those are previous topics, which you should know in this level.

a.The alphabet: spelling

 

An alphabet is a standard set of letters (basic written symbols or graphemes) which is used to write one or more languages based on the general principle that the letters represent phonemes(basic significant sounds) of the spoken language.

General questions:

How do you spell that, please ?

can you spell your name?

 

 

Example:(dialogue)

A. What is your name?

B.My name is Arasmin.

A. Excuse me, Can you spell your name?

B. yes, is  A-R-A-S-M-I-N.

 

 

b.Countries and nationalities

A country is a region legally identified as a distinct entity in political geography. A country may be an independent sovereign state or one that is occupied by another state, as a non-sovereign or formerly sovereign political division, or a geographic region associated with sets of previously independent or differently associated peoples with distinct political characteristics.

Nationality is the legal relationship between a person and a nation state.^[1] Nationality normally confers some protection of the person by the state, and some obligations on the person towards the state. What these rights and duties are vary from country to country.^[2] It differs technically and legally from citizenship, although in most modern countries all nationals are citizens of the state and all citizens are nationals of the state.

Grammar:

WHERE ARE YOU FROM  ?

WHERE IS HE FROM?

WHERE IS SHE FROM?

WHERE IT FROM?

 

WHERE IS... ? -------- WHERE´S....?

WHERE ARE..? -------------WHERE´RE (x)

 

 

examples:

A.Where are you from?

B.i  am from mexico an you ?

A.i am from Brazil ?

B.where she from?

A.she is from Mexico.

 

c. Days of the week.

Learn the days of week is very important because our help to have a good  location space-time; the week is constituted for seven days, that are:

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thrusday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

 

*weekdays: Monday, Tuesday,Wednesday, Thrusday, Friday.

*The Weekend: Saturday, Sunday.

 

 

The usually question for ask for know the day is:

example:

A.What day of week  is today ?

B.Today is Tuesday.

 

 

1. Months of the year.

A month is a unit of time, used with calendar, the year have twelve months.

 

In American English the month is usually put before the day,  you can put the definite article before the day. It is common to write a comma before the year. 

Example: 5(th) (of) October(,) 2004

 

You can also write the date by using numbers only. The most common forms are:

 

Example: 5/10/04 or 5-10-04

 

complete:

Today is trusday, may 4th /2013

 

 

e. Dates

f.Ordinal and Cardinal numbers.

The numbers are very importants because always we need in the life for count, see the hours in the clock, for know managing our money, for for measuring the space and for many things more.

examples:

				10 Ten
11 eleven	12 twelve	13 thirteen	14 fourteen	15 fifteen
16 sixteen	17 seventeen	18 eighteen	19 nineteen	20 twenty

twenty	thrirty	forty	fifty	sixty	seventy	eighty	ninety
twenty-one	thirty-seven	forty-four	fifty-five	sixty-eight	seventy-six	eighty-two	ninety-three

 

g.Greetings: formal and informal.

Is very important know as begin a conversation, and learn the greetings depending the hour in the day.

general greetings:

Good morning

Good afternoon

Good evening

Good night

Hi!

Hello!

 

example (dialogue practice ):

A. Hello!

B. Good Aftenoon!

A. How are you ?

B. Fine thanks; and you ?

A. Very good

B. see you soon! 

 

h.Personal information: (w questions)

The personal information question are used for learn about the life of others persons.

 

General Questions:

Names

What is your name?
My name is _______.

What is your surname / last name?
My surname / last name is _______.

Do you have a nickname?
Yes, my nickname is _______ or No, I don't.

 

Work & Occupation

What do you do?
I am a _______.

Where do you work?
I work at _______.

Do you like your job?
Yes, I do. or No, I don't.

Why do you like your job?
I like my job because _______.

 

Marital Status

Are you married / single?
Yes, I am. or No I'm not.

Do you have a boyfriend / girlfriend?
Yes, I do. or No, I don't.

What is your partner's name?
My partner's name is _______.

 

Family

Do you have any children?
Yes, I have _______ children. or No, I don't

What are their names?
Their names are _______.

How many brothers and sister do you have?
I have _______ brothers and _______ sisters.

 

Age

How old are you?
I am _______ years old.

When is your birthday?
My birthday is on the _______ of _______.

