There is/There are

RULES:
1. Use there IS for singular nouns (one item).
2. Use there IS for non-count items(group nouns).
3. Use there ARE for many items (plural nouns).

There is a spider on the wall.
There is milk on the floor.
There are pencils on my desk.

Listen and complete (write) the conversation.

Sandra: What time is it?
Jeff: _____it's ten minuts time to two__
Sandra: I’m hungry! Is there a snack bar near here?
Jeff: Yes, there is.
Sandra: How far is it?
Jeff: About_____four blocks___
Sandra: Great. Let’s go!

Listen and complete the table.

Yes, there is No. there isn’t How far is it?
Is there a movie theater near here? no there isn't
Is there a DVD rental store? yes, there is he about two blocks
Is there a shopping mall? no, there isn't

Use the conversation prior to complete (write) the conversation.

A: Is_there_______a movie theater_near_______the snack bar? B:Yes, there is.
A: How _far________is it? B: It’s about__five a blocks___________________.
A: And is there a ___shopping mall_____________? B: No, there isn’t.

Portafolio de evidencias: Near your house.
• Make a list of five interesting or useful places near your house (a DVD rental store, a supermarket, etc.)
• Work in pairs:vFind out if your partner has the same places near his or her house.
Is there a … near your house? How far is it?

There’s a new shopping mall on Park Street.
There are two enormous department stores and a big supermarket. There’s a fantastic movie theater (with twelve screens), five banks and a good gym. There are seven excellent restaurants and there are lots of interesting stores, including a big music store.
All this and easy parking, too!
Come visit us!

Answer the questions.
1. How many department stores are there?_there are two ehormous department stores_.
2. How many banks are there? ___the are five banks_
3. Is there a music store? ____yes, there isn't__
4. Is there a supermarket? __yes, there isn't___

Complete the sentences with there is/ there are.
1. There _are__lots of stores
2. How many restaurants__there are_ __seven a restaurant__
3. __there are____there a Mexican restaurant?
4. There _are____ seven restaurants.
5. _thre___is a movie theater.
6. There __one__a gym.

Game: Group memory.
• Play in small groups. Read the ad the Park Street.
• Close your book and make sentences about the mall. Use There’s a … and There are…
• The group with the greatest number of correct sentences wins.

Adjetivos demostrativos

Adjetivos demostrativo. La formas de los adjetivos demostrativos son las siguientes:

this,these that,those, that, those
(nearby) (far away)

masculino singular este ese aquel
femenino singular esta esa aquella
masculino plural estos esos aquellos
femenino plural estas esas aquellas

1. Los adjetivos demostrativos son los que muestran o señalan cualquier persona, lugar u objeto (sustantivos).
Demonstrative adjectives show or point out any person, place, or thing (noun).
Todos los libros de español son buenos, pero yo prefiero este libro. All Spanish books are good, but I prefer this book.

2. Los adjetivos demostrativos concuerdan en género y número con el sustantivo que modifican y generalmente están antes de dicho sustantivo. Demonstrative adjectives agree in gender and number with the nouns they modify, and they generally precede them.

esta casa nueva this new house
aquellos árboles grandes those big trees (far away)

This arrow / Esta flecha That star / Aquella estrella

Los adjetivos demostrativos ingleses son:

a.) This (este, esta) These (estos, estas)

b.) That ( aquel, aquella) Those (aquellos, aquellas)

En inglés, solamente encontramos dos grados de proximidad. This, que se utiliza para designar las cosas o personas relativamente cercanas y that, para las más alejadas.

This puede utilizarse también para presentarse a uno mismo (no personalmente) o para presentar a un tercero.:

Hello. This is Craig. / Hola. Soy Craig (En una conversación telefónica)

· Paul, this is Helen / Paul, ésta es Helen
· Hello, Helen. Pleased to meet you / Hola Elena. Encantado de conocerte.
· Hello / Hola

- This también se emplea coloquialmente para empezar un relato o para indicar el tamaño de algo:

This is the story of Ma Baker.... / Esta es la historia de Ma Baker...
A man this fat / Un hombre así de gordo

- This / that / these / those pueden preceder a un sustantivo o ir solos.

This restaurant is expensive / Este restaurante es caro
This is an expensive restaurant / Éste es un restaurante caro

- That sirve para indicar algo que ha ocurrido o algo que alguien ha dicho.

