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The Four Seasons

SPRING

SUMMER

FALL

WINTER

LAS ESTACIONES DEL AO:

1. Para referirse al otoo, los americanos usan el sustantivo FALL
(fl), mientras que los ingleses usan AUTUMN (tom).
2. En ingls britnico, los nombres de las estaciones del ao
suelen escribirse con mayscula y sin el artculo definido the. Ej.:
la primavera, the Spring. En cambio, en ingls americano, ms
informal, se escriben generalmente con minsculas aceptndose el
artculo the: Ej.: en verano, in the summer.

The Weather

It's spring.
It's raining. It's cool.
It's fifty degrees.

It's fall.
It's windy.
It's cool. It's cloudy.

It's summer.
It's warm and sunny.
It's eighty.

It's winter.
It's very cold.
It's five degrees.

It's summer.
It's very hot and humid.
It's ninety-five.

It's winter.
It's snowing.
It's thirty- two degrees.

Vocabulary
Windy
Cold
Snow
Hot
Warm
Breezy
Mild

Sunny
Humid
Damp
Brisk
Cool
Bright
Pleasant

ventoso
frio
nieve, nevar
calor
calido
con brisa
templado

exercise

soleado
humedo
humedo
tonificante
fresco
brillante
agradable

Cloudy
Crips
overcast
Dull
healthy
Dry
Chilly

nuboso
vigorizante
encapotado
tedioso
saludable
seco
helado

Completar estas oraciones seleccionando del men la opcin que

te parezca ms adecuada.

1.

It is hot and humid. It's (Summer / spring)

2.

It's snowing. It's

3.

It's windy and cloudy. It's

4.

It's cool and it's raining. It's

.
(fall / winter)

listening

(fall / spring)
(winter / spring)
.

5.

It's fall and it's

6.

It's summer and it's .(32 / 95)

7..

It's spring and it's

. . (50 / 80)

8.

It's winter and it's

. . (80 / 32)

(95 / 60)

Weather Report

Now let's look at the weather in different cities around the world.
In Sapporo , Japan, they're having a very cold winter. Today it's 20 below 0
Celsius . Now, that's

cold. And it's

snowing. That's right, it's snowing in

Sapporo.
The weather in

Bangkok, Thailand, is very different. It's really

warm and

sunny there. It's 28 degrees Celsius . A beautiful day in Bangkok.

Over the United States , in Miami, the weather is not as nice. It's only 20
degrees Celsius . So it's very cool in Miami, and it's cloudy

Now, what about in South America? They're having a hot summer there. In
Rio de Janeiro, it's very hot - it's 35 degrees Celsius. And it's raining. Not a
nice day...

dialogue
Susan:
Peter:
Susan:
Peter:
Susan:

Peter:

Susan:
Peter:

What's the matter, Susan?

Uh-oh.
What's the matter?
It's snowing, and it's very cold.
Well, you're wearing a coat.
But I'm not wearing boots.
And it's thirty - two degrees !!!
That's zero degrees Celsius !!!
That's really cold.
So let's take a taxi.
Great idea. Come on !!!

grammar

New Structure
SINGULAR

PLURAL

What's X like?

What are XX like?

Como ves, la estructura de esta pregunta puede confundir si la

comparas con su misma versin en espaol. Es puramente
idiomtica y debes tenerla siempre presente. No tienes ms que
reemplazar las X por cualquier sustantivo (nombres de
personas, animales, objetos, ciudades, pases, etc.). Los siguientes
ejemplos te van a ayudar

What's Jennifer like?

What's Buenos Aires like?
What's the weather like in Mexico?
What are your running shoes like?
What are Mr. and Mrs. Tavares like?

dialogue

What are you doing in Australia?

Deborah: Hello?
Hi, Deborah! This is John.
John:
I'm calling from Australia
Deborah: What are you doing in Australia?
John:

I'm attending a conference in Sydney this week.

Remember?

Deborah: Oh, right. What time is it there?

John:
It's 10:00 P.M. And it's four o'clock in Los Angeles, right?
Deborah: Yes, four o'clock in the morning.
John:

4:00 A.M.? I'm really sorry.

Deborah: That's OK. I'm awake now.

What is the weather like?

It's windy
It's raining
It's sunny
It's snowing

It's windy
It's raining
It's sunny
It's snowing

It's windy
It's raining
It's sunny
It's snowing

It's windy
It's raining
It's sunny
It's snowing

Simple Present

dialogue

FORMACION DEL PRESENTE SIMPLE o HABITUAL

FORMA AFIRMATIVA
Subject

verb

Subject

I
You
We

Verb +s

He
walk

She

You

walks

It

They

Exercise on Affirmative Sentences

Arrange the words to make sentences in simple present using the verbs in brackets.
1.

