Thursday, November 19, 2009

Plural Nouns

Finish the sentences with the singular or plural form of the nouns. e.g.
There is a ____ on the table.
Answer: There is a book on the table.

1) The cat is sitting on my (bed - beds) .
2) There are five (pencil - pencils) on my desk.
3) I have two (sister - sisters) .
4) They are riding their (bike - bikes) .
5) We have a (dog - dogs) .
6) How many (book - books) do you have in your bag?
7) My mother has a new (computer - computers) .
8) There are three windows in the (room - rooms) .
9) Susan has four (poster - posters) .
10) There is one (pen - pens) on the floor.

Sunday, July 26, 2009

Plural Nouns (page 34 "End of the 1rst. Evaluation)

Change the plural sentences to singular.
In a classroom & School verbs.
Translate.

1) The teachers are in the classroom.

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

2) The students are sitting at their desks.

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

3) The boys are writing with the chalk.

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

4) The girls are listening to the teacher.

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

5) The teachers are using the textbooks.

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

6) The Principals are talking on the loudspeaker. (autoparlante)

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

7) The lockers are in the hall.

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

8) The school buses are waiting for the children.

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

9) The halls are full of new students at the Junior High.

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

10) The pencil sharpeners are on that table.

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

11) The computers are in the next room.

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

12) The football players are leaving the field.

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

13) The cheerleaders are entering the showers.

__________________________________________________

__________________________________________________

Plural Nouns (page 33)

Change the plural sentences to singular.
Farm and ranching. Translate.


1) The boys are working on the farm.

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

2) The girls are in the orchard. (huerto)

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

3) The girls are picking apples from the fruit trees.

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

4) They are in the orchard.

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

5) The men are fixing the fence.

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

6) The women are milking the dairy cows.

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

7) The sheep are in the pen.

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

8) The cowboys are hurding the livestock.

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

9) The children are playing in the hay. (paja)

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

10) The formen are in the wheat field. (trigal)

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

11) The horses are in the corral.

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

12) The mares are drinking from the trough. (yegua / bebedero)

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

13) The scarecrows are in the corn field. (espantapajaros)

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

Plural Nouns (page 32)

Change the sentences to the plural. Translate

1) The man is working on his car, he is going to race the car
in the Baja one thousand.

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

2) The woman is going to make a cake and a sandwich to
take it to the race track.

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

3) The wolf always travels in a pack. ________________________________________________________

4) An elf is a folkclore and a legent.
________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

5) There is a mouse in the house.
________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

6) The church is open to everybody.
________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

7) The girl is feeding the goose.

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

8) The knife is very sharp.

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

9) The baby is playing.

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

10) The clock is on the table. ________________________________________________________

11) The big box is on the truck.
________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

12) The flower will wilt in a few days.

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

13) My tooth hurts with the cold soda.
________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

INTONATION: Jane? In Spain? (page 31)

Where’s Jane?
She’s in Spain.
Jane? In Spain?!

Where’s Bill?
He’s in Brazil.
Bill? In Brazil?!

Where’s Sue?
She’s in Peru.
Sue? In Peru?!

Where’s Dinah?
She’s in China.
Dinah?! In China?!

Jane’s in Spain.

Bill’s in Brazil.

Sue’s in Peru.

Dinah’s in China.

Jane’s in Spain.

Bill’s in Brazil.

Sue’s in Peru.

Dinah’s in China.

Plural Nouns (page 30)

Change the sentences to plural. Remember to change the verbs. Translate.

1) He is a police man.

________________________________________________

________________________________________________

2) She is an elegant lady.

________________________________________________

________________________________________________

3) He is a doctor.

________________________________________________

________________________________________________

4) I need a tomato for the salad.

________________________________________________

________________________________________________

5) I have a foot.

________________________________________________

________________________________________________

6) The sheep is in the pen.

________________________________________________

________________________________________________

7) The city is big.

________________________________________________

________________________________________________

8) The child is in the pool.

________________________________________________

________________________________________________

9) Do you want a berry?

________________________________________________

________________________________________________

10) She is selling a watch.

________________________________________________

________________________________________________

11) She is a wife.

________________________________________________

________________________________________________

12) My daughter has a pony.

________________________________________________

________________________________________________

13) Grandmother has the key.

________________________________________________

________________________________________________

14) Go bring the fax.

