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Instructor: Victor Crispin Class: BIA-05 Schedule: 9:00-11:45

Tuesday, April 25th, 2023 (IC-66)

READ OUT LOUD = LEAN EN VOZ ALTA
ES LA UNICA MANERA DE ESCUCHARLOS
Weekly = semanal
Every day = diario
1 Can you believe this check? = The check is very
expensive
2 What do you mean? = What do you want to say
3 This is more than I earn in a week = This is more
expensive than my salary.
Oh my gosh = o
4 I don't have any kind of cash with me = I don't have
money.
Something fast = order a hamburger
That won’t take long = It’s very fast.
Are you finished to order= are you ready to order?
It was delicious = DELISHES
Would you care..? Would you like..?
Server = waiter/waitress
FAV-RITE - FEI-VRT
DELICIOUS - DELISHES
GOSH - GASH

Friday, April 21st, 2023 (IC-62)

Presentation:
1 I want a/the salad. (General Inf.)
2 I want a/the salad at Alexander Coffee.
(Specific Inf.)
3 I ate a/the hamburger last night.
(General Inf.)
4 A/The hamburger that I ate at “Burger
King” was delicious.
5 A/The Locro that my mother makes is
delicious.
6 The/a traditional food in my city is
fantastic.
7 The / a chicha Camba is great.

ARTICLES
Indefinite Articles Definite Article
A, AN THE

A, AN are for general situations/general inf.

THE is for specific situations/specific inf.

Examples:

1 A and B are in a coffee shop/cafeteria

A: What do you feel like drinking today?

B: Well, the/an/a orange juice sounds delicious.

2 A and B are in the street.

A: I’m in the mood for a/an/the really delicious dessert.

B: Well, what about a/an/the chocolate ice-cream?

3 A and B are in a restaurant.

A: There are two kinds of salad: green salad and mixed

salad.

B: I think I’d like the/a/an green salad.

4 A and B are in a luxurious restaurant

A: What would you like for an appetizer? We have

a/an/the nice potato soup on a/an/the menu tonight.

B: That sounds great. I’ll have a/an/the soup.

Friday, April 21st, 2023 (IC-72)

SOME is for affirmative sentences and for questions

Examples:
Option 1: Do you have some milk?/ Do you want some tea?

Option 2: We have some coffee in the kitchen.

ANY/ANYTHING is for questions and negative
sentences.
Option 1: Do you have ANY bananas?
Option 2: No. I don’t have ANY bananas.
Option 3: Is there ANYTHING to drink? QUESTIONS
Option 4: No, there isn’t ANYTHING. NEGATIVE

Page 41
Instructions: Complete each statement or question with
an affirmative or negative form of there is or there are.

1 ..............some water in the bottle.

2 ..............potatoes in the fridge.

3 ..............some chicken for lunch?

4 ..............any grapes for the salad?

5 ………anything to eat now.

I’m blue = I’m sad

I’m down in the dumps = I am very sad
Dumb = fool = OPA
ODD - IMPAR
BUNCH OF GRAPES
BUNCH OF BANANAS
Raisins - REISINS
2 SLICES OF CHEESE
iL
POR FAVOR, RECUERDEN SOLO LA PERSONA O ALUMNO
QUE PARTICIPA PUEDE HABLAR O CONTESTAR
POR FAVOR, NO INTERRUMPAN
Vocabulary and Pronunciation page 40 Exercise A
HOW DO YOU SPELL SAUSAGE?
FRUIT - FRUT
1 APPLES
2 BANANAS
3 GRAPES - GREIPS
4 ORANGES - ORANYES
VEGETABLES - VECHTABOLS
5 CARROTS - KEROTS
6 PEPPERS - PEPERS
7 BROCCOLI - BRAKLI
8 ONIONS - ANIONS
MEAT - MIT
9 CHICKEN - CHEKEN
10 LAMB - LEM
11 SAUSAGE - SOSOCH
12 BEEF - BIF
SEAFOOD - SIFUD
13 FISH - FESH
14 CLAMS - CLEMS
15 SHRIMP - SHREM
16 CRAB - CREB
17 SQUID
GRAINS - GREINS
18 PASTA - PASTA
19 RICE - RAIS
20 NOODLES - NUDOLS
21 BREAD - BRED
DAIRY PRODUCTS - DERI PRADACTS
22 BUTTER - BADER
23 CHEESE - CHIS
24 MILK - MELK
25 YOGURT - YOGUR - YOGAR
OILS - OILS
26 CORN OIL - CORNOIL
27 OLIVE OIL - OLEVOIL
28 COCONUT OIL - KAKNATOIL
SWEETS - SUITS
29 CANDY - KENDI
30 PIE - PAI
31 CAKE - KEIK
32 COOKIES (CHIPS)
33 BEETROOT - BITRUT
DO TUBERS COUNT AS GRAINS?

