Tema 1: Verbo to be, verbo ther is and there are, adjetivos posesivos y pronombres

interrogativos
En esta primera unidad usted aprenderá los siguientes contenidos:

1.1 Verbo to be, verbo ther is and there are, adjetivos posesivos y pronombres
interrogativos
1.2 Formar sustantivos para hablar de profesiones
1.3 Hablar de profesiones
1.4 Formar adjetivos de nacionalidad
1.5 Adjetivos de nacionalidad
1.6 Verbo to be (ser estar)
1.7 Make true sentences
1.8 Tick the correct sentences
1.9 El articulo indeterminado (a an)
1.10 Put a or an
1.11 Watch the video and read the script
1.12 Grammar help box
1.13 Listening john is at the airport
1.14 Los adjetivos posesivos
1.15 There is there are
1.16 Watch script clip 1 and write about lidia and john
1.17 Numbers
1.18 Write the following numbers
1.19 Choose the rigth option
1.20 Verb to be complete the conversation
1.21 Write sentences using the following word
1.22 Write about the people
1.23 Questions with questions words
1.24 The following sentences are wrong
1.25 Write the long forms
1.26 Put my and your into the gaps
1.27 Put his or her into the gaps
1.28 Countries and nationalities
1.29 Write a or an and the noun
1.30 Complete the sentences
1.31 Questions about yourself
1.32 Cuestionario objetivos
1.1 Listado de fórmulas de saludo y de presentación
¿Qué sabe de...
...las presentaciones?

La expresión 'How do you do?' se utiliza en contextos muy formales cuando nos
presentan a alguien por primera vez. La respuesta a esta fórmula es también 'How
do you do?' A veces ésta suele confundirse con la pregunta 'How are you?', que
significa '¿Cómo está usted?' y tiene por objeto interesarse por el estado de la
persona a la que dirigimos esta pregunta. Las respuestas habituales a esta pregunta
son:
 How are you? - 'I'm fine, thanks. And you?'
 How are you? - 'I'm OK, thanks. And you?'
 How are you? - 'Not too bad, thanks. And you?'
A continuación le exponemos un listado de fórmulas de saludo y de presentación.
¿Sabría qué responder a cada una de ellas? ¿Podría ordenarlas de más a menos
formal?
1. Pleased to meet you
2. How are you?
3. How do you do?
4. Hi!

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1.2 Formar sustantivos para hablar de profesiones
¿Qué sabe de...
...formar sustantivos para hablar de profesiones?

Uno de los recursos lingüísticos para formar nuevo vocabulario es el empleo de

afijos. Podemos añadir sufijos o prefijos a la raíz de una palabra para obtener otra
nueva.

EJEMPLOS:
 teach / teacher
 science / scientist

Como puede observarse, al añadir los sufijos '-er','-ist' se obtienen dos sustantivos
referidos a profesiones. Los sufijos más comunes para formar nombres relacionados
con los oficios profesiones son:
'-er' '-or' '-ian' '-man' '-ist’

NOTA: Cuando decimos a qué se dedica alguien, delante de la profesión hay que
utilizar el artículo indeterminadao 'a' / 'an'.

EJEMPLOS:
 My mother works as a photographer.
 Mr Jones is a policeman.
1.3 Hablar de profesiones
¿Qué sabe de...
...formar sustantivos para hablar de profesiones?

¿Qué profesiones obtenemos de las siguientes palabras?

 act
 manage
 politics
 play
 paint
 fire
 chemistry
 music

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1.4 Formar adjetivos de nacionalidad
¿Qué sabe de...
...formar adjetivos de nacionalidad?

Los adjetivos de nacionalidad a menudo se forman añadiendo un sufijo al nombre

del país.
EJEMPLOS:
 Britain / British
 Australia / Australian
 Japan / Japanese
Los sufijos más utilizados son: '-ish', '-ian', '-ese'.
1.5 Adjetivos de nacionalidad
¿Qué sabe de...
...formar adjetivos de nacionalidad?

Diga el adjetivo correspondiente a los siguientes países:

 Vietnam
 Argentina
 Java
 Yugoslavia
 Russia
 Poland
 Norway

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1.6 Verbo to be (ser estar)
Estructuras
Verbo 'to be' (ser / estar)
Afirmación Contracción Negación Contracción Interrogación

I am I´m I am not I´m not am I?

you are you´re you are not you aren´t are you?

he is he´s he is not he isn´t is he?

she is she´s she is not she isn´t is she?

it is it´s it is not it isn´t is it?

we are we´re we are not we aren´t are we?

you are you´re you are not you aren´t are you?

they are they´re they are not they aren´t are they?

