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Esta es una publicación de la Escuela Nacional de Hotelería,

dentro del proyecto NIC/018, financiado conjuntamente por los gobiernos
de la Republica de Nicaragua y el Gran Ducado de Luxemburgo.
Compilación y Adecuación de Contenido:
Gioconda E. Sánchez Ñurinda
Revisión y Aprobación:
Miriam Espinoza
Se permite la reproducción total o parcial de la presente obra,

haciendo referencia a la fuente.
Managua, Nicaragua
Diciembre 2008.
Unidad I:
Saludos y Presentaciones
Con esta unidad el alumno desarrollará la capacidad de:
Realizar actividades de bienvenidas, saludos y presentaciones de turista de diversas
ocupaciones y nacionalidades mediante el uso de estrategias básicas del idioma
inglés, deletreando nombres, apellidos, palabras, usando el alfabeto ingles.
Unidad I: Saludos y Presentaciones
Expresiones, Bienvenida, Presentaciones y Preguntas de Emergencia
Greetings, introductions and emergency questions
Functions Expressions
Speaker A Speaker B Speaker C
Recepción del Turista

Introducing Sharon, this is my friend Kim. Hi, Kim. Nice to meet you.
others
Linda, I'd like you to meet my Good to meet you, Evan You, too.
roommate, Evan
Mom, I'd like to introduce you Pleasure to meet you Same here.
to my teacher, Mr. Sanders
Introducing Hi, I'm Judy. I'm your neighbor Nice to meet you.
in 206.
Yourself
My name is Denise. Hi, Denise. I'm Ricardo.
GREETINGS RESPONSES Welcome to …

Hello! Hello! Good morning
Hi! Hi! Good afternoon
How do you do! How do you do! Good evening
How are you? Fine, thanks. Good night
How are you doing? Very well, thank you. Good bye.
How is it going? Excellent! See you soon
Nice to meet you! Nice to meet you too! See you later
Pleased to meet you! Pleased to meet you Have a nice day!
Great to meet you! too! Please
Have you met…? Great to meet you too! Thank you
Pleasure to meet you You’re welcome
Conversation 1: Introducing yourself.
A: Hi. My name’s Sandy Black.
B: Hi, Sandy. Nice to meet you. I’m Carlos Lopez.
A: Nice to meet you, too.
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Your Turn:
Activity 1: Introduce yourself to a partner.
Conversation 2: Introducing another person.
A: Carlos, this is my friend John. John this is Carlos.
B: Hi, Carlos. Nice to meet you.

C: Nice to meet you, too.
Activity 2: Introduce your partner to another partner.
Emergency Questions
Excuse me! Language Contrast
Pardon me! There are three ways of greeting people at different
Sorry. times of the day:
I’m your tour guide for this trip. Good morning 6 AM – 12 PM
May I help you? Good afternoon 1 PM – 6 PM
I would like to know … Good evening 7 PM – 11 PM
How may I help you?
Could you tell me…? We use Good-bye and Good night when we’re leaving
How do I …? or going to bed.
Do you have any question?
How do you spell that? How do you say these expressions in your language?
Could you spell your name, please?
What about you?
And you?
What’s your name?
What’s your phone number?
Could you repeat that, please?
Can you speak up, please?
Could you say that louder?
Could you speak slowly, please?
Alphabet
Listen to the pronunciation of the letters, then listen again and repeat.
Capital Letters
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Lower-case letters
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y
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Practice 1: Now listen and write the names the speaker spells. Begin each name with a capital letter.
1. ______________________ 3. ______________________
2. ______________________ 4. ______________________
Now spell your last name for a partner. Your partner writes your name here.
_____________________

Practice 2: Work with a partner. Spell the following words. Then switch roles.
Example:
A: How do you spell “Mississippi”?

B: It’s M – I – S – S – I – P – P - I.
A: Thank you.
B: You’re welcome.
1. excuse 5. tourist 9. thirteen

2. pleased 6. ticket 10. welcome
3. great 7. tour 11.backpack
4. message 8. guide 12.excursion
Titles
Men Women
Mr. Ms. (married or single)
Mrs. (married)
Miss (single)
Use titles with family names, NOT first or given names
Understanding: Put these phrases into the correct order to greet someone at an airport. Write numbers
1-6 in the boxes next to each phrase.
• Thank you.
• Yes.
• I’m Graham White.
• Mr. Jennings?
• Welcome to Nicaragua.
• Hello, Mr. Jennings.
Practice the dialogue with your partner.
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Nacionalidades y Ocupaciones
Nationalities
COUNTRY ADJECTIVE NOUN COUNTRY ADJECTIVE NOUN

America American an American India Indian an Indian
Argentina Argentinean an Argentinean Indonesia Indonesian an Indonesian
Australia Australian an Australian Italy Italian an Italian

Brazil Brazilian a Brazilian Japan Japanese a Japanese
Britain British a Briton Korea Korean a Korean
Canada Canadian A Canadian Mexico Mexican a Mexican
Chile Chilean a Chilean Norway Norwegian a Norwegian
China Chinese a Chinese Peru Peruvian a Peruvian
Colombia Colombian a Colombian the Philippines Philippine a Filipino
Egypt Egyptian an Egyptian Russia Russian a Russian
England English an English Saudi Arabia Saudi, a Saudi,
France French a French Scotland Scottish a Scot
Germany German a German Spain Spanish a Spaniard
Holland Dutch a Dutch The USA American an American
Occupations
OCCUPATIONS
Baker Barber janitor Maid
Mechanic
Waiter Waitress Electrician
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OCCUPATIONS
barman Chef / Cook Secretary Painter

Business Person
Actor Police officer Bellhop
Work it out
He is a police officer. They are police officers
He is an astronaut. They are astronauts
She is a famous painter. They are famous painters
Practice: Look at the pictures and write the occupation for each person.
__________________ __________________ ____________________ __________________
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Conversation1: Read and Practice the conversation.
A: Excuse me. What’s your name?

What do you do?
B: Thomas Miller. What’s your occupation?
What’s your job?
A: Could you spell your last name?
B: Sure. M-I-L-L-E-R.
A: What do you do Mr. Miller?
B: I’m a pilot.
Conversation 2: Read and Practice the conversation.
A: So, what is your occupation? What about you?
B: I’m a business person. And you?
A: What about you?
B: I’m a journalist.
Your Turn: Practice the conversation and vocabulary for occupations with a partner. Use your own words.
Conversation: Read and Practice the following conversation.
Tour guide : Welcome to Nicaragua. I’m Jose. I’m your tour guide.
Tourist : Nice to meet you Jose. I’m Christopher.
Tour guide : This is our bus driver. He is Carlos.
Bus driver : Hello Christopher! Are you from the Canada?
Tourist : No, I’m not. I’m from Sydney. I’m Australian. I’m a business man.
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Números cardinales
CARDINAL NUMBERS
1 2 3 4 5
One Two Three Four Five
Six Seven Eight Nine Ten
11 12 13 14 15
Eleven Twelve Thirteen Fourteen Fifteen

16 17 18 19 20
Sixteen Seventeen Eighteen Nineteen Twenty
21 22 30 40 50
Twenty-One Twenty-Two Thirty Forty Fifty
60 70 80 90 100
Sixty Seventy Eighty Ninety One Hundred
200 300 154 765 1000
Two Hundred Three Hundred One Hundred Fifty- Seven Hundred One Thousand
Four Sixty-Five
1,000,000 1/2
One Million One Half
Conversation : Work in groups of three read and practice the following conversation.
Andy : Excuse. Are you Brian Williams?
Brian : Yes, I am. Are you the Castros?
Andy : Yup, I’m Andy… Andy Castro.
Liza : Hello, my name’s Lisa. Welcome to Nicaragua, Brian.
Brian : Thank! It’s great to be here.
Andy : And this is my little brother.
Brian : Hi. What’s your name?
Carlos : Carlos. And I’m not little. I’m six.
Brian : Nice to meet you, Carlos.
Carlos : How old are you, Brian?
Brian : I’m fifteen.
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Carlos Fifty!
Andy : No. Not fifty, Carlos, fifteen.
Pronombres, Sujetos y Artículos
Subject Pronouns
SUBJECT PRONOUNS
Singular Plural
First Person I → We
Second Person You → You
Third Person He
She They
It
Practice: Substitute the underlined word for a Subject Pronoun.
1. Alice is a tour guide ________ is a tour guide.
2. Betty and Karla are students. ________ are students.
3. Daniel and I are students, too. ________ are students, too.
4. Mr. Ray is a tourist. ________ a tourist.
5. Lilly and Diana are receptionists. ________ are receptionists.
6. The house is white. ________ white.
7. Martha, Maria and I are here. ________ are here.
8. The children are playing . ________ are playing.
9. John is a waiter. ________ is a waiter.
10. John and you are waiters. ________ are waiters.
11. Alex and Lisa are police officers ________ are police officers.
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Verbo To Be: Uso y Forma
The Simple Present of BE

Use the verb BE to give information about the subject of a sentence.
The subject of a sentence can be a noun or a pronoun.
There are three forms of the verb BE in the present tense: AM, IS, ARE.

Affirmative Statements Negative Statements
I am → I’m I am not → I’m not
You are → You’re You are not → You’re not / You aren’t
He is → He’s He is not → He’s not / He isn’t
She is → She’s She is not → She’s not / She isn’t
It is → It’s It is not → It’s not / It isn’t
We are → We’re We are not → We’re not / We aren’t
You are → You’re You are not → You’re not / You aren’t
They are → They’re They are not → They’re not / They’re not
Examples: Carlos is a tour guide.
Lorna is a waitress
They are tourists.
Practice: Complete the sentences with: I’m, ‘m, you’re or ‘re.
a) Good afternoon. ______Elliot McAllister.
b) Welcome to Hotel Star. ______in room 678.
c) Good morning. I______ Sienna Millings.
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d) Hello. ______Harold Murray.
e) Welcome to Prince Hotel. You ______in room 541.
f) Welcome to Hotel Inter. ______ in room 1001.
Practice: Complete the conversations with the words in the box.

Hello ‘re too welcome thank meet(x2) you’re thank you I’m ‘m(x2)
a) A: ______
B: Hello. _____Gabriela Martinez
A: ______to the Royal Hotel, Ms Martinez. ______in room 305
B: ______ ______
b) A: Good morning, Mr. Browning. You ______in room 518.
B: ______ you.
c) A: I ______ Katie Mornington.
B: Nice to ______you, Ms Mornington. I _____Frances Jones.
A: Nice to ______you ______, Ms Jones.
Pair up: Work in pairs. Choose three hotel names, three room numbers and three guests for your hotel.
Write their names below.
Hotel Guest Room Number
Student A: check into all the hotels using the names above.
Student B: welcome Student A and tell him his room number.
Swap roles.
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Practice: Complete the gaps in the sentences with words from the box. You can use the words more than
once.
she’s is Australia Italy he’s the US Japan

the UK Brazil It’s Poland it’s
a) ______ Kylie Minogue. ______ from ______.
b) ______ Brad Pitt. ______ from______.

c) Tokyo ______ in ______.
d) ______ Robbie Williams. ______ from ______.
e) Rio de Janeiro is in Argentina. False! ______ in ______.
f) Rome ______ in ______.
g) Warsaw is in Italy. False! ______ in ______.
h) The Coliseum? ______ in Rome.
Writing Exercise: Write two sentences about the names below.
E.g. Michael Douglas (the US). ‘He’s Michael Douglas. He’s from the US.’
a) Pasta (Italy) _____________________________________________
b) Kate Winslet (the UK) _____________________________________________
c) Clint Eastwood (the US) _____________________________________________
d) Ronaldinho (Brazil) _____________________________________________
e) Nicole Kidman (Australia) _____________________________________________
f) Maria Sharapova (Russia) _____________________________________________
g) I am …. (Nicaragua) _____________________________________________
Grammar Practice: Use the correct personal pronouns, and the correct form of BE: am, is, are to complete
the statements. Use the words in brackets.
Example : ___ reading a book. (Lisa)
Answer : She is reading a book.
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1) ________ an actor. (George)
2) ________ green. (the house)
3) ________ on the wall. (the posters)
4) ________ small. (the dog)
5) ________ in the house. (my mother and I)
6) ________ in the garden. (the flowers)
7) ________ riding his bike. (Tom)

8) ________ from Managua. (Victoria)
9) ________ tall. (Diana)
Questions
Yes / No questions
WH-Questions
YES / NO QUESTIONS and SHORT ANSWERS WITH THE VERB BE

Question Affirmative Answer Negative Answer
Are you a tour guide? Yes, I am. No, I’m not.

Is he our guest? Yes, he is No, he’s not. / No, he isn’t.
Is Claire from the U.S.? Yes, she is. No, she’ not. / No, she isn’t.
Are you in this tour? Yes, we are. No, we’re not. / No, we aren’t.
Are they Canadian? Yes, they are. No, they’re not. / No, they aren’t.
Is this the bus? Yes, it is. No, it isn’t. / No, it’s not.
YES / NO QUESTIONS and SHORT ANSWERS WITH THE VERB BE WH-QUESTIONS or

INFORMATION QUESTIONS
Question Possible Answer
Who’s that? That’s the travel agent.

Where’s he from? He’s from Nicaragua.
What’s your name? My name’s Anna.
Where is she? She’s in the hotel.
Why are you here? Because, I have a meeting.
Which one is the bus? The yellow one.
When is the tour? The tour is tomorrow.
How old are you? I’m nineteen.
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Practice: Complete the conversations. Use the appropriate words.
1. A: Hello, my name ________ Susanna. What _____ your name?
B: David
2. A: Mark, this _______ Mrs. Sato.
B: How ______ you _______?

A: ________ do you do?
3. A; Hello, Jack. ________ are you?
B: ____________, thanks and you?
A: Fine, _________.
4. A: Where ___________ you ___________?
B: ______________ from Jamaica.
Conversation 1:
A: Are you our tour guide?
B: No, I’m the travel agent. That’s Alice over there.
A: Well, I’m Stacey. Nice to meet you.
B: I’m Rita Gonzalez. Nice to meet you, too. Are you in this tour?
A: Yes, I am.
Conversation 2:
A: Is that our tour guide?
B: Yeah. Her name is Alice.
A: Where’s she from?
B: She’s from Nicaragua.
A: She looks young. How old is she?
B: She’s nineteen.
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Speaking: Work with a partner and create your conversation use conversation 1 and 2 as a model.
Grammar Exercise: Where are you from? Correct the sentences.
a) Where you from?
b) What name is your?
c) Nice is meet you, too.

d) Harry is from US.
e) Where are you from UK?
f) Carlos from Madrid.
g) I’m from Russia. are you from?
h) Where you from, Susan?
Writing Exercise: Write questions and answers for the following names and nationalities.
a) Heather/the UK Where’s Heather from? She’s from the UK.
b) Ahmed/Turkey __________________________________
c) Maria/India __________________________________
d) Russell/Perth, Australia __________________________________
e) Angela/Los Angeles, the US __________________________________
f) Jack/Warsaw, Poland __________________________________
Grammar Practice: Select the correct letter to complete each statement.
1. A: “Hi. Are you Susana Moreno?”
B: “No, _____ over there.”
a. she’s b. it’s c. he’s d. you’re
2. A: “Is this your book?”
B: “Yes, _____ my math book.”
a. it’s b. they’re c. he’s d. she’s
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3. A: “Do you know Mrs. Anderson?”
B: “Yes, I do. _____ my English teacher.”
a. He’s b. They’re c. She’s d. It’s
4. A: “Hi Carlos. Is this your pen?”
B. “Yes, _____ mine. Thank you very much.”

a. he’s b. they’re c. it’s d. she’s
5. A: “Is Victor in your math class?”
B. “Yes, _____ is.”
a. it b. they c. she d. he
6. A: “Hi Roberto. _____ so happy to see you.”
B: Nice to see you, too.
a. He’s b. I’m c. Your d. She’s
Indefinite and Definite Articles.
USING INDEFINITE AND DEFINITE ARTICLES: A, AN, THE

(a) A dog is an animal A and AN are used in front of singular count nouns.
(b) I work in an office. Use an in front of words that begin with vowel
(c) Mr. Lee is an agent. sounds.
(d) I have an uncle. Use an if a word that begins with “u” has a vowel
(e) He works at a university. sound.
Use a if a word that begins with “u” has a /yu/
sound.
(f) I need an hour to finish my work. In some words that begin with “h” the “h” is not
(g) I live in a house. He lives in a hotel. pronounced. Instead, the word begins with a vowel
sound and an is used.
In most words that begin with “h” the “h” is
pronounced. Use a if the “h” is pronounced.
(h) A: Where’s David? A speaker uses the when the speaker and the listener
B: He’s in the kitchen have the same thing or person in mind. The shows
that a noun is specific.
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USING INDEFINITE AND DEFINITE ARTICLES: A, AN, THE
i) Mike has a pen and a pencil. The is used with:
The pen is blue. • Singular count nouns.
The pencil is yellow. • Plural count nouns.
• Non-count nouns.
(j) Mike has some rice and some cheese. In other words, the is used with each of the three
The rice is white. kinds of nouns.
The cheese is yellow. Notice in the examples: the speaker is using the for
the second mention of a noun. When the speaker
mentions a noun for a second time, both the speaker

and listener are now thinking about the same thing.
First mention : I have a pen.
Second mention : The pen is blue.
k) Ø Apples are good for you. No article (symbolized by Ø is used to make

generalizations with:
(l) I like to listen to Ø music. • plural count nouns as in (k)
• non count nouns as in (l)
Practice: Giving information about people. Write a or an before each word.
a. ___ accountant f. ___ doctor
b. ___ teacher g. ___ engineer
c. ___ police officer h. ___ artist
d. ___ sales assistant i.___actor
e. ___ manager
More practice: Write A, or An before the following nouns.
____ attraction ____ hour ____ uniform

____ game ____ concert ____ hotel
____ school ____ umbrella ____ bag
____ house ____ taxi ____ computer
____ bus ____ river ____officer
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Practice: Complete the sentences with a or an or Ø .
1. She is ______ nurse.
2. He is ______ model.
3. They are _____ opticians.
4. He is _____ engineer.

