INGLÉS I

CONTENIDO TEMÁTICO

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 1.MEETING
PEOPLE

1.1 Saludos y despedidas (Greetings and goodbyes)

1.2 Presentación personal
1.3 Identificación de objetos
1.4 Documento de identificación
1.5 Presente Simple
1.6 Verbos
1.7 Presentación de una tercera persona

2. THE WAY WE ARE

2.1 Presentación física de una persona

2.2 Descripción de uno mismo
2.3 Lectura: Un día largo al trabajo (A long day's journey into work)
2.4 Verbos
2.5 Hábitos de la vida diaria
2.6 Lectura: Murciélagos (Bats)
2.7 Adverbios de frecuencia
2.8 Nombre y dirección

3. MY DAILY LIFE

3.1 Gustos y preferencias personales

3.2 Lectura: Sobre las comidas en Bretania (About meals in Britain)
3.3 Deportes
3.4 Lectura: Nacida para bailar (Born to dance)

4. WHERE WE LIVE

4.1 Lectura: La casa de nuestros sueños (The house of our dreams) 4.2
Lectura: The Central Library (La Biblioteca Central)

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 INGLÉS I

INTRODUCCIÓN

El idioma Inglés hoy en día es una herramienta importante para que los estudiantes de
licenciatura puedan desarrollarse con facilidad en diferentes campos de estudio. Sabemos que
hoy por hoy mucha bibliografía de diferentes áreas se encuentra publicada en este idioma;
además, el inglés sirve para comprender paquetería computacional. Es también un requisito
para mejorar el rendimiento laboral.

La presente guía de estudio tiene como objetivo que el alumno tenga un acercamiento
inicial con el inglés y empiece a comprender gramática básica e incremente su vocabulario.
Busca también desarrollar las cuatro habilidades del idioma: speaking, listening, writing and
reading.

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 CAPÍTULO 1
MEETING PEOPLE

OBJETIVOS GENERALES

Al final de la unidad, el alumno:

• Aprenderá a saludar en diferentes modos (formal e informalmente).

• Aprenderá a expresar las diferentes formas de identificación personal.
• Aprenderá el uso de algunos verbos.
• Conocerá y aplicará las estructuras del presente simple

VOCABULARY

Acuarium Acuario
Address Dirección
Age Edad
Airplane Avión
Apple Manzana
Article Artículo
Bag Bolsa
Bell Campana
Beach Playa
Boat Bote
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Book Libro
Bird Pájaro
Birthday Cumpleaños
Blackboard Pizarrón
Bottle Botella
Bread Pan
Brother Hermano
Butter cookies Galletas de mantequilla
Cake Pastel
Call Llamar
Candle Vela
Candy Dulce
Car Carro
Carry Cargar
Cinema Cine
Class Clase
Classroom Salón
Clock Reloj
Cook Cocinar
Come Venir
Cousin Primo
Cup Taza
Cherry Cereza
Children Niños
Dance Baile
Date of birth Fecha de
nacimiento
Deliver Entregar
Desk Escritorio
Dog Perro
Door Puerta
Draw Dibujar
Drink Beber
Drive Manejar
Eat Comer
Elephant Elefante
Envelop Sobre
Eraser Borrador
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Father Padre
Flower Flor
Fly Volar
Forget Olvidar
Friend Amigo
Fruit Fruta
Fry Freir
Glass Vaso
Greeting Saludo
Go Ir
Goodbye Despedida
Hairdryer Secadora de pelo
Have Tener
House Casa
Ice cream Helado
Inhabitant Habitante
Insect Insecto
Interview Entrevista
Journalist Periodista
Key Llave
Keep Guardar
Kind Clase
Kiss Besar
Knive Cuchillo
Last name Apellido
Lawyer Abogado
Letter Carta
Match Coincidir
Majority Mayoría
Moon Luna
Motorcycle Motocicleta
Name Nombre
Newspaper Periódico
Notebook Libreta
Occupation Ocupación
Orange Naranja
Paint Pintar
Paper Papel
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Pencil Lápiz
Permanent Permanente
Phone Teléfono
Play Jugar
Postman Cartero
Radio Radio
Ring Anillo
River Río
Rose Rosa
Run Correr
Sex Sexo
Sleep Dormir
Song Canción
Sports Deportes
Table Mesa
Talk Hablar
Teacher Maestro
Teather Teatro
Tools Herramientas
Toys Juguetes
Tree Árbol
Try Intentar
Umbrella Paraguas Uniform Uniforme
Vacation Vacación
Walk Caminar
Wastebasket Bote de basura
Watch Observar
Well Bien
Wine Vino

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PEOPLE

ESQUEMA - RESUMEN

1. MEETING PEOPLE

1.1 Saludos y Despedidas (Greetings and goodbyes)

1.2 Presentación personal

1.3 Identificación de objetos

1.4 Documento de identificación

1.5 Presente Simple

1.6 Verbos

1.7 Presentación de una tercera persona

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 1. MEETING PEOPLE

1.1 SALUDOS Y DESPEDIDAS (GREETINGS AND GOODBYES)

Lee con atención el siguiente diálogo (formal).

Un diálogo formal se establece entre personas que tienen poco de conocerse

o que guardan una relación formal como de trabajo.

Good morning,
Mr. Harrison, How
are you ? I´m very well,
thank you and
Fine, thank
you?

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 Diálogo

Hi Bob how are Not bad

you?
Hello, Mary.
Fine, thanks
And you?

informal: Este se da entre personas con mucha confianza entre sí o

cuya relación es informal (entre amigos o familiares)

O. K. I´m leaving
now, bye Bye, Mary.
See you later

Presentación de una persona.

Cuando se presenta una persona a otra, se dice:

Nice to meet you (mucho gusto)

Imagina que hay dos amigas en una cafetería conversando (Rosa y

María); llega una tercera amiga (Ana, pero una de las primeras no la
conoce. Fíjate en el diálogo.

Rose: Hi Ana, How are you?

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 Ana: Hi
Rose. I’m fine and you?

Rose: Fine, thank you. Look Ana, this is María.

Ana: Hi Maria, nice to meet you

Maria: Nice to meet you Ana

Otros saludos pueden ser:

FORMAL INFORMAL
How do you do? Cómo estás? Hello / Hi Hola
Good morning Buenos días Morning Buenos días
Good afternoon Buenas tardes Afternoon Buenas tardes
Good evening Buenas noches Evening Buenas noches
Goodnight Buenas noches Night Buenas noches
Good bye Hasta luego Bye Hasta luego

Ejercicios:

1. Imagina que estás en el parque con un compañero y de repente te

encuentras con un amigo (que no ves desde hace tiempo) salúdalo
y presenta a tu amigo de manera informal.

Ejemplo:

Mauricio: Hi Carlos, How are you?

Carlos: Hi Mauricio. Is good to see you

Mauricio: Look, this is Toño

Carlos: Hi Toño, nice to meet you

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 Toño:
Nice to meet you Carlos

2. Imagina que estás en tu casa con un amigo y llega tu mamá (quien

no lo conoce). Preséntaselo de manera informal a través de un
diálogo.

3. Imagina que estás en la escuela y de repente te encuentras con el

director y lo saludas de manera formal a través de un diálogo.

1.2 PRESENTACION PERSONAL

Hello, my name is Robert. I'm American. I'm from Los Angeles. I'm a T.V.
journalist. In my program I always interview very important people. . I live in
Colorado. I'm 30 years old.
I'm happy because today is my birthday.

Ejercicio:

Completa el siguiente párrafo con tus datos personales:

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 Hello, my
name is _________________. I’m _____________ I was born in
________________. I'm a _________________. I live in ________________. I'm
____________ years old.

1.3 IDENTIFICACIÓN DE OBJETOS

Para identificar un objeto o varios se utiliza (it) para singular y (they) para el
plural.