Este verbo es auxiliar. Esto significa que puede hacer la negación y la interrogación
sobre sí mismo.
Para la negación basta con añadir la partícula negativa 'not' al verbo y para la
interrogación el verbo invierte su posición con el sujeto.
El uso de las formas contraídas denota un contexto más coloquial y, por lo tanto, no
se consideran correctas en el lenguaje escrito formal.

Grammar Help Box

1. Negative forms:
EJEMPLOS:
o He isn't an accountant.
o You aren't British.
o But: I'm not a journalist.
o Not: I amn´t a journalist.

2. Short answers to Yes / No questions:

EJEMPLOS:
o Is John British? Yes, he is. (He = John).
o Is his surname Bratt? No, it isn't. (it = surname).
o Are you a teacher? No, I'm not. / Yes, I am.
1.7 Make true sentences
1 Make true sentences using am / is / are / ‘m not / isn’t / aren’t:
1. I ______ at work.
2. It ______ Wednesday today.
3. My father’s name _____ Peter.
4. My parents _____ at home.
5. I _______ married.
6. Cava ____ a drink from Catalonia.
7. Lidia and John _____ married.
8. Lidia _____ English.
9. A dog _____ a plant. It _____ an animal.
10. Diamonds ______ cheap. They _____ expensive.

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1.8 Tick the correct sentences
2. Tick the correct sentences as in the example:
1. He's from Greece.
2. She's a teacher.
3. Where she from?
4. What's her name?
5. I'm a student.
6. She is twenty-one.
7. He's a doctor.
8. Their from Japan.
9. Her surname is Smith.
10. He's name's Bruno.
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His from Greece.
She's teacher.
Where's she from?
What's she's name?
I'm student.
She has twenty-one.
His a doctor.
They're from Japan.
Her surname it's Smith.
His name's Bruno.
1.9 El artículo indeterminado 'a' / 'an'
El artículo indeterminado 'a' / 'an'
Este artículo se utiliza delante de los sustantivos contables en singular para hablar
de un objeto o persona no especificado.

EJEMPLOS:
 There's a man at the door.
 We have an American car.
La forma 'a' se usa delante de palabras que empiezan por consonante, mientras
que la forma'an' se utiliza delante de palabras que empiezan por vocal o 'h' muda.

Grammar Help Box. 'A' / 'An'

1. We use 'An' before vowels (a, e, i, o, u).
EJEMPLOS:
o An artist.
o An engineer.
o An apple.
o An orange.
o An umbrella.
o
2. We use 'A' before consonants.
EJEMPLOS:
o A doctor.
o A house.
o A boy.
o A tomato.
o A zoo.
 1.10 Put a or an
Introducing People
2. Put 'a' or 'an' before the following nouns:
1. ___ stamp
2. ___ egg
3. ___ bag
4. ___ notebook
5. ___ orange
6. ___ English book
7. ___ key
8. ___ envelope
9. ___ dictionary
10. ___ newspaper
11. ___ letter
12. ___ umbrella

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 1.11 Watch the video and read the script
Part 1: Introductions
1. Presentation. Watch the video then read the script.

Ver video

This is Lidia. She is an important business woman from Catalonia in Spain. She is
in Britain on a business trip and to learn English. She meets John at the airport for
the first time.
This is John. He is the manager of a very important hotel in London.
Lidia: Hello, I'm Lidia.
John: Hello, Lidia. My name's John.
Lidia: Nice to meet you.
John: Nice to meet you. Welcome to England.
Lidia: Thank you.
1.12 Grammar help box
Grammar Help Box
EJEMPLOS:
 I'm = I am
 name's = name is
 what's = what is
 1.13 Listening john is at the airport
2. Listening. John is at the airport again to meet a couple from the USA, Mr
and Mrs Graham.

John: Excuse me?

Couple: Yes?
John: Are you Mr and Mrs Graham?
Couple: No, we aren’t.
John: Oh, I’m sorry.

A few moments later…

John: Excuse me?