5. They ______ tourists.
6. She is _____ travel agent.
7. We are ______ tourist guides.
8. This is ______ easy exercise.
Language Contrast
In English, we talk about one person’s occupation using the article a or an.
She is a teacher. He is an engineer.
We don’t use an article when we talk about two or more people’s occupations.
They are doctors. They are actors.
Is it the same in your language?
Complete the gaps with a word from the box. Use each word only once.
sister doctor spell email address engineer surname

father great best accountant number
a Who is Anna? She’s my ___________.
b My ___________ is good.
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c What’s your ___________ , please?
d How do you ___________ that, please?
e My mother and ___________ are from Spain
f My ___________ friend is Heidi. She’s from Germany.
g What’s your mobile phone ___________?

h My teacher is___________ .
i Her husband is an ___________ .
j His wife is a ___________ .
k What’s your ___________ ?
Count! Work with a partner and take turns to choose a number in the grid and say it, then cross it out until
all the numbers are crossed out. Watch your pronunciation.
10 86 32 23 46 28 48 90
40 11 43 76 24 47 29 91
75 64 12 87 45 25 49 30
18 53 54 13 44 51 26 92
50 19 65 34 14 41 52 27
60 42 20 35 36 15 54 92
70 31 38 21 37 39 16 94
Practice: Put the words in the questions in the correct order.
a) phone / number / your / what’s?
b) address / what’s / your?
name your address who where old

spell how what’s
c) your / name / what’s?
d) number / mobile / phone / what’s / your?
e) email / address / what’s / your?
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Practice: Complete the conversations with words from the box.
a) Marco: What’s your _______?
Pietro: My name’s Pietro.
b) Marco: _______ old is Hugo?

Pietro: He’s twenty-two years _______.
c) Marco: How do you _______ your name?
Pietro: P - I - E - T - R - O
d) Marco: _______ your e-mail address?
Pietro: [email protected] @ = at
. = dot
e) Marco: What’s _______ mobile phone number?
Pietro: It’s 856-7324
f) Marco: _______ are you from?
Pietro: I’m from Rome in Italy.
g) Marco: What’s your _______?
Pietro: 67, Goodstone Gardens, Canterbury.
h) Marco: _______ is your best friend?
Pietro: Francesca Kapella is my best friend.
Practice the conversations with your partner.
Practice: Complete the following sentences by circling the best answer.
Famous People - A Quiz on Articles
1. Albert Einstein was ___ famous scientist.
a. a b. an c. the d. Ø [Nothing]
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2. Einstein was born in ___ Germany in 1879.
3. Einstein won ___ Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921.
4. Einstein left his country and lived in ___ States until he died in 1955.
5. Einstein is known for his theory of ___ relativity.
6. Roentgen was ___ German physicist who discovered x-rays, revolutionizing medical diagnosis.
7. Roentgen won ___ 1901 Nobel Prize.
8. Mandela was born in ___ South Africa.
9. Mandela was ___ first President elected in ___ South Africa after ___ Apartheid was revoked.
10. Mandela was imprisoned for ___ nearly 30 years for his anti-apartheid activities.
11. Mother Teresa was ___ Roman Catholic nun.
12. Mother Teresa became famous for her hard work with ___ poor.
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13. She was ___ founder of ___ order of nuns called the Missionaries of Charity.
14. Mother Teresa lived in ___ Calcutta, India.
15. Mother Teresa received ___ her Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.

Writing: Write a paragraph about yourself. Use the questions as a guide.
• What’s your first and last name?
• What’s your nickname?
• How old are you?
• What’s your hometown?
• What’s your occupation?
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Unidad I:
Fechas de Eventos y Servicios.
Comunicar a los clientes la fecha y hora de inicio y cierre de distintos eventos y
servicios
Unidad II:
Organización y Desarrollo de los Eventos
Informar a clientes sobre la organización y desarrollo de eventos en el hotel
utilizando el idioma ingles.
Unidad I: Fechas de Eventos y Servicios
Días, Meses y Años
Days, Months, and year.
Days of the Week

Weekdays: Weekend: Seasons
Monday Saturday Summer Winter
Tuesday Sunday Spring Fall / Autumn
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Vocabulary: Months of the Year
Months of the Year

January April July August
February May August December
March June September
TIP:
Información de Eventos y Servicios

Every fourth year February has 29 days. This year is a “leap year” and the 29th
February is a “leap day”. A leap year has 366 days instead of the normal 365.
Complete the months of the year.
a) J a n _ _ _ y g) J u _ _
b) F e b _ _ _ _ y h) A u _ _ _ _
c) M a _ _ _ i) S e p _ _ _ _ _ _
d) A p _ _ _ j) Oct_ _ _ _
e) M _ _ k) N o v _ _ _ _ _
f) J u _ _ l) D e c _ _ _ _ _
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Practice saying them with your partner
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 5 6
Calendar Activity - September 2008 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30
Look at the calendar then answer the questions below.
How many Mondays are in the month of September? _______________________
What day of the week is September 6? _______________________
How many Saturdays are in September? _______________________
What day of the week is September 4? _______________________
How many Wednesdays are in September? _______________________
What day of the week is the first day of September? _______________________
What day of the week is the last day of September? _______________________
Preposiciones de Tiempo
PREPOSITIONS OF TIME
IN (a) Please be on time in the future. in + the past, the present, the future
(b) I usually watch TV in the evening. in + the morning, the afternoon, the
c) I was born in October. evening.
(d) I was born in 1985. a month
(e) I was born in the twentieth century. in + a year
(f) The weather is hot in (the) summer. a century
a season
ON (g) I was born on October 31, 1985. on + a date
(h) I went to a movie on Thursday. on + a weekday
(i) I have class on Thursday morning(s). on + a weekday morning(s),
afternoon(s), evening(s)
AT (j) We sleep at night. I was asleep at at + noon, night, midnight

midnight.
(k) I feel sleep at 9:30 (nine-thirty) at + “clock time”
(l) He’s busy at present. Please call again
at + present, the moment, the present
time
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Practice: Complete the following statements with a preposition of time IN,ON. AT.
01. The movie starts....................... 8.30.
02. The restaurant opens..................... the evening.
03. The festival in Managua is .................... Friday.
04. The restaurant closes................... midnight.
05. We usually have lunch......................... 12.30.
06. He leaves for New York..................... Friday.
07. The plane takes off....................... 14.50.
08. He returns....................... March 24.
09. We usually go on holiday.............. the summer.
10. He went to Italy................ February.
12. He goes to work early................... the morning.
13. What were you doing................ 1989?
14. We stay up late........................ New Year’s Eve.
15. ................... Christmas we usually go to see our parents.
16. What are you doing ……………… the weekend?

Horario y Fecha de Eventos
Services
Services
Breakfast Bus Restaurant
Lunch Taxi Hotel
Dinner Horse-drawn carriage Gym
Brunch Plane / airplane Market
Supper Boat Bar
snack Ferry Bank
Yacht Post office
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Events
a concert a rehearsal a game a lecture
a ceremony a play a party a picnic
a movie a talent show a talk an art exhibit
a festival
Conversation: Read and practice the conversation.
A: Excuse me. What are the events for this weekend?
B: Well, on Saturday, there is an art exhibit in the city gallery in the morning. In the afternoon,
there is a talk and in the evening there is a good rock concert. On Sunday there is a play.
Your Turn: Work with a partner and create your own conversation asking about an event and the place. Use
Prepositions for times of the day and dates.
Time
Questions about time

Useful expressions to ask about time:

• Excuse me, can you tell me the time, please?
• What time is it?
• What’s the time?
• Can you tell me the time?
• Do you know the time?
• What time is (the movie)?
• When is (the tour)?
• What time are we leaving? It's half past...
It's quarter past...
• What time are we arriving? It's ten to...
• Can you tell when (the concert) is? It's quarter to...
• Can you tell me what time (the concert) is? It’s seven o'clock.
• Do you know when is the bus leaving? It’s at ten.
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Telling Time: Say each time
It's... It's...
3.00 three o'clock three
3.03 three minutes past three three oh three
3.05 five past three three oh five
3.09 nine minutes past three three oh nine
3.10 ten past three three ten
3.15 a quarter past three three fifteen
3.20 twenty past three three twenty
3.21 twenty-one minutes past three three twenty-one
3.25 twenty-five past three three twenty-five
3.30 half past three three thirty
3.35 twenty-five to four three thirty-five
3.40 twenty to four three forty
3.45 a quarter to four three forty-five
3.50 ten to four three fifty
3.55 five to four three fifty-five
3.57 three minutes to four three fifty-seven
3.58 nearly four c'clock three fifty-eight
4.00 four o'clock four
Conversation1
A: Excuse me. Can you tell me the time, please?

B: Yes, of course. It’s seven o’clock.
A: Thank you.
B: No problem.
Conversation 2
A: What time is it?
B: It’s half past three.
A: Thanks.
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Conversation 3
A: Excuse me, what time do you serve lunch?
B: We serve lunch from 11:30 to 2:45.
A: Thank you very much.
Conversation 4
A: When is the tour to Leon?
B: It’s on Friday.
A: What time does the bus leave?
B: At 7:00.
Your Turn: Work with a partner and ask about time for the different events or services.
The chart on the right shows you two different ways to tell someone what the time is.
In English we use "past" to say times after the We use "to" to say times before the hour from
hour until half past, or 30 minutes past the 31 minutes until the full hour.
hour.
In English we use o'clock only at the full hour. We can also just say the numbers in groups of
Example: It's eight o'clock two. Example: It's seven twenty-five
When speaking about the different times of Be careful! In English we use at night NOT in
the day we often use: in the morning, in the the night
afternoon, in the evening
Practice: Look at the clocks and write the time in words.
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Now write the time in numbers:
1. It’s eleven fifty-nine. ___________
2. It’s one- oh- six. ___________
3. It’s half past twelve. ___________
4. It’s a quarter to three. ___________
5. It’s twenty past five. ___________
6. It’s three before ten. ___________
7. It’s six o’clock. ___________
8. It’s eighteen after four. ___________
9. It’s a quarter past ten. ___________
10. It’s twenty before one.___________
11. It’s two oh – nine. ___________
12. It’s eight thirty-eight ___________
Write questions with When or What time use contractions when possible.
1. A: ______________________________________? B: The play is on Wednesday.

2. A: ______________________________________? B: The concert is at 7:00.
3. A: ______________________________________? B: The talk is on Saturday.
4. A: ______________________________________? B: The restaurant opens at noon.
Conversation 1:
A: Do you want to see a movie tonight?
B: What is it?
A: Moonlight.
B: Maybe. What time?
A: 4:00.
B: Ok. See you at the movie.
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Conversation 2:
A: There’s a good play.
B: What is it?
A: Hamlet. Do you want to go?
B: When is it?
A: Tonight at 6:30 p.m.
B: Sorry, I have classes.
Work with a partner and act out a conversation inviting him / her to an event.
Dictation: Listen to your teacher and write the time s/he says in numbers.
1. ______________
2. ______________
3. ______________
4. ______________
5. ______________
6. ______________
7. ______________
8. ______________
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Unidad II: Organización y Desarrollo de los Eventos
Información sobre el Hotel
The Simple Present Tense
Affirmative Statements
FORM AND BASIC MEANING OF THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

Singular Plural Notice: The verb after she, he, it (3rd person singular)
1st person I talk We talk has a final –s: talks.
2nd person You talk You talk
3rd person She talks They talk
He talks
It rains
a) I eat breakfast every morning. The simple present tense expresses habits. In a): Every
b) Ann speaks English every day. morning = Monday morning, Tuesday morning, Wednesday
c) We sleep every night. morning, Thursday morning, Friday morning, Saturday
d) They go to the beach every weekend morning, and Sunday morning.
What do you do every day? Make a list of your habits every day?
My habits every day.

__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________
SPELLING THE SIMPLE PRESENT OF THE THIRD SINGULAR PERSON

Add –s, to all verbs in the third singular person walk – walks
in their present form. run – runs
speak – speaks
Add –ES when the verb ends in: -sh, -ch, -ss, -sh push – pushes
-x, -o. -ch teach – teaches
-ss kiss – kisses
-x fix – fixes
-o go – goes
When the verb ends in consonant plus Y, change study – studies
the Y to “i” and add ES. worry – worries
Add –s when the verb ends in vowel + Y. Play – plays
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Grammar Practice
Use the verb in parentheses to complete the sentences.
1. Anita (brush) ________________ her hair every morning.
2. Alex (teach) ________________ English.
3. Boris always (pay) ________________ his bills on time.
4. Peter always (do) ________________ his homework.
5. Sofia (drink) ________________ tea every afternoon.
6. Jessica (walk) ________________ her dog twice each day.
7. Rosa (enjoy) ________________ good food.
8. Eric seldom (wash) ________________ dishes.
9. Roberto usually (worry) ________________ about his grades.
10. A mechanic (fix) ________________ cars.
11. Anna seldom (buy) ________________ new clothes.
12. When Maria (get up) ________________ in the morning, she (stretch) ________________ and (yawn)
________________.
Fill in the table below with the correct form of the present simple for he/she/it. Write full sentences.
Verb: Sentence using he/she/it
Base form Simple Present She/He/It Sentence

Watch
Go
Carry
Have
Do
Organize
Finish
Wash
Dry
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Complete the sentences with a verb from the box in the correct form.
get go have(x2) start finish watch eat
a) My brother __________ up at 7.30am.
b) My sister __________ breakfast at 8.00am every day.
c) Amelia __________ a shower every morning.
d) My father __________ work at 9.00am.
e) Ernesto __________ TV every evening.
f) My mother __________ salad every day.
g) Paul is an architect and he __________ work at 7.30pm.
h) Natalia __________ to bed early at 9.00pm.
Write about the daily routine of a friend or family member. Include the following information
Name
Job
Place of work
Start work at what time?
Finish work at what time?

