UNIT III

UNIT III

TIME


Observe Also

7:00 It’s seven o’clock.

8:10 It’s ten (minutes) past eight. It’s eight-ten.

9:15 It’s a quarter past nine. It’s nine-fifteen.

10: 30 It’s half past ten. It’s ten-thirty.

11: 40 It’s twenty (minutes) to twelve. It’s eleven- forty.

12: 45 It’s a quarter to one. It’s twelve –forty five.

01: 55 It’s five (minutes) to two. It’s one-fifty five.


Note: When giving the time in English you must use the expression past from the minute one (01) to the minute thirty (30); you will use the expression to from the minute thirty one (31)to the minute fifty nine (59).

EXERCISE

What time is it?
a) 4:35_______________________________________________
b) 11:45______________________________________________
c) 5:05_______________________________________________
d) 8:30_______________________________________________
e) 7: 15_______________________________________________
f) 6: 50_______________________________________________
g) 3: 10_______________________________________________
h) 2:00_______________________________________________
i) 9: 40________________________________________________
j) 12: 20_______________________________________________
k) 1: 15________________________________________________


WHAT DO YOU DO?

Janet: How do you spend your day Daniel?
Daniel: Well, on weekdays I get up around 6:00 am. Then, I exercise for 2 minutes.
I take a shower and go to work.
Janet: Really? What time do you go to work?
Daniel. I start work at 8:00 am.
Janet: And when do you get home? At night?
Daniel: Well, It depends on some facts.
Janet: How is it?
Daniel: Well, If I have to fly, I arrive home around 8:00 or 9:00 pm or sometimes I don’t
arrive there.
Janet: So what do you do exactly?
Daniel: I’m a military pilot. Don’t you recognize me?
Janet: Gee, I’m sorry. I don’t fly. I’m not a bird.

Answer these questions

1. What time does Daniel get up?
2. What time does he start work?
3. Does he get home at night?
4. What does Daniel do?

Grammar Focus
Time expressions
I get up at 7:00 in the morning on weekdays.
I got to bed around in the evening on weeknights.
I leave work early in the afternoon on weekends.
I get home late at night.
I stay up until midnight on Saturdays.
I wake up before/after noon on Sundays.




EXERCISES
COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES WITH TIME EXPRESIONS

1. I get up__________six__________in the morning _______weekdays.
2. I go to bed ____________midnight__________weknights.
3. I start work_________11:30_______night.
4. I arrive at work _________________7:30 am.
5. I have lunch__________three ______in the afternoon ___________weekdays.
6. I have a little snack _____________9:00____________in the evenings.
7. I sleep_________noon_______________Sundays.

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

1. What days do you get up early?
2. What days do you get up late?
3. What are two things you do before 8:00 in the morning?
4. How late do you stay up on Saturday night?
5. What is something you do only on Sundays?
6. What time do you go to church?

DESCRIBING ROUTINES

I’m Michael Jones. I’m an architect. I work in a company from Monday to Friday. I usually arrive early to work. On Mondays, I usually have a meeting with the personnel of the office. I always check the plans for the day. Sometimes, I have to make some inspections to the buildings we are building. I never work on Saturday. Every Saturday I go to ride bicycle with my children. They never want to get up early to exercise so we go out in the afternoon. We visit our relatives every Sunday.

Observe the use of the expressions of routines.

How often do you usually exercise?
I lift weights every day.
I go jogging once a week.
I play basketball twice a month.
I exercise about three times a year.
I don’t exercise very often / very much.

Do you ever watch television in the evening?
Yes, I almost always watch TV after dinner.
I sometimes watch TV before bed.
Sometimes I watch TV before bed.
I seldom watch TV in the evening.
No, I never watch TV.



EXERCISE
Put the adverbs in the correct place.
Example
0. A: What do you do on Saturday mornings? (usually)
B: Nothing much. I sleep until noon. (almost always)

A: What do usually do on Saturday mornings?
B: Nothing much. I sleep almost always until noon.

1. A: Do you go bicycling? (ever)
B: Yeah, I go bicycling on Sundays. (often)

2. A: How often do you play sports?
B: Well, I play tennis. 8twice a week)

3. A: What do you after class? (usually)
B: I go out with my classmates. ( always)

4. A: How often do you exercise? (usually)
B: I exercise. (seldom)





DESCRIBE YOUR DAILY ROUTINE

SALUDOS

Hola mis queridos amigos.
Aqui envio la tercera unidad. Mis disculpas por el retraso.

Cariños,

Liz

UNIT II

UNIT II
MEETING BETTER

What do you do?
Chuck:__ What do you do, Elizabeth?
Elizabeth:__I’,m a flight attendant.
Chuck:__Really? How interesting?
Elizabeth:__And what about you?
Chuck:__I’m a salesperson. I sell clothes in a department store.