________________________________________________

________________________________________________

15) The witch of Salem.

________________________________________________

________________________________________________

16) There is a wolf in the San Diego Zoo.

________________________________________________

________________________________________________

17) The story is about an elf.

________________________________________________

________________________________________________

18) Do you believe in a fairy?

________________________________________________

________________________________________________

19) The dress is too long.

________________________________________________

________________________________________________

Plurals (You tube)

Plurals (page 29)

A and An (page 28)

Write sentences with the words below as in the example. Be careful. Use (a, an) with singular words. Ocupations.

Singular: Rosa / teacher.
Rosa is a teacher.

Plural: Rosa and Tom / teachers.
Rosa and tom are teachers.

1. Pete / carpenter.

_________________________________________________

Pete and Mike / plumbers.

_________________________________________________

2. Anna / Lawyer.

_________________________________________________

Anna and Lili / judges.

_________________________________________________

3. He / engineer.

_________________________________________________

They / jewelers.

_________________________________________________

4. Mr. Fritz / accountant.

_________________________________________________

Mr. and Mrs. Fritz / reporters.

_________________________________________________


5. Virgil / florist.

_________________________________________________

Tyler and Wade / undertakers.

_________________________________________________

6. Eileen / greengrocer.

_________________________________________________

Frieda and Myra / bakers.

_________________________________________________

7. He / locksmith.

_________________________________________________

They / janitors.

_________________________________________________

8. Nina Rubanoff / real estate agent.

_________________________________________________

Mr. and Mrs. Gustafson / surgeons.

_________________________________________________

9. Kostia / electrician

_________________________________________________

Julius and Beau / foremen.

_________________________________________________

10. ______________ / housekeeper.

_________________________________________________

Articles - How to use A, AN, THE (You tube)

A and An (page 27)

Underline the correct article, and translate.

1. Mr. Latimer is (a, an) Immigration officer.

__________________________________________________

2. Ms. Prieto’s father is (a, an ) pilot.

__________________________________________________

3. Mr. Peterson is (a, an) engineer.

__________________________________________________

4. Linda’s boyfriend is (a, an) author.

__________________________________________________

5. I am (a, an) cashier at the supermarket.

__________________________________________________

6. Paula Green is (a, an) actress in Hollywood.

__________________________________________________

7. He is (a, an) waiter at Denny’s Restaurant.

__________________________________________________

8. David is (a, an) officer in the Navy.

__________________________________________________

9. Susan’s brother is (a, an) plumber.

__________________________________________________

Golden rules for articles. (page 26)

THE = el, la, los, las, lo.

· DON’T use THE with Proper names, Countries, etc.

the Tom / the Mary / the Rome

* You CAN use THE with NATIONALITIES.

The Mexicans / The Romans / The Canadians

· You CAN’T use THE with the words CHURCH, SCHOOL, HOME when they are used as an INSTITUTION.

We are going to church.
They are going to school.
I’m going home.

· You CAN use THE with the words CHURCH, SCHOOL, HOME when they are used as a BUILDING

We are going to fix the church.
They are going to paint the school.
I’m going to the Home. (rest home)

NEVER use TO with the words HOME and DOWN TOWN.

I’m going downtown. (not: I’m going to downtown)

I’m going home. (not: I’m going to home.)

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Articles a / an with or without “h”.

“a” before words beginning with a consonant sound.

a table
a man
a big city
a University = (yuniversity)

“an” before words beginning with a vowel sound.

an apple
an orange
an apostle
an hour. (our)

“a” before “h” when “h” is pronounced like “j”

a hole (jo)
a Hebrew (ji)
a hug (ja)
a hammer (ja)
a house (ja)
a hymn (ji)

“an” before “h” when “h” is silent.

an honest man (o)
an heir (e)
an hour (a)

The articles “a” / “an” are SINGULAR words,
do not use them with plural nouns.

Have / Has (page 25)

Write Have or Has to complete the sentences.
Vocabulary of: Materials.

1) I ______________ to take out the trash.

2) Gary __________ cardboard boxes in his supermarket for packing foods and goods.

3) We ______________ to recycle aluminum cans.

4) People also ____________ _______ recycle tin from other cans.

5) We _____________ ______ learn how to turn garbage into gold.

6) Glass _____________ an important use for us, it _____________

______ be recycled.

7) Rubber ______________ ______ be recycled for other uses.

