Date. Saturday the 17th of June 2023.

Subject. English.

Topic. Personal information questions

Objective. To prepare students for the oral test.

Personal Information Questions: Basic

Questions

These are the first ten basic common personal

information questions.

Wh questions.
1. What’s your name? My name is Johnny Romero
¿Cuál es tu nombre? mi nombre es johnny romero
2. Where are you from? I am from Ecuador.
¿De dónde eres? Yo soy de Ecuador.
3. What’s your family name? My last name is Romero.
¿Cuál es tu apellido? Mi apellido es Romero.
4. Where do you live? I live here in Guayaquil.
¿Dónde vives? Vivo aquí en Guayaquil.
5. What’s your address? My address is Mapasingue este.
¿Cuál es tu dirección? Mi dirección es Mapasingue este.
6. What’s your telephone number? My telephone number
is 0979673658.
¿Cuál es su número de teléfono? Mi número de teléfono es
0979673658.
7. What’s your email address? My email address is
johnny. romero.alcivar(at)Hotmail(dot)com.
¿Cuál es su dirección de correo electrónico? Mi dirección de correo
electrónico es johnny.romero.alcivar(arroba)Hotmail(punto)com.
 8. How old are you? I am 40 years old.
¿Qué edad tienes? Tengo 20 años.
9. When were you born? I was born on the 2 of April
1983.
¿Cuándo naciste? Nací el 2 de abril de 1983.

10. Where were you born? I was born here in

Guayaquil.
¿Dónde naciste? Nací aquí en Guayaquil.
II

Now let’s check questions about relationships and family.

Yes, or no questions.

1. Are you married? Yes, I am. No, I am not. Short form

Yes, I am married. No, I am not married. Long form
No, I am not married, but I am dating someone. comple
2. Are you single? Yes, I am. No, I am not. short
Yes, I am single. No, I am not single. long
No, I am not single, but I am married.
3. Do you have a boyfriend? Yes, I do. No, I don’t.
Yes, I have a boyfriend. No, I don’t have a boyfriend.
No, I don’t have a boyfriend, but I have many male
friends.
4. Do you have a girlfriend? Yes, I do. No, I don’t
Yes, I have a girlfriend. No, I don’t have a girlfriend.
No, I don’t have a girlfriend, but I have many friends.
5. Are you divorced? Yes, I am. No. I am not. Short
Yes, I am divorced. No, I am not divorced.
No, I am not divorced, but I have been married for the
last ten years.
6. Are you dating someone? Yes, I am.
7. Are you seeing someone? No, I am not seeing anyone.
8. Do you have any children?
Yes, I do. No, I don’t. short No, I don’t have
children.
Yes, I have two beautiful little girls.

III

These are five basic personal information questions

about entertainment.

Yes, or No questions and information questions

1. Do you watch anime? Yes, I do. No, I don’t.

2. Do you watch movies? Yes, I watch movies. No, I
don’t watch movies.
3. Do you like independent films? No, I don’t like
independent films.
4. What type of music do you like? I like salsa.
5. What are some of your favorite shows? Some of my
favorite shows are ……
6. Do you follow YouTube channels? No, I don’t.
7. What are your favorite YouTube channels? I don’t have
any.
8. What hobbies do you have? My hobbies are surfing the
internet, and reading science fiction books.
 IV
These are some basic information questions about sport.

1. Do you play any sports? No, I don’t play any sport,

because sports are boring to me.
2. Do you watch sports? Yes, I usually watch soccer games
with my cousins.
3. Do you like going to the gym? Yes, I like going to the gym
once in a while, but I mostly exercise at home.
4. Do you like running? Yes, I like running at night in the
park near my house.
5. Are you into sports? Yes, I am into sports like volleyball
and basketball.
6. Do you like working out? Yes, I usually work out at home.
7. Do you know how to swim? Yes, I know how to swim. I
am a good swimmer.
8. What sport would you like to play? I would like to play
basketball, volleyball, and soccer.

V
These are some questions about work and university

1. Where do you study? I study at ITB.

2. What do you study? I study nursing.
3. Where do you work? I work at……….
4. What’s your position at work? I am an English teacher.
5. What do you do for a living? I am an English teacher.
6. What subjects are you interested in? I am interested in
Biology and Mathematics.
7. Are you good at Math? I am the best.
8. Are you terrible at Biology? No, I am not, but I am good
at Biology.
9. What classes are you taking? I am taking English
classes now.
10. What application/software are you using/? I am
using google at the moment.

Choice questions

1- Do you like ice cream or sweets? I like ice cream.

