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Lesson 11:    Colors  Coloresraudio.gif (1185 bytes)

My car is blue.    Mi auto es azul.

Look at the colors and memorize the words.

Mira los colores y memoriza las palabras.

 

             
Red Yellow Blue Green Orange Purple Brown
             
Gold Black Silver Dark Blue Teal Pink Gray

What color is it? It is white.

  potato.gif (1817 bytes)   banana.gif (1554 bytes)   carrot.gif (1529 bytes)
What color are the
potatoes? 		What color are the
bananas?		 What color are the
carrots?
What color are the potatoes?
What color are the bananas?
What color are the carrots?

Exercise 12    Answer the questions. SPEAK!  Contesta las preguntas. ¡HABLA!

1. What color is the potato? (brown) It is brown.

2. What color are the potatoes? (brown)

3. What color is the banana? (yellow)

4. What color are the bananas? (yellow)

5. What color are the carrots? (orange)

Answers

1. It is brown. 2. They are brown. 3. It is yellow. 4. They are yellow. 
5. They are orange.

 

Lesson 12:    Be and Adjectives  raudio.gif (1185 bytes)

                     Be y los adjetivos.

My father is tall. 

Be used with adjectives. Adjectives describe people, places and things. Try to memorize the words below.

Be es  utilizado con los adjetivos. Los adjetivos describen a las personas,lugares y cosas. Trata de memorizar las palabras de abajo.

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Tom is tall.
Bill is short.		 Tom's house is big.
Bill's house is small.		 The bottle is full.
The bottle is empty.
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English is easy.
Math is difficult.		 Lucy's father is old.
Lucy is young.		 The pants are long.
The pants are short.

Tom is tall.  Bill is short.
The bottle is full.  The bottle is empty.
English is easy.  Math is difficult.

    Look at how negatives are used with be.

    Mira como estos negativos son utilizados con be.

I am I am not (I'm not)
You are You are not (aren't)
He is He is not (isn't)
She is She is not (isn't)
It is It is not (isn't)
We are We are not (aren't)
They are They are not (aren't)

tall - short    Tom is tall. He is not short.

big - small    Tom's house is big. It is not small.

full - empty    The bottle is empty. It is not full.

easy - difficult    English is easy. It is not difficult.

old - young    Lucy's father is old. He is not young.

long - short    The pants are long. They are not short.

Check here for more on adjectives.

 Lesson 13:    Be and Short Answers raudio.gif (1185 bytes)

                     Be y las respuestas cortas.

Are you Mexican? Yes, I am.

It is sometimes necessary to use short answers with be. 
First the contractions must be learned.

Algunas veces es necesario utilizar respuestas cortas con be.

Primero deben ser aprendidas las contracciones.

I am I'm
You are You're
He is He's
She is She's
It is It's
We are We're
They are They're

I'm  You're  We're  They're
  He's  She's  It's

Look at how short answers are formed.

Mira como se forman las respuestas cortas.

Am I tall? Yes, I am. No, I'm not.
Are you tall? Yes, you are. No, you aren't.
Is he tall? Yes, he is. No, he isn't.
Is she tall? Yes, she is. No, she isn't.
Is it tall? Yes, it is. No, it isn't.
Are we tall? Yes, we are. No, we aren't.
Are they tall? Yes, they are. No, they aren't.

Remember to say Is he tall? and not He is tall? It is a rule
in English grammar.

Recuerda decir Is he tall? y no He is tall?  Es una regla de la gramatica Inglesa.

Exercise 13    Correct the questions.  Corrije  las preguntas.

1. He is tall?  Is he tall?

2. She is tall? ?

3. The house is big? ?

4. The house is small? ?

5. She is short? ?

6. English is easy? ?

7. Math is difficult? ?

8. He is old? ?

9. She is young? ?

10. The pants are long? ?

Exercise 14    Practice asking the questions. Practica las preguntas.

1. Is she at home?  Yes, she is.

2. students? No, they aren't.

3. at work? Yes, he is.

4. tall? No, she isn't.

5. in the bedroom. Yes, he is.

6. old? No, they aren't.

7. brown? No, it isn't.

8. at school? Yes, she is.

9. big? Yes, it is.

10. young? No, they aren't.

Exercise 15    Practice answering the questions. Practica contestando las preguntas.

1. Is Judy at work? Yes, she is.

2. Is your brother tall? No, .

3. Are the gloves black? Yes, .

4. Is your father at home? No, .

5. Is your mother here? Yes, .

6. Are you Italian? Yes, .

7. Is Monica from France? No, .

8. Are they tourists? Yes, .

9. Are the balls red? No, .

10. Is the watch in the kitchen? Yes, .


Lesson 14:    Practice Dialogs  Dialogos de practica.

Fred:    How do you do. My name is Fred Sanders.
Elliot:   How do you do, Mr. Sanders. I'm Elliot Jake.

Bill:    Hello Bob!
Bob:   Hi Bill! How are you?*
Bill:    I'm fine thanks. And you?
Bob:   Oh, I'm fine.

    *Hello and Hi are generally informal and used between people who know 
each other, though not always. How do you do is used in more formal situations.

   *Hello an Hi son generalmente informales y utilizadas entre personas que se conocen,aunque no siempre. How do you do es utilizada en situaciones mas formales.

Lisa:     Hello, Mary. How are you?
Mary:    I'm fine, thanks. And you?
Lisa:     I'm fine, thanks. Mary, this is my friend Mike from Canada.
Mike:    How do you do.
Mary:    How do you do.

Martin:   Lewis, this is Steve Ostrofsky.
Lewis:    How do you do.
Steve:    How do you do.
Lewis:    Where are you from, Steve?
Steve:    I'm from Pittsburgh.

A:    Where is Arnold?
B:    He's in the bathroom.

A:    Where is my calculator?
B:    It's in the bedroom.

A:    Goodbye!
B:    Goodbye! See you later!

Lesson 15:    Vocabulary Review 

                     Revision de Vocabulario.

ball glass pen calculator ticket
watch glove umbrella hat radio
book egg potato banana carrot
doctor student teacher tourist engineer
nurse secretary model waiter waitress
cook postman policeman customer British
American Canadian Japanese Italian Spanish
Chinese French bedroom bathroom living room
dining room kitchen office corridor cafeteria
tall short big small empty
full easy difficult young old
red white black green yellow

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