se contestan con YES – NO y debemos respetar el verbo que
corresponda con el pronombre.

Ejemplo: Are you a student? Yes, I am

Is Megan a mechanic? No, she isn´t
Are Tomas and you friends. Yes, we are

Fill in the gaps. Use the verb to Be in all its forms

1) She ……….……. from England

2) …………….you a technician? Yes, I………….

3) My name …………... Thomas

4) The students…………….(not) in the class.

5) …………….John and Tim in the laboratory? No, they……………….

6) He.............. at school

7) I ……………. Tania

8) My name …..………. Tom

9) We……………..(not) at school

10) ………….. Maria and Laura in the class? Yes, they ………..
 Personal pronouns Possessive adjectives

I (yo) My (mi)
You (tú: singular ustedes: plural) Your (tu)
He (él) His (su: de él)
She (ella) Her (su: de ella)
It (eso) Its (su: de eso)
We (nosotros /as) Our (nuestro/a)
They (ellos/as. Varios objetos) Their (su: de ellos/as)

Choose the correct possessive adjective

1) Mike is an engineer. …………. office is on the second floor
a) My b) His c) Our
2) Lisa and Sara are students. ………….. school is in the city
a) Our b) Her c) Their
3) What is ………….. name? My mane is Michael
a) its b) your c) our
4) Tomas and I are in the workshop. …………tools are very heavy
a) Their b) His c) Our
5) This tool is new. ………….name is screwdriver
a) Its b) Her c) Their
Complete with the correct Possessive Adjective
1) He is my friend. ………………name is Brian
2) Susan is from England. …………. Family is from Argentina.
3) This is my dog. …………...name is Rocco.
4) They are my friends. …………. names are John and Tim.
5) It´s ………… birthday today. I’m 14
6) I am Jerry and this is……… room
7) We are mechanics and this is ………… workshop.
8) What is ………….name? My name is Mary
9) Brazil is in South America. ………. capital city is Brasilia.
10) Tomas and I are architects. ………..office is small.
Complete with the correct Possessive Adjective

Mike

Mike is a mechanic and this is …………..spanner.

Tom and John are carpenters and these are ……….. tools. Tom and John

I am Lucas and these are ……… tools.

She is Mary and this is ………. saw.

We are Mark and Lisa and these are …………… tools.

Vocabulary: Professions, tools and machines

Grammar: Personal information. Wh – question. Demonstratives: this – that –

these – those. Plural nouns. Indefinite article: a – an. Definite article: the. There
be. Prepositions of place. Adjectives.
*Image taken from “English for technical students 1” David Bonamy Published by Longman

Complete the following sentences

1) Alan is an …………………. But he is also a ………………

2) Kamal is a ………………. But he is also a ………………

3) Ron is a …………………. But he is also a ………………

Make sentences about yourself now…!!!

Hello…!!

I´m …………………… I´m a ……………….

Let´s get to know them…!!!

Alan is from England; he is eighteen years old. Kamal is from Turkey, he is nineteen years old and Ron
is from the USA, he is eighteen years old. They are students at university.
Wh - questions

 What: ¿Qué? / ¿Cuál?

Example: What is it? (¿Qué es eso?)

What is your name? (¿Cuál es tu nombre?)

 Where: ¿Dónde?

Example: Where are you from? (¿De dónde eres tú? )

 When: ¿Cuando?

Example: When is he at school? (¿Cuando está él en la escuela?)

 How old: ¿Cuántos años…?

Example: How old are you? (¿Cuántos años tienes?)

Let´s answer questions about Alan, Kamal and Ron

1) What is Alan?

2) Where is Alan from?

3) How old is Alan?

4) What is Kamal?

5) How old is Kamal?

6) Where is Kamal from?

7) What is Ron?

8) Is Ron from the USA?

9) How old is Ron?

10) Are they students at university?

Now answer the following questions about YOU…!!!

1) What is your name?

2) Where are you from?

3) Are you a student?

4) How old are you?

5) Are you a student at university?