Thursday, April 20th, 2023 (IC-72)

1 Appetizers, beverages, and entrees.
2 I’ll have roast chicken and salad.
3 I’d like apple pie and ice cream.
4 Do you have sparkling water?
5 There’s also a choice of vegetables.
6 I’ll have chocolate and grilled potato tomato soup.
7 What does that come with?

Page 39 Pronunciation
1 choice - chois
2 VEGETABLES - VECH-TABOLS
3 GRILLED - GRILD
4 I’D - AID
5 THOUGHT - ZOT
6 I’LL - AIL = I WILL HAVE = vOY A PEDIR/ORDENAR
7 CERTAINLY - CERTENLI
8 ANYTHING - ENEZEN
9 DRINK - DRENK
10

DON’T BULLY YOUR CLASSMATE

DRUNK
BACK DRUNK
SPICY PEOPLE = ENERGETIC PEOPLE (BALTIMORE)
FRIED - FRAID
SQUID - SKUID
SPICY - SPAISI
SAUCE - SOS
MIXED - MIXT
ONION - ANION
BRAZILIAN - BRAZILIAN
GRILLED - GRILD
ROAST - ROUST
CHICKEN - CHEKEN
PIE - PAI
CHOCOLATE - CHOKLET
BOTTLED - BADELD
STILL - STIL
SPARKLING - SPARKLIN (GASEOSO/A)
WORLD -
STEAK = ONLY MEAT/BEEF
PIG = CERDO/CHANCHO
PORK = FOOD
EMPALAGOSO = STUFFED
CHOCOLATE - CHOK-LET
APPETIZERS
SALADS
ENTREES - ANTRES
DESSERTS
BEVERAGES - BEBEREIYES
PEANUT SOUP -
MESSAGE - MESECH
MASSAGE = MASAJE - MASACH
NO TIENE SAL
FRICASE
TIPICAL DISHES
MANTAIN THE NAME IN
PICK
ONION RINGS

Vocaliza naturalment
I don’t have the answer
Vocalizen vocalicen BIEN POR FAVOR

Monday, April 17th, 2023 (IC-38)

Mañana al inicio de la clase vas a ingresar a tu cuenta
usando esta computadora y vemos lo que pasa

APPEARANCE -APIRINS
FACE, BODY, TALL, HAIR, EYES
LOOK ALIKE LOOK DIFFERENT
SPORTS PREFENRENCE
SOCCER, VOLLEYBALL, BASKETBALL, TENNIS, GOLF ,
GOF, BASEBALL
FAMILIES
COUSIN, SISTER, BROTHER,
I have a boy. = I have a son

I have a girl = I have a daughter

Colors: gray, green, blue, yellow, brown,

Turkesa, black, white PURPLE (PERPOL)
MUSICAL TASTES: GUSTOS MUSICALES: ELECTRONIC,
CUMBIA, REGUETAON, COUNTRY, FOLK,TRAP
CLOTHES= t-shirt, jacket, pants, shoes, socks, suit,
sweater , hoodie
Cardigan
Hatpony tal holder
Gloves
glasses

