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Where is the remote control?

Revision

Questions and short answers with "to be"

Are you on vacation?

No, I'm not. I'm a student.
Are you a student?
Yes, I am.

Are you and Tom in the same class?

No, we aren't. We're on the same volleyball team.
No, we're not. We're on the same volleyball team.
Are you and Tom on the volleyball team?
Yes, we are.

Is Sarah from the United States?

No, she isn't. She's from Australia.
No, she's not. She's from Australia.
Is Sarah from Australia?
Yes, she is.

Are Mr. and Mrs. Tavares American?

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

Plural Spelling
1. Como regla general, para formar el plural de una palabra se agrega simplemente
una s
Singular

Plural

boy

boys

girl

girls

car

cars

plane

planes

boat

boats

2. Las palabras terminadas en -s, -ss, -sh, -ch y -x se pluralizan agregando -es:
Singular

Plural

dress

dresses

bus

buses

buzz

buzzes

church

churches

beach

beaches

dish

dishes

brush

brushes

box

boxes

fox

foxes

3. Las palabras terminadas en -y precedida de consonante cambian por -ies:

Las terminadas en -y precedida de vocal simplemnete se les agrega - s

Singular

Plural

city

cities

lady

ladies

story

stories

fly

flies

country

countries

Singular

Plural

boy

boys

day

days

4. Las palabras terminadas en -f o -fe cambian por -ves

Singular

Plural

life

lives

wife

wives

knife

knives

thief

thieves

half

halves

calf

calves

elf

elves

shelf

shelves

loaf

loaves

wolf

wolves

sheaf

sheaves

leaf

leaves

5. Las palabras terminadas en o forman su plural de dos maneras diferentes:

a) Si existe una vocal delante de la o, se le agrega la s
Singular

Plural

rodeo

rodeos

patio

patios

b) Si existe una consonante delante de la o, se le agrega: es

Singular

Plural

potato

potatoes

tomato

tomatoes

hero

heroes

echo

echoes

torpedo

torpedoes

6 .Existen sustantivos con plurales irregulares que cambian totalmente su forma

Singular

Plural

man

men

woman

women

person

people

child

children

tooth

teeth

foot

feet

louse

lice

mouse

mice

ox

oxen

goose

geese

7. Sustantivos que solo se expresan en plural

trousers

savings

pants

scales

pajamas

pincers

drawers

shorts

clothes

shears

scissors

tweezers

glasess

binoculars

goods

measles

stairs

mumps

thanks

Write these words in plural.

Book

...

Table

Bus

...

Baby

..

Home

Monkey

Car

...

Toy

..

Wish

...

Day

..

Boss

Apple

Ship

Box

Gas

...

Watch

Potato

...

Copy

Family

Lady

mouse

foot

..

tooth

....

man

..

woman

..

child

...

louse

..

half

..

fish

..

thief

..

mother

..

secretary

house

..

goose

..

horse

..

pencil

..

room

..

hero

..

umbrella

..

sheep

..

Write these sentences in plural

1. I am a girl.

..

2. He is a nice guy.

..

3. The book is on the table.

..

4. His tooth is black.

......

5. The potato is on the shelf.

6. He has a mouse.

7. I take a picture.

8. I have a pony.

POSESIVO - CASO GENITIVO

POSEEDOR + 'S + COSA POSEIDA
Mike 's house (La casa de Mike)
EL CASO GENITIVO, es la forma en que se establece la posesin o
pertenencia de algo. Se forma de este modo:
1. Mediante apstrofo s ('s) escrito a continuacin del sustantivo
poseedor, siempre que ste se encuentre en singular o en plural no
terminado en s.
John's car.
Claudia's house.
The dog's food.
The cat's toys.
The company's president.
Someone's property.
Today's world.

2. Cuando el sustantivo plural termina en s, agregamos solamente el apstrofo.

The dogs' food.
The cats' toys.
The actresses' dressing rooms.
My parents' house.

3. Pero, si el sustantivo que termina en s es singular, agregamos 's.

Doris's job.
Carlos's house.