That was a wonderful film / Ha sido una pelicula maravillosa.
You're an engineer, aren't you?; Yes, that's right / Es usted ingeniero, ¿no? ;Si, exacto

- Like this.... like that (así, de este modo, de ese modo)

Don't do it like that. Do it like this / No lo hagas así. Hazlo así (de esta otra forma)

- Pon 'this' o 'these'

This car is expensive. (singular)
These books are cheap. (plural)

1. - ? - this these men are from Spain.

2. - ? - this these foot is dirty.

3. - ? - this these scissors are very sharp.

4. - ? - this these children don't have any parents.

5. - ? - this these mouse is broken.

- Pon 'that' o 'those'

Those ladies are from Mexico. (plural)
That leaf is from New Zealand. (singular)

1. - ? - that those roofs are made of wood.

2. - ? - that those box is empty.

3. - ? - that those trousers are made in China.

4. - ? - that those men are waiting for the bus.

5. - ? - that those tomato is very big.

Preposiciones de lugar

Preposiciones de lugar
• En inglés se utilizan diversas preposiciones para referirse a un lugar; entre las más frecuentes destacamos:
In Dentro
On Sobre
At Junto a
• La preposición "in" indica dentro de un lugar:
In my room En mi habitación
In my pocket En mi bolsillo
• Se suele utilizar también cuando nos referimos a países o ciudades:
The concert is in Madrid. El concierto es en Madrid
This match took place in Spain. Este partido se celebró en España
• "On" indica sobre un lugar:
On the table Sobre la mesa
On my book Sobre mi libro
• Hay expresiones muy usuales que se construyen con "on":
On the left A la izquierda
On the right A la derecha
On the fifth floor En el quinto piso
• La preposición "at" se utiliza normalmente para indicar "junto a, al lado de":
At the bed Junto a la cama
At the bridge Junto al puente
• Pero hay una serie de lugares que suelen ir acompañados de la preposición "at", incluso cuando estamos dentro de los mismos:

At home En casa
At the university En la universidad
At work En el trabajo
At the airport En el aeropuerto
At the bus station En la estación de autobuses
• También se utiliza "at" para referirnos a acontecimientos:
At the exposition En la exposición
At the meeting En la evaluacion
At the conference En la conferencia

on sobre
in dentro de
Above/
over encima de
under debajo de
in front of delante de
behind detrás de
beside
near
next to al lado de, cerca de, junto a
between entre
among entre

Escribe en el espacio la preposición que corresponda:

1. The teacher is___on____ the paltaform.
2. The book is ___on___ the table.
3. The calendar is___on___ the wall.
4. The boys are __in___ the clasroom.
5. A pencil is __in___ the box.
6. The wastebasket is _in____the corner.
7. A student is _____in front of_______ the teacher.
8. The girl is ___near______the door.
9. The boy is ____in front of______ the door.
10. The pupils are __beside_________ the blackboard.

Contesta oralmente estas preguntas.
1. Where is your teacher? -Our teacher is far from the door.
2. Is she near the door? No, she is not.
3. Are you far from the windows? No, i am not.
4. Are the student in front of the door? - No, they are not
5. Are they on the paltaform? No, they are not.
6. Are the book on the plataform? No, it is not.
7. Is the eraser on the desk? Yes, it is.
8. Is the wastebasket near the door? No, it is not.
9. Is the chair far from the table? No, it is near the table.
10. Is the map near the calendar? No, it is not.

Preposiciones de tiempo "at, on, in"

Preposiciones de tiempo "at, on, in"

• Se utiliza la preposición "at" para referirnos a horas y a momentos puntuales del día:
At 10 o'clock A las diez en punto
At midnight A media noche

• También se utiliza "at" con algunas expresiones de tiempo:
At Christmas En navidades
At present Actualmente
At the moment En este momento
At the weekend En el fin de semana

• La preposición "on" se utiliza con días de la semana y con fechas:
On Monday El lunes
On my birthday El día de mi cumpleaños
On the 10th of April El 10 de abril• La preposición "in" se utiliza con meses:
In January En enero
In the previous month En el mes anterior

• También se utiliza "in" con las estaciones del año:
In summer En verano
In winter En invierno
In autumn En otoño
In spring En primavera

• Así como con periodos más largos de tiempo:
In this century En este siglo
In the 60's En los años 60's

• Y con algunas expresiones temporales que se refieren a periodos del día (salvo con "night"):
In the morning Por la mañana
In the afternoon Al medio día
In the evening Por la tarde
At night Por la noche

• En la siguiente expresión se puede utilizar tanto "on" como "in", pero el significado varía:
On time En el momento justo (ni antes, ni después)
In time Con tiempo suficiente.

