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THE ALPHABET
(El alfabeto)

Aa Bb Cc Dd
Ee Ff Gg Hh
Ii Jj Kk Ll
Mm Nn Oo Pp
Qq Rr Ss Tt
Uu Vv Ww Xx
Yy Zz
1. How do you spell your name ?

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2. How many letters are there in the English alphabet ?

“Whatever you are, be a good one.”

Abraham Lincoln
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PRACTICE

I. Write the consonants

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Write the vowels

II. Listen to the teacher and write the letter you hear, then next
to it, write a word that starts with the same letter

1. __________ _____________________________
2. __________ _____________________________
3. __________ _____________________________
4. __________ _____________________________
5. __________ _____________________________
6. __________ _____________________________
7. __________ _____________________________
8. __________ _____________________________
9. __________ _____________________________
10 . __________ _____________________________

“ If you dream it, you can do it.”

Walt Disney

DAYS OF THE WEEK

( Dias de la semana )

Monday __________________

Tuesday __________________

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Wednesday __________________

Thursday __________________

Friday __________________

Saturday __________________

Sunday __________________

What is your favorite day?

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What day is after…………?

Monday __________________ Friday ___________________

Saturday __________________ Sunday __________________

What day is before …………?

Tuesday __________________ Thursday __________________

Wednesday __________________ Monday __________________

“ Never, never, never give up. ”

Winston Churchill

MONTHS OF THE YEAR

(Meses del año)

January _____________ March _____________

February _____________ April _____________

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May _____________ September _____________

June _____________ October _____________

July _____________ November _____________

August _____________ December _____________

What is your favorite month?

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What month is after…………?

July __________________ April ___________________

September __________________ November __________________

What month is before …………?

August __________________ March __________________

December __________________ October __________________

“ Don’t wait. The time will never be just right.”

Napoleon Hil

PRONOUNS

SUBJECT PRONOUNS OR PERSONAL PRONOUNS

Singular Plural
First Person I We

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Second Person You You
He
Third Person She They
It

Subject pronouns are personal pronouns which function as the subject of a sentence. They
carry out the action of the verb.

Note that the pronoun I is written as a capital letter.

Also note that it is generally used to refer to things and animals, not to people. The plural
form of the subject pronoun it is they.

Examples:

1. I am from France.
2. She is an accountant.
3. We are happy.
4. They are artists.
5. He is from Spain.
6. It is cold today.
7. _____ is in the “Gabinete de Idiomas”.
8. _____ am a good person.
9. _____ are smart.
10. _____ is my father.
11. _____ is my cat.
12. _____ am a good student.

If not us, who? If not now, when?

John F. Kennedy
PRACTICE
I. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH PERSONAL PRONOUNS
1. My name is Sue. (Sue) _________ am English. And this is my family.
2. My mum´s name is Angie. (Angie) _________ is from Germany.
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3. Bob is my dad. (My dad) _________ is a waiter.
4. On the left you can see Simon. (Simon) _________ is my brother.
5. (Sue and Simon) _________ are twins.
6. Our dog is a girl, Judy. (Judy) _________ is two years old.
7. (Sue, Simon, Angie and Bob) _________ live in Canada.
8. (Oruro) _________ is not far from La Paz.
9. My grandparents live in London. (My grandparents) _________ often come
and see us.
10. What can _________ tell me about your family? 

II. COMPLETE WITH THE PERSONAL PRONOUNS

1. ___________ are brothers. (Peter and I)
2. ___________ is a lawyer. (Sue)
3. ___________ is very friendly. (John´s dog)
4. ___________ is ten years old. (Robert)
5. ___________ is very easy to use. (This computer)
6. ___________ are neighbors. (Lucía and Sue)
“Everything you can imagine is real”
Pablo Picasso

VERB “TO BE”

AFFIRMATIVE FORM

To be in the present tense. The conjugation of to be in the present tense is irregular.

Following is the structure for affirmative sentences that use to be in the present tense.

Subject + to be (conjugated in the present tense)

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Singular Plural
First Person I am We are
Second Person You are You are
He is
Third Person She is They are
It is

Examples:
1. I am from Chile. 8. I am here.
2. He is a businessman. 9. They are from England.
3. They are students. 10. It is a beautiful day.
4. It is cold. 11. We are tired.
5. You are very tall. 12. She is from Santa Cruz..
6. She is nice. 13. I am hungry.
7. We are tourists. 14. It is cold outside.