4. Muchas veces se omiten los sustantivos despus del posesivo cuando stos
significan edificios o moradas.
I was at my grandparents'.
We went to John's.
We visited St. Peter's in Rome.

5. Con sustantivos mltiples:

a.

Si poseen algo conjuntamente, generalmente se agrega 's al final de ellos

John, Sandra and Claudia's nationality.
Bill and Sally's apartment.

b. Si estos poseen algo en forma separada, se agrega 's a cada uno de ellos.
John's, Sandra's and Claudia's nationalities.
Bill's and Sally's apartments.

exercises

Utiliza el posesivo como corresponde

1.

Pamela skirt is red.

2.

The teacher...... shoes are black.

3.

Our grandparents...... house is big.

4.

Charles...... restaurant is crowded.

5.

The boys...... bedrooms are clean.

6.

Ted and Barbara...... mother is a good teacher.

7.

Susan......,Jessica...... and Thalia...... husbands are in the navy.

8.

Sao Paulo...... avenues are wide.

9.

The girls...... school is far from here.

10. John...... sister is beautiful.

11. Sandra...... brother is handsome.
12. Their sisters...... purses are new.
13.

The babies...... cradles are small.

14. My friends...... classroom is upstairs.

15. His girlfriend...... father is a police officer.
16. Her classmate...... brother is ill.
17. Mr.Cesar...... English class is very interesting.

Listening
Possessives

Possessive Questions

This is my umbrella.
This is your book.
This is our classroom.

Is this Alice's umbrella?

Yes, it is.
No, it's not.

These are Robert's keys.

These are his keys.

Are these Daniel's keys?

Yes, they are.
No, they're not.

These are Sarah's glasses.

These are her glasses.
Mrs. Lee is Katherine and
Daniel's teacher.
She is their teacher.

Pronunciation of 's
Notice the pronunciation
of the possessive 's :
Robert 's
/S/
Daniel 's
/Z/
Alices 's
/ IZ /

Dialogue
Is this your umbrella?
Excuse me, Katherine.
Is this your umbrella?
Katherine: Let me see. No, it's not.
Mrs. Lee: Maybe it's Alice's
umbrella.
Katherine: No, her umbrella is
different. Oh, I know.
I think it's Daniel's.
Mrs. Lee: Daniel, is this your
umbrella?
Yes, it is. Thank you.
Daniel:
Actually, it's my
daughter's umbrella !!!
Mrs. Lee:

1. Excuse me (Disclpame). Expresin utilizada generalmente para llamar la atencin

de alguien.
2. Let me see... (Veamos...; A ver...). Se utiliza para intercalar un comentario adicional.
3. Maybe (Puede que sea...; Puede ser...).
4. I think... (Yo creo que...). Recuerda que en ingls no existe el sujeto tcito o implcito
como en espaol; es decir, SIEMPRE debes mencionar el pronombre personal
correspondiente.
5. Actually (Realmente). Este adverbio, por ser parecido a la palabra "actualmente" (en
castellano), suele ser traducido indebidamente.

Role play 1
Mrs. Lee:

..

Katherine: Let me see. No, it's not.

Mrs. Lee: ..
Katherine: No, her umbrella is
different. Oh, I know.
I think it's Daniel's.
Mrs. Lee: .
Daniel:

Yes, it is. Thank you.

Actually, it's my
daughter's umbrella !!!

Role play 2

Mrs. Lee:

Excuse me, Katherine. Is this your umbrella?

Katherine: ..
Mrs. Lee: Maybe it's Alice's
umbrella.
Katherine: ..

