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- 1. Welcome! / ¡Bienvenido! In this first learning activity you will learn about useful language related to greetings, the alphabet, nationalities, verb be, school supplies, numbers and there is / there are. / En esta primera actividad de aprendizaje usted aprenderá sobre temas importantes tales como: saludos, el alfabeto, nacionalidades, verbo ser-estar, útiles escolares y el verbo haber. Dear learner, / Estimado aprendiz: This material will help you study the topics related to learning activity 1. / Este material le permitirá estudiar los temas relacionados con la actividad de aprendizaje 1. You will learn about: / Los temas a tratar son: 1. Greetings. / Saludos. 2. The alphabet. / El alfabeto. 3. Nationalities. / Nacionalidades. 4. Verb be / Verbo ser - estar. 5. School supplies. / Útiles escolares. 6. Numbers. / Los números. 7. There is, there are. / Haber. Let’s begin! / ¡Empecemos! Introductory material / Material introductorio
- 2. 1. Greetings / Saludos Fuente: SENA In English, you can say hello and goodbye in different ways depending on the time of the day and the context. Here, you will learn about the most common ways to say hello and goodbye and how to respond. / En inglés se puede saludar y despedirse de diferentes maneras, según la hora del día y el contexto. A continuación se presentan los saludos más comunes y cómo responder a los mismos. Fuente: SENA
- 3. Greetings in English / Saludos en inglés Meaning in Spanish / Significado en español Use / Uso Response in English / Respuesta en inglés Good morning. Buenos días. Before 12:00 p.m. / Antes de las 12:00 p. m. Good morning. How are you? Hello! Good afternoon. Buenas tardes. After 12:00 p. m. / Después de las 12:00 p. m. Good afternoon. How are you? Hello! Good evening. Buenas noches. From 6:00 p. m. / Desde las 6:00 p. m. Good evening. How are you? Hello! Hi! Hola. At any time during day or night. / En cualquier momento del día o la noche. Hi! How are you? Hello! Hello! Hola. At any time during day or night. / En cualquier momento del día o la noche. Hi! How are you? Hello! How are you? ¿Cómo estás? At any time during day or night. / En cualquier momento del día o la noche. I’ m fine. Thank you. I’ m fine and you? Very well, thank you. How is it going? ¿Cómo va todo? At any time during day or night. / En cualquier momento del día o la noche. Fine. Everything is fine. Everything is alright. How are you doing? ¿Cómo vas? ¿Cómo estás? At any time during day or night. / En cualquier momento del día o la noche. Everything is fine. Everything is alright. I am doing fine,
- 4. thanks. Goodbye in English / Despedida en inglés Meaning in Spanish / Significado en español Use / Uso Response in English / Respuesta en inglés Bye! ¡Adiós! At any time during day or night. / En cualquier momento del día o la noche. Bye! Good bye! Take care See you! See you around! Good bye! ¡Adiós! At any time during day or night. / En cualquier momento del día o la noche. Bye! Good bye! Take care See you! See you around! Have a nice day! Have a nice afternoon! Have a nice night! ¡Tenga un buen día! ¡Tenga una buena tarde! ¡Tenga una buena noche! At any time during day or night. / En cualquier momento del día o la noche. You too! See you! ¡Nos vemos! At any time during day or night. / En cualquier momento del día o la noche. Bye! See you later! ¡Nos vemos más tarde! At any time during day, if the speakers are going to see each other again. / En cualquier momento del día si se planea verse más tarde. Bye! Take care! Take care! ¡Cuídate! At any time during day or night. / En cualquier momento del día o la noche. You too! I will!
- 5. 2. The alphabet / El alfabeto Now, familiarize yourself with the alphabet and its pronunciation. / A continuación conozca el alfabeto y su pronunciación. Fuente de imágenes: SENA
- 6. Fuente de imágenes: SENA 3. Nationalities / Nacionalidades A. The following questions are used to ask information about where a person is from. Read also the responses to the questions. / Las siguientes preguntas son utilizadas para preguntar sobre la procedencia de alguien. Lea también las respuestas a esas preguntas.