I. Complete with forms of the verb “ To - Be”

1. We _________ at school.

2. I ________ an intelligent boy.

3. My daughter _________ angry.

4. He ________ ill.

“ I can, therefore I am. ”

Simone Weil

VERB “TO BE”

NEGATIVE FORM

Negative sentences that use to be in the present tense are formed as follows.

Subject + to be (conjugated in the present tense) + not

Singular Plural
First Person I am not We are not
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Second Person You are not You are not
He is not
Third Person She is not They are not
It is not

Examples :

1. She is not from Colombia.

2. It is not cold outside.
3. He is not at home.
4. They are not eating.
5. She is not working.

Change the following sentences into negative:

1. We are from Bolivia.

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2. She is my best friend.

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3. I am a smart person.

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“Remember no one can make you feel inferior without your consent .”

Eleanor Roosevelt
VERB “TO BE”

INTERROGATIVE FORM

Interrogative sentences with to be in the present tense.

Following is the structure for an affirmative sentence that use to be in the present tense

Verb to be (conjugated in the present tense) + Subject

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First Person Am I? Are we?
Second Person Are you? Are you?
Is he?
Third Person Is she? Are they?
Is it?

Examples:
1. Is she from Bolivia?
2. Are you thirsty?
3. Is it cold outside?
4. Is he at home?
5. Is she working?

Answer the following Yes – No Questions:

1. Is she a good lawyer?

Yes, _____________________________________________
No, _____________________________________________
2. Are you a good student?
Yes, _____________________________________________
No, _____________________________________________

“Turn your wounds into wisdom.”

Oprah Winfrey
VERB “TO BE”

CONTRACTED FORM

Contractions with to be.

Following is a table that shows possible contractions with the verb to be.

Non – contracted form Contracted Form

I am I´m
You are You´re
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He is He´s
She is She´s
It is It´s
We are We´re
You are You´re
They are They´re
Are not Aren´t
Is not Isn´t

Note that the contracted forms are generally avoided in formal, written language.

Examples :

1. I´m from Chile. 7. I ‘m from Bolivia.

2. He´s a businessman. 8. You´re very kind.
3. We ‘re at home 9. It´s cold.
4. They aren´t brothers. 10.He isn´t from the United States.
5. You aren´t from Germany. 11.She´s from Colombia.
6. She isn´t at home. 12. Susan‘s a lawyer.

Write your own examples:

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“The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud”

Coco Chanel
PRACTICE
I.UNSCRAMBLE THE WORDS AND WRITE SENTENCES

1.  Are  hot you ?

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2.  your this Is book?

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3.  Mr. States? Peters Unites from Is the
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4.  they Are married?
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5.  Am wrong? or right I
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II. YES/NO QUESTIONS

1.Are you a good student?
Yes, ________________________________________________
No, ________________________________________________

2.Is he in the park ?

Yes, ________________________________________________
No, ________________________________________________
“Do what you can , with what you have , where you are.”

Theodore Roosevelt

WH- QUESTION WORDS

PART I

What _______________

How _______________

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Where _______________

When _______________

Who _______________

Answer the following questions:

1. What is your name?

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2. How are you?

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3. Where are you now?

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4. When is your birthday?

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5. Who is your best friend?

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“There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be
nothing.”
 Aristotle

PRACTICE

I. Write your own examples:

1._________________________________________________________________

2._________________________________________________________________
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3._________________________________________________________________

4._________________________________________________________________

5._________________________________________________________________

II. Unscramble the sentences

1. is your favorite animal What ?

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2. the is Where ? book

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3. is favorite ? your Who actor

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4. When ? is Christmas

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Wherever you go, go with all your heart.

Confucius
THE ARTICLES
DEFINITE ARTICLE

“ The “

The definite article is a word that functions as an adjective, which is put before a noun,
qualifying and limiting it in general, it indicates that the noun is known to the speaker it is
most often used to refer to nouns in an specific sense.

The definite article in English is the it is invariable in number and gender.

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The definite article the is normally omitted when referring to nouns in a general sense.

Examples:

1. Pigs are dirty . (pigs in general)

2. I like bread. (bread in general)
3. I like the bread that you baked. (a specific portion of bread)
4. Do you like coffee? (coffee in general)
5. Do you like the coffee? (the coffee that you´re drinking right now)

Fill in the blanks with: the or X:

1. I love _______ pizza.

2. We love _______ pizza you prepare.
3. _______ birds can fly.
4. _______ English books are on the table.
5. She loves _______ apples.

