BROCHURE TITLE. BETWEEN YOU AND ME PART II.

BASIC ENGLISH.

:
Those who study the content diligently
they will be able to take this course.

Elevate your overall general culture through

of the study of the English language.

Understand the social character of language

and relationship of this with thought and the
culture through content
linguistic and the topics to be addressed.

Develop oral expression skills,

writing, reading and listening comprehension
based on communicative functions in
the different acts of daily life.

Author.

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Msc. Assistant Professor and Consultant.
Matilde Richards Brooks.
University of Las Tunas.

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Introduction.

The English language is an important tool in today's times for collaboration.

and integration with other countries. This is considered the international language of communication.

Currently, the English language is spoken in 105 countries around the world, including
England and the United States, being the mother tongue of 402 million people and
second language for more than 100 million people.

Given the circumstances of economic, social, and cultural globalization in which we live today
Nowadays, mastering the English language is a fundamental element in daily life, not
not just as a working tool, but as a vital point for research, since the
most of the information is in this language, (we refer to the disclosure
of studies, surveys, research).

Not having the ability to understand, speak, and write this language puts one at a great disadvantage
students and professionals, as it will be more difficult for them to stay updated without having
access to the information needed in this language, such as articles, magazines, books,
videos, courses, etc., in addition to the impossibility of growing in professional and cultural life,
individual and social.

The way the content to be received is presented is through an educational brochure.

where the orientations regarding the actions to be taken are combined in a novel way
using accessible, clear, and direct language, this on one hand, on the other hand, is usable
at the same time, for the instructional field, oriented by meetings and activities, which allows
provide them with the minimal communicative tools necessary to carry out their tasks o
future studies, in English-speaking countries or with English speakers in our country.

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Meeting .1. Title: Do you know how to greet, say goodbye, and introduce a person?
English?

Objectives: At the end of this teaching unit, you should be able to:

1. Know the formal greetings, less formal ones, the presentation, and the
formas de despedida en ingles.
2. Understand the use of the verb To Be in the simple present and the pronouns
personal.
Introduction
In this didactic unit, two instructional activities are presented, and you will learn
you different communicative functions used by speakers of the English language,
which will serve them to establish social relationships, identify a person, greet each other
de manera formal y menos formal y presentarse.
Activity # 1.
The greeting is an element that identifies the peoples. There are different forms of greetings.
among which are the formal and less formal greetings. We will show you a
continuación cuáles son los saludos más usuales en idioma inglés y su clasificación.

GREETINGS

Neutral to formal. Less formal.

a) Hi /Hello. How are you? a) Hi/Hey. How are things?

b) Fine, thank you. Pretty good./Ok.
Fine thanks. All right.
c) How are you? I'm good. How about you?
d) How about you?

We sometimes use these greetings at different times of the day:

GOOD EVENING GOOD MORNING. GOOD AFTERNOON.

Good evening Good morning. Good afternoon.

When we meet someone for the first time, we can say:

NICE TO MEET YOU.
HOW DO YOU DO? / PLEASED TO MEET YOU. (Formal)

INTRODUCING YOURSELF

a) Read the following introductions:

Hi. My name is Martha. I’m Cuban. How are you?
Hello. I’m Jenny. I’m Australian. Nice to meet you.
3. I'm Robert. I'm from Jamaica. How are you?

b) These people use two forms of introduction:

My name is _______ (more formal)
Hi, I am

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c) Introduce yourself using these two forms. Repeat the completed sentences several times.
It is very
It's important that you pronounce the 'M' sound at the end of nameandam.

My name is ________________________. I am Cuban. How are you?

Hi, I am___________________________. Nice to meet you.

FAREWELLS (ways to say goodbye)

Goodbye
["Take care.","So long.","Bye.","See you."]
See you later. /See you soon (si planeas ver a alguien de nuevo, pronto)
Good to see you.
Nice meeting you
Good night.
Have a nice (good) day/evening/weekend (to say goodbye to a friend or a person)
anyone)

INTRODUCING OTHER PEOPLE

When you introduce other people in English, you may do it formally or informally.
Presentations can be formal or informal.
In the following dialogues you will find expressions to make your introductions formal or informal.
informal.
A: Dr. Brown, I would like you to meet my wife.
B: How do you do, Mrs. Smith?

A: Johnny, this is Mary. Mary, this is my friend Johnny.

B: Hi, Mary.
C: Hi, Johnny.

A: Alison, meet my friend Beth. She is from Canada.

B: Hello, Beth. Nice to meet you.

