Unit 1: friends and family

Vocabulary: greetings

How are you? What are you doing?

How is it going?
How are you doing?
How do you do?
What’s up?
What’s new?
What’s going on?
How are things?
How is everything?
How’s life?

Nice to meet you Good to see you.

It is a pleasure to meet you.
It’s an honor to meet you.
 I’m happy (glad) to meet you.

How are you?

Fine, great, good, ok, happy, all POSITIVE FEELINGS

right, awesome, fantastic,
excellent, terrific, optimistic,
etc.
SO SO, not good, much better,
etc
Bad, terrible, sad, worried, NEGATIVE FEELINGS
sick, drowsy, angry, tired,
hungry, upset, grumpy, etc.

INTRODUCE YOURSELF

Hello Hi (Good evening) everyone (everybody, friends, classmates) My name is ( I am …)

And I live in Callao and I’m 28 years old.

I have 2 sisters and 2 brothers ( 2 siblings ) I’m only child.

I like (love) playing volleyball, watching series on NETFLIX, playing videogames, surfing on the
Internet, reading magazines, ETC

My favorite band singer, actor, actress, food, music, song, book, etc.

It’s a pleasure to meet you, guys!!! (I’m glad, happy to meet you, guys!!!

Live = verb
Life = noun
GRAMMAR: THE VERB BE
USE:
(doesn’t represent ANY actions, ACTIVITIES ) (information about
the subject)

STRUCTURE: form
Subject / Verb Complement
PRONOUNS (POSITIVE/ ADJECTIVE,NATIONALITIES,
(proper/ NEGATIVE) jobs/ occupations, AGES
common (STAGES OF LIFE), PLACES
(singular/ plural) AND LOCATIONS
I AM / NOT TALL, SHORT, FAT, THIN,
YOU ARE / NOT YOUNG, TALENTED,
HE/ SHE / IT IS / NOT FRIENDLY, SMART, SHY,
WE ARE / NOT ETC.
THEY ARE / NOT
PERUVIAN, CHINESE,
ITALIAN, MEXICAN,
MY PEN FRIEND JAPANESE, BRAZILIAN, ETC

A LAWYER, A TEACHER, A
NURSE, A WAITRESS, AN
ACCOUNTANT, A DOCTOR,
AN ENGINNER, A
SURGEON, A MEDICAL
TECHNICIAN, ETC

30 YEARS OLD, A BABY, AN

ADULT, A TEENAGER, A
 SENIOR, ETC.

LIMA, CUZCO, IN A
RESTAURANT, AT THE
BEACH, AT HOME, IN USA,
ETC.

1. MARIA IS MY COUSIN = She is tall. SHE IS IN CAJAMARCA. SHE IS

A NURSE. SHE’S 30 YEARS OLD AND SHE’S BRAZILIAN.

1. THE BIRDS ARE GOLD AND SMALL. / THEY ARE NOT BIG OR
DANGEROUS ANIMALS.
2. MARIO IS A STUDENT AND HE’S MY BESTFRIEND. / HE’
PERUVIAN AND HE’S 12 YEARS OLD. / HE’S MY SON AND
HE’S TEENAGER.
 3. MICAELA IS MY ENGLISH TEACHER. / SHE’S THIN AND
TALL. / HER DRESS IS RED./ SHE’S 30 YEARS OLD AND SHE’S
VERY PATIENT AND DYNAMIST.
4. THE CAMERA IS OLD. / THE PROFESSIONAL CAMERA IS
MADE FROM CHINA. / MY GRANDPA’S CAMERA IS VERY
EXPENSIVE.

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES = POSSESSIONS = NOUNS / ADJ. + NOUN

SARAH IS MY BEST FRIEND. HER HOUSE IS BIG.
MY FATHER IS A DOCTOR. HIS JOB IS NOT EASY.
PERU IS A BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY . ITS FOOD IS DELICIOUS.
WE ARE CLASSMATES . OUR CLASS IS IN THE MORNINGS.
I’M PETER. MY CAR IS OLD.
VOCABULARY:
FAMILY MEMBERS
Male Female
GRANDFATHER/ GRANDMOTHER /
GRANDPA GRANDMA/ GRANNY
FATHER/ DAD MOTHER/ MOM/ MUM
BROTHER SISTER
SON DAUGHTER
UNCLE AUNT / AUNTIE
HUSBAND WIFE
COUSIN COUSIN
NEPHEW NIECE

FATHER – IN LAW MOTHER- IN LAW

BROTHER – IN LAW SISTER- IN LAW
STEPFATHER STEPMOTHER
 She’s my sister. Her name is Paola. She’s 16 years
old.

She’s tall and a pretty teenager but also she’s very

CHEERFUL and she isn’t patient.

My sister is a good student and She’s very friendly

in the school.

I love my sister because she’s very helpful with

me and with my parents.

SHE LOVES HER JOB

13 – 19 = thir, four, fif, six, seven, eight, nine teen

30, 40, 50, …90 = thir, for, fif, six, seven, eight, nine ty
Describe = adjectives
MARTA IS YOUNG WITH CURLY RED HAIR.
SHE’S PRETTY AND THIN WITH BEAUTIFUL BLUE EYES.
SHE’S SINGLE AND SHE’S VERY FRIENDLY.
 IS SHE TALL WITH RED HAIR?

YES, SHE IS.

IS SHE MARRIED?