SUSTANTIVOS SINGULARES Y PLURALES

exploring grammar

escribe el significado de cada palabra y los plurales
singular         significado       plural
  man              hombre           men
   pen             pluma              pen  
woman          mujer             women
party              fiesta              parties
child              niño                children
glass             vaso                glasses
 person        persona            people
bus               autobus            buses
tooth            diente                teeth
brush           cepillo                brushes
foot              pie                     feet
watch           mirar                  watches
mouse          raton                   mice
box              caja                    boxes

Artículos definidos (the) e indefinidos (a, an)

Artículo indefinido a y an un, una.

Se usa a antes de sonido de consonante:
A table, a uniform.
Usa an antes de sonido vocálico:
An orange, an honest boy.

Aprende a usar el artículo definido the (el, la, los, las)The para:
• Femenino: the girl.
• Masculino: the boy.
• Neutro: the desk.

The para:
Sngular: the boy.
plural: the boys
the (con sonido da) para:
• House
• Box
• Boxuniversity.
(Antes de sonido consonante)

The (con sonido di) para:
• Orange
• Honest man
• Umbrella
(Antes de sonido vocal)

Exploring Grammar

Escribe estas palabras anteponiendo the a cada una. Cuidando las pronunciación del artículo.
1. __THE______table.
2. _THE_______péncil.
3. __THE______girls
4. __THE______hour
5. __THE______pen
6. __THE_____chairs
7. __THE______books
8. ___THE_____teachers
9. ___THE_____student
10. __THE______orange
11. __THE______things
12. __THE______apples
13. __THE______desks
14. __THE______boy
15. __THE______box
16. ___THE_____unbrella
17. ___THE_____notebook
18. __THE______blackboard
19. __THE______elephant
20. __THE_____insect
21. __THE____university
22. __THE______uniform
23. ___THE_____honest man
24. ___THE___ house.

Escribe antes de cada nombre: This is a… or This is an …
1. ____THIS IS A_____________book
2. ____THIS IS AN_____________umbrella
3. ____THIS IS A_____________table
4. ____THIS IS AN_____________apple
5. _____THIS IS A____________house
6. _____THIS IS A____________student
7. ____THIS IS A_____________piece of chalk
8. ____THIS IS AN_____________honest man
9. _____THIS IS AN____________uniform
10. ____THIS IS A_____________notebook
11. ____THIS IS AN_____________elephant
12. ____THIS IS A_____________man
13. ____THIS IS A_____________woman
14. ____THIS IS A_____________chair
15. ____THIS IS AN_____________orange
16. ____THIS IS A_____________desk
17. ____THIS IS AN_____________university
18. ____THIS IS A_____________teacher
19. ____THIS IS A_____________box
20. ____THIS IS A_____________house
21. ____THIS IS AN_____________insect
22. ____THIS IS A_____________pencil
23. ____THIS IS AN_____________hour
24. ____THIS IS A__________blackboard

Listen and repeat.

The alphabet

Aa Hh Oo Vv
Bb Ii Pp Ww
Cc Jj Qq Xx
Dd Kk Rr Yy
Ee Ll Ss Zz
Ff Mm Tt
Gg Nn Uu


Ask and answer questions in pair, as in the example.
A: What’s this? A: What color is it?
B: It’s a book B: It’s brown.

Listen and repeat. Count from 1-20 in turns.
1 one
2 two
3 three
4 four
5 five
6 six
7 seven
8 eight
9 nine
10 ten
11 eleven
12 twelve
13 thirteen
14 fourteen
15 fifteen
16 sixteen
17 seventeen
18 eighteen
19 nineteen
20 twenty

Portafolio de evidencias.
Read and match the words with colors.

There are so many colors,
We see them every day.
The sky is blue, the grass is green
The clouds are white or gray.

The world is full of colors,
It’s wonderful to see.
Lovely bright colors,
Look at them with me.

Flowers are red or orange,
Yellow, pink or blue.
I want to take the flowers
And give them all to you.

