First class May
• My name is Evelyn, I live in Moron city, I like dogs and movies, I love chocolate. I am single
and I am 29 years old. I speak English and Spanish. I have one sister.
• What’s your name?
• Where do you live?
• What things do you like?
• What is your marital status?
• How old are you?
• What languages do you speak? Do you speak Spanish, Italian?
Nice to meet you: mucho gusto
First numbers
• 6: six
• 0: zero
• 7: seven
• 1: one
• 8: eight
• 2: two
• 9: nine
• 3: three
• 10: ten
• 4: four
• 5: five
• What is your phone number?
English alphabet
A /ei/ apple (manzana) N /en/ new (nuevo)
B /bi/ boat (bote) O /ou/ old (viejo)
C /ci/ cake (torta) P /pi/ park (parque)
D /di/ day (día) Q /kiu/ question (pregunta)
E /i/ egg (huevo) R /ar/ red (rojo)
F /ef/ fruit (fruta) S /es/ sun (sol)
G /shi/ ghost (fantasma) T /ti/ time (hora, tiempo)
H /eich/ house (casa) U /iu/ unit (unidad)
I /ai/ ice (hielo) V /vi/ vest (chaleco)
J /shei/ jump (saltar) W /dablu iu/ water (agua)
K /kei/ koala X /eks/ xylophone (xilófono)
L /el/ lion (león) Y /uai/ yes (sí)
M /em/ mum (mamá) Z /zet/ zoo
What is in your bedroom?
• Bedroom /bedrum/: pieza
• Picture /pikchur/: imagen
• Vase /veis/: florero
• Shelf: estante
• Lamp: lampara
• Bedside table /bedsaid/
/teibl/: mesa de luz
• Pillow /pilou/: almohada
• Bed: cama
• Blanket: frazada
• Dresser: vestidor, cajonera
Adjetives
• Feelings /filins/ sentimientos
• Scared /skeard/: asustado
• Happy /japi/: feliz
• Sad: triste
• Angry: enojado
• Excited /iksaitit/: emocionado
• Worried /uorid/: preocupado
• Surprised /sepraist/: sorprendido
• Silly: tonto
• Frustrated /frustraitit/: frustrado
Food and drink
Breakfast
hot drinks
Lunch
Dinner
Drinks
Complete the sentences with is, are or am.
1) She_______ a girl.
2) They__________ students.
3) He__________ American.
4) I__________ happy.
5) It___________ a dog.
6) We__________ angry.
7) You___________ excited.
8) I___________ a boy.
Animals and adjectives
More animals
Adjectives
Clean /clin/: limpio
dirty /derti/: sucio
empty: vacio
cool /cul/
dull: pálido
full: lleno
difficult: difícil
easy /isi/: fácil
geeky /giki/: nerd
Practice verb to be am, is, are
1) I am happy.
2) They are sad.
3) You are a doctor.
4) He is an actor.
5) We are Italian.
6) I am Argentine.
7) They are in trouble /trabl/.
8) She is a teacher.
A doctor: a+ consonante
An actor: an + vocal
Present simple (affirmative and negative form) do /du/: I, you, we, they. Does /das/: he, she, it
1) They play (play) piano in the morning. They do not play piano in the morning.
2) We watch (watch) series at night. We don’t watch series at night.
3) I learn (learn) English. I do not learn English.
4) She washes (wash) the dog. She does not wash the dog.
5) He drinks (drink) tea in the afternoon. He does not/ doesn’t drink tea in the afternoon.
6) It eats (eat) meat for lunch. It doesn’t eat meat for lunch.
7) You teach (teach) German. You do not/ don’t teach German.
Numbers and currencies
Cardinal number
Practice:
Price of a dress
Price of a notebook
Price of a pair of shoes
Price of an ice-cream
Price of a bag of cookies
Currencie:
Argentina: Argentine peso
Chile: Chilian peso
US: US dollar
Australia: Australian dollar
European Union: Euro
United Kingdom: pound
Russia: rouble
Conversation: How much is the dress/jacket/sweater?
Please the bill, I would like to see red shoes, please
Please, tell me the price of the smartphone
I pay on cash, I pay with credit card. Thank you
Hello. Good morning/afternoon/evening
I would like a larger size/ a smaller size
Do you have it in white?