We review = vamos a repasar

IMPROVISAR CONVERSATION

COME - KAM
ON MY FATHER’S SIDE
MOTHER’S
COUSINS - KASENS
WHAT ARE YOUR SISTER’S HOBBIES?
SHE LIKES TO WATCH/WATCHING …
WHAT DOES YOUR BROTHER STUDY?
STUDIES ENGINEERING
THAT’S IT
WE IMPROVISE = VAMOS A IMPROVISAR
RESTAURANT - REST-RANT

INFORMATION QUESTIONS in the SIMPLE PRESENT

QUESTION WORD + DO/DOES + SUBJECT + VERB + ( COMPLEMENT )

Grammar Information: Complete the conversations

with the simple present tense.
Examples:
1 A: …… your sister ……….?
B: She studies at Oxford High School.
1 A: Does your sister study?
B: She studies at Oxford High School.
2 A: ………….. brothers and sisters …………...?
B: In total 6.
2 A: How many brothers and sisters do you have?
B: In total 6.
3 A: ………………. stay with when you travel to
Seattle?
B: I ……….. with my uncle Tom.
3 A: Who do you stay with when you travel to Seattle?
B: I stay with my uncle Tom.

Friday, April 14th, 2023 (IC-38)

INFIELES = CHEATERS
MARRIED - MERED
Different - def-rent

HOSPITAL - JASPIDL
WEDDING - WEDIN
IT’S IN THE HOTEL PALMEIRAS
IT’S AT PALMEIRAS HOTEL JOUTEL
I’M GOING TO LEAVE MY TEAM. Voy a dejar/salir de
mi equipo
I’ m going out with my team = voy a salir fuera con mi
equipo

HOLD ON = WAIT
Instructions: Complete the conversations. Use the
simple present tense.
Examples:

1 A: ………...your niece……... (have) daughters?

B: Yes, she………. . She……….three girls.
1 A: Does your niece have (have) daughters?
B: Yes, she does. She has three girls.

2 A: ………….your brothers……..(work) in Atlanta?

 B: No, they………. . They………. In Washington.
2 A: Do your brothers work (work) in Atlanta?
B: No, they don’t . They work in Washington D.C.
3 A: ……...your nephews……….. (study) at Collins
High School?
B: No, they …….. They…………..at Cambridge.
3 A: Do your nephews study (study) at Collins High
School?
B: No, they don’t. They study at Cambridge.
Exercises: Complete the sentences.

1 A: …….your nephew……... (have) any sons?

B: Yes, he………. . He……….two kids.

2 A: …………….your parents…………..(live) in Chicago?

B: No, they………. . They………. in Boston.

3 A: ……...your in-laws……….. (work) in New York?

B: Yes, they …….. They………….. in Manhattan.

4 A: ………...your fiancé……... (like) rock music?

B: No, he ……... He……….. it at all.

5 A: …….his wife……...(play) tennis ?

 B: Yes, she…... . She……….a lot.

6 A: ……..you ……..(visit) your nephews every weekend?

B: No, I …………. They…….(me)

Answers
1
A: DOES your nephew HAVE (have) any sons?
B: Yes, he DOES. He HAS two kids.
2
A: DO your parents LIVE (live) in Chicago?
B: No, they DON’T . They LIVE in Boston.

3
A: DO your in-laws WORK (work) in New York?
B: Yes, they DO. They WORK in Manhattan.
4
A: DOES your fiancé LIKE (like) rock music?
B: No, he DOESN’T. He DOESN’T LIKE it at all.= PARA
NADA
5
A: DOES his wife PLAY (play) tennis ?
B: Yes, she DOES. She PLAYS a lot.
6
A: DO you VISIT (visit) your nephews every weekend?
B: No, I DON’T. They VISIT me.

Do you have any extra ponytail holders?