Write your own examples:

1.___________________________________________________________________

2.___________________________________________________________________

3.___________________________________________________________________
 “If you don’t build your dream, someone else will hire you to help them build
theirs.” 
Dhirubhai Ambani

THE ARTICLES

INDEFINITE ARTICLES

“ A - An “

The indefinite article is a word that functions as an adjective, which is put before a noun,
qualifying that noun.

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The indefinite article in English is a. A changes to an if the word that follows begins with a
vowel sound. The indefinite article a or an is invariable in gender. The form a is used
before words that begin with a consonant sound. The form an is used before words that
begin with a vowel sound.

Examples:

1. a dog 13. an ostrich

2. a cat 14. an ugly boy
3. a teacher 15. an eraser
4. a house 16. an apple
5. a school 17. an egg
6. a car 18. an idea
7. a book 19. an office
8. a man 20. an umbrella
9. a woman 21. an accountant
10. a glass 22. an elephant
11. a secretary 23. an interesting book
12. a lawyer 24. an old church

Fill in the blanks with: a or an

1. ______ red book 3._______ eraser

2. ______ snake 4._______ umbrella

Hope is a waking dream.

Aristotle

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PRACTICE

The indefinite article a or an is used to designate professions.

Examples:

1. My father is a lawyer.
2. His sister is an accountant.
3. My uncle is a doctor.
4. The project was designed by an engineer.
5. She loves being a teacher.

Fill in the blanks with: the – a – an

1. _______ English books are yellow.

2. _______ red house.

3. _______ big pigs.

4. _______ orange is on the table.

5. My sister wants to be _______ doctor.

6. He is _______ bad lawyer.

7. They are in _______ meeting.

8. His wife is _______ accountant.

9. I don´t want _______ French book, I want _______ Spanish book.

10. My best friend is _______ painter.

11. I will be _______ good doctor.

12. My best friend is ________ student.

 “Leap and the net will appear.” 

Zen Proverb

PROPER NOUNS
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In English, the following are considered proper nouns, and they are written with an
initial capital letter.

1. The days of the week.

2. The months of the year.

3. Nouns referring to countries , cities , nationalities and languages.

4. Personal titles, such as Mr. Mrs. Ms. Miss , Rev. etc.

5. The personal pronoun I.

Just as the nouns that refer to nationalities and languages are considered proper and
written with an initial capital letter, so are the adjectives that refer to nationalities and
languages.

Examples:
1. She comes to my house every Monday.
2. I am going to go to France in April.
3. She studies English.
4. He is Colombian.
5. Do you know where Ms. Carty is?
6. Do you know where I put my glasses?
7. She called me on Monday.
8. I was born in April.
9. I am studying English.
10. Do you know where Mr. Smith is?
11. She doesn´t agree with what I said.
12. My brother is married to a Honduran woman.
13. I think that it is an American car.

Action is the foundational key to all success.

Pablo Picasso

WH- QUESTION WORDS

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Why __________________

How much __________________

How many __________________

Which __________________

Whose __________________

Answer the following questions:

1. Why are you here?

_______________________________________________________________

2. How much is your book?

_______________________________________________________________

3. How many cars do you have?

_____________________________________________________________

4. Which pen is yours?

______________________________________________________________

5. Whose birthday is today ?

_____________________________________________________________

Do one thing every day that scares you.

Eleanor Roosevelt

THE ADJECTIVES
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An adjective is a word that is used to modify or qualify a noun or pronoun.

In English, adjectives have neither number or gender.

In the following examples, note that the adjective tall does not vary:

1. The boy is tall.

2. The boys are tall.
3. The girl is tall.
4. The girls are tall.

Adjectives can be used in two positions. If placed before the verb of the sentence, they
are said to be attributive. If placed after the verb of the sentence, they are said to be
predicative. Note that in English, attributive adjectives generally precede the noun
which they qualify.

Examples :

1. The pretty women are teachers. (attributive)

2. That woman is pretty. (predicative)
3. Those women are pretty. (predicative)
4. The blue car is mine. (attributive)
5. The blue cars are in the parking lot. (attributive)
6. The car is blue. (predicative)
7. The cars are blue. (predicative)
8. The brown horse belongs to my sister. (attributive)
9. The brown horses belong to them. (attributive)
10. The pretty woman is from Switzerland. (attributive)
11. The horse is brown. (predicative)
12. The horses are brown. (predicative)
13. The blue house is mine. (attributive)

You must do the thing you think you cannot do.

Eleanor Roosevelt
POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

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Possessive Adjectives are words that function as adjectives, adding an idea of

possession to the noun they which they qualify.
Note that in English , the possessive adjectives have neither gender or number.

