Inglés técnico.

Student’s book

Inglés técnico

Administración, Comercio e Informática

JULIA TESCHENDORFF

INFORMÁTICA Y COMUNICACIONES

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Introductory Unit

In this unit, you will learn…

• some classroom language

• basic English grammar

• to introduce yourself

• to spell

• the numbers in English

• about countries, nationalities and cultural diversity.

Vocabulary I

Show off your English!

1. Group work First, work in pairs. Look at the words in the virtual space. Write down in Spanish the meaning of the words you know. Then, ask your classmates about the words you don’t know.

Example: Student A: What is the word for ‘notebook’ in Spanish? Student B: It is ‘cuaderno’.

Check your translations, and write the words on the correct list on the next page together with their meaning in Spanish until all the lists are complete.

2. Speak and write Can you create sentences in English using these words? Show your classmates. Write the sentences in your notebook.

3. Speak and think Look at the word cloud with the values. Which values are important to you? And which values do you think are essential at work?

4. Homework Create your own word cloud. Think of your hobbies or interests, your favourite place or your favourite singer. Look for related words and translate them into English using a dictionary. You can make your word cloud using an online tool, or you can draw it.

Classroom language

1. Work in pairs In English classes, we often use the sentences below. Try to complete the translations with the help of your partner and a dictionary. Who says these phrases: the teacher or the students? English Spanish Who says it?

Be quiet, please!

How do you say bolígrafo/pen in English/Spanish?

¡Silencio, por favor! Teacher

¿Cómo se dice bolígrafo/pen en inglés/ español? Student

How do you write this word? ¿ escribe esta palabra? pronounce this word? ¿Cómo se pronuncia ?

Are you ready?

Can you write the word on the board, please?

¿Estáis ?

¿Puedes escribir la en la pizarra, por favor?

Come to the , please. Ven a la pizarra, por favor.

Can you explain that again, please? ¿Puedes explicarlo de nuevo, ?

Can you repeat that, please? ¿ eso, por favor? speak louder, please? ¿Puedes hablar más alto, por favor?

Can you speak more slowly, please? ¿ más despacio, por favor?

May I go to the toilet, please? ¿Puedo ir al , por favor?

May I come in?

What does pen mean?

¿ pasar?

¿ significa pen?

Open your books on page 10. Abrid los libros por la 10.

Close your books. Cerrad los

Listen to the audio. el audio.

Please put your phone away. Guardad los por favor.

Read out loud. en voz alta.

Raise your hand to . Levantad la mano para hablar.

Look at the board.  la pizarra.

I don’t No lo entiendo.

I don’t know. sé.

Please repeat after me. Por favor, lo que digo.

I’m sorry I’m late.

Siento llegar

Work in groups. Trabajad en in pairs. Trabajad por parejas.

2. Homework Copy the sentences below in your notebook and try to translate them. Then check your translations with an online translation tool (Google Translator or Deepl) and correct them.

a) Can I help?

b) Can I go to the board?

c) Can I open the window?

d) Can I close the window?

e) Can I have a piece of paper, please?

Grammar I

Present Simple. Verb to be I Use

f) When is the homework for?

g) Stop talking and be quiet.

h) There is no homework today.

i) Remember the homework.

j) May we pack our things and go?

Verbs normally describe actions, but the verb to be indicates a state. We use the verb to be to describe a person or a thing or give information about our:

• name

• nationality

• age

• profession

• feelings

1. Write and speak The form of the verb to be with I is am. Study the example in the picture below. Write 6 sentences about yourself, similar to the example with Lucía, and then tell your classmates about yourself.

2. Listen and speak

Listen to your teacher say the present simple forms of the verb to be and repeat.

Present Simple. Verb to be Positive form

Long form

Short form

Structure

subject + be (am/are/is) + … I + am + Spanish.

I am  I’m Use. Examples

You are  You’re I am happy.

He/She/It is  He’s / She’s / It’s

We are  We’re

You are  You’re

They are  They’re Negative form

Long form

Short form

You are a teacher.

He is 16 years old.

She is Lucía.

It is big.

We are from Bogotá.

You are students.

They are Colombian.

Structure

subject + be (am/are/is) not + … I + am + not + Spanish.

I am not  I’m not Use. Examples

You are not  You're not - You aren't I’m not Italian.