Ejemplos:

It is a pencil They are pencils

It is a hair dryer They are hair driers

It is a candle they are candles

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is a wastebasket They are wastebaskets

Para hacer la pregunta acerca de lo que es un objeto o varios, se utiliza:

1. What is it? (Singular)

2. What are they? (Plural)

Ejemplos:

What is it? It’s a letter

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What is it? It’s a dog

What are they? They are apples

What are they? They're candies

Articles

Artículo Indefinido: Se le llama artículos indefinidos a:

A - An (un, una)

Cuando tenemos un sustantivo que empiece en vocal, le antecede an.

Ejemplo:

An apple (una manzana)

An orange (una naranja)

An umbrella (un paraguas)

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Cuando tenemos un sustantivo que empiece
con consonante se le antepone el artículo a.

Ejemplos:

A tree (un árbol)

A table (una mesa)

A clock (un reloj)

En el caso de plural se escribe de la siguiente forma.

Ejemplos:
Apples
Umbrellas
Oranges
Clocks
Tables
Trees

Artículos Indefinidos:

Se llama artículo definido a the (el) Ejemplos:

The table (la mesa) The tables (las mesas)

The cup (la taza) The cups (las tazas)

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 The ring
(el anillo) The rings
(los anillos)

Ejercicio:

1. Completa el diálogo, usando a, an o the

Sue: Where are my pens? Ben: They

are on _______ table Sue: What is
that?

Ben: It's ________ letter from Maria. There's _______ Italian stamp on _______
envelope. What's that on your bag?

Sue: It's ____________ book

Ben: It's _________ notebook? Sue: No,

it's ________ address book Ben: Where
are my keys?

Sue: They are in __________ bag, too

2. Escribe a or an.

Ejemplo:

a. It’s a book
b. It’s an umbrella
c. It’s an apple
d. It’s______ classroom
e. It’s ______ blackboard
f. It’s______ Insect
g. It’s ______ desk
h. It’s ______ elephant

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 i. It’s
______ airplane
j. It’s _____ newspaper
k. It’s _____ eraser
l. It’s _____ bread
m. It’s _____ radio

Ejercicios:

1. Completa la frase correctamente (busca la palabra en el vocabulario)

1. It is an ________________________________

2. It is a _________________________________

3. It is a _________________________________

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 4. It is a __________________________________

5. It is a __________________________________

6. They are _______________________________

7. They are _______________________________

8. They are _______________________________

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 9. They are _______________________________

10. They are ______________________________

2. Completa los espacios vacíos

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 1. What
are they? _________________________

2. What are they? __________________________

3. What are they? _______________________

4. What is it? __________________________

5. ________________? They are umbrellas

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6. ________________? It is a car

7. ________________? They are toys

8. ________________? They are tools

9. ________________? They are books

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10. What are they? ____________________

11. What is it? _____________________

3. Completa con dibujos:

1. They are glasses

2. They are oranges

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3. They are two men

4. It is a knife

5. It is a moon

6. It is a flower

7. They are toys

8. They are children

1.4 DOCUMENTO DE IDENTIFICACIÓN

Un documento de identificación importante es el pasaporte. Fíjate en los datos

que se necesitan llenar para completarlo:

1. Name (nombre)

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2. Last name (apellido)
3. Date of birth (fecha de nacimiento)
4. Sex: (sexo) Puede ser male (masculino) o female
(femenino)
5. Age (edad)
6. Place of birth (lugar de nacimiento)
7. Occupation (ocupación)
8. Permanent address (dirección permanente)

PASSPORT

Name: Maria
Last Name: Lopez
Date of birth: January 18, 1978
Sex: Female
Place of birth: Tehuacan, Puebla
Occupation: Secretary
Permanent adress: 17 poniente 1234 Col.
Volcanes C.P. 76589

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Ejercicios:

1. A continuación completa las siguientes frases

1. Maria is ___________ years old

2. Maria’s ___________ is 17 poniente 1234 Col. Volcanes

3. Maria was born in _____________

4. Maria’s occupation is _______________

5. ____________ is the last name of Maria

2. Ahora completa los datos de tu propio pasaporte:

Passport

Name: ________________
Last Name: _____________
Date of birth: ___________
Sex: ______
Place of birth ___________
Occupation: _____________
Permanent address: _______________________

1.5 PRESENTE SIMPLE

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 Este tiempo nos sirve para indicar una
acción habitual, permanente o periódica.

Siempre se indica el pronombre o nombre correspondiente, luego la acción y

por último los elementos que complementan dicha acción.

Cuando nos referimos a una tercera persona del singular como: Pablo, Ana,
gato, perro, she, it, he al verbo se le agrega una S al final.

Ejemplo de conjugación:

Walk (caminar) run (correr) forget (olvidar)

I walk I run I forget

You walk You run You forget
He walks He runs He forgets
She walks She runs She forgets
It walks It runs It forgets
We walk We run We forget
You walk You run You forget
They walk They run They forget

Cambios para las terceras personas de verbos irregulares en Presente

Cuando tenemos un verbo terminado en (y) y le antecede una

consonante como por ejemplo fly (volar), la y desaparece y le agregamos una i +
es (solamente en el caso de terceras personas).

De tal forma, la conjugación en presente queda como sigue:

I fly

You fly

He flies

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 She flies

It flies

We fly

You fly

They fly

Cuando tenemos un verbo terminado en (y) y le antecede una vocal, solo se

le agrega una s al verbo (en terceras personas).

Ejemplo: Verbo play (jugar)

I play

You play
He plays

She plays

It plays

We play
You play

They play
Cuando tenemos un verbo terminado en sh o ch, al verbo en tercera persona
se le agrega una es

Ejemplos: Verbo watch (mirar):

I watch

You watch
He watches

She watches

It watches

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 We
watch
You watch

They watch

Cuando tenemos un verbo terminado en s a las terceras personas se les agrega una
es

Ejemplo: Verbo kiss (besar)

I kiss

You kiss
He kisses

She kisses

It kisses

We kiss
You kiss

They kiss
A los demás verbos terminados en vocal y consonante se les agrega una s a
las terceras personas.

Ejemplo: Verbo walk (caminar)

I walk

You walk
He walks

She walks

It walks

We walk
You walk
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walk

En el caso del verbo have (tener), cambia para las terceras personas

I have

You have
He has

She has

It has
We have

You have
They have

Ejercicios:

a. Conjuga los siguientes verbos

Draw (dibujar) Drink (beber) Talk (hablar) Cook (cocinar)

___________ __________ ___________ ___________

___________ __________ ___________ ___________

___________ __________ ___________ ___________

___________ __________ ___________ ___________

___________ __________ ___________ ___________

___________ __________ ___________ ___________

___________ __________ ___________ ___________

___________ __________ ___________ ___________

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 Wash (lavar) Try (intentar)
Match (coincidir) Come (venir)
__________ ___________ _____________ __________

__________ ___________ _____________ __________

__________ ___________ _____________ __________

__________ ___________ _____________ __________

__________ ___________ _____________ __________

__________ ___________ _____________ __________

__________ ___________ _____________ __________

__________ ___________ _____________ __________

Call (llamar) Carry (cargar) Keep (guardar) Fry (freír)

__________ ____________ ____________ ____________

__________ ____________ ____________ ____________

__________ ____________ ____________ ____________

__________ ____________ ____________ ____________

__________ ____________ ____________ ____________

__________ ____________ ____________ ____________

__________ ____________ ____________ ____________

b. Conjuga correctamente en presente simple los verbos en

paréntesis.

1. The majority of the inhabitants in Puebla ___________ (live) in small

houses

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 2. In
Veracruz, I _____________
(visit) the aquarium

3. Tania _____________ (go) for a cup of tea

4. George __________ (want) a new car

5. We ___________ (take) the plane to Paris

6. Mario and Roberto___________ (plan) their vacations

7. Reinaldo Valenzuela, the journalist _________ (write) articles about

the cinema and the theatre.