Eat breakfast?
Eat lunch?
Eat dinner?
Evening?
Use the verbs in the box and fill in the gaps the following sentences.
do start swim like eat wash have work watch clean
1. He ___________ at the café every Saturday.
2. Fiona ___________ her hair every evening.
3. I ___________ under water in the sea.
4. They _________ TV every evening.
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5. What do you _________ in the afternoon?
6. I __________ an interesting job.
7. Matt __________ the house every weekend.
8. We ____________ work at 8am.
9. She ____________ his work.
10. What time do you ___________ breakfast?
Name
The –s ending is pronounced differently, depending on the end of the word:
/iz/ after –ch, -sh, -s, -x endings.
Examples: teaches, watches
/s/ after voiceless –p, -t, -k, or –f endings

Examples: drinks, speaks, hits
/z/ after voiced consonant endings

Examples: carries, brings,
Pronunciation: /s/, /z/, /iz/
Read and listen to the following verbs.

Ends in an /s/ sound Ends in a /z/ sound Ends in a /iz/ sound
write writes run runs wash washes
make makes love loves watch watches
like likes study studies teach teaches
Listen again and repeat.
Now listen to the following verbs and write them in the correct columns, according to the sound you hear.
ends in an /s/ sound ends in a /z/ sound ends in an /iz/ sound

________________ _________________ ________________
________________ _________________ ________________
________________ _________________ ________________
________________ _________________ ________________
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Present Time Expressions
• Every Saturday
• On Weekends
• Always
• Usually
• Today
• Generally
• Once in a while
Negative Statements
THE SIMPLE PRESENT: NEGATIVE

NEGATIVE: I
We
You + do not + main verb
I do not drink coffee.
They
We do not drink coffee.
You do not drink coffee.
They do not drink coffee. She
He + does not + main verb
She does not drink coffee. It
He does not drink coffee.
It does not drink coffee. Do and Does are called “helping verbs”.
Notice in 3rd person singular, there is no –s on the main
verb; final –s is part of does.
INCORRECT: She does not drinks coffee.
I don’t drink tea. CONTRACTIONS: do not = don’t
They don’t have a car. does not = doesn’t

People usually use contractions when they speak.
He doesn’t drink tea. People often use contractions when they write.
Mary doesn’t have a car
Conversation: Read and Practice the conversation with a partner.
A: Do you open on Sunday?
B: Sorry, sir. We don’t. We open from Monday to Saturday.
A: OK. Thanks.
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Your Turn: Work with a partner and act out a conversation. Use the simple present tense.
Grammar Practice: Use the words in parentheses to make NEGATIVE sentences.
1. Ingrid (like) _________________ tea.
2. I (like) _________________ tea.
3. Mary and Jim are strangers. Mary (know) _________________ Jim.
4. I (speak) _________________ French.
5. We (have) _________________ class every day.
6. It’s a nice day today. You (need) _________________ your umbrella.
7. This city (have) _________________ nice weather in the summer.
8. It (be) _________________ cold today.
9. It (rain) _________________ every day.
10. I (live) _________________ in the city.
Organización de un evento
Adverbs of Frequency.
THE SIMPLE PRESENT: NEGATIVE

Subject + BE + Frequency Adverb Frequency adverbs follow BE.
Tom + is + always + late for class.
Usually
Often
Sometimes
Seldom
Rarely
Never
Subject + Frequency Adverb + other simple present verbs Frequency adverbs come before all
Tom + is + always + comes late. simple present verbs except BE.
Usually
Often
Sometimes
Seldom
Rarely
Never
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Oral Practice: Use always, usually, often, sometimes, seldom, rarely, and never to talk about your activities
(your habits) after 5:00 P.M. every day.
1. eat dinner
2. watch TV
3. listen to music
4. go to a movie
5. go shopping
6. go dancing
7. go swimming
8. talk on the phone
9. speak English
10. write a letter
11. read a newspaper
12. drink milk
13. go to bed

14. dream in English
Grammar Practice: Correct the mistakes.
a) Never I am late for work.
b) The shop assistant usually doesn’t answer the phone.
c) We have sometimes breakfast in the office.
d) Paula has often pasta for lunch.
e) Marco takes work sometimes home.
f) Mario has a shower never in the evening.
g) The children have lunch at school always.
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h) I give often three or four presentations a week.
i) February has thirty one days never.
j) An accountant work outdoors doesn’t often.
Ask your partner the following questions. Use adverbs of frequency in the answers.
a) Do you play soccerf?
b) Do you take work home?
c) Do you drink coffee?
d) Do you eat breakfast?
e) Do you have meetings?
f) Do you watch TV in the evening?
Now write two extra questions:
g) _____________________________________________________
h) _____________________________________________________
How often do you…? Write sentences using the prompts

1. Peter/football/watch/never
2. The children/park/go/often
3. We/pizza/eat/sometimes
4. I/on Fridays/go/cinema/regularly
5. She/coffee/drink/hardly ever
6. They/camping on holiday/go/always
A: How often do tourists come to Masaya?
B: They often arrive here in any season.
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A: What do they usually do in this city?
B: They usually visit the tourist places like the volcano, or the beach. They generally buy
souvenirs to take their countries. They sometimes climb the Coyotepe hill.
A: Oh! That sounds interesting.
Your Turn: Act out a conversation with a partner. Use adverbs of frequency and present it to the rest of
the class.
Partes del Cuerpo
Parts of the Body.
PARTS OF THE BODY
Nose Hand Finger(s) Face Eye(s)

Ear(s) Mouth Leg Foot/Feet Toe(s)
Hair Head Arm Chin Elbow
Neck Shoulder Knee Waist Wrist
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PARTS OF THE BODY
Ankle Hip Chest Stomach Back
A: What’s wrong? You look sad.
B: I don’t feel well.
A: What’s the matter?
B: My back hurts.
Your turn: Practice a conversation with a partner. Use the vocabulary for parts of the body.
Información de Tiempo y Lugar
Questions
THE SIMPLE PRESENT: YES/NO QUESTIONS / WH-QUESTIONS

Do / Does + Subject + Main Verb Questions forms, simple present

I
a) Do you like coffee? Do you + main verb (simple form)
We
Yes, I do. / No, I don’t. they
b) Does Rosa like coffee? she

Yes, she does. / No, she doesn’t. Does he + main verb (simple form)
it
c) Don’t you like coffee?
Notice in the third person singular the main verb
in the question does not have final –s. The final –s
is part of does.
Incorrect: Does Bob likes coffee?
c) is an example of a negative question. To make

a negative questions you use the helping verb in
negative: DON’T or DOESN’T.
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WH-word + DO / DOES + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB (b) and (c ) are called “Information questions”
or “Wh-questions.”
c) Where do they live?
They live in the city.
d) Where does she live?

She lives in the city.
Grammar Practice: Rearrange the words to make questions.
a) like / who / you / do? _____________________________________________
b) live / where / you /do? _____________________________________________
c) design / they / what / do? _____________________________________________
d) do / do / you / what? _____________________________________________
e) where / they / do / work? _____________________________________________
Write questions for each answer below.
a ______________________________ I live in Managua.
b ______________________________ I sell books.
c ______________________________ I’m a teacher.
d ______________________________ I work for Owl Tours.

e ______________________________ I work in a travel agency.
f ______________________________ I’m from Nicaragua.
Write a sentence using each verb in the box.
sell write build cook design
a. __________________________________________________________________
b. __________________________________________________________________
c. __________________________________________________________________
d. __________________________________________________________________
e. __________________________________________________________________
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Question time!
1 Put the words in the correct order to make questions.
a) favourite / food / is / your / What? ____________________________________
b) friend / is / your / Who / best ? ____________________________________
c) restaurant / Which / you / do / like? ____________________________________
e) music / What / you / of / like / do / kind ? ____________________________________
f) is / Where / the supermarket? ____________________________________
g) would / you / What / to eat / like? ____________________________________
Now ask the questions above to a classmate, and give a report to the class.
Write six questions using where, who, what, which or how. Then ask two other students the questions.
Student 1
Student 2
1. Where…
2. Who….
3. What…
4. Which ….
5. How….
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Unidad I:
Sitios Turísticos.
Informar la existencia de lugares y centros de trabajo en el hotel, la ciudad,
lugares turísticos mediante estrategias lingüísticas del idioma inglés
Unidad II:
Localizaciones
Informar la localización de lugares y centros de trabajo en el hotel y la ciudad
interpretando gráficos referenciales mediante estrategias lingüísticas en el idioma
Inglés.
Unidad I: Sitios Turísticos
Lugares en la ciudad
Ubicación de Lugares
Store Giftshop Bank Post office
supermarket Shopping center church hotel
Gas station Park Hospital Free way

Vocabulary: Places in a neighborhood.
More vocabulary: Read the words and check the unknown words in your dictionary.
Drugstore Bridge
School Street
Field Road
Shop Expressway
Mall Traffic Light
School Street Light
Building Street Sign
Office Stop Sign
Restaurant Gallery
Fence Museum
Convenience store Boutique
Sidewalk
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Accidentes Geogáficos, Formas de Relieve
Geographic Nouns
A mountain An island A jungle
A forest A valley A bay
A beach A volcano A lake
A lagoon A waterfall A hill
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Geographic Nouns
A castle A palace A cathedral
A market Ruins A river
Vocabulary Practice: Fill the gaps to find 8 tourist attractions.

a) c _ _ _ _ e g) g _ _ _ _ _ y
b) p _ _ _ _ e h) m _ _ _ _ _ _ n
c) l _ _ e i) v _ _ _ _ y
d) m _ _ _ _ t j) b _ _
e) m _ _ _ _ m k) w _ _ _ _ _ _ _ l
f) c _ _ _ _ _ _ _ l
Say each word to your partner.
Ask three classmates to name a tourist attraction in each of the countries in the box.
PLACE CLASSMATE 1 CLASSMATE 2 CLASSMATE 3

Granada
Rivas
Masaya
Atlantic Coast
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Personal care products
Personal care products

soap shampoo comb brush toothbrush
toothpaste razor towel Sponge Nail clipper
blanket washcloth pillow toilet paper shower gel
A: Front Desk.
B: Hello. This is Sally Park in room 302.
A: Yes, Mr. Park. What can I do for you?
B: Well, there aren’t enough towels in the bathroom.
A: Oh, I’m sorry. I’ll take care of that right away.
B: Thank you.
Your Turn: Work with a partner, create your conversation, use there is, there are, there isn’t or there
aren’t and vocabulary for personal care products.
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Vocabulary Practice:
Where can you do these things? Choose the best place from the box.
post office pet shop bakery library park

Sports centre record shop newsagents hotel restaurant
a) Mike hasn’t got any food for his dog. ____petshop____
b) Kelly is sleeping in a nice bed. ______________
c) Harry is buying a magazine. ______________
d) Mrs. Harris is walking with her dog. ______________
e) Laura is sending a present to her friend in France. ______________
f) Martin is playing basketball. ______________
g) Mr. and Mrs. Cole are eating Nicaraguan food. ______________
h) Freddy is buying some bread and six cakes. ______________
i) David is reading about the history of his town. ______________
j) Dino is buying a CD for his sister. ______________
Complete these names of places. Use words from the box. (There are two words you don’t use.)
computer library post car train

swimming fast food café bus sports
a) _____________ pool.
b) _____________ station.
c) _____________ shop.
d) _____________ park.
e) _____________ centre.
f) _____________ stop
g) _____________ office.
h) _____________ place
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Quantifiers
QUANTIFIERS
COUNT NONCOUNT
Several chairs Ø Several is used only with count nouns
A lot of chairs A lot of furniture A lot of is used with both count and noncount nouns
Many chairs Much furniture Many is used with count nouns.
Much is used with noncount nouns.
A few chairs A little furniture A few is used with count nouns.

A little is used with noncount nouns.
Practice: Work with a partner and correct the mistakes. Some sentences contain no errors. One sentence
contains a spelling error.
1. Jack bought several furniture.
2. He bought some chairs.
3. There is many traffic in Managua.
4. There are a few traffic in Carazo.
5. There are much tourists in this hotel.
6. There are a few tickets for the tour.
7. The tourists wants some food.
8. They prefer much hamburgers.
9. They also prefer some sodas, too.
10. There is a lot of places to visit.
11. The tour guide has many things to do in this tour.
12. In the city, there is not much pollution.
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SPEAKING: Work with a partner and talk about a city of Nicaragua, use quantifiers to describe it. Include
tourist places or attractions, style of life, etc.
Writing informal emails:
Choose a city in your country or another city in the world that you have visited and really loved. Think of
three words or phrases to describe it:
1 ________________________________________________________________________
2 ________________________________________________________________________
3 ________________________________________________________________________
With the same city, think of the beautiful scenery in the city or tourist attractions in the city. Name three
of these places:
1 ________________________________________________________________________
2 ________________________________________________________________________
3 ________________________________________________________________________
Is there a good hotel to stay at? What facilities has it got? Swimming pool, restaurant....? Name three good
facilities:
1 ________________________________________________________________________
2 ________________________________________________________________________
3 ________________________________________________________________________
Quick revision! How do you start an email? How do you finish an email?
Start: _____________________________________________________________________
Finish: ____________________________________________________________________
Imagine that you are in the city that you chose above. You want your best friend to come and visit you, so
you write him/her an email to tell him/her what a lovely place it is, what great things there are to do and a
good hotel to stay in. Use your answers in the previous exercises to help you.
Read your partner’s email. Would you like to visit their city?
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Practice: Select the correct quantifier.
1. __________ students are in the class?

• How many of
• How many
2. I don’t have __________ about the Internet.
• much knowledge
• many knowledge
3. Can you give me __________ information?

• a little
• a few
4. Wow, what a large __________ of money!
• number
• amount
5. __________ time do you have?
• How many
• How much
6. I need _______ things for my new house.
• a few
• a little
7. I like to take __________ photos.
• much
• many
8. Dave wants to have __________ children.
• much
• many
There is / There are y Cuantificadores
There is / There are Affirmative Statements

THERE + BE + SUBJECT + LOCATION There + be is used to say that something exists
or doesn’t exist in a particular location.
There is a river in this city. Notice: The subject follows be:
There are four birds in the three. There + is + singular noun
There is not a drugstore near here. There + are + plural noun
Negative Statement:
THERE + BE + NOT + COMPLEMENT.
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There’s a bird in the three. Contractions:
There’re four birds in the three. There + is = there’s
There isn’t any antique store near here. There + are = there’re
There + is + not = There isn’t / There’s not
There + are + not = There aren’t.
1. Use there IS for singular nouns (one item). There is a spider on the wall.
2. Use there IS for non-count items(group nouns). There is milk on the floor.
3. Use there ARE for many items (plural nouns). There are pencils on my desk
Grammar Practice: Read the sentence, then complete with is or are.
1. There ___________ many tourist attractions in this country.
2. There ___________ a fort in Leon.
3. There ___________ a zebra in the grass.
4. There ___________ lions in the zoo, too.
5. There ___________ many baby lions near their parents.
6. There ___________ a bird next to the tree.
7. There ___________ many monkeys in the trees.
8. There ___________ an elephant in the zoo.
9. There ___________ some water in the lake near the elephants.
10. There ___________ birds in the zoo.
11. There ___________ many people visiting the animals today.
12. There ___________ many children, too.
13. There ___________ a gorilla in the tree.
14. There ___________ some grass under the tree.
15. There ___________ two cathedras in the city.
16. There ___________ many beaches on the pacific coast.
17. There ___________ a beautiful waterfall.
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18. There ___________ many sharks in the aquarium.
19. There ___________ an art gallery near here.
20. There ___________ lots of restaurants.
Read and practice the conversations.
Conversation 1:
Receptionist : Good morning. I’m Francis. How may I help you?
Customer : Good morning. I’m Jim Bark and I need information about this hotel.
Receptionist : Of course sir. This is a comfortable and nice place to rest. There are ten suits,
120 single rooms and 112 double rooms.
Customer : Is there a swimming pool?
Receptionist : Yes, there is. In fact, there are two swimming pools.
Customer : What another facilities does it have?
Receptionist : There is a fitness center, there are two restaurants, there is a boutique, and
there is also a disco.
Customer : Great. I want to make a reservation for a weekend.
Conversation 2:
Receptionist : Good morning sir. How may I help you?
Tourist : I don’t want to stay inside today. I want to go to an interesting place. Can you
suggest me somewhere to spend a Saturday?
Receptionist : Of course. Well, There are many places near here you can go. There is a beautiful
beach at one kilometer from here. There are many restaurants near the beach.
Tourist : Sounds great. I need to buy a bathing suit.
Receptionist : You can buy one at the boutique here at the hotel.
Tourist : Thank you very much.
Your Turn: Work with a partner to act out a conversation between a tourist and a receptionist by saying
the different tourist attractions in the city.
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Negative Statements
Oral Practice : Practice making the following sentences into negative.
a) There’s a cafe in the square.
b) There are some good galleries in the town.
c) There’s a museum near here.
d) There are some nice restaurants in the town.
e) There’s a castle near the square.
f) There are some big department stores in Blue Street.
g) There is a luxurious hotel in the town.
h) There is shampoo in the bathroom.
i) There are sharks in the beach.
j) There’s a mall next to the hotel.
THERE + BE: YES / NO QUESTIONS

