ATLANTIS
ENGLISH PROGRAMME
BOOK I
CREATED, DEVELOPED AND ILLUSTRATED BY DR. ROBERT RODRIGUEZ NOHLE . FOR ROOTECH.
‘ENGLISH… YOUR WAY’ FIRST EDITION - 2016.
We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.
Sir Winston Churchill
Life is just a mirror, and what you see and seek out there, you must first see and seek inside of you.
Dr. Robert Rodriguez Nohle
Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value.
Albert Einstein
The supreme happiness in life is to be loved for what you are, or perhaps, more accurately said, “despite what you are”… there lies the true power of love and its amazing and everlasting magic to change everything and everyone.
Dr. Robert Rodriguez Nohle
The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.
Carl Jung
Clarity of mind means clarity of passion, too; this is why a great and clear mind loves ardently and sees distinctly what it loves.
Blas Pascal
THE VOICE WITHIN THE SPIRIT
SOMETIMES THE GUNFIRE, UNJUSTICE, WAR, HATRED, INTOLERANCE AND IGNORANCE AROUNDS US MAKES
IT HARD TO BE HEARD, BUT THE HUMAN VOICE IS DIFFERENT FROM OTHER SOUNDS.
IT CAN BE HEARD OVER NOISES THAT BURY UNMERCIFULLY EVERYTHING ELSE,
EVEN WHEN IT IS NOT SHOUTING… BUT YET STRONG.
EVEN IF IT IS JUST A CHILD’S CRY WITHIN THE WIND….
EVEN THE LOWEST WHISPER OF HOPE CAN BE HEARD OVER ARMIES, EVIL AND OPRESSION.
OUR VOICE, MIND AND SPIRIT, EMPOWERED BY EVERLASTING FREEDOM, CAN NOT BE DEFEATED WHEN THEY ARE TELLING THE TRUTH!
DR. ROBERT RODRIGUEZ NOHLE.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SINCERE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FOR ALL THE HELP AND COOPERATION TO THOSE PEOPLE THROUGH TIME, WHOSE SUPPORT, VISION AND TRUST IN MY CAPACITY AND KNOWLEDGE HAVE ENCOURAGED ME TO DEVELOP THIS PROGRAMME THAT I NOW OFFER TO ALL THOSE WHO WISH TO LEARN THE LANGUAGE OF BUSINESS, SCIENCE, FUTURE AND SUCCESS.
I WANT TO THANK TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS CONTRIBUTED WITH THEIR PATIENCE, ADVICE, TIME, CARING AND UNDERSTANDING IN THE MAKING OF THIS BOOK.
TO MY SWEET AND BELOVED MOTHER AMALIA NOHLE, MY ALWAYS ESTEEMED AND LOYAL FRIENDS, STUDENTS, COLLEAGUES, TEACHERS AND DR. HENRY JACOBS OF COURSE, I AM ALSO VERY GRATEFUL WITH GOD… THAT SUPREME BEING, EVERLASTING ENERGY AND SPIRIT WHO BINDS TOGETHER EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE…THANK YOU FOR THE UNCOUNTABLE BLESSINGS BESTOWED UPON ME, ALL MY GRATITUDE...
PROLOGUE
DR. ROBERT RODRIGUEZ NOHLE
IT IS TRUE. I HAVE TO ADMIT THAT AT THIS VERY MOMENT I FEEL TREMENDOUSLY HAPPY. AFTER MANY MONTHS OF HARD WORK AND EFFORT I HAVE FINALLY MADE IT!
THIS BOOK MEANS SO MUCH THAT IT IS DIFFICULT TO FIND THE RIGHT WORDS TO EXPRESS THE JOY IT BRINGS TO ME… IT WAS BORN ALMOST AS A CHALLENGE ISSUED TO ME SOME YEARS AGO, AND EVEN THOUGH IT IS NOT THE FIRST BOOK I HAVE WRITTEN IT IS VERY SPECIAL IN MORE THAN ONE WAY. ‘ATLANTIS ENGLISH PROGRAMME’ IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE BOTH THE TEACHER (INSTRUCTOR) AND THE STUDENT WITH A PRACTICAL TOOL FOR STUDYING, PRACTICING, LEARNING AND HAVING FUN WITH THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.
IT CAN BE EASILY USED FOR A BASIC AND INTERMEDIATE LEVEL WITH A VERY WIDE VARIETY OF TOPICS FOR CONVERSATION, BRAINSTORMING, READING AND VOCABULARY LEARNING. BOTH NEW STUDENTS OR THOSE WITH SOME EXPERIENCE WITH THE LANGUAGE WILL BENEFIT OF THE INTERESTING DIALOGS AND DAILY SITUATIONS CAPTURED IN THESE PAGES AS WELL AS THE GREAT AMOUNT OF EXPRESSIONS AND VOCABULARY. OF COURSE, GRAMMAR IS IMPORTANT AND THIS PROGRAMME HANDLES IT PROPERLY. THERE IS SOMETHING MORE THAT I WANT TO EMPHASIZE: THE INTENSIVE, EFFICIENT AND SMART USE OF IMAGES.
