Welcome! / ¡Bienvenido!

In this first learning activity you will learn about useful language related to
greetings, the alphabet, nationalities, verb be, school supplies, numbers and
there is / there are. / En esta primera actividad de aprendizaje usted aprenderá
sobre temas importantes tales como: saludos, el alfabeto, nacionalidades,
verbo ser-estar, útiles escolares y el verbo haber.

Introductory material / Material introductorio

Dear learner, / Estimado aprendiz:

This material will help you study the topics related to learning activity 1. / Este
material le permitirá estudiar los temas relacionados con la actividad de
aprendizaje 1.
You will learn about: / Los temas a tratar son:

1. Greetings. / Saludos.
2. The alphabet. / El alfabeto.
3. Nationalities. / Nacionalidades.
4. Verb be / Verbo ser - estar.
5. School supplies. / Útiles escolares.
6. Numbers. / Los números.
7. There is, there are. / Haber.

Let’s begin! / ¡Empecemos!

 1. Greetings / Saludos

In English, you can say hello and goodbye in different ways depending on the
time of the day and the context. Here, you will learn about the most common
ways to say hello and goodbye and how to respond. / En inglés se puede
saludar y despedirse de diferentes maneras, según la hora del día y el
contexto. A continuación se presentan los saludos más comunes y cómo
responder a los mismos.
Greetings in Meaning in Response
English / Spanish / in English /
Use / Uso
Saludos en Significado Respuesta
inglés en en
español inglés
Before 12:00 p.m. Good morning.
Good morning. Buenos días. / How are you?
Antes de las Hello!
12:00
p. m.
After 12:00 p.
Good
m. / Después
Good Buenas tardes. afternoon.
de las 12:00 p.
afternoon. How are you?
m.
Hello!
From 6:00 p. Good evening.
Good evening. Buenas noches. m. / How are you?
Desde las 6:00 p. Hello!
m.
At any time during
Hi!
day or night. / En
Hi! Hola. How are you?
cualquier
Hello!
momento del día
o la noche.
At any time during
Hi!
day or night. / En
Hello! Hola. How are you?
cualquier
Hello!
momento del día
o la noche.
I’ m fine.
At any time Thank you.
during day or I’ m fine and
How are you? ¿Cómo estás?
night. / En you?
cualquier Very well,
momento del día thank you.
o la noche.
Fine.
At any time
Everything is
How is it during day or
¿Cómo va fine.
going? night. / En
todo? Everything is
cualquier
alright.
momento del día
o la noche.
Everything is
At any time
How are ¿Cómo vas? fine.
during day or
you ¿Cómo estás? Everything is
night. / En
doing? alright.
cualquier
I am doing
momento del día fine,
o la noche.
 thanks.

Goodbye in Meaning in Response in

English / Spanish / English /
Despedida en Significado Use / Uso Respuesta en
en
inglés español inglés
Bye!
At any time
Good
during day or
Bye! ¡Adiós! bye!
night. / En
Take
cualquier
care
momento del día
See
o la noche.
you!
See you
around!
Bye!
At any time
Good
during day or
Good bye! ¡Adiós! bye!
night. / En
Take
cualquier
care
momento del día
See
o la noche.
you!
See you
around!
¡Tenga un
Have a nice buen
day! día! At any time
Have a nice during day or
¡Tenga una You too!
afternoon! night. / En
buena tarde! cualquier
Have a momento del día
¡Tenga una o la noche.
nice
buena noche!
night!
At any time during
day or night. / En Bye!
See you! ¡Nos vemos!
cualquier
momento del día
o la noche.
At any time during
day, if the
speakers are
Bye!
¡Nos vemos going to see each
See you later! other again. / En Take care!
más
tarde! cualquier
momento del día
si se planea verse
más tarde.
 At any time during
You
day or night. / En
Take care! ¡Cuídate! too! I
cualquier
will!
momento del día
o la noche.
 2. The alphabet / El alfabeto

Now, familiarize yourself with the alphabet and its pronunciation. /

A continuación conozca el alfabeto y su
pronunciación.
 3. Nationalities / Nacionalidades

A. The following questions are used to ask information about where a person is
from. Read also the responses to the questions. / Las siguientes preguntas
son utilizadas para preguntar sobre la procedencia de alguien. Lea también
las respuestas a esas preguntas.
 Where are you from? / ¿De dónde eres?
What is your nationality? / ¿Cúal es
tu nacionalidad?

