English III

Unit 1: Please call me Beth

TEACHER: OSCAR GONZALEZ ESPITIA
CORPORACIÓN UNIVERSITARIA DEL CARIBE – CECAR
FACULTAD DE HUMANIDADES Y EDUCACIÓN
2017-1
 Are you from Coveñas?

Ia
ia m
e r
n t fr
o om
M
o m Co
f r ro
z
I am
I am from Ayapel al
 What is your name?
My name is…
Antonio, but please call me Toño.

Francisco, but call me Pacho, please.

Elizabeth, but please call me Beth.
Alberto, but please call me Beto.
How do you spell your name?
It’s…
A-n-t-o-n-i-o.

F-r-a-n-c-i-s-c-o.
E-l-i-z-a-b-e-t-h.
A-l-b-e-r-t-o.
 Hello…
My name is Liam.

I am from Manchester, England.

I am 44 years old.

What about you?

 I am from Colombia
What about…
you? him? her? them?
I am from
He is from
She is from
They are from
 I am from Barbados
What about…
you? him? her? them?
I am from
He is from
, too.
She is from
They are from
 Where…
are you from? is she from?
is he from? are they from?

I am from
He is from
She is from
They are from
 Grammar Focus
Statements with be; possessive adjectives

Statements with Be Contractions of Be Possessive Adjectives

I’m from Corozal. I’m = I am my
You’re from Ovejas. You’re = You are your
He’s from Venezuela. He’s = He is his
She’s a new student. She’s = She is her
It’s a great neighborhood. It’s= It is its
We’re in the same class. We’re = We are our
They’re my friends. They’re = They are their
 Complete the sentences
• My name is _________. _____ from Ovejas. ____ family is in
Corozal. ____ brother is a university student. _____ name is
Luis.
• ____ name is Jamaal. _______ from Port of Spain. ____ a really
nice city. ____ sister is a student here, too. ____ parents are in
Trinidad right now.
• ____ Carolina, but everybody call me Nina. ____ last name is
Cordoba. ____ a student at CECAR. ____ parents are on vacation
this week. ____ in San Andres.
 Wh- questions with be
my
your
his
is her father?
Where
are its parents?

our
your
their

Whre is = Where’s
 Who is…
Ana? Carlota?
Diego?

She is my friend.
He is = He’s
He is my father. She is = She’s
He is my mother.
 Who are…
Ana and Oscar? Carlota and Edgard?
Diego and Maria? Carlos and Salma?

They are my friends.

They are = They’re
 Do you live in
Mexico?
Yes, I do. No, I don’t.
 If you live in Mexico answer the next
questions:

Which city?
Which street?

Which neighborhood?
Which house?
 Now tell me…
What’s your city like? What’s your street like?
What’s your neighborhood like?
What’s your house like?

What’s Coveñas like?

What’s Sincelejo like?
What’s Corozal like?
 What’s Coveñas like?

It’s big. It’s small.

It’s quiet. It’s noisy.
It’s safe. It’s dangerous.
 How is your job?
It’s interesting. It’s boring.
It’s relaxing. It’s stressing.
It’s hard. It’s dangerous.
 How are your classes?
They’re interesting. They’re boring.

They’re relaxing. They’re stressing.

 What’s your sister like?

She’s kind. She’s small.

She’s quiet. She’s dangerous.