Worksheet N 1 Mechanics-electricity

Basic questions related to work I Introducing yourself, questions and answers.

GREETINGS FAREWELLS FORMAL INFORMAL good bye good night bye see you later good night

FORMAL

INFORMAL hello hi

good morning good afternoon good evening

Learn this!

Basic conversation pattern

Part 1 A: Good morning. Let me introduce myself. My name is Luis Pinto. Whats your name? Good morning. My name is Arthur Collins. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you, too. Are you from Mexico? No, Im from Boston, USA. Where are you from? Im from Chile, I live in Copiap.

B: A: B: A:

Exercises I Act out a short conversation meeting someone new at your workplace.

Verb to be and occupations

I Pronouns with verb to be.
SUBJECTS I YOU HE VERB TO BE AM ARE IS IS ARE ARE ARE

SHE

IT WE YOU THEY

IS

CONTRACTIONS WITH BE Am Is Are m

s re

I Jobs, A and AN.

a) b) What do you do? I am an Electrical technician.

( a ) = before consonants ( b,d,c,etc). Ex: A capable worker. ( an ) =before vowels ( a,e,i, etc). Ex: An organized student

Exercises I Vocabulary: Translate these jobs into Spanish. Add 4 new jobs to the list.
Architect Assistant Bilingual secretary Business Manager Distribution Director Doctor Electrical engineer Electrician Executive secretary Geologist Financial Director Fire fighter Instrumentalist Mechanic Mechanical Technician Miner Mining engineer Plumber Receptionist Secretary Supervisor Technician Welder

Manager

Exercises I Fill in the blanks by using the correct pronouns, articles and jobs.

Ex:
He is a mechanic ___________________ ___________________

___________________

_____________________

___________________

III Complete using article A or An. Then choose 3 professions/occupations and look up vocabulary related to them.

1.____________engineer. 2.____________plumber. 3.____________businessman.

4.________________electrician. 5.________________secretary. 6.________________manager.

Introducing simple present tense with verb to work I Grammar item.

Where do you work?

I work at Teplizky Technical Training Center.

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE OF VERB TO WORK I work you work he/she works we work you work they work work where do does ( where ) do you work? ( where) does he/she work?

( where ) do they work?

Exercises I
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Answer the following questions.

What do you do?

Where do you work?

2)

What do they do?

Where do they work?

3)

What does he do?

Where does he work?

4)

What does she do?

Where does she work?

5)

What does he do?

Where does he work?

6)

What does he do?

Where does he work?

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Part 2 A: What do you do? 6

B: A: B: A: B: A: B: A: B: A: B:

Im a Mechanical technician, and you? Well, Im a student and I work as an electrical technician. Really? Im studying Industrial Instrumentation at a Technical Training Center. Great!. By the way, where do you work? I work at Candelaria mining company, and you? I work there too! Oh. Its the first time I see you around. Yes, I work in the truck shop only at night Ok. Im late. I have to go See you later! See you later!

III Add new information ( job and workplace) to your previous conversation.

Cardinal Numbers

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

one two three four five six seven eight nine

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen sixteen seventeen eighteen nineteen twenty

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

twenty-one twenty-two twenty-three twenty-four twenty-five twenty-six twenty-seven twenty-eight twenty-nine thirty

40 50 60 70 80 90 100 1, 000 1, 000 , 000 0

forty fifty sixty seventy eighty ninety one hundred one thousand one million zero

10 ten How To Say It

0 405 100 379 6,563 5,800

zero / oh (phone numbers and addresses) four hundred and five / four oh five a hundred / one hundred three hundred and seventy-nine (*not three hundreds) six thousand, five hundred and sixty-three five thousand and eight hundred

Ordinal Numbers
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th Seventh Eighth Ninth Tenth Eleventh Twelfth 13th 20th 31st 42nd 53rd 100t
h

Thirteenth Twentieth Thirty-first Forty-second Fifty-third One hundredth

All the numbers take th except for first, second, third, twenty-first, etc.