I am from Colombia. / Soy de Colombia.

My nationality is Colombian. / I am Colombian. / My nacionalidad es Colombiana. / Soy colombiana (o).
B. A list of some countries and nationalities is shown below. / La lista
de algunos países y nacionalidades se muestra a continuación.

Country / País Nationality /

Nacionalidad
Argentina Argentinian
Australia Australian
Bolivia Bolivian
Brazil Brazilian
Canada Canadian
Chile Chilean
China Chinese
Colombia Colombian
Costa Rica Costa Rican
Cuba Cuban
Ecuador Ecuadorean
England English
Finland Finnish
France French
Germany German
Guatemala Guatemalan
Haiti Haitian
Italy Italian
Japan Japanese
Mexico Mexican
Nicaragua Nicaraguan
Nigeria Nigerian
Panama Panamanian
Paraguay Paraguayan
Peru Peruvian
Portugal Portuguese
Russia Russian
Spain Spanish
United Kingdom (UK) British
United States of America American
(USA)
Uruguay Uruguayan
Venezuela Venezuelan
 4. Verb be / Verbo ser - estar

A. This verb means ser or estar. / Este verbo significa ser o estar.

I am a student. / Soy un I am in my apartment. / Estoy

estudiante. en mi apartamento.

B. In English, the verb to be is used to express who one is and where one is.
The conjugation of the verb to be is the following: / En inglés se utiliza el
mismo verbo para expresar quién se es y el lugar en donde se encuentra.
La conjugación del verbo be es la siguiente:

I am Yo soy / Yo estoy
Tú eres / Tú estás /
Ustedes son / Ustedes
You
están
are
In English, you is both singular and plural / En
inglés,
you se usa para singular (tú - usted) y plural
(ustedes)
He is Él es / Él está
She is Ella es / Ella está
It is Eso es / Eso está (se utiliza para cosas en singular)
We are Nosotros somos / Nosotros estamos
They Ellos son / Ellos están
are
C. Now you will learn how to create affirmative, negative and interrogative
sentences. / A continuación se presenta la estructura para oraciones
afirmativas, negativas e interrogativas.

a. Affirmative form / Forma afirmativa

I am at the shopping
mall.
Subje Verb Complement
ct

Examples / Ejemplos:

Subject Ver Complement

(Pronoun) b
I am at home.
You are at school.
He is an engineer.
She is an English
teacher.
It is a big computer.
We are at the bank now.
You are students.
They are excellent
musicians.

b. Negative form / Forma negativa

Examples / Ejemplos:

Subject Verb Complement

(Pronoun)
I am not at the shopping mall.
You are not at the school.
He is not an engineer.
She is not an English teacher.
It is not a big computer.
We are not at the bank now.
You are not students.
They are not excellent musicians.
c. Interrogative form / Forma interrogativa

Examples / Ejemplos:

Ver Subject Complement

b
Am I at the shopping mall ?
Are you at the school ?
Is he an engineer ?
Is she an English teacher?
Is it a big computer?
Are we at the bank now ?
Are you student
s?
Are they excellent musicians?

More examples: / Otros ejemplos:

Nosotros somos
We are
músicos.
musicians.

They are at Ellos están en el

the concierto.
concert.
 She is not a
Ella no es
model.
modelo.

He is not an
Él no es
engineer.
ingeniero.

Are you an ¿Eres artista?

artist?
 Are we in ¿Estamos en
Bogotá? Bogotá?