8) Paper ______________ been recycled in the United States.


Which characteristics on the right can be used to describe the materials on the left?



Aux. Have / Do / Don't (page 24)

Hair and Hairstyles.

1) ______________ you ______________ a perm?

No, I ___________. I __________ natural curly hair.

2) ______________ Peter ______________ blond hair?

No he _____________. He’s bald.

3) ___________ your sister ____________ wavy hair ?

No, she ____________. She ___________ straight hair.

4) Do Mr. and Mrs. Ramirez ____________ gray hair?

No. they _____________. They _____________dark hair.

5) You _____________ thick hair? No, I _____________.

I ______________ thin hair.

6) He ___________ cut his hair. He __________ a punk style.


Stress and Anger.

1) You ______________

______ be relaxed

for your wedding day.

2) He ______________

______________

______ get so irritated when things

___________ come out the way they should.

3) Some people get very annoyed if they ______________

______ wait in line at a check out counter.

4) My friend ______________ know how to be happy.

She always _____________ ______ be moody.


5) My daughter (-) __________ get angry, she always ___________

______ get absolutely furious over nothing.

6) For example if she is caught in bad traffic, she _____________ to
get frustrated.

7) I ___________ a dog who ___________ a bad temper, when strangers come a calling.

8) You _____________ ______ get annoyed when your neighbors’ children shout outside your window.

Saturday, July 25, 2009

INTRODUCTION TO “HAVE” (page 23)

Have is used in several ways. It can have the forms of an
auxiliary verb (questions and negatives without do.)

“Have you seen Alex? No, I haven’t.

It can also have the forms of an ordinary verb (questions
and negatives with do)


Where did you have breakfast?

I don’t have to go to Tijuana.


Friday, July 24, 2009

ADJECTIVES (You Tube)

ADJECTIVES (page 22)


This page will explain the different types of adjectives and the correct order for them.
Find the correct adjective for you, when you answer the questions. TRANSLATE.
Colors are adjectives = black, blue, white, green, red.


1) My house is _______________

___________________________________________________

2) My car is ________________.

___________________________________________________

3) My room is painted _________________.

___________________________________________________

Sizes = big, small, large, thin, thick, strait, curly, tall, short,

1) My house is _________________.

___________________________________________________

2) My hair is __________________.

___________________________________________________

3) I am ___________________.

___________________________________________________

Shapes = triangular, round, square, circular,

1) A ball is _____________

___________________________________________________

2) An ice cream cone is ______________

___________________________________________________

3) A window is ________________

___________________________________________________

Qualities = good, bad, mediocre, fair…

1) The cafeteria food is _________________

___________________________________________________

2) My grades are _________________

___________________________________________________

Personality = happy, sad, angry, depressed…

1) I’m _______________ right now.

___________________________________________________

2) I’m _______________ when I get up in the morning.

___________________________________________________

Time = Yearly, monthly, annually, daily…

1) I take a bath _______________

___________________________________________________

2) We make tests _____________

___________________________________________________

3) I celebrate my birthday ______________

___________________________________________________

Ages = new, young, old, brand-new, second-hand, hand me downs…

1) My clothes are ________________

___________________________________________________

2) My shoes are _________________

___________________________________________________

Sound related = loud, noisy, quiet, silent

1) I like my music ______________

___________________________________________________

2) My classroom is usually ______________

___________________________________________________

Touch related = slippery, sticky, rough, smooth

1) My skin is ________________

___________________________________________________

2) When I mop my floor is _______________

___________________________________________________

3) When I touch _______________

___________________________________________________

Taste related = juicy, sweet, sour,

1) The meat is ______________.

___________________________________________________

2) Ice cream is ______________.

___________________________________________________

3) Lemons are ______________.

___________________________________________________

Possessive Adjectives. (page 21)

Fill in the blanks with the correct adjective. Translate.
Exercise with every day clothes.


1. Edith is washing ____________ blouse. (she)

___________________________________________________

2. Glen is ironing ____________ shirt. (he)

___________________________________________________

3. Ian is wearing ____________ new sneakers. (he)

___________________________________________________

4. Austin is looking for ____________ raincoat. (he)

___________________________________________________

5. Isabella is weaving (tejer) ____________ new cardigan. (she)

___________________________________________________

6. Edward is putting on ____________ slippers. (he)

___________________________________________________

7. Lita is wearing ____________ new mittens. (she)

___________________________________________________

8. Bartholomew is hanging ____________ windbreaker. (he)

___________________________________________________

9. Ralph is shinning ____________ new buckle. (he)

___________________________________________________

Fill in the blanks with the correct adjective. Translate.
Exercise with kitchen verbs.