Read the text and answer the questions

My Family
Hello! My name is Peter, and I’m from the USA. I am twenty-three years old. This is a photo of
my family. Our house is in New York. This is my father. His name is Thomas. He’s an architect. This is my
mother. Her name’s Mary. She’s fifty-three, and she’s a doctor. And this is my sister, Karen. She’s eighteen
and she’s a student.

Answer questions about the text.

1) Where is Peter from?

2) Where is his house?
3) How old is Peter?
4) Is his father an architect?
5) Is his mother a teacher?

Write True -T- or False - F -

1) Peter is from Australia.

2) He is sixteen years old.
3) His mother is a doctor.
4) Karen is sixteen years old.
5) Karen is a student.

Usamos This / That para singular, This se usa para una cosa u objeto que está cerca y That para
una cosa u objeto que está lejos

Ejemplo: This is a book

That is a car

Usamos These/ Those para plural, These se usa para las cosas u objetos que se encuentran cerca
y Those para cosas u objetos que están lejos

Ejemplo: These are spanners

Those are screws

Make sentences, use this and that
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d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)

Complete the sentences, use these and those

1) …………..are nuts

2)……………are screws

3) …………...are bolts

4) ……………are washers

Plural Nouns: (sustantivos en plural)

Generalmente los sustantivos en ingles agregan “S” al igual que en español.

Ejemplo: libro libroS

book bookS
 Casos especiales
 Cuando el sustantivo termina en CH, SH, SS, O, Z o X agregamos “ES” a la forma plural

Ejemplo : watCH watchES

puSH pushES
preSS pressES
tomatO tomatoES
boX boxES
buZZ buzzES

 Cuando el sustantivo termina en consonante + Y cambiamos la “Y” por “ i ” y agregamos

“ES”

Ejemplo: partY partiES

Consonante

 Cuando el sustantivo termina en “F” o “FE” cambiamos por ”V” y agregamos “ES”

Ejemplo: leaF leavES

kniFE knivES
 Sustantivos irregulares: son aquellos que cambian su forma al pasar a plural
Child Children
Man Men
Woman Women
Foot Feet
Tooth Teeth
Mouse Mice
Person People
 Algunas herramientas siempre se usan en su forma plural porque están compuestas de
dos piezas unidas. Se puede usar en forma singular usando la expresión “a pair of pliers”
Ejemplo: pliers / pinzas
scissors / tijeras

Write the correct plural form of the following nouns

1- baby ……….
2- leaf ……………
3- life …………
4- child ………….
5- woman ……………
6- police man ……………………
7- match ……………..
8- glass …………
9- knife ……………
10- bus …………………
11- shelf …………………
12- brush ………………….
13- tooth ……………..
14- mouse …………….
15- house ……………..
16- laboratory ……………………

*Image taken from “English for technical students 1” David Bonamy Published by Longman
b)

c)

d)

e)

f)

g)

h)

i)

j)

k)

l)

m)

n)

Indefinite Article
*El articulo indefinido en inglés es “a” y “an” y siempre se usa en singular. Usamos “a” cuando la
siguiente palabra comienza con consonante. Se traduce “un” o “una”.

Ejemplo: a book

*Usamos “an” cuando la siguiente palabra comienza con vocal

Ejemplo: an apple

Write a or an
1- ……….egg
2- ………... screwdriver
3- ………… house
4- ………..box
5- ……….. orange
6- ……….. English book
7- …………door
8- ……….. ruler
9- …………elephant
10- ………… switch
 Vocabulary

*Image taken from “English for technical students 1” David Bonamy Published by Longman
Definite Article: THE
El artículo definido “the” se usa para señalar un sustantivo específico.

Ejemplo: The Moon is full this night (LA luna está llena esta noche)

Se traduce como el artículo “el, la, los, las” en español.

The tree in the backyard fell down (El árbol del patio trasero se cayó)

Se refiere a un árbol específico, no cualquier árbol.

Complete with a – an or the.

