There is/There are

RULES:
1. Use there IS for singular nouns (one item).
2. Use there IS for non-count items(group nouns).
3. Use there ARE for many items (plural nouns).

There is a spider on the wall.
There is milk on the floor.
There are pencils on my desk.

Listen and complete (write) the conversation.

Sandra: What time is it?
Jeff: __________________________________
Sandra: I’m hungry! Is there a snack bar near here?
Jeff: Yes, there is.
Sandra: How far is it?
Jeff: About_____________________________
Sandra: Great. Let’s go!

Listen and complete the table.

Yes, there is No. there isn’t How far is it?
Is there a movie theater near here?
Is there a DVD rental store?
Is there a shopping mall?

Use the conversation prior to complete (write) the conversation.

A: Is________a movie theater________the snack bar? B:Yes, there is.
A: How _________is it? B: It’s about_____________________.
A: And is there a ________________? B: No, there isn’t.

Portafolio de evidencias: Near your house.
• Make a list of five interesting or useful places near your house (a DVD rental store, a supermarket, etc.)
• Work in pairs:vFind out if your partner has the same places near his or her house.
Is there a … near your house? How far is it?

There’s a new shopping mall on Park Street.
There are two enormous department stores and a big supermarket. There’s a fantastic movie theater (with twelve screens), five banks and a good gym. There are seven excellent restaurants and there are lots of interesting stores, including a big music store.
All this and easy parking, too!
Come visit us!

Answer the questions.
1. How many department stores are there?_______________________
2. How many banks are there? ________________________________
3. Is there a music store? ________________________________
4. Is there a supermarket? _______________________________

Complete the sentences with there is/ there are.
1. There ______________lots of stores
2. How many restaurants__________ _____________
3. ___________there a Mexican restaurant?
4. There __________ seven restaurants.
5. __________is a movie theater.
6. There __________a gym.

Game: Group memory.
• Play in small groups. Read the ad the Park Street.
• Close your book and make sentences about the mall. Use There’s a … and There are…
• The group with the greatest number of correct sentences wins.


There is (der is) (hay) = se usa para expresar que algo o alguien existe (singular).
There are (der ar) = se usa para expresar que muchas cosas o personas existen (plural).
Ex:
There is a chair in the classroom.
(der is a che..r in de clasrum)
(hay una silla en el salón de clases)

There are 20 persons there
(der ar 20 persons der).
(hay 20 personas allí)

"there is" and "there are" se derivan de "there be (der bi) (haber "de existir")".

+) there is a table in your house.
--) there isnot a table in your house.
?) Is there a table in your house?.
+) there are 10 students in the class.
--) there aren´t 10 students in the class.
?) Are there 10 students in the class?.

Cuando "there be" se combina o se fusiona con "going to be", forman la siguiente expresión:

There is going to be (der is gouing tu bi) (va a haber...) = singular.
There are going to be (der ar gouing tu bi) (va a haber...) = plural.
Ex:
there is going to be an action movie on the cinema.
(der is gouing tu bi an acshion muvi on de cinema)
(va a haber una película de acción en el cinema)

there are going to be 10 students in this class.
(der ar gouing tu bi 10 students in dis clas)
(va a haber 10 estudiantes en esta clase)


Complete the following dialogue:

1) Hello!, What is _________(tu) name?.
2) __________(mi) name is _______________.
1) Are you and _________(tus) parents from mexico?.
2) Yes, they _______ (son) from mexico.
1) Are _________(tus) friends from Veracruz city?.
2) No, they _________(no son).

Complete these sentences:

_________(sus) names are ____________________________.
Is ________(tu) name mary?. Is _______(su) name Fred?.
Are _______(nuestras) houses nice and expensive?.
_________(son) Angel and Susan _______(sus) names?.
I want you to be ______(mi) friend.
This english course is _____(de) Omar Ali Caldela.
My parents´ house ____(es) very nice.
Monica is going to kiss ________(su) boyfriend.
_______(son) these _______(tus) friends?.
_______(hay) a nice town near here.
_______(hay) many pets around here.

