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INTRODUCTORY
Challenging the world through English
Introduction
Dear students enrolled in the Intro course offered by the University Department of English: We
welcome you and present to you this Workbook containing activities to reinforce your English
language learning.
It is very important that you print and have it with you at all times in class, as well as to complete all
the exercises assigned in class or as homework. Your perseverance and dedication will be key
elements for achieving the objectives of the program.
Please let us know your opinion about these materials, and in general about the course
development to the following e-mail: comisionesDUI@uaslp.mx
Have a great course!
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1. Welcome Intro
A. Listen and repeat. Track 1
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May I go out? May I come in? How do you say “x” in How do you spell…?
English?
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? …
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(1)
C. Practice the conversation with a partner using your personal information. Then
change partners and practice again.
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See you later! See you! See you tomorrow! I’m Ok. I’m fine.
Good morning. Good night. I’m great. Good evening. Hi!
How are you? So, so. Good afternoon. Bye-bye. Nice to meet you (too).
(2)
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Track 2
Good morning, I am
Tom Richardson, Hello, I am Emily
nice to meet you! Jackson,
______________,
too!
(3)
Hi Helen! I’m
fine, thanks.
Hi Patty!
____________?
(4)
F. Practice saying hello and good-bye. Follow the example and change the expressions.
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______________ ______________
______________ ______________
(5)
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3. My Full Name
A. Read the following chat.
(6)
B. Complete the chart with information from the conversation. Then write your personal
information.
Name Last name Marital status
Christine
Johansson
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D. Work in groups of four. Ask your classmates the same questions from exercise C and fill in
the chart.
3.
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5. Cardinal Numbers
Track 4
A. Listen and repeat.
Track 5
Use a hyphen (-) when writing two-digit numbers.
21. twenty – one
22. twenty – two
23. twenty – three
24. twenty – four
25. twenty – five
26. twenty – six
27. twenty – seven
28. twenty – eight
29. twenty – nine
30. thirty
D. Look at the following chart and complete the sequence, then write the name of each
number as in the example.
1. 5 10 15 20
five ten fifteen twenty
2. 14
fourteen
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E. Work in pairs.
• Student A choose six numbers from the box below, tell them to student B.
• Student B cross out the numbers you listen from student A. Change roles.
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30
6. Let’s Count!
2. 30 – 12 =______ 7. 16 - 1= ______
4. 5 x 3 + 9 – 4 = ______ 9. 10 + 8 – 4 x 2= ______
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ACROSS DOWN
4. ____________________________ 1. ________Twenty-seven________
6. ____________________________ 2. ____________________________
9. ____________________________ 3. ____________________________
10. ___________________________ 5. ____________________________
7. ____________________________
8. ____________________________
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To as
Carol: Happy birthday Tim! k abou
t age :
Tim: Thanks Carol. • How
Carol: How old are you now? old ar
you? e
Tim: I’m 19.
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8. Subject Pronouns
Track 7
A. Look at the chart, listen and read the information. Pay attention to the words in BOLD.
I am Akira. My last name is Lee. I am 17 years They are Thomas and Tiara Nicholson. They
old. It is my pet dog Pikachu. are married.
B. Circle the correct subject pronoun (I, you, he, she, it, we, and they).
1. My mother
a) They b) I c) She
2. Your car
a) It b) He c) We
3. This man
a) She b) You c) He
4. Peter and Anne
a) They b) We c) You
5. Me and my teacher
a) You b) It c) We
6. Richard Lewis
a) He b) You c) I
7. Your cat
a) I b) It c) You
8. San Luis Potosi city
a) She b) He c) It
9. Your friends
a) They b) We c) You
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9. The Verb to Be
A. Read the text. Look at the words in BOLD.
(9)
We use verb To Be to talk about personal information (name, age, marital status, nationality, occupation,
etc., especially when talking in the present tense).
AFFIRMATIVE FORM SHORT FORM INTERROGATIVE FORM
I am I’ m Am I …? Yes, I am.
No, I’m not.
He He’s he
She is She’s Is she …? Yes, she is.
It It’s it No, she isn’t.
We We’re we
They are They’re Are they …? Yes, they are.
You You’re you No, they aren’t.
We use Wh-words to ask for specific information.
What: asks about things How: asks about manner Where: asks about place When: asks about time
Where are you from? I am from Xilitla. What is your name? My name is Peter.
When is your birthday? My birthday is on March 12th. How old are you? I am 19 years old.
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D. Work in pairs. Practice the questions from exercise C using your personal information.
E. Listen and read the letter. Then, circle true (T) or false (F).
Track 8
1. Allison is married. T F
Hello,
son Parker.
