Tema 1

Elementary English Learning. Aprendizaje de Inglés Básico
© H. Serrano

1. Bloque 1. Vocabulario y funciones básicas

. Identificar, pronunciar y escribir: números, fechas, colores.
. Leer de forma comprensiva y autónoma varias presentaciones de personas.
· Presentarse a sí mismos y a los demás.
· Saludarse e intercambiar información personal, oralmente y por escrito.
· Familiarizarse con frases útiles para que no se rompa la comunicación.
· Utilizar correctamente el presente del verbo to be, have got, there is/are y las
partículas interrogativas.
· Preguntar y contestar: información personal, la hora, el tiempo atmosférico y la fecha.

Para moverte por la página puedes usar los vínculos que hay en la formulación de los contenidos en el "Bloque 1" (números, fechas, colores, números, presentaciones, etc.), pudiendo volver desde los encabezamientos de los mismos (NUMBERS, DATES, COLOURS, etc.) al "Bloque 1".

1. Orientaciones básicas
Para facilitarte el aprendizaje de la pronunciación es conveniente que tengas instalado los siguientes programas de distribución libre:
1.1. Text to Speech, que te permitirá escuchar todo lo que escribas o todo lo que, estando escrito selecciones, bien en webs o en el procesador de textos Word.
1.2. Wordreference, que te permitirá usar el diccionario en la propia web del mismo o abrir en tu navegador una barra de herramientas y con un simple clic del botón derecho podrás traducir las palabras que necesites. No obstante, haciendo clic dos veces sobre cualquier palabra de esta web obtendrás la utilidad del diccionario Thefreedictionary. Esta es una magnífica utilidad
1.3. Participar en el chat de la web y/o en otros con la opción de audio y/o de imagen potenciará tu competencia verbal receptiva (comprensión) y productiva (expresión).
1.4. El siguiente link (enlace) te permite escuchar lo que quieras escribirle al robot (diferentes voces y acentos), para conocer la pronunciación.

2. Procedimiento recomendado
2.1.  Look, listen and repeat (mira, escucha y repite) cada palabra y frase.
2.2.  Ejecuta y visita todos los vínculos (links) con los que cuentas para cada tema, y realiza los ejercicios propuestos.
2.3.  Realiza los ejercicios de autoevaluación para comprobar la evolución de tu aprendizaje y saber qué contenidos tienes que revisar.
2.4. Haz las actividades que debes enviar, una vez que te cerciores de un buen resultado en la autoevaluación.

3. Recursos
3.1. Chats externos: English Baby  y English Club (necesario registrarse)
3.2.4. Learn English Be3.2 Links útiles para el temario general con enfoque comunicativo, soporte multimedia y amenidad "casi" garantizada:
3.2.1. Languageguide
3.2.2. Aurora
3.2.3. Inglés mundial
3.2.4. Learn English Be
3.2.5. Video lessons
    



COLOURS

 

1        3        2        4        5
white                  yellow                 orange                 pink                      red

6        7        8        9        10
violet                purple                blue               green              brown

11        1
  grey                 black

 

Links to practise Let's check.
Colour game  Listen and write
Listen and write Read and write

 

NUMBERS

CARDINAL NUMBERS

1 one   2 two   3 three   4 four   5 five   6 six   7 seven    8 eight   9 nine   10 ten
11 eleven    12 twelve  

13 thirteen
14 fourteen
15 fifteen
16 sixteen
17 seventeen
18 eighteen
19 nineteen

20 twenty
30 thirty
40 forty
50 fifty
60 sixty
70 seventy
80 eighty
90 ninety

21 twenty one,   22  twenty two,  33 thirty three, 89 ninety nine, etc.
                                                                
                                                                 100 a/one hundred
                                                                 1.000 a/one thousand
                                                                 1.000.000 a/one million

Examples:

  1. Six hundred seventy eight

                2.613 two thousand six hundred thirteen
                345.789 three hundred forty five thousand seven hundred eighty nine

Links to practise Let's check. Autoevaluación
Cardinal numbers (1-10)
Look, read and listen
Cardinal numbers (10-20)   
Read and write (1-120)
Cardinal numbers (1-100)
Read and write (1-100)
Cardinal numbers (1-1.000.000.000) Read and match (1-1000.000.000)