QUESTIONS SHORT ANSWERS
Are there any tourist attractions in Nicaragua? Yes, there are.
Is there any milk in the refrigerator? No, there isn’t.
THERE + BE: WH- QUESTIONS

How many hotels are there in the city? There are three hotels.
How many volcanoes are there in here? There is only one volcano
Practice: Complete the sentences with there isn’t, there aren’t, is there, are there or there’s.
a) __________a big supermarket near here? d) No, __________a bus stop on this street.
b) No, __________ any cinemas in the town. e) __________ any restaurants near here?
c) __________a cash point in the square? f) Yes, __________ an Italian restaurant in the square.
g) No, __________ a Chinese restaurant in the town. h) __________ any good markets near here?
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Vocabulary Practice: You are in a new town. Write five places you want to visit.
a) ___________________
b) ___________________
c) ___________________
d) ___________________
e) ___________________
Pair Up Practice: Work in pairs, ask and answer questions.
For example:
A: Is there a museum in the town?
B: Yes, there is a museum.
A: Is there a nice restaurant?
B: No, there isn’t a nice restaurant.
Now change. Student B asks questions and Student A answers.
Speaking: Describing places. Prepare an oral presentation describing a tourist place in Nicaragua. Use
there is, there are, and vocabulary for tourist attractions and geographic nouns.
Complete the sentences with a word or phrase from the box.
There are (x2) there’s (x2) a lot some
a) __________ a famous Nicaraguan restaurant in the city.
b) __________ a lot of modern hotels in Nicaragua.
c) There are __________ of beautiful beaches on the pacific coast.
d) __________ a lot of cinemas in Managua.
e) __________ a great department store in Metrocentro.
f) There are __________ beautiful landscapes in this country.
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Count and Non-Count Nouns.
COUNT AND NONCOUNT NOUNS

SINGULAR - PLURAL A COUNT NOUN
COUNT NOUN a restaurant – two restaurants SINGULAR: a + noun
One + noun
PLURAL: Noun + S
NONCOUNT NOUN money A NONCOUNT NOUN

some money PLURAL: A Noncount Noun does not have a plural
a lot of money form.
much money
a little money SINGULAR: Do NOT use a. Do NOT use one.
Look at the following examples, then add your own.
SOME COUNT NOUNS SOME NONCOUNT NOUS

a beach music
a restaurant food
a reservation weather
a building rain
a volcano time
Practice: Look at the italicized words. Underline the noun. Is the noun COUNT or NONCOUNT?
1. COUNT NONCOUNT He works in an travel agency.
2. COUNT NONCOUNT She has some money.
3. COUNT NONCOUNT The street is full of traffic.
4. COUNT NONCOUNT There are many cars in the street.
5. COUNT NONCOUNT I have some information about the city.
6. COUNT NONCOUNT The food is excellent.
7. COUNT NONCOUNT I like folk music.
8. COUNT NONCOUNT He likes his work.
9. COUNT NONCOUNT Would you like some water with your food?
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10. COUNT NONCOUNT Our city has a beautiful beach.
11. COUNT NONCOUNT Would you like some coffee.
12. COUNT NONCOUNT The tourists want to travel today.
13. COUNT NONCOUNT I like apples.
14. COUNT NONCOUNT He loves chocolate.

More practice: Put the words below under the correct heading, as in the examples.
Starter Butter Sugar

Bottle of water Biscuit Water
Milk Tomato Piece of bread
Glass of wine Coffee Wine
Rice Bread
Double whisky Pint of beer
Food (count) Drinks (count noun) Food (non-count) Drinks (non-count)
A piece of bread a glass of wine some bread some wine
a____________ a______________ some ___________ some __________
a ____________ a______________ some ___________ some __________
a ____________ a______________ some ___________ some __________
Some / Any
COUNT AND NONCOUNT NOUNS

Statement: (a) Alice has some money. Use SOME in a statement.
Negative: (b) Alice doesn’t have any money. Use ANY in a negative sentence.
Question (c) Does Alice have any money? Use either SOME or ANY in a
(d) Does Alice have some money? question.
(e) I don’t have any money. (non-count noun) ANY is used with non-count nouns
(f) I don’t have any matches. (plural count nouns) and plural count nouns.
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Grammar Practice: Complete the sentences with SOME or ANY.
1. I have _________ money.
2. The tourist have ____________ questions.
3. The city has ____________ tourist attractions.
4. The city doesn’t have _____________ river.
5. The hotel has ___________ stores.
6. Do you have __________ questions?
7. We don’t have _________ reservations yet.
8. Does the hotel have __________ bank?
9. There are ____________ beautiful flowers in the garden.
10. Do you have __________ problem?
Practice: Fill in the blanks with SOME or ANY.
1. A: I’d like _______________ fish, please.
B: I’m afraid we haven’t ___________ fish, but we do have _________ excellent grilled sardines.
2. A: Would you like __________ wine with your meal.
B: No, thank you. I don’t want __________ wine. Do you have ____________ mineral water?
3. A: Do you have ___________ special dishes for children?
B: No, I’m sorry, we don’t have ___________. But we have ____________ French fries.
4. A: Do you have __________ pâté?
B: Yes, we have ____________ mushroom pâté. Would you like ___________?
5. A: Would you like ____________ cheese?
B: No, thank you, I don’t want ____________ dessert, but I would like __________ coffee.
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Your Turn: Work with a partner. Student A is a waiter in a restaurant, Student B is a customer. Take roles
taking and order some food. Use some and any in your conversation. Practice and act it out for the rest of
the class.
Practice: Complete the sentences with THERE ISN’T MUCH, IS THERE MUCH?, THERE AREN’T MANY, ARE
THERE MANY?
Example: There isn’t much wine in your glass. Have some more.
1. _______________ people in this restaurant this evening. Is something going on in town.
2. _______________ noise in the rooms at the front of the hotel?
3. Hurry up, _______________ time before the first guests arrive for lunch.
4. I see you have 20 TV channels. _______________ interesting programs to watch?
5. It’s just a small hotel. _______________ rooms.
6. _______________ fast food restaurants where you come from?
7. _______________ ice in the water jug. Could we have some more?
8. We’d better order some more vegetables. _______________ celery.
Oral Practice: Use THERE IS / ISN’T, THERE ARE / THERE AREN’T + A LOT OF, MUCH, MANY, to change the
sentences.
Example: That hotel has over 500 rooms.
There are a lot of rooms in that hotel.
1. Your wine glass is nearly empty.
2. We only have five or six guests in the hotel.
3. The hotel safe has more than $30,000 in it.
4. There are more than 3 cinemas in town.
5. Information about what’s on town is hard to find.
6. The gym in the basement is full of equipment.
7. The line of taxis outside the hotel is always long,
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Make notes about the following places. Use these words and phrases.
• there’s / there are
• some / a lot of
• nice / good / beautiful / big / great / modern
a) My favorite restaurant
b) My favorite market
c) My favorite museum or gallery
d) My favorite beach
e) My favorite natural resource.
Tell your partner about each place.
Look at the picture and describe the picture. Use There is, There are, There isn’t or There aren’t, some,
any, a, an and count or non-count nouns.
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One / Ones
Use ONE to replace a singular count noun.
EX. I like this Mexican restaurant, but I also like the Chinese one.
Use ONES to replace a plural count noun.
I like the black shoes, and the white ones.

Practice: Substitute the underlined noun with one or ones.
Example. I like fast food but I also like national food.
I like fast food but I also like national one.
1. I like colonial churches but I also like the modern churches.
2. I like the tennis shoes, but I also like the dress shoes.
3. I like romantic music, but I also like rock music.
4. This is a good restaurant, but that is a good restaurant, too.
5. That store is cheap, but also this store is cheap.
6. These cities are old, but they are beautiful cities, too.
7. Mexican food is delicious, but Nicaraguan food is, too.
Read and practice the following conversations with a partner.
Conversation 1:
A: Which food do you prefer national or international food?
B: I prefer the national one. It is more delicious.
Conversation 2:
A: Excuse me. How much is that belt over there?
B. You mean the leather one
A: Yes, the black one.
B: It’s C$ 230.00.
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Conversation 3:
A: Excuse me.
B: Yes? How can I help you?
A: Do you have any jackets?
B: Sure. Follow me…. Look these ones.
A: This blue one is nice. How much is it?
B: C$ 315.00
A: OK. I’ll take it.
Your Turn: Work with a partner and ask and answer questions by using one or ones. Act it out for the rest
of the class.
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Unidad II:Localizaciones
Lugares en el Hotel
Lobby Swimming pool Fitness Center Double room
Suite Single room Spa sauna
Gift shop Casino restaurant A room with a

balcony
A room with a view Conference room Beauty salon Business center

of the ocean
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Conversation: Read and practice the conversation with a partner.
Switchboard : Good morning Paradise Hotel.
Caller : Good morning. Reservations, please.
Switchboard : One moment. I’ll put you through.
Reservations : Reservations. Can I help you?
Caller : Yes, please. I’d like to book a single room for four nights from 25th September.
Reservations : Right. I’ll just check that… Yes, madam. We can do that for you.
Caller : How much will that be, please?
Reservations : $85 per night, including breakfast.
Caller : That’s for a room with bathroom?
Reservations : Yes, madam. All our rooms have private bathroom, color television, radio, in
house video, telephone and tea and coffee making facilities.
Caller : That’s fine.
Reservations : Could I have your name, please?
Caller : The booking’s for Mr. Williams of Oliver Electronics, London.
Reservations : OK. That’s a single room for four nights from 25th September. Would you confirm
that by Fax, please?
Caller : Yes, I’ll do that Mr. Williams will probably arrive quite late. Can you hold the room
until 10:00?
Reservations : Yes, of course.
Caller : Thank you. Good bye.
Reservations : Good bye.
Your Turn: Work in pairs. Take roles. Student A; you are a receptionist, make a reservation for Student B,
ask name, kind of room, date. Student B: You want a double room for three days, ask for the facilities of the
hotel.
Description: Think about a hotel in your city or town and make an oral presentation about it. Tell about
all the facilities it has.
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Managua’s Best Hotels
Best Western Las Mercedes Its nearness to the airport and the Managua
has many splendid hotel and luxurious hotels. While some of them belong
to international chains, others are private establishments with an intimate
family atmosphere. The hotels chosen here offer unique interiors, excellent
service and a price that is a true representation of the accommodation and
service provided
Hilton Princess This modern

hotel offers many additional
services.
Crowne Plaza
This beautiful hotel has bright, elegant rooms and a beautiful

façade that matches the surrounding architecture.
Camino Real This luxurious hotel has a stunning interior walls and windows,
and the rooms have excellent sound-proofing.
Match these words with their definition.
1. stunning a. very light
2. impeccable b. extremely attractive
3. spectacular c. highly decorated
4. bright d. very impressive and exciting
5. luxurious e. perfect
6. opulent f. attractive and nice
7. charming g. extremely comfortable.
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Which of these hotels would you like to stay at and why?
Preposiciones de Lugar
Prepositions of place
Look at the following pictures to learn their meaning:
Conversation: Read and practice the conversations with a partner.
Conversation 1:
A: Excuse me, where is the post office?
B: Go straight, and it’s next to the bank.
C: Thank you!
Conversation 2
A: What’s your address?
B: I live at 34, East 39th Street, New York.
A: And what’s your zip code?
B: My zip code is NY 10061-2134
A: Thank you.
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Conversation 3:
A: Hi Sylvia, where’s the fruit juice?
B: It’s in the refrigerator!
A: No, it’s not. It’s not there.
B: Oh, sorry, it’s in the cupboard next to the soda.

A: Thanks. And where is the cereal?
B: Um, on the shelf, I think.
A: Great! Let’s have some breakfast!
Conversation 4:
A: Where do you work?
B: I work in a bank, I’m a secretary. How about you?
A: I’m a shop assistant. I work at the local store.
A: Where’s that?
A: It’s the yellow building on Green Street, next to the clothes store.
Grammar Practice
Complete with one of the following prepositions: in, on, under, in front of, behind, at.
Example: He lives ______ Italy. - He lives in Italy.
1. He works _______ a bank.
A. on B. at C. under
2. The lamp is _______ the table.
A. in B. on C. under
3. I sleep _______my bedroom.
A. at B. on C. in
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4. He lives _______26, Rosewood Street.
A. in B. at C. on
5. She lives _______a farm.
A. at B. on C. behind
6. The store is _______the library.
A. next to B. on C. in
7. The car is _______the house.
A. on B. in front of C. under
8. We eat breakfast _______home.
A. in B. on C. at
9. They swim _______the ocean.
A. in B. on C. next to
10. I live _______Green Street.
A. at B. on C. under
Prepositions of Place
The point itself - in, inside (for something contained), on (the surface), at (at general vicinity).
Higher than a point - over (generally), above (directly).
Lower than a point - under (generally, underneath (close under), beneath, below (directly).
Neighboring the point - near, by, next to, between, among, opposite.
Write the correct preposition of place in each space.
1. I’ll meet you __________ the Statler Hotel.
2. We are still living __________ Bolivar Avenue. We used to live __________ Bolonia.
3. Some of the most expensive stores __________ Managua are __________ Metrocentro.
4. The tax office is __________ the second floor.
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5. They arrived __________ Nicaragua last week.
6. The plane arrive __________ the airport two hours late.
7. A submarine operates __________ the surface of the water.
8. The students were busy writing __________ their desks.
9. When you are sitting __________ the table for dinner, don’t put your elbows __________
the table.
10. Turn left __________ the next intersection.
11. We’ll wait for you __________ the lobby of the hotel.
12. There is no one __________ the world who can help me now.
13.. He saw a dollar bill lying __________ sidewalk.
14. __________ the front page of the newspaper are the most important stories of the day.
15. You will find some stamps __________ the middle drawer of the desk.
Preposition (phrases)
We normally use prepositional phrases to say where a person or thing is, or
the direction they are moving in.
We can also use adverbs and adverb phrases for place and direction.
Many words are both prepositions and adverbs.
1. We use prepositions to talk about the place where someone or something is. Prepositions are always
followed by a noun group, which is called the object of the preposition.

above below in opposite through
among beneath inside outside under
at beside near over underneath
behind between on round
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He stood near the door.
Two minutes later we were safely inside the taxi.
Note that some prepositions consist of more than one word.
in between in front of next to on top of
There was a man standing in front of me.
The books were piled on top of each other.
2. You can also use prepositions to talk about the direction that someone or something is moving in, or the
place that someone or something is moving towards.
across into in past to

along onto inside round towards
back to out of near through up
down on
They dived into the water.
She turned and rushed out of the room.
3. Many prepositions can be used both for place and direction.
The bank is just across the High Street. {place)
I walked across the room. (direction)
We live in the house over the road. (place)
I stole his keys and escaped over the wall. (direction)
4. We can also use adverbs and adverb phrases for place and direction.
abroad Here underground past everywhere

away indoors upstairs round nowhere
downstairs outdoors anywhere through somewhere
downwards there
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Sheila was here a moment ago.
Can’t you go upstairs and turn the bedroom light off?
Note that a few noun groups can also be used as adverbials of place or direction.
Steve lives next door at number 23.
I thought we went the other way last time.