WITHIN THIS BOOK THERE ARE AROUND 750 ILLUSTRATIONS WHICH NOT ONLY REPRESENT VOCABULARY OR ITEMS BUT TOPICS FOR CONVERSATION, TOO. PRECISELY, THAT IS THE KEY OF EFFECTIVENESS IN THIS METHOD. ALL THESE GRAPHICAL RESOURCES ALLOW A FLEXIBLE FLOW OF LEARNING WHERE THE INTENSITY AND PROFUNDITY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE CAN BE ADJUSTED ACCORDING TO THE SKILLS AND LEVEL OF THE STUDENT. THAT IS WHY ‘ATLANTIS ENGLISH PROGRAMME’ CAN BE USED WITH MOST STUDENTS REGARDLESS THE LEVEL OF ENGLISH THEY COULD HAVE…
IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING AND KNOWLEDGE OF GRAMMAR ‘ATLANTIS ENGLISH PROGRAMME’ IS USED WITH A SUPPORT TEXTBOOK CALLED ‘HANDY GRAMMAR’ WHICH PROVIDES EXPLANATIONS AND EXAMPLES TO THE RULES, PROTOCOLS AND DIRECTIVES OF THE LANGUAGE. ON AVERAGE, IT WILL TAKE FOUR MONTHS TO COVER ALL THE 20 LESSONS PLUS THE SUPPORT MATERIAL (GRAMMAR, LYRICS, VOCABULARY LISTS, ETC.) THAT MEANS FIVE LESSONS PER MONTH.
THANKS A LOT, I REALLY HOPE YOU ENJOY THE BOOK, LEARN A LOT AND HAVE FUN WITH IT.
GUAYAQUIL, DECEMBER 31st, 2016
LESSON 9: AT THE SUPERMARKET - GROCERY STORE!
1. WHAT IS A SUPERMARKET?
2. WHAT IS A GROCERY STORE?
3. SECTIONS OF A SUPERMARKET
4. VEGETABLES - FRUITS
5. MEATS - POULTRY
6. EXERCISES
LESSON 10: COOKING - MEALS & BEVERAGES!
1. THREE DAILY MEALS.
2. DAIRY PRODUCTS - GRAINS - CEREAL.
3. BEVERAGES - LIQUORS.
4. THERE BE: EXPRESSING EXISTENCE.
5. COOKING: RELATED VERBS.
6. EXERCISES.
LESSON 11: LET’S EAT SOMETHING DELICIOUS!
1. FOODS: SOURCE OF LIFE AND ENERGY.
2. FAST FOOD.
3. HOUSEHOLD GOODS.
4. SEA FOOD.
5. QUANTITY - QUALITY.
6. THE USE OF SOME AND ANY.
LESSON 12: PHISICAL APPEARANCE / PERSONALITY!
1. WHAT DO YOU LOOK LIKE?
2. PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE WORLD.
3. DESCRIBE YOUR APPEARANCE / PERSONALITY.
4. VOCABULARY.
5. EXERCISES.
6. VEHICLES - MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION.
LESSON
1.
LESSON
LESSON
LESSON
LESSON 17: SPORTS - ENTERTAINMENT AND MORE!
1. SPORTS: A HEALTHY HAPPY STYLE OF LIVING.
2. HOBBIES: FUN ANYTIME YOU WANT.
3. VOCABULARY
4. THE AUXILIARY CAN / CAN NOT
5. EXERCISES
LESSON 18: CLOTHING - GOING SHOPPING!
1. THE WORLD OF FASHION.
2. CLOTHING: VOCABULARY.
3. CLOTHING: RELATED VERBS.
4. POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS.
5. EXERCISES.
LESSON 19: MUSIC AND MOVIES - TRIVIA
1. LIGHTS, CAMERA … ACTION!
2. COMPARATIVES IN ENGLISH
3. PLAIN COMPARATIVES.
4. COMPARATIVES OF EQUALITY.
5. COMPARATIVES OF INFERIORITY.
6. EXERCISES.
LESSON 20: FACTS AND RECORDS WORLDWIDE
1. FACING THE FACTS
2. PLAIN SUPERLATIVES
3. SUPERLATIVES OF INFERIORITY
4. USING TOO (ADJECTIVE) - NOT + ENOUGH (ADJECTIVE)
5. SUPER FACTS WORLDWIDE
LESSON 1: INTRODUCING MYSELF - THIS IS ME!