Singular Plural
First Person my our
Second Person your your
his
Third Person her their
its

Examples:

This is my brother.
Our car is blue.
My brother is an accountant.
These are their tables.
That is his hat.
Those kids are my naughty cousins.
Her dress is beautiful.
Where is your mom?
What is your favorite day?

Write your own examples:

1.______________________________________________________________

2.______________________________________________________________

3.______________________________________________________________
“In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear
of failure.” 
Bill Cosby

PLURAL NOUNS

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The plural of most nouns is formed by adding “s “ to the base of the noun.

If the noun in question ends in s, sh, ch, or x. then the termination -es - is added to the
base of the noun.

If the noun ends in y and before “y” there is a consonant you add - ies - but
if instead of the consonant there is a vowel you just need to add -s- .

If the word ends in - fe - then the termination -ves - is added to the base of the
noun.

Examples:

1. I have three tickets.

2. She has two cars.

Singular Plural
Bird Birds
Shelf Shelves
Daughter Daughters
Ticket Tickets
Exercise Exercises
Kiss Kisses
Brush Brushes
Church Churches
Box Boxes
Baby Babies
Day Days
Scarf Scarfs/
Scarves

Life is trying things to see if they work.

Ray Bradbury

PLURALS

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IRREGULAR NOUNS

There are several nouns in English with irregular plural forms. Some of the most
common ones are:

Singular Plural
man men
woman women
child children
foot feet
tooth teeth
mouse mice
ox oxen
goose geese
fish fish

Examples :

1. There were four men in her car.

2. None of the women over there are married.
3. How many children are in your class?
4. An adult has thirty-two teeth.
5. She found two dead mice in the basement.

Write your own examples. Talk about you and your friends:

1. __________________________________________________________________

2. __________________________________________________________________

Don’t regret the past, just learn from it.

Ben Ipock

DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES AND PRONOUNS

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The demonstrative adjectives and pronouns are invariable with respect the gender, but
they do have a singular and a plural form. They are:

Singular Plural
This These

That Those

Note that this and these are generally used to refer to nouns that are close in physical
distance to the speaker. That and those imply that there is a greater physical distance
between the speaker and the noun referred to.

Examples:

1. I like this car. (adjective)

2. I like these cars. (adjective)
3. I like that car. (adjective)
4. I like those cars. (adjective)
5. This peach is mine, and that peach is yours. (adjective)
6. This is my book. (pronoun)
7. These are my books. (pronoun)
8. That is his computer. (pronoun)
9. Those are his computers. (pronoun)

Write your own examples:

1.- __________________________________________________________________
2.- __________________________________________________________________
3.- __________________________________________________________________
Believe you can and you’re halfway there.
Theodore Roosevelt

PRESENT PARTICIPLE
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The present participle is the verbal form that is used in the progressive or continuous
tenses. It is generally used in conjunction with the verb to be.
It is formed by adding the termination - ing - to the base of the verb in the infinitive
without to.
Note that if the base of the verb ends in the letter e, the e is dropped prior to adding
the termination “ ing.”

Examples :

Infinitive Present Participle

To walk Walking
To work Working
To finish Finishing
To be Being
To go Going
To look Looking
To cook Cooking
To travel Traveling
To eat Eating
To study Studying
To read Reading
To call Calling
To live Living
To have Having
To leave Leaving

Add “ing “ to the following verbs:

1. Sleep __________________ 2. Arrive ________________

3. Go __________________ 4. Dance ________________

Live what you love.

Jo Deurbrouck
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE OR CONTINUOUS

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AFFIRMATIVE FORM

The present progressive tense is generally used to indicate an action or state of being
that is occurring as one speaks. It is formed with the present tense of to be and the
present participle (ing – form ) of the verb in question.
Affirmative sentences in the present progressive tense are formed as follows.
Subject + to be (conjugated in the present simple) + present participle.

Singular Plural
First Person I am walking We are walking
Second Person You are walking You are walking
He is walking
Third Person She is walking They are walking
It is walking

Examples :
1. They are walking to the museum.
2. We are walking to the store.
3. He is walking to work.
4. He is working right now.
5. She is listening to the radio.
6. They are playing in the backyard.
7. I am inviting him to my prom.
8. We are going back tonight.

Write your own examples:

1. __________________________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________________________

The power of imagination makes us infinite.

John Muir

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE OR CONTINUOUS

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NEGATIVE FORM

Negative sentences in the present progressive.