8. Daniel _______________ (listen) French songs

9. You and your cousin __________ (rent) two motorcycles for the beach

10. Guanajuato ________________ (produce) different kind of fruits

c. Completa las oraciones colocando el número que

corresponda

1. William ____________ the door

2. Mrs. White _________ butter cookies

3. We ____________ in the river

4. Vivian __________ piano classes

5. They ___________ six dogs

6. Ernesto ________ a uniform

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 1. Paints

2. Takes

3. Have

4. Swim

5. Cooks

6. Wears

1.6 VERBOS

Los verbos son palabras que indican acciones.

Aprende estos verbos de memoria

Draw (dibujar) Drink (beber) Drive (manejar)

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Tom draws a beach Sheila drinks coffee He drives his car
(Tom dibuja una playa) (Sheila bebe café) (Él maneja su coche)

Eat (comer) Talk (hablar) Go (ir)

The cats eat Tina talks to her friend John goes to the
mountain.
(los gatos comen) (Tina habla con su amigo) (John va a la montaña)

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 Sleep (dormir) Jugar (play)

The baby sleeps Ana, Susi and Betty Play

(el bebé duerme) (Ana, Susi y Betty Juegan)

Deliver (entregar) Cook (cocinar)

The postman delivers the letters My mother cooks

(el cartero entrega las cartas) (Mi mamá cocina)

Ejercicios:

Elige los verbos que correspondan a cada frase y coloca el número

correspondiente en los espacios en blanco.

1. My cousin _____________ his car to Oaxaca

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 2. Tania
______________ a
paint

3. Marcela and I _________ a spaghetti

4. I ___________ eight hours each day

5. The postman _____________ a letter

6. My brother _____________ tennis

7. My father ___________ a sandwich

8. Juan ______________ to the teather

9. We ______________ wine

10. Pedro ____________ to his friend by phone

1. Drives
2. Cook
3. Sleep
4. Delivers
5. Talks
6. Drink
7. Eats
8. Plays
9. Draws
10 Goes

1.7 PRESENTACIÓN DE UNA TERCERA PERSONA

Para presentar a alguien se usa la tercera persona (she, he, it)

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This is Mrs. Rodriguez. She lives in Puebla. She was born in Guadalajara. She is 26
years old. She is a teacher. She likes dancing. She is Mexican.

This is is Mr. Sanchez. He lives in Mexico, D.F. He was born in Monterrey. He is 32

years old. He is a lawyer. He likes sports. He is Mexican.

Ejercicio:

Ahora, tú presenta a dos personas que conozcas e indica su edad, nombre,

su lugar de nacimiento y de residencia, su profesión y algo que le agrade
hacer

1. This is
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________

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 EJERCICIOS DE
AUTOEVALUACION

1. ¿Cuál de estos saludos es formal?

a) Hi!
b) Goodnight
c) Morning

2. ¿Qué pronombre personal utilizamos para identificar objetos en singular?

a) It
b) They
c) You

3. ¿Cuáles son los artículos indefinidos?

a) The
b) A, an
c) There

4. ¿Cuál de estas oraciones es la correcta?

a) It’s a pencil
b) They’re a book
c) It’s umbrellas

5. ¿Qué tipo de datos debe llevar un documento de identificación?

a) Favorite animal
b) Permanent address
c) Color

6. ¿Cuál de estas palabras es un verbo?

a) Pencil
b) Drink
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7. ¿Cuál de estas oraciones es la correcta?

a) She washes her clothes

b) He drive a car
c) They draws a house

8. ¿Cuál de estos verbos significa caminar?

a) Drive
b) Jump
c) Walk

9. ¿Qué pronombres personales utilizamos para presentación de una 3ª. Persona?

a) They, we
b) You, it
c) He, she, it

10. Circula la terminación correcta en 3ª persona con sh o ch

a) Watch
b) Watchs
c) Watches

11. ¿Qué indica el presente simple?

a) Indica una acción habitual o periódica.

b) Indica una acción pasada
c) Indica una acción que pasará

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12. ¿Qué significa Place of birth?

a) Lugar donde vives

b) Lugar de nacimiento
c) Fecha de nacimiento

13. ¿Cuál de estas palabras significa botella?

a) House
b) Rose
c) Bottle

14. ¿Cuál de estas frases utilizamos para presentación personal?

a) Hello, my name is Robert

b) Hi!
c) I’m 30

15. Especifica que tipo de diálogo es informal:

a) Good morning, how are you?

b) Hi Bob how are you?
c) Good Afternoon

RESULTADOS DE AUTOEVALUACION

1. b
2. a

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 3. b

4. a

5. b

6. b

7. a

8. c

9. c

10. c

11. a

12. b

13. c

14. a

15. b

CAPÍTULO 2
THE WAY WE ARE

ESQUEMA - RESUMEN

2. THE WAY WE ARE

2.1 Presentación física de una persona

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2.2 Presentación de uno mismo

2.3 Lectura: Un día de viaje largo al trabajo (A long day’s journey into work)

2.4 Verbos

2.5 Hábitos de la vida diaria

2.6 Lectura: Murciélagos (Bats)

2.7 Adverbios de frecuencia

2.8 Nombre y dirección

OBJETIVOS GENERALES

Al final de la unidad el alumno:

• Aprenderá a describir a una tercera persona y a sí mismo.

• Distinguirá las diferentes características físicas y de personalidad.

• Aprenderá el uso de algunos verbos.

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OCABULARY

Accountant Contador
Airline Línea aerea
Airport Aeropuerto
All Todo
Athlet Atleta
Beach Playa
Beautiful Bonita
Bell Campana
Black Negro
Blond Rubio
Blue Azúl
Bald Calvo
Boring Aburrido
Brown Café
Bump Chocar
Bus driver Chofer de autobus
Candies Dulces
Catch Cachar, agarrar
Check-in desk Escritorio donde se Checan los
vuelos de Avión.
Children Niños
Church Iglesia
Classic music Música clásica
Clever Inteligente
Cough Toser
Country País
Cross Atravesar
Cute Tierno (a)
Curly hair Pelo rizado
Dark Obscuro

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Day Día
Drive Manejar
Dry Secar
Every Cada
Eyes Ojos
Factory Fábrica
Family Familia
Farm Granja
Fat Gordo (a)
Friendly Amistoso (a)

Generous Generoso (a)

Genius Genio
Gift Regalo
Good looking Bien parecido
Green Verde
Grow up Crecer
Hair Pelo
Handsome Guapo
Heavy Pesado
Hobby Pasatiempo
Holiday Día de fiesta, vacaciones
Home Hogar
Horror novels Novelas de terror
Housewife Ama de casa
Job Empleo
Journey Viaje
Kind Amable
Leave Dejar
Light Claro, lámpara
Look after Cuidar

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Marathon Maratón
Miss Extrañar, perder
Nice Agradable
Not friendly No amistoso
North Norte
Novels Novelas
Of humour Humor
Old Viejo (a)
On my own Por mi mismo (a)
Parents Padres
Railway station Estación del ferrocarril
Road Camino
Romantic Romántico
School Escuela
Selfish Egoísta
Solution Solución
Short Corto, pequeño (a)
Show off Presumir, lucir
Silly Tonto
Skin Piel
Small Pequeño (a)
Smart Inteligente
Strong Fuerte
Sunbath Baño de sol
Stubborn Terco
Stupid Estúpido
Tall Alto (a)
Teacher Maestro
Teenager Adolescente
Telephone operator Operadora telefónica
Thin Delgado (a)
Throw Tirar
To have good sense Tener buen sentido del…
Ugly Feo (a)
Underground Metro

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University Universidad
Village Aldea
Wash Lavar
Weak Débil
White Blanco
Wife Esposa
Witchcraft Brujería

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 2.1 PRESENTACION FÍSICA DE UNA PERSONA

Cuando describimos alguna persona, decimos su descripción física y sus

características de personalidad. Algunas de ellas son:

Características Físicas:

Blond hair Pelo rubio

Curly hair Pelo rizado
Black hair Pelo negro
Brown hair Pelo café
Dark eyes Ojos obscuros
Green eyes Ojos verdes
Blue eyes Ojos azules
Light eyes Ojos claros
Fat Gordo (a)
Thin Delgado (a)
Tall Alto (a)
Small Pequeño (a)
Short Pequeño (corto)
Beautiful Bonita
Handsome Apuesto
Bald Calvo
Ugly Feo (a)
Strong Fuerte
Weak Débil
Black skin De piel Negra
White skin De piel blanca
Brown skin De piel Morena

Características de Personalidad:

Cute Tierno
Generous Generoso (a)
Friendly Amistoso (a)
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 Nice Agradable
Smart Listo (a)
Stubborn Necio (a)
Silly Tonto
Not friendly No amistoso
Selfish Egoísta

Show off Presumido

Genius Genio
Romantic Romántico
Intelligent Inteligente
Good looking Bien parecido
To have good sense of humor Tener buen sentido del humor

Ejemplos:

Presentación física:

This is Linda. She has dark hair. She has brown eyes. She is thin.