GREETING PEOPLE - WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
- WHAT IS YOUR NAME? - WHAT IS YOUR LAST NAME? - NICE TO MEET YOU!
- HOW ARE YOU? - ARE YOU OK? - HOW IS IT GOING?
- HOW ARE YOU? - I’M HAVING A GOOD TIME - IT’S BEEN A BLAST!
MARIO: HELLO, MY NAME IS MARIO GUCCI
JANE: HI, MY NAME IS JANE OLIVIER.
MARIO: NICE TO MEET YOU JANE.
JANE: GLAD TO MEET YOU TOO, MARIO
MARIO: WHERE ARE YOU FROM JANE?
JANE: I AM FROM PARIS - FRANCE
MARIO: I AM FROM VENICE - ITALY
JANE: WHERE DO YOU LIVE?
MARIO: I LIVE IN NEW YORK, AND YOU?
JANE: WELL, I LIVE IN MIAMI.
MARIO: MIAMI YOU SAY? OH, THAT’S NICE!
JANE: YEAH. NEW YORK IS AWESOME, TOO.
DIFFERENT GREETINGS:
- GOOD MORNING - GOOD AFTERNOON - GOOD EVENING
- HELLO - HI.
- HOW ARE YOU?
- SO LONG
- TILL TOMORROW
- WHAT’S GOING ON?
- HOW IS IT GOING? - WHAT’S UP?
- HOW DO YOU DO? - BYE (BYE BYE)
- SEE YOU!
- SEE YOU SOON
- HOW’S LIFE?
- SEE YOU LATER
- HOW ARE YOU DOING?
- LONG TIME NO SEE!
- HOW HAVE YOU BEEN? - PLEASED TO MEET YOU! - GOOD DAY MATE!
- HOW ARE THINGS? - HOWDY?
MAIN ARTICLES IN ENGLISH
- GREAT TO SEE YOU!
DEFINITE ARTICLE INDEFINITE ARTICLE PLURAL INDEFINITE ARTICLE
THE ( IN SPECIFIC ) A - AN ( IN GENERAL ) SOME ( IN GENERAL PLURAL )
EXAMPLES
- AN HONEST NUN
- SOME CRATES
- SOME BOOKS
- SOME CUTE PUPPIES
- AN UNEMPLOYED MAN
- SOME TALL BUILDINGS
- SOME HEAVY LOGS
- SOME FAST PLANES
- AN OSTRICH AT THE ZOO
- SOME PLASTIC JARS
- SOME ELEGANT PENGUINS
- SOME PLAYFUL DOLPHINS
SUBJECT PRONOUNS
THEY ARE EXECUTORS OF THE ACTIONS (VERBS) IN FIRST PLACE. THEY CAN REFER IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS TO PEOPLE, PLANTS, ANIMALS, IDEAS, CONCEPTS, THINGS, ETC.
- GOOD MORNING - GOOD AFTERNOON - GOOD EVENING
- HELLO - HI.
- HOW ARE YOU?
- SO LONG
- HOW IS IT GOING?
- HOW DO YOU DO?
- SEE YOU!
- TILL TOMORROW - SEE YOU SOON
- WHAT’S GOING ON?
- HOW HAVE YOU BEEN?
- HOW ARE THINGS?
EXAMPLES:
- IT IS A WILD DOG
- I AM A DOCTOR.
- HE IS SINGLE
- THEY ARE MARRIED
- HOW’S LIFE?
- PLEASED TO MEET YOU!
- HOWDY?
- YOU ARE A KIND PERSON.
- WE ARE THE BEST FRIENDS.
- ALBERT (HE) WORKS OUTS HARD.
- THE CAR (IT) IS BROKEN DOWN.
- WHAT’S UP?
- BYE (BYE BYE)
- SEE YOU LATER
- HOW ARE YOU DOING?
- LONG TIME NO SEE!
- GOOD DAY MATE!
- GREAT TO SEE YOU!
- IT IS A NICE HOUSE AT THE BEACH
- KAREN (SHE) HIKES ON THE WEEKENDS
- THESE MOUNTAINS (THEY) ARE SO HIGH.
TO BE: SIMPLE PRESENT FORM.