EXERCISE
WORK AND WORKPLACES
Match the information in columns A, B. and C.
A B C
a salesperson for an airline build houses
a chef in a restaurant cares for patients
a flight attendant for a construction company answers the phone
a carpenter in a hospital cooks food
a receptionist in a department store serves passengers
a nurse in an office sells clothes

DESCRIBING WORK
Read the following dialogue and answer the questions.
Jason:___Where do you work. Andrea?
Andrea:___I work for Thomas Cook Travel.
Jason;:___Oh, really? What do you do there?
Andrea:___I’m a guide. I take people on tours to countries in South America, like Venezuela.
Jaso:___That sounds interesting!
Andrea:___Yes, It’s a great job. I love it. And what do you do?
Jason:___I’m a student, and I have a part- time job, too.
Andrea:___Oh? Where do you work?
Jason:___In a fast food restaurant.
Andrea:___Which restaurant?
Jason:___Hamburguer Heaven.


Answer.
1. What does Jason do, exactly?
2. How does he like his job?
3. What do you do?
4. How do you like your job?

GRAMMAR FOCUS
SIMPLE PRESENT WH-QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS.

What do you do? I’m a student and I have a part –time job.
Where do you work? I work in a restaurant.
Where do you go to school? I go to the University.
How do you like your job? I like it very much.

Where does Andrea work? She works for Thomas Cook Travel.
What does she do? She’s a guide. She takes people on tours.
Where does Jason go to school? He goes to New York University.
How does he like it? He loves it.


I / You He / She
Work works
Take takes
Study studies
Teach teaches
Do does
Go goes
Have has

EXERCISE
A. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CONVERSATIONS.
1. A: What ________you _____?
B: I’m a student. I study business.
A: And_____do you _______to school?
B: I________to Jefferson College.
A: ________do you like your classes?
B: I like them a lot.

A. What________you do?
B. I’m a teacher. I _______ in a school.
A. And what do you do?
B. I’m a pilot. I _________airplanes.

EXERCISE.
READ THE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION, THEN WRITE A DESCRIPTION OF WHAT YOU DO.

I’m a student. I go to McGill University in Canada. I’m an architect. I make plans for constructing buildings and houses. I also work in a radio station as a disc jockey. I like music very much.

NUMBERS (GENERAL USE) NUMBERS USED IN
AERONAUTICS

0 ZERO (zero) 0 ZERO (zero)
1 ONE (uan) 1. ONE (wun)
2 TWO (tu) 2. TWO ( too)
3 THREE ( zri) 3. THREE (tree)
4 FOUR (for) 4. FOUR (fower)
5 FIVE (faiv) 5. FIVE (fife)
6 SIX (six) 6. SIX (six)
7 SEVEN (seven) 7. SEVEN (seven)
8 EIGHT (eit) 8 EIGHT (ait)
9 NINE (nain) 9. NINE ( niner)
10 TEN (ten) 10. TEN (ten)


Phonetic Alphabet


Letter
Pronunciation
Letter
Pronunciation
A
Alpha (AL fah)
N
November (no VEM ber)
B
Bravo (BRAH VOH)
O
Oscar (OSS cah)
C
Charlie (CHAR lee)
P
Papa (pah PAH)
D
Delta (DELL tah)
Q
Quebec (keh BECK)
E
Echo (ECK oh)
R
Romeo (ROW me oh)
F
Foxtrot (FOKS trot)
S
Sierra (see AIR rah)
G
Golf (GOLF)
T
Tango (TANG go)
H
Hotel (hoh TELL)
U
Uniform (YOU nee form)
I
India (IN dee ah)
V
Victor (VIK tah)
J
Juliet (JEW lee ETT)
W
Whiskey (WISS key)
K
Kilo (KEY loh)
X
X Ray (ECKS RAY)
L
Lima (LEE mah)
Y
Yankee (YANG key)
M
Mike (MIKE)
Z
Zulu (ZOO loo)

MONTHS OF THE YEAR
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December





ANSWER
When is your birthday?
What is your favorite month to fly?
When is your next course?
Is your birthday on December?
When is Christmas time?

UNIT I

Hola a todos.

Hoy les envío la unidad I Creí haberla publicado hace varios días pero cometí un error

la guardé como borrador y olvidé publicarla.

Tendrán la lección completa y algunos ejercicios para resolver. les recuerdo mis correos

lismaryc@latinmail.com y lismaryc @gmail.com.

UNIT I.
INTRODUCTIONS

Introducing yourself

Dialogue:
Elizabeth: ___Hello! I’m Elizabeth Mandel.
Check: ___ Hi! My name is Charles Chang. But please call me Chuck.
Elizabeth: ___ Nice to meet you, Chuck. You can call me Liz.
Chuck: ___Ok. And what’s your last name again?
Elizabeth: ___Mandel.
Chuck: ___How do you spell it?
Elizabeth: ___M-A-N-D-E-L.