5. School supplies / Útiles escolares

Get familiar with the following items commonly found in a classroom. / Familiarícese
con los siguientes elementos comúnmente encontrados en un salón de clase.

Back pack
 Board

Book

Chair

Colored
pencils

Computer
White out

Desk

Eraser

Folder
Glue stick

Highlighter

Marker

Notebook
 Notepad

Paper clips

Pen
 Pencil

Pencil case

Pushpins

Ruler

Scissors
Sharpener

Staple
remover

Stapler

Staples
 Hole puncher

Shelf

6. Numbers / Los números

Take a look at the following list of ordinal and cardinal numbers. / Mire la
siguiente lista de números cardinales y ordinales.
Cardinal numbers Ordinal numbers
0 Zero -
-
-
1 One 1st First
2 Two 2nd Second
3 Three 3rd Third
4 Four 4th Fourth
5 Five 5th Fifth
6 Six 6th Sixth
7 Seven 7th Seventh
8 Eight 8th Eighth
9 Nine 9th Ninth
10 Ten 10th Tenth
11 Eleven 11th Eleventh
12 Twelve 12th Twelfth
13 Thirteen 13th Thirteenth
14 Fourteen 14th Fourteenth
15 Fifteen 15th Fifteenth
16 Sixteen 16th Sixteenth
17 Seventeen 17th Seventeenth
18 Eighteen 18th Eighteenth
19 Nineteen 19th Nineteenth
20 Twenty 20th Twentieth
21 Twenty-one 21st Twenty-first
22 Twenty - two 22nd Twenty -
second
23 Twenty - 23rd Twenty - three
three
24 Twenty - 24th Twenty - fourth
four
25 Twenty - five 25th Twenty - fifth
26 Twenty - six 26th Twenty – six
Twent
27 y- 27th Twenty -
seve seventh
n
28 Twenty - 28th Twenty - eighth
eight
29 Twenty - 29th Twenty - ninth
nine
30 Thirty 30th Thirtieth
40 Forty
50 Fifty
60 Sixty
70 Seventy
80 Eighty
 90 Ninety
A/one
100 hundre
d
A/one
1,000
thousa
nd
10,000 Ten
thousand
A/one
100,000 hundr
ed
thousand
1,000,000 A/one
million
1,000,000,0 A/one billion
00

7. There is, there are / Haber

A. There is, there are is a grammatical structure used to express that someone
or something exists. / Esta estructura se utiliza para expresar la existencia
de alguien o de algo.

B. There is indicates the existence of someone or something in singular form;

it refers to only one person or object. / There is indica la existencia de algo
o alguien en singular, es decir de un solo objeto o persona.

Example / Ejemplo:

There is a rose on the table. It is beautiful! / Hay una rosa sobre la mesa
¡Es hermosa!
C. There are indicates the existence of someone or something in plural form. It
refers to two or more people or objects. / There are indica la existencia de
alguien o algo en plural, es decir dos o más objetos o personas.

Example / Ejemplo:

There are four roses on the table. They are beautiful! / Hay cuatro rosas
sobre la mesa ¡Son hermosas!

D. Negative and interrogative sentences can also be used with this structure. /
También se pueden expresar oraciones negativas e interrogativas usando
There is / There are.

a. Negative form / Forma negativa

Example / Ejemplo:
 There is not a pencil in the bag,
there is a pen. / No hay un lápiz
en la maleta, hay un esfero.

There are not any chairs in the

office. / No hay sillas en la
oficina.

b. Interrogative form / Forma interrogativa

Example / Ejemplo:

Is there a cat on the roof? / ¿Hay

un gato en el techo?
 Are there five birds on the tree? /
¿Hay cinco pájaros en el árbol?

Contextualization / Contextualización

Listen to the following conversation. Read while you listen. / Escuche

la siguiente conversación. Lea mientras escucha.

Hello!

Hi! How are you?

I am fine thanks! My name is Johana.

What is your name?
My name is Nicole. Where are you from Johana?

I am Colombian, and you?

I am American. I think Colombia is a

beautiful country.