- 7. Fuente: SENA . Fuente de imágenes: SENA Where are you from? / ¿De dónde eres? What is your nationality? / ¿Cúal es tu nacionalidad? I am from Colombia. / Soy de Colombia. My nationality is Colombian. / I am Colombian. / My nacionalidad es Colombiana. / Soy colombiana (o).
- 8. B. A list of some countries and nationalities is shown below. / La lista de algunos países y nacionalidades se muestra a continuación. Country / País Nationality / Nacionalidad Argentina Argentinian Australia Australian Bolivia Bolivian Brazil Brazilian Canada Canadian Chile Chilean China Chinese Colombia Colombian Costa Rica Costa Rican Cuba Cuban Ecuador Ecuadorean England English Finland Finnish France French Germany German Guatemala Guatemalan Haiti Haitian Italy Italian Japan Japanese Mexico Mexican Nicaragua Nicaraguan Nigeria Nigerian Panama Panamanian Paraguay Paraguayan Peru Peruvian Portugal Portuguese Russia Russian Spain Spanish United Kingdom (UK) British United States of America (USA) American Uruguay Uruguayan Venezuela Venezuelan
- 9. 4. Verb be / Verbo ser - estar A. This verb means ser or estar. / Este verbo significa ser o estar. Fuente de imágenes: SENA B. In English, the verb to be is used to express who one is and where one is. The conjugation of the verb to be is the following: / En inglés se utiliza el mismo verbo para expresar quién se es y el lugar en donde se encuentra. La conjugación del verbo be es la siguiente: I am Yo soy / Yo estoy You are Tú eres / Tú estás / Ustedes son / Ustedes están In English, you is both singular and plural / En inglés, you se usa para singular (tú - usted) y plural (ustedes) He is Él es / Él está She is Ella es / Ella está It is Eso es / Eso está (se utiliza para cosas en singular) We are Nosotros somos / Nosotros estamos They are Ellos son / Ellos están I am a student. / Soy un estudiante. I am in my apartment. / Estoy en mi apartamento.
- 10. C. Now you will learn how to create affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences. / A continuación se presenta la estructura para oraciones afirmativas, negativas e interrogativas. a. Affirmative form / Forma afirmativa I am at the shopping mall. Subject Verb Complement Examples / Ejemplos: Subject (Pronoun) Verb Complement I am at home. You are at school. He is an engineer. She is an English teacher. It is a big computer. We are at the bank now. You are students. They are excellent musicians. b. Negative form / Forma negativa Examples / Ejemplos: Subject (Pronoun) Verb Complement I am not at the shopping mall. You are not at the school. He is not an engineer. She is not an English teacher. It is not a big computer. We are not at the bank now. You are not students. They are not excellent musicians.