1-…………….book 9- ……………..workshop

2- ……………Pacific Ocean 10- ……………airplane

3- …………..Sun 11- ……………pen

4- ………….hammer 12- …………..president

5- ………….ruler 13- …………..math teacher

6- ………….stars 14- ………….U.S.A

7- ………….man 15- …………. egg

8- …………Plaza Hotel 16- ………...apple

*Image taken from “English for technical students 1” David Bonamy Published by Longman

Write sentences with the tools in the picture above

a-
b-
c-
d-
e-
f-
g-
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a-

b-

c-

d-

e-

f-

g-

h-

Match the words with the correct picture

*Image taken from “English for technical students 1” David Bonamy Published by Longman

Write the sentences in your notebook

There Be
El verbo de existencia There Be se utiliza para expresar la existencia de algo. En la forma
presente es There is / There are, ambas expresiones significan HAY en español. There is se usa
en singular y There are en plural.

Ejemplo: There is a screwdriver. (Hay un destornillador)

There are two screwdrivers. (Hay dos destornilladores)

Singular Plural
Affirmative There is a book There are two books
Negative There is not (isn´t) a pen There are not (aren´t) pens
Interrogative Is there a hammer? Are there hammers?

Match the Word with the correct object

Write the sentences in your notebook

Turn these sentences into the negative and interrogative

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2- There ………….

3- There …………...

4- There ……………

5- There ……………

6- There …………….

7- There …………….

8- There …………….
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 Write sentences using the adjectives

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a- The pipe is long

b-

c-

d-

e-

f-

g-

h-

I–

J–

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Find the following words in the crossword

1- door 2- ruler 3- nail 4- pliers 5- screwdriver

6- hammer 7- window 8- screw 9- goggles 10- bolt

11- socket 12- spanner 13- tools 14- helmet 15- switch

16- toolboard 17- nut 18- saw 19- table 20- cable
 g h i s d f a r t y v s r t h u j P o n
n r e s c r e w d r i v e r a g b J g d
d f s r g a c i j n b v f u e o q e n R
f g h y g f d n s d o o r l a g e d a v
x b o l t x c d s d a f f e g g u n i k
x v b n h j u o g g r e d r b l m v l b
c v b a s d e w q q e s a r d e g h l b
n s f p l i e r s h a m m e r s f r g y
g p h j k f g d g e r w w e f g y h h j
x a c t o o l s b v m s o c k e t s t t
c n e s d f g r t e s f t n m b v c c x
d n f g x c v g y u i a g f n m m r b v
d e r p t y y r t w s x w c v b n e y u
z r z e x c v a f g h r e w s a c w v b
s d a n w d b d r e s c b n m m h y t r
g f s c a l s d d b g h e l m e t d s x
v x e i e f d s a f t r e w r f n n g h
s f d l e f g c a b l e v b n c x v u d
s w i t c h h j f d s v c x v b t r e t
d f s t o o l b o a r d d g r t y u i o

*Image taken from “Technical English 1A” David Bonamy Published by Longman
Vocabulary: tools and materials, countries and nationalities. Family members

Grammar: Verb can: afirmative, negative, interrogative and short answers. Verbs
relates to materials. Adjectives related to materials. Possesive case ´s.
Uses of Can
The verb can is used to express ability or possibility and to ask for permission.

Example: I can swim (ability)

You can use my pencil (permission)
We always use the verb can with another verb in infinitive.

Verb can
Afirmative form Subject + CAN + Verb: She can play football
Negative form Subject + CAN´T + Verb: They can´t swim
Interrogative form CAN + Subject + Verb: CAN we play video games?
Short answers YES, Pronuon + Can : Yes, you can
NO, Pronoun + Can´t : No, he can´t
1- He can´t sky.

2- She can…………………………..

3- They ……………………………….

4- ……………………………………….

5- ……………………………………….

6- ……………………………………….

*Image taken from “Engage 1 Students book” Published by Oxford

*Image taken from “English for technical students 1” David Bonamy Published by Longman
*Image taken from “Technical English 1A” David Bonamy Published by Longman

Make sentences about the pictures above, using the verbs in the vocabulary box

Example 1- This material is hard. You can´t cut it

2- ……………………………………………………………………………

3- ……………………………………………………………………………

4- ……………………………………………………………………………

5- …………………………………………………………………………..

6- …………………………………………………………………………..

7- …………………………………………………………………………..

8- ………………………………………………………………………….