2- Where would you go, to the cinema or theater? I would
like to go to the cinema.
3- Do you work or are you a student? I work from
Monday to Friday, and I study on weekends.
4- Are you a teacher or a student? I am a student.
5- Are your parents from here or from another country?
My parents are Ecuadorian.
 Second part of the oral exam is called.

Picture description

In order for you to learn how to describe a picture.

Keep the following tips in mind.

a. Start with an introductory phrase such as.

In this picture I see….
This picture shows…..
In this picture I can see…
In the first picture I see….
Use. There is…… for singular.
There are for plural.
Use the present continuous in your descriptions.
And study the following prepositional phrases.

In this picture
In this photo
In this photograph
In this drawing
In this portrait
In this image
This picture shows
In this picture, I see many people who are doing different
types of activities on the beach.
In picture number six in the bottom right, There is a group
of friends, two guys, and two girls. They are playing
volleyball. They are wearing swimsuits. They are having fun
on the beach.

In the top left

In the top right
At the top
On the right hand side
On the left hand side
In the middle
In the center.
In the bottom right
In the bottom left
At the bottom
In the foreground
In the background

This picture shows

In this picture, I see many people who are doing different
types of activities on the beach.
Picture number 2

In the foreground, in the bottom right, near the

trash can.There are three kids, two boys and one
girl.They are playing with their Iphones.All of them
are wearing t-shirts, shorts, and sandals. They are
having fun on a sunny day on the beach.

Picture number 3

On the right hand side, In front of the ocean,

There is a father with his son. They are flying
A kite. The man is teaching the little boy how to fly
a kite. They are wearing beach clothing. Both are
having fun on the beach.

Picture number four

In the middle of the picture. There is a girl surfing.

She is wearing a surfing suit. The girl is on a
surfing board. Around her there are some people
enjoying the ocean.

Picture number five

Picture number six

In picture number six in the bottom right, There is a group
of friends, two guys, and two girls. They are playing
volleyball. They are wearing swimsuits. They are having fun
on the beach.

Subject + verb + complement

Noun + verb+ art+ adject+noun

It is a blue book.
Guayaquil is a modern city.
My mother is a hard- working woman.
My father is a teacher.

A2 ORAL EXAM VIDEO

1.-What’s your name? My name is Joe.

2.-How old are you? I am 60 years old.
3.- Where do you live? I live in the north of the
city.

Let’s talk about school.

4.-What subject do you like best?
 I like Biology best.
The subject I like best is Mathematics.
5.- What clothes do you wear to school’
I always wear my uniform to school.
6.- What time do you finish school?
I usually finish school at six o’clock P.M.
7.- What do you eat after school?
I have rice and fish and a glass of orange juice
after school.

9. Please tell me something about the homework you have

to do after class.
After class, I always go home and take a nap for an hour.
After that I start doing my homework.

Tenses that you need to know to pass the A2 exam

Present simple
Present continuous
Simple past
Past continuous
Present perfect
Future simple
Will
Going to
Shall

I usually do my homework in the afternoon.

Do you usually do your homework in the afternoon?
I don’t usually do my homework in the afternoon.

Present continuous

I am doing my homework right now.

Am I doing my homework right now?
Are you doing your homework right now?
I am not doing my homework right now.
I work from Monday to Friday.
Does Karla work from Monday to Friday?
I don’t work from Monday to Friday.

I am working from Monday to Friday.

Is Karla working from Monday to Friday?
I am not work from Monday to Friday.

I worked hard yesterday.

Did you work hard yesterday?
I didn’t work hard yesterday.

I went to a party yesterday.

Did you go to a party yesterday?
I didn’t go to a party yesterday.

I WAS TALKING TO MY STUDENTS WHEN THE

COORDINATOR CAME.
 I was taking a shower when the phone rang.

m SPEAKING TEST

1.-What's your name?

My name is Mayuri.

2-. Do you work or are you a student?

I am studying nursing at the moment.

NOW LET'S TALK ABOUT FRIENDS.

3.- How often do you see your friends?

I see my friends at the weekends.

4.-What do you like doing with your friends?

We almost always share sport type of activities and after we play we drink a
refreshing lemonade.

5.- Where do your friends live?

My friends live here in Loja.

6. When do you see your friends?

I often see my friends at the weekends.

7.- Tell me something about one of your friends?

I have a friend who is very funny and charming.I like to be around her.

8.- Where did you meet your friend?

I met her at work.

NOW LET'S TALK ABOUT HOME.

9.-Who do you live with?

I live with my husband and my son.

10.- How many bedrooms are there in your home?