- 11. c. Interrogative form / Forma interrogativa Examples / Ejemplos: Verb Subject Complement Am I at the shopping mall ? Are you at the school ? Is he an engineer ? Is she an English teacher? Is it a big computer? Are we at the bank now ? Are you students? Are they excellent musicians? More examples: / Otros ejemplos: We are musicians. Nosotros somos músicos. Fuente: SENA They are at the concert. Ellos están en el concierto. Fuente: SENA
- 12. She is not a model. Ella no es modelo. Fuente: SENA He is not an engineer. Él no es ingeniero. Fuente: SENA Are you an artist? ¿Eres artista? Fuente: SENA
- 13. Are we in Bogotá? ¿Estamos en Bogotá? Fuente: Fotolia (s.f.) 5. School supplies / Útiles escolares Get familiar with the following items commonly found in a classroom. / Familiarícese con los siguientes elementos comúnmente encontrados en un salón de clase. Fuente: SENA Back pack
- 20. Hole puncher Shelf Fuente de imágenes: SENA 6. Numbers / Los números Take a look at the following list of ordinal and cardinal numbers. / Mire la siguiente lista de números cardinales y ordinales. Fuente: SENA
- 21. Cardinal numbers Ordinal numbers 0 Zero --- 1 One 1st First 2 Two 2nd Second 3 Three 3rd Third 4 Four 4th Fourth 5 Five 5th Fifth 6 Six 6th Sixth 7 Seven 7th Seventh 8 Eight 8th Eighth 9 Nine 9th Ninth 10 Ten 10th Tenth 11 Eleven 11th Eleventh 12 Twelve 12th Twelfth 13 Thirteen 13th Thirteenth 14 Fourteen 14th Fourteenth 15 Fifteen 15th Fifteenth 16 Sixteen 16th Sixteenth 17 Seventeen 17th Seventeenth 18 Eighteen 18th Eighteenth 19 Nineteen 19th Nineteenth 20 Twenty 20th Twentieth 21 Twenty-one 21st Twenty-first 22 Twenty - two 22nd Twenty - second 23 Twenty - three 23rd Twenty - three 24 Twenty - four 24th Twenty - fourth 25 Twenty - five 25th Twenty - fifth 26 Twenty - six 26th Twenty – six 27 Twenty - seven 27th Twenty - seventh 28 Twenty - eight 28th Twenty - eighth 29 Twenty - nine 29th Twenty - ninth 30 Thirty 30th Thirtieth 40 Forty 50 Fifty 60 Sixty 70 Seventy 80 Eighty
- 22. 7. There is, there are / Haber A. There is, there are is a grammatical structure used to express that someone or something exists. / Esta estructura se utiliza para expresar la existencia de alguien o de algo. B. There is indicates the existence of someone or something in singular form; it refers to only one person or object. / There is indica la existencia de algo o alguien en singular, es decir de un solo objeto o persona. Example / Ejemplo: Fuente: SENA There is a rose on the table. It is beautiful! / Hay una rosa sobre la mesa ¡Es hermosa! 90 Ninety 100 A/one hundred 1,000 A/one thousand 10,000 Ten thousand 100,000 A/one hundred thousand 1,000,000 A/one million 1,000,000,000 A/one billion
- 23. C. There are indicates the existence of someone or something in plural form. It refers to two or more people or objects. / There are indica la existencia de alguien o algo en plural, es decir dos o más objetos o personas. Example / Ejemplo: Fuente: SENA D. Negative and interrogative sentences can also be used with this structure. / También se pueden expresar oraciones negativas e interrogativas usando There is / There are. a. Negative form / Forma negativa Example / Ejemplo: There are four roses on the table. They are beautiful! / Hay cuatro rosas sobre la mesa ¡Son hermosas!
- 24. There is not a pencil in the bag, there is a pen. / No hay un lápiz en la maleta, hay un esfero. There are not any chairs in the office. / No hay sillas en la oficina. Fuente de imágenes: SENA b. Interrogative form / Forma interrogativa Example / Ejemplo: Is there a cat on the roof? / ¿Hay un gato en el techo?
- 25. Are there five birds on the tree? / ¿Hay cinco pájaros en el árbol? Fuente de imágenes: SENA Listen to the following conversation. Read while you listen. / Escuche la siguiente conversación. Lea mientras escucha. Hi! How are you? I am fine thanks! My name is Johana. What is your name? Hello! Contextualization / Contextualización
- 26. My name is Nicole. Where are you from Johana? I am Colombian, and you? I am American. I think Colombia is a beautiful country. Yes it is! How old are you Nicole? I am 23 years old, and you?
- 27. Everything is fine. What are your names? I am John, and this is Richard. Hello everyone! How are you doing? I am 19. Look, some people are coming to class. Hello boys! How is it going?