Present simple don’t, doesn’t, do not, does not. Do, does
1. I usually go (go) to school. I usually don’t go to school.
2. They visit (visit) us often. They don’t visit us often.
3. You play (play) basketball once a week. You don’t play basketball once a week.
4. Tom works (work) every day. Tom doesn’t work every day.
5. He always tells (tell) us funny stories. He always doesn’t tell us funny stories.
6. She never helps (help) me with that. Does she never help you with that?
7. Martha and Kevin swim (swim) twice a week. Do Martha and Kevin swim twice a week?
8. In this club, people usually dance (dance) a lot. In this club, do people usually dance a lot?
9. Linda takes care (take care) of her sister. Does Linda take care of her sister?
10. John rarely (leave) the country.
11. We (live) in the city most of the year.
12. Lorie (not travel) to Paris every Sunday.
13. I (not bake) cookies twice a month.
Good morning: buen día.
Good afternoon: buenas tardes.
Good evening: buenas tardes, buenas noches.
Good night: buenas noches (más tarde, para despedirnos)
Hello, hi: hola.
Goodbye, bye: adiós, chau.
Perfect, I understand, great, ok.
Countries Nationalities
• Argentina • Argentinian, Argentine
• England: Inglaterra • English
• The USA: EEUU • American
• Uruguay • Uruguayan /iuruguaian/
• Germany: Alemania • German
• Italy: Italia • Italian
• China • Chinese
• France: Francia • French
• Spain: España • Spanish: español
• Japan: Japón • Japanese: japones
• Greece: Grecia • Greek: griego
• Sweden: Suecia • Swedish: sueco
• Switzerland: Suiza • Swiss: suizo
• United Kingdom:Reino Unido • British: britanico
• Australia • Australian
• Turkey: Turquía • Turkish: turco
Present times
• Subject + to be+ verb with ing
• She is doing her homework
• They are watching tv
• I am speaking English
• He is cooking dinner
• We are drinking coffee
What are they doing? Run/eat
Read/watch.
Present continuous
Complete the sentences: auxiliaries am, is, are + verb ing
1. Please don´t make so much noise, I ____ am studying_______ (study)
2. ‘Where is Margaret?’ ‘She ______ is having a bath_________ (have a bath)
3. Let´s go out now. It _____ is raining_______ (rain) now.
4. Tom and Anne _________ are talking and drinking____________ (talk and drink) coffee.
5. Silvia _____ is learning _________ (learn) English at the moment like me.
6. These days more people ______ are learning_________ (learn) foreign languages.
7. Tom______ is playing___________ (play) football this season.
8. The population (it) of the world _____ isn’t rising _______ (not rise) very fast.
9. Jane____ isn’t traveling ________ (not travel) to Paris.
*Time of speaking (now, at this moment)
*Period of time around the present (today, these days, this season)
*Changing situations (get better or worse)
*100% sure plans, timetable
Auxiliaries: am, is, are
Present continuous subject+ am, is, are + verb with ing
I’m writing (write) a poem now.
She is leaving (leave) tomorrow morning.
We are building /bilding/ (build) a house. Build: construir
Paul and Jennifer are studying (study /stadi/) French at university.
Peter is leaving (leave) home.
Tom is teaching (teach) English at that high school.
You are making (make) a great effort.
She is playing (play) volleyball this afternoon.
They are speaking (speak) Italian.
It is snowing (snow) right now!
She is crying (cry) because she is angry (enojada). Hungry (hambrienta)
Swim (nadar): swimming
Skip (saltar, evitar): skipping.
There is/ there are there isn’t/ there aren’t
There is one table /teibl/ in the classroom.
There are three chairs in the classroom.
There is a spider in the bath.
There are many people at the bus stop.
There isn’t a horse in the field.
There are eight children in the school.
There isn’t a tree /tri/ in the garden. Tree: arbol
There aren’t two elephants in the zoo.
There are nine cats on the roof /ruf/ (techo).
There are only five weeks until /antil/ (hasta) my birthday. Week: semana
Parts of the house
What things do you have in your kitchen?
What things do you have in your bath?
Shelves: estantes
Shelf: estante
What things do you have in your living-room?
Routine
Present simple for routines
Example:
My name is Adam. I always wake up at 7 o’clock in the morning then I wash my face and brush my
teeth. After that, I do some exercises then I put my clothes on and prepare my papers for work.
Next, I have my breakfast and wait for the cab. At 8 o’clock I start working then I go to the see a
client. After that, I often take my lunch break and talk with my workmates. At around 2 o’clock I
return to work until 6 o’clock. Next, I usually take the bus back to my house. I watch some TV and
chat with my family then I have dinner and do the dishes. At 10 o’clock I read a book and go to
sleep.