Mrs. Lee:
Daniel:

Daniel, is this your

umbrella?

grammar

Definite Article
the

el, la, los, las

Este artculo tiene una forma nica y se usa tanto para masculino,
femenino, neutro, singular y plural.
1. Delante de palabras que comienzan con consonante se pronuncia /de/.
Ej.: The book,The books, The key,The keys (
2. Delante de palabras que comienzan con vocal se pronuncia /di/.
Ej.: The umbrella, The eraser
3. Los nombres de pases no llevan el artculo the si son singulares; lo llevan si
son plurales. No se dice " the Argentina" sino Argentina; sin embargo se dice
"the United States", los Estados Unidos.
4. Se omite:
a) Con sustantivos contables en plural cuando se habla en sentido general: I love
flowers and birds, amo las flores y los pjaros; Elephants can't fly, los elefantes
no vuelan.
b) Con sustantivos incontables cuando se refieren a una sustancia o a una idea
en general: I like cheese (pop music, etc.), me gusta el queso (la msica popular,
etc.).
c) Con las partes del cuerpo y los objetos de uso personal. En su lugar se utilizan
los adjetivos posesivos (my, your, his, her, its, our, your, their): Give me your
hand, dame la mano; He put his tie on, se puso la corbata; He lost his glasses,
perdi los anteojos.
d) Delante de plurales: Boys like to play soccer, a los muchachos les gusta jugar
ftbol.
e) Delante de nombres de materia: Glass is transparent, el cristal es
transparente.
f) Delante de nombres de juegos y comidas: Soccer is very popular, el ftbol es
muy popular; We have tea at 5 o'clock, tomamos el t a las 5.
g) Delante de los nombres de las estaciones del ao y los das de la semana:
Winter in Bariloche is wonderful, el invierno en Bariloche es fantstico; I am
giving a party next Sunday, doy una fiesta el domingo prximo.
h) Delante de nombres abstractos: Life is beautiful, la vida es hermosa (pero, en
cambio: The life of Napoleon, la vida de Napolen).

Prepositions of Place

The ball is

The ball is

IN

the box

UNDER the box

The ball is

The ball is

ON the box

BY the box

The ball is

BEHIND the box

The rabbit is

IN FRONT OF
the box

The rabbit is

The rabbit is

OVER the box

The rabbit is

IN the box

The rabbit is

BEHIND the box

1.Where is the ball?
Its in the box

6. Where is the rabbit?

Its in front of the box

2. Where is the ball?

Its on the box

7. Where is the rabbitl?

Its over the box

3. Where is the ball?

Its behind the box

8. Where is the rabbit?

Its in the box

4. Where is the ball?

Its under the box

9. Where is the rabbit?

Its on the box

5. Where is the ball?

Its by the box

10. Where is the rabbit?

Its behind the box

ON the box

exercises

Where is the cat?

exercises
Select the right option
1. The lamp is
A. in
B. on
C. under
2. I sleep
A. at
B. on
C. in
3. She lives
A. at
B. on
C. behind
4. The store is
A. next to
B. on
C. in
5. The car is
A. on
B. in front of
C. under

the table.

my bedroom.

a farm.

the library.

the house.

Completar los espacios en blanco con las rpeposiciones

MIENTRAS escuchas el audio.

in - on - under - next to - behind - in front of

The briefcase is
the television

The umbrella is
the wastebasket

The keys are

the handbag

The comb is
the hairbrush

Where's the remote control?

Mr. Brown: Thanks for watching the
baby tonight. Everything
is ready.
Katherine: Thank you, Mr. Brown.
By the way, where is the
television?
Mr Brown: It's in this cabinet.
Katherine: And where is the remote
control?
Mr. Brown: I don't know ... Oh, it's on
the sofa, under the
cushion.
Katherine: Great. Oh, just one more
question. Where is the
baby?
Mr. Brown: She's in bed! Her
bedroom is right there.

The wallet is
the newspaper

The notebooks are

the dictionary

Mr. Brown: .

Katherine:

Thank you, Mr. Brown.

By the way, where is the television?

Mr Brown:

Katherine:

And where is the remote control?

Mr. Brown: .

Katherine:

Great. Oh, just one more question.

Where is the baby?

Mr. Brown:

Mr. Brown: Thanks for watching the baby tonight.

Everything is ready.
Katherine:

..

Mr Brown:

It's in this cabinet.

Katherine:

..

Mr. Brown: I don't know ... Oh, it's on the sofa,

under the cushion.
Katherine:

Mr. Brown: She's in bed! Her bedroom is right there.