Presentación de personalidad:

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tender, generous and friendly.

Presentación
física:
This is Carlos. He has black hair. He has brown eyes. He has black skin. He is thin.
He's strong and handsome.

Presentación de personalidad:
He’s nice and smart.

Ejercicio:

1. Ahora describe a tu mejor amigo con características físicas y de

personalidad llenando los espacios.

Presentación física.

He’s ____________________. He has ___________________. He has

___________________________He is _________________. He's

__________________________

Presentación de personalidad

He’s _________ and ____________

2. Describe a alguna maestra que tuviste en la primaria.

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She's ____________________. She has
__________________. She has

__________________________. She is ____________________. She is

____________________________

Presentación de personalidad

She’s ______ and _______________

Ejercicios:

1.- Lee las siguientes descripciones que cada uno de los niños hace de sus
papás y luego contesta

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eyes and ___________ hair. He is__________ and ___________

2. The father of Hayley __________ nice with __________. He is __________

and kind

3. Aisling’s father _____ fifty years old and ________ gray hair

4. John Paul’s father is________ and __________. He doesn’t ___________. He

has ___________ hair

2.2 DESCRIPCION DE SÍ MISMO

I’m Caroline. I’m 22 years old. I’m a student. I’m not tall. I’m small. My hair
is short and heavy. My eyes are green. I’m sincere and I have a good sense of
humor too. I like dancing.

Ejercicios:

Responde las siguientes preguntas

1. How old is Caroline? ______________________________

2. Is Caroline tall? ______________________________

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Caroline's hair?
___________________________

4. How is Caroline's personality? _____________________

5. What is her hobby? ______________________________

Describe a las siguientes personas. Algunas de ellas son personajes

famosos, investiga un poco sobre su biografía y detalla tanto su físico
como sus profesiones y aficiones.

Ejemplos:

I’m Maléfica. I’m a famous witch. I have blond and large hair. I have green eyes. I
am ugly and not friendly. I love witchcraft and my hobby is reading horror novels.

I’m Robert. I am eight years old. I’m Mexican. I have blond hair and blue
eyes. I’m short and thin. I am friendly and stubborn. I am student. I like football
and classic music.

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I'm Mahatma Gandhi.

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

I'm Abraham Lincoln

___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

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I’m Benito Juarez

___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

I’m an angel
___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

Ejercicio:

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continuación lee los siguientes párrafos y
luego contesta

1. Who of them lives?

Ejemplo:

Alone ____None__(ninguno)_

At home _____Michel_____

With friends _______________

With her mother ____________

2. Who lives?

In a flat or department__________________

In the country ______________

In a hostel __________________

3. Who is?
A student __________________

A musician __________________ A bus driver

_________________

A journalist __________________

4. Who works?
At an airport _________________

In a factory __________________

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government ____________

On a farm ____________________

5. Who has?
Two teenager children _____________

A baby daughter _________________

An old mother __________________

2.3 LECTURA UN DÍA DE VIAJE LARGO AL TRABAJO

A LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO WORK

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you think you have a long and boring journey to work? Well, David Ross takes over
seven hours every day to get to and from work. That's 1,610 hours a year.

David Ross, a 32 –year- old accountant lives with his wife and two children
in Leming, a small country village near York in the north of England. But his job in
the center of London, 400 miles (640 km) away in the south.

Every day David leaves home at five o’clock in the morning drives three
miles to his local railway station and catches the 5.30 train to York. At York he
takes de 6.12 Intercity express to King’s Cross in London. From there he goes by
underground to Liverpool street station and then walks to his office.

The whole journey takes three hours and fifty minutes. He gets home at nine
o’clock in the evening. What a life. Why does he do it?

David smiles: Because I like my job in London but I like living in the north and I like
traveling by train.

Ejercicio:

Contesta lo siguiente

1. How old is David Ross?

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 _______________________________________ 2.
Where does David live?

_______________________________________ 3.
Where does David work?

_______________________________________

4. What is David’s profession?

________________________________________ 5.
At what time does David leave his home?
________________________________________
6. What train does David take in York?

________________________________________

7. How long take the whole journey of David to his job?

________________________________________

8. How many children do David and his wife have?

________________________________________

2.4 VERBOS

Aprende los siguientes verbos:

Run (correr) Swim (nadar) Teach (enseñar)

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 The athletes run Rose swims every day Miss Suarez
(Los atletas corren) (Rosa nada todos los días) teaches English
(la señorita Suárez
enseña Inglés)

Play (tocar) Write (escribir) Cut (cortar)

The musician plays the guitar John writes a book He cuts the hair
(El músico toca el saxofón) (John escribe una carta) (El corta el pelo)

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 Take (tomar) Think (pensar)

Rocio takes a sun bath Mr. Harrison

thinks about the solution
(Rocio toma el sol) (El señor Harrison piensa en una solución)

Buy (comprar) Change (cambiar)

Amy buys some gifts The man changes the light

(Amy compra regalos) (El hombre cambia el foco)

Ejercicios:

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Completa las frases con el número del
verbo que corresponda.

1. My son ___________ some candies for me

2. I ___________ the disk

3. My boss _____________ vacations on July

4. The orchestra _____________ the music

5. Ann Rice _____________ her last novel

6. My wife and I __________ the marathon

7. I usually ___________ about you

8. Mr. Perez _____________ History in the university

9. Children _____________ some flowers for their mothers

10. I like to ____________ every day

1. Swim 6. Play
2. Cut 7. Teaches
3. Writes 8. Takes
4. Run 9. Change
5. Think 10. Buys

Completa las frases de cada grupo con la forma correcta del verbo que
corresponde a cada grupo:

Live (vivir)

Ivan _________________ in Russia

Pierre and Joan __________ in Paris

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_______________ in México

I _____________________ in Puebla

Sato __________________ in Japan

You and Charly __________ in Canada

Walk (caminar)

We ___________________ to school

The boys ______________ to the beach

Bob __________________ to the church

You ___________________ to home

Listen (escuchar)

You _______________________ to your parents

They _______________________ to the teacher

I ______________________ the radio

We _____________________ to the children

Nora ___________________ to the bell

2.5 HÁBITOS DE LA VIDA DIARIA

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Los hábitos son lo que acostumbramos a hacer
todos los días de manera regular.

Ejemplos:

1. I’m Carmen. I’m 25 years old. I get up at 8 o’clock. I work in a shoe factory.
I study in the afternoon in a high school. I always go to the movies on weekends
with my friends. I take aerobics class on Monday. I usually go to bed at 10 o’clock,
after a good supper.

2. I’m Antonio. I’m 32 years old. I get up at 7 o’clock every day. I work in a
travel agency. I study English and French in Saturdays. I usually practice bike
mountain on Sundays with my girlfriend. My hobby is collect stamps. I’m vegetarian.
I usually go to bed at 12 o’clock.