AM IS => BE ARE
AFFIRMATIVE
- I AM
- YOU ARE
- HE IS
- SHE IS
- IT IS
- WE ARE
- YOU ARE
- THEY ARE
EXAMPLES:
AFIRMATIVE
- HE IS A GOOD FRIEND
- YOU ARE IN MIAMI
- THEY ARE MARRIED
- JENNY IS A COP
- WE ARE LOST
- IT IS A BEAR
- I AM SICK
NEGATIVE
- I AM NOT
- YOU ARE NOT
- HE IS NOT
- SHE IS NOT
- IT IS NOT
- WE ARE NOT
- YOU ARE NOT
- THEY ARE NOT
NEGATIVE
- HE IS NOT A GOOD FRIEND
- YOU ARE NOT IN MIAMI
- THEY ARE NOT MARRIED
- JENNY IS NOT A COP
- WE ARE NOT LOST
- IT IS NOT A BEAR
- I AM NOT SICK
TO BE OR NOT TO BE… THAT IS THE QUESTION!
INTERROGATIVE
- AM I?
- ARE YOU?
- IS HE?
- IS SHE?
- IS IT?
- ARE WE?
- ARE YOU?
- ARE THEY?
INTERROGATIVE
- IS HE A GOOD FRIEND?
- ARE YOU IN MIAMI?
- ARE THEY MARRIED?
- IS JENNY A COP?
- ARE WE LOST?
- IS IT BEAR?
- AM I SICK?
- NAME - ORIGIN - TO MEET - MY - MATE
- LAST NAME - DIVORCED - TO WORK - YOUR - GAL
- SURNAME - WIDOWER - TO STUDY - FRIEND - BLOKE
- NICKNAME - WIDOW - TO LIVE - PAL - GUY
- FROM - MARRIED - TO SPEAK - BUDDY - SHEILA
- TO - SINGLE - TO GREET - DUDE - CHAP
LESSON 2: THE FAMILY!
A FAMILY IS A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO ARE CLOSELY RELATED TO EACH OTHER, ESPECIALLY PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN. 'FAMILY' IS A SINGLE WORD, WITH MANY DIFFERENT MEANINGS. PEOPLE HAVE MANY WAYS OF DEFINING A FAMILY AND WHAT BEING A PART OF A FAMILY MEANS TO THEM. NOW, FAMILIES DIFFER IN TERMS OF ECONOMIC, CULTURAL, SOCIAL, AND MANY OTHER FACETS, BUT WHAT EVERY FAMILY HAS IN COMMON IS THAT THE MEMBERS IN IT LOVE AND CARE FOR EACH OTHER. FRIENDS AS FAMILY: YES, MANY PEOPLE CONSIDER FRIENDS TO BE CLOSE OR EVEN CLOSER THAN EXTENDED (OR IMMEDIATE) FAMILY. PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOST CLOSE FAMILY MEMBERS MAY CREATE A FAMILY UNIT OF FRIENDS WITH SIMILAR INTERESTS AND GOALS TO BECOME REPLACEMENTS OR ENHANCEMENTS TO A LACKING FAMILY STRUCTURE. THIS TYPE OF FAMILY UNIT, WHILE UNTRADITIONAL, CAN BE JUST AS CLOSE, IF NOT CLOSER, THAN A TRADITIONAL STRUCTURE. FRIENDS ARE CHOSEN BY AN INDIVIDUAL; AT TIMES, THESE PEOPLE MAY BE MORE SPECIAL, CARING OR IMPORTANT THAN THE FAMILY A PERSON WAS BORN WITH. THERE IS A GROWING GLOBAL TREND TO CONSIDER PETS AS PART OF THE FAMILY. IN FACT, MILLIONS OF PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD LOVE THEIR PETS, ENJOYING THEIR COMPANIONSHIP, GOING FOR NICE WALKS, PLAYING AND EVEN TALKING TO THEM. OF COURSE, THERE IS ALSO EVIDENCE SUGGESTING THAT ATTACHMENT TO PETS IS QUITE GOOD FOR HUMAN HEALTH & EVEN HELPS TO CONNECT WITH NATURE
HELLO FELLOWS, MY NAME IS ARES GLADSTONE, I’M 12 YEARS OLD. I AM A VERY GOOD STUDENT AND A ‘MAGNIFICENT GAMER’. THERE ARE FIVE MEMBERS IN MY LOVELY FAMILY, INCLUDING ME. WE ALL LIVE IN DOWNTOWN MIAMI, THE GREATEST CITY IN FLORIDA – UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
MY FATHER TODD GLADSTONE, HE IS 42 YEARS OLD, HE IS A HISTORY TEACHER AND A VERY NICE GUY. HE'S ALSO VERY FUNNY AND FOND OF SPORTS, CHESS, WINDSURFING ANDTHE FAMILY, OF COURSE. I ADMIRE MY DAD, AND I AM TRULY PROUD OF HIM.