1. My mother is stirring ____________ soup.

___________________________________________________

2. My great-grandmother is chopping all ____________ food.

____________________________________________________

3. My father is slicing ____________ bread.

___________________________________________________

4. My aunt is baking ____________ Christmas cake. (they)

___________________________________________________

5. Her grandmother is frying ____________ meat.

____________________________________________________

6. Our grandfather is peeling ____________ banana.

___________________________________________________

7. My sister in law is pouring ____________ milk in a cup.

___________________________________________________

8. Our cousin is grating cheese on ____________ tostadas.

____________________________________________________

9. His uncle is broiling ____________ steak on the grill.

_____________________________________________________

Possessive Adjectives. (page 20)

Refer to the italicized word or words with the correct possessive adjective. Translate.

1. The man is studying his new designs now.

____________________________________________________

2. The teacher is writing in __________ note book.

____________________________________________________

3. They usually eat ___________ lunch in the park.

____________________________________________________

4. When are you going to bring _________ own pencil?

____________________________________________________

5. Kelly doesn’t want to take __________ medicine.

____________________________________________________

6. I don’t want to sell ___________ house.

____________________________________________________

7. He doesn’t want to use __________ brains.

____________________________________________________

8. __________ families are first!
(nuestras)

____________________________________________________

9. __________ name isn’t Conrad it is Colby.

____________________________________________________

10. You and your wife don’t spend ___________ money very carefully.

____________________________________________________

11. Where are our shoes? __________ shoes are under the bed.

____________________________________________________

12. You don’t do __________ English lessons very carefully.

____________________________________________________

13. The Principal doesn’t want to open _________Birthday present.

____________________________________________________

14. My dog “Sassy” bites __________ nails.

____________________________________________________

15. __________ coffee is on that table.
(tu)

____________________________________________________

Possessive Adjectives. (You Tube)

Possessive Adjectives. (page 19)


Possessive adjectives are also called “determiners” they are normally used at the beginning of noun phrases.
Answer the questions using contractions, possessive
adjectives and the words in parenthesis.
House vocabulary.

1. a) Where are you? (I / kitchen)

b) I’m in my kitchen.

2. a) Where are your grand parents? (they / yard)

b) My grand parents are in ____________ back yard.

3. a) Where is my grand mother? (we / dining room)

b) Your grandmother is in ___________ _________________

4. a) Where are our aunt and uncle? (you / attic)

b) Our aunt and uncle are in __________ ______________

5. a) Where is your brother? (I / living room)

b) ________ brother is in __________ ___________________

6. a) Where is her mother? (she / bath room)

b) ___________ mother is in _________ _________________

7. a) Where are my children? ( you / bedroom)

b) ___________ children arein ___________ _____________

8. a) Where is Deborah’s God father? ( she / garage)

b) ___________ God father is in ___________ ___________

9. a) Where is Randolph’s Step mother? ( he / basement)

b) ___________ Step mother is in ___________ ___________

10. a) Where is Julius’s sister in law? ( she / utility room)

b) ____________ sister in law is in __________ ____________

11. a) Where is your husband? ( I / he / workshop)

b) ___________ husband is in __________ ______________

12. a) Where are Andrew & Jasper’s grandparents?
(they / we / master bedroom)


b) ____________ grandparents are sleeping in ____________

__________________________.

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Question Words (page 18)

Choose the correct Wh- Questions word.
TRANSALTE.


1) ________ did your parents get married? In New Mexico.

___________________________________________________

2) In ________ room was it found?

___________________________________________________

3) Please tell me ________ left this book here?

___________________________________________________

4) ________ bus goes to the train station?

___________________________________________________

5) ________ does you father work? At City Hall.

___________________________________________________

6) ________ dances the best in your family?

___________________________________________________

7) ________ is that young lady? She's May Washington.

___________________________________________________

8) ________ would you like to do tomorrow evening?

___________________________________________________

9) ________ have you been doing lately?

___________________________________________________

10) ________ can I do for you?

___________________________________________________

11) ________ came while I was gone?