When you introduce other people, you usually say their names, professions, nationalities, etc.
When presenting other
people usually state their names, professions, nationalities, etc. Read the following
examples where the professions are underlined.

a) This is my friend Peter Jenkins. He is a teacher. He is from South Africa.

b) This is Lillian. She is a doctor. She is Mexican. She is from Mexico.
c) This is my friend Sylvia. She is a nurse. She comes from Canada. She is Canadian.
d) Meet my friend Bill. He is a journalist. He lives in New Zealand.
e) I’d like you to meet Beth. She is a writer. She lives in Arizona.
When you introduced more than one person, you change the form of the verb, and the
demonstrative pronoun too. Look at the following examples, in which the verb forms that
changes are underlined. (When one introduces more than one person, the form of the verb
cambia. Observe los verbos subrayados.)
a) These are my cousins. They are from Sydney, Australia. They are students.
b) Meet my friends Liz and Martha. They are doctors. They live in Toronto, Canada.
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c) I’d like you to meet Paul and Billy. They come from India. They are engineers.
d) Meet Ann and Elaine. They are scientists. They are British.
Activity #2.
The verb TO BE is the verb we use in English with the meaning of the verbs SER and
ESTAR in Spanish. In Spanish, we have two verbs, while in English we have only one. Look
Here are the following examples of the verb TO BE in the present tense in affirmative sentences.
Note that the form of the verb changes from singular to plural.
meaning of the verbs SER and ESTAR in Spanish. In Spanish, there are two verbs but in
There is only one English. Observe the examples and how the verbs change according to the subject.
Examples:
First person singular: I = I.
The form of the verb we use is: AM.
I am Cuban. I'm Cuban.
I am in Havana. I am in Havana.

First person plural: We.

The form of the verb we use is: Are.
We are good friends. We’re good friends.
We are very happy. We are very happy.

Second person singular: You.

The form of the verb we use is: Are.
You are an excellent student. You are an excellent student.
f) You are very sick. You are very sick.

Second person plural; You = You.

The form we use is ARE.
You are the youngest doctors. You are the youngest doctors.
You all are very tired. You are very tired.

-Third person singular for people: El =He.

She
The form of the verb we use is: Is.
He is very tall. He is very tall.
j) José is interested in the course. Joe is interested in the course. / He’s.
k) Maria is my wife. Maria es mi esposa. / Ella lo es.
She is in Old Havana. She is in Old Havana.

Third person singular for things, animals, the weather, time, etc = It.
The form of the verb we use is = Is.
This book is very old. This book is very old. / It is very old.
Look at that dog. It's very cute. Look at that dog. It’s beautiful.
It's only twelve. It is very early.
It's cloudy. It’s cloudy.

Third person plural: They.

The form of the verb we use is: Are.
They are the new teachers. They are the new teachers.
They are very far from here. They are very far from here.
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Exercise 1
Complete the following sentences using the verbTO BE.
Tommy is a teenager.
You are wrong.
She is a doctor.
He ____________ my father.
They are good persons.
We ______________Cubans.

Conclusion: Remember these:

Personal pronouns verb TO BE
I am
You are
He is
She is
They are
We are

Evaluation
We offer you below an exercise where you will integrate communicative functions.
previously presented.
Complete the following dialogue and afterwards perform it with your classmate.
(Complete the following dialogue and then perform it with one of your classmates)
class.
Two friends meet on the street.
Mary. _____, Susan, how ________ you?
Susan. I am fine, thanks. Mary this is my boyfriend Peter.
Did Mary ask Peter?
Peter. Nice to meet you too, Mary?
Susan said bye, Mary.
Mary. See you later Susan and Peter.

Recommended consultation sites.

Tabloid of the English course of University for All.
Spectrum I. Textbook and Workbook.
At Your Pace I Text book and Workbook.

Brief information about the upcoming teaching unit.

Do you know how to spell your name or any other name, for example, Morris?
This topic will be the subject of presentation in the next class.

Encuentro 2. Titulo. Le gustaría conocer el alfabeto en inglés?

Objectives:
At the end of this teaching unit, you will be able to;
1. Recognize the communicative functions to ask for name and age. The Alphabet.
2. Learn how to name family members.

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3. Use the verb TO BE and personal pronouns in different situations
communicative skills related to asking for name and age and family members.