Complete the rules with a or an.
___A___ball
__A____cap
__AN__ice cream cone
___AN__umbrella
__A___snake
_AN___apple
_A___horse
__A___goldfish
_A____rabbit
_A___parrot

VERBO TO HAVE

FORMA AFIRMATIVA DEL VERBO TO-HAVE

I have He, tengo
You have Tienes, usted tiene
He has Él tiene
She has Ella tiene
It has Tiene(animal o cosa)
We have Tenemos
You have Ustedes tienen
They have Ellos / ellas tienen

EN LA FORMA NEGATIVA
SE AÑADE EL NOT A LA FORMA AFIRMATIVA

I have not No he, no tengo
You have not No tienes, usted no tiene
He has not Él no tiene
She has not Ella no tiene
It has not No tiene (animal o cosa)
We have not No tenemos
You have not Ustedes no tienen
They have not Ellos / ellas no tienen

EN LA FORMA INTERROGATIVA DEL VERBO HAVE SE INVIERTE EL ORDEN DE LA FRASE AFIRMATIVA.

ES DECIR, EL VERBO SE PONE ANTES QUE EL SUJETO.
EN INGLÉS AMERICANO SE USA, EN VEZ DE LA FORMA INTERROGATIVA,.

Have i ? Tengo?
Have you ? Tienes? Tiene usted?
Has he ? Tiene (él) ?
Has she ? Tiene ( ella) ?
Has it ? Tiene (animal o cosa) ?
Have we ? Tenemos ?
Have you ? Tienen ustedes ?
Have they ? Tienen ellos / ellas ?

Have you a pen? Tienes una pluma?
Have you a blke? Tienes una bicicleta?
Has he a car? Tiene él un coche?

En inglés americano se usa, en vez de la forma interrogativa que hemos visto, have en todas las personas precedido por do o does en la tercera persona del singular.

Do I have? Tengo?
Do you have? Tienes? Tiene usted?
Does he has? Tiene (él) ?
Does she has? Tiene ( ella) ?
Does it has? Tiene (animal o cosa) ?
Do we have? Tenemos ?
Do you have? Tienen ustedes ?
Do they have? Tienen ellos / ellas ?

Do you have a pen? Tienes una pluma?
Do you have a bike? Tienes una bicicleta?
Does he have a car? Tiene él un coche?

Exploring Grammar.

Completa las siguientes oraciones, con has o have, según corresponda en forma afirmativa, negativa o interrogativa

Afirmativa

He _____HAS_____ an orange juice.
She ____HAS______ a dog.
You ____HER______ a doll.
We _____HER_____ some pens and copybook.

Negativa
He ____HAS______ ____NOT______ an orange juice.
She __HAS________ ___NOT_______ a dog.
You __HER________ ___NOT______ a doll.
We __HER________ ____NOT_______ some pens and copybook.

Interrogativa
Do you __HAVE________money?
Do you __HAVE_______ shoeses?

Does he __HAS______ a car ?
Does she __HAS______a telephone?
Do our ___HAVE_______ a house ?

Do you ___HAVE_______a t.v.?
Do they ___HAVE______ many dogs?

Read and ask some teachers questions about his or her job

1. Do you have to work in the summer?
    NOT, HE DOES
2. Do you have to work overtime?
    NOT, HE DOES
3. Do you have to go to many meetings?
    NOT, HE DOES
4. Do you have to bring your lunch or dinner to school?
    NOT, HE DOES
5. Do all the teachers have to observe your classes?
    YES, HE DOES
6. Does your boss have to observe your classes?
    NOT, HE DOES
7. Does the school have to stay open in the summer?
    NOT, HE DOES
8. Do the teachers have to punch a time clock?
    YES, HE DOES

In your notebook, write two more questions to ask other persons.
Listen and repeat.
1. We have to get married in the summer
    NOT, HE DOES
2. They have to reserve a hall.
    YES, HE DOES
3. The bird has to find a gown.
    YES, HE DOES
4. The groom has to rent buy the ring.
    YES, HE DOES
5. Do you have to rent a limousine?
    YES, YOUR DOES
6. Do they have to go on a honeymoon?
    YES, THEY DOES
7. Does she have to wear white?
    YES, SHE DOES
8. Does he have to pay for the reception?
   YES, HE DOES

SECUENCIA Nº 2