Thursday, April 13th, 2023 (IC-33)

WIDOWED = WIDOUD
REPEAT , PLEASE
ONE MORE TIME PLEASE
AGAIN, PLEASE
SAY IT AGAIN, PLEASE
DICTATION
1 My sister has two cousins.
2 My grandmother has six nieces and a nephew.
3 Do you have any aunts or uncles?
4 Does your wife have any brothers in law?
5 Their in-laws don’t have any grandchildren.
6 Our daughter doesn't have any brothers in law.
7 His nephew is my sister’s friend.

Is that gum? = Esoes chicle?

Tell me, how many NIECES do you have?

GRACE - MATHEW IS HER BROTHER IN LAW

MATHEW IS ARIANA’S BROTHER IN LAW
They’re my younger sister’s. Ellos son hijos de mi
hermana menor. A

JOB - JAB
GET TOGETHER GUEDUGUEDER
HOW DO i SAY ..
GRANDCHILDREN - GRENCHELDREN
GREATGREATGREAT GRANDCHILDREN
SALUD = BLESS YOU
SALUD = CHEERS (DRINKING ALCOHOLIC DRINKS)
Toss - Tous
ADOPTED
STEPFATHER
STEPMOTHER
STEPSISTER
STEPBROTHER
Vocabulary and Pronunciation PAGE 26 Ex. B
1 WIFE - WAIF
2 GRANDPARENTS - GRENPERNTS
3 GRANDMOTHER - GRENMADER - GRENMA
4 GRANDFATHER - GRENFADER - GRENPA
5 UNCLE - ANKOL
6 AUNT - ANT
7 COUSINS - KASENS
8 PARENTS - PERNTS (PAPA ymh MAMA)
● PARIENTES = RELATIVES
9 MOTHER - MADER - MOM - MOMMY - SUGAR MOMMY
10 FATHER - FADER - DAD - DADDY - SUGAR DADDY
11 IN LAWS -LOS (SUEGROS)
12 MOTHER IN LAW - MADER IN LO
13 FATHER IN LAW - FADER IN LO
14 SISTER - SESTER IN LO
15 BROTHER - BRADER
16 NIECE - NIS
17 NEPHEW - NEFIU
18 SISTER - SESTER
19 CHILDREN - CHELDREN
20 SON - SAN
21 DAUGHTER - DODER

22 BROTHER IN LAW - BRADER IN LO

23 HUSBAND - JASBEN
24 GIRLFRIEND - GUERLFREN
25 BOYFRIEND - BOYFREN
Wednesday, April 12th, 2023 (IC-23)

MAKE A CAGE OF …..

Puedo salir un momento? May I go out for a while?

Answers - EN-SERS

SENTENCE - SINGULAR
SENTENCES -PLURAL
PICTURES -PEKCHERS

FAVORITE
FEY-VRITE
FAM-LI
What’s the meaning of KIND?
KIND = TIPO, CLASE
UNLIKE = A DIFERENCIA DE …
What does …mean?
ABREVIATE
MORE THAN A/ONE THOUSAND
IF SO = SI ES ASI…
POR FAVOR, TODAVIA NO ACTIVEN EL CODIGO DE SU
LIBRO PARA MYENGLISH LAB

POR FAVOR ESPEREN NUEVAS INSTRUCCIONES PARA

ACTIVAR MY ENGLISH LAB

Tuesday, April 11, 2023 (IC-23)

Tell me..|
1 What’s the event?
The event is a ..
2 What day is it?
It’s ON ….
3 What’s the date?
It’s ON May ..
4 What time?
It’s AT …
5 Where is it? (PLACE)
It’s AT …

REINFORCE MY RESISTANCE

How do you
pronounce..?(pronauns)
What’s the pronunciation of…?
NOTHING TEACHER = NADA
MATHEUS = MAZEUS
ROCHA = ROCHA
MIGHT - MAIT
SEEM - SIM
UNUSUAL - AN-YUSHUAL
MIGHT = PODRIA
SEEM = PARECE
GENRES- YANRAS
ROW-RO = FILA
SERVICES - SERVISES
ALSO-OLSO

May I go to the restroom?