I / (to collect) stamps

..................................................................

2.

we / (to play) card games

..................................................................

3.

he / (to read) comics

..................................................................

4.

Chris / (to sing) in a band

..................................................................

5.

we / (to have) a hamster

..................................................................

6.

Andy and John / (to like) cola

..................................................................

7.

she / (to be) nice

..................................................................

8.

they / (to help) their parents

.................................................................

9.

the children / (to speak) English

.................................................................

10. I / (to buy) a newspaper every Saturday ............................................................

FORMA INTERROGATIVA
Do

subject

verb?

Does

subject

verb?

he

you
Do

we

walk?

Does

you

she

walk?

it

they

Exercise on Interrogatves sentences

Arrange the words below using the verbs in brackets to make questions.
1.she /( to collect) / stickers

..........................

2.they /(to play) / a game

3.the cat / (to sleep) / in the cat's bed

4.she / often / (to dream)

5.he /(to play) / streetball

6.you / (to be) / from Paris

..................

7.the pupils / (to wear) / school uniforms

8.you / (to go) / to the cinema

9.she / (to have) / friends

10.he / (to read) / books

FORMA NEGATIVA

Subject

do not
(dont)

verb

Subject

I
You
We
You

does not
(doesnt)

verb

He
do not
(dont)

walk

They

She

does not
(doesnt)

walk

It

Exercise on Negative Sentences

Make negative sentences.
1.I watch TV.

2.We play football

3.It is boring.

4.She cleans her room.

5.You ride your bike every weekend

6.Sandy takes nice photos

7.They open the windows

8.He buys a new CD

9.I am late

10.She has a cat.

Excepciones en la tercera persona del singular

Si el verbo termina con: ss, -sh, -ch, -x or -o, se le agrega -es a la forma
basica del verbo Ejemplos
Kiss
Finish
Watch
Mix
Go

(besar)
(terminar)
(mirar)
(mezclar)
(ir)

kisses,
finishes
watches,
mixes
goes

Si el verbo termina en y y este va precedida de una consonante se

reemplaza la y por una i y se le agrega es. Ejemplos:
Study
Copy
try
Carry

(estudiar)
(copiar)
(tratar)
(llevar)

studies
copies
tries
carries

USO DEL PRESENTE SIMPLE

El tiempo presente simple se utiliza para expresar
dos tipos de acciones:
Habitos Acciones que ocurren o tienen lugar regularmente
Hechos Situaciones que se consideran como hechos reales
Type of action

Examples
Michael goes to class every day.

Habitos

It rains a lot in Rio de Janeiro

Susan always talks about her family.
Jerry spends Christmas with his parents.
Bianca lives in Florida.

Hechos

Jean-Paul has red hair.

Martin likes chocolate.
Anna believes in God.

Selecciona la opcin verbal que te parezca MAS ADECUADA

para estas oraciones.
1. I

(live / lives) with my parents.

2. We (live / lives) downtown.

3. My parents (has / have) an apartment.
4. I (walk / walks) to work.
5. I (dont/ doesnt) need a car.
6. My mother (dont/ doesnt) walk to work.
7. She (dont/ doesnt) use public transportation.
8. She (use/ uses)

the subway.

9. My father is retired, so he (dont/ doesnt) have a job.

10. But he

(do/ does) a lot of work at home.

11. He also (watch/ watches) television.

12. I

(has / have)

a brother and a sister.

13. My sister (has / have)

14. They

a husband and three children.

(lives / live) in a house in the country.

15. The children (go / goes)

to school by bus.

16. My brother (has / have) an apartment in the city.

17. He (dont/ doesnt) alone.
18. He (dont/ doesnt)

have a car.

19. He (use/ uses) public transportation.

20. He (go / goes) to work by bus.
21. The teacher
22

(speak/ speaks)

a very good english

This dog (dont/ doesnt) like meat.

23. Mary and her brother (walk/ walks)

24. They (dont/ doesnt) ride the bus

to school everyday

My car isn't working

Julia:

Hi, Charles. What's the matter?

Charles:

My car isn't working. I'm waiting for a tow-truck.

Julia:
Charles:
Julia:
Charles:
Julia:
Charles:
Julia:
Charles:

Do you have a ride home?

Yes, my wife is coming to get me.
That's good. Do you live near here?
No, we live in the suburbs. What about you?
I live downtown, with my parents.
Do you have a car?
I don't need a car. I walk to work.
You're lucky !!!

Contesta estas preguntas del dialogo

1. What is charles doing? . ..

.
.
2. Who is coming to pick him up? ...
3. Does charles live in the city?

.
. .

4 Where does he live?

5. Where does Julia live ? .

..
.

6. Does she have a car?

.
.

7 Does she need a car?

8. Does she ride the bus to work ?

.