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Preparatory CAEC Course

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INTRODUCTION (Audio 1)

English:
Welcome to the Army School of Languages and Dialects preparatory CAEC course. In
this course, we’ll go over the basic terminology, vocabulary and grammar needed to
successfully complete the Basic and Intermediate English course.
You’ll hear two basic instructions on the audios. These instructions are:

 Listen

 Repeat
You can choose to keep listening for the Spanish version, or skip this audio to begin.
Spanish:
Bienvenido al preparatorio CAEC de la Escuela de Idiomas y Dialectos del Ejército.
En este curso repasaremos la terminología, vocabulario y gramática básica necesaria para
llevar a cabo satisfactoriamente los cursos Básico e Intermedio de Inglés.
Escuchará dos instrucciones básicas en los audios. Estas son:

 Listen (Escuche)
 Repeat (Repita)

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Introductory Unit

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THE NUMBERS (1-10) (Audio 2)

Listen

1 2 3 4 5
one two three four five
uán tú trí fór fáiv

6 7 8 9 10
six seven eight nine ten
síx séven éit náin tén

THE NUMBERS (11-20) (Audio 3)

Listen

11 12 13 14 15
eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen
iléven tuélv tértin fórtin fíftin

16 17 18 19 20
sixteen seventeen eighteen nineteen twenty
sícstin séventin éitin náintin tuéni

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 USING WHAT WE’VE LEARNED (Audio 4)
Usando lo que aprendimos

1. Listen and complete.

Escucha y completa.

Listen

a. Carlos bought _________ apples for a pie.

b. I think _______ chickens won’t be enough for everybody.
c. There are ________ assault rifles and _________ helmets.
d. Unit ________ is in charge of Area _______.
e. ________ men and _________ women were seen fleeing the scene.

2. Match the objects with the right number. Then, complete the sentences writing the number.
Junta los objetos con el número correcto. Luego, completa la oración escribiendo el número.

COMPLETE

There are ______ books.

5 They are _____ men.
There’s _____ tanks on the hill.

3 Match your
answers

2 using lines!

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Unit 2

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 LESSON 1, PART 1: Vocabulary: (Audio 5)

Recuerda que las palabras

Listen en rojo representan
pronunciación.
Common jobs.
1. Listen to some common jobs.
Escucha algunos trabajos comunes.

1. Barber 2. Cook 3. Pilot

bárber cúk páilot
(Barbero) (Cocinero/a) (Piloto/a)

4. Doctor 5. Mechanic 6. Farmer

dóctor mekánic farmer
(Doctor/a) (Mecánico/a) (Granjero/a)

2. Listen and repeat. (Audio 6)

Listen and Repeat

a. My hair is long. I need to go to the barber.

b. The Air Force needs a pilot for the new airplane.
c. Corporal Silva is sick. He went to the doctor.
d. The mechanic fixed my car.

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 LESSON 1, PART 2: Vocabulary Practice: (Audio 7)

1. Listen to the audio. Then, label the pictures.

a. b. c.

________________ _________________ _________________

d. e. f.

________________ ________________ ________________

2. Match the job with the tool they use.

a. A tool is an object that
helps you do a task, or
repair something.

Una herramienta es un
b. objeto que te ayuda a
realizar un trabajo, o
reparar algo.

c.

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FLASH GRAMMAR: Pronouns + to be (He-she)

1. Pronouns and their conjugation and contraction.

a. Full form.
Forma completa.

Pronoun Verb to be
He a cook.
is
She a doctor.

b. Contracted form.
Forma contraída.
Pronoun + to be
He’s a barber.
She’s a pilot.

 A pronoun is a word that can replace a noun. Pronouns refer specifically to people that are
being talked about.
Un pronombre es una palabra que puede reemplazar a un sustantivo. Los
pronombres se refieren específicamente a gente de la cual se habla.

Angela is a
pilot.
She’s a pilot.

 A pronoun can be changed for a noun, and viceversa.

Un pronombre se puede cambiar por un sustantivo, y viceversa.

Camilo
noun

is a farmer.

He
pronoun

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UNIT 2 TEST

1. Unscramble the words.

a. rbrbae : _________________________
b. kcoo : _________________________
c. hcciaemn : _________________________
d. mrafre : _________________________
e. optil : _________________________

2. Write the name of each job.

a. ______________ b. _______________ c. ______________

d. ______________ e. ______________ f. _______________

Continue on the next page…

Continúa en la siguiente
página…

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3. Listen to the numbers and write them down. (Audio 8)

a. _____________
b. _____________
c. _____________
d. _____________
e. _____________

4. Underline the correct sentences.

a. Marcos are a cook.

b. He is a pilot.
c. Her is doctor.
d. Milena is she is pilot.
e. She’s is a barber.
f. Bob is a farmer.

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 GLOSSARY

Numbers/nómbers: Números
Learn/lórn: Aprender.
Use/iús: Usar.
Buy/báy: Comprar.
Helmet/jélmet: Casco.
Pie/pái: Pastel.
Flee/flíi: Huír.
Everybody/evribádi: Todos.
Complete/complít: Completar.
Tank/tánc: Tánque.
Hill/jíl: Colina

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 THINK ENGLISH STUDENT’S BOOKS

ESCUELA DE IDIOMAS Y DIALECTOS DEL EJÉRCITO

Calle 102 # 7 - 80
Bogotá, Colombia, 2020.
3212268863-3143073867

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