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LESSON 3

VERB TO BE (2)

VOCABULARY (1) COLORS

LISTEN AND REPEAT.

WHITE PINK YELLOW LIGHT BLUE ORANGE GRAY

BLACK BLUE RED GREEN PURPLE BROWN

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What’s your favorite color?
- My favorite color is .
What are your favorite colors?
- My favorite colors are .

What color represents “love”? .

What color represents “death”? .
What color represents “hope”? _.

GRAMMAR (2) PLURALS

RULE SINGULAR PLURAL

Most words add S phone phones

book books
pencil pencils
Words end in CH, SH, SS, X, O watch watches
brush brushes
add ES kiss kisses
box boxes
potato potatoes
Words end in Y change IES dictionary dictionaries
story stories
Words end in F change VES leaf leaves

PRACTICE (1). What’s the plural of…?

 Balcony Child children

 Floor
Person people
 Office
Man men
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Woman women

Foot feet
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 Skylight
 Window
 Key
 Umbrella
 Laundry
 Class
 Lamp
 Thief
 Tomato
Roof
VOCABULARY (1) COUNTRIES AND NATIONALITIES

Complete the chart.

CANADA Canadian PERU
THE UNITED STATES CHILE
MEXICO CHINA Chinese
CUBA Cuban JAPAN
THE UK TURKEY

VOCABULARY (2) ADJECTIVES

What’s the opposite of….?

Appearance Personalities

Fat Ambitious

Tall Stingy
Thin Friendly

Beautiful Lazy

Cheap Dishonest
Easy Kind

Rich Impatient
Old Polite
Wide Humble
Dangerous Unpunctual
Strong Nervous
Big Sad

GRAMMAR (1) TO BE
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QUESTION

Question Short answer Short answer

(+) (-)

AM I a teacher? Yes, you are. No, you aren’t.

ARE YOU in class? Yes, I am. No, I’m not.
IS HE from Iquitos? Yes, he is. No, he isn´t.
IS SHE sick? Yes, she is. No, she isn’t.
IS THE DESK new? Yes, it is. No, it isn’t.
ARE WE classmates? Yes, we are. No, we aren’t.
ARE THE PENCILS cheap? Yes, they are. No, they aren’t.

PRACTICE (1). Answer the next questions with short answer. Add 3 more questions.

 Are you English? .

 Is your friend Spanish? .
 Are you a student? .
 Is Eva Ayllon from China? .
 Is Miguel Grau from Chiclayo? .
 Is Carlos Contreras an engineer? .
 Is Yma Sumac from the US? .
 .
 .
 .

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VOCABULARY (2) JOBS

teacher doctor sociologist builder

professor engineer nurse architect

lawyer biologist receptionist journalist

accountant historian chef scientist

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PRACTICE (2). Answers the questions.

 Are you a teacher?

 Is your friend a doctor?
 Is your teacher an engineer?
 Are you a nurse?
 Are you and your best friend builders?

GRAMMAR (2)

WH –QUESTIONS

WH QUESTIONS ANSWERS

WHAT What’s your favorite movie? My favorite movie is .

WHERE Where is your favorite writer from?

WHEN When are your English classes?

WHO Who’s your professor?

WHY Why are you sad? Because

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PRACTICE (3). Answer the questions.

1. Who’s your favorite singer? .

Where’s he or she from? .
2. Who’s Clorinda Matto de Turner? .
Where is she from? .
3. Who’s your favorite actor or actress? .
Where is he or she from? .

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PRACTICE (4). Complete the chart with your own information. Then ask your partner.

QUESTION ME PARTNER

What’s your favorite movie?

Who’s Hiram Bingham?

When is your birthday?

What’s your favorite food?

Who’s Isabel Allende?

What’s your favorite song?

Who’s Nikolas Lucar?

When is Christmas?

Who’s your favorite teacher?

Who’s Carlos Contreras?

NUMBERS

PRACTICE (5). Complete the missing numbers.

21 twenty-one 30 thirty

22 40
23 50
24 60
25 70 seventy
26 80
27 twenty-two 90
28 100
29 101

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PAIR WORK.
Conversation 1. Practice the conversation.