Ejercicios:

En el siguiente párrafo llena los espacios en blanco. Se trata de tus

propios hábitos. (Si no trabajas inventa un empleo)

I’m ______________ . I’m ____________ years old. I get up at ______ o’clock. I

work in _______________. I study in the ______________ in a high school. I

always_______________ on weekends with my friends. My hobby is

_______________. I usually go to bed at ____________ after a good supper.

Ahora redacta los hábitos de un hermano, hermana o primo tuyo en

primera persona:

I’m

___________________________________________________________________

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___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

Lee con atención y luego contesta las preguntas.

I’m Brenda. I ´m 26 years old. I’m a lawyer. I live in Toluca with my family. I get up
at 6 o’clock every morning and I take my two children to school at 8 o’clock. I work
in my own office. I practice swimming at night. I like rock. I don ´t like heavy or fast
food. I usually cook salad and fish. I don ´t smoke. I like to go to disco with my
husband and friends on Fridays. I like to read newspaper every day.

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS:

1. How old is Brenda? _________________________________

2. How many children has Brenda got? ___________________

3. Where does Brenda work? ____________________________

4. Brenda lives in _____________________________________

5. Brenda practice ____________________________________

6. What kind of music does Brenda like? ____________________

7. Does Brenda read novels? ______________________________

8. What kind of food does Brenda like? ______________________

2.6 LECTURA

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Many people are afraid of bats. They are strange animals. First of all, they are
the only mammals that can fly like birds. Secondly, they fly only at night; in the
daytime they sleep upside down in trees, caves or old buildings. Then there is the
famous legend of the vampire, (the dead person who rises from his grave at night
and flies like a bat to drink the blood of his victims). This legend is very well known,
and the popular history of Count Dracula is based on it.

In fact, bats are usually small and harmless. They are two kinds of bats: fruit–
eating bats and insect–eating bats. Fruit bats are sometimes quite big, with a wing
span of two meters. They cause problems because they go into tropical fruit
plantations at night and eat the fruit.

Insect bats are smaller. They catch and eat insects while they are flying. These bats
are helpful to man, because they eat harmful insects like flies and mosquitoes.

In tropical and subtropical areas, they are vampire bats that bite cows,
horses and other large animals and drink their blood. The old legends were based
on these small creatures, but in fact they do not attack people. However, they are
dangerous because they transmit rabies.

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 Ejercicios:

De acuerdo a la lectura “Bats”, señala si las siguientes frases son T (true,

verdadero), o F (False, falso)

1. Everybody likes bats T F

2. Bats fly in the daytime T F
3. The vampire drinks the blood of his victims T F
4. Fruit- bats sometimes causes problems T F
5. Insect- eating bats are harmful to man T F
6. Vampire bats live in cold countries T F
7 Vampire bats drink cow ´s blood T F
8. Vampire bats are never dangerous to man T F

2.7 ADVERBIOS DE FRECUENCIA

Los adverbios de frecuencia son aquellos que nos indican la frecuencia con la
que se repiten las acciones. Algunos son always (siempre), usually
(usualmente), sometimes (a veces), rarely ( raramente), never (nunca)
often (a veces), almost (casi), normally (normalmente) frequently
(frecuentemente).

Estos adverbios normalmente van antes de un verbo, pero después de be o un

verbo auxiliar

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They usually watch TV (ellos usualmente miran la televisión)

They are usually in bed at 10 o’clock (ellos generalmente van a la cama a las 10)

She never eats candies (ella nunca come dulces)

The baby always drinks milk (el bebé siempre toma leche)

I am always singing (yo siempre estoy cantando)

DIALOGO

NEVER SAY NEVER

TERESA: We never have a big meal at night, because we can have nightmares.

WILLIAM: You are right

TERESA: I sometimes have a big dinner, you know, at a party. But I usually have
some fruit or a piece of cake.

WILLIAM: My father often has fruit for breakfast

HARRIET: Only fruit

WILLIAM: Yes. Well, he sometimes has a sandwich and a glass of milk TERESA:
On weekends we always have breakfast at 7 o’clock. We always have lunch at
half past two and we always have supper at 8 o’clock

HARRIET: In England, we usually have dinner at 7, and this is the big meal for us

TERESA: In Mexico, we usually have a big meal at lunch time

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TERESA: We often have fish for lunch

HARRIET: In England, we usually eat fish and chips for breakfast

WILLIAM: For breakfast? Are you serious? I never eat fish for breakfast

TERESA: In Mexico, we love tacos

WILLIAM: And in the USA we love hamburgers. Oh, I am hungry. Shall we go to a

restaurant?

TERESA: Good idea

Ejercicios:

Lee las frase y tacha T (true, verdadero) o F (false, falso), de acuerdo con
la información dada en los diálogos. Fíjate en el ejemplo

1. In Mexico, people always eat fish and chips for breakfast T F

2. Teresa never has a big dinner at a party T F
3. In the U.S.A. people hate hamburgers T F
4. In England, people usually have dinner at 7 T F
5. William’s father often has fruit for breakfast T F
6. Teresa and her family always have a big meal at night T F
7. In England, people never eat fish and chips for breakfast T F

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8. On weekdays Teresa and her family eat tacos T F
9. William often eats fish for dinner T F
10. In Mexico, people usually have a big meal at lunch time T F

Observa la información del cuadro y abajo haz oraciones acerca de que

hace Sandra los domingos, usando el adverbio de frecuencia correcto;
fíjate en el ejemplo:

Never Sometimes Often Usually Always

1. Study in the library √
2. Sleep all day √
3. Have a big dinner √
4. Eat at the restaurant √
5. Go out with friends √
6. Telephone her parents √
7. Go for a walk √

8. Go to bed before √
midnight

1. Sandra never studies in the library on Sunday

2. ______________________________________
3. ______________________________________

4. _______________________________________

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6. _______________________________________
7. ________________________________________
8. ________________________________________

Ejercicio:

Completa con el adverbio de frecuencia que te parezca más lógico en las

oraciones:

1. Do you _________________ play tennis on Sundays?

2. Mr. Davila goes to bed at 10 p.m. She ______________ takes a shower at

midnight

3. Mark is a pilot in England. He ____________________ flies to New York

twice a week

4. My husband works very hard, so he _______________ watches TV late at

night

5. Cindy doesn’t like to go to the movies, but she _________________ goes to

the theater on Sundays

6. Does Paul _________________ speak French to the children?

7. We _______________ go to bed at 10 p.m. because we _______________

get up at 6 a.m.

8. Do the children _______________ do their homework?

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and his brother are excellent students. They _____________ get good grades.

2.8 NOMBRE Y DIRECCION

Para saber el nombre de alguna persona se pregunta y responde:

What’s your name? My name is Sandra

What’s your name? My name is Alberto

What’s your name? My name is Sergio

Para saber la dirección de alguna persona se pregunta y responde:

What’s your address? I live in Olmo Street number 3 in Rincon Arboledas

What’s your address? I live in 73 th. Street number 789 in Los sauces

What’s your address? I live in Platon street number 56 in La Noria

Ejercicio:

Responde a estas preguntas personales:

1. What’s your name

__________________________________________________________

2. What’s your address?

___________________________________________________________

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1. ¿Cuál de estas palabras es una característica física?

a) Blue eyes
b) Friendly
c) Stupid

2. De las siguientes oraciones, escoge la correcta para descripción de sí mismo

a) Hi! I’m Caroline. I’m 22 years old

b) His name is Robert
c) Her name is Rosa

3. ¿Cuál de las siguientes palabras es un verbo?

a) Beautiful
b) Long
c) Think

4. ¿Cuál de estas oraciones es la correcta?

a) Mr. Rodriguez teaches English

b) Rose swim everyday
c) The athletes runs

5. ¿Cuál de estas palabras es una característica de personalidad?

a) Strong
b) Nice

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hair

6. ¿Cuál de estos verbos significa cortar?

a) Cut
b) Take
c) Buy

7. ¿Cuál de estas oraciones utilizamos para una presentación de personalidad?