Adjetivos demostrativos

Adjetivos demostrativo. La formas de los adjetivos demostrativos son las siguientes:

this,these that,those, that, those
(nearby) (far away)

masculino singular este ese aquel
femenino singular esta esa aquella
masculino plural estos esos aquellos
femenino plural estas esas aquellas

1. Los adjetivos demostrativos son los que muestran o señalan cualquier persona, lugar u objeto (sustantivos).
Demonstrative adjectives show or point out any person, place, or thing (noun).
Todos los libros de español son buenos, pero yo prefiero este libro. All Spanish books are good, but I prefer this book.

2. Los adjetivos demostrativos concuerdan en género y número con el sustantivo que modifican y generalmente están antes de dicho sustantivo. Demonstrative adjectives agree in gender and number with the nouns they modify, and they generally precede them.

esta casa nueva this new house
aquellos árboles grandes those big trees (far away)

This arrow / Esta flecha That star / Aquella estrella

Los adjetivos demostrativos ingleses son:

a.) This (este, esta) These (estos, estas)

b.) That ( aquel, aquella) Those (aquellos, aquellas)

En inglés, solamente encontramos dos grados de proximidad. This, que se utiliza para designar las cosas o personas relativamente cercanas y that, para las más alejadas.

This puede utilizarse también para presentarse a uno mismo (no personalmente) o para presentar a un tercero.:

Hello. This is Craig. / Hola. Soy Craig (En una conversación telefónica)

· Paul, this is Helen / Paul, ésta es Helen
· Hello, Helen. Pleased to meet you / Hola Elena. Encantado de conocerte.
· Hello / Hola

- This también se emplea coloquialmente para empezar un relato o para indicar el tamaño de algo:

This is the story of Ma Baker.... / Esta es la historia de Ma Baker...
A man this fat / Un hombre así de gordo

- This / that / these / those pueden preceder a un sustantivo o ir solos.

This restaurant is expensive / Este restaurante es caro
This is an expensive restaurant / Éste es un restaurante caro

- That sirve para indicar algo que ha ocurrido o algo que alguien ha dicho.

That was a wonderful film / Ha sido una pelicula maravillosa.
You're an engineer, aren't you?; Yes, that's right / Es usted ingeniero, ¿no? ;Si, exacto

- Like this.... like that (así, de este modo, de ese modo)

Don't do it like that. Do it like this / No lo hagas así. Hazlo así (de esta otra forma)

- Pon 'this' o 'these'

This car is expensive. (singular)
These books are cheap. (plural)

1. - ? - this these men are from Spain.

2. - ? - this these foot is dirty.

3. - ? - this these scissors are very sharp.

4. - ? - this these children don't have any parents.

5. - ? - this these mouse is broken.

- Pon 'that' o 'those'

Those ladies are from Mexico. (plural)
That leaf is from New Zealand. (singular)

1. - ? - that those roofs are made of wood.

2. - ? - that those box is empty.

3. - ? - that those trousers are made in China.

4. - ? - that those men are waiting for the bus.

5. - ? - that those tomato is very big.

Preposiciones de lugar

Preposiciones de lugar
• En inglés se utilizan diversas preposiciones para referirse a un lugar; entre las más frecuentes destacamos:
In Dentro
On Sobre
At Junto a
• La preposición "in" indica dentro de un lugar:
In my room En mi habitación
In my pocket En mi bolsillo
• Se suele utilizar también cuando nos referimos a países o ciudades:
The concert is in Madrid. El concierto es en Madrid
This match took place in Spain. Este partido se celebró en España
• "On" indica sobre un lugar:
On the table Sobre la mesa
On my book Sobre mi libro
• Hay expresiones muy usuales que se construyen con "on":
On the left A la izquierda
On the right A la derecha
On the fifth floor En el quinto piso
• La preposición "at" se utiliza normalmente para indicar "junto a, al lado de":
At the bed Junto a la cama
At the bridge Junto al puente
• Pero hay una serie de lugares que suelen ir acompañados de la preposición "at", incluso cuando estamos dentro de los mismos:

