Basic English

VOCABULARIO
Nombre ___________________________________

Unit #5/The Family

Fecha ____________

Family Tree

rbol Genealoga

Teacher

Maestro/a

Family

Familia

Janitor

Conserje

Brother

Hermano

Office Clerk

Empleado de oficina

Father

Padre

Principal

Director/a

Husband

Esposo

Librarian

Bibliotecario

Sister

Hermana

Library

Biblioteca

Children

Nios

Cafeteria

Cafeteria

Grandfather

Abuelo

Office

Oficina

Mother

Madre

Classroom

Saln de Clases

Son

Hijo

Science

Ciencias

Daughter

Hija

Job

Trabajo

Grandmother

Abuela

Parents

Padres

Listen

Escuchar

Wife

Esposa

Write

Escribir

Grandson

Nieto

Practice

Practicar

Granddaughter

Nieta

Have/Has

Tener

Grandchildren

Nietos

Fix

Arreglar

Divorced

Divorciado

Do

Hacer

Single

Soltero/a

Paint

Pintar

Married

Casado/a

Read

Leer

Widow

Viudo/a

Repaso:
Verbo to be
I am
You are

Yo estoy/soy
T ests/eres

They are
We are

Ellos estn/son
Nosotros estamos/somos

He is
She is

l est/es
Ella est/es

It is

Eso est/es

Poniendo el verbo to be en frente de una oracin hace la oracin una pregunta.

To change a sentence into a question, you can put a form of the verb to be in front.
Mike and Dan are happy.

Are Mike and Dan happy?

It is raining.

Is it raining?

She is intelligent.

Is she intelligent?

Poniendo la palabra do/does en frente de una oracin hace la oracin una pregunta.

Putting the auxiliary word do/does in front of a sentence makes it a question.

They sing beautifully.
He works in the supermarket.

Do they sing beautifully?

Does he work in the supermarket?

I write letters home.

Do I write letters home?

Question words: Palabras de pregunta.

What?

Qu?

How?

Cmo?

Where?
When?

Dnde?
Cundo?

Which?
Why?

Cal?
Porque?

Anexo #2 (complemento de la pgina 3)

Person A: Is she single?

Person B: Yes she is. O

No she isnt.

Person A: Are they married?

Person B: Yes, they are. Or

No they arent.

Person A: Are they divorced?

Person B: Yes, they are. Or

No they arent.

Person A: Is she widowed?

Person B: Yes, she is. Or

No she isnt.

Person A: Is she single?

Person B: Yes she is. Or

No she isnt.

Person A: Are they married?

Person B: Yes, they are. Or

Person A: Are they divorced?

No they arent.

Person B: Yes, they are.

Or

No they arent.

Person A: Is she widowed?

Person B: Yes, she is.

Or

No she isnt.

Homework
Name ________________________________________

Bill

Jane

Timmy

Date ___________

Helen

Walter

Sally
Sally

Timmy

Jane

Use the words in the box to complete the paragraph below.

brother
sister
children
daughter
husband

father
son
wife

Bill and Jane are

grandmother
grandchildren
grandparents
granddaughter
grandson

married. Jane is Bills ______________. Bill is Janes ___________.

Timmy and Sally are their _________________. Timmy is their ________, and Sally is
their _______________. Timmy is Sallys _______________, and Sally is Timmys
_______________.
Walter and Helen are Janes parents. Walter is Janes _______________, and Helen is

Janes _____________. Walter and Helen are Timmy and Sallys _________________.
Walter is their __________________, and Helen is their _________________. Timmy
and Sally are Walter and Helens ____________________. Timmy is their __________,
and Sally is their ____________________.

Homework
Name ____________________________________________

Date __________

The Living Room

Answer the questions with Yes, there is. Or No, there isnt.

1. Is there a TV in the living room?

______Yes, there is.______________

2. Is there a desk in the living room?

______________________________

3. Is there a sofa in the living room?

______________________________

4. Are there newspapers in the living room?______________________________

5. Is there a dog in the living room?

______________________________

6. Are there chairs in the living room?

______________________________

Basic English Unit #5

Name _________________________________________

Date _____________

Answer the questions.

1. Is she your ____________________? (daughter/son)
2. Are they your ____________________? (children/wife)
3. Am I your ___________________ ? (grandparents/grandfather)
4. Is he your ____________________ ? (husband/granddaughter)
5. Are we your _____________________ ? (grandson/parents)
Answer the questions about your family.
1. How many children are there in your family?
2. What is your fathers name?

__There are 6 children in my family.__

_______________________________________

3. Where does your grandmother live? ______________________________________

4. Do you have a brother? _______________________________________________
5. Are your parents married? _____________________________________________
6. What is your mothers name? __________________________________________
7. Are you a daughter or a son? ___________________________________________
Using the pictures, answer the questions.

Timmy

Bill

Sally

Jane

The mothers name is ________________________.

The daughters name is _______________________.
The childrens names are _______________________________.
Basic English Unit #5
Name _________________________________________

Date _____________

Have/Has = Tener
I have

You have

They have

We have

She has

He has

It has

Complete with the correct form of have/has and then translate to Spanish each sentence.
1. My mother _______________ a blue car. (have/has)
_________________________________________________________________________________

2. George _______________ a beautiful girlfriend. (have/has)

_________________________________________________________________________________

3. I ______________ a big dog. (have/has)

_________________________________________________________________________________

4. Tom and Robert __________________ a sister. (have/has)

_________________________________________________________________________________

5. My grandmother ________________ a big house. (have/has)

_________________________________________________________________________________

6. Father _____________ a good job. (have/has)

__________________________________________________________
To make a sentence with have/has negative, at do/does not before have/has.
Example: My sister has a cat.

My sister does not have a cat.

1. My brother ______________ have children.

2. Mother and Father ______________ have a big house.
3. The teacher ________________ have a marker.
4. I ________________ have a car.
Basic English Unit #5
Name _________________________________________

Date _____________

Possessive Adjectives and Nouns:

I
You

My mother
Your father

Mi madre
T padre

He
She

His dog
Her son

Su perro
Su hijo

We
They

Our class
Their car

Nuestro clase
Su coche

Complete with the

correct possessive

adjective: my, your, his, her, our, their

1. Jan and Mark have a pizza restaurant.

______________ serves pizza.

2. Grandmother has a dog.

_________ dog is small.

3. Bill is married.

_______ wife is Jane.

4. They have a son.

____________ son is single.

5. You are a teacher.

_______ class is in the school.

6. We are parents.

___________ children are Timmy and Sally

Im painting _______ apartment.

(pintando)

Were fixing _________ TV.

(arreglando)

Theyre reading __________ book.

(leyendo)

Hes doing ________ homework.

(hacienda)

Listen and circle the word you hear.

1. your

our

3. her

his

2. our

their

4. my

its

Basic English Unit #5

Name _________________________________________

Date _____________