Materials

Match the word

Ceramic Aluminio
Polycarbonate Acero
Diamond Policarbonato
Fibreglass Hierro
Graphite Cerámica
Steel Diamante
Polystyrene Fibra de vidrio
Aluminium Grafito
Iron Nylon
Nylon Poli estireno
Plastic Titanio
Concrete Plástico
Titanium Concreto
Match these words

Bend: cortar

Compress: tirar

Cut doblar

Drop: comprimir

Scratch golpear

Stretch: derretir

Strike: rayar

Melt: estirar

Slide: romper

Press: levantar

Break: deslizar

Hang: inclinar

Hold: tocar

Lift presionar

Run: quemar

Touch sostener

Burn: correr

Corrode: tirar

Tilt colgar

Pull corroer

Rearrange the sentences. Use can or can’t (10 pts)

1) Paul / run fast / play hockey / can / and

2) can’t / speak /two / languages / Mary/
3) Can / you / the guitar / ? / play /
4) do / What / John / can / ? /
5) Samuel /ride a bike / can / swim / and

PROPERTIES: translate these words

Tough:
Brittle:
Soft:
Rigid:
Strong:
Light:
Corrosion-resistant:
Flexible:
Weak:
Heavy:
Water resistant:
Heat resistant:
Composite:

Circle the correct word

1) Hard a) blando b) duro c) débil
2) Rigid a) resistente b) suave c) rígido
3) Strong a) fuerte b) débil c) blando
4) Light a) pesado b) frágil c) liviano
5) Tough a) liviano b) resistente c) débil

What are the main properties of these materials? Circle the correct option

1) Ceramic is a) flexible b) hard

2) Iron is a) water resistant b) tough
3) Rubber is a) rigid b) flexible
4) Concrete is a) flexible b) heavy
5) Aluminium is a) corrosion resistant b) heavy

Write can / can´t in the following sentences

1) You …………………….. burn ceramic

2) You …………............. bend rubber
3) You ……………………...melt nylon
4) You ……………………… cut steel easily
5) You ………................ heat metal
*Image taken from “Engage 1 Students book” Published by Oxford
Genitive case ´S (caso posesivo)
El caso posesivo se utiliza para indicar que algo es de alguien, y en ingles se puede expresar de
dos maneras:
1- Con el uso de la preposición OF.
Ej: The cions OF gold (Las monedas de oro) Ésta estructura es muy similar al español.
Sin embargo se utiliza solo cuando poseedor es un objeto o algo inanimado
2- Agregandole un apostrofe y una “S” al nombre del poseedor. Contrario al español,
en ingles el nombre de la persona que posee debe ir primero, seguido del objet que
se posee
Ej: Mark´s hammer ( El martillo de Mark)
Cuando el poseedor esta en plural la ´S se
coloca al final del ultimos poseedor.
Ej: Tom and Mick´s teacher is in class

Plural

Rewrite the information in one sentence

1- He is Paul. His helmet in new

Paul´s helmet is new.
2- They are John and Paul. Their school is old
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3- She is Erica. Her mother is a teacher by Oxford
………………………………………………………..
4- He is Marcus. His ruler is long
……………………………………………………….
5- She is Lucy. Her house is small
……………………………………………………….

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE SIMPSONS

Complete with the correct family member
Selma and Patty are
Bart is my………......... my .........
Marge is my..............
Lisa and Maggie are Bart is my ............
my ..........................

Homer is my
Homer is my……………………
........................
Marge is my ………………. ...
Selma is my....................
and Maggie is my…………….
Lisa is my.....................
Write sentences with the correct form of the possessive case ´s
1 Bart/ Marge /son Bart is Marge´s son
2 Marge / Homer / wife
3 Lisa and Maggie / Bart / sisters
4 Milhouse / Bart / friend
5 Maggie / Lisa / sister
6 Selma and Patty / Marge / sisters
7 Bernie / Homer / friend
8 Bart / Lisa / brother
9 Selma and Patty / Lisa / aunts
10 Maggie and Lisa / Homer and Marge / daughters

*Image taken from “Engage 1 Students book” Published by Oxford

Complete the sentences with your
country and nationality

1- I’m from ……………………………

2- I’m …………………………….

*Image taken from “Engage 1 Students book” Published by Oxford