a) She’s Carolina, she’s nice and smart

b) He’s Peter, He’s strong
c) She’s Monica, she’s beautiful

8. ¿Cuál de estas oraciones utilizamos para presentación física de una persona?

a) He’s Pablo, he’s intelligent

b) She’s Maria, she’s nice and beautiful
c) He’s Rodrigo, he’s generous

9. ¿Cuál de estas oraciones está escrita correctamente?

a) We go to school
b) They walks in the garden
c) She come to the movies

10. ¿Cuál de estas palabras no corresponde?

a) Blond
b) Intelligent
c) Pencil

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1. a

2. a

3. c

4. a

5. b 6. a

7. a

8. b

9. a

10. c

CAPÍTULO 3
MY DAILY LIFE

ESQUEMA - RESUMEN

3. MY DAILY LIFE

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3.1 Gustos y preferencias personales

3.2 Lectura: Sobre las comidas en Bretania (About meals in Britain)

3.3 Deportes

3.4 Lectura: Nacida para bailar (Born to dance)

OBJETIVOS GENERALES

Al final de la Unidad, el alumno:

• Aprenderá a describir sus gustos, preferencias y actividades de la ida cotidiana

como comida, bebidas y deportes favoritos.

• Aprenderá a preguntar y contestar sobre direcciones y nombres.

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Activity Actividad
Apple Manzana
Apple sauce Salsa de manzana
Apple juice Jugo de manzana
Attack Atacar
Auditorium Auditorio
Avocado Aguacate
Bacon Tocino
Ballerina Bailarina
Ballet shoes Zapatillas de ballet
Bathroom Baño
Bat Murciélago
Bed Cama
Bedroom Habitación
Before Antes
Bread Pan
Bird Pájaro
Bite Morder
Mountain bike Bicicleta de montaña
Blond Rubio
Blood Sangre
Bridge Puente
Britain Gran Bretaña
British people Gente inglesa
Building Edificio
Breakfast Desayuno
Cake Pastel
Carrot Zanahoria
Cave Cueva
Cereal Cereal
Cheese cake Pastel de queso
Children Niños
Chili Chile
Chips Papas fritas

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Cinammon Canela
Coffee Café
Count Conde
Company Compañía
Cow Vaca

Creature Criatura
Cup of tea Taza de té
Dancer Bailarín
Dangerous Peligroso
Daytime Día
Dinner Cena o comida
Diplomat Diplomático
Earn Ganar
Egg Huevo
Energy Energía
Evening meal Comida
Eye Ojo
Fast food Comida rápida
Fifteen century abbey Abadía del Siglo XV
Fish Pescado
Flat Departamento
Flower Flor
Fried bread Pan frito
Fruit Fruta
Fruit eating Comedor de fruta
Garden Jardín
Glass Vaso
Grade Calificación
Grave Tumba
Greatest El más grande
Gymnastics Gimnasia
Harmless Inofensivo
Health Salud

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Heavy Pesado
Helpful Útil
Homework Tarea
Horse Caballo
Husband Esposo
Hungry Hambriento
Ice cream Helado
Ice tea Té helado
Insect eating Comedor de insectos
Kind Clase
Kitchen Cocina

Late Tarde
Laugh Reir
Lawyer Abogado
Legend Leyenda
Lemonade Limonada
Lemon juice Jugo de limón
Library Biblioteca
Lose Perder
Main Principal
Mammal Mamífero
Marmalade Mermelada
Meat Carne
Midnight Medianoche
Meal Comida
Milk Leche
Milkshake Malteada
Morning Mañana
Moscow Moscú
Mosquitoe Mosquito
Movies Cine
Newspaper Periódico
Night Noche

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Nightmare Pesadilla
Office Oficina
Onion Cebolla
Orange juice Jugo de naranja
Party Fiesta
Pea Chícharo
Peel Pelar
Percent Por ciento
Performance Actuación
Pineapple Piña
Pineapple sause Salsa de piña
Pinch Pizca
Plantation Plantación
Population Población
Rabies Rabia
Radish Rábano
Reward Recompensa
Roman bath Baño romano

Rise Levantar
Running Atletismo, carrera
Salad Ensalada
Sausage salchicha
Save Guardar
Shoe factory Fábrica de zapatos
Sitting room Estudio, sala de estar
Slice Rebanar
Smoke Fumar
Social Social
Straight hair Lacio
Strange Extraño
Suggar Azúcar
Supper Cena
Survey Encuesta
Table Mesa

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Tea spoon Cucharadita

Tree Árbol
Salad Ensalada
Salt Sal
Shower Baño
Skating Patinaje
Skiing Esquí
Swimming Natación
Tomato Tomate
Thirsty Sediento
Twice Dos veces
Upside down De cabeza
Wash Lavar
Well-known Bien-conocido
While Mientras
Wing Ala
World Mundo
Vampire Vampiro
Vegetables Verduras, vegetales
Vegetarian Vegetariano
Victim Victima
Zucchini Calabaza

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3.1 GUSTOS Y PREFERENCIAS PERSONALES

Alimentos: Para preguntar y responder qué te gusta comer (Like), que no te gusta
(hate) y qué te encanta (love)

Ejemplos:

What do you like to eat? I like sandwiches and hot dogs

What do you like to eat? I like candies and desserts

What do you like to eat? I like tacos and pozole

What do you hate to eat? I hate chili

What do you hate to eat? I hate meat

What do you hate to eat? I hate pineapple

What do you love to eat? I love fruits

What do you love to eat? I love pizza

What do you love to eat? I love fish

Bebidas: Para preguntar y responder qué te gusta beber (Like), que no te gusta (hate)
y qué te encanta (love)

Ejemplos:

What do you like to drink? I like lemonade

What do you like to drink? I like ice tea

What do you like to drink? I like coca cola

What do you hate to drink? I hate coffee

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you hate to drink? I hate orange juice

What do you hate to drink? I hate tequila

What do you love to drink? I love apple juice

What do you love to drink? I love soda

What do you love to drink? I love milkshake

Ejercicios:

Observa las figuras y contesta

1. What color are carrots? _____________________________

2. What color are bananas? ____________________________

3. What color are oranges? _____________________________

4. Oranges are fruit or vegetables? _______________________

5. Carrots are fruits or vegetables? _______________________

6. Do you like carrots? _________________________________

Contesta la siguiente encuesta con lo que más te gusta y menos te gusta de

comer. Puedes usar la lista de abajo (fíjate en los ejemplos)

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 Salads
(ensaladas) Zucchinis (calabazas) Onion
(cebolla)

Carrots (zanahorias) Fish (pescado) Nopales

Peas (chícharos) Tomatoes (jitomates)

Avocado (aguacate) Apples (manzanas)

Ice cream (helado) Bread (pan)

LIKES AND
DISLIKES OF FOOD
“RESTAURANTE EL
SUEÑO”
Name:
Age:

LIKE DISLIKE

1. I like hamburgers 1. I hate onions

2. l love cheese cake 2.
3. 3.
4. 4.
5. 5.
6. 6.
7. 7.
8. 8.
9. 9.

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11. 11.
12 12.

LEE LA RECETA CON ATENCIÓN

APPLE SAUCE

Ingredients:

½ kilogram of apples
½ cup of sugar
1 teaspoon of lemon juice
1 cup of water ¼ teaspoon of cinnamon
a pinch of salt

How to cook
Wash the apples
Peel the apples
Slice the apples
Cook the ingredients until tender and mash the apples with a potato mash.
Serve cold

Redacta, como la anterior, una receta para hacer salsa de piña.

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Ingredients:

How to cook:

Responde a la pregunta: What do you like to eat? Imaginándo que fueras:

1. (un atleta) What do you like to eat?

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2. ( un niño pequeño) What do you like to eat?

_________________________________ 3.
(una modelo ) What do you like to eat?

_________________________________

4. (tú mismo ) What do you like to eat? __________________________________

5. (tu hermano) What do you like to eat?