He/She/It is not  He's / She's / It's notHe / She / It isn't

We are not  We're not - We aren't

You are not  You're not - You aren't

They are not  They're not - They aren't

Interrogative form

You are not from Madrid.

He is not 20 years old.

She isn’t a dentist.

It isn’t small.

We aren’t sad.

You are not teachers.

They aren’t in Madrid.

Structure

Am/Are/Is + subject + …

Are + you + Spanish?

Am I? Use. Examples

Are you?

Is he / she / it?

Are we?

Are you?

Are they?

Am I late?

Are you in my group?

Is he a doctor?

Is she from Quito?

Is it hot in Texas?

Are we friends?

Are you French?

Are they ready?

Listen Read and listen to these short conversations. Track 1

A: I am a student. Are you a student?

B: No, I am not a student. I am a teacher.

A: My mother is a dentist.

B: Is she Spanish?

A: No, she is not Spanish. She is from the United States.

A: Messi is from Argentina.

B: Is he a teacher?

A: No, he is not. He is a football player.

A: We are vocational school students. Are we at home?

B: No, we are not. We are at a vocational training school.

A: My parents are scientists.

B: Are they very busy?

A: Yes, they are very busy.

B: Are they at work right now?

A: You are my best friend. Are you happy?

B: Yes, I am glad that you are my friend.

A: Luis is a doctor.

B: Is he a radiologist?

A: No, he is not. He is a cardiologist.

B: Is he from Cuba?

A: Yes, he is Cuban.

A: Today is the first day of class.

B: Is it Monday today?

A: No, it is not. Today is Tuesday.

A: We are Colombian.

B: Are you from Bogotá?

A: No, our family is from Medellín.

A: No, they are not.

B: Are they at home?

A: Yes, they are. You are very nosy!

3. Think Underline the subject and the present simple verb to be in the sentences of the conversations above. For example: I am a student. Are you a student?

4. Write Complete the following sentences with the positive form of the present simple of the verb to be.

a) We teachers.

b) My family from Spain. We Spanish.

c) My grandparents 80 years old.

d) John late for work.

e) They happy.

f) She a secretary.

g) I thirsty. Give me some water, please.

h) You hard-working.

5. Listen and speak Pronunciation /æ/. Listen and repeat. Track 2

am at Spanish ask sad cat dad can flag backpack fan

Pronunciation /a:/. Listen and repeat.. Track 3

ask last are March large hard heart market art bar far card

Present Simple. Verb to be II

More uses of the verb to be

We also use the verb to be for:

Relationships: I am his best friend. She is my mother. They are my parents.

Marital status: I am married. You are single. My parents are divorced.

Location: Seville is in Spain. The laptop is on the desk. The workers are in the warehouse.

States: The laptop is new. The phone is broken. It is warm outside. The TV is on.

Identification: A piano is a musical instrument. Africa is a continent. It is a dog.

Times and dates: Tomorrow is Monday. It is the 2nd of November. It is 11 o’clock.

1. Write Read the sentences below the photos. Change them into the short form of the verb to be (for example: He is German. He’s German). Write the sentences in the correct box.

Nationality Relationship

He’s German.

table.

2. Complete the following sentences with the negative form of the present simple of the verb to be. Example: I am not busy at the moment.

g) She is his boss. h) It is a flag. i) I am French.

j) It is on the

k) He is ill. l) It is 3 o’clock.

a) Peter and Jane on a bus.

b) I well.

c) He at work.

d) We teachers. e) You sad. f) It sunny today.

j) It 6 o’clock. k) He Fernando Torres. l) They single any more.

3. Try to transform the negative sentences from the previous exercise into positive ones. Ask your teacher for the words you may need.

a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) j)

4. Complete the following sentences with the short negative form of the present simple of the verb to be.

a) Marie French. She is from Belgium.

b) You a sales representative.

c) Money essential.

d) They from Italy.

e) We late. Our train is on time.

f) He ambitious.

g) I 100 years old.

h) It in the fridge.

g) They in a restaurant. h) She Spanish. i) You a doctor.

5. Write questions with the present simple of the verb to be. Also, provide an affirmative or negative answer for each question. Examples: Is Mrs Green in the kitchen? No, she is not. – Are they young? Yes, they are.

a) Mr Brown / in the hall?

b) They / friendly?

c) We / too early?

d) She / the manager?

e) You / tired?

f) Ema / from Tokyo?