Jose: Hello! Welcome to Arequipa.

My name’s Jose and my surname is Contreras.
What’s your name?
Sue: Hi. I’m Sue Smith. Nice to meet you.
Jose: Nice to meet you, too. Where are you from?
Sue: I’m from the Unites States. And you?
Jose: I’m from Lima, but I live in Arequipa.
Sue: How old are you?
Jose: I’m 20 years old. And you?
Sue: I’m 19 years old. And, what’s your profession?
Jose: I’m a sociologist.
Sue: Nice. I’m an engineer.
Jose: So, What’s your cell phone number?
Sue: It’s 945 346 789. And yours?
Jose: It’s 923 487 901.
Sue: Thanks. It has been a pleasure to meet you.
Jose: Me too. Bye
Sue: See you later. Bye

Conversation 2. Complete the conversation with a partner using your own

information.

Me: Hello. My name and my surname is .

What name?
Partner: Hi. I . Nice to meet you.
Me: Nice to meet you, . Where you from?
Partner: I’m from . And you?
Me: I’m .
Partner: How are you?
Me: I’m years old. And you?
Partner: I’m years old. And, what profession?
Me: I’m a .
Partner: Nice. I a .
Me: So, your cell phone number?
Partner: It’s . And yours?
Me: It .
Partner: Thanks. It has been a to meet you.
Me: Me too. Bye
Partner: See you . Bye

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30th thirtieth 40th 50th fiftieth 60th

31st thirty first 42nd 53rd 64th seventeenth

70th 80th eightieth 90th 100th a hundredth
75th 86th 97th 108th

Examples

 When is your birthday?

My birthday is on October 29th (twenty ninth)
 When is your father’s birthday?
My father’s birthday is on August 3rd (third)
 When is your mother’s birthday?
My mother’s birthday is on April 8th (eight)
 When is your brother’s birthday?
My brother’s birthday is on October 4th (forth)

PRACTICE (5). Answer these questions with your own information. Then ask your
partners and complete the chart.

When is… Me My partner My partner

1. …your birthday?

2. …your father’s birthday?

3. …your mother’s birthday?

4. …your sister’s birthday?

5. …your brother’s birthday?

6. …your professor’s birthday?

7. …the Independence Day?

8. …your best friend’s

birthday?

9. …Arequipa’s day?

10. …your aunt’s birthday?

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ACTIVITIES

GRAMMAR

1. Write the correct possessives.

a) Carl’s lastname is Contreras His last name is Contreras_______.

b) Maria´s parents are Carlo and Sue. ____________________________.
c) Julio’s sister is Martha ____________________________.
d) Cesar’s grandparents are friendly ____________________________.
e) Maria and Fabi’s friend is kind ____________________________.
f) Fabi and Maria’s friends are tender ____________________________.
g) My professor’s name is Cristina ____________________________.
h) My professor’s surname is Vega ____________________________.
i) My dog’s name is Dinky ____________________________.
j) Sue’s brother is tall and handsome ____________________________.

2. Complete the next paragraph with subject pronouns and possessives.

Hello. ____ name is Daniel and I’m going to introduce my family. _____ father’s name
is Esteban. ___ is 70 years old. ____’s a theologies and____ birthday is on August 3rd.
My mother___ name is Ivone. ____´s 65 years old. ____ is a housekeeper and _____
birthday is on April 20th. I have one brother and two sisters. My sisters__ names are
Katherine and Kelly. Katherine is 31 years old. ____ is a teacher and _____birthday is
on April 20th. Kelly is 30 years old. ____ ‘s an economist and ____ birthday is on May
26th. ____ brother___ name is Juan Manuel. ____ is 27 years old. ____’s an agronomy
engineer and ____ birthday is on October 4th.

READING COMPREHENSION
My name's Carlos Mejía and I’m from Cuzco. I'm married and I have three children, a
son and two daughters. My son's name is Alan. He’s 12 years old. He's tall with brown
hair, and he’s really clever. My daughters’ names are Estela and Silvia. Estela’s 21 years
old. She's short and thin. She’s really beautiful. Silvia’s 19 years old. She’s tall and thin.
She’s beautiful too.