Introduction.
For a possible job that requires interrogation, survey, in a community
etc. the following will be useful:
In this educational unit, you will learn to ask for names, ages, and how to name them.
different family members, in addition to learning the English alphabet.
THE ENGLISH ALPHABET
The English alphabet is very similar to the alphabet we have in Spanish.
Let’s take a look at it.
Letter Sound
A hi
B bi
C yes
D of
E i
F ef
G yi
H you
I ai
J this
K kei
L the
M in me
N in
O you
P pi
Q who
R ar
S it
T you
U iu
V I
W dabeliu
X eks
Y what
Z zi

The 'V' should be pronounced using the lower lip and the upper teeth, in the way that...
that is pronounced like an 'f' in Spanish, but with the vocal cords vibrating.
TALKING ABOUT AGE IN ENGLISH
There is a little difference between Spanish and English when we talk about people’s age. In
I am 37 years old.
the following minidialogue:

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Teacher: 'What’s your name, student?'
My name is Oliver Jones.
Teacher: 'How old are you?'
Student: 'I am twenty years old.'
Exercise 1
Now complete the following conversation. You are character B. (completa la siguiente
conversation, you are character b.)
Good morning.
B: ---------------, teacher.
A: How are you today?
B: ___________, thank you.
A: Então, você é um novo aluno. Qual é o seu nome?
B: ____________________.
A: How old are you?
B: ____________.
A: Thank you.

FAMILIES.

How do you call people in your family? Use the dictionary if it is necessary to figure out the
These are the nouns
that gives name to some people in your family.
Mother (madre); father (padre); parents (papá y mamá); grandmother (abuela); sister
(hermana); brother (hermano); daughter (hija); son (hijo); cousin (primo o prima); nephew
(sobrino); niece (sobrina); aunt (tía); uncle (tío); grandson (nieto); granddaughter (nieta);
mother-in-law (suegra); father-in-law (suegro); brother-in-law (cuñado); husband (esposo);
wife

Exercise 1
Answer the following questions about people in your family.
questions about your family.
a) What’s your mother’s name?
b) How old is your father?
c) Do you live with your parents?
d) Are both of your parents alive?
e) Are you married? How old is your wife/husband?
f) Do you have children?
g) Do you have brothers and sisters?
h) Who do you live with?
Exercise 2
1. Find a picture of your family. Describe it following the example below. Speak about all
family members in the picture. (With a photo of your family, talk about them, follow the model
next :)
This is my mother. Her name is Ana Maria. She is 57 years old. I love her very much.
2. Select some members of your block and describe them.
members of your block and describe them.
IT IS VERY EASY TO FORM NEGATIVE STATEMENTS WITH THE VERB TO BE IN
ENGLISH.
Look at the following chart.
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Affirmative Statements Negative Statements

I am a teacher. I am not a teacher

You are wrong. You are not wrong
She is single She is not single.
He is my cousin. He is not my cousin
They are very relaxed. They are not relaxed

Exercise # 3.
I'm not a good cook. I don't like exercising. I'm not very organized. I haven't traveled much. I'm not good at math.
affirmative statement.
a) Are you Ronald White?
No, I am not Ronald White. I am __________________.
b) Are you 15 years old?
No, _____________. I am __________________.
c) Are you in the French course?
No, ________________. I __________________.
d) Are you a biologist?
No, _________________. I ________________.
e) Are you from Mexico City?
No, ________________. I _______ from ________.

Evaluation
Next, we present an exercise where you will link what you learned in the previous class.
with the contents of this.
Using personal information, replace the underlined communicative functions.
Mr. Smith. Hello, Mr. Robertson. How are you today?
Mr. Robertson. I'm very good, thank you. How are you? Mr. Smith.
Mr. Smith. I’m fine, thanks. What’s your mother’s name?
Mr. Robertson. My mother’s name is Alice
Mr. Smith. Could you spell the name, please?
Mr. Robertson. A-L-I-C-E
Mr. Smith. How old is your mother?
Mr. Robertson. She is 56 years old.
Mr. Smith. Thank you Mr. Robertson. Good bye
Mr. Robertson. Bye, Mr. Smith.

Conclusion.
We have presented the communicative functions to ask for the name and age.
of certain people, in addition to showing how to spell the words of the
English alphabet and how family members are named. We hope that this
This information will be very useful for your future professional work.
Recommended consultation sites.
(Collective of Authors) English course tabloid for University for All.
Spectrum I. Textbook and Workbook.
At Your Pace I Textbook and Workbook.