6. In your notebook, write 6 questions with the present simple of the verb to be and the following words.

16 years old from Brazil new English big a dentist

7. Complete these sentences with the present simple of the verb to be

a) you happy?

b) Alexia a famous footballer.

c) Today my first day at work. I nervous.

d) he intelligent?

e) Sara and Paul British.

f) She from Madrid.

g) we young?

h) Brian the new director.

8. Change these sentences into the long/short form.

Short form

Edmund isn’t a cashier.

You’re the manager.

Barbara isn’t impatient.

They’re happy.

Long form

I am in the warehouse.

It is not cold today.

The new employees are not lazy.

9. Correct the mistakes in the following sentences. Not all the sentences have mistakes.

1. Rose aren’t an office assistant.

2. Steve is a lawyer.

3. Are Naomi your girlfriend?

4. They isn’t promotion assistants.

5. Is Dimitri and Anastasia Russian?

10. Write some more questions with the present simple of the verb to be

a) Maria / your sister?

b) you / from New York?

c) Sunday tomorrow?

d) we / in Bilbao?

e) Meng / Chinese?

f) book / on the sofa?

g) already 3 o’clock?

h) they / your friends from school?

Vocabulary II

Introducing yourself

1. Listen Close your book and listen to two students having a conversation. Track 4

2. Read Listen again to Ahmed and Paula and read the dialogue.

Student A: Hello, I am Ahmed. What is your name?

Student B: Hi. My name is Paula.

Student A: Nice to meet you.

Student B: Nice to meet you too.

Student A: Where are you from, Paula?

Student B: I am from Madrid. I’m Spanish, how about you?

Student A: I am Moroccan, from Casablanca. What do you do?

Student B: I’m a student here. I’m studying Management and Administration. What about you?

Student A: I’m also a student here. I am in the second year of Information and Communications Technology. How old are you?

Student B: I am 16. How about you?

Student A: I’m 17. Well, I have to go to class now...

Student B: Me too. I am late! Have a good class!

Student A: Thanks, you too. I hope to see you again… It’s nice talking with you. I am in Class 2A.

Student B: I’m in Class 1B. Yes, let’s go for a walk sometime! See you soon!

Student A: Bye-bye, Paula!

3. Write Find examples of the verb to be in the text and underline them.

4. Underline 5 words you do not know. You can look up the words in your dictionary or ask your teacher. Then, write the words and their meanings in your vocabulary notebook.

5. Now, together with your partner, fill in the blanks with the missing words and true information about yourselves.

Student A: Hello, I . What your name?

Student B: Hi. My

Student A: Nice to meet you.

Student B: Nice to too.

Student A: Where you ?

Student B: I am . I’m , how about you?

Student A: I , from . What do you do?

Student B: I’m a student. What about you?

Student A: I’m also a student. How old you?

Student B: I am . How about you?

Student A: years old.

6. Speak Now, role-play the dialogue in Exercise 5 with your partner.

Vocabulary II

Learning the numbers 1 to 10

1. Listen and speak Listen to the numbers and repeat them. Afterwards, read the numbers out loud to your partner. Track 5

2. Write Fill in the gaps. a)

3. Write Look at the items in the picture below and fill in the blanks with the missing words. Match each label below [a), b), c)…] with its picture.

a) seven

b) sticky notes

c) paintbrushes

d) nine

e) rulers

f) ten

g) pair of scissors

h) pencil sharpeners

i) eight

j) two

Grammar II

Demonstratives - This/That,These/Those Use

We use this, that, these and those to refer to things we are talking about.

We use this (singular) to refer to a single thing that is near to us and that (singular) to refer to things at some distance from us.

We use these (plural) to talk about things or people that are near to us and those (plural) to talk about things or people at some distance from us.

This is my new smartphone!

(1 thing or 1 person)

These are my brothers!

And that is my old mobile phone!

And those are my parents!

(2 or more things or a group of people)

1. Speak In two groups, practice saying sentences with this, that, these and those. Each group is on one side of the classroom. Hold an object in your hands and say sentences like the ones below. For example:

This is my pen. / This is a book.

These are my friends. / These are Laura and Pablo.

That is a backpack/door.

Those are my friends/my classmates/Paula and Juan. / Those are windows.