EXCUSE - EXKIUS MI
FIRST-FERST
AVENUE-AVENU
I GOT IT

OF THE FIRST AVENUE

Shop - SHAP

Bell theater
On Holly Avenue
On Holly Avenue

TIME: 9:23-9:33
I ‘m not around from here.
I don’t know.
I have no clue
Your guess is as good mine = I don’t know

HERE
HERE I am
Is it correct if I say…..?

Monday, April 10, 2023 (IC-23)

Nicolas, por favor luego te doy mas instrucciones, en tu

caso es diferente.

TURN - TERN
BETWEEN - BETUIN
DOWN - DAUN
VOCABULARY
EXCUSE ME - EXKIUS MI
NATIONAL - NESHONEL
THE ADDRESS - DI ADRES
AVENUE - AVENU
AROUND - ARAUN
MUSEUM - MIURRIUM
I’m - AM
ANYWAY - ENIUEI
THANK YOU -ZEN KIU
THREE
THURSDAY
THEATER-ZIEDER
WALK - WOK
TALK - TOK

PRACTICE THE CONVERSATION OUT LOUD = EN VOZ

ALTA

NOW WE ARE GOING TO IMPROVISE CONVERSATIONS

SPONTANEOUS = NATURAL CONVERSATIONA
POR FAVOR, RECUERDEN EN ESTE CURSO NO HAY
EXAMEN ORAL
LOS 40 PUNTOS DEL ORAL ES PARTICIPACION DIARIA

I can you give you some time

What happened? Que paso?
Que va a pasar? = Que Hay? = Hay algo?

What about you? = And you?

What’s going on on Friday?
Let’s see …. Instead
I ‘ll be there= estare ahi

Talvez estan actualizando la lista

El viernes era feriado
Esperemos hasta mañana por favor, sino reporta re tu
caso al CBA
I cannot log into my
What are we going to do?
May/Can I go to the RESTROOM? BATHROOM
I FORGOT
I’m busy the whole week
Would you like to see me playing soccer?
What’s he doing there?
Want to go? WANNA GO = do you want to go?
Absolutely = yes
Interested? = te interesa? Wanna go? = do you want to go?
Not really. I’m not a Camilo fan. = I don’t like Camilo.
Do you want to go? = Do you wanna go?
I’m in the mood for a capuccino in this moment? I want salteña in
this moment
That sound s great = awesome, fantastic
lETS’ DO IT. = HAGAMOSLO
Meet you there in an hour? = Lets’see in an hour.
I’m in the mood for Burritos Orchata’s water = I want ..
I’m in the mood for stroganoff with chicha
I’m in the mood for fish with banana juice with milk
I’m in the mood for silpancho with apricot juice
I’m in the mood for pizza with water.
I’m in the mood for a serrano ham sandwich with iced
tea.
I’m in the mood for pasta fettucini alfredo with cold
lemonade juice
I’m in the mood for Santa Maria hamburger with
coke/cola.
I’m in the mood for a cup of coffee with sweetie cookies.
I¿m in the mood for pancakes with milk.
Oatmeal = otmil
I¿m in the mood for Keperi with chicha.

LECTURE - LEK-CHER
LONDON - LANDAN
BOSTON - BASTAN
BUS-STOP - BASTOP
NEWSSTAND -NUSTAND
AGAIN - E-GUEN

Carla, le pido un gran favor, vuelva a realizar el

procedimiento y envíeme una toma de pantalla del
problema mas una explicación en detalle de lo que
sucede a mi correo victorluiscba@gmail.com
Para que asi la pueda colaborar con su problema.
LO MAS ANTES POSIBLE PARA QUE YO LO REPORTE AL
DEPARTAMENTO CORRESPONDIENTE

Thursday, April 6, 2023

What are your plans for this holiday?

What are your plans for this long weekend?