Your routine:
What time do you have breakfast?
What time do you have lunch?
Where do you work?
What activities do you in the morning?
What activities do you in the evening?
What activities do you at weekends?
Usar ropa: to wear /uear/
Past simple
1. I ___ enjoyed_____ (enjoy) the party.
2. Mr. Edwards _____ played_____ (play) football ten years ago.
3. The police _____stopped _________ (stop) me on my way home.
4. She ________passed ______ (pass) the exam because she ____studied _____ (study) hard.
5. We all ______ left_______ (leave) the party at 11 p.m.
6. Yesterday, I _______went ______ (go) to London by plane.
7. In 2011, Peter ________wrote ______ (write) his famous book.
8. Marcus Peter _____won _______ (win) the lottery last month.
9. John ______stole ________ (steal) a gold watch.
10. Sam ______told _________ (tell) me the truth.
Irregular verbs forms: left, went, wrote, won, stole, told
Tiempos simples (present and past) study (consonante + y) y cambia por i, studies (present), studied
(past).
(vocal + y) enjoys, enjoyed no hay cambio. Plays (present), played (past).
Telling a story
*Present simple
*past simple
*organize your story:
-characters and place
-situation before the problem/event
-problem/event
-solution
*time words: last (week, month, hour), yesterday, from…. to…, when, latter, before (antes), after
(después), then
It doesn’t work, there is no change
tie: atar
Carry: llevar. Cart, trolley: carro. Pat: acariciar
PAST SIMPLE
REGULAR VERBS
PLAY PLAYED
JUMP
JUMPED
LISTEN /LISEN/ (ESCUCHAR) LISTENED
LIVE /LIV/ (VIVIR) LIVED
DECIDE /DISAID/ (DECIDIR) DECIDED /DISAIDID/
WORK /UERK/ (TRABAJAR) WORKED
OPEN /UOPEN/ (ABRIR) OPENED
CLOSE /CLOUS/ (CERRAR) CLOSED
WALK /UOK/ (CAMINAR) WALKED
WATCH /UOCH/ (MIRAR) WATCHED
IRREGULAR
BUY /BAI/ BOUGHT
(COMPRAR) /BOT/
SELL (VENDER) SOLD
DRINK DRANK
EAT ATE /EIT/
RUN RAN
SEE /SI/ (MIRAR) SAW /SO/
CUT (cortar) CUT
SWIM /SUIM/ SWAM
/SUAM/
FLY /FLAI/ FLEW /FLU/
SLEEP /SLIP/ SLEPT
(DORMIR)
EXERCISE
-COMPLETE THE SENTENCE WITH THE CORRECT VERB IN THE PAST FORM:
EAT/ OPEN/ WALK/ RUN/ BE/ LIVE/ COOK/ SLEEP/ FLY/
FIND /fain/: encontrar
1. Tom found the key and ___opened____ the door.
2. My friends _______lived________ in Canada for two years.
3. Damian Betulan______cooked_________ the biggest cake in Argentina.
4. Sara _____ran______ 20 km in the last marathon.
5. Uncle Carlos _____ate______ three hamburgers before taking the plane, and he got sick.
6. The dove _____flew______ away to escape from the dog chasing.
7. Lewis Hamilton ______slept______ ten hours before the race.
8. Cortazar ___was______ a great writer.
9. Anne ___walked____ two hours to come back home after her car broke.
Listening
Vocabulary nouns (sustantivos)
vegetables vegetales
carrot zanahoria
cebolla
onion
harina
flour
egg huevo
cheese queso
sopa
soup
stew (stu) guiso
wine (uain) vino
champiñón
mushroom
VOCABULARY ADJECTIVES
old viejo
new nuevo
smart inteligente
Dumb /damb/ tonto
real real,verdadero
free libre
Busy /bici/ ocupado
dressed vestido
Naked /neikeit/ desnudo
CONNECTORS
And, but, or, then, after, before
Past simple
1. He went (go) to bed early.
2. We did not like (not/like) onion rings.
3. Stewart and l lived (live) in Vancouver.
4. Did she exercise (exercise)?
5. They played (play) video games.
6. He (know) the answer.
7. I (forget) his name.
8. They (not/study) history.
9. they (drive)? Yes, they did.
10. Jenny (work) at a hotel.