Months of the Year

January February March April May June July August September October November December

Days of the Week

Weekdays Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Weekend Saturday Sunday

Parts of the Day Seasons

<11:59am <12:01pm <6:00 pm <10:00 pm morning afternoon evening night 12:00 pm 12:00 am temprano tarde noon midnight early late El verano El otoo El invierno La primavera Summer Autumn / Fall Winter Spring

Asking for Information What is your telephone number? My telephone number is 932-1296 nine-three-two, twelve, ninety-six 501 998 five-oh-one, double nine, eight What is your address? My address is Copayapu 935, Copiapo. Copayapu nine-three-five, Copiapo. Copayapu nine-thirty-five, Copiapo. What is your email address? My email address is lmorris@hotmail.com. l-morris-at-hotmail-dot-com

Now you try. Ask your partner his/her phone number, address and email address. Write it down and then have your partner check it.

Talking about Dates

We use ordinal numbers to talk about dates.

When is your birthday?

My birthday is 27/11/78. November twenty-seventh, nineteen seventy-eight the twenty-seventh of November, nineteen seventy-eight When is our next class? Our next class is 01/04//04. April first, two thousand and four the first of April, two thousand and four When is Chilean Independence Day? Chilean Independence Day is 18/09 September eighteenth The eighteenth of September What is the date today? Today is ________________________

 Now you try. Walk around the room and complete the worksheet Class List. Ask your colleagues the appropriate questions to find out their first name, last name, hometown and birthday. Write down their answers and have them check. Try to include everyone in your list. Talking about Countries, Nationalities and Languages Country South America Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Peru Uruguay Venezuela North America Canada Mexico USA Other Africa Australia Nationality Language Country Europe Austria England France Germany Greece Israel Italy Portugal Spain Asia China India Indonesia Japan Korea Russia Nationality Language

Argentinean Bolivian Brazilian Chilean Colombian Ecuadorian Peruvian Uruguayan Venezuelan Canadian Mexican American African Australian

Spanish Portuguese

Spanish

Austrian British French German Greek Israeli Italian Portuguese Spanish Chinese Indian Indonesian Japanese Korean Russian

German English French German Greek Hebrew Italian Portuguese Spanish Chinese Hindi Indonesian Japanese Korean Russian

English, French Spanish English Swahili, etc. English

I am from Canada. I am Canadian. OR I am a Canadian. I speak English.

He is from Brazil. He is Brazilian. He speaks Portuguese.

Now you try. Look at the pictures below. What do you know about these people? Describe them using vocabulary from previous classes (their nationality, occupations, physical appearance, etc.)

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List of regular and irregular verbs

Infinitive activate achieve add adjust assemble assign balance be become begin bend break burn cancel cause change charge check clean close come connect control cool correct cut decrease deliver destroy disassemble discharge disconnect display divide do drill drive empty engage ensure examine fail fall fasten feel fill find Simple Past activated achieved added adjusted assembled assigned balanced was/ were became began bent broke burnt canceled caused changed charged checked cleaned closed came connected controlled cooled corrected cut decreased delivered destroyed disassembled discharged disconnected displayed divided did drilled drove emptied engaged ensured examined failed fell fastened felt filled found Past Participle activated achieved added adjusted assembled assigned balanced been become begun bent broken burnt canceled caused changed charged checked cleaned closed come connected controlled cooled corrected cut decreased delivered destroyed disassembled discharged disconnected displayed divided done drilled driven emptied engaged ensured examined failed fallen fastened felt filled found Present Participle activating achieving adding adjusting assembling assigning balancing being becoming beginning bending breaking burning canceling causing changing charging checking cleaning closing coming connecting controlling cooling correcting cutting decreasing delivering destroying disassembling discharging disconnecting displaying dividing doing drilling driving emptying engaging ensuring examining failing falling fastened feeling filling finding Translation activar lograr agregar ajustar ensamblar, armar asignar balancear ser o estar convertirse, llegar a ser empezar, comenzar doblar romper, quebrar quemar cancelar causar, provocar cambiar cargar chequear, comprobar limpiar cerrar venir, llegar conectar controlar enfriar corregir cortar disminuir entregar destruir desarmar, desmontar descargar desconectar exhibir, mostrar dividir hacer taladrar conducir vaciar engranar, embragar asegurar examinar fallar caer asegurar sentir llenar encontrar

