Teacher: Armando Almazan Gama

 We can´t speak the same way with diferent

people, for example we can talk with our
friens most friendly and we talk formal with
our boss.
Example formal:

 Hello Mr. Harrison, How are you today?

 Hello Ms. Sophya, good morning, I am very good thankyou so

much, and how are you?

 I am glad to know it, I am very good too thankyou.

 Very good Ms. Sophya well I will keep working, have a nice day.

 Thankyou, have a nice day too.

 Goodbye.
Example informal:
 Hello Bob, how are you?
 Hi Marry, What´s up? I´m fine, and you?
 I´m good too, and how you doing?
 Not bad, and how about you?
 Nothing new just working.
 Okay Marry, well I need to go see you latter.
 Okay Bob see ya.
 Bye.
Formal greetins Informal Greetings
 Hello - Hola  Hi! -¡Hola!
 Hello Sara! - ¡Hola Sara!
 Hey! - ¡Hey!
 How are you doing? - ¿Qué
 What’s up? - ¿Qué
tal?
 How are you? - ¿Cómo
onda?
está/s?  How’s it going? -
 How have you been? - ¿Cómo ¿Cómo vas?
ha/s estado?  What’s new? - ¿Qué
 Good Morning! - ¡Buenos hay de nuevo?
días!
 What have you been up
 Good Afternoon! - ¡Buenas
tardes! to? - ¿En qué has
 Good Evening! - ¡Buenas
estado?
noches!  How are ya? - ¿Cómo
 Good night – Buenas noches estás?
Formal goobyes Informal goodbyes
 Bye / Bye-Bye - Chao
 Good-Bye - Adiós
 See you later! / See you
 I look forward to
soon! - ¡Te veo luego! /
seeing you again - ¡Te veo pronto!
Espero verte otra vez  I’m off - Me voy
 It was nice seeing you  Talk to you later - Luego
again - Fue bueno hablamos
verte de nuevo  Check you later -

 Have a nice day! -

Hablamos más tarde
 I’ve got to run - Tengo
¡Tenga un buen día!
prisa, me tengo que ir
 Good night! - ¡Buenas  I’ve gotta take off -
noches! Tengo que irme
 Take care - Cuídese  See ya - Nos vemos
 When we meet someone by first time we say:
“Nice to meet you” that means “mucho gusto
en conocerte”.

 And the other person says “Nice to meet you

too” that can be “Mucho gusto en conocerte
tambien” or “igualmente”.
 If we want to introduce ourselves we need to tell
some personal information to other people know
us:
 For example:
 Name - Nombre
 Age - Edad
 Adress - dirección
 Born/birth place – lugar de nacimiento
 Ocupation - trabajo
 Hobbies – pasa tiempos
 Living place – lugar donde vives
 Nationality - nacionalidad
 Hello, my name is Robert. I'm American. I'm
from Los Angeles. I'm a T.V. journalist. In
my program I always interview very important
people. . I live in Colorado. I'm 30 years old.
 I'm happy because today is my birthday.
 If we have an object in singular, we identificate
it like: It is or it´s
 Example:

It is a Bread It is a Globe It is an Elephant

We always need to put the undefined article a or an to

the object, we use a if the object begins with
consonant and we use an if the object begins with
vowel.
 What is it?
 If we have objects in plural, we identificate it
like: they are or they´re
 Example:

They are butterflies They are rabits They are sun flowers

In plural we don´t use a or an, but we

need to put the plural particle to the
object s o es
 What are they?
 We use presen simple to talk about things
that are reutine or habbit.

 To this time we use some gramatic rules in

the afirmative, negative and question
sentences.
 Structure:
 Subject + verb(s,es) + complement

Example:
I work every day

In this sentences we need to put s or es to the

verb if the subject is third person singular.

She works every day

 Personal pronouns:

Third singular
person
 The verb “to be” is irregular in present simple,
we change it to diferent form acording to the
subject:
 I you he she it we they
 Draw
 Drink
 Talk
 Wash
 Try
 Match
 Come
 Fry
 Call
 In negative sentences we just use the auxiliar
Do or Does to the sentences.
Structure:
Subject + Do/Does + NOT+ verb + complement

Examples:
I do not like onions
She does not like onions

In this sentences
we don´t use s, es
 To do questions in present simple we just
change the place of the subject and the
auxiliar.

Structure:
Do/Does+Subject+verb+complement+?

Example:
Do you like coffee?
In this sentences
we don´t use s, es
 She __________(go) to work by bus.

 He ___________(not/walk) his dog in the

morning.

 They ____________(drink) coffee.

 We _________(go) to the cinema on Fridays.