At home En casa
At the university En la universidad
At work En el trabajo
At the airport En el aeropuerto
At the bus station En la estación de autobuses
• También se utiliza "at" para referirnos a acontecimientos:
At the exposition En la exposición
At the meeting En la evaluacion
At the conference En la conferencia

on sobre
in dentro de
Above/
over encima de
under debajo de
in front of delante de
behind detrás de
beside
near
next to al lado de, cerca de, junto a
between entre
among entre

Escribe en el espacio la preposición que corresponda:

1. The teacher is_______ the paltaform.
2. The book is ______ the table.
3. The calendar is______ the wall.
4. The boys are _____ the clasroom.
5. A pencil is _____ the box.
6. The wastebasket is _____the corner.
7. A student is ____________ the teacher.
8. The girl is _________the door.
9. The boy is __________ the door.
10. The pupils are ___________ the blackboard.

Contesta oralmente estas preguntas.
1. Where is your teacher? -Our teacher is far from the door.
2. Is she near the door? No, she is not.
3. Are you far from the windows? No, i am not.
4. Are the student in front of the door? - No, they are not
5. Are they on the paltaform? No, they are not.
6. Are the book on the plataform? No, it is not.
7. Is the eraser on the desk? Yes, it is.
8. Is the wastebasket near the door? No, it is not.
9. Is the chair far from the table? No, it is near the table.
10. Is the map near the calendar? No, it is not.




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Preposiciones de tiempo "at, on, in"

Preposiciones de tiempo "at, on, in"

• Se utiliza la preposición "at" para referirnos a horas y a momentos puntuales del día:
At 10 o'clock A las diez en punto
At midnight A media noche

• También se utiliza "at" con algunas expresiones de tiempo:
At Christmas En navidades
At present Actualmente
At the moment En este momento
At the weekend En el fin de semana

• La preposición "on" se utiliza con días de la semana y con fechas:
On Monday El lunes
On my birthday El día de mi cumpleaños
On the 10th of April El 10 de abril• La preposición "in" se utiliza con meses:
In January En enero
In the previous month En el mes anterior

• También se utiliza "in" con las estaciones del año:
In summer En verano
In winter En invierno
In autumn En otoño
In spring En primavera

• Así como con periodos más largos de tiempo:
In this century En este siglo
In the 60's En los años 60's

• Y con algunas expresiones temporales que se refieren a periodos del día (salvo con "night"):
In the morning Por la mañana
In the afternoon Al medio día
In the evening Por la tarde
At night Por la noche

• En la siguiente expresión se puede utilizar tanto "on" como "in", pero el significado varía:
On time En el momento justo (ni antes, ni después)
In time Con tiempo suficiente.

Artículos definidos (the) e indefinidos (a, an)

Artículo indefinido a y an un, una.

Se usa a antes de sonido de consonante:
A table, a uniform.
Usa an antes de sonido vocálico:
An orange, an honest boy.

Aprende a usar el artículo definido the (el, la, los, las)The para:
• Femenino: the girl.
• Masculino: the boy.
• Neutro: the desk.

The para:
Sngular: the boy.
plural: the boys
the (con sonido da) para:
• House
• Box
• Boxuniversity.
(Antes de sonido consonante)

The (con sonido di) para:
• Orange
• Honest man
• Umbrella
(Antes de sonido vocal)

Exploring Grammar

Escribe estas palabras anteponiendo the a cada una. Cuidando las pronunciación del artículo.
1. ________table.
2. ________péncil.
3. ________girls
4. ________hour
5. ________pen
6. ________chairs
7. ________books
8. ________teachers
9. ________student
10. ________orange
11. ________things
12. ________apples
13. ________desks
14. ________boy
15. ________box
16. ________unbrella
17. ________notebook
18. ________blackboard
19. ________elephant
20. ________insect
21. ________university
22. ________uniform
23. ________honest man
24. ______ house.

