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I Grammar
Mas tarde...(later)....
MARY: Do you like the school, Lucy?
Hoy vamos a aprender como expresar acciones que ocurren cada dÌa, habitualmente,
LUCY: Yes, I like it very much. The place is beautiful and the people are nice.
a menudo, de rutina. Por ejemplo si quieres decir que trabajas en una oficina todos los
MARY: I think it is a very pleasant school. I like the classrooms too.
dÌas dirÌas: I work in an office every day. O si queres decir que tu amigo Paul Class vive en
LUCY: Yes, they are very comfortable. I think it is a good school.
una parte especifica dirÌas: Paul lives in Santiago. Nota que en la tercera persona en
MARY: Let’s go, then. Let’s have some lunch. I am very hungry.
afirmativo se agrega al verbo “s”. Estudia bien las siguientes formas.
LUCY: I am hungry too. And thirsty.
AFFIRMATIVE (+) NEGATIVE (-) INTERROGATIVE(?)
I work/live I don’t work/live Do I live?
You work/live You don’t work/live Do you live?
IV Let’s practice
He/she/it works/lives He/she/it doesn’t work/live Does he/she/it live?
We work/live We don’t work/live Do we live?
Example:
They work/live They don’t work/live Do they live?
I live in Santiago.
I don’t live in Valparaiso.
Nota que en la tercera persona singular he/she/it en forma negativa se usa doesn’t hungry (jangri) hambriento
(does not) y en todas las otras personas se usa don’t (do not). Lo mismo ocurre en forma
He works in an office.
interrogativa: do - para I,you,we,they y does para he/she/it. Example:
..................................
Para contestar una pregunta puedes responder en forma larga, por ejemplo Do you
like Santaigo? Yes, I like Santiago/No, I don’t like Santiago o Yes, I do/No, I don’t. En la
She likes the school. he/work/office?
tercera persona singular he/she/it ocupa does or doesn’t.
.................................. Does he work in an office?
II Vocabulary They study Spanish.
Come from (kam from) venir de ..................................
live (liv) vivir
work(uerk) trabajar/trabajo she/study/German?
We come from Canada.
study (stadi) estudiar ................................
..................................
student (stiudent) estudiante/alumno/a
languages (langueches) idiomas I hear music. we/live/Paris?
like (laik) gustar ................................... ................................
student (stiudent) estudiante
school (skul) colegio/escuela
beautiful (biutiful) bonito/bello/a They see a big tower.
nice (nais) agradable ................................... you/hear/telephone?
pleasant (plezant) agradable ................................
classroom (klasrum) sala de clase
comfortable (kamfertabl) cómodo/a they/see/ Paul Class?
good (gud) bueno Complete the dialogue.
have (jav) tener/tomar ................................
hungry (jangri) hambriento/a MARY: .............you like Santiago, Paul?
thirsty (fersti) con sed/sediento you/like/my friend Lucy?
PAUL: Yes, I do.
school (skul) colegio ................................
III Dialogue LUCY: .......Paul live in Valparaiso?

Mary y Lucy est·n en una escuela de idiomas. Están a punto de llenar formularios de MARY: No, he.................. He ........... in Santiago.
admisión pero necesitan la ayuda de la recepcionista.
PAUL: ............you like apples?
RECEPTIONIST: Do you come from the United States?
MARY: Yes, I ........ but Lucy ........
MARY: No, I don’t, I come from Great Britain.
RECEPTIONIST: Do you live in London, Miss Lang?
MARY: No, I don’t, I live in Glasgow.
RECEPTIONIST: Do you work?
MARY: No, I don’t. I am a student.
RECEPTIONIST: What do you study?
MARY: I study languages. london (london) londres
RECEPTIONIST: Do you speak Spanish?
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