___________________________________________________

12) ________ do you expect me to do?

___________________________________________________

13) ________ does your father work at that company? Because it's near our house.

___________________________________________________

14) ________ do you think of this hotel? It's pretty good.

___________________________________________________

15) ________ is the lady that you met in the park?

___________________________________________________

16) ________ color are your eyes?

___________________________________________________

17) ________ is your name?

___________________________________________________

18) ________ can I park my car? Over there.

___________________________________________________

19) ________ went with you to the movies?

___________________________________________________

20) ________ you wash clothes every week?

___________________________________________________

21 ________ do you do in the evening?

___________________________________________________

22) ________ is your blood type?

___________________________________________________

23) ________ will you eat for lunch today?

___________________________________________________

Questions w/“WHERE” +Prepositions. (page 17)


1. a) Where are you?

b) I’m in San Juan. (Puerto Rico)

2. a) Where _______ the Jones Family?

b) _______________ in the _________________

3. a)_______________________ Julian and Christine?

b) They’re ___________ the __________________

4.a) _________________________ you and Kevin?

b)____________in the ________________

5. a) _______________________ Julian and Christine?

b) They’re in the ____________________________

6. a) Where __________ the teacher?

b) _________ in the _______________

7. a) Where _____________ Kelly and David?

b) _____________ in the _______________

8. a) ____________ _____________ you?

b)____________ in the ____________________

9. a) _____________ _________ Betty
b) _____________ in the ___________________

10. a) _____________ _________ Mrs. Prieto?

b) ____________ in the ____________________

11. a) ______________ __________ the students?

b) They’re at the _________________________

12.a) ____________ ________ the children?

b) ____________ in the ________________

13. a) __________________ Jacqueline?

b) _____________ in the _______________

14. a) __________________ Zara?

b) _________ swimming in the ____________.

15. a) __________________ Wilhelmina?

b) __________ skiing on the _____________.

INTONATION: Frank? At the Bank? (page 16)

Where’s Frank?
He’s working at the bank.


Frank? At the bank?
Yes, that’s right.

He’s working at the bank.
Frank? At the bank?


Oh! No!



Where’s Sue?
She’s working at the Zoo.


Sue? At the Zoo?
Yes, that’s right.

She’s working at the bank.
Sue? At the Zoo?


Oh! No!



Where’s Paul?
He’s working at the Mall.

Paul? At the Mall?
Yes, that’s right.

He’s working at the Mall.
Paul? At the Mall?


Oh! No!

Occupations / Nationalities. (page 15)

(Italy / pharmacist / mechanic)
1. a) Where are you from?
b) I’m from Italy?

a) Are you a pharmacist?
b) No. I am a mechanic.


2. a) Where are you from? (China / barber / travel agent)

b) I’m from _________________________________?

a) Are you a barber?

b) No. I am a _____________________________.

3. a) Where is Vera from? (Vladivostok / tailor / florist)

b) ________________________________________________?

a) Is she a _____________________________?

b) No. _____________________________________________

4. a) Where is Martha Rios from? (Guadalajara / baker / jeweler)

b) ________________________________________________?

a) Is she a _____________________________?

b) No. _____________________________________________

5. a) Where are the students from? (Peru / opticians / doctors)

b) ________________________________________________?

a) Are they _____________________________?

b) No. _____________________________________________

6. a) Where are the nuns from? (Cuba / nurses / teachers)

b) ________________________________________________?

a) Are they _____________________________?

b) No. ____________________________________________

7. a) Where is ________________?(England / plumber /carpenter)

b) ________________________________________________?

a) Is ____________________________________?

b) No. _____________________________________________

8. a) Where is _________________?(Greece/locksmith/electrician)

b) ________________________________________________?

a) Is ____________________________________?

b) No. _____________________________________________

9. a) Where are_____________________?(Africa/foreman / butcher)

b) ________________________________________________?

a) Are they _____________________________?

b) No. _____________________________________________

Be Present Tense Questions (You Tube)

Verb “To be” Questions. (page 14)

To make question with the verb “to be” we jump the verb to the beginning of the sentence.

Father Thomas is building a new church.

Is Father Thomas building a new church?

Change the sentences from affirmative to question.
Translate.