_______________________________________

3.2 LECTURA SOBRE LAS COMIDAS EN BRETANIA.

ABOUT MEALS IN BRITAIN

According to a recent survey, the main meal of the day for the most British people
is the evening meal. Seven out of ten families with children sit down at a table for
their weekday evening meal, not in front of television, as many people think. For most
British families, eating is the main social activity of the day.

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breakfast is different. Only one out of four have breakfast with other members of the
family. The survey also reveals that the traditional British cooked breakfast of
sausage, bacon, eggs and fried bread is disappearing. Only twelve per cent of the
population have a regular cooked breakfast. Most people now prefer cereal or muesil,
toast and marmalade and a cup of tea or coffee.

Ejercicios:

Completa las siguientes frases con la palabra o palabras que faltan:

1. The survey reveals that ___________________ cooked breakfast is disappearing.

2. The main ___________ of the day of the most British people is

_____________________

3. For _________________________ eating is the main social activity of the day

4. Only ________________ of the British population have a regular

________________

5. Most __________________ prefer cereal.

Lee los siguientes diálogos:

DORA: What do you like to drink, Carlos?

CARLOS: Do you have tea?

DORA: No, I hate tea

CARLOS: Do you have coffee?

DORA: I like coffee, but it is finished

CARLOS: Do you have orange juice?

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Yes, I have. I love orange juice.

MARTHA: These are nice oranges and bananas

ROCIO: Oh, I like oranges and apples, but I hate bananas

MARTHA: My son Cesar loves bananas

ROCIO: Fruit is good for health

MARTHA: I agree

ROCIO: I like vegetables, are also good for health

MARTHA: Well… I like potatoes and carrots, but I hate zucchinis

ROCIO: Really? We like zucchinis. They are very nutritious

MARTHA: You are right, but…

ROCIO: Look, this is a nutritious fish

MARTHA: I hate fish

ROCIO: What strange, my son loves fish

Ejercicios:

Contesta lo siguiente:

1. Who loves fish? ___________________________________

2. Who hates zucchinis? _______________________________

3. Who likes vegetables?________________________________

4. Who hates bananas? ________________________________

5. Who loves bananas? ________________________________

6. Who hates tea? ____________________________________

7. Who loves orange juice? _____________________________

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Lee la siguiente carta:

34 Milton Street
Bear Flat
Bath, Avon
England

August 13th, 2000

Dear Ramiro:

I’m Helen Rosen. I’m 14 year old. I’m tall and thin. My hair is long
straight and blonde, and my eyes are blue. I ´m a student. I live in Bath, Avon.
It is a beautiful city in England. There are some roman baths here. There is a
very nice cafeteria on the bridge. And, there is a beautiful fifteenth century
Abbey, I love it.
I like sports. I love basketball. I like vegetables. I love zucchinis and carrots, but
I hate radishes. I like my school. It is very big. There are three floors and there
are eight classrooms on each floor. There is an auditorium and there is a big
library. There is a big garden. My school is beautiful. Well… I like it very much
Best wishes
Helen

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 Ahora,
Imagina que eres Ramiro y le contestas a
Helen. Describe a
Ramiro, explica donde vives y cómo es tu escuela

Address: _______________
________________________
________________________

Date: ___________________
________________________

Dear Helen:
________________________________________________

________________________________________________

________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________

________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________

Best wishes: Ramiro

3.3 DEPORTES

Para preguntar y responder acerca de tus deportes favoritos:

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sport do you prefer? (¿qué deporte prefieres?),
What is your favorite sport ? (Cuál es tu deporte favorite?)

What sport do you prefer? I prefer basket ball

What sport do you prefer? I prefer base ball

What sport do you prefer? I prefer foot ball

What sport do you prefer? I prefer hockey
What is your favorite sport? My favorite sport is swimming
What is your favorite sport? My favorite sport is Skiing
What is your favorite sport? My favorite sport is volley ball

tennis base

swimming

baseball soccer
tennis

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skiing running surfing

Hockey cycling boxing

Swimming golf skating

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 Tae kwon do valley ball gimnastics

Ejercicios:

Responde a la pregunta What sport do you prefer? imaginando que fueras:

Ejemplo:
1. (un comentarista deportivo) What sport do you prefer? I prefer tennis and baseball
2. (un ama de casa ) What sport do you prefer? I prefer aerobics

3. (una niña de seis años) What sport do you prefer ____________________

4. (un profesor de artes marciales) What sport do you prefer? _____________

5. (una ciclista) What sport do you prefer? _____________________________

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 6. (Maradona) What sport do you prefer?
_____________________________

7. (un cantante) What sport do you prefer?

Responde a las siguientes preguntas imaginando que fueras:

1. (una señora mayor) What’s your favorite sport? My favorite sport is running

2. (un golfista) What’s your favorite sport? My favorite sport is golf

3. (un futbolista) What’s your favorite sport? ___________________

4. (un nadador) What’s your favorite sport? __________________

5. (una gimnasta) What’s your favorite sport? ___________________

6. (un boxeador) What’s your favorite sport? ___________________

7. (un tenista) What’s your favorite sport?___________________

3.4 LECTURA NACIDO PARA BAILAR

BORN TO DANCE

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 Nina Ananiashvili is a prima ballerina at the Bolshoi ballet, the greatest ballet
company in the world. She lives with her husband Guya, a diplomat, in a flat in
Moscow. The flat is very small. The bedroom and the sitting room are in one room
and there is only a very small bathroom and kitchen.

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breakfast at half past seven. Then Nina prepares her ballet shoes. She uses three new
pairs of ballet shoes for every performance. Nina usually walks to her classes at the
theatre. “I love the city”, she says. “It open my eyes”.

But on performance days, she takes a taxi to class and back. “I like to save my
energy”, she says. She arrives at the theatre about five o ´clock in the evening.

The performance starts at seven thirty.

Dance is very tiring and some ballerinas lose three kilogram during a
performance. Nina is always very thirsty after a performance. “I drink and drink:
water, tea, lemonade, anything. Usually, I can’t sleep until three or four o ´clock in
the morning”.

Bolshoi dancers earn quite a lot of money and there are other rewards. Girls
stand in shopping queues to buy food for her. “Men just leave flowers outside my flat
and then run away”, says Nina, and laughs.

Ejercicio:
Contesta las siguientes preguntas:

1. Where does Nina live?

_____________________________________________

2. What does Nina do on performance days?

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3. What does she do in the morning?

_____________________________________________

4. What does Nina drink after a performance?

_____________________________________________

5. What company does Nina dance in?

______________________________________________

6. What profession does Nina have?

______________________________________________

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 EJERCICIOS DE AUTOEVALUACION

1. ¿Qué es un hábito?

a) Lo que hacemos todos los viernes

b) Lo que hacemos diariamente
c) Lo que hacemos una vez al mes.

2. Un ejemplo de hábito es:

a) I take a shower every Friday

b) I get up at 6 o’clock every morning
c) She eats breakfast on Mondays

3. ¿Qué son los adverbios de frecuencia?

a) Son aquellos que indican una acción pasada

b) Son aquellos que nos indican con qué frecuencia hacemos algo
c) Son aquellos que repiten una acción

4. ¿Cuál de estas palabras es un adverbio de frecuencia?

a) Very
b) Everyday
c) Always

5. ¿Cuál de estas oraciones es correcta?

a) He always plays the guitar

b) She usually go to the movies
c) They often drinks tequila

6. ¿Cuál es la pregunta que utilizamos para saber la dirección de una persona?

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 a) How old are you?
b) What’s your address?
c) What’s your name?

7. ¿Cuál es la pregunta para saber tu nombre?

a) What’s your name?

b) What do you like?
c) What’s your address?

8. ¿Qué palabras utilizamos para preguntar qué te gusta comer?

a) What do you like to eat?

b) What do you hate?
c) What do you drink?

9. ¿Cuál es la pregunta para tu deporte favorito?

a) What sport do you hate?

b) What is your favorite sport?
c) Do you like basketball?