Harry: Yes?
John: Are you Mr and Mrs Graham?
Harry and Margaret: Yes, we are.
John: Hello, I’m John. John Woods. How do you do?
Margaret: How do you do? I’m Margaret and this is my husband. His name’s Harry.
Harry: Nice to meet you.
John: Welcome to England.
Harry and Margaret: Thanks!
1.14 Los adjetivos posesivos
Los adjetivos posesivos
Pronombres personales Adjetivos posesivos

I my

you your

he his

she her

it its

we our

you your

they their

Singular Plural

What's my name? This is our house.

your your

her their

his

its

Los adjetivos posesivos siempre acompañan a un sustantivo y nos indican de quién

es algo. Estos adjetivos tienen un antecedente, o sea, hacen referencia a una
persona o cosa nombrada con anterioridad y concuerdan en género y número con
esta palabra.
EJEMPLO:
Mr and Mrs Plough have a son. Their son lives in Jamaica.
(El señor y la señora Plough tienen un hijo. Su hijo vive en Jamaica).
Como puede observar, el adjetivo posesivo 'their' es plural y acompaña a 'son', que
es singular. Esto es así porque 'their' se refiere a Mr and Mrs Plough y nos indica
que el hijo (‘son’) es de ellos (Mr and Mrs Plough).

3. Put 'am', 'is', 'are', 'my', 'your', 'his', 'her', 'our' or 'their' into the gaps.
EJEMPLO: My name is Claire.
 1. Where ________ you from?
2. She ________ from Italy.
3. What´s ________ name?
4. Christina ________ 21 years old.
5. Mike and Rosie ________ from London but ________ parents ________
from Glasgow.
6. Clara ________ married. ________ husband ________ a hotel manager.
7. What´s ________ name?
8. ________ name is Stephen.
9. ________ friend and I ________ doctors. ________ profession is very
interesting.

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1.15 There is there are
'There is' / 'There are'
Ésta es una forma de verbo impersonal que significa 'hay'. A diferencia de nuestra
lengua, en inglés existe una forma para el singular 'there is' y otra para el plural
'there are'.
1. Usamos la forma there is para el singular.
EJEMPLO: There is a computer in my room.
(Hay un ordenador en mi habitación.)
There are es la forma para el plural.
EJEMPLO: There are three dogs in the park.
(Hay tres perros en el parque.)

2. La forma negativa es: There isn't (There is not) / There aren't (There are
not).
EJEMPLOS: There isn't any water on the table.
(No hay agua en la mesa.)
There aren't many parks in this city.
(No hay muchos parques en esta ciudad.)

3. La forma interrogativa es: Is there? / Are there?

EJEMPLOS: Is there an English dictionary in the class?
(¿Hay un diccionario de inglés en la clase?)
Are there any letters for me?
(¿Hay cartas para mi?)

5. Complete the following sentences with 'there is' / 'there isn't' / 'is there?' /
'there are' / 'there aren't' / 'are there?'.

1. There _____ a big park in our town. There _____ a lake and _____ _____ a
lot of trees
2. _____ _____ a library in your school? Yes, _____ _____ one.
3. ____ ____ ten players in a football team? No, ____ _____. _____ _____
eleven players.
4. _____ _____ a train to the airport from the city centre? Yes, _____ _____ a
train and _____ _____ two buses: number 7 and 27.
5. _____ _____ thirty-one days in November?
6. _____ _____ a computer in your home? Yes, _____ _____ two: one for me
and one for my sister.
7. Is your coffee all right? No, _____ _____ any sugar in it.

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6. Grammar practice. Look at the picture below and describe it. Write
sentences using 'there is' / 'there are' + 'a' / 'an' / one, two... + the names of the
objects. Use a dictionary if necessary.
EJEMPLOS:
There is a scarf under the bed.
There are three books on the floor.
1.16 Watch script clip 1 and write about lidia and john
Introducing People
1. Listening and writing. Watch Script Clip 1 again and write about Lidia and
about John as in the example.

This is Lidia. She is an important business woman from Catalonia in Spain. She is
in Britain on a business trip and to learn English. She meets John at the airport for
the first time.
This is John. He is the manager of a very important hotel in London.
Lidia: Hello, I'm Lidia.
John: Hello, Lidia. My name's John.
Lidia: Nice to meet you.
John: Nice to meet you. Welcome to England.
Lidia: Thank you.

EJEMPLO:
This is Harry. His surname is Graham. Harry is from the U.S.A.
He's the manager of an important hotel in New York.
1.17 Numbers
3. Numbers. Listening. Look at the following numbers, listen and practice
saying them.