1. His secretary Socorro is helping him in the office.

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

2. Many people are visiting the new church.

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

3. Father Thomas is going to buy a new chalice. (caliz)

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

4. The workers are finishing the altar.

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

5. He is already celebrating mass in the new church. (mass = misa)

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

6. The workers are going to hang the stations of the Cross.

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

7. There are many flowers in the new church.

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

8. There is a large cross behind the altar. (cross = cruz)

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

9. Father Thomas is going to have the old church demolished.

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

10. The new church will have a balcony for the chorus.(chorus = coro)

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

11. There are many children that want to sing in the chorus.

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

12. The church will be finished by next year.

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

Full negative forms "be" (page 13)


Change the sentences from affirmative to negative.
In a church. Translate.


1. Socorro is going to buy a statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

Socorro isn’t going to buy a statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

________________________________________________________

2. Some parishioners are going to buy a * “Pieta” for the new church.

____________________________________

____________________________________

3. The sacristy is already finished

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

4. The workers are installing the chandeliers. (candelabros)

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

5. The sisters are hand making the Altar covers and mantels.

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

6. The worshipers are going to buy a Chalice for Father Thomas.

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

7. There is going to be a Baptism place to the right of the altar.

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

8. There is also going to be a small shrine for sacred relics. (relicario)

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

9. Father Thomas is going to have the old church demolished.

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

10. The new church is going to have two confessionals.

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

11. There are many **tapestries for the new church.

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

12. Father Thomas is going to buy many Holy Statues.

________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Contractions w/ Verb to be (page 12)


Rewrite the affirmative sentences, using the contractions.
Insects
Translate them.

1. He is collecting butterflies.

___________________________________________________

___________________________________________________

2. Zalman is studying the spiders and fireflies.

___________________________________________________

___________________________________________________

3. The children are looking at the scorpions in the jar.

___________________________________________________

___________________________________________________

4. Xavier and his sister are searching for ladybugs.

___________________________________________________

___________________________________________________

5. My mother is fumigating the cockroaches and crickets in the patio.

___________________________________________________

___________________________________________________

6. They are eating grasshoppers for snacks.

___________________________________________________

___________________________________________________

7. The teacher is buying an ant farm for our science class.

___________________________________________________

___________________________________________________

8. The butterfly is coming out of its cocoon.

___________________________________________________

___________________________________________________

9. Wendy is feeding the praying mantis.

___________________________________________________

___________________________________________________

10. Emma is bringing the stakes for the tent. (stakes = estacas)

___________________________________________________

___________________________________________________

11. The kids are not allowed in the woods. (woods = bosques)

___________________________________________________

___________________________________________________

12. The fishing gear is in the pickup.

___________________________________________________

___________________________________________________

Verb "To Be" contractions. (page 11)

Rewrite the affirmative sentences, using the contractions.
Outdoor mountain activities. Translate them.



1. He is in the tent. (tent = casa de campaña)

________________________________________________

________________________________________________

2. The picnic tables are near the stream. (stream = arrollo)

________________________________________________

________________________________________________

3. Bobby is the park ranger on duty.

________________________________________________

________________________________________________

4. Ashanti is broiling meat on the picnic grill.

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5. All the boys are lighting the campfire.

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6. We are going to the waterfall.

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7. We are going to bring the sleeping bags.

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8. Alex is climbing the mountain.

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9. The ropes are in the camper.

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10. Emma is bringing the stakes for the tent. (stakes = estacas)

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11. The kids are not allowed in the woods. (woods = bosques)

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12. The fishing gear is in the pickup.

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Contractions w/ Verb to be (You Tube)

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Contractions w/ Verb to be (page 10)



In the City.
Rewrite the affirmative sentences, using the contractions. Translate them.


1. He is a patient at the hospital.

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2. We are students at the San Diego State University.

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3. You are on the committee for the new bookstore.

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4. They are in high school.

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5. I am in junior high school.

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6. He is the President of the Chamber of Commerce.

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7. They are in the Post Office.

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Subject + Verb to “be” (page 9)

When the subject is singular, the verb must be singular.

When the subject is plural the verb must be plural.


e.g. singular: The boy is tall.
plural: The boys are tall.


The supervisor is in the plant.
The supervisors are in the plant.


a. Change the subject noun to plural. Then translate

1. The Doctor is on vacation.

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2. The Architect is outside.

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3. The accountant is in the office.

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4. The reporter is hungry.

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5. The customer is in the hall.