Page 16
Grammar Practice
Examples

1 I have classes…Saturday. (IN/ON/AT)

1 I have classes ON Saturday.

ON is a preposition of time

2 There is a party…the park.

(IN/ON/AT)

2 There is a party at/in the park.

(Prepositions of place )

3 The athlete plays at the “Florida”

coliseum.
3 The athlete plays….the “Florida”
coliseum.

4 The class is … 9:00.

4 The class is at 9:00.

5 My father is AT work/home/school.

5 My father is …. work/home/school.
6 The new student lives IN my
neighborhood.
(IN/ON/AT)

6 The new student lives my

neighborhood.

VOCABULARY - VOKEBIULERI
QUESTION - KUESCHEN
7 The course ends IN May.
(IN/ON/AT)

8 The course ends ON May 1st.

What seems to be the problem? = Cual es el problema?

What’s the trouble? (trabel)
Eraser (IREISER
RUBBER (RABER)
I’m into = I like

Conversation
A: Which genres of music do you like?
B: I’m into rock, jazz, and … What about you?/How about
you?
A: I love folk, electronic music. Who’s your favorite
singer? or What’s your favorite band/group?
B: I really like …And you?
A:
Do you know..?
A little bit of...

Monday, April 3, 2023

PRESENT

HERE
HERE, IAM

Repeat please
Say it again, please
One more
Sorry, did you say?
May I beg your pardon?

Laddy Emily

Derick Richard

Cirene

Geovanny

Melina

Israel

Jeanette

Observations:
1 I’d - (AID)
2 PLEASURE - PLESHER
3 SAMUEL - SEMUEL
4 CALLS - KOLS
5 CALL Me - kol me
6 I’m (AM)
7 PHOTOGRAPHER
8 THIS -(DES)
THESE-(DIS)
9 LIKEWISE= LAIKWAIS (IGUALMENTE)
10 I’ll (AIL)
POR FAVOR CUANDO LEAN LAS CONVERSACIONES
VOCALICEN BIEN, ALGUNA DUDA ME AVISAN

How do you say “compañeros de trabajo “ in English?

Coworkers
colleagues

1 What’s your given name? (first name)

2 How do you spell it?
3 What’s your family name? (FAM-LI)
4 How do you spell it?
5 What’s your nationality?
6 What’s your occupation?
CUAL ERA? WHICH ONE?

Pronunciation
1 Mr. (MESTER) is for single and married
2 Mrs. (MESES) is for married
3 Ms. (MERR) is for single and married
4 Miss (MES) is only for single
Occupation - AKIUPEYSHEN

RAISED = CRIADA

TOURISTS - TURESTS
TOUR GUIDE - TUR GAID GUI
A TURISTICO

FINANCIAL - FAINANSHAL
EXECUTIVE - EXEKIUTIV
Languages - LENGUAYES
RAISED - REISD
Say
Says - SES
OFFICES
ALSO - OLSO
USE
USES
THE ARTICLE

THE (DI ) * VOWEL SOUND (A,E,I,O,U

THE APPLE
THE ELEPHANT
THE INSECT
THE ORANGE
THE HONEST
W
Do I work on exercise B?, RIGHT?
Only exercise B?
THE CONVERSATI
ON

No lo hice = I don’t have the answer

What’s the meaning of SURVEY?

What does SWEDISH mean?

It’s the nationality of people from Sweden

SUECO/A
SUIZA - SWITZERLAND
CALLED - KOLD
CALL - KOL
INTENTA Y YO TE CORRIJO
He doesn’t have a nickname
Can you show me the digital book?
How do you say EQUITACION in English?
HORSERIDING
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
May I go to the RESTROOM =
TOILET?/BATHROOM
May I = Can I
Tranquilo viejo = take it easy dude
Do I continue?
TUESDAY - TUSDEI

1 Please say hello to Julio Cueva from Lima,

Peru.
Fue ella = it was she

No sirve = is it ok?
ROCK - RAK
POP - PAP
HIP - JEO
HOP - JAP
RHYTHM - REDM
RITMO
R&B