Negative sentences in the present progressive are formed as follows.

Subject + to be (conjugated in the present simple) + not + present participle

Singular Plural
First Person I am not walking We are not walking
Second Person You are not walking You are not walking
He is not walking
Third Person She is not walking They are not walking
It is not walking

Examples:

1. They are not walking to the museum.

2. We are not walking to the store.
3. He is not walking to work.
4. He is not working right now.
5. They are not reading.
6. She is not sleeping well.
7. He is not working in my car today.
8. I am not picking her up anymore.

Write your own examples:

1. __________________________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________________________

May you live every day of your life.

Jonathan Swift

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE OR CONTINUOUS

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INTERROGATIVE FORM

Interrogative sentences in the present progressive are formed as follows.

To be (conjugated in the present simple) + subject + present participle

Singular Plural
First Person Am I walking? Are we walking?
Second Person Are you walking? Are you walking?
Is he walking?
Third Person Is she walking? Are they walking?
Is it walking?

Examples:

1. Are they walking to the museum?

2. Are you walking to the store?
3. Is he walking to work?
4. Is Mary working today?
5. Are we going or not?
6. Are they playing tonight?
7. Is he coming to the party?
8. Are you going to Europe?

Write your own examples:

1.- __________________________________________________________________
2.- __________________________________________________________________

Eighty percent of success is showing up.

Woody Allen

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
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Possessive pronouns are pronouns that are used to denote an idea of possession.

It is interesting to note that unlike in certain other languages, in English the possessive
pronouns are not accompanied by the definite article the.

Singular Plural
First Person mine ours
Second Person yours yours
his
Third Person hers theirs
its

Examples:

1. Mine is not as interesting as hers.

2. This is our house. It is ours.
3. I prefer yours over theirs.
4. Is this his?
5. Mine is at home.
6. This is my car, not yours.
7. Your car is always cleaner than mine.
8. She finally found her books, but they haven´t found theirs yet.
9. This is my uniform, that one is yours, and those cars are theirs.

Write your own examples:

1.- __________________________________________________________________

2.- __________________________________________________________________

3.- __________________________________________________________________

To be the best, you must be able to handle the worst.

Wilson Kanadi

TAG QUESTIONS
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Tag questions are put at the end of statements. They convert affirmative and negative
sentences into interrogative ones.
How to form tag questions with to be:

1. If to be in the main part of the sentence is in an affirmative structure, the tag to

be must be in a negative structure.
2. If to be in the main part of the sentence is in a negative structure, the tag to be
must be in an affirmative structure.
3. The tag to be must be conjugated in the same tense as to be is in the main part
of the sentence.

Examples:
1. You aren´t from around here, are you?
2. She´s from Ireland, isn´t she?
3. You are in Mexico, aren´t you?
4. We are on vacation next month, aren´t we?
5. John is from Spain, isn´t he?
6. John isn´t from Spain, is he?
7. She is going to go out tonight, isn´t she?
8. She isn´t going to go out tonight, is she?
9. He is at home , isn´t he?
10. My dad isn’t happy , is he?

Write your own examples:

1.- __________________________________________________________________

2.- __________________________________________________________________

3.- __________________________________________________________________

A jug fills drop by drop.

Buddha

THERE IS – THERE ARE

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AFFIRMATIVE FORM

SINGULAR PLURAL
THERE IS THERE ARE

THERE´S THERE´RE

Examples :

There´s a car in the garage. There are two cars in the garage.
There is a woman at the bank. There are three women here.
There is a cat on the table. There are ten cats on the table.

NEGATIVE FORM

THERE IS NOT THERE ARE NOT

THERE ISN´T THERE AREN´T

Examples:

There isn´t a lion in the Zoo. There aren´t lions in the Zoo.
There is not a car at home. There are not two cars at home.

INTERROGATIVE FORM

IS THERE ……..? ARE THERE ……..?

Examples:

Is there a lion in your house? Are there two dogs in your house?
Yes, there is. Yes, there are.
No, there isn´t. No, there aren´t.

The obstacle is the path.

Zen Proverb

PRACTICE

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THERE IS – THERE ARE

Complete the sentences using:

There is - there are

There isn’t - there aren’t

1. _______________ a woman.

2. _______________ two boys.

3. _______________ a book.

4. _______________ many cars.

5. _______________ five houses.

6. _______________ four chairs.

7. _______________ ten children.

8. _______________ an eraser.

9. _______________ twenty rings.

10. _______________ a girl.