- 28. Fuente de imágenes: SENA We are doing fine. Where are you guys from? I am from Australia and Richard is Canadian. Nice to meet you girls! Look! It seems that today is my lucky day. There is a notebook on the floor and there is a pencil case too. You should put them in the lost objects office. Let´s go inside, it is time for class. Oh, yes! It is your lucky day. There are also three colored pencils and there is a calculator. Somebody has left them outside.
- 29. Based on the previous contextualization, choose the option that best completes the statement or answers the question. / Basado en la contextualización anterior, elija la opción que mejor complete el enunciado o responda la pregunta. 1. Based on the context, where are the characters? a. At a restaurant. b. At a shopping mall. c. At a school. d. At a hospital. 2. Johana is from: a. Colombia. b. Canada. c. Australia. d. America. 3. Nicole thinks Colombia is a ___________ country. a. Interesting. b. Small. c. Beautiful. d. Wonderful. 4. Why does Richard think today is his lucky day? a. There is money on the floor. b. There is food on the floor. c. There are some school supplies on the floor. d. There are some books on the floor. 5. What does it happen at the end of the conversation? a. They say good bye to each other. b. Classes are about to start. c. Nicole and Johana greet somebody else. d. They read a book. Comprehension / Comprensión
- 30. A. Read the following texts. Then, answer the questions at the end of the activity. / Lea los siguientes textos. Después, responda las preguntas al final de la actividad. Hello! I am Richard, I am 22 years old. Hello! I am Johana. I am Colombian. I am 19 years old. Practice 1 / Práctica 1
- 31. He is John. He is Australian. He is 18 years old. Hi, nice to meet you. I am Australian. What about you? I am American.
- 32. Fuente de imágenes: SENA B. Write your answers. / Escriba sus respuestas. 1. My name is _______________________. 2. I am from _________________________. 3. I am _________ years old. C. Write the corresponding word to complete the sentences. / Escriba la palabra corespondiente para completar las oraciones. 1. I ____ Johanna. 2. You are an _________________. 3. John is __________. He is from Australia. 4. She ______Nicole. In the bag… Now, answer the following questions. 1. What is your name? 2. Where are you from? 3. How old are you?
- 33. Fuente: SENA 1. There ______ one notebook. 2. There ______ three colored pencils. 3. There ______ one ruler. 4. There ______ two sharpeners. 5. There _____________ one computer. 6. There _____________ two brushes. A. According to the question, choose the best answer. / De acuerdo a la pregunta, escoja la respuesta apropiada. 1. What is your name? ___ 2. How are you? ___ 3. Are you American? ____ 4. Is she Mexican?____ a. Yes, I am. b. My name is Lin. Nice to meet you. c. Fine, thank you. d. No, she is not. She is Brazilian. Practice 2 / Práctica 2
- 34. B. Organize the words to make correct sentences. / Organice las palabras para formar oraciones correctas. 1. are from you where? 2. old is she how? 3. an there on apple is the table. 4. name my Carolina is. 5. are horses not in stable There fifteen the. C. Complete the sentences with the corresponding word. / Complete las oraciones con la palabra correcta. In my bag… Fuente: SENA 1. There ____ a stapler. 2. There ____ four notepads. 3. There ____ four colored pencils. 4. There ____ a pencil sharpener. 5. There ____ two books. D. Write the corresponding word to complete the text. / Escriba la palabra correcta para completar el texto.
- 35. Fuente: SENA Hello, ______ name ______ Sara. I _______ from Spain. I am _______ years old. They ______ my friends, Lorenzo and Gonzalo. Lorenzo _______ from Rome and Gonzalo is _______ Argentina. We _________ in Africa now. It ______ a beautiful place, there ________ a long river called “the Congo” and there ________ many exotic animals. We are ________ here! Bye. E. Complete with: / Complete con: I, you, he, Paul, she, and it. Hello, _____ am a doctor. _____ help sick people. Fuente: SENA
- 36. Where is_______ from? ______is very tall. Fuente: SENA _______ is my English teacher. ______ is from England. Fuente: SENA The ocean is beautiful. _______ is powerful and big! Fuente: Fotolia (s.f.)