1. ONE
2. TWO
3. THREE
4. FOUR
5. FIVE
6. SIX
7. SEVEN
8. EIGHT
9. NINE
10. TEN
11. ELEVEN
12. TWELVE
13. THIRTEEN
14. FOURTEEN
15. FIFTEEN
16. SIXTEEN
17. SEVENTEEN
18. EIGHTEEN
19. NINETEEN
20. TWENTY
21. TWENTY-ONE
22. TWENTY-TWO
23. TWENTY-THREE
24. TWENTY-FOUR
25. TWENTY-FIVE
26. TWENTY-SIX
27. TWENTY-SEVEN
28. TWENTY-EIGHT
29. TWENTY-NINE
30. THIRTY
31. THIRTY-ONE
40. FORTY
50. FIFTY
60. SIXTY
70. SEVENTY
80. EIGHTY
90. NINETY
100. ONE HUNDRED
 1.18 Write the following numbers
4. Writing. Now write the following numbers.

1. ________________________.
22. ________________________.
34. ________________________.
17. ________________________.
8. ________________________.
55. ________________________.
63. ________________________.
12. ________________________.
76. ________________________.

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 1.19 Choose the rigth option
7. Grammar practice. Choose the right option to complete the following
sentences.
EJEMPLO: He's a / an accountant.
1. She's a / an housekeeper.
2. John is thirty years old / is thirty years.
3. I'm not / no married.
4. My sister is / are very beautiful.
5. My parents are/ is rich.
6. There are / is a restaurant and two bars in the hotel.

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1.20 Verb to be complete the conversation
Verb 'to be'

1. What’s your name? Complete the conversations.

1.
A: Hello. What’s your name?
B: Claire. What’s ______ ______?
A: My name ______ George. Where ______ you ______Claire?
B: I ______ from Dublin. ______ ______ you from, John?
A: I ______ ______ New York.

2. ROXANNE: Hello. ______ ______ ______ Roxanne. I ______ a student. And

you?
YOU:
________________________________________________________.

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 1.21 Write sentences using the following word
2. Vocabulary practice. I'm a doctor. Write sentences using the following
words.

cameraman doctor scientist waiter artist singer

a. I´m a doctor.

b. ___________________________

c. ___________________________
d. ___________________________

e. ___________________________

f. ___________________________

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1. 22 Write about the people
1.

2.

3.
SURNAME: Roberts.
FIRST NAME: Alice.
FROM: The United States.
JOB: Dentist.AGE: 25.

SURNAME : Nolan.
FIRST NAME: Tom.
FROM: Australia.
JOB: Hairdresser.
AGE: 32.

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EJEMPLO:
 She's Alice Roberts.
 She's from the United States.
 She's a dentist.
 She's twenty-five.

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 1.23 Questions with questions words
4. Language in use. Questions with questions words. Match a question in A
with an answer in B.
A B

Where's the Sagrada Familia? I'm twenty-six.

How old are you? Fine, thanks.

What's your telephone number? It's in Barcelona.

How are you? 4559020.

Where are you from? I'm French.

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1.24 The following sentences are wrong
5. Grammar practice. Making negatives. The following sentences are wrong.
Correct them.
EJEMPLO:
Jordi Pujol is the President of Spain.
Jordi Pujol isn´t the President of Spain. He’s the President of Catalonia.
1. Paris is the capital of Spain.
___________________________________.
___________________________________.
2. You're English.
___________________________________.
___________________________________.
3. Michael Jordan is white.
___________________________________.
___________________________________.
4. Bananas are vegetables.
___________________________________.
___________________________________.
5. The month after June is September.
___________________________________.
___________________________________

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 1.25 Write the long forms
6. Grammar practice. Short and long forms. Write the long forms.
EJEMPLO:
I'm a student.
I am a student.
1. What's your name?
____________________________________________________________
2. My name's Tim.
____________________________________________________________
3. He’s married.
____________________________________________________________.
4. They're from Belgium.
____________________________________________________________.
5. I'm eighteen.
___________________________________________________________.
6. She's a nurse.
___________________________________________________________
7. You're Italian.
____________________________________________________________
8. We're teachers.
____________________________________________________________

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1.26 Put my and your into the gaps
7. Possessive adjectives. Put 'my' and 'your' into the gaps.
1. Hello. _____ name’s Sabina.
2. What’s _____ name?
3. Is Lynn _____ sister?
4. JENNY: Albert, this is _____ brother, Darren.
ALBERT: Hello, Darren. DARREN: Hello.