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6. The lesson is difficult.

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7. The worker is at the union meeting. (union = sindicato)

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8. The nurse is busy today.

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9. The Quality manager is in Tokyo.

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10 The new job is difficult.

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Verb "To Be" (page 8)


Verb "To Be"/Present. (Page 7)


The verb “to be” is one of the most important verbs in the English structure. It will help you write different kinds of English sentences correctly.
Before you learn to write sentences, you need to understand HOW to use the verb “TO BE”.

Monday, July 20, 2009

SUBJECT PRONOUNS (page 6)




SUBJECT PRONOUNS are words that take
the place of SUBJECT NOUNS







SUBJECT VERB TO BE COMPLEMENT

Vera is from Russia
She is from Russia


Manuel is in the kitchen.
He is in the kitchen.


The books are in the closet.
They are in the closet.


Change the nouns to Subject pronouns. TRANSLATE.

1. Robert is late for class.

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2. The teacher is busy now.

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3. The book is on the shelf.

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4. Ralph is eating Chinese Food.

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5. Elvira and Ruth are at the bank.

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6. Theodore Medina is an accountant at Technicolor.

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7. Kimberly has the company’s petty cash. (Caja chica)

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8. The company did not endorse the checks.

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9. Silvia Valdez gave us the money.

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10. The classroom is on the third floor.

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SUBJECT PRONOUNS (page 5)

According to the contents of the dialog, students will underline the correct answers.

1. Is this the Spanish class?
a) Yes, it is.
b) No, it isn’t.

2. Is Gonzalo a student at Cecyte?
a) Yes, he is.
b) No, he isn’t.

3. Is the English class?
a) Yes, it is.
b) No, it isn’t

4. Is Manuel an assistant teacher?
a) Yes, he is.
b) No, he isn’t.

5. Is Alicia an employee at the Police Department?
a) Yes, she is.
b) No, she isn’t.

English Chart

I _______________________ I am ____________ years old.


My favorite color is _____________.


My favorite singer is _______________________________


My favorite sports are ______________________________

and _____ ____________ TV. program is ______________

My favorite pet is _________________________________

My favorite music is ___________________________

My favorite food is ____________________________

My favorite school subject is _____________________

My favorite beverage is ________________________

RHYTHM: Hi! Hello! (page 4)

Hi! I’m Jack.

Hello! I’m Jill.

Hi! I’m Mary.

Hello! I’m Bill.


Jack * Jill * Mary * Bill

Jack * Jill * Mary * Bill


Hi! I’m Bob.

Hello! I’m Tim.

Hi! I’m Susie.

Hello! I’m Jim.


Bob * Tim * Susie * Jim
Bob * Tim * Susie * Jim

Intonation:

Sue! * Jim! * Ellen! * Tim! ** Mary! * Dan! * Jack! * Ann!

Al! * Sal! * Bill! * Jill! ** Ellen! * Helen! * Lou! * Sue!

Sunday, June 7, 2009

Personal pronouns - (page 3)

Replace the words in brackets by the correct personal pronouns. Note that Sue is the person speaking. TRANSLATE.

1) My name is Sue. (Sue) ______ am English. And this is my family.

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2) My mum's name is Angie.

(Angie) ______ is from Germany.

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3) Bob is my dad. (My dad) ______ is a waiter.

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4) On the left you can see Simon. (Simon) ______ is my brother.

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5) (Sue and Simon) ______ are twins.

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6) Our dog is a girl, Judy. (Judy) ______ is two years old.

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7) (Sue, Simon, Angie and Bob) ______ live in Canterbury.

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8) (Canterbury) ______ is not far from London.

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9) My grandparents live in London. (My grandparents) ______ often come and see us.

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10) (Canterbury) ______ is famous for its ghost.

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Verb "To Be" (page 2)


Saturday, June 6, 2009

NUMBERS (You Tube)

A - B -C (You Tube)

THE ALPHABET (page 1)

There are 26 letters in the English alphabet.


A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L
ei -bi -ci -di -i -ef -ghi -eich -ai -jey -quei -el

M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y
em en ou pi quiu ar es ti yu vi dabeliu ex uai

Z
zii


5 letters are VOWELS 21 letters CONSONANTS.


1. Write the 5 vowel letters on the lines below.

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2. Write the 21 consonant letters on the lines.


______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______

______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______

______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______