Yes it is! How old are you Nicole?

I am 23 years old, and you?

I am 19. Look, some people are coming
to class. Hello boys! How is it going?

Everything is fine.

What are your names?

I am John, and this is Richard.

Hello everyone! How are you doing?

 We are doing fine. Where are you guys from?

I am from Australia and Richard is

Canadian.

Nice to meet you girls! Look! It seems that today is my lucky day. There is a notebook
on the floor and there is a pencil case too.

Oh, yes! It is your lucky day. There are also three colored pencils and there is a calculator. Somebody has left t
outside.

You should put them in the lost objects

office. Let´s go inside, it is time for class.
 Comprehension / Comprensión

Based on the previous contextualization, choose the option that best completes
the statement or answers the question. / Basado en la contextualización
anterior, elija la opción que mejor complete el enunciado o responda la
pregunta.
1. Based on the context, where are the characters?

a. At a restaurant.
b. At a shopping mall.
c. At a school.
d. At a hospital.

2. Johana is from:

a. Colombia.
b. Canada.
c. Australia.
d. America.

3. Nicole thinks Colombia is a country.

a. Interesting.
b. Small.
c. Beautiful.
d. Wonderful.

4. Why does Richard think today is his lucky day?

a. There is money on the floor.

b. There is food on the floor.
c. There are some school supplies on the floor.
d. There are some books on the floor.

5. What does it happen at the end of the conversation?

a. They say good bye to each other.

b. Classes are about to start.
c. Nicole and Johana greet somebody else.
d. They read a book.
A. Read the following texts. Then, answer the questions at the end of the activity.
/ Lea los siguientes textos. Después, responda las preguntas al final de la
actividad.

Hello! I am Richard, I am 22
years old.

Hello! I am Johana. I
am Colombian. I am 19 years old.
 He is John. Hi, nice to
He is meet you.
Australian.

I am Australian. What about you?

I am American.
 Now, answer the following questions.
What is your name?
Where are you from?

B. Write your answers. / Escriba sus respuestas.

1. My name is Edgar Yesid Real Suárez .

2. I am from Colombia .

3. I am nineteen years old.

C. Write the corresponding word to complete the sentences. / Escriba

la palabra corespondiente para completar las oraciones.

1. I am Johanna.
2. You are an Colombian .
3. John is Australian _. He is from Australia.
4. She is Nicole.

In the bag…
 1. There is one notebook.
2. There are three colored pencils.
3. There is one ruler.
4. There are two sharpeners.
5. There is one computer.
6. There are two brushes.

Practice 2 / Práctica 2

A. According to the question, choose the best answer. / De acuerdo a

la pregunta, escoja la respuesta apropiada.

a. Yes, I am.
1. What is your name? B
b. My name is Lin. Nice to
2. How are you? C
meet you.
3. Are you American? A
c. Fine, thank you.
4. Is she Mexican? D
d. No, she is not. She is
Brazilian.
B. Organize the words to make correct sentences. / Organice las palabras
para formar oraciones correctas.

1. are from you where?

- Where are you from?
2. old is she how?
- Is she old now ?
3. an there on apple is the table.
- The apple is on there table
4. name my Carolina is.
- My name is Carolina
5. are horses not in stable There fifteen the.
- The horses don’t are fifteen in there stable

C. Complete the sentences with the corresponding word. / Complete

las oraciones con la palabra correcta.

In my bag…

1. There is a stapler.
2. There are four notepads.
3. There are four colored pencils.
4. There is a pencil sharpener.
5. There are two books.

D. Write the corresponding word to complete the text. / Escriba la

palabra correcta para completar el texto.
 Hello, My name is Sara. I am from Spain. I am 21
years old. They are my friends, Lorenzo and
Gonzalo. Lorenzo is from Rome and Gonzalo is from
Argentina. We are in Africa now. It
Is a beautiful place, there is a long river called “the Congo” and there
are many exotic animals. We are happy here!
Bye.