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 1.27 Put his or her into the gaps
8. Possessive adjectives. Put 'his' or 'her' into the gaps.
1. ‘What’s _____ name?’ ‘Eugene’.
2. _____ name is Jim Burton.
3. I have a daughter. _____ name is Dorothy.
4. David is from France. _____ flat is in Paris.

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1.28 Countries and nationalities
9. Vocabulary and Pronunciation. Listening. Countries and nationalities. Use
your dictionary, write down the missing nationalities, check for pronunciation,
then listen and repeat.

Country Nationality

England English

Germany German

Italy _______________

Japan _______________

Brazil _______________

Spain _______________

Scotland _______________

France _______________

The United States _______________

Wales _______________

Switzerland _______________
 Country Nationality

China _______________

Mexico _______________

Portugal _______________

Ireland _______________

Turkey _______________

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1.29 Write a or an and the noun
10. Vocabulary and Pronunciation. 'A' or 'An'? What’s this in English? Use
your dictionary and write 'A' or 'An' and the noun.

a. A boy.

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 1.30 Complete the sentences
11. Grammar practice. 'There is' or 'There are'? Complete the sentences below
with a suitable form (affirmative, negative or interrogative) of there is or there
are.
1. How many eggs ____________ in a dozen? ____________ twelve.
2. ____________ a man at the door. Who is he?
3. n my town ____________ a swimming pool and ____________ two cinemas
but ____________ a sports centre.
4. Excuse me, ____________ a post office near here? Yes, ____________ one
just round the corner.
5. Our hotel is very luxurious. ____________ ten suites, three restaurants and
____________ also a sauna and a gym.
6. ____________ tigers in Africa? No, ____________ but ____________ lions.

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 1.31 Questions about yourself
1. Language in use. Questions about yourself. Answer the following questions
about yourself using complete sentences.
1. What's your name?
____________________________________________________________
2. What’s your surname?
____________________________________________________________.
3. How old are you?
____________________________________________________________
4. What’s your address?
____________________________________________________________
5. What’s your telephone number?
____________________________________________________________
6. Where are you from?
____________________________________________________________
7. What´s your job?
____________________________________________________________
8. Are you married?
______________________________________________________________

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1.32 Cuestionario: Objetivos didácticos_Unit 1

Responda a las siguientes preguntas y pulse sobre el botón "Resultado". El

sistema evaluará el cuestionario automáticamente y le informará de su
resultado. Puede repetir el cuestionario tantas veces como quiera. Todos los
intentos quedarán guardados y podrán consultarse desde el apartado
"Estadísticas".

1.- Excuse me, are you Mr and Mrs Smith? Yes, ……………

We are

They are

I am
2.- How many monuments ………………. in your city?

are there

is there

are
3.- ……………. is your house?My house is in the corner.

where

when

what
4.- Lisa is married.…………. husband is a pilot.

hers

her

his
5.- My parents…………….. at home. They are abroad.

are

aren’t

am
6.- What’s this?……………… ‘s my book.
 there

it

they
7.- Is your coffee all right?No, …………….any sugar in it.

there aren’t

there isn’t

there is
8.- He is from Poland. He is …………….

Polish

Polandian

Polandese
9.- There ……………… computers in my office.

are some

is some

is a
10.- What’s that?It’s ………………pen

you

your

yours
1.32 Cuestionario: Objetivos didácticos_Unit 1

Puntuación: 100 %

1.- Excuse me, are you Mr and Mrs Smith? Yes, ……………

I am

We are
 They are

2.- My parents…………….. at home. They are abroad.

am

are

aren’t

3.- How many monuments ………………. in your city?

is there

are there

are

4.- He is from Poland. He is …………….

Polandian

Polish

Polandese

5.- There ……………… computers in my office.

are some

is some

is a

6.- What’s this?……………… ‘s my book.

 it

they

there

7.- What’s that?It’s ………………pen

your

yours

you

8.- ……………. is your house?My house is in the corner.

when

where

what

9.- Is your coffee all right?No, …………….any sugar in it.

there aren’t

there is

there isn’t

10.- Lisa is married.…………. husband is a pilot.

his

hers

her