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Brief information about the upcoming teaching unit:

The English language is used in numerous countries. Do you know which countries use it?
Do they speak? This topic and its relation to locations and directions will be the subject of study.
in the next teaching unit.
Encuentro # 3. Título: ¿Cual es tu nacionalidad?
Objectives:
1. Recognize the auxiliary verb DO in different communicative situations related
with the functions studied.
2. Recognize the communicative functions to ask and respond about the different
nationalities, locations, and addresses.
Introduction.
In the performance of your duties as a social worker, in addition to inquiring about
personal information you should know how to locate different addresses in the community. In
this teaching unit will learn about communicative functions and grammatical structures
used to establish this type of relationship
WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
Look at some answers to the question Where are you from?
(Estas son algunas respuestas a la pregunta ¿De dónde eres?)
I am from Cuba. I am Cuban. I speak Spanish.
b) Tom is from Australia. He is Australian. He speaks English.
c) Bjorn is from Sweden. He is Swedish. He speaks Swedish.
Hirishi is from Japan.
e) Elif is Turkish.
f) Natalia _____________. _____________. ____________.
g) Lupe is from Mexico. ________________. ______________.
Exercise 1
Practice the following dialogue with a classmate.
A: My name is Annie/John.
B: “Where are you from?
A: I am from Jamaica.
B: What language do you speak in Jamaica?
A: We speak English.
Exercise 2
Now choose names of Caribbean islands and practice once more.

WHERE DO YOU LIVE?

Look at some answers to the question: Where do you live?
These are some answers to the question: Where do you live?
I live in Cuba.
I live in Havana.
I live in Santiago de Cuba.
I live in a small town near Holguín
Exercise 1
You can also ask this question using other subjects: she, he, they, Mary.
Where does she live?
Where does he live?
Where does Alice live?
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Where does the teacher live?
When we give someone the directions to a place, we are also giving instructions. Here are
some expressions that can let you help others:
When you give an address, you are also giving instructions. Here you have several
Expressions that will allow you to help others.) Note the use of the Imperative.
Examples:
Walk straight ahead for three blocks.
Keep on walking till you see a bank.
When you get to San Lázaro Street, turn left.
the left.)
Take right on the next corner.
The elevators are at the end of the hall.
The theatre is across from the movie house.
The travel agency is next to the bank.
She lives across the street.
His school is in the middle of the block.
There are two houses there. Mine is the third one from the right.
mine is the third from the right.
Getting to a place we don’t know, is sometimes difficult. Here are some of the questions you
Find a place that you don't know where you are going.
you know, it is often difficult to show the ways to ask about a direction
when you are not sure

Examples:
a) What street is this?
b) Is this twenty-third (23) street?
c) How can I get to Coppelia Ice Cream Parlour?
Is there a park near here?
e) Is the Yara movie house far from here?
f) Could you tell me where the University is?
g) Is there any bus stop around here?
h) How far is it to the National Hotel?
Do you know where the Museum of the Revolution is?
j) How far is La Roca Restaurant from here?

Exercise 2
Work in pairs. (Trabajo en parejas).
Follow the next pattern
Use of the auxiliary verb Do in the present simple (with the pronouns I and You.)
I. Information questions:
Where do you live?
II. Affirmative statements:
I live on Reina street.
III. Negative statements:
I don't live around here.
IV. Yes or No questions:
Do you live around here?
V. Short answers:
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 Yes, I [Link], I don’t.
Elabore algunas preguntas con sus respuestas con las direcciones de tu localidad.
Use of the auxiliary verb Do in the simple present with He/She: third persons of the singular
1. Information questions:
Where does she/he live?
2. Statements:
He/ She lives near here. He/She doesn’t live near here.
3. Yes/No questions:
Does he/she live here?
4. Short answers:
Yes HE/SHE does. No, SHE/HE DOESN’T live here.
Evaluation.
You or another worker who undertook missions in Cuba and probably in some country of
Speak English. We will present you with a dialogue for you to complete with the following situation.
If you were lost in a certain community, what communicative function
I would use to reach my destination. Dramaturge the dialogue later.
Pedro. Hello. What’s your name, please?
John. My name is John Cooper.
Pedro: Nice to meet you. I’m P.L a Social Worker
John C. What’s your nationality?
Pedro. I’m Cuban. Where do you live?
John. I live near here.
Pedro. I’m lost, how do I get to the Town Hall?
John. Go straight ahead for three blocks.
Pedro. Thank you, John. Goodbye.
John. Bye.
Conclusion.
With this teaching unit, you have acquired the necessary knowledge to position yourself.
within a community, knowing how to ask and answer about nationalities and give
directions, in addition to the use of the auxiliary verb DO.

Recommended consultation sites

Tabloid of the English course of University for All.
Spectrum I. Textbook and Workbook.
At Your Pace I Textbook and Workbook.
Brief information about the following teaching unit.
¿Sabe como expresar las diferentes ocupaciones y profesiones en inglés? Esto y mucho
you will address it in the next teaching unit.