Where were you born?
I was born in _______.

 

Contact Information

Where are you from?
I am from _______.

What is your address?
My address is _______.

What is your phone number?
My phone number is _______.

What is your cell phone number?
My cell phone number is _______.

Do you live with your parents?
Yes, I do. or No, I don't.

Do you live alone?
Yes, I do. or No, I don't.

Who do you live with?
I live with my _______.

Do you live in a house or an apartment?
I live in a/an _______.

What is your e-mail address?
My e-mail address is _______.

 

Free time activities

What do you do in your free time?
In my free time I _______.

What are your hobbies?
My hobbies are _______.

What type of music do you like?
I like _______ music.

Do you have a favourite singer or group?
My favourite singer / group is _______.

What types of movies do you like?
I like _______ movies.

Do you like to read?
Yes, I do. or No, I don't.

What do you like to read?
I like to read _______.

 

Habits

Do you have any bad habits?
Yes, one of my bad habits is _______.

Do you snore?
Yes, I do. or No, I don't.

Do you smoke?
Yes, I do. or No, I don't.

How many cigarettes do you smoke a day?
I smoke _______ cigarettes a day.

 

 

Other Personal Information

What is your favourite food?
My favourite food is _______.

Is there any food that you do not like?
Yes, I don't like _______. or I like all food.

What is your favourite colour?
My favourite colour is _______.

Why do you want to learn English?
I want to learn English because _______.

What languages do you speak?
I speak _______.

Do you have any pets?
Yes, I do. or No, I don't.

What pets do you have?
I have _______.

What are their names?
Their names are _______.

Which sports do you like?
The sport I like is _______.

Do you have a favourite team?
My favourite team is _______.

What is something you do well?
I am good at _______.

What is something you do not do well?
I am bad at _______.

Are you romantic?
_______ romantic.

Do you have any tattoos?
Yes, I do. or No, I don't.

Describe yourself using only two words.
I am _______ and _______.

What makes you happy?
I am happy when _______.

Are you a good cook/singer/driver?
Yes, I do. or No, I don't.

 

The structure of the question may be very different to your own native languages but there are rules concerning the structure of sentences in English.

For more information regarding the correct use of the question words such as What, Where, How andWhen refer to our student notes on question words.

 

 

i. To be … present

 

The verb to be mean "ser or estar" in spanish,  generally is used for express a state of the person.

General grammar:

Example (dialogue):

A. Are you student ?

B. Yes, I´m a student.

A. Is she Carolina?

B.yes, She is.

 

 

 

 

1. k. Daily routines and activities.

The daily routines is tell  what you do everyday from the time you get up from your bed to slipping into wonderland.

General vocabulary :

to wake up	despertarse
to get up	levantarse
to go to the bathroom	ir al baño
to have a shower	ducharse
to have a bath	bañarse
to wash one's face	lavarse la cara
to brush one's teeth	cepillarse los dientes
to brush one's hair	cepillarse el cabello
to comb one's hair	peinarse
to have breakfast	desayunar
to read the paper	leer el periódico
to listen to the radio	escuchar la radio
to watch TV	mirar televisión
to go to work	ir a trabajar
to go to school	ir a la escuela
to study	estudiar
to read a book	leer un libro
to use the computer	usar la computadora
to play with the computer	jugar con la computadora
to chat	charlar
to send an email	enviar un email
to phone a friend	llamar a un amigo por teléfono
to cook	cocinar
to make dinner	preparar la cena
to have dinner	cenar
to set/lay the table	poner la mesa
to clear the table	levantar la mesa
to do the dishes	lavar los platos
to go to bed	ir a la cama
to sleep	dormir
to dream	soñar

 

example: daily routine...

I get up at half past seven At eight o'clock I have a shower. Then I have breakfast. I buy the newspaper. Then I go to work by underground. I start to work at quarter past eight. At two o'clock I have my lunch break. Then I work from half past one to six o'clock. I go straight to the gym. I get home at around 8 o'clock. I have dinner and watch TV for a bit. I usually go to bed around midnight. Good night and sweet dreams!

 

l.Physical appearance or descriptions. 

Physical appearance is the main look of humans. It is also the major factor in the development of our personality, because people outline opinions by that they see not from what they think.

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE (General vocabulary)