There is one bedroom in my home.

11.-Where do you watch T.V at home?

I usually watch T.V. in my living room.

12.-What is your favourite room at home?

My favourite room in the house is the kitchen.

13.- Do you think eating in a restaurant is expensive?

Here in Loja most restaurants are affordable, depending on what we want to

eat.
NOW TELL ME SOMETHING ABOUT THE THINGS THAT YOU LIKE DOING AT
HOME AT THE WEEKENDS.

Do you like these different places to eat?

1. Do you like having lunch in the park.

I don’t like that idea, I need more of privacy

2.- Do you like eating on a beach.

Yes, In a restaurant at the beach,.

3.- Do you like eating in a restaurant.

Yes, I like to eat in restaurants.

4.- Do you like eating at a cookout.

Yes, with friends and family.

5.- Do you like eating in a cafeteria.

Yes, I like to eat a cake and a coffee in a cafeteria.

6.- Eating at home.

Yes, I really enjoy cooking.

Picture description
1.- In the first picture I see a family having a picnic in a park.
2.- The second picture shows a group of friends gathered on a beach sharing
a barbecue. .
3.- In the third picture, I can see people eating in a restaurant.
4.- The fourth picture shows college students eating in a cafeteria.
5.- In picture number five I see all the members of a family having lunch.
FINAL QUESTIONS

14.- Do you think eating on a beach is fun?

Yes, I think eating on the beach is fun.

15.- Do you think eating in a park is nice?

Eating a snack in a park might be enjoyable.

16.- Which of these places to eat do you like the best?

Restaurants, I love to eat in restaurants because I can order what I want.

17.- Do you prefer eating with your friends or family? why
I prefer eating with family .

eros Reales
El conjunto de los números reales consta de números
naturales, enteros, racionales e irracionales.

Clasificación de los Números

naturales, enteros,

Simple present tense

Usage
When do you use the simple present tense?
We use the simple present to talk about.
1.-Habits and routines.
1. Schedules.
2.
In this picture, I see many people on the beach. In picture
number two which is in the foreground, in the bottom right.
There are three children, two guys and a girl. All of them are
wearing t- shirts, shorts, and sandals. They are playing with
their Iphones. They are having fun on the beach.

In photo number three, which is in the middle, next the

ocean. There is a father with his son. Both are wearing
beach clothing. The man is teaching the little boy how to fly
a kite. They are sharing quality in a sunny day on the beach.

Never
Do you ever come ever on weekends?
No, I never come here on weekends.
Picture number two shows two boys and one girl. Picture
number two is on the right hand side, near the trash can.
The boys and the girls are wearing t-shirts, shorts, and
sandals. They are playing video games. They are having fun
on the beach.

Lesson 61

What kind of dog do you like?

I like pit bull.
Do you feel guilty when you do something wrong?
Yes, I feel guilty when I do something wrong.
c.-The difference between Simple Past and Present Perfect is
 You use the present perfect when the time of an action is not
important, and the simple past when the time of an action is
important.
I have eaten sushi many times.
Subject + aux verb past participle + complement
I have done my homework alone.
You have made many mistakes in your life.
He has taken several English courses before now.
She has travelled to the USA a few times.
It has finished rained
We have finished the lesson
You have answered the question.
I have gotten good grades in English in this week. get
got gotten

Have you eaten sushi before?

Yes, I have eaten sushi before.

Yes, I have.
Yes, I have travelled to another country.
No, I haven’t travelled to another country, but I have travelled to
another provinces of Ecuador.

F.- No, I haven’t won the lottery.

g.- I have studied only one lesson so far.
Too many is used for countable noun whilst too much is used for
uncountable.
i.- Yes, I think there are too many people in Ecuador.
No, I think there aren’t too many people in Ecuador.
j.- No, people do not feel healthy if they eat too much.
k.- The colors of the Ecuadorian flag are yellow, blue and red.
l.- No, I don’t use the simple past in the present perfect.

Bob has visited his grandman.

Jimmy has played on the computer.
Sue and Walter have washed their car.
Andrew has repaired his bike.
Phil has helped Anne with her math homework.
Brad and Louise have watched a film.
Tamara has talked to her best friend.
Bridgette has drawn a picture.
Carol has read a computer magazine.
Tom and Alice have been to a restaurant.

Practice 5
In my house we usually eat lots of meat and rice.
I usually have milk, bread, and orange juice for breakfast.
I usually have soup, steak, rice and salad for lunch.
I usually have rice and beans,and
Be able been able
Ser capaz
I am able to speak 3 languages.