2017

ENGLISH INTRODUCTORY COURSE

Student:
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Teacher:
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 English Introductory Course

SUBJECT DESCRIPTION

The Introductory course is a 10 hours course that reinforces the English courses at
Universidad Tecnolgica del Norte de Aguascalientes.
This course is primarily aimed to students who have a basic level of English and its
purpose consists of providing them with communicative activities which will be useful to
communicate effectively in real-life situations. In addition, the course allows students to
reinforce their English language knowledge towards the four skills which are Listening,
Speaking, Reading, and Writing and these skills will be supported by the areas of
Grammar and Vocabulary.

GENERAL OBJECTIVES

1. Learners will communicate in oral and written form according to a beginning

level.
2. The learner will become an effective user of the English language through the use
of challenging activities that promote meaningful understanding.
3. To promote self-monitoring aimed to a self-evaluation of the language learning.
4. To facilitate the language learning using the Competence Approach Model.
5. To promote cultural knowledge of English Speaking Countries.

METHODOLOGY

This course will include a series of activities that promote learning by focusing on
different topics and personal engagement. Some of the activities will include games, role-
plays, interviews, students presentations, discussions and informal talks. The teacher will
mainly guide students to improve their language skills in real life and meaningful
situations.
The course activities will mainly be focused on structure and communication. There will
be structure explanations by the teacher after students exploration of the language.

DIDACTIC RESOURCES

Pictures, cards, word cards, flashcards, wall-charts, posters, realia, students book,
videos, projector, laptop, speakers, CDs, and DVDs.

Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all. -Aristotle
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THE ALPHABET

I. Repeat the letters of the alphabet.

A B C D E F G H I
Z J

Y K

X L
W M

V U T S R Q P O N

II. Work in pairs

A: Hello! Whats your name?

B: Hi! Im Ivan.
A: How do you spell your name?
B: I- V- A -N

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III. Match the numbers of the picture in the correct word.

5
2
3 4
1

6 9
8
7 11
10

12 16
15
13 14

18 20
17
19

23 24
21 22

26
25
14. Umbrella ( ) 1. Keys ( )
15. Refrigerator ( ) 2. Jacket ( )
16. Dresser ( ) 3. Shrimp ( )
17. Ear ( ) 4. Vanity mirror ( )
18. Plunger ( ) 5. Noodles ( )
19. Grapes ( ) 6. Tomato ( )
20. Cherries ( ) 7. Faucet ( )
21. Xylophone ( ) 8. Bread ( )
22. Queen ( ) 9. Lemon ( )
23. Waiter ( ) 10. Zucchini ( )
24. Mouth ( ) 11. Yawn ( )
25. Iron ( ) 12. Hand ( )
26. Avocado ( ) 13. Onion ( )

Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all. -Aristotle
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CARDINAL NUMBERS

I. Write the missing numbers.

1. Twenty-one = ten + ________________

2. Seventy-four = eighty-six - ____________
3. Ninety-eight = forty-nine + ___________
4. One hundred = ten + ________________
5. Fifty-three = ten + __________________
6. Twenty-five = five + _________________

II. Match and write.

1. 10 + 11 = 49 ______________________
2. 86 12 = 63 ______________________
3. 29 + 20 =
21 ____Twenty-one_________
4. 25 + 75 =
100 ______________________
5. 100 37 =
74 ______________________

III. Complete and match:

a) Eleven

b) Fo__r__e__n 11
12
c) N__ n__ __een
13
d) __e__e__tee__
14
e) Si__t__ __n
15
f) T__e__t__ 16
g) __ __ __hteen 17

h) Th__ __tee__ 18
19
i) Fi__te__n
20
j) T__e__v__

Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all. -Aristotle
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DAYS OF THE WEEK AND MONTHS OF THE YEAR

I. Find the days of the week.

II. Complete the months of the year.

Months of the year

1. J______ 7. J _ _ _
2. F_______ 8. A _ _ _ _ _
3. M____ 9. S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
4. A____ 10. O _ _ _ _ _ _
5. M__ 11. N _ _ _ _ _ _ _
6. J___ 12. D _ _ _ _ _ _ _

III. Answer the questions. Use complete sentences.

1. Which are the weekend days? _________________________________________
2. What is your favorite day? ____________________________________________
3. When is your birthday? ______________________________________________
4. Which month is Christmas celebrated? __________________________________
5. Which month is Flags day celebrated in Mexico? _________________________

Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all. -Aristotle
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SIMPLE PRESENT WITH VERB TO BE

I. Complete the chart with the correct form of the verb be.

Affirmative Negative Question Short answer

I I am hungry.

You You are Sam.

He He is not here.

She Is she beautiful?

It It is okay.

We Are we students?

They Are they happy?

You You are not friends.

II. Complete the sentences using the III. Write questions for the answers.
correct forms of the verb to be. a) _______________________________________?
a) He _______ Mark. No, Im not Spanish. Im Portuguese.

b) You _______ my friend. b) _______________________________________?

Yes, they are my friends.
c) Susan _______ my sister.

d) I _______ student. c) _______________________________________?

No, we arent brother and sister.
e) Tim _______ American.
d) _______________________________________?
f) Mr. Smith _______ a teacher. Yes, She is new here.
g) Mark and Susan _______ twins. e) _______________________________________?
No, they arent happy.
h) They _______ scientists.

