Unidad 2

En las Unidades 2A, 2B y 2C aprenderas:

• como utilizar be con objectos, personas, ubicacion y adjetivos
• formas singulares y plurales
• nacionalidades
• preguntas con  be
• como utilizar las  preposiciones at e in
• los adjetivos posesivos
• los posesivos en Ingles

Be   Ser o estar

Native speakers use the short form, such as I'm, he's and so on. 
It is better to begin using the short form as soon as possible. 
After some time only the short form will be used in the lessons. 
But for now let's practice the long form of be in order to understand the structure better.

Los usuarios nativos del Ingles utilizan la forma corta como: I'm ,he's,etc. Es mejor empezar a utilizar esa forma corta tan pronto como sea posible. Despues de un tiempo solo la forma corta sera utilizada en estas lecciones.Pero por ahora practicaremos la forma larga de be para que nos sea posible comprender la estructura mejor.

	I am, he is, she is, it is
	We are, you are, they are

Lesson 1:    Objects  Objetos

It is a pen.

English has no masculine or feminine like other languages. 
So the pronouns it and they are used to talk about objects. 
Look at the pictures and memorize the words:

El Ingles no tiene masculino o femenino como otros lenguajes. De manera que los pronombres it y they son utilizados para hablar de los objetos. Observa las figuras y memoriza las palabras:

It is a ball.	It is a glass.	It is a pen.	It is a calculator.	They are tickets.
They are paper clips.	It is a watch.	They are gloves.	They are eggs.	It is a hat.

What is it? What are they?

	It is a ball.  It is a glass.  It is a pen.  It is a calculator.
	They are tickets.  They are paper clips.  They are gloves.

Exercise 1    Say the correct form of be. SPEAK!  Di la forma correcta de be. ¡HABLA!

1. It ___ a ball. 2. It ___ a book. 3. It ___ a pen. 4. They ___ paper clips. 5. It ___ a glass. 6. They ___ tickets. 7. It ___ a watch. 
8. They ___ pants. 9. It ___ a calculator. 10. They ___ gloves.

Answers

1. is 2. is 3. is 4. are 5. is 6. are 7. is 8. are 9. is 10. are

The letters -s and -es are usually used for plurals. Notice that the article a is never used with plurals.

Las letras -s y -es son usualmente utilizadas para el plural. Date cuenta que el articulo a nunca es utilizado con plurales.

It is a ball.	They are balls.

Exercise 2    Answer with the correct singular or plural form. Contesta con la forma singular o plural correcta.

Notice how questions are asked. It is incorrect to say 
What it is? or What they are? in English. The questions are in a different order. This is a basic rule when asking questions.

Date cuenta como se plantean las preguntas. Es incorrecto decir  en Ingles What it is ? o What they are ?  Las preguntas se hacen en un orden diferente. Esta es una regla basica cuando planteamos preguntas.

What is it? It is a pen.

The article a is used with consonants, and an is used 
with vowels. Remember not to use the articles a or an with 
plurals. Later we will study the article in more detail. 
Look at the examples:

El articulo a es utilizado con consonantes y an es utilizado con vocales. Recuerda no utilizar los articulos a o an con plurales. Mas tarde estudiaremos el articulo con mayor detalle. Mira estos ejemplos:

It is a pen.    It is an egg.

Lesson 2:    People and Jobs   Personas y trabajos

I am a teacher.

Be is also used to talk about people and jobs.
Look at the examples:

Be es tambien utilizado para hablar de las personas y los trabajos.

Mira estos ejemplos:

	He is a doctor.  She is a teacher. They are policemen.  I am a nurse.
	They are students.  He is a tourist. We are engineers.  She is a secretary.

Exercise 3    Say correct form of be. SPEAK!  Di la forma correcta de be.  ¡HABLA!

1. He ___ a postman. 2. She ___ a cook. 3. I ___ a student. 
4. They ___ journalists. 5. He ___ a waiter. 6. We ___ engineers. 
7. He ___ a tourist. 8. They ___ customers. 9. I ___ a model. 
10. She ___ a waitress.

Answers

1. is 2. is 3. am 4. are 5. is 6. are 7. is 8. are 9. am 10. is

Lesson 3:    Nationalities  Nacionalidades

Where are you from?

I am from Japan. I am Japanese.

Be is used to talk about nationalities. Look at the examples:

Be es utilizado para hablar acerca de nacionalidades. Mira estos ejemplos:

	He is from Britain. He is British.
	She is from America. She is American.
	They are from Canada. They are Canadian.

Exercise 4    Match the countries with the nationalities. Use the answers below. Relaciona los paises con las nacionalidades. Utiliza las respuestas de abajo.

Lesson 4:    Location   Ubicacion

Where are you? I am at home.

Be is used to talk about location. Look at the examples:

Be es utilizado para hablar acerca de la ubicacion. Mira estos ejemplos:

He is in the bedroom.  She is in the kitchen. We are in the living room.

Exercise 5    Say the correct form of be. SPEAK!  Di la forma correcta de be.  ¡HABLA!

1. John ___ in the living room. 2. Sue ___ in the bedroom. 3. Mike ___ in the office. 4. We ___ in the kitchen. 5. The people ___ in the lobby. 6. The boss ___ in the warehouse. 7. The students ___ in the cafeteria. 8. Mother ___ in the kitchen. 9. Father ___ in the living room. 10. I ___ at home.

Answers

1. is 2. is 3. is 4. are 5. are 6. is 7. are 8. is 9. is 10. am

Lesson 5:    Location and Asking Questions 

                  Ubicacion y Planteamiento de preguntas

Where is he? He is at home.

It's time to begin asking questions. Remember the order of questions with be. Don't forget that it is incorrect to say  Where he is? in English. Look at the examples:

Es tiempo de empezar a hacer preguntas. Recuerda el orden de las preguntas con be. No olvides que es incorrecto decir en Ingles Where he is? . Mira estos ejemplos:

Exercise 6    Write the correct form of be.  Escribe la forma correcta de be.