II. Write your own examples :

1.___________________________________________________________________

2.___________________________________________________________________

3.___________________________________________________________________

The best revenge is massive success.

Frank Sinatra

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N PRACTICE

Answer the following Yes / No Questions:

1.Is there a cat under the chair?

Yes,______________________________________________________________

No,_______________________________________________________________

2.Are there three books on the table?

Yes,______________________________________________________________

No,_______________________________________________________________

3.Are there girls in the park?

Yes,______________________________________________________________

No,_______________________________________________________________

4.Is there a baby in the class?

Yes,______________________________________________________________

No,_______________________________________________________________

5.Is there a board at school?

Yes,______________________________________________________________

No,_______________________________________________________________

6. Are there ten mice under the bed?

Yes,______________________________________________________________

No,_______________________________________________________________

“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough”.

Mae West

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The word some is generally used in affirmative sentences and in interrogative

sentences that serve as invitations.

The word any is generally used in negative sentences and in interrogative sentences
of a general type.

Examples:
1. Would you like some coffee?
2. There is some sugar on the cupboard.
3. No thank you, I wouldn´t like any coffee.
4. Do you have any money left?
5. Yes. I have some money in my wallet.
6. Would you like some coffee?
7. Yes please, I would like some.
8. Were there any rugs at the store?
9. There were not any rugs at the store.
10. Do you have any onions?

Write your own examples:

1._________________________________________________________________

2._________________________________________________________________

3._________________________________________________________________

4._________________________________________________________________

5._________________________________________________________________

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it
will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
Albert Einstein
OBJECT PRONOUNS

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Singular Plural
First Person me us
Second Person you you
him
Third Person her them
it

Object pronouns are personal pronouns that function as the object of a sentence. They
receive the action of the verb.

Note that unlike I, me is not written with a capital letter.

Also note that it is generally used to refer to animals and things. The plural form of the
object pronoun it is them.

Complete the following sentences with Object Pronouns:

1. I want ________ (you) to come with ________ ( I )

2. Can you give ________ ( I ) my keys?

3. Give ________ ( he ) these books!

4. I will go with ________ (she) to the party.

5. Susan, Could you help ________ ( we ) with our homework?

6. I can play with ________ (you ).

7. They will go with ________ (he ) to the church.

Write your own examples:

1._________________________________________________________________
“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in
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 Mahatma Gandhi

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We use question words to ask certain types of questions (question word questions). We
often refer to them as WH words because they include the letters WH (for example WHy,
HoW).

Question Word Function Example

what asking for information about What is your name?

something

  asking for repetition or confirmation What? I can't hear you.

You did what?

what...for asking for a reason, asking why What did you do that for?

when asking about time When did he leave?

where asking in or at what place or position Where do they live?

which asking about choice Which colour do you want?

who asking what or which person or people Who opened the door?
(subject)

whom asking what or which person or people Whom did you see?
(object)

whose asking about ownership Whose are these keys?

Whose turn is it?

why asking for reason, asking what...for Why do you say that?

why don't making a suggestion Why don't I help you?

how asking about manner How does this work?

  asking about condition or quality How was your exam?

how + adj/adv asking about extent or degree see examples below

how far distance How far is Pattaya from

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Bangkok?

how long length (time or space) How long will it take?

how many quantity (countable) How many cars are there?

how much quantity (uncountable) How much money do you

have?

how old age How old are you?

how come asking for reason, asking why How come I can't see her?
(informal)

Now write sentences:

1.________________________________________________________________

2._________________________________________________________________

3._________________________________________________________________

4._________________________________________________________________

5._________________________________________________________________

6._________________________________________________________________

7._________________________________________________________________

8._________________________________________________________________

9.________________________________________________________________

“As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower
others.”
 Bill Gates

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To form the possessive of nouns, the following must be done.

If the possessor is one, you put:

1. The possessor
2. ´s
3. The thing possessed without an article.
If the possessors are numerous, you put:

1. The possessors (must end in s)

2. The apostrophe
3. The thing possessed without an article
Note that if the possessors is in the plural and does not end in s, you put:

1. The possessors
2. ´s
3. The thing possessed without an article.

Complete the sentences

1. The boy´s book ____________________________

2. The boy´s books ____________________________
3. The boys´ book ____________________________
4. The boys´ books ____________________________
5. The man´s coat ____________________________
6. The men´s coats ____________________________
7. The tree´s leaves ____________________________
8. The trees´ leaves ____________________________

“The Way Get Started Is To Quit Talking And Begin Doing.” Walt
Disney
 

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