E. Complete with: / Complete con: I, you, he, Paul, she, and it.

Hello, I am a doctor. I help

sick people.
Where is he from? He is very tall.

There is my English teacher. She

from England.

The ocean is beautiful. It is

powerful and big!
 Theyar are an excellent writer. I
love your books!

F. Write the nationality of each country. / Escriba la

nacionalidad correspondiente de cada país.

Example / Ejemplo:

Argentina Argentinian

Peruvian

Peru

Bolivian

Bolivia
 Venezuelan

Venezuela

Brazilian

Brazil

Panamanian

Panama

Ecuadorean

Ecuador

Chilean

Chile
 Ameerican

United States of
America

French

France

Itatian

Italy

Gernam

Germany

Mexican

Mexico
 Cuban

Cuba

Canadian

Canada

Fuente de imágenes: SENA

G. Match the word to the corresponding image . / Relacione la palabra

que corresponde a cada imagen.

Example / Ejemplo:

1. Back pack

1
2. Book

3. Chair

4. Eraser

5. Folder

9 9
 6. Scissors

7. Highlighter

8. Computer

9. Sharpener

11
 10. Glue stick

11. Hole punch

10

Fuente de imágenes: SENA

H. Write the numbers as words. / Escriba los números en letras.

9 Ninth
11 Eleventh
35 T h i r t y – f i v e
22 T w e n t y – t w o
80 Eighty
18 EIghteen
1 one
5 five
48 forty-eight
73 seventy-theree
 Pronunciation practice / Práctica de pronunciación

Note: This practice must be completed using the multimedia version of the
study material. There you will find the corresponding sound files. / Nota: esta
práctica debe ser completada usando la versión multimedia del material de
estudio. Allí encontrará los archivos de audio correspondientes.

A. Listen to the following words. Pay attention to the pronunciation of the vowel
in each word. Then, say them aloud. Try to imitate the vowel sounds you
hear.
/ Escuche las siguientes palabras. Preste atención a la vocal de cada
palabra. Luego, dígalas en voz alta tratando de imitar los sonidos vocálicos
escuchados.

Note: if there are more than two vowels in a word, pay attention to the one
in the underlined syllable. / Nota: si hay más de dos vocales en una
palabra, preste atención únicamente a la vocal en la sílaba subrayada.

æ ɑ ɑ ɔ ɔr
r
Japan

Japane
Marker Portug
se Panama
Sharpener Ecuadori al Four
Spanis Classroo
an Board
h m
Australi
Panam France
a
a

Canad

B. Listen to the following words. Pay attention to the stressed syllable. /

Escuche las siguientes palabras. Preste atención a la ubicación de la sílaba
acentuada.
 Fif Fifteen Peruvian Japanese
ty

Now classify the words on the list according to their stress pattern.
Ahora clasifique las palabras en la lista de acuerdo con su patrón
acentual.
 Computer.
 Nineteen.
 Eighteen.
 Eighty.
 Ninety.
 Forty.
 Notebook.
 Sixty.
 Portuguese.
 Sixteen.
 Italy.
 Italian.
 Finland.
 Colombian.
 Forty.
 Fourteen.
 Pencil.
 Philippines.
C. Listen to the pronunciation of the following sentences. Then, say them out -
loud. Try to imitate the intonation pattern used. / Escuche la pronunciación
de las siguientes oraciones. Luego, dígalas en voz alta tratando de imitar el
patrón de entonación usado.

Hello!
What is your
name?
My name is
Caroline.
How are you?
Fine, thank you.
I am Mexican.
You are
Colombian.
He is Italian.
She is American.
Are you French?
Are you
Colombian?
Is he Italian?
Bye!
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Theme expert Dirección de

Ricardo Asesor English formación July
Author
Aristizábal Dot Works - profesional. 2014
Salinas Programa de Dirección
bilingüismo General

Centro
Rachman Copy editor – August
Adaptatio Agroindustrial.
Bustillo Línea de 2014
n Regional
Martínez producción
Quindío