- 37. _____ are an excellent writer. I love your books! Fuente: SENA F. Write the nationality of each country. / Escriba la nacionalidad correspondiente de cada país. Example / Ejemplo: Argentina Argentinian Peru Bolivia
- 39. United States of America France Italy Germany Mexico
- 40. Cuba Canada Fuente de imágenes: SENA G. Match the word to the corresponding image. / Relacione la palabra que corresponde a cada imagen. Example / Ejemplo: 1. Back pack 1
- 41. 2. Book 3. Chair 4. Eraser 5. Folder
- 42. 6. Scissors 7. Highlighter 8. Computer 9. Sharpener
- 43. 10. Glue stick 11. Hole punch Fuente de imágenes: SENA H. Write the numbers as words. / Escriba los números en letras. 9 ___ ___ ___ ____ 11 ___ __ __ __ __ __ 35 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ___ 22 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ___ __ __ 80 __ __ __ __ __ __ 18 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ 1 __ __ __ 5 __ __ __ __ 48 __ __ __ __ __ - __ __ __ __ ___ 73 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ - __ __ ___ __ __
- 44. A. Listen to the following words. Pay attention to the pronunciation of the vowel in each word. Then, say them aloud. Try to imitate the vowel sounds you hear. / Escuche las siguientes palabras. Preste atención a la vocal de cada palabra. Luego, dígalas en voz alta tratando de imitar los sonidos vocálicos escuchados. Note: if there are more than two vowels in a word, pay attention to the one in the underlined syllable. / Nota: si hay más de dos vocales en una palabra, preste atención únicamente a la vocal en la sílaba subrayada. æ ɑ ɑr ɔ ɔr Japan Japanese Spanish Panama Canada Panama Classroom France Marker Sharpener Ecuadorian Australia Portugal Four Board B. Listen to the following words. Pay attention to the stressed syllable. / Escuche las siguientes palabras. Preste atención a la ubicación de la sílaba acentuada. Note: This practice must be completed using the multimedia version of the study material. There you will find the corresponding sound files. / Nota: esta práctica debe ser completada usando la versión multimedia del material de estudio. Allí encontrará los archivos de audio correspondientes. Pronunciation practice / Práctica de pronunciación
- 45. Fifty Fifteen Peruvian Japanese Now classify the words on the list according to their stress pattern. Ahora clasifique las palabras en la lista de acuerdo con su patrón acentual. Computer. Nineteen. Eighteen. Eighty. Ninety. Forty. Notebook. Sixty. Portuguese. Sixteen. Italy. Italian. Finland. Colombian. Forty. Fourteen. Pencil. Philippines.
- 46. C. Listen to the pronunciation of the following sentences. Then, say them out - loud. Try to imitate the intonation pattern used. / Escuche la pronunciación de las siguientes oraciones. Luego, dígalas en voz alta tratando de imitar el patrón de entonación usado. Hello! What is your name? My name is Caroline. How are you? Fine, thank you. I am Mexican. You are Colombian. He is Italian. She is American. Are you French? Are you Colombian? Is he Italian? Bye!
- 47. References / Referencias Fotolia. (s.f.). La Santamaria. Consultado el 12 de agosto de 2014, en http://co.fotolia.com/id/54317519 Fotolia. (s.f.). Sunset at sea with multiple color prizm. Consultado el 12 de agosto de 2014, en http://co.fotolia.com/id/64235488 Document control / Control del documento Name Position Dependence Date Author Ricardo Aristizábal Salinas Theme expert Asesor English Dot Works - Programa de bilingüismo Dirección de formación profesional. Dirección General July 2014 Adaptation Rachman Bustillo Martínez Copy editor – Línea de producción Centro Agroindustrial. Regional Quindío August 2014