Intro. Unit 1

Which word IS NOT a continent?

• Asia

• Europe

• North America

• The UK

Answer explanation

The UK is a country

In a continent, there are different countries, for example:

Mexico, the USA, Brazil (cuntries) are in America (continent)

France, Spain, Italy (countries) are in Europe (country)

Where are you from? I'm from ____

• Brazilian

• Taiwan

• British

• Mexican

Answer explanation

"I´m from..." + (country, continent, state)... examples:

I´m from Mexico

I´m from Asia

I´m from Quintana Roo

My name's Paul and I'm ____

• American

• Russia

• Turkey

• Spain

Answer explanation

"I´m..." + (nationality)

I´m Mexican

I´m Brazilian

I´m Spanish

**es decir, si NO está la palabra "from", entonces usamos nacionalidades

What are the 3 forms of the verb BE in present?

• do / does

• I / he / they

• my / your / her

• am / is / are

Answer explanation

Depending on the subject, the verb BE has 3 forms: am/is/are

I am...

He is...

She is...

It is...

You are...

We are...

They are....

My brother = he

My brother IS an engineer

Luis and Juan = they

Luis and juan ARE Spanish

Hello, everyone. I __ your teacher

• is

• am

• are

• a

Answer explanation

I am (significa "yo soy" / "yo estoy")

I am your teacher (yo soy su profe)

I am at home (yo estoy en casa)

My best friend is ___ doctor

• good

• an

• a

• hospital

Answer explanation

When we say jobs/occupations (doctor, teacher, secretary, student, etc) we usually include "a" or "an" because they mean 1

I am a student (soy un estudiante, uno entre muchos más)

Maria is a nurse (Maria es una enfermera, entre muchas otras enfermeras)

"a" + consonant sound: "a teacher" / "a doctor"

"an" + vowel sound: "an engineer" / "an athlete"

In this moment we ___ on holidays.

• not are

• aren't

• is

• is not

Answer explanation

to make the ver BE negative, we only need to include the word "NOT", examples:

I am Hugo (affirmative)

I am not Hugo (negative)

*en la primera oracion digo que "soy Hugo" y en la segunda digo que "no soy Hugo"

She is from Peru / She is not from Peru

My friends are in the park / My friends are not in the park

*puedo hacer la contracción del verbo BE con el negativo, y decir "isn´t" "aren´t"

Can you give me ____ apples, please?

• this

• that

• an

• those

Answer explanation

We use THESE & THOSE with PLURAL nouns

these appleS

these bookS

these chairS

*si uso "these" implica que tengo al alcance de la mano lo que estoy señalando

*si uso "those" puedo señalar pero no está al alcance de mi mano

those people

those houses

those cars

____ is a mobile phone

• This

• These

• Those

• My

Answer explanation

now I have an object (only ONE) on my hand or close, so I use "THIS"

this mobile phone

this pen

this laptop

*cuando uso "THAT" es porque estoy señalando una sola cosa y está a cierta distancia, no lo tengo al alcance de mi mano

that room

that cat

that chair

That woman is my mother, ___ name's Mary

• her

• my

• our

• his

Answer explanation

For each subject, we use a possessive adjective

I - My (My car) *el carro me pertenece a mi

he - his (his dog) *el perro es de él

she - her (her bedroom) *el dormitorio es de ella

you - your (your friends) *los amigos son tuyos

we - our (our classroom) *el salón es de nosotros

they - their (their tickets) *los boletos son de ellos

*en el ejemplo se hace referencia a "mother" "woman" "Mary", pueden ver que se refiere a SHE

por lo tanto decimer

HER name is... (su nombre [de ella] es...)