5. Many words can be used as prepositions and as adverbs, with no difference in meaning. Remember that
prepositions have noun groups as objects, but adverbs do not.
Did he fall down the stairs?
Please do sit down.
I looked underneath the bed, but the box had gone!
Always put a sheet of paper underneath.
Prepositions of place
(made by Carmen Luisa)
Look at the map below and complete the sentences with the correct preposition.
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The police station is ______________ the supermarket and the school.
The book shop is ______________London Lane and High street.
The supermarket is ______________the cinema
The museum is ______________the theatre.
The theatre is ______________the cinema and the museum.
The school is ______________Prince’s Street and High Street.
The cinema is ______________the theatre.
The Theme Park is ______________the school.
Directions
Dialogues - Asking for Directions: Read and practice the conversations with a partner.
Conversation 1:
A: Excuse me, where is the post office?
B: It’s next to the bank.
A: Thank you.
Key Vocabulary
Is there a _______ near
Conversation 2: here?
on the corner, on the left, on
A: Pardon me. Could you tell me where the cathedral is? the right
straight on, straight ahead
B: Sure. It’s across from the mall. traffic lights
Is it far?
A: Thanks a lot.
B: No problem.
Conversation 3:
A: Excuse me. Is there a bank near here?
B: Yes. There’s a bank on the corner.
A: Thank you.
B: At your service.
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Conversation 4:
A: Excuse me. Is there a supermarket near here?
B: Yes. There’s one near here.
A: How do I get there?
B: At the traffic lights, take the first left and go straight on. It’s on the left.
A: Is it far?
B: Not really.
A: Thank you.
A: Don’t mention it.
Medios de Transporte
Means of transportation
Plane Car balloon Bicycle
Yacht Bus Helicopter horse
horseback taxi ship ferry
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Read and Practice the conversations with a partner.
Conversation 1:
A: Excuse me.
B: Yes?
A: Is there a mall near here?
B: About a kilometer
A: How do I get there?
B: You can take a taxi or you can take the 103 bus.
A: OK. Thanks.
Conversation 2:
A: Excuse me. Is the bank very far from here?
B: No, it isn’t. It’s just one block. You can go on foot.
A: Thank you.
Preguntas sobre ubicación con el verbo To Be
Questions
Complete the sentences in the gaps.
at the end behind between in in front of next next to on opposite
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1. The railway station is at the end of the road, __________ the bank and the library.
2. The bank is at the end of the road on the left-hand side and __________the library.
3. The library is __________ of the road, on the right-hand side and opposite the bank.
4. The post office is on the left-hand side, opposite the cinema and __________to the bank.
5. The concert hall is between the cinema and the hotel __________the right of the street.
6. The shopping centre is __________the town hall and in front of the car park.
7. The police station is the first building on the right, __________ the football ground, opposite the café.
8. The football ground is on the right, __________the police station.
9. The café is the first building on the left, __________ the church.
10. The market is __________the middle of the street.
Work with a partner. Ask questions about each of the places in the map. Use the following words and
phrases.
Excuse me, where’s the ______? How do I get to ...?

- It’s on ______ Street. What's the best way to ...?
- It’s opposite _______. Go straight on (until you come to
- It’s next to _______. ...).
- It’s near the _______. Turn back./Go back.
- Thank you. Turn left/right (into ...-street).
- You’re welcome Go along ....
- I’m sorry. I don’t know. Cross ...
- OK. Never mind. Thank you. Take the first/second road on the
left/right
It's on the left/right.
Project: Draw a map of a town in the space below. Write the following places on the map.
bank park bus stop restaurant
cathedral university supermarket gas station
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Unidad I:
Instrucciones a los Turistas
Brindar instrucciones necesarias para la realización de distintas actividades
mediante el uso de comandos en Inglés.
Unidad II:
Actividades Turísticas
Informar a clientes sobre las diferentes actividades deportivas y de tiempo libre,
que pueden realizar idioma ingles.
Unidad III:
Itinerario Turístico
Utilizar las habilidades y destrezas del idioma inglés para dar hablar sobre el tiempo
futuro usando el BE GOING TO.
Unidad I: Instrucciones a los Turistas
Pronombres Demostrativos/Demonstrative Pronouns
DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS
SINGULAR PLURAL
THIS (A thing closed to us) THESE (Things closed to us)
THAT (A thing far from us) THOSE (Things far from us)
Conversation: Read and Practice the conversation below:
David : Could you pass me the salt over there?
Frank : Do you mean this one here?
David : Yes, that one.
Frank : Here you are. Oh, could you give me those napkins on the table over there?
David : These? Sure, here you are.
David : Is there an apple on that table over there?
Frank : Yes, there is. Here it is.
David : Great, are there any oranges?
Instrucciones durante el Tour

Frank : No, there aren’t.
David : Oh, here they are, next to me on this table
Your Turn: Work with a partner and create your conversation by using the demonstrative pronouns in singular
or plural. Practice it and act it out for the rest of the students.
Complete the conversation using this, that, these, those, here and there.
1. Could you bring me _________ chair over there?
2. Here are _________ pictures.
3. Can you see _________ building next to the bank?
4. Is _________a piece of pie for me?
5. There are three boys sitting on _________ bench over there.
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6. I would like some of _________cookies on that shelf.
7. _________ bicycles over there are expensive.
8. _________dolls on the table here are very old.
Singular Plural
a) one restaurant two restaurants To make the plural form of most nouns: add –s.
one apple three apples
one cup four cups
b) city cities End of noun: consonant + -y
story stories Plural form : change y to i, add –es.
c) boy boys End of noun: vowel + -y
key keys Plural form : add –s.
d) wife wives End of noun: -fe or -f
thief thieves Plural form : change f to v, add –es.
e) dish dishes End of noun: -sh, -ch, -ss, -x
match matches Plural form : add –es.
class classes
box boxes
f) tomato tomatoes End of noun: consonant + -o
potato potatoes Plural form : add –es.
zoo zoos End of noun: vowel + -o

radio radios Plural form : add –s.
Nouns: IRREGULAR PLURAL FORMS
Singular Plural
g) child children
h) foot feet
i) man men
j) mouse mice
k) tooth teeth
l) woman women
m) fish fish
n) person people
o) sheep sheep
p) species species
q) crisis crises
r) cactus cacti
s) phenomenon phenomena
t) goose geese
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library sheep piano child
leaf wolf belief person
wish attorney mosquito tour
opinion butterfly category place
sandwich thief mouse city
flash possibility goose message
tomato tax hero
half foot fish
Oral Practice: Correct this, that, these and those in the sentences.
Ex: That restaurants are expensive.
Those restaurants are expensive.
a These skirt is C$ 145.
b Those brown hat is nice.
c This blue bags are C$ 150.
d That orange shirts are awful.
e This yellow coats are OK.
f That paintings are beautiful.

Work with a partner. Write four sentences with this, that, these and those.
Example: This is a good restaurant.
a) ______________________________________________________
b) ______________________________________________________
c) ______________________________________________________
d) ______________________________________________________
Write the name and price of five things. Your partner asks you how much the things are.
Example: How much is this bag?
a) ______________________________________________________
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b) ______________________________________________________
c) ______________________________________________________
d) ______________________________________________________
e) ______________________________________________________
Oral Practice: Change the following statements from singular to plural.
1. This is a very good restaurant.
2. That building is new.
3. This apple is from Canada.
4. You can take this bus.
5. She has that book.
6. This hotel is big.
7. This is an excellent team.
8. Is that your CD?
9. There’s an umbrella over there.
10. This t-shirt is large one.

11. She wants a CD.
12. Do you like this blouse?
13. How much is that purse?
14. Do you know that man over there?
15. Can you see that mountain?
16. Do you like this movie?
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Conversation 1:
A: How can I help you?
B: I need a pair of sandals.
A: Right over here. What size do you wear?
B: Size seven. I like these. How much are these?
A: Uh, let’s see… C$ 660.
B: Oh no, that’s too expensive.
A: Look those over there. They are less expensive and they are good too.
B: How much are those?
A: C$ 360.
Conversation 2:
A: Do you like this music?
B: Yeah. What is it?
A: Well, this is national music. It is folklore. Many people in towns dance it.
B: Where can I get this kind of music?
A: You can buy some CDs at the music store, but you can also buy them in the market.
Adjetivos Posesivos/ Possessive Adjectives

Singular Plural SUBJECT POSSESSIVE
FORM FORM
a) I have a reservation. We have a reservation. I → My
b) You have a reservation. You have reservations. Your → Your
c) She has a reservation. They have reservations. He → His
d) He has a reservation. She → Her
e) It has a swimming pool. It → Its
We → Our
They → Their
I posses a book. = I have a book = It is my book.

My, your, His, Her, Its, Our, There are called “Possessive Adjectives”. They come in front of nouns.
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Practice: Replace the personal pronouns by possessive adjectives.
1. Where are (you) _________friends now?
2. Here is a postcard from (I) _______ friend Peggy.
3. She lives in Australia now with (she) _________ family.
4. (She) _________ husband works in Newcastle.
5. (He) _____________ company builds ships.
6. (They) ____________ children go to school in Newcastle.
7. (I) ____________ husband and I want to go to Australia, too.
8. We want to see Peggy and (she) ____________ family next winter.
9. (We) ___________ winter!
10. Because it is (they) ___________ summer.
More Practice: Complete the sentences with possessive adjectives.
1. He’s from Spain. __________ name’s Alberto.
2 .They’re married. __________ children’s names are Lauren and Daniel.
3. We’re brothers. _________ parents are French.

4. She’s eight. ___________ brother’s nine.
5. I’m British. ___________ name’s Peter.
6. You’re students. ________ books are in the classroom.
Write the correct word in the boxes below.
My your his her its our their

1. The tourist like ________ vacations.
2. Mary sees ________ mother every day.
3. My friends bring ________ children to our place on Saturdays.
4. The cat eats ________ food quickly.
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5. I often forget ________ key.
6. You write in ________ book in class.
7. We bring ________ pencils to class.
8. The men always bring ________ wives to the party.
9. Mr. Adams teaches ________ class in the morning.
10. She likes to give presents to________ grandchildren.
Conversation 1:
Reception : Good evening, can I help you?
Guest : Yes, I’d like a room for two nights.
Reception : Do you have a reservation?
Guest : Yes, the name’s Bray. I telephoned you on April 2nd-
Reception : Ah yes, Mr. Bray. Could you fill in this registration card, please?
Guest : Is it necessary to fill in the passport information?
Reception : Yes, if you would, please. Here’s your key. It’s your room number 86 on the third floor.

And here’s your key card for use in the hotel’s bars and restaurants. I’ll ask the porter to
help you with your luggage…
Conversation 2:
A: Good evening.
B: A table for three, please.
A: Do you have a reservation?
B: Yes.
A: What name, please?
B: Gibson.
A: Come this way, please, and I’ll show you to your table.
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B: Thank you.
A: Can I take your coat first…
Work in pairs. Ask for, and give, personal information for this hotel registration card.
Grammar Practice: Fill in the blanks with my, your, his, her, our, their.
1. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are at reception. They want the key to ___________ room.
2. Could you fill in this registration card and write ___________ at the top?
3. Mr. Johnson is in 228. ___________ room is on the second floor.
4. Could you help us with ___________ luggage, please?
5. Mrs. Jones is on holiday with ___________ two children.
6. I’m in 344. Could you tell me what floor ___________ room is on?
More Grammar Practice: Complete the dialogue by filling in the blanks with my, your, our, their.
Reception : Good evening. Can I help you?
Mr. Park : Good evening. Yes, ___________ name is Peter Park. I think you have a room for me.
Reception : One moment, please, sir. Ah, yes, I have _________ reservation here. A family room for four.
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Mr. Park : That’s right. I am here with __________ wife and we have ___________ two children with us.
Reception : Could you fill in this registration form, please?
Mr. Park : Of course. Do you want ___________ passport?
Reception : Yes, please.
Mr. Park : And what about ___________ wife and children? Do you want _________ passports?
Reception : No, thank you. Now, here is ___________ key. ___________ room is on the 5th floor.
Mr. Park : Thank you. Could we have some help with ___________ luggage?
Reception : Of course. I’ll call a porter, and he’ll show you to ___________ room.
Language Contrast – POSSESSIVE ‘S

We add ‘s (apostrophe +s) to nouns to show possession.
Martha is Pete’s wife. My mother’s name is Mary.
We add only ‘ to plural nouns or nouns ending with s.
My sisters’ names are Mary and Linda. Charles’ father is a painter.
How do you talk about possession in your language?
Practice: Add ’s to a word in each sentence to show possession.
a They’re Florence black shoes

b It’s Yvette red car.
c He’s Peter brother.
d That’s Jack sister.
e It’s Alessandro camera.
f These are Susie tickets.
g. The tour tickets.
h. The tourists passports.
i. That’s the cat food.
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Números Ordinales/ Ordinal numbers
ORDINAL NUMBERS
1st first 20th twentieth
2nd second 21st twenty-first
3rd third 22nd twenty-second
4th fourth 23rd twenty-third
5th fifth 30th thirtieth
6th sixth 31st thirty-first
7th seventh 40th fourtieth
8th eighth 50th fiftieth
9th ninth 60th sixtieth
10th tenth 70th seventieth
11th eleventh 80th eightieth
12th twelfth 90th ninetieth
13th thirteenth 100th hundredth
14th fourteenth 101st hundred and first
15th fifteenth 152nd hundred and fifty-second
16th sixteenth 200th two hundredth
17th seventeenth 1000th thousandth
18th eighteenth 1,000,000th millionth
19th nineteenth 1,000,000,000th billionth
Listen to your teacher and circle the number s/he mentions.
a. 4 4th
e. 1717th
b. 9 9th
f. 1111th
c. 1212th g. 55th
d. 1313th h. 77th
Unscramble the following ordinal numbers.
1. t e l h e v n e __________________
2. e t e n h i r h t t __________________
3. d u r t e h h d n __________________
4. t e i h r t h i t __________________
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5. f h w l e t t __________________
6. s i t f r __________________
7. s t u h o t h a d n __________________
8. t e e e h v s n t n e __________________
Pairs: Take turn asking about these Nicaragua holidays.
Independence day Mother’s Day Revolution Day Labor Day

9 / 15 5 / 30 7 / 19 5/1

Christmas Day Day of the dead New Year’s Day La Griteria
12 / 25 11 / 2 1/1 12 / 8
A: When is father’s day celebrated in Nicaragua?
B: It’s on June 23rd.
Speaking: Find out about a holiday in Nicaragua. Prepare a short oral presentation telling the date it is
celebrated, why people celebrate this, and how they celebrate it.
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Verbos Imperativos/ Imperative verbs for operation
IMPERATIVE VERBS
Affirmative Commands Negative Commands
Take the bus at the bus stop. Don’t walk on the streets at night.
Be on time for lunch. Don’t take pictures inside the museum.
We use imperative verbs to give instructions. Imperative verbs can be affirmative and
negative. An imperative verb starts with a verb in base form.
Use PLEASE with commands to be polite.
Practice: Spoken and written instructions. Match the two parts of the sentences.
a) Please turn English.
b) Use a quiet.
c) Please be good dictionary.
d) Look at the beautiful lake.
e) Come in and off your mobile phone.

f) Don’t get TV all weekend!
g) Don’t watch sit down.
h) Please speak up late on Saturday!
Write your own imperatives. Use the verbs below.
a) turn off __________________________________________
b) speak __________________________________________
c) eat __________________________________________
d) look __________________________________________
e) listen __________________________________________
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f) use __________________________________________
g) get up __________________________________________
h) work __________________________________________
i) answer __________________________________________
i) write __________________________________________
Say them to your partner.
Listen to a tour guide giving instructions.
Good morning. My name is Mercedes. I am your guide during this tour. In a few minutes we will leave the
hotel and drive to El Mombacho. Please be sure you take all your belongings with you. Don’t leave anything in
the bus. As soon as we arrive we will have a traditional Nicaraguan breakfast, after we will climb El Mombacho.
Don’t forget your cameras, take a bottle of water. Keep together, don’t be apart from the rest of the group.
Let me know if you feel tired. OK? Are there any questions?
Read the text above and underline all imperative verbs you find. Are they affirmative or negative
imperatives?
Speaking: Imagine you are a tour guide. Give instructions about a tour. Use imperative verbs in affirmative
and negative.
Complete the following sentences with a verb from the box.
be use leave take be hang take keep

1. I am not available in this moment. Please __________ a message after the tone.
2. Don’t ________ up! Stay on the line.
3. Don’t ________ late.
4. ______ all your belongings with you.
5. ______ together until we are inside.
6. Don’t _______ pictures inside the museum.
7. Please ________ back at the bus by 11:30.
8. Don’t _______ a flash inside the palace.
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Sugerencias con Let´s
Let’s / Let’s not
Suggestions with LET’S

Let’s go to a movie tonight. Let’s (do something) = I have a suggestion
for you and me. (let’s = let us)
Let’s stay at this hotel.
The negative for is : LET’S NOT
Let’s not wait for the bus.
Read and practice the conversations with a partner.
Conversation 1:
A: What are we doing tonight?
B: Let’s go to a disco.
A: Okay.
Conversation 2:
A: I’m tired.
B: I’m tired, too. Let’s take a break.