10. ¿Cuál de estas palabras es un deporte?

a) Taking
b) Cutting
c) Running

11. ¿Qué palabras utilizamos para preguntar qué no te gusta comer?

a) What do you prefer?

b) What do you hate?

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 c) Do you
drink tequila?

12. ¿Cuál de estos deportes significa nadar?

a) Swimming
b) Hockey
c) Baseball

13. ¿Cuál es la respuesta para: What’s your address?

a) I live in Main Street

b) My name is Maria
c) I’m thirty years old

14. ¿Cuál es el significado de never?

a) Usualmente
b) Raras veces
c) Nunca

15. ¿Cuál es la respuesta correcta para: what do you hate?

a) I hate hamburgers
b) I love tacos
c) I like pizza

RESULTADOS DE AUTOEVALUACION

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2. b 12. a
3. b 13. a
4. c 14. c
5. a 15. a
6. b

7. a

8. a

9. b

10. c

CAPÍTULO 4
WHERE WE LIVE

ESQUEMA - RESUMEN

4. WHERE WE LIVE

4.1 Lectura: La casa de nuestros sueños (The house of our dreams)

4.2 Lectura: La Biblioteca Central (The Central Library)

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 OBJETIVOS GENERALES

Al final de la unidad, el alumno:

•
Aprenderá a describir su casa.

•
Conocerá las diferentes partes que componen una casa y un edificio.

VOCABULARY

Agriculture Agricultura
Architect Arquitecto
Anatomy Anatomía
Anthropology Antropología
Astronomy Astronomía
Bacteriology Bacteriología

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Besides Además
Botany Botánica
Brother Hermano
Central library Biblioteca Central
Chemistry Química
Comfortable Comodo
Communication Comunicación
Decoration Decoración
Dinning room Comedor
Dream Soñar
Drugstore Farmacia
Economic sciences Ciencias Económicas
Entrance Entrada
Excited Emocionado
Expensive Caro
Floor Piso
French Francés
Garage Garage
German Alemán
Get married Casarse
Geology Geología
History Historia
House Casa
Law Derecho
Languages Idiomas
Literature Literatura
Market Mercado
Mathematics Matemáticas

VOCABULARY

Medicine Medicina
Medium Medio

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Military sciences Ciencias Militares
Monumental mosaic Mural gigante
Music Música
Natural History Historia Natural
Naval sciences Ciencias Navales
Outside wall Pared externa
Park Parque
Philosophy Filosofía
Physic Física
Physiology Fisiología
Political sciences Ciencias Políticas
Psychology Psicología
Religion Religión
Science Ciencia
Sister Hermana
Spanish Español
Until Hasta
Window Ventana

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T THE HOUSE OF OUR DREAMS

We are Ana and Ivan, we are going to get marry. Last time, we have visited different
houses to live. We didn’t like any until yesterday. We visited one beautiful house and
we loved it. It is a little and comfortable house. It has two floors. In the first floor, it
has a little garden in front and two big windows. It has a little dining room and sitting
room. It has also a kitchen and a bathroom. In the second floor it has two bedrooms
with a closet each one and other bathroom.

This house is not expensive; besides, it has a garage for two cars. We are very
excited and definitely, we are going to buy it.

Ejercicios:

Traduce las siguientes palabras

1. Floor ___________________________

2. Window__________________________

3. Garden __________________________
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room ______________________

5. Sitting room ______________________

6. Kitchen __________________________

7. Bathroom ________________________

8. Bedroom ________________________

9. Garage _________________________

10. Closet __________________________

Responde las preguntas

1. Are Ana and Ivan brother and sister?

___________________________________________________ 2.
Do they have a house?

___________________________________________________

3. How many bathrooms does the house they like have?

___________________________________________________

4. How many floors does the house have?

___________________________________________________

5. Does the house have a playing room?

_____________________________________________________

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 4.2 LECTURA

THE CENTRAL LIBRARY

The Central Library is on the campus of the National

Autonomous University of Mexico. It has 14 floors. It is a
beautiful building. On the outside walls, it has a monumental
mosaic (1951-53) by the architect Juan O´gorman. The use of mosaic as decoration
is a medium of public education. There are some mosaics in public buildings in
Mexico, for example in the National Palace.

In the entrance, there is a library guide. On the first floor, there are many
books about Music, Literature, Science, Mathematics, Astronomy, Physics and
Technology. On the second floor, there are many books about Psychology, Chemistry,
Geology, Natural History, Botany, Zoology, Human Anatomy, Physiology,
Bacteriology, Medicine and Agriculture.

On the third floor, there are many books about Philosophy, Religion, Military
Sciences, Naval Sciences, Library Studies, and History. On the fourth floor, there are
many books about Geography, Anthropology, Social and Economic Sciences, Political
Sciences and Law. The general offices are on the ninth and tenth floors.

The academic offices are on the top floor.

In the Central Library, there are many books in Spanish, English, French,
German, and other languages. There are old and new books. A book is a good
instrument of communication. A book is a good friend.
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Ejercicios:

Traduce las siguientes palabras:

Central ___________________

Library ___________________

Building ___________________

Outside _____________________

Walls _____________________

Mosaic ____________________

Physics____________________

Botany ____________________

Zoology ___________________

Guide _____________________

Entrance ___________________

Chemistry __________________

Law _______________________

First _______________________

Second_____________________

Third_______________________

Fourth______________________

Ninth ______________________

Tenth ______________________

Top floor____________________

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Contesta las siguientes preguntas, fíjate en el ejemplo

1. What are there in the first floor of the National Library?

There are many books about Music, literature, Science, Mathematics,
Astronomy, Physics and Technology

2. What are there in the second floor of the National Library?

_________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________

3. What are there in the third floor of the National Library?

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________

4. What are there in the first floor of the National Library?

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________

5. What are there in the ninth and tenth floors?

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___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

EJERCICIOS DE AUTOEVALUACION

1. ¿Cuál de estas palabras significa química?

a) Central
b) Building
c) Chemistry

2. ¿Where is the Central Library?

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b) It’s on the campus of the National Autonomous University of Mexico
c) It’s in the National Palace

3. ¿Cuál de las siguientes palabras significa comedor?

a) Window
b) Sitting room
c) Dinning room

4. Anna and Ivan are going to buy a new house. How are they?

a) They are very excited

b) They are sad
c) They are happy

5. What is there in the entrance of the Central Library?

a) There are many books

b) There is a library guide
c) There is a statue

6. What are there in the second floor?

a) There are books about psychology and chemistry

b) There are mosaics
c) There are students

7. Anna and Ivan visited the new house and they…

a) Loved it

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it
c) Liked it

8. Anna and Ivan are:

a) Married
b) Friends
c) Going to get married

9. ¿Cual de estas palabras no está relacionada?

a) Library
b) Cat
c) Building

10. The house of our dreams is...

a) Cheap
b) Very expensive
c) Not expensive

11. El diálogo para comprar una casa es entre:

a) Mr. Palmer and his friend

b) Mr. Palmer and the salesman
c) Mr. Palmer and a buyer

12. How many bedrooms does the house have?

a) Five
b) Six
c) Four

13. ¿Cuál de estas palabras no se relaciona?

a) Garden
b) Market
c) Sitting room
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14. Where is the park?

a) It’s between the cinema and the school

b) It’s near the house
c) It’s behind the school

15. Where is the dinning room?

a) It’s in front of the kitchen

b) It’s beside the room
c) It’s outside

RESULTADOS DE AUTOEVALUACION

1. c 11. b

2. b 12. c

3. c 13. b

4. a 14. a

5. b 15. a

6. a

7. a

8. c

9. b

10. c

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COMMUNICATE IN ENGLISH, Villafuerte Laura, Fernández Editores, México, 1993

CONTEMPORARY ENGLISH, Rossner; The Mc Millan Press,

Hong Kong, 1973

ENGLISH WORKBOOK, Interlingua, México 1995

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