Basic English I English teacher: Verónica Bautista On line

Characteristics of the English Language

1. Most of the English pronunciation are consonants.
a) Nine
b) Student
c) Three
d) Five

2. The vowels have many pronunciations.

3. We have British accent and American accent. Examples:
a) Teacher
b) Future
c) Antibiotic
d) Work
e) Job

4. We have British and American vocabulary and grammar.

a) Practice – Practise
b) Analyse– Analize
c) Elevator – lifter

5. Take care when you use the dictionary y/or translator ( a word has different
meanings depending on the context)
a) My book is red
b) I book a hotel room
c) I call a delivery to bring me a pizza
d) A woman delivered a baby

6. The conjugation of the subject are not all different. Examples:

a) I am a student / She is a teacher / they are engineers.
b) She works / I work / they work.

7. We have many irregular verbs. Examples: go, take,

8. The language change with the time:

a) Policeman – police officer
b) Blackboard – board
c) Fourty – forty
d) Have breakfast, have lunch, have dinner – eat brakfast, eat lunch, eat dinner
How to learn Enlgish
1. Listen English not only in class (audio books, movies,
2. Pronounce in front of a mirror to practice
3. Do exercises from internet
4. Sings songs in English as karaoke.
5. Send messages in English to your friends and teacher interested in practice.

Contact: 979850706
Basic English I English teacher: Verónica Bautista On line

Contact: 979850706