 _______He ____________(eat) lunch at his desk?

 It show us the
frecuency that
we do
something.
 Structure:

Subject + f.adb. + verb(s,es) + complement

 Example:
I always study in my room
She sometimes goes to the park
 When we need to describe a person we can
use physical characteristics and personality.

 To describe we need to follow an order of

words:

 From up to down we describe hair, face and

complexion, then we describe clothes
begining with color and last the personality of
the person.
 This is Linda. She has dark hair. She has
brown eyes. She is thin. Linda is using a white
long drees
 She´s tender, generous and friendly.
Hair Hair
 Blonde/fair hair – rubio  Long hair – pelo largo
Brown hair – castaño Short hair – pelo corto
Brunette – persona con Bald – calvo
el pelo castaño/moreno Curly hair- pelo rizado
Red hair/red Medium length – media
head/ginger – melena
pelirojo/a Wavy hair – pelo
Redhead – pelirojo/a ondulado
Black hair – negro Short hair – pelo corto
Grey hair– gris, canoso Straight hair – pelo liso
 Green eyes – ojos verdes
Blue eyes – ojos azules
Bown eyes – ojos marrones
Dark eyes – ojos oscuros/negros
Grey eyes – ojos grises
 Light eyes – ojos claros
 Adolescent / Teenager – Adolescente  Good-looking – Guapo/a
Adult /Grown-up – Adulto/a Hair – Pelo
Appearance – Aspecto  Handsome – Apuesto/Guapo
Asian: Asiático o de rasgos asiáticos Lady – Señora
Attractive – Atractivo Man – Hombre
Baby – Bebé Middle-aged – De mediana edad
Bald – Calvo Moustache – Bigote
Beard – Barba Old – Viejo
Beautiful – Guapa/o People – Gente
Black – Negro o de rasgos africanos Person – Persona
Blond/ fair – Rubio Pretty – Guapo (chicas, bebés) /Bonito
Boy – Chico/Niño Short – Bajo
Chap – Tío / Tipo Skinny – Flaco
Child – Niño/Niña Slim – Esbelto/ Delgado
Complexion – Tez/Cutis Stocky – Bajo y fornido / Robusto
Dark – Moreno/Oscuro Tall – Alto
Elderly – Anciano/ Mayor Thin – Delgado
Fat – Gordo Toddler – Niño/a Pequeño/a
Freckles – Pecas Ugly – Feo
Gentleman – Señor/ Caballero White – De raza blanca
Girl – Chica / Niña Woman – Mujer
Wrinkle – Arruga
Young – Joven
 Absent-minded – Distraído  Generous – Generoso
Ambitious – Ambicioso Gentle – Tierno / dulce
Amusing – Divertido  Lazy – Perezoso
Anxious – Preocupado / Inquieto Mean – Malo /Tacaño
Arrogant – Arrogante Mischievous – Travieso
Bad – Malo Modest – Modesto
Nasty – Desagradable / Repugnante /
Bad-tempered – De mal Malo
carácter/genio Naughty – Travieso / Pícaro / Malo
Brave – Valiente Nervous – Nervioso
Calm / quiet – Tranquilo Nice – Simpático
Character – Carácter Optimist – Optimista
Charming – Encantador Pessimist – Pesimista
Cheerful – Alegre Polite – Educado
Sensible – Sensato; Razonable
Conceited – Engreído/ Vanidoso Sensitive – Sensible
Crazy – Loco Serious – Serio
Cruel – Cruel Shy – Tímido
Decisive – Decidido Silly – Tonto
Enthusiastic – Entusiasta Stupid – Estúpido
Friendly /kind – Amable Sweet – Amable; Dulce
Funny – Gracioso To behave – Comportarse/Portarse
Wicked – Malo/ Malvado
 We use present continuous to talk about
things taha are happening in the moment
that we are speaking.

 Example:

 I am teaching english now.

 Structure:
 Subject + verb to be + verb(ing) + complement

Example:
I am studying in my classroom right now.

In this sentences we need to put ing to the

verb to all verbs in the three sentences.
 The verb “to be” change to diferent form
acording to the subject:
 In negative sentences we just use the teh
negative NOT
Structure:
Subject + verb to be + NOT+ verb(ing) + complement

Examples:
I am not playing video games in my room
She is not watching tv in the living room
 To do questions in present simple we just
change the place of the subject and the
auxiliar.

Structure:
Verb to be+Subject+verb(ing)+complement+?

Example:
Are you coocking a cake?
 She _______________(read) the newspaper in
the living room.

 You ______________ (work) very hard.

 They _____________ (not/play) in the park.

 She _____________ (do) the work of two

people.
 _________ He _____________ (speak) German?

 The plane ________________ (leave) the airport.

 _______ She _______________ (play) in the park?

 They ________________ (not/sell) books there.