HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE THERE IN

YOUR FAMILY?
LESSON 10

Review assignment
The family

There are five people in my family. My dad is always happy,

but he is never sad. He is the chief of the group. My mom
is kind and she is always at home. My sister works
downtown. She is an architect. She is tall, thin and smart.

READING
PICTURE VOCABULARY
NOUNS AND ADJECTIVES
CONJUNCTIONS AND, BUT,
OR, NOR. IF, BECAUSE
  AND expresa unión o compañía. Conecta palabras
o frases de igual función gramatical:
What is a
conjunction? The queen and the princess. La reina y la princesa .
 BUT expresa contraste entre dos ideas:
It is a word which permit
us connect words and The queen is blonde but the princess is brunette: La
sentences reina es rubia pero la princesa es morena.
 OR introduce una alternativa:
• Is she a queen or a princess? ¿Es ella una reina o
una princesa?
• I want a queen or a princess. Quiero una reina o
una princesa
 NOR. Alternativa negativa. She is not ugly nor
pretty. Ella no es ni fea ni bonita.
 IF. Condicional. If you want (si quieres). If you are
free (Si estás libre).
 BECAUSE. Introduce una razón (reason). Because
she is sick. (porque está enferma).
 ORAL PRACTICE
Conjunctions
 • Underline the conjunction and translate

CONJUNCTIONS
• Honey is hungry but Sweety is sleepy
• The kitchen is old but it is not dirty
• The businessman is worried or mad
• The pupil is at school but the nun is here
• She is not thin but she is pretty
• We are not rich but we are happy
• She is not 15 but she is young
• The farmer and the butcher are on the farm
• Sweety is lazy but she is studious
• The TV. presenter is busy
ASKING FOR
SUBJECT Para preguntar por el sujeto (subject),
generalmente se usa WHO + TO BE en singular +
predicado:
We are in class every day
Sub. To be (aux.) place frequency

we are in class every day

who is in class every day?

Who is in class every day?. We are (quién está en clase todos los días? Nosotros)
 ACTIVITY
1. Haga las posibles preguntas informativas: Place, reason,
etc.
Tony is not in class in the morning because he is sick
Sub. To be (aux.) place time reason

We are here At 4:00 p.m. every day

Sub. To be (aux.) Place Exact time frequency
REVIEW INTERROGATIVE WORDS

TYPE OF PREDICATE INTERROGATIVE WORD

Noun What (qué, cuál) Sustantivo: (profesión, cosa, nombre)

Place Where (dónde) Lugar. (ubicación)

Condition How (cómo está) Condición. (adjetivo momentáneo)

Description What ... Like (cómo es) Descripción (adjetivo descriptivo)

Time When. (cuándo) Tiempo (tiempo en sentido general)

Reason Why (por qué) Razón. (excusa, disculpa) Because …

Exact time What time (a qué hora) Hora exacta. (a tal hora)

Frequency How often (con qué frecuencia) Frecuencia. (cuántas veces)

Duration How long (cuánto tiempo) Duración (duración del tiempo)

Subject Who (quién, a quién) Sujeto. (persona)

Price How much (cuánto cuesta) Precio, cantidad (cuánto, costo de algo)
CONVERSATION

A. Where is the International Hotel?

B. It’s downtown near the supermarket
A. I have to cash a check. Is it near the
bank?
B. No, it’s far from it
A. Can you go with me?
B. Yes, of course