A: That’s good idea. Let’s not go out.
Complete the dialogs. Use LET’S. Use the expressions in the list or your own words.
eat go to a seafood restaurant
get a cup of coffee go to the zoo
go dancing leave at six-thirty
go to the beach walk
go to a movie
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1. A: What time should we leave for the airport?
B: ___________________________________________________
A: Okay.
2. A: Where should we go for our vacation?
B: ___________________________________________________
A: That’s a good idea.
3. A: Where do you want to go for dinner tonight?
B: ___________________________________________________
4. A: The weather is beautiful today. __________________________
B: Okay. Great!
5. A: I’m bored. ___________________________________________
B: I can’t. I have to work.
6. A: Should we take the bus downtown or walk downtown?
B: It’s a nice day. ________________________________________
7. A: Dinner’s ready! The food’s on the table!

B: Great! _______________________________________________
8. A: Where should we go Saturday night?
B: _____________________________________________________
9. A: We have an hour between classes.
B: Okay. That sounds like a good idea.
Oral Practice: Pair up with a classmate. Practice using let’s.
Student A: Your book is open. You say the words in the book.
Student B: Your book is closed. Use let’s in your response.
Student A: Respond to Student B’s suggestion.
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Example: It’s a beautiful day today. What should we do?
Student A: It’s a beautiful day today. What should we do?
Student B: Let’s go the zoo.
Student A: Great! What a good idea! Let’s go!
1. What time should we go out to dinner tonight?
2. When should we go to (name of a place)?
3. What should we do this evening?
4. I want to do something fun tomorrow.
Switch roles.
5. What should we do tomorrow? It’s a holiday, and we don’t have to go to class.
6. I’m bored. Think of something we can do.
7. My plane leaves at six. What time should we leave for the airport?
8. It’s (name of a classmate)’s birthday tomorrow. Should we do something special for him/ her?
Pair Up: Invite a partner to do something this weekend. Use Let’s or Let’s not, to give suggestions. Practice
your conversation and act it out for the rest of the class. Use the vocabulary for sports / fun / Recreation
below.
Example:
A: So, what are you doing on Sunday?
B: Well, nothing.
A: Let’s play soccer.
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B: Great!
Baseball Basketball Biking Bowling Boxing
Camping Chess Fishing Golf Water Skiing
tennis Paragliding Ping Pong Skating Shopping

Skate boarding Soccer Surfing Swimming volleyball
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Unidad II: Actividades Turísticas
Modal CAN
USING CAN
a) I have some money. I can buy a book. CAN expresses ability and possibility.
b) We have time and money. We can go to a movie.
c) Tom is strong. He can lift the heavy box
d) Correct: Jessica can speak English. The simple form of the main verb follows
CAN. In d): speak is the main verb.
e) Incorrect: Jessica can to speak English. An infinitive with to does NOT follow can.
In e) to speak is incorrect.
f) Incorrect: Jessica can speaks English.
The main verb never has a final –s.
In f): speaks is incorrect.
g) Alice can not come. NEGATIVE:
Alice can not come. Can + not = can not OR: cannot
Alice can’t come.
CONTRACTION:
Can + not = can’t

A: What activities can we do in Granada?
B: You can swim at the small islands, you can rent a boat.
A: Are there any other activities?
B: Yes, of course. You can go canopying in El Mombacho, and you can also climb it.
A: That sounds good.

Your Turn: Work with a partner and act out a conversation between a tourist and a tour guide. Use your
own ideas and the modal CAN.
Questions
USING CAN: QUESTIONS

CAN + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB ANSWERS
a) Can you speak Arabic? Yes, I can. / No, I can’t.
b) Can Felix come to the party? Yes, he can. / No he can’t.
WH-WORD + CAN + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB At the handicraft market.

c) Where can I buy souvenirs? Tomorrow afternoon.
d) When can we go there?
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A: Can we swim in the lake?
B: No. I’m afraid you can’t.
A: But can we take pictures inside the museum?
B: Yes, you can, but you can’t use flash.
Your turn: Act out a conversation between a tourist asking about what things they can do in tour and a
tourist guide answering his / her questions.
Speaking: Can you……….?
Question time! Use the prompts in the box to write questions. Ask your classmates the questions, take
notes about their answers, then report it to the rest of the class.
For example, Can you cook?
ACTIVITY Student A Student B Student C

Can / cook
Can / dance
Can / play golf
Can / play the piano
Can / sing
Can / swim
Can / use a computer

Write six sentences about what your classmates can and can’t do.
a) ______________________________________________________
b) ______________________________________________________
c) ______________________________________________________
d) ______________________________________________________
e) ______________________________________________________
f) ______________________________________________________
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Unidad III: Itinerario Turístico
Future with BE GOING TO
FUTURE TIME: USING BE GOING TO

a) I am going to go downtown tomorrow. Be going to expresses (talks about) the future.
b) Mario is going to be here tomorrow morning. Form: am/ is / are + going to + infinitive
c) We are going to come to work tomorrow.
d) I’m not going to go downtown tomorrow. NEGATIVE: be + not + going to

e) Ann isn’t going to study tonight.
Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
is ’s to not (x2) are ’m going
a) Freddy _______ going to get married next year.
b) Harry and Ann are _______ to move to France next month.
c) We’re _______ going to stay in a hotel in Rivas.
d) I_______ going to have lunch with some friends on Saturday.
e) Pablo’s going _______ stay at home on Friday night.
f) _______ you going to go to the party?

g) They’re _______ going to play soccer on Sunday.
h) _______ David going to play football tomorrow?
Questions
FUTURE TIME: USING BE GOING TO

Are you going to come to class tomorrow? BE + Subject + GOING TO + main verb.
No, I’m not.
A form of be is used in the short answer to a yes
Is Jim going to be at the meeting tomorrow? / no question with be going to.
Yes, he is.
What time are we going to leave? WH-Word + BE + Subject + GOING TO + main

Around six. verb
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Oral Practice: Work with a partner. Ask each other the questions.
a) What are you going to do tomorrow?
b) Are you going to eat dinner in a restaurant tonight?
c) Are you going to drink coffee or tea today?
d) Where are you going to go on holiday this year?
e) When are you going to play tennis or football?
f) Are you going to learn to drive?
g) Are you going to get fit this year?
h) Who are you going to meet this weekend?
Talking about holidays: Work in pairs. Choose a city from your country, and plan a holiday. rite your plan
below.
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________
Speaking: Ask other students about their holiday. Ask the following questions and ask your own.
Where are you going on holiday?
How long for?
Are you going to visit some cities? Which ones?
Are you going to visit the countryside?
Where are you going to stay?
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Write descriptions of Student A and Student B’s planned holidays.
Grammar Practice: Future plans
Write complete sentences with going to using the prompts 1-8.
1. He/cook for himself/tonight
2. They/not/give up/idea of being vegetarian
3. We/eat out/on Friday night
4. She/be/top-class chef when she’s older
5. They/taste/different types of food at the food and drink festival
6. He/cook/spaghetti followed by home-made ice cream
7. Marie/make/delicious cake for my birthday
8. This room/look/fantastic when it’s finished
Now, correct the following sentences 1-8.
1. He going to give up ice cream next month. ________________________________
2. This lovely food’s going taste delicious. ________________________________
3. They going to have a dinner party. ________________________________

4. I going to take up tennis in the summer. ________________________________
5. Where he going to? ________________________________
6. Maria not going to fly to New York today. ________________________________
7. We’s going to Australia next month. _______________________________
8. It’s going rain – just look at the clouds! _______________________________
Speaking: Talk with a partner. Weekend or Leisure Activities
What are you going to do this weekend? You can use the following vocabulary or add your own.
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I am going to . . . visit friends go out to eat
watch a movie stay home go dancing
go to a ball game relax go downtown
see a concert sleep in have a party
rent a video play cards go to the beach
surf the Internet play computer games go on a picnic
work out
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Unidad I:
Información de Lugares Turísticos.
Utilizar las habilidades y destrezas del idioma inglés para dar respuesta a solicitudes
y servicios al cliente.
Unidad II:
Información de Hechos Históricos con el Pasado Simple.
Hacer uso correcto de la forma pasada simple de los verbos regulares e irregulares.
Unidad III:
Información de Hechos Históricos con el pasado continuo.
Hacer uso correcto de la forma pasada continua de los verbos.
Unidad I: Información de Lugares Turísticos
Presente Continuo
The Present Continuous

Use the Present Continuous to talk about actions in progress now.
Información de Hechos Históricos

They’re serving customers.
Form the present continuous with a form of BE and the Present Participle
He is working.
Make negative statement with NOT.
I’m not working today.
Some statements in the present continuous describe activities over a period of time.
We aren’t driving to work this week.
Guest : I’ll be checking out this morning. Can you prepare my bill, please?
Reception : It’s all ready for you, madam.
Guest : Oh good, then I’ll settle it now.
Reception : How are you paying, madam?
Guest : I’d like to pay by credit card. Is that OK?
Reception : Certainly, madam. Here you are.
Guest : This all looks OK. Is service included?
Reception : Yes, service and Value Added Tax are included in the total. Would you just sign here,
please?
Guest : Fine, here’s my card.
Receptionist : And now your signature again here. Thank you. Here’s your receipt.
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THE PRESENT PARTICIPLE
END OF VERB → -ING FORM
Rule 1: A CONSONANT + E → Drop the –e and add –ing.
Smile → smiling
Write → writing
* Exception: DO NOT double w, x, and y.
Rule 2: ONE VOWEL + ONE CONSONANT → Double the consonant and add –ing.
Sit → sitting
Run → running
Rule 3: TWO VOWELS + ONE CONSONANT → Add –ing DO NOT double the consonant.
Read → reading
Rain → raining
Rule 4: TWO CONSONANTS→ Add –ing DO NOT double the consonant.

Stand → standing
Push → pushing
answer ______________ send ______________ look ______________

bite ______________ shine ______________ pay ______________
call ______________ sign ______________ plan ______________
camp ______________ sing ______________ put ______________
clap ______________ sleep ______________ rain ______________
come ______________ smile ______________ ride ______________
count ______________ sneeze ______________ ring ______________
cry ______________ snow ______________ run ______________
cut ______________ stand ______________ fix ______________
dance ______________ stop ______________ fly ______________
do ______________ study ______________ get ______________
draw ______________ swim ______________ have ______________
dream ______________ take ______________ hit ______________
drink ______________ wait ______________ keep ______________
eat ______________ wear ______________ say ______________
hurt ______________ win ______________ see ______________
join ______________ write ______________ ______________
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Complete the sentences using am/is/are and one of the verbs below in their present participle form.
wash cook play build swim
snow have watch come do
1. I can’t talk now. I _________________ the dishes.

2. Listen to Jim. He _________________ the guitar.
3. It _________________ so we can go skiing.
4. Look at Jill. She _________________ in the river.
5. They _________________ a new house in our neighborhood.
6. Someone _________________. I can smell the food.
7. Hurry. The bus _________________.
8. They _________________ their exercises so they can lose weight.
9. I can’t answer the phone. I _________________ a shower.
10. Jose and Carlos _________________ the football on TV.
Expressions of time
at the moment
now
today
this week
this month
tomorrow
next week
currently
temporarily
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Questions
THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS: QUESTIONS

QUESTION SHORT ANSWER + (LONG ANSWER)
BE + SUBJECT + -ING Yes, she is. / No, she isn’t.
Is Mary sleeping?
Yes, I am. / No, I’m not.
Are you watching TV?
Q-WORD + BE + SUBJECT + -ING She’s sleeping on the sofa.
Where is Mary sleeping? I’m watching TV because I like this program.
Why are you watching TV?
A: Hello?
B: Hi, Karla. This is Marta. How are you?
A: Oh, hi Marta. Fine, thank you. How are you doing?
B: Fine thanks. Are you busy?
A: Well, I’m cooking lunch right now. Can I call you back?
B: Sure. No problem.
Object Pronouns.
SUBJECT PRONOUNS AND OBJECT PRONOUNS
SUBJECT PRONOUNS OBJECT PRONOUNS SUBJECT – OBJECT
I - me
I speak English Bob knows me. You - you
You speak English Bob knows you. He - him
She speaks English Bob knows her. She - her
He speaks English Bob knows him. It - it
It starts at 8:00 Bob knows it. We - us
hey - them
We speak English Bob knows us.
They speak English Bob knows them.
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An object pronouns follows a verb or a preposition
Complete the sentences with a word from the box.
do you me her don’t them you him

a) I ______ like big cars.
b) ______ you like modern art galleries?
c) Do ______ like iced coffee?
d) Kate Winslet? Yes, I like ______.
e) Cappuccinos? Yes, I like ______.
f) Ronaldo? No, I don’t like ______.
g) I like ______.
h) ‘Who is it?’ ‘It’s _______!’
Grammar Practice: Select the correct option to complete each sentence.
1. I saw ____.
a. her b. she
2. Give it to ____.
a. they b. them
3. She kissed ____.
a. he b. him
4. He took ____.
a. it b. them c. Either could be used here.
5. Did anyone see ____?
a. us b. we c. Either could be used here.
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6. _____ arrived on time.
a. Them b. They c. Either could be used here.
7. What did ____ say?
a. her b. she c. Either could be used here.

8. She’s faster than ____ am.
a. me b. I
9. I saw you and ____ there.
a. she b. her
10. Between you and ____, I really didn’t like it.
a. me b. I
11. My brother and ____ went there.
a. I b. we c. me
12. He gave it to me and ____.
a. she b. her
Complete the sentences. Use PRONOUNS.
1. A: Do you know Kate and Jim?
B: Yes, ______ do. I live near _______.
2. A: Is the chemical formula for water H3O?
B: No, ______ isn’t. ______ H2O.
3. A: Would Judy and you like to come to the movie with us?
B: Yes, ______ would. Judy and _____ would enjoy going to the movie with ____.
4. A: Do Mr. and Mrs. Kelly live in the city?
B: No, ______ don’t. _____ live in the suburbs. I visited ______ last month.
5. A: Do you know how to spell “Mississippi”?
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B: Sure! I can spell ________. ________ easy to spell.
6. A: Is Paul in your class?
B: Yes, _____ is. I sit next to _______.

7. A: Do you and Jack want to join me for dinner tonight at a Chinese restaurant?
B: Jack and _____ usually eat at home. ______ need to save our money.
A: _______ is not an expensive restaurant, and the food is really good.
B: Okay. Can you meet Jack and ______ there around six?
A: Great! See you then.
Look at the picture below. Make a description of what you see in it. Use the present progressive in your
sentences, and a dictionary if necessary.
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Unidad II: Información de Hechos Históricos con el pasado simple
Pronunciación de los verbos regulares en el pasado
The Simple Past of Regular and Irregular verbs.

The Past Tense of Be

Use WAS with I, She, He, It.
I was at the party last night.
Use WERE with You, We, They.