MY MOTHER, AMALIE ANN GLADSTONE, SHE’S 38 YEARS OLD, SHE’S A VERY SWEET LADY WHO LOVES HER FAMILY DEEPLY, VERY FOND OF COOKING, READING, MUSIC AND GARDENING MY MOM IS A NURSE AND A PART-TIME PHOTOGRAPHER SHE IS ALSO VERY CARING AND PRETTY. MY BABY SISTER JENNY GLADSTONE, SHE’S A TWO YEARS OLD DOLL, WHO LAUGHS AND PLAYS ALL THE TIME… SHE IS THE ‘SPARK’ OF OUR LIVES
FINALLY, I CAN'T FORGET MY BEST FRIEND, "TOTO" MY PET DOG... HE'S A HAPPY, PLAYFUL PUPPY HE IS WITH ME ALL THE TIME... SOMETIMES EVEN AT SCHOOL. YES, EVERYBODY SAYS I HAVE A BEAUTIFUL FAMILY, WONDERFUL PARENTS, A TERRIFIC SISTER AND A GREAT DOG. I AGREE. I THINK I'M A VERY LUCKY BOY. YEAH, I LOVE MY FAMILY SO MUCH AND THEY LOVE ME BACK, TOO… WHAT A FEELING!
ACTIVITY:
* TALK ABOUT YOUR FAMILY… NAMES, AGE, PROFESSIONS *
TO BE: CONTRACTIONS
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE
I'M I'M NOT AM I?
YOU'RE YOU AREN'T ARE YOU?
HE'S HE ISN'T IS HE?
SHE'S SHE ISN'T IS SHE?
IT'S IT ISN'T IS IT?
WE'RE WE AREN'T ARE WE?
YOU'RE YOU AREN'T ARE YOU?
THEY'RE THEY AREN'T ARE THEY?
EXAMPLES
AFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE
HEY GUYS… YEAH, I'M A GEEK.
INTERROGATIVE
- SHE'S A SMART WOMAN - SHE ISN'T A SMART WOMAN - IS SHE A SMART WOMAN?
- I'M A HAPPY GUY - I'M NOT A HAPPY GUY - AM I A HAPPY GUY?
- WE'RE RICH PEOPLE - WE AREN'T RICH PEOPLE - ARE WE RICH PEOPLE?
SENTENCES
- ISN'T SHE REALLY BEAUTIFUL ? - YOU'RE THE BEST FRIEND OF THE WORLD.
- HE'S MY FAVORITE JUGGLER.
- WE'RE ON VACATIONS IN JAMAICA NOW.
- THEY'RE TOGETHER SINCE COLLEGE. - THAT'S RIGHT. I'M AN ENGLISH TEACHER.
- SHE ISN'T HAPPY WITH HER LIFE. - IT ISN'T THE GIFT THAT JENNY WANTED.
- CHARLIE AND I AREN'T MARINES. - BORIS ISN'T THE RIGHT FOR THIS JOB.
- WE AREN'T READY TO START THE TEST. - MARCUS AND HIS WIFE AREN'T MISSING.
- JIM, I'M NOT WHO YOU THINK I AM! - COME ON, THEY'RE READY TO TALK TO YOU.
- HEY, AREN'T YOU PETER'S OLDER SON? - THIS IS UNFAIR. YOU KNOW I'M NOT GUILTY.
VOCABULARY: MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY
- FAMILY - RELATIVES - AUNT
- FATHER - COUSIN - GRANDSON
- MOTHER - GRANDFATHER - GRANDDAUGHTER
- PARENTS - GRANDMOTHER - GRANDCHILDREN
- SON - GRANDPARENTS - GRANDCHILD
- DAUGHTER - NIECE - CHILD
- SIBLING - NEPHEW - HUSBAND
- CHILDREN - UNCLE - WIFE
- PARENTS IN LAW - FATHER IN LAW - MOTHER IN LAW
- SON IN LAW - DAUGHTER IN LAW - BROTHER IN LAW
- STEPPARENTS - STEPSON - STEPDAUGHTER
ACTIVITY:
* TALK ABOUR YOUR FAMILY AND RELATIVES *
AGE: HOW OLD ARE YOU?...
- HOW OLD ARE YOU, MY FRIEND?... I’M 50 YEARS OLD.
- ARE YOU 25 YEARS OLD?... YES, THAT’S RIGHT.
- IS YOUR COUSIN DAVE 18 YEARS OLD?... NO, HE’S 16.
- HOW OLD ARE YOUR TWIN SONS?... THEY’RE 25 YEARS OLD.
- HOW OLD IS THIS CARNIVOROUS PLANT?
- EVELYN’S BOSS IS 40 YEARS OLD. HE IS A NICE GUY.
- I GOT THIS ROLEX WATCH FOR RICK. HE IS TURNING 20.
- ARE YOUR KIDS 12 YEARS OLD?
- MY NAME IS KEVIN HARRIS AND I AM 24 YEARS OLD.