Encuentro # 4 Título. Ocupaciones y profesiones.

Objectives:
1. Recognize the different communicative functions to ask about
occupations and professions.
2. Recognize the use of the indefinite articles a/an, in the functions
3. previously related communicative.

Introduction.

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In the world, there are various occupations and professions necessary for development.
económico-social del país en cuestión. Esta unidad didáctica le servirá para conocerlos e
identify them in the context where they work.
Activity # 1.
We will show you below the most commonly used occupations and professions in the language.
English, you will notice that there are words very similar to Spanish, which are called words
analogous.
JOBS and PROFESSIONS.
Asking what people do.
Let’s learn to talk about professions and occupations in English.
These are ways to ask what someone’s job or profession is:
a) What’s your job?
b) What do you do?
c) What do you do for a living?
What’s your occupation?

Some important professions and occupations.

Teacher 2. Doctor 3. Technician 4. Housewife

5. Secretary 6. Driver 7. Salesclerk 8. Nurse
9. Accountant [Link]/waitress [Link] [Link]
s
13. Soldier 14. Surgeon 15. Tour guide Physicist
[Link] [Link] [Link] [Link]
21. Blacksmith 22. Playwright [Link] [Link]

Meaning of some unusual professions and occupations.

7. Dependent.
9. Accountant.
10. Waiter/Waitress
11. Lawyer.
14. Surgeon.
16. Doctor.
20. Designer.
21. Blacksmith.
22. Playwright.

Exercise 1.
We have given different adjectives that describe occupations and professions.
Using the pattern of previously related questions, formulate questions using
personal information.
USING INDEFINITE ARTICLES WITH PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS.
a) When you talk about professions in singular in English, you always need to use an
indefinite article before the name of the professions. In Spanish you do not always need
When one refers to professions in the singular in English, it is necessary
use an indefinite article, which is not always necessary in Spanish.
Examples:

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 José is a teacher. José is a teacher.
b) When the name of the profession or occupation begins with a consonant sound, then you
a. (When the name of the profession starts with a consonant sound, it is
use the article: a)
Examples:
Bob is a teacher. Ann is a student. Louis is a boxing coach.
c) When the name of the profession or occupation begins with a vowel sound, then you use
the article: an. (When the name of the profession begins with a vowel sound, it
use the article: an.)
Examples:
Bob is an actor. Ann is an engineer. Louis is an electrician.

Exercise 2
Complete the following dialogues with the appropriate question and the correct article.
A. _________________.?
B. I am __________ English teacher.

A.______________________?
I am a bus driver.

A.________________________?
B. I´m a lawyer

A.______________________?
I am an accountant.

Evaluation.
Complete the conversation using the information given below.
Kate (biologist, Medical Center)
Dan (cook, Habana Libre Hotel)
Kate. Where do you work?
Dan
Kate. Oh, really? What do you do there?
Dan. ___________________. How about you?
Where do you work?
Kate.
Dan
Kate. No, I'm not, I'm a biologist.
Recommended consultation sites:
Tabloid of the English course of University for Everyone.
Spectrum I. Textbook and Workbook.
At Your Pace I Textbook and Workbook.

Brief information about the following teaching unit.

How are people described from a physical and moral point of view in English?
These aspects will be addressed in the next teaching unit.

Encuentro. 5 Título. Descripciones físicas y morales en idioma inglés.

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Objectives:
1. Recognize the communicative functions to establish descriptions
physical and moral.
Identify the use of the auxiliary verb DO/DOES and the verb TO BE to ask about
physical and moral descriptions
Recommended consultation sites:
Tabloid of the English course from Universidad para Todos.
Spectrum I. Textbook and Workbook.
At Your Pace I Text book and Workbook.

Encuentro. 6 Título. El Presente continuo. <El pasado continuo.

The Preterite.
.
Objectives:
Recognizing the communicative functions to refer to actions that are being carried out
at the moment of speech.
Identify the use of the verb +ed that indicates an action performed in the past.
Recommended consultation sites:
(Collective of Authors) Tabloid of the English course at University for All.
Spectrum I. Textbook and Workbook.
At Your Pace I Textbook and Workbook.

Encuentro. 7. Tìtulo The Present Perfect Tense.

The Passive Voice.
Objectives.
Recognize the communicative functions to request and provide information about actions or
past events whose effects remain or have repercussions in the present.
Identify the use of the passive voice. Compared to the active.

Recommended reference sites:

Tabloid of the English course of University for All.
Spectrum I. Textbook and Workbook.
At Your Pace II Textbook and Workbook.

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