English 3

Unit 1

Who are you?

Professor: Carmen Castañeda Chau

Achievement
At the end of the learning unit the student will
able to give and ask for personal information.
Also, to identify objects and classroom
vocabulary.

Importance
Learning English is nowadays an important tool
to understand information and to communicate.
In order to do so, it is useful to learn the
appropriate vocabulary and expressions to do it
with pertinence.
General Content

1.1 Nice to meet you.

1.2 Are they doctors?
1.3 What’s in her bag?
Nice to meet you
• I’m from Brazil.
 Vocabulary
The alphabet / Numbers 1 – 100
Clasroom language
The alphabet
Numbers 1 - 60
 Classroom language

Write the sentence Ask a question

 Classroom language

Read the text Work in pairs

 Classroom language

Circle the correct words Complete the sentence

 Grammar
Imperative Form
Imperative form
We use the imperative form to give an order, an advice or an instruction.

• Stop!
Order • Read the sentence, please.

• Take care.
Advice

Instruction • Circle the correct answer.

 Imperative Form
We use the imperative form to make a request, to
give an order, an advice or an instruction.

• Use the base form of

Affirmative the verb without “to”
form
• Go.

• Put “do not” or “don’t”

Negative before the verb.
form
• Don’t go!
Examples:

1. Don’t smoke! 2. Silence. 3. Sit down.

Exercises
DO the matching:

1. Don’t… ______ A. up, please.

2. Circle… ______ B. careful!

3. Be… ______ C. on the desk!

4. Listen and… ______ D. eat or drink in class.

5. Stand… ______ E. fill in the blanks.

6. Do not write… ______ F. the correct answer.

I’m from Brazil
 Vocabulary
Countries and nationalities
 Countries and nationalities

China South Africa Mexico

Chinese South African Mexican
 Countries and nationalities

Brazil The United Kingdom Thailand Turkey

Brazilian English Thai Turkish
 Countries and nationalities

Spain Russia The United States

Spanish Russian Amrican
 Grammar
Verb be – Present tense
Verb be – Present
tense
Affirmative
We use the verb beform
to talk about where we are from.

am
I

am
are is

IS
he
we

are
she
you
it
they
Examples
1. I am Peruvian.
I am from Perú.

2. Dimitri is from Russia.

He is Russian.

3. Mr. and Mrs. Chu are from China.

They are Chinese.
Exercises
COMPLETE the sentences with the correct form of the verb be:

1. Antonio and Sebastian _____ from Spain. They _____ Spanish.

2. Miss Green _____ from the US. She _____ American.

3. I ____ a new student. I _____ from Brazil. I _____ Brazilian.

4. Mr. Vargas _____ Mexican. He _____ from Mexico.

 Are they actors?

• What’s in her bag? – Part 1

Vocabulary
Jobs
 Jobs

a doctor an engineer a teacher

 Jobs

an office worker a journalist an actor

 Jobs

a scientist a factory worker

 Grammar
Verb be – Present tense
Negative form / Interrogative form
Verb be – Present tense Negative form

We use the verb be + not to say where we are not

from and the job we do not do or have.

am
not
I

am not
he

is not (isn’t)
is are we

are not (aren’t)

not not she
you
it they
Verb be – Present tense Interrogative form

We use the verb be to ask about where people are, and their jobs.
Short answers
am
• he….? • Yes, I am.
Is • she…? • No, I’m not.

• it…? is

• Yes, he/she/it is.

• No, he/she/it isn’t.
• you…?
Are • we…? are
• they…? • Yes, we/you/they are.
• No, we/you/they aren’t.
Examples

1. I am Peruvian.
I am not a journalist. I’m an actor.

2. Frederic isn’t from Russia.

He is English. He’s a factory worker.

3. Mr. and Mrs. Nakamura are scientists.

Thay aren’t from China. They are Japanese.
Exercises
COMPLETE the conversation with the correct form of be.

Mei: Excuse me, __________________ here for the engineers’ conference?

Niels: Yes, ____________.
Mei: Oh, good. I’m here for the conference, too. My name’s Mei.
_____________ from China. What nationality _____________?
Niels: ___________ American – from Mason, Ohio. Nice to meet you.
Mei: Nice to meet you, too.
Niels: Where _____________from?
Mei: I’m from Beijing, the capital of China.
What’s in her bag? – Part I
 Vocabulary
Common objects
 Common objects

apple bag

book camera
 Common objects

key Cell phone

ticket pen
 Common objects

passport toothbrush

umbrella

suitcase watch
 Grammar
Demonstrative Pronouns
Demonstrative Pronouns

SINGULAR
THIS THAT
For an object close to us. For an object that isn’t close to us.

PLURAL
THESE THOSE
For objects close to us. For objects that aren’t close to us.
Examples
1. What’s this?

It’s a watch.
Examples
2. What’s that?

It’s a suitcase
Examples
1. What are these?

They are keys.

Examples
2. What are those?

They are toothbrushes.

Exercises
COMPLETE the sentences with this, that, these or those:

1. Excuse me, is this / that your bag?

2. Hello! These / Those are my new friends Teresa and Ben.

3. What’s in this / that suitcase over there?

4. Are these / those your books?

What’s in her bag? – Part 2

• Vocabulary Plus
 Vocabulary
Common objects (2)
 Common objects (2)

glasses wallet credit card

 Common objects (2)

comb tissues notebook

 Common objects (2)

tablet coins
Vocabulary
Colors
 Colors

red blue green yellow black

white brown pink orange grey purple

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 Grammar
Possessive Adjectives
Possessive Adjectives
We use possessive adjectives with nouns.

Subject Possessive
Pronouns Adjectives
I my
you your
he his
she her
it its
we our
you your
they their
Examples

1. That is her camera.

2. Today is his birthday .

3. Our room number is 1410.

4. Their bags are in the hotel room.

5. Where is my cell phone?

Exercises
COMPLETE
the following sentences with the correct possessive adjective:

1. I have a car. ________ car is black.

2. Nancy is from England. ________ husband is from the US.

3. They are engineers. ________ names are Jason and Greg.

4. This is my son. ________ name is Diego.

5. Josie and I have math classes together. ________ teacher is Mr. Brown.
Conclusions
In this learning unit we have learned to talk about:

 The alphabet.

 Numbers 1 - 60.

 Personal information.

 Countries and nationalities.

 Jobs.
Conclusions
 Common objects.

 Imperative form.

 Verb be – Affirmative, negative and interrogative forms.

 Demonstrative adjectives.

 Possessive adjectives.
 Thanks
Professor: Carmen Castañeda Chau