Escribe antes de cada nombre: This is a… or This is an …
1. _________________book
2. _________________umbrella
3. _________________table
4. _________________apple
5. _________________house
6. _________________student
7. _________________piece of chalk
8. _________________honest man
9. _________________uniform
10. _________________notebook
11. _________________elephant
12. _________________man
13. _________________woman
14. _________________chair
15. _________________orange
16. _________________desk
17. _________________university
18. _________________teacher
19. _________________box
20. _________________house
21. _________________insect
22. _________________pencil
23. _________________hour
24. ______________blackboard

Listen and repeat.

The alphabet

Aa Hh Oo Vv
Bb Ii Pp Ww
Cc Jj Qq Xx
Dd Kk Rr Yy
Ee Ll Ss Zz
Ff Mm Tt
Gg Nn Uu


Ask and answer questions in pair, as in the example.
A: What’s this? A: What color is it?
B: It’s a book B: It’s brown.

Listen and repeat. Count from 1-20 in turns.
1 one
2 two
3 three
4 four
5 five
6 six
7 seven
8 eight
9 nine
10 ten
11 eleven
12 twelve
13 thirteen
14 fourteen
15 fifteen
16 sixteen
17 seventeen
18 eighteen
19 nineteen
20 twenty

Portafolio de evidencias.
Read and match the words with colors.

There are so many colors,
We see them every day.
The sky is blue, the grass is green
The clouds are white or gray.

The world is full of colors,
It’s wonderful to see.
Lovely bright colors,
Look at them with me.

Flowers are red or orange,
Yellow, pink or blue.
I want to take the flowers
And give them all to you.

Complete the rules with a or an.
______ball
______cap
____ice cream cone
_____umbrella
_____snake
____apple
____horse
_____goldfish
_____rabbit
____parrot

Verbo to have

Oraciones afirmativas, negaritva e interrogativas.

FORMA AFIRMATIVA DEL VERBO TO-HAVE

I have He, tengo
You have Tienes, usted tiene
He has Él tiene
She has Ella tiene
It has Tiene(animal o cosa)
We have Tenemos
You have Ustedes tienen
They have Ellos / ellas tienen

EN LA FORMA NEGATIVA
SE AÑADE EL NOT A LA FORMA AFIRMATIVA

I have not No he, no tengo
You have not No tienes, usted no tiene
He has not Él no tiene
She has not Ella no tiene
It has not No tiene (animal o cosa)
We have not No tenemos
You have not Ustedes no tienen
They have not Ellos / ellas no tienen

EN LA FORMA INTERROGATIVA DEL VERBO HAVE SE INVIERTE EL ORDEN DE LA FRASE AFIRMATIVA.

ES DECIR, EL VERBO SE PONE ANTES QUE EL SUJETO.
EN INGLÉS AMERICANO SE USA, EN VEZ DE LA FORMA INTERROGATIVA,.

Have i ? Tengo?
Have you ? Tienes? Tiene usted?
Has he ? Tiene (él) ?
Has she ? Tiene ( ella) ?
Has it ? Tiene (animal o cosa) ?
Have we ? Tenemos ?
Have you ? Tienen ustedes ?
Have they ? Tienen ellos / ellas ?

Have you a pen? Tienes una pluma?
Have you a blke? Tienes una bicicleta?
Has he a car? Tiene él un coche?

En inglés americano se usa, en vez de la forma interrogativa que hemos visto, have en todas las personas precedido por do o does en la tercera persona del singular.

Do I have? Tengo?
Do you have? Tienes? Tiene usted?
Does he has? Tiene (él) ?
Does she has? Tiene ( ella) ?
Does it has? Tiene (animal o cosa) ?
Do we have? Tenemos ?
Do you have? Tienen ustedes ?
Do they have? Tienen ellos / ellas ?

Do you have a pen? Tienes una pluma?
Do you have a bike? Tienes una bicicleta?
Does he have a car? Tiene él un coche?

Exploring Grammar.

Completa las siguientes oraciones, con has o have, según corresponda en forma afirmativa, negativa o interrogativa

Afirmativa

He __________ an orange juice.
She __________ a dog.
You __________ a doll.
We __________ some pens and copybook.