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fix follow force get give go grind hang have harden hear hit hold increase incur indicate inflate insert install invoke involve isolate jog keep knock know leak learn let lift list load look at loosen lower make mean measure mix move multiply need occur open operate over-tighten perform permit place plan plug in plug out prevent

fixed followed forced got gave went ground hung had hardened heard hit held increased incurred indicated inflated inserted installed invoked involved isolated jogged kept knocked knew leaked learned let lifted listed loaded looked at loosened lowered made meant measured mixed moved multiplied needed occurred opened operated over-tightened performed permitted placed planned plugged in plugged out prevented

fixed followed forced got given gone ground hung had hardened heard hit hold increased incurred indicated inflated inserted installed invoked involved isolated jogged kept knocked known leaked learned let lifted listed loaded looked at loosened lowered made meant measured mixed moved multiplied needed occurred opened operated over- tightened performed permitted placed planned plugged in plugged out prevented

fixing following forcing getting giving going grinding hanging having hardening hearing hitting holding increasing incurring indicating inflating inserting installing invoking involving isolating jogging keeping knocking knowing leaking learning letting lifting listing loading looking at loosing lowering making meaning measuring mixing moving multiplying needing occurring opening operating over-tightening performing permitting placing planning plugging in plugging out preventing

arreglar seguir forzar lograr, obtener dar ir rectificar, moler colgar tener endurecer or, escuchar golpear sostener, sujetar incrementar, aumentar incurrir, contraer, acarrear indicar, sealar inflar insertar instalar invocar implicar, involucrar aislar mover, sacudir mantener golpear conocer filtrar, dispersar la corriente aprender dejar, permitir levantar listar cargar mirar aflojar disminuir, bajar, reducir hacer significar, querer decir medir mezclar mover multiplicar necesitar ocurrir, suceder abrir operar apretar en exceso funcionar, ejecutar, realizar permitir ubicar planear enchufar desenchufar prevenir

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print provide pull push put read recreate release replace remember remove result reverse rotate run say scrap seal see send set show simulate slide start strengthen switch on switch off take test throw tighten tilt turn twist understand use verify warn wash wear wire work write

printed provided pulled pushed put read recreated released replaced remembered removed resulted reversed rotated ran said scrapped sealed saw sent set showed simulated slid started strengthened switched on switched off took tested threw tightened tilted turned twisted understood used verified warned washed wore wired worked wrote

printed provided pulled pushed put read recreated released replaced remembered removed resulted reversed rotated run said scrapped sealed seen sent set showed simulated slid started strengthened switched on switched off taken tested thrown tightened tilted turned twisted understood used verified warned washed worn wired worked written

printing providing pulling pushing putting reading recreating releasing replacing remembering removing resulting reversing rotating running saying scrapping sealing seeing sending setting showing simulating sliding starting strengthening switching on switching off taking testing throwing tightening tilting turning twisting understanding using verifying warning washing wearing wiring working writing

imprimir proveer tirar empujar poner leer recrear liberar reubicar recordar remover resultar invertir rotar correr decir desmontar sellar ver enviar ubicar, localizar mostrar simular resbalar, deslizarse empezar fortalecer, vigorizar encender apagar tomar testear, chequear lanzar,arrojar apretar inclinar, ladear girar torcer entender usar verificar avisar, advertir lavar desgastar conectar trabajar, funcionar escribir

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