They were there, too.
Look at these sentences with be.

She was not (wasn’t) home last night.
Sarah and Alex were not (weren’t) at the game.
The past form of There Is is There Was. The past form of There Are is There Were.
There was a party last night. There were a lot of people at the party.
Look at these questions with be.

Were you late?
Yes, I was.
Were they at a party?
No, they weren’t.
Where were you last night?
I was at home.
Conversation: Read and Practice the conversation.
A: So how was your trip to Selva Negra?
B: It was wonderful. We were very happy.
A: How was the weather?
B: It was cloudy and cool.
Your Turn: Ask a classmate about a trip s/he went, ask about the weather, the food, the people, the
weather, the place. Use the simple past of BE.
Grammar Practice: Complete the sentences with was or were.
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a) Diana, Princess of Wales _______ a princess and a fashion icon.
b) Gianni Versace _______ a fashion designer.
c) The Beatles _______ a famous pop group.
d) My friends _______ good singers at school.

e) I _______ a good student at my school.
f) Bob Marley _______ a reggae singer.
g) George and Kate _______ in Australia last year.
h) Abba _______ a famous pop group.
Choose a well-known person from history. Write sentences about him/her using the words below.
a) _______ was born on _______.
b) _______ was famous for _______.
c) _______ was good at _______.
d) _______ was married to _______.
e) _______ was friends with _______.
Read your sentences to your partner. Your partner guesses the person.
Oral Practice: Work with a partner and say the following sentence in negative. Use contractions. Then
switch roles.
a) I was happy at the tour.
b) Dan and Elsa were in the tour.
c) Yasmin was a good tour guide.
d) Oliver was my best friend.
e) Janie and Bernard were at the hotel last night.
f) Carole was late this morning.
g) The mountains were beautiful.
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Spelling Practice: Write the past simple form of each verb in the box.
live _____________ plan _____________

decide _____________ ask _____________
call _____________ travel _____________
work _____________ open _____________
paint _____________ walk _____________

want _____________ visit _____________
study _____________ jog _____________
watch _____________ help _____________
play _____________ listen _____________
THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE: USING –ED (Regular Verbs)

Simple Present: (a) I walk to work every day. Verb + -ed= the simple past
Simple Past: (b) I walked to worked yesterday. tense.
Simple Present: (c) Ann walks to work every day. I

You
(d) Ann walked to worked yesterday He
She + verb + -ed
It
We
They
SPELLING OF –ED VERBS

END OF VERB → -ED FORM
Rule 1: End of verb: A consonant + e → Add –d
smile → smiled
erase → erased
Rule 2: One vowel + one consonant * → Double the consonant, add –ed.
stop → stopped
rub → rubbed
* Do not double x, w, y.
Rule 3: Two vowels + one consonant → Add –ed; Do not double the consonant.
rain → rained
need → needed
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Rule 4: Two consonants → Add –ed; Do not double the consonant.
count → counted
help → helped
Rule 5: Consonant + -y → change –y to –i, add –ed.
study → studied

carry → carried
Rule 6: Vowel + -y → Add –ed; Do not change –y to –i.
Play → played
Enjoy → enjoyed
stop ____________ trick ____________

rain ____________ dance ____________
dream ____________ earn ____________
stay ____________ open ____________
worry ____________ close ____________
enjoy ____________ enter ____________
like ____________ taste ____________
pay ____________ cry ____________
plan ____________ learn ____________
reply ____________ sign ____________
point ____________ ask ____________
end ____________ visit ____________
wait ____________ cook ____________
date ____________ arrive ____________
PRONUNCIATION OF –ED: /t/, /d/, and /id/

Final –ed has three pronunciations: /t/, /d/, /id/.
End of verb Simple Form Simple Past Pronunciation
Voiceless a) help helped → help/t/ • Final –ed is pronounced /t/ if a
laugh laughed → laugh/t/ verb ends in a /p/, /t/, /s/, /f/,
guess guessed → guess/t/ /sh/, /ch/.
Voiced b) rub rubbed → rub/d/ • Final –ed is pronounced /d/ if
live lived → live/d/ the simple form of the verb ends
seem seemed → seem/d/ in a voiced sound: /b/, /g/, /l/;
/m/, /n/, /r/, /v/, /w/, and
vowels; as in (b).
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PRONUNCIATION OF –ED: /t/, /d/, and /id/
Final –ed has three pronunciations: /t/, /d/, /id/.
End of verb Simple Form Simple Past Pronunciation
-d or –t c) need needed → need/id/ • Final –ed is pronounced /id/ if
want wanted → want/id/ a verb ends in the letters “d” or
“t”, as in (c).
Oral Practice: Work with a partner and read aloud the following words.
walked coughed stopped

erased finished invited
washed smiled rained
visited counted remembered
touched folded kissed
waited shave added
helped arrived jog
El pasado simple de verbos regulares e irregulares
PAST TIME EXPRESSIONS

Yesterday is used with morning, afternoon and evening.
Last is used with night, with long periods of time (week, month, year), with seasons (winter,
summer, etc.), and with days of the week.
Ago Means “in the past”. It follows specific lengths of time (e.g., two minutes + ago, five years +
ago).
YESTERDAY LAST AGO
yesterday last night five minutes ago
yesterday morning last week two hours ago
yesterday afternoon last weekend three days ago
yesterday evening last month a (one) week ago
the day before yesterday last year six months ago
last spring a (one) year ago
last summer
last fall
last winter
last Monday
last Tuesday
last Wednesday
etc.
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Grammar Practice: Complete the following statements with yesterday, ago, last.
1. I went to a trip two days _____________.
2. Rosa and Felix were at the movies ___________ night.
3. The restaurant was closed _____________ afternoon.
4. I arrive to this city twenty years ___________.

5. It rained in this city an hour _________.
6. I was in Rivas ____________ weekend.
7. I visited my aunt and uncle ___________ winter.
8. Carmen was out of town __________ week.
9. Ali played with his children ___________ evening.
10. Roberto walked to the hotel _____________ afternoon.
Some IRREGULAR VERBS

Simple Form Past Form Simple Form Past Form
Awake Awoke Draw Drew
Be Was / Were Drink Drink
Become Became Drive Drove
Begin Began Eat Ate
Bite Bit Fall Fell
Blow Blew Feel Felt
Break Broke Fight Fought
Bring Brought Find Found
Build Built Fly Flew
Burn Burned / burnt Forget Forgot
Buy Bought Get Got
Catch Caught Give Gave
Choose Chose Go Went
Come Came Grow Grew
Cost Cost Have Had
Cut Cut Know Knew
Dig Dug Lend Lent
Dive Dived / Dove Make Made
Do Did Pay Paid
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Affirmative Statements
Oral Practice: Change the following verbs to the past. Use the past time expressions.
1. I get some mail every day.
2. They go downtown every day.

3. We have lunch every day.
4. I do exercises in class every day.
5. I eat breakfast every morning.
6. I get up at seven every day.
7. She is at the beach.
8. They visit many tourist places.
9. I come to school by bus.
10. The ticket cost C$50.00.
11. He drives to work every day.
12. They pay by credit card.
A: So how was your vacation?
B: It was so exciting.
A: Really? Where did you go?
B: We went to a nice beach.
A: So, what did you do?
B: We went snorkeling; we took many pictures of the beach, we relaxed a lot.
A: How about the weather?
B: It was sunny and a little scorching, but we enjoyed it a lot.
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A: Tell me about the food.
B: We ate in a nice restaurant near the beach. We had some seafood, and some national food, too.
A: Did you go out in the evenings?
B: Yes, we did. We went to a nice disco, we danced a lot. How about you?

A: I stayed home, I didn’t go anywhere, because I was sick.
Negative Statements
The Simple Past: Negative

Subject + DID + NOT + Main Verb I
You
a) I did not walk to school yesterday. She
b) You did not walk to school yesterday. He + DID NOT + main verb*
c) Mario did not eat lunch yesterday It (simple form)
We
They
d) Incorrect: I did not walked to school yesterday. Notice that the simple form of the main verb is
used with did not.
e)Correct: I didn’t walk to school yesterday. Negative Contraction:
Did + not = Didn’t
Grammar Practice: Put the verb in brackets in the past simple to complete the story.
When I (arrive) _______ at Adam’s house he wasn’t at home. I (wait) _______ twenty minutes for Adam
and then he (arrive) _______. Adam (move) _______ to his new house two years ago. He (like) _______the
beautiful countryside near to his house. We (play) _______tennis in the park in the afternoon. Adam (cook)
_______the dinner. It was delicious! In the evening we (listen) _______to jazz music.
Look at the verbs in the box. Work with a partner and write a simple story using eight of the verbs in the
past simple.
want ask move start finish live play work cook

close talk arrest listen walk
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Write a paragraph about a past experience or choose one from the list.
• your first day at college or school
• your first English lesson
• your last trip

• your last good party

________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Use was/were and time expressions. Read your paragraph to your partner.
Choose three of the time expressions below. Tell your partner where you were.
last night last month last year five months ago

two days ago a week ago
Example: I was on holiday five months ago.
Correct the mistake with the past simple in each of the sentences.
a) I was sick yesterday. I go to the doctor’s.
b) I see the thief go into the house.
c) My sister buyed me a new watch for my birthday.
d) Emma haved fruit for breakfast this morning.
e) Georgia taked a photo of the beautiful lake.
f) Euan find the camera next to the chair.
g) My brother win £40 in the lottery last week.
h) Owen lose his bag on the bus.
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Questions
Reorder the words to make questions.
a) were / you / Where / yesterday / afternoon?
_________________________________________________________________

b) they / Were / at / school /happy?
_________________________________________________________________
c) favourite / was / your / Who / teacher?
_________________________________________________________________
d) we / Were / good / students?
_________________________________________________________________
e) was / school / your / Where?
_________________________________________________________________
f) name / What / his / was?
_________________________________________________________________
g) you / were / Where / last week?
_________________________________________________________________
h) the / lesson / Was / interesting?
_________________________________________________________________
Writing: Write a paragraph about a past experience, then tell to your partner about it.
Questions ……..?
Ask a different classmate each of the questions. Make notes of their answers.
a) Where were you yesterday evening?
b) What was your favourite trip?
c) Where were you yesterday morning?
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d) How old were you in 2000?
e) Who was your best friend at school?
f) Where were you born?
g) Where were you a week ago?

Ask your partner the questions. Your partner answers Yes, I did/No, I didn’t …
a) Did you eat breakfast this morning?
b) Did you come to the English class by bus or car?
c) Did you get up early this morning?
d) Did you use a computer yesterday?
e) Did you watch TV last night?
f) Did you go to a restaurant last weekend?
g) Did you cook your dinner last night?
h) Did you have coffee this morning?
Work with a partner. Write four things that were in the news last week.
a) ______________________________________________________________
b) ______________________________________________________
c) ______________________________________________________
d) ______________________________________________________
Write a short news story for each of them below. Use regular and irregular past simple verbs.
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
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Find another pair and read them your stories
Ask other students in the class five questions in the past simple. Use your models from Ex. 2
to help you write complete questions in each box.
WH-Question A question Yes/No question WH-Question Yes/No question

about sports about travel about TV about a holiday about music
Student A
Student B
Student C
Student D
Student E
Find the irregular past forms of the following verbs in the word searcher. The answers go up
and down in these directions:      
Have do go make break take

see catch put give can eat
A C E M G H J D K G
P Q A O S T I V A L
O D E U Z D W V N M
E A J T G Y E X P C
X Y B B H W A S O
H Z R R T U T A Q U
A A O K M P W E S L
D K E E T A R E T D
E H J F E C D W N V
L K K O O T A X Z T
Now use the irregular past forms above to fill in the gaps.
1 He _ _ _ fish and salad for dinner last night.
2 They _ _ _ _ a cake for their mother’s birthday.
3 She _ _ _ _ a book on the bus to work.
4 We _ _ _ _ to Rivas on holiday last year.
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5 I _ _ _ my coat in the cupboard
6 He _ _ _ _ his wife some flowers to say sorry.
7 She _ _ _ _ _ _ the bus to school last week.
8 I _ _ _ some beautiful places on holiday.

9 She _ _ _ a beautiful baby girl on Friday.
10 He _ _ _ _ _ the World Record for goal scoring in one match.
11 _ _ _ you go to the rock concert?
12 I _ _ _ _ _ speak English when I was younger.
Possessive Pronouns
Subject Pronouns Possessive Adjectives Possessive Pronouns

I My Mine
You Your Yours
He His His
She Her Hers
It Its Its
We Our Ours
They Their Theirs
Grammar Practice: Complete the statements with a possessive adjective or a possessive pronoun.
1. My friend John has a new dog, ____________old dog died last week.
2. Mary hates when somebody touches ____________car.
3. The students must bring ____________certificates tomorrow.
4. Harry Potter has learned how to use ____________wand.
5. Be careful, your cat is annoying ____________neighbours.
6. Don’t use Martin’s cup! It’s ____________!
7. Sharon has three sisters. ____________youngest sister lives in Spain.
8. The house where they live is not ____________. They are renting it.
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9. Can I use your chair? My chair is smaller than ____________.
10. Susan will visit ____________friends when she goes to England.
Select the correct option to complete the sentence. Possessive Pronouns and Adjectives
1 Jody has lost ________ book.

a. mine b. her c. hers d. theirs
2 Junko has eaten her lunch already, but I’m saving ________ until later.
a. hers b. her c. my d. mine
3 This bird has broken ________ wing.
a. it’s b. its’ c. hers d. its
4 Was ________ grammar book expensive?
a. your b. yours c. your’s d. you
5 My telephone is out of order, but ________ is working.
a. your b. our c. his d. their
6 ________ computer is a Mac, but ________ is a PC.
a. Your, mine b. Yours, mine c. Your, my d. Yours, my
7 We gave them ________ telephone number, and they gave us ________.
a. ours, their b. our, their c. ours, theirs d. our, theirs
8 ________ pencil is broken. Can I borrow ________?
a. Mine, yours b. Your, mine c. My, yours d. Yours, mine
9 These grammar books are different. ______ has 278 pages, but ______ has only 275.
a. Yours, mine b. Your, my c. Yours, my d. Your, mine
10 You can’t have any chocolate! It’s all ________!
a. your b. its c. her d. ours
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A: Excuse. I think you forgot something.
B: I did?
A: Isn’t this jacket yours?

B: Oh! You’re right. It is. Thanks so much.
A: My pleasure.
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Unidad III: Información de Hechos Históricos con el pasado continuo
El Pasado continuo/The Past Continuous
Form the PAST CONTINUOUS with WAS or WERE and a Present Participle.
What were you doing last night at eight? I was watching TV.

Was the tour guide giving instructions? Yes, he was. / No, he wasn’t.
The Past Continuous shows an action that continued during a period of time in the past.
The Simple Past tense shows an action that occurred and then ended.
I was having lunch when the bus arrived.
Grammar Practice: Complete the sentences with the past continuous. Use the verb in parentheses.
1. I (eat) _____________________ dinner.
2. Carlos and Gabriel (visit) _______________________ the city.
3. The bus driver (driving) _________________ fast.
4. The waiter (serve) ___________________ customers.
5. The telephone (ring) _________________ a few minutes ago.
6. Sheila and Daniel (dance) __________________ at the disco last night
7. Mario (sing) ___________________ his favorite song.
8. Alice (listen) __________________ to music.
Questions
The Past Continuous: Questions

Yes / No questions:
WAS / WERE + SUBJECT + VERB IN PRESENT PARTICIPLE + ?
Was she drinking coffee? Yes, she was. / No, she wasn’t.
Were they talking on the phone? Yes, they were. / No, they weren’t.
WH-Questions
WH-WORD + WAS / WERE + SUBJECT + VERB IN PRESENT PARTICIPLE +?
What were they doing? They were giving a speech.
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. The Past Continuous vs. The Simple Past
Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses.
1. A: What (you, do) _______________ when the accident occurred?
B: I (try) _______________to change a light bulb that had burnt out.