1. After reading, answer these questions.

a) What’s Carlos’s surname? ____________________________.

b) Where is Carlos from? ____________________________.
c) Is he single? ____________________________.
d) How old is Alan? ____________________________.
e) Is Alan clever? ____________________________.
f) What are his daughters’ names? ____________________________.
g) Who’s thin and short? ____________________________.
h) How old are Carlos’s daughters? ____________________________.
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LESSON 2

PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE

VOCABULARY (1) CITY

downtown restaurant hospital train station

street pharmacy bus stop supermarket

avenue bookshop shoes store buildings

walk side store airport movies

parking lot museum theater houses

PAIR WORK. Practice the following conversation.

Joshua: Hi. I’m Joshua. Nice to meet you.

Milagros: Hello, I’m Milagros. Nice to meet you, too.
Joshua: I’m from Australia and I need some help.
Milagros: Great! Don’t worry.
Joshua: How do I get to the traditional market?
Milagros: Look! Go straight on Mercaderes street, then turn right on Rivero street.
Walk 3 blocks more and there it is.
Joshua: Thank you very much. Have a good day.
Milagros: You too.

PRACTICE (1). Answer these questions.

1. Where is San Agustin National University? UNSA is on San Agustin street.

2. Where is Colca Canyon? _____________________________.
3. Where is BCP bank? _____________________________.
4. Where is Mall Aventura? _____________________________.
5. Where is the Cathedral? _____________________________.
6. Where is UNSA museum? _____________________________.
7. Where are you? _____________________________.
8. Where are your parents? _____________________________.

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GRAMMAR (1) THERE IS/THERE ARE

THERE IS THERE ARE

AFFIRMATIVE There is a pencil on my desk. There are some people there.

NEGATIVE There isn’t a pen in my bag. There aren’t any students in class right now.
Is there a restaurant near here? Are there any traditional restaurants in Arequipa?

Yes, there is. Yes, there are.

QUESTION No, there isn’t. No, there aren’t.

What is there in your town? How many supermarkets are there in your town?
There’s a supermarket. There are two supermarkets.

PRACTICE (2). Answer the following questions.

1. Is there a Peruvian restaurant in Yanahuara?

_________________________________________________.
2. Are there any book shops at the airport?
_________________________________________________.
3. Is there a pencil case in my classmate’s bag?
_________________________________________________.
4. Are there many people in Arequipa?
_________________________________________________.
5. Is there an ATM in this town?
_________________________________________________.
6. How many churches are there in Arequipa?
_________________________________________________.
7. How many people are there in Arequipa?
_________________________________________________.
8. How many gyms are there in your town?
_________________________________________________.
9. How many regions are there in Peru?
_________________________________________________.
10. How many countries are there in South America?
_________________________________________________.
11. What’s there in your classroom?
_________________________________________________.
12. What’s there in your city?
_________________________________________________.

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VOCABULARY (2) PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE

on under
above below
in front of behind
inside outside
close to, near far
on the right on the left
between, among
next to, beside
In/on the corner of
in – at

Examples

 My book is on the table.

 Her notebook is under the desk.
 Chris’s restaurant is close to the bank.
 My cell phone is between the computer and the printer.
 My friends are outside the class.
 Martha’s store is on the corner of Mercaderes and Rivero street.
 My wallet is inside my pocket.

PRACTICE (3). Answer the following questions.

1. Where is the picture? _____________________________________.

2. Where is the computer? _____________________________________.
3. Where is the bathroom? _____________________________________.
4. Where is my partner’s book? _____________________________________.
5. Where is the wastebasket? _____________________________________.
6. Where are the notebooks? _____________________________________.
7. Where are the book bags? _____________________________________.
8. Where are the trees? _____________________________________.
9. Where are your wallets? _____________________________________.
10. Where are our pencils? _____________________________________.

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PRACTICE (4). Where is the pig? Use prepositions of place.

The pig is in front of the box. ____________________ ____________________

____________________ ____________________ ____________________

____________________ ____________________ ____________________

____________________ ____________________ ____________________

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