Negativa
He __________ __________ an orange juice.
She __________ __________ a dog.
You __________ ___________ a doll.
We __________ ___________ some pens and copybook.

Interrogativa
Do you __________money?
Do you _________ shoeses?

Does he ________ a car ?
Does she ________a telephone?
Do our __________ a house ?

Do you __________a t.v.?
Do they _________ many dogs?

Read and ask some teachers questions about his or her job

1. Do you have to work in the summer?
2. Do you have to work overtime?
3. Do you have to go to many meetings?
4. Do you have to bring your lunch or dinner to school?
5. Do all the teachers have to observe your classes?
6. Does your boss have to observe your classes?
7. Does the school have to stay open in the summer?
8. Do the teachers have to punch a time clock?

In your notebook, write two more questions to ask other persons.
Listen and repeat.
1. We have to get married in the summer
2. They have to reserve a hall.
3. The bird has to find a gown.
4. The groom has to rent buy the ring.
5. Do you have to rent a limousine?
6. Do they have to go on a honeymoon?
7. Does she have to wear white?
8. Does he have to pay for the reception?

Adjetivos calificativos.

Los adjetivos calificativos se usan generalmente antes del nombre o sustantivo, no cambiando de forma con el número (singular o plural), utilizando también el verbo to-be, son los que nos dicen como es el sustantivo.

1. How many diligent students are there in your class?
2. Where are the diligent students?
3. What is there on my clean desk?
4. How many dirty windows are there in this classroom?
5. Where are the dirty papers?

Exploring Grammar.

Lee estas oraciones colocando el adjetivo calificativo en el lugar que le corresponde.

1. Henry is a big boy.
2. Mary is a girl.
3. Fred is a student.
4. Mr. Jones is in the classroom.
5. This is a window.
6. This is a box.
7. This box is big.
8. This boy is Mike.
9. This book is not on my desk.
10.There is a store in the corner.

(bright)
(big)
(fine)
(large)
(dirty)
(pretty)
(clean)
(nice)
(good)
(big)

Fill the blank with the adjectives.

Montreal is a beautiful city in Canada. It’s a very modern city with friendly people.
There are lots of _________ buildings in Montreal. The streets are _________________
And there are squares with __________statues. There are lots of museums, nice cafes and restaurants, too.

Portafolio de evidencias.
Write a short article about San Francisco. Use the notes below.
San Francisco is a beautifull city in the U.S. It’s an old city with friendly people.
There are…
San Francisco is a … for a vacation.

Washington, D.C.
Is the capital of the us.
It is a big city.
There are of things to see in Washington,D.C.
The National Mall is very popular with tourist.
There is a statue of Abraham Lincoln there, the Lincoln Memorial, and a very beautiful monument, the Washington Monument.
The Capitol is a very busy place. It is a famous for its beautiful dome.
Georgetown is a famous area in Washington,D.C.
There are lots of old houses and also lots of restaurants there.
The White House is where the President of the U.S. lives. It is very big and beautiful.
Washington,D.C. is a wonderful city. It is a great place for a trip.

Read again and complete the sentences

1. The __________________of the US is Washington,DC.
2. The statue of Abraham Lincoln is in ______________________________________
3. There are lots of _____________________________in Georgetown.
4. The US President live in _______________________________________________

Portafolio de evidencias: Make a poster of you country’s capital city.
Write:
• Name
• What there is there?
• Your opinion about the place.
Portafolio de evidencias.
Write a short paragraph about things you have in your bedroom.

Choose the capital.
1. Illinois A Chicago B Springfield
2. Texas A Houston B Austin
3. MassachusettsA Boston B Salem
4. Arizona A Tuscon B Phoenix
5. California A Los Angeles B Sacramento
6. Florida A Tallahassee B Miami
7. Ohio A Akron B Columbus
8. New York A New York cityB Albany
9. Washington A Olympia B Seattle
10.Pennsylvania A Harrisburg B Philadelphia

Portafolio de evidencias:
Write a description of one of the other people in the school.