- HOW OLD IS YOUR DAD? HE IS 55 YEARS OLD.
- MICKEY IS WRONG, TANYA IS NOT 32 YEARS OLD. SHE IS 28.
- THIS GIFT IS FOR JULIE’S BIRTHDAY… SHE’S TURNING 15.
DOMESTIC ANIMALS AND OTHERS
LESSON 3: COLORS AND SHAPES
- BROWN
- ORANGE
- GREY
- LIGHT BLUE
EXAMPLES
A - WHAT COLOR IS THE MOON?
B - IT IS SILVER
C - IS IT RED?
B - NO, IT IS NOT RED, IT IS SILVER.
A - WHAT COLOR ARE MY EYES?
B - THEY ARE GREEN.
A - GREEN? … ARE YOU SURE?
B - TOTALLY… THEY’RE GREEN
A - WHAT COLOR IS THE SEA?
B - THE SEA IS BLUE.
A - IS THE SEA GRAY PERHAPS?
B - THE SEA IS BLUE OR GREEN
A - WHAT IS THE SHAPE OF THE SUN?
B - THE SUN IS AN SPHERE (ROUND / CIRCLE ).
A - IS THE SUN A PLANET?
B - NO, IT IS NOT…. THE SUN IS A STAR.
A - WHAT IS THE SHAPE OF A BRICK?
B - IT IS A CUBOID
A - IS IT LIKE A RHOMBUS?
B - NO, IT IS NOT. IT IS LIKE A RECTANGLE.
A - WHAT IS THE SHAPE OF A DICE?
B - IT IS A CUBE
A - IS IT A FLAT OBJECT?
B - NO, IT IS A 3D SOLID.
AUXILIARY VERBS: DO - DOES.
THE AUXILIARY VERB ( DO - DOES ) IS USED IN SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE, BASICALLY IN SHORT ANSWERS - NEGATIVE SENTENCES AND INTERROGATIVE FORMS.
I - YOU - WE - THEY DO DO NOT DON’T
HE - SHE - IT DOES DOES NOT DOESN’T
EXAMPLES
QUESTION? DO YOU PLAY CHESS?
SHORT ANSWER: YES, I DO / NO, I DON’T.
NEGATIVE: I DON’T PLAY CHESS.
QUESTION? DOES HE PRACTICE SOCCER?
SHORT ANSWER: YES, HE DOES / NO, HE DOESN’T
NEGATIVE: HE DOESN’T PRACTICE SOCCER
QUESTION? DOES JULIAN STUDY ENGLISH?
SHORT ANSWER: YES, HE DOES / NO, HE DOESN’T
NEGATIVE: JULIAN DOESN’T STUDY ENGLISH.
QUESTION? DO THEY LIKE TO SHOOT POOL?
SHORT ANSWER: YES, THEY DO / NO, THEY DON’T
NEGATIVE: THEY DON’T LIKE TO SHOOT POOL.
SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE: SPECIAL VERBS.
BASICALLY, THE MEANING OF THE VERB “ GET “ IS SIMILAR TO OBTAIN, ACQUIRE, ARRIVE, AND UNDERSTAND. COMBINED WITH CERTAIN PREPOSITIONS, ITS MEANING CHANGES
GET IN:
- I DON’T KNOW HOW THOSE DOGS GET IN HERE.
- THE RAIN GETS IN THROUGH THE ROOF.
- QUICKLY, GET IN HERE… IT IS DANGEROUS OUT THERE!
GET OUT:
- PLEASE, GET THAT APE OUT OF HERE, IT IS UPSET.
- WE HAVE TO GET OUT OF THIS BUILDING NOW.
- GET OUT OF HERE RIGHT NOW, OR I’LL CALL THE POLICE!
GET ON:
- SHE GETS ON THE BOAT WITH NO EFFORT.
- YOU HAVE TO GET ON WITH YOUR LIFE.
- GET ON THAT THING, AND FIX THE OUTBOARD ENGINE!
GET UP:
- I ALWAYS GET UP TIRED AND STIFF, IT’S AWFUL.
- KAREN GETS UP EARLY IN THE MORNING TO PRAY
- GET UP NOW, AND HELP ME WITH THOSE RUSTY GEARS
GET DOWN:
- THERE’S A SNIPER ON THE ROOF, PLEASE GET DOWN.
- HE REALLY NEEDS TO GET HIS WEIGHT DOWN A BIT.
- PLEASE, GET DOWN NOW, OR YOU WILL BE SPOTTED!
SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE: VOCABULARY AND EXAMPLES
- JOHN PLAYS WITH HIS DEAR SON EVERY NIGHT
- DOES SHE POSSESS A VALID DRIVER’S LICENSE?