2. After I (find) _______________the wallet full of money, I (go, immediately)
_______________to the police and (turn) _______________ it in.
3. The doctor (say) _______________ that Tom (be) _______________too sick to go to work
and that he (need) _______________to stay at home for a couple of days.
4. Sebastian (arrive) _______________ at Susan’s house a little before 9:00 PM, but she (be,
not) _______________there. She (study, at the library) _______________for her final
examination in French.
5. Sandy is in the living room watching television. At this time yesterday, she (watch, also) _______________
television. That’s all she ever does!
6. A: I (call) _______________you last night after dinner, but you (be, not)
_______________there. Where were you?
B: I (work) _______________ out at the fitness center.
7. When I (walk) _______________into the busy office, the secretary (talk) _______________ on the
phone with a customer, several clerks (work, busily) _______________ at their desks, and two managers
(discuss, quietly) _______________methods to improve customer service.
8. I (watch) _______________a mystery movie on TV when the electricity went out. Now I am never going
to find out how the movie ends.
9. Sharon (be) _______________in the room when John told me what happened, but she didn’t hear anything
because she (listen, not) _______________ .
10. It’s strange that you (call) _______________because I (think, just) _______________about you.
11. The Titanic (cross) _______________the Atlantic when it (strike) _______________an iceberg.
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12. When I entered the bazaar, a couple of merchants (bargain, busily) _______________and (try)
_______________to sell their goods to naive tourists who (hunt) _______________for souvenirs. Some young
boys (lead) _______________their donkeys through the narrow streets on their way home. A couple of men
(argue) _______________over the price of a leather belt. I (walk) _______________over to a man who (sell)
_______________ fruit and (buy) _______________ a banana.
13. The firemen (rescue) _______________the old woman who (be) _______________trapped on the third
floor of the burning building.

14. She was so annoying! She (leave, always) _______________her dirty dishes in the sink. I think she
(expect, actually) _______________ me to do them for her.
15. Samantha (live) _______________in Berlin for more than two years. In fact, she (live) _______________
there when the Berlin Wall came down.
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Unidad I:
Realización de Ventas y Cobros.
Realizar la venta y formas de cobro utilizando WILL y THE PRESENT CONTINUOS
con significado en el futuro en inglés.
Unidad II:
Información de Lugares Turísticos.
nformar sobre distintos productos y donde encontrarlos en el hotel o en la
circunscripción mediante el uso de adjetivos comparativos y superlativos en el
idioma Inglés de forma oral y escrita.
Unidad I: Realización de Ventas y Cobros
Vocabulario en el proceso de venta y cobro de servicios
Vocabulary: Money and Payment
A.T.M. Automated Teller Machine; cash dispenser

Banknote Piece of paper Money
Borrow Obtain money which must be returned
Broke (to be) To have no Money
Budget Amount of money available or needed for a specific use
Cash Coins or bank notes (not checks); actual money paid, not credit
Cash dispenser Automatic machine from which a bank customer may withdraw money
Cashier A person dealing with cash transactions in a bank, shop, etc.
Cheque/check Written order to a bank to pay the stated amount from one's account
Coin A piece of metal used as money
Currency The money used in a country
Debt Money owed by one person to another
Deposit Sum payable as a first installment on a purchase; money placed in an account
in a bank
Donate Give money especially to charity; make a donation
Exchange rate The rate at which one currency can be exchanged for another
Fee Payment made to a professional person (doctor, lawyer, etc.)
Atención al Cliente en Ventas y Cobro

Interest Money paid for borrowing or investing money
Invest To put money into business, property, etc. in order to earn interest or profit
Legal tender Currency that cannot legally be refused as payment
Lend Give or allow the use of money which must be returned with interest
Loan Sum of money to be returned with interest
Owe To be in debt to somebody; to owe money to somebody
Petty cash Small amount of cash available for everyday expenses
Receipt Written statement that money has been paid
Refund Pay back money received; reimburse
Tip Small sum of money given to a waiter, taxi driver, etc.
Withdraw Take money from a bank account
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Read and Practice the following conversations with a classmate.
Conversation 1:
A: Good afternoon. Are you ready to order?
B: Yes, I would like a cheese burger and iced tea, please.
A: For you madam?
C: I’d like a hamburger and French fries, and a soda.
A: Anything else?
C: That’s all for now. Thanks.
B: Can you bring me the bill, please?
A: Sorry, sir. You have to pay in the cashier’s window.
B: OK.
Conversation 2:
A: Would you like any duty-free, madam?
B: Oh yes, I’d like to buy some perfume. Do you have any I’Eau d’Issey?
A: Yes, I think I do. I’ll just get it for you. Here you are.
B: How much is it?
A: Let’s see. It’s the fifty milliliter bottle so that’s twenty-nine pounds fifty, madam.
B: Can I pay in dollars?
A: Certainly, madam. But we only give changes in cordobas.
B: Oh, That’s OK.
A: So that’ll be forty-three dollars and thirty cents.
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Verbs: Action verbs
Read and practice the following verbs:

Pay Do
Buy Exchange
Change Deposit
Stay Fill
Work Sign
Withdraw
Types of Currency
Dollar Euro Cordoba yen peso
Conversation: Read and Practice the conversation.
A: May I help you?
B: Yes. I’d like to change some euros into pesos?

A: All right. How much money will you change?
B: What’s the today’s exchange rate?
A: Let’s see. Oh. It’s 10.12 today.
B: OK. I’ll change $120 dollars, please.
A: Can I see your ID?
Practice the conversation with a partner. Use your own words.
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Payment Method
Bill Coins Credit card The bill
Check Traveler’s check cash ATM Card
Present Continuous with Future meaning
Use the Present Continuous with a future time expression to show future actions.
I am visiting my relatives this weekend.

I’m not working this Friday.
Are you staying in the hotel for your vacations?

Yes, I am.
Where are they doing this Saturday?
They’re climbing the mountain.
Read the following speech of a tour guide.
Good morning every one. I’m your tour guide. I’m so happy you are coming with me today on a tour of
Managua. We are leaving in just a few minutes.
First, I’m taking you to see the most important places in the city: Acahualinca’s footprints, tiscapa, and
National Palace. Then we are going to a really nice and excellent restaurant for lunch. After that I am taking
you to see other interesting tourist sights. This evening we are going to a disco and I hope you have some nice
time. Enjoy your trip and welcome to Nicaragua.
Your Turn: Imagine you are a tour guide and prepare a short speech for a group of tourist you are taking to
a city in your country. Use the present continuous to talk about the future.
Shopping. Put each of the following words or phrases in the correct gap.
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Tag label cashier bargain receipt exchange take back
try on fit advice shop assistant credit card check
select cash refund size sale
If you want to go shopping there are a number of things you have to consider. If you would like to find
a ____________ you should make sure to go to a ____________The only problem with a sale is that it is
sometimes hard to ____________something once you buy it. Many stores also refuse to give a ____________on
anything you have bought. If you are looking for clothes, make sure to ____________check the ____________to
make sure that it is a good ____________Another good idea is to look at the ____________and ____________to
see instructions for washing, etc. It’s always a good idea to also ask the ____________for ____________Finally,
when you go to the ____________you can usually pay by ____________or ____________if you don’t have the
____________. Never forget to get the ____________.
Be Going to y Future with WILL
Use will or will not plus the base form to talk about the future.
I don’t think it will rain today. It will not rain tomorrow either.
Contract will to ‘ll. Contract will not to won’t.

I’ll be at the party, but Dorothy won’t.
Read and Practice the following conversations

Conversation 1:
A: When will you take your vacation this year?
B: I’ll go to Corn Island.
A: Really? That sounds great. How will you get there?
B: By plane. It’s a long trip but I have plenty of time.ç
A: oh, how long will you stay there?
B: For a week.
A: Wow! Where will you stay?
B: At a little hotel near the city.
A: Sounds wonderful.
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Conversation 2:
A: We will have our tour to Granada city.
B: What time will we leave the hotel?
A: At seven. We will have breakfast in the hotel first, then we will wait for the bus. And we will
drive to Granada. So you will be ready to leave at seven.
B: What will do there?
A: You will visit the city, see the cathedral and churches, later we will go to Granada little
islands.
Work in pairs and create a conversation with your partner. Act out the conversation for the rest of the
class.
Questions
Use will or will not plus the base form to talk about the future.
I don’t think it will rain today. It will not rain tomorrow either.
Contract will to ‘ll. Contract will not to won’t.

I’ll be at the party, but Dorothy won’t.
Look at the pictures: Work with a partner and ask and answer questions about the activities you will do in
a tour. Practice affirmative and negative answers. Use your dictionary if necessary.
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Ex: Will we play golf?
Yes, you will. / No, you won’t.
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Unidad II: Información de Lugares Turísticos
Adjentivos
Adjectives
Comparative form of adjectives
THE COMPARATIVE: USING –ER AND MORE

Mary is 25 years old. When we use adjectives (e.g., old, important) to compare two
John is 20 years old. people or two things, the adjectives have special forms:
e) Mary is older than John. In (a) We add –er to an adjective. Or
f) Health is more important In (b) We use more in front of an adjective.
than money. The use of –er or more is called the COMPARATIVE FORM.
g) INCORRECT: Mary is more
old than John Notice in the examples: than follows the comparative form: older
h) Health is importanter than than, more important than.
money.
ADJECTIVES WITH ONE SYLLABLE ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE Add – er to one-syllable adjectives.

Old older Spelling note: if an adjective ends in
Cheap cheaper one vowel and one consonant, double
Big bigger the consonant: big – bigger, fat-fatter,
thin-thinner, hot-hotter.
ADJECTIVES THAT END IN -Y Pretty prettier If an adjective ends in –y change the
Funny funnier –y to i and add –er.
ADJECTIVES WITH TWO OR MORE famous more famous Use more in front of adjectives that
SYLLABLES important more have two or more syllables (except
important adjectives that end in –y).
Interesting more
interesting
IRREGULAR COMPARATIVE FORMS good better The comparative forms of good, bad,
bad worse and far are irregular.
far farther / further
Practice: Write the comparative forms for the following adjectives.
1. old _____________________
2. small _____________________
3. big _____________________
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4. important _____________________
5. easy _____________________
6. difficult _____________________
7. long _____________________
8. heavy _____________________
9. sweet _____________________
10. expensive_____________________
11. hot _____________________
12. cheap _____________________
13. good _____________________
14. bad _____________________
15. far _____________________
16. lazy _____________________
Work with a partner and compare the following things:

1. living in the city / living in town
2. swimming / surfing
3. going sightseeing / going shopping
4. buying in a mall / buying in a market
5. riding a horse / riding a bike
6. driving a car / driving a truck
7. camping / staying in a hotel
8. swimming in the beach / swimming in a pool
9. being a tour guide / being a tourist
10. traveling by bus / traveling by plane
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Project: Prepare an oral presentation. Talking about two different activities you can do in a tour. Use the
comparative form of the adjectives. Say as much as you can.
Forma superlativa de los adjetivos
Superlative form of adjectives
THE SUPERLATIVE: USING –EST AND MOST

a) COMPARATIVE: The Comparative (-er/more) compares two things or
She is shorter than He. people.
b) SUPERLATIVE: The Superlative (-est/most) compares three or more
She is the shortest girl in the class. things or people.
Adjective Comparative Superlative

Adjectives with one Old Older (than) The oldest (of all)
syllable Big Bigger (than) The biggest (of all)
Adjectives that end in –y Pretty Prettier (than) The prettiest (of all)
Easy Easier (than) The easiest (of all)
Adjectives two or more Expensive More expensive (than) The most expensive (of
syllables Important More important (than) all)
The most important (of
all)
Irregular forms Good Better (than) The best (of all)

Bad Worse (than) The worst (of all)
Far Farther / Furthest The farthest / The
(than) furthest (of all)
Practice: Write the comparative and superlative forms of the following adjectives.
COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
1. long _____________________ ________________________
2. small _____________________ ________________________
3. heavy _____________________ ________________________
4. comfortable _____________________ ________________________
5. hard _____________________ ________________________
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6. difficult _____________________ ________________________
7. easy _____________________ ________________________
8. hot _____________________ ________________________
9. cheap _____________________ ________________________
10. interesting _____________________ ________________________
11. pretty _____________________ ________________________
12. strong _____________________ ________________________
13. good _____________________ ________________________
14. bad _____________________ ________________________
15. tall _____________________ ________________________
16. high _____________________ ________________________
17. tiny _____________________ ________________________
18. common _____________________ ________________________
19. large _____________________ ________________________

20. deep _____________________ ________________________
21. narrow _____________________ ________________________
22. visited _____________________ ________________________
23. boring _____________________ ________________________
24. white _____________________ ________________________
25. dark _____________________ ________________________
26. crowded _____________________ ________________________
27. popular _____________________ ________________________
28. traditional _____________________ ________________________
29. green _____________________ ________________________
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30. delicious _____________________ ________________________
31. ugly _____________________ ________________________
32. beautiful _____________________ ________________________
Talk about the different geographical sites in Nicaragua. Use the comparative and the superlative form of
the adjectives.
a) lakes
b) rivers
c) beaches
d) mountains
e) volcanoes
f) forests
g) cities
h) island
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Compilación y Adecuación de Contenido:

Gioconda E. Sánchez Ñurinda

Se permite la reproducción total o parcial de la presente obra,

Greetings, introductions and emergency questions

Recepción del Turista

GREETINGS RESPONSES Welcome to …

Conversation 1: Introducing yourself.

A: Hi. My name’s Sandy Black.

B: Hi, Sandy. Nice to meet you. I’m Carlos Lopez.

A: Nice to meet you, too.

Activity 1: Introduce yourself to a partner.

Conversation 2: Introducing another person.

A: Carlos, this is my friend John. John this is Carlos.

B: Hi, Carlos. Nice to meet you.

C: Nice to meet you, too.

Activity 2: Introduce your partner to another partner.

Recepción del Turista

A: How do you spell “Mississippi”?

1. excuse 5. tourist 9. thirteen

Use titles with family names, NOT first or given names

COUNTRY ADJECTIVE NOUN COUNTRY ADJECTIVE NOUN

Australia Australian an Australian Italy Italian an Italian

Baker Barber janitor Maid

barman Chef / Cook Secretary Painter

Recepción del Turista

He is an astronaut. They are astronauts

She is a famous painter. They are famous painters

__________________ __________________ ____________________ __________________

A: Excuse me. What’s your name?

A: What do you do Mr. Miller?

Conversation 2: Read and Practice the conversation.

A: So, what is your occupation? What about you?

B: I’m a business person. And you?

A: What about you?

Conversation: Read and Practice the following conversation.

Tourist : Nice to meet you Jose. I’m Christopher.

Tour guide : This is our bus driver. He is Carlos.

Bus driver : Hello Christopher! Are you from the Canada?

Recepción del Turista

Andy : Excuse. Are you Brian Williams?

Brian : Yes, I am. Are you the Castros?

Andy : Yup, I’m Andy… Andy Castro.

Liza : Hello, my name’s Lisa. Welcome to Nicaragua, Brian.

Brian : Thank! It’s great to be here.

Andy : And this is my little brother.

Brian : Hi. What’s your name?

Carlos : Carlos. And I’m not little. I’m six.

Brian : Nice to meet you, Carlos.

Carlos : How old are you, Brian?

Brian : I’m fifteen.

Andy : No. Not fifty, Carlos, fifteen.

Pronombres, Sujetos y Artículos

Second Person You → You

Practice: Substitute the underlined word for a Subject Pronoun.

1. Alice is a tour guide ________ is a tour guide.

2. Betty and Karla are students. ________ are students.

3. Daniel and I are students, too. ________ are students, too.

__

A: to the Royal Hotel, Ms Martinez. in room 305

B: Nice to __you, Ms Mornington. I _Frances Jones.

A: Nice to you , Ms Jones.

a) Kylie Minogue. from __.

b) Brad Pitt. from__.

d) Robbie Williams. from __.

e) Rio de Janeiro is in Argentina. False! in .

f) Rome in .

g) Warsaw is in Italy. False! in .

1. A: Hello, my name ____ Susanna. What _ your name?

B: How you _?

4. A: Where _ you _?