IV. Write the sentences in negative form.

1. My father is a doctor. ________________________________________________
2. I am with my family. ________________________________________________
3. Lucy is in the classroom. _____________________________________________
4. The dogs are in the park. _____________________________________________
5. We are new students. ________________________________________________
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V. Read the text and answer the questions. Use complete sentences.

Hello! My name is Ramon, I am Spanish. I am in a kitchen because I am a chef. I am

twenty years old. I have two sisters. Laura is nineteen years old and Camila is twenty
three years old. Laura is in a school because she is a teacher. Camila is in an office
because she is a secretary.

1. What is the chefs name? ___________________________________________

2. Where is he from? ________________________________________________

3. How old is he? ___________________________________________________

4. What are his sisters names? ________________________________________

5. What is Camilas occupation? _______________________________________

Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all. -Aristotle
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SIMPLE PRESENT WITH DO/DOES

I. Complete the chart.

Affirmative Negative Question Short answer

I I play soccer.

You You cook

dinner.

He He doesnt speak English.

She Does she play the piano?

It (The dog) The dog sleeps

on the floor.

We Do we eat spaghetti?

They Do they go to the movies?

You You study English.

II. Underline the correct word.

a) Do / Does you like watching soccer on TV?
Yes, I do / does.
b) Do / Does Betty like cooking?
No, she dont / doesnt.
c) Do / Does your friends have a big car?
No, they dont / doesnt.
d) Do / Does your father drink beer?
Yes, he do / does.

III. Complete the short answers.

a) Do you speak German? Yes, I _____.

b) Is Gina Portuguese? No, she _____.

c) Are we in room 7 today? Yes, we _____.

d) Do they have a sister? No, they _____.

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e) Does your father speak French? Yes, he _____.

f) Does she have a passport? No, she _____.

IV. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs.

a) I _____________ (work) in a restaurant.

b) My mother _____________ (watch) TV at home.
c) We _____________ (chat) online all the time.
d) My brother _____________ (have) ten pairs of sneakers.
e) Andrea _____________ (go) to bars in the evenings.

V. Write the words in the correct order to make sentences and questions.

a) exercise / 10.00 a.m. / do / to / I / from / 9.00 a.m.

________________________________________________________________________
b) lunch / doesnt / big / She / eat / a
________________________________________________________________________
c) go / you / to / at / Do / midnight / bed / ?
________________________________________________________________________
d) favorite / to / They / restaurant /go / their
________________________________________________________________________
e) work / time / you / go / What / do / to / ?
________________________________________________________________________

VI. Complete the text with the correct simple present form of the verbs in the box.

eat / get up / go / (not) have / read / work

Jeff is a photographer. He (1) ___________ for a fashion magazine in New York. He (2)
___________ at 7:30 a.m. and does exercise in his bedroom. He (3) ___________ a big breakfast
with his wife and children at 8:00 a.m. His children (4) ___________ to school at 8:30 a.m. Jeff
(5) ___________ the newspaper and goes to work at 9:30 a.m. He works from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00
p.m. He (6) ___________ lunch.

Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all. -Aristotle
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VII. Find and correct the mistakes.

1. My friends goes to the beach every summer.

________________________________________________________________________

2. I doesnt understand the word umbrella.

________________________________________________________________________
3. British people drinks a lot of tea.
________________________________________________________________________

4. Carlos and David plays soccer every day.

________________________________________________________________________

5. My bus leave at 9.30.

________________________________________________________________________

Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all. -Aristotle
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FREQUENCY ADVERBS
I. Complete the adverbs of frequency.
Al_________________ 100%
U_________________ _____
Of________________ _____
So________________ _____
Ra________________ _____
N_________________ 0%

II. Write the words in the correct order to make sentences.

1) My / rarely / eats / meat / sister / ever
________________________________________________________
2) go / I / gym / the / often / to
________________________________________________________
3) out / restaurant / sometimes / to / Steve / a / goes
________________________________________________________
4) drink / father / doesnt / My / usually / beer
________________________________________________________
5) always / nap / have / a / They
________________________________________________________

III. Rewrite the sentences with the adverb of frequency in the correct place.
a) I eat breakfast with my family. (never)
_____________________________________________________________
b) She goes to the gym on Friday. (sometimes)
_____________________________________________________________
c) They go to town. (hardly ever)
_____________________________________________________________

Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all. -Aristotle
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SIMPLE PRESENT REVIEW

I. Spot the mistake! Cross out the incorrect sentence, a or b.

1. a) He live in Madrid.
b) He lives in Madrid.

2. a) I dont like rock music.

b) I doesnt like rock music.

3. a) He is your brother?
b) Is he your brother?

4. a) They are Julia and Adriana.

b) They is Julia and Adriana.

5. a) Does you work here?

b) Do you work here?

6. a) They usually have dinner at home.

b) They have usually dinner at home.

7. a) Where do you go on Fridays?

b) Where you go on Fridays?

8. a) We go to the gym on Wednesdays.

b) We goes to the gym on Wednesdays.

9. a) She always do her homework.

b) She always does her homework.

10. a) She like dolphins.

b) She likes dolphins.
Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all. -Aristotle
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