- YOU KOWN WE HAVE TO MAKE THE EFFORT
- ALICE DOESN'T HAVE ANY LUGGAGE AT HOME.
- TELL ME, DOES YOUR DOG KNOW ANY TRICK?
- SHE FEELS SICK… MAYBE IT IS CONSTIPATION
- DO THEY STUDY NETWORKING AT NIGHT?
- DOES DIANA SPEAK GERMAN FLUENTLY?
- WHO DOES MELANIE WILSON DREAM OF?
- DO YOUR PARENTS COME FROM ENGLAND?
- THE KIDS SHARE SOME ICE CREAM AT THE MALL
- I WANT YOU TO MEET MY FRIEND KEVIN. HE’S GREAT.
- PLEASE, BE CAREFUL… DON’T RUN IN HERE.
- I BEG YOU. PLEASE, DON'T LIE TO ME ANYMORE!
- DON’T WORRY YOUR GRADES ARE EXCELLENT.
- MR. KENT WORKS AT A BIG TELEPHONE COMPANY.
- THE TRUTH IS I DON'T KNOW DEPENDABLE PEOPLE.
- DON’T YOU LIKE THE WAY I MAKE MY FRENCH FRIES?
- HOW DO YOU DO THAT? … ARE YOU A WIZARD?
- KELLY RARELY GOES TO THE ZOO. SHE DOESN’T LIKE IT.
- TELL ME SOMETHING MY FRIEND, DO YOU SMOKE A LOT?
- HEY JAMES, WHY DON’T YOU TAKE A NAP FOR A WHILE?
- MATE, YOU DON’T WANT TO LOSE YOUR JOB… FOCUS!
- THOSE MONKS OVER THERE PLAY THE VIOLIN QUITE WELL
- CARLOS, YOU DON’T LOOK GOOD! WHAT’S THE MATTER?
- THEY ARE IN LOVE. THEY HAVE A DATE TONIGHT.
- DOES CHARLIE PLAY THE FLUTE AND DRUMS?
- WE DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO THIS HOLIDAY
- THE MAID WANTS TO BUY A NEW BROOM.
- I AM PRETTY SURE YOU DON’T REQUIRE AID NOW.
- HE WITHDRAWS SOME MONEY FROM THE ATM
- THEY DON’T HAVE ANY SAVINGS AT THE BANK.
- DON’T YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST RACING BIKES?
- ARE YOU SURE YOU DON’T NEED MY ADVICE?
- JOHNNY HAS LOTS OF MONEY IN HIS BANK ACCOUNT
- BETO WATCHES THE FOOTBALL MATCH ON TV.
- THEY SEEK FOR A NICE T-SHIRT IN THAT STORE.
- YOU NEVER KEEP YOUR PROMISES. YOU’RE A LIAR.
- I HAVE A JOB INTERVIEW TODAY. I HOPE I GET IT.
- WHERE IS JULIA? … SHE DOESN’T PICK UP THE PHONE
LESSON 4: THE ENVIRONMENT - LANDMARKS!
DESCRIBING MY CITY: GUAYAQUIL
YEAH, MY HOME-TOWN, THE EVER FRIENDLY ‘GUAYAQUIL’, IS LARGE, MODERN, VERY LIVELY AND QUITE BEAUTIFUL, WITH MAGIC IN HER FORESTS AND HILLS, HER WATERWAYS ALL AROUND. IT IS LOCATED ON THE PACIFIC COAST
IN SOUTH AMERICA. THE CITY LIES ON THE SHORES OF RIVER GUAYAS, WHICH IS THE WIDEST IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC COAST. SURROUNDED BY WATER (THERE ARE LOTS OF MANGROVES AND BRANCHES OF SEA FLOWING THROUGH THE CITY) MY TOWN HAS PLENTY OF NICE AND INTERESTING PLACES (LANDMARKS), MONUMENTS AND PRETTY LANDSCAPES FOR TOURISTS AND LOCALS ALIKE TO VISIT.
GUAYAQUIL IS THE LARGEST AND MOST IMPORTANT CITY AND SEA-PORT OF ECUADOR. IT IS THE HOME FOR AROUND THREE MILLION INHABITANTS, MANY OF THEM ARE FOREIGNERS, FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES GUAYAQUIL IS A COMMERCIAL CITY-PORT, VERY COMFY AND ATTRACTIVE
IN SO MANY WAYS THAT IT IS CALLED “THE PEARL OF THE PACIFIC”. IT IS ALSO THE MOST INDUSTRIALIZED CITY OF ECUADOR, A VERY IMPORTANT BANKING AND BUSINESS CENTER OF FIRST LEVEL. THE PEOPLE HERE ARE NICE, FRIENDLY, AND WARM, PERHAPS IT’S BECAUSE WE’RE LATINS, (THAT’S OUR SPANISH HERITAGE) … WE WELCOME EVERYONE WITH OPEN ARMS. THE WEATHER IS HOT BUT ALSO MILD, IT IS VERY PLEASANT ACTUALLY. ¡A LOVELY CITY TO ENJOY! SO MY FRIENDS, COME OVER AND VISIT ‘THE GREAT GUAYAQUIL’, ¡WHERE FUN AND JOY NEVER END!