EXPRESSIONS FOR:
v Greeting someone: Hello!
Hi!
v Exchanging personal information: - What’s your name?
I’m……….. My name is……..
v Checking information: How do you pronounce……..? It’s Mandel.
What do people call you?
Please, call me…….
You can call me……
Every body calls me……
Excuse me, what’s your …………again? It’s…….
v Agreeing: Ok.
That’s right.

GRAMMAR FOCUS

Wh –questions and statements with be.

What’s your name? My name is Chuck.
Where are you from? I’m from Taiwan.
Who is that? He is Peter.
What’s her name? Her name is Anny.
Where are they from? They’re from Italy.
Who are they? They are Anny’s parent’s.
Where is she from? She’s from Norway.

Subject pronouns Verb to Be Contraction Possessive Adjectives
I am I’m My
You are You’re Your
He is He’s His
She is She’s Her
It is It’s Its
We are We’re Our
You are You’re Your
They are They’re Their

EXERCISES


A. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CONVERSATIONS.

Yoko:__ Rich, who are the two women over there?
Rich:__ Oh, _________names are Lisa and Kate.
Rich:__ Hi, Kate. This _________Yoko. _________from Japan.
Yoko:__ Hello. Nice to meet you.
Kate:__ Good to meet you, Yoko.
Lisa:__ And________name ______Lisa.
Yoko:__ Hi. Lisa.
Rich:__ Lisa and Kate _________from Canada.
Yoko:__ Oh? Where_______you from in Canada?
Kate:__ __________from Toronto.

B. COMPLETE THESE QUESTIONS.
1. A. Who_______that? 4. A. _____________the two students over there?
B. That’s Rich. B. Their names are Lisa and Kate.
2. A. _____________He from? 5. A. ______________they from?
B: He’s from Los Angeles. B: They’re from Canada.
3. A. ____________his last name? 6. A. __________are you?
B. It’s Brown. B. I’m a student.
GRAMMAR FOCUS
Yes/No questions and short answers with be.

Are you on vacations? No, I’m not. I’m a student.
Are you a student? Yes, I am.

Is Sarah from the United States? No she isn’t. She’s from Australia.
Is Sarah from Australia? Yes, She is.

Are you and Tom in the same class’ No, we aren’t. We’re on the same tennis team.
Are you and Tom in the same tennis team? Yes, we are.

Are Mr. and Mrs. Tavares American? No, they aren’t. They’re Brazilian.
Are Mr. and Mrs. Tavares Brazilian? Yes they are.

EXERCISES
A. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CONVERSATIONS.

1. A: __________you from the United States?
B: Yes, I________. _________from Chicago.

2. A: _________César ain English 101?
B: No, ______isn’t. _______in English 102.

3. A: _________you and me friends?
B: Yes, ______. ______good friends.











GRAMMAR FOCUS

SUBJECT PRONOUNS POSSESIVE ADJECTIVES
I my
You your
He his
She her
It its
We our
You your
They their

Vocabulary: The Alphabet

A a B b C c D d E e F f G g H h I i J j
(ei) (bi) (si) (di) (i) (ef) (yi) (eich) (ai) (yei)

K k L l M m N O o P p Q q R r S s
(kei) (el) (em) (en) (ou) (pi) (kiu) (ar) (es)

T t U u V v W w X x Z z
(ti) (iu) (vi) (dabliu) (ex) ( Zi)

EXERCISES

1. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ACCORDING TO REALITY.
1. Are Jennifer López and Marc Anthony from Japan?
2. Is Britney Spears youir friend?
3. Are you from Venezuela?
4. Where are you from?
5. Is my name Lismary?
6. What do people call you?
7. What’s your callsign?


2. READING.

Meeting and Greeting Customs

There are many different greeting customs around the world. Here are some.

CHILE.
People usually shake hands when they meet for the first time. When two women first meet, they sometimes give one kiss on the cheek. (They actually “kiss the air”). Women also greet both male and female friends with a kiss. Chilean men give their friends warm “abrazos” (hugs) or sometimes kiss women on the cheek.

FINLAND.
Finns greet each other with a firm handshake. Hugs and kisses are only for close friends and family.

THE PHILIPPINES.
The everyday greeting fro friends is a handshake for both men and women. Men sometimes pat each other on the back.

KOREA.
Men bow slightly and shake hands to greet each other. Women do not usually shake hands. To address someone with his or her full name, the family name comes first, then the first name.

THE UNITED STATES.
People shake hands when they are first introduced. Friends and family members often hug or kiss on the cheek when they see each other. In these situations, men often kiss women but not other men.
ACCORDING TO THE ARTICLE, IN WHICH COUNTRY OR COUNTRIES ARE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS TRUE? CHECK ( x) THE SELECTION.
Chile Finland The Phlippines Korea USA
1. People shake hands every time they meet.
2. Women do not shake hands.
3. Women kiss at the first meeting.
4. Men hug or pat each other on the back.
5. Women kiss male and female.
6. The family name comes first.