LENGUA ADICIONAL AL ESPAOL (INGLS I)

Unit 1. MEETING PEOPLE

Special days
Whens your birthday?
1. Put the months in the correct order.
March
February

a)

July

December

August

November

January 1
June

October
May

April

September

Listen and check. Then listen again and practise. (Track9)

2. Read the dialogues and then repeat them.

Bob:
Lisa:
Bob:
Lisa:

Lisa, how old are you?

Im sixteen.
Whens your birthday?
Its on the fifth of June.

Peter: Sue, whens your birthday?

Sue: Its on 3rd March. Whens yours?
Peter: My birthday is on the twentieth of
November.

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Ordinal numbers
3.

Listen and repeat. (Track10)

First
1st
Sixth
6th
Eleventh
11th
Sixteenth
16th
Twenty-first
21st

Second
2nd
Seventh
7th
Twelfth
12th
Seventeenth
17th
Twenty-second
22nd

Third
3rd
Eighth
8th
Thirteenth
13th
Eighteenth
18th
Thirtieth
30th

Fourth
4th
Ninth
9th
Fourteenth
14th
Nineteenth
19th
Thirty-first

31st

Fifth
5th
Tenth
10th
Fifteenth
15th
Twentieth
20th
Hundredth
100th

4. Complete the sentences with the name of the appropriate ordinal number.
a) December is the twelfth month of the year.
b) January is the __________ month of the year.
c) March is the __________ month of the year.
e) Wednesday is the __________ day of the week.
d) The __________ month of the year is November.
f) July is the __________ month of the year.
g) Saturday is the __________ day of the week.

Prepositions of time and place

TIME

at

on

in

at 4:00
at noon
at midnight
at night

on 4th May
on Friday
on the weekend
on a weekday

in January
in the morning
in the afternoon
in the evening

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PLACE
at

on

in or at

at 67 Bay St.
at school
at work

on Main Street
on the left
on the corner

in / at the mall
in / at the Central Park
in / at the bus station

5. Complete the sentences. Use prepositions.

a) The concert is on 14th July at 3:00 in the afternoon.
b) The speech is ____ 12th March ____ 4:00 ____ the museum.
c) The basketball game is ____ Tuesday ____ the park ____ Smith St.
d) The party is ____ school ____ 30th October ____ midnight.
e) The movie is ____ 6:00 ____ the evening.
f) The T.V. Show is ____ Saturday ____ 4:00 ____ the afternoon.

Tip:
In British English, they
usually put the ordinal
number before the
month,
whilst
the
reverse is usually the
case in the US.

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Countries and nationalities

6. Tick (

) the countries you know.

Countries
Im from

Nationalities
Im

Brazil
Australia
Argentina
USA
Germany
Italy
Mexico
Russia

Brazilian
Australian
Argentinian
American
German
Italian
Mexican
Russian

Britain
Spain
Poland
Turkey

British
Spanish
Polish
Turkish

China
Japan

Chinese
Japanese

France

French

7. Search out and write the name of:

a) An Australian city: _________________________________________.
b) The Chinese modern marvel of the world: ____________________.
c) A Spanish actor: ____________________________________________.
d) A very famous Italian sculptor: _______________________________.
e) A Mexican football player: ___________________________________.

David: Where are you from?

Molly: Im from Italy, and
you?
David: Im from Spain.

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A An

8.
Read and listen. What nationality is
Mr Hammond? (Track11)
Headmaster: Good morning, class. This is Mr
Hammond. Hes your new teacher.
Mr Hammond: Good morning, class.
Class: Good morning, sir.
Student A: Where are you from,
Mr Hammond?
Mr Hammond: Im from Portland.
Student B: Wheres that?
Mr Hammond: Its in the USA.

9. Practise the conversation.

Roberto: Hi! Im Roberto Panini. Whats your
name?
Karolina: My names Karolina Dudek. Where
are you from, Roberto? Spain?
Roberto: No, Im from Italy. And you?
Karolina: Im from Poland. I live in Warsaw
Roberto: Oh, so youre Polish.
Karolina: Yes, thats right.

a) Complete with Im, youre, my or your.

Hello, _______ Paula. Whats ______
name? Whats _______ surname?
Well, ________ surname is Winters
and _________ from UK. I live in
London. Where are you from?
_______ from Mars, right?

!?!

We use a with nouns that begin with a

consonant sound. (The consonants are: b, c,
d, f, g, h, j, k, l, etc.)
We use an with nouns that begin with a vowel
sound. (The vowels are: a, e, i, o, u.)
Some exceptions are:
a hospital
a house

In these cases the letter h

sounds like j.

a uniform
a university
a universe

This u sounds like a

consonant, so we use a

an hour

The letter h doesnt sound.

10. Fill in the gaps with a or an.

a) _______ student
b) _______ computer
c) _______ book
d) _______ elephant
e) _______ rabbit
f) _______ apple
g) _______ onion
h) _______ tree

The
We use the when there is only one thing or
person in a particular place: He sat in the
front row.
We also use the in some fixed phrases: go to
the cinema/ the theatre, in the morning/
afternoon, evening, at the weekend, the
news, etc.

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Whats your job?

1. Look at these people. Relate these sentences with people in the picture. Write the
corresponding letter to each one.
a) Im a radiologist. I work at the health clinic.
b) I am a mechanic. I work at a garage.
c) Im a firefighter. I work where it is necessary to help.
d) I work at a restaurant. I am a cook.
e) I am a nurse. I work in a hospital.
(

2. Complete the idea using a word from the box.

mechanic cook doctor vet architect masons

a) A person who cures sick people is a ___________________________________.

b) A person who makes delicious food is a _________________________________.
c) A person who cure sick animals is a ____________________________________.
d) Somebody who designs houses is an ____________________________________.
e) People who build houses are the _______________________________________.
f) A person who repairs cars is a ___________________________________________.
a)

Say a or an.

1. ______ athlete

3. ______ writer

5. ______ engineer

7. ______ actor

2. ______ student

4. ______ singer

6. ______ teacher

8. ______ hairdresser

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Meet my family!
1. Complete the charts.
Male

Female

brother

sister
grandmother

Male

daughter
grandson

father

wife
aunt

nephew

Female

father-in-law
cousin

2.
James is describing his family. How are these people related to him? Write the
answers in the boxes. (Track12)

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a) These are the people in Jamess family. Write their names in part 1.
Anna

Bobby

Clara

George

Gloria

Mary

Sophia

Tony

b) Describe your family.

Wh words
Wh word

Usage

Example

Who

To inquire about person or people

Who is that?

What

To inquire about things

What is this?

When

To inquire about times

When will you go?

Where

To inquire about locations

Where will you be?

Why

To inquire about reasons

Why are you crying?

How

To inquire about manner

How did you do that?

Which

To inquire about a specific member

of a group

Which one was it?

Whom

Formal objective case for persons

Whom do you seek?

Whose

To inquire about ownership

Whose are these?

How much

To inquire about amount

How much does it cost?

How many

To inquire about number

How many are there?

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1. Write a question word from the box according to the answer.

why where when who how what time - what

a) ________ are you in the classroom?

Because I am in class.

b) ________ is your birthday?

Its on 3rd May.

c) ________ are the books?

Theyre in my schoolbag.

d) ________ is your tennis trainer?

She is Mss Williams.

e) ________ is your English class?

Its at nine.

f) ________ are you?

I am fine.