ACTIVITY:
* WHAT DO YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT GUAYAQUIL? *
THE USE OF LIKE - DISLIKE TO LIKE. TO DISLIKE.
- I LIKE TO EAT SCRAMBLED EGGS FOR BREAKFAST. - ANDY DISLIKES VEGETABLES AND CITRIC FRUITS
- KEVIN LIKES TO STUDY A LOT
- WE LIKE TO EAT CRISPY CHICKEN.
- MARIE DISLIKES SMOKING
- YOU DON’T LIKE HORROR MOVIES.
- JOHN LIKES TO GO FISHING ON VACATIONS.
- THEY REALLY LIKE WORK OUT AFTER SCHOOL.
- WALDO AND LILY LIKE SHELLFISH A LOT.
WHAT IS AN ADJECTIVE?
- KELLY REALLY DISLIKES BEER.
- KALEL DISLIKES ‘BULL FIGHTING’.
- OSCAR DISLIKES ‘CONSUMERISM’
- IT IS A QUALITY OR DESCRIPTION ABOUT A NOUN ( PERSON - ANIMAL - THING).
- IT REMAINS THE SAME IN GENDER, SINGULAR AND PLURAL.
EXAMPLES
- IT IS A NICE SUNNY DAY.
- I KNOW WHY SHE’S SAD.
- KEVIN LOVES RAINY CLOUDY DAYS.
- SHE GETS A GOOD WAGE, NO DOUBT.
- SAM HATES FANCY SUITS.
- I DON'T LIKE HOT WEATHER.
- ALICE SEEMS TO BE NERVOUS.
- ALICE HAS A BEAUTIFUL SMILE.
- YOU DREAM OF A GORGEOUS WOMAN.
- MY PARROT EATS SWEET CORN.
- THE BLADE OF THIS DAGGER IS DULL
- RANDY DRAWS FUNNY CARTOONS.
- THEY FIX HEAVY DUTY MACHINERY.
- I ADMIRE YOUR BOLD ATTITUDE.
- TOM COLLECT WEIRD PENCILS.
- JAMES REPAIRS ANTIQUE PENS.
- VANESSA IS A VERY NAIVE PERSON. - TOBBY READS BORING BOOKS.
- MELISSA LOVES WILD ANIMALS.
- JOREL COOKS A DELICIOUS SOLE.
- ALLAN HATES STORMY NIGHTS.
- SHE THINKS SNAKES ARE DISGUSTING.
GUAYAQUIL: LANDMARKS
- LAS PEÑAS QUARTERS.
- THE ROTONDA MONUMENT
- THE HISTORIC PARK
- CERRO BLANCO FOREST
- THE GENERAL CEMETERY.
- EL SALADO WATERFRONT.
DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES
- WATERFRONT 2000.
- THE CRYSTAL PALACE
- THE BOTANIC GARDEN.
- THE CENTENARIO SQUARE
- LA BAHIA OPEN MARKET
- THE CIVIC CENTRE.
EXAMPLES
- THIS COTTAGE BELONGS TO THAT GUY
- THESE PEOPLE REALLY NEED HELP.
- THAT BLONDE GIRL WORKS WITH DAD.
- DON’T WORRY, I’M SURE SHE IS DOING FINE IN THAT JOB
- YOUR CHILDREN ARE STUDYING IN THAT ACADEMY.
- THIS TIME DENNIS IS TRAINING HIS PET LIZARD
- NO DOUBT THOSE CARS ARE REALLY SPEEDING
ACTIVITY:
* USE DIFFERENT ADJECTIVES IN OPEN CONVERSATION *
REGULAR NOUNS
SINGULAR PLURAL SINGULAR PLURAL
KEYBOARD KEYBOARDS BABY BABIES
GALAXY GALAXIES CROW CROWS
LAYER LAYERS TAX TAXES
POTATO POTATOES TOE TOES
LADY LADIES MASS MASSES
IRREGULAR NOUNS
SINGULAR PLURAL SINGULAR PLURAL
KNIFE KNIVES DEER DEER
WOLF WOLVES ALGA ALGAE
FOOT FEET LEAF LEAVES
TOOTH TEETH WIFE WIVES
MOUSE MICE CHILD CHILDREN
LOUSE LICE MAN MEN