My name is Alli 2. Allison is 20. T F
old and I’m
I am 20 years
e my friends
single. They ar 3. Johanna is single. T F
nna. He is 21
Louis and Joha
she is 20. They 4. They are friends. T F
years old, and
’s all about
are single. That 5. Louis and Johanna are 21 years old. T F
t you?
me. What abou
Love
Allison.
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F. Using exercise E as a model, complete the letter using your personal information.
.
_____________,
My name is _____________________________. I am
_________ years old and I’m ________________. They
are my friends _________________ and
______________. ______ is _______ years old, and
_____ is __________. They are ____________. That’s all
about me. What about you?
Love
___________________.
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Lesson 2 My Birthday
1. Days of the Week
Track 9
A. Listen and repeat.
Weekdays Weekend
C. Work in pairs. Ask and answer the following questions. Then, write the corresponding date
in the calendar.
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1. January 7. July
2. 8. August
3. March 9.
4. 10. October
5. May 11.
6. 12. December
__________ __________
__________ __________
__________ __________
__________ __________
__________ __________
__________ __________
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3. Ordinal Numbers
A. Listen and repeat. Track 11
Months
Seasons
Years
in Parts of the day
in the morning
in the afternoon
in the evening
• My birthday is in May.
• Mexican Independence Day is on September 16th.
• My English class is in the afternoon.
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A. Complete the text with the correct preposition IN or ON. Then, compare your answers
with a partner.
My name is Roberto, I am a university student. 1_____ the morning I get up at 6:00 am, but
this is only 2______ weekdays, because 3______ weekends I get up late. 4_____ Mondays
and Wednesdays, I have two hours of English class and I like it! When I get home 5______the
afternoon, I do my homework. 6______ the evening, I like to read a book or watch movies.
I sometimes eat pizza 7_____ Fridays. I love my university and I try to be a good student.
5. Dates
A. Read the following charts.
British da
1. Today is November the _______________. te:
Day + Mo
nth + Year
2. Today is August the __________________.
3. Today is February the ________________. You write
25 th of De
4. Today is May the ____________________. c ember 20
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5. Today is July the ____________________. You say:
Twenty-fif
th of Dece
two thous mb
and eighte er
C. Answer the following questions with the corresponding date. en
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6. Date of Birth
Track 12
A. Three people are talking about their date of birth. When are their birthdays? Listen and
write the names.
1. 2. 3.
10
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7. My Social Net
A. Read the following personal information. Then, complete the text below.
(11)
Romario Mercado
My name is _____________. My
last name is __________, I am
_____years old, and my birthday
is on _________. I am _________
and I study at the UASLP.
(12)
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B. Imagine you need a new account in any social network. Fill in the following form with your
personal information.
________________________________
________________________________
________________________________
________________________________
________________________________
________________________________
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Self-assessment Unit 1
A. Underline the correct option.
1
____________! My name 2_______ Katherine and my
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_____________ is Holland. I am 22 years old. I 4________ single.
They 5_______ my friends Juliette and Alice. Juliette is 23
6
____________ and Alice is 21 years old. 7___________ are single
too.
(13)
C. Complete the sentences with the correct word from the box.
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(14)
F. Write a paragraph about you and your best friend, mention name, last name, age, date of
birth and marital status.
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
G. Work in pairs. Student A, ask questions using the prompts. Student B, answer using his/her
personal information. Then, change roles.
Student A Student B
1. Hello! What’s your name? 1. Good morning! How are you?
2. How old are you? 2. What’s your last name?
3. Are you single? 3. How do you spell it?
4. What day is today? 4. When is your birthday?
5. How do you spell it? 5. Are you married?
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What? Where? How old? How? When? • What’s your last name?
Lesson 2 My birthday
Ordinal Numbers
• 1st first • 11th eleventh • 21st twenty-first
• 2nd second • 12th twelfth • 22nd twenty-second
• 3rd third • 13th thirteenth • 23rd twenty-third
• 4th fourth • 14th fourteenth • 24th twenty-fourth
• 5th fifth • 15th fifteenth …
• 6th sixth • 16th sixteenth • 30th thirtieth
• 7th seventh • 17th seventeenth • 31st thirty-first
• 8th eighth • 18th eighteenth
• 9th ninth • 19th nineteenth
• 10th tenth • 20th twentieth
Dates
• My birthday is on June 6th.
• Today is April 2nd.
Grammar Contextualized language
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DIRECTORIO
Dr. Alejandro Javier Zermeño Guerra
Rector
COORDINADORES DUI
Claudia Rodríquez Tienda
Eunice De Lara Bashulto
Karla Tacea García
Luis Armando Martínez Hernández
María Guadalupe Gómez Gómez
Max Allan Arias Jiménez
Miriam Rosalva Hernández del Bosque
Nayel Guadalupe Cortés Sánchez Torres
Paola Magdalí Torres Manzanares
Sonia Derreza Castañeda
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