ORDINAL NUMBERS & DAYS OF THE WEEK

 

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
1st first 2nd second   3rd third   4th fourth  5th fifth 6th sixth   7th seventh
8th eigth    9th ninth 10th tenth    11th eleventh  12th twelfth 13th thirteenth 14th fourteenth   
15th fifteenth   16th sixteenth    17th seventeenth    18th eighteenth    19th nineteenth   20th twentieth  21st twenty first
22nd twenty second   23rd twenty third   24th twenty fourth  25th twenty fith 26th twenty sixth   27th twenty seventh   28th twenty eigth 
29th twenty ninth 30th thirtieth 31st thirty first             

 

Links to practise
Let's check.
Read and listen days and months
( cursor sobre palabras) 
Read and write
Read and match Read and write
Read and match Read and write
Write days Read and match ordinal numbers and days

 MONTHS OF THE YEAR

January February March
April May June
July August September
October November December

 

DATES

What’s the date, today?
What date is it?
It is the 3rd of October, 2007 (3/10/2007)
It is the 22nd of November, 2007 (22/11/2007)
Today is 17th December, 2007 (17/12/2007)

OBSERVACIONES:

 

 

Links to practise
Let's check.
Read  and listen
Read and match British dates
Read  and listen
Read and match American dates
Months Hangman
Write dates1, 2
Write dates
 
Write dates 
 
Video of dates
 
Video of months
 

 

 WHAT'S THE TIME

  
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[Click on the clock]

Examples
7.45 It's a quarter to seven.
9.00 It's nine o'clock.
11.10 It's ten past eleven.                    
2.25 It's twenty-five past two.
4.30 It's half past four.
5.55 It's five to six.

  Time of the day
in the morning  (Por la mañana, hasta la 12.00)
at noon  (A medio día, 12 o' clock, midday)
in the afternoon  (A partir de las 12 de medio día hasta que se pone el sol)
in the evening  (Desde que se pone el sol)

at night (De noche)

 

Links to practise Let's check.
Read, listen and write Write the time
Read and identify Listen and match
Video Read and match game

 

WHAT’S THE WEATHER LIKE?

weather
It
’s cloudy

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It
’s stormy
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It
’s raining
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It’s sunny
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It
’s the rainbow
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It
’s foggy
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It
’s lightning
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It
’s warm
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It
’s hot
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It
’s cold
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It
’s snowing
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It
’s windy

 

Links to practise
Let's check.
Listening
Read and identify
Look, read and listen
Match
Look, read and listen
Read from maps and match
Video
Review and games

 

TO BE

 
FORM
SUBJECT
BE VERB
CONTRACTION
EXAMPLE
Affirmative
sentences
( + )
1st person I am I'm I'm here.
2nd person  You are You're You're busy
3rd person He is He's He's a friend
3rd person  She is She's She's a doctor.
3rd person  It is It's It's cold today
1st person pl.  We are We're We're hungry
2nd person pl. You are You're You're beautiful.
3rd person pl.  They are They're They're asleep
  SUBJECT BE VERB
Contraction
EXAMPLE
Negative
sentences
( - )
I am not I'm not I'm not thirsty.
You are not You're not
You aren't
You aren't here.
You're not a cat!
He is not He's not
He isn't
He isn't there.
He's not at home.
She is not She's not
She isn't
She isn't a mother.
She's not an actress.
It is not It's not
It isn't
It isn't warm today.
It's not too hot today.
We are not We're not
We aren't
We aren't asleep.
We're not sleepy.
You are not You're not
You aren't
You aren't tired.
You're not at work.
They are not They're not
They aren't
They aren't here.
They're not at work.
  BE VERB  &  SUBJECT (+) Short Answer (-) Short Answer
Questions
( ? )
Am I correct? Yes, I am No, I'm not
No, I am not
Are you tired? Yes, you are No, you're not
No, you aren't
 Is he asleep? Yes, he is No, He's not
No he isn't
Is she here? Yes, she is No, she's not
No, She isn't
Is it warm? Yes, it is No, it's not
No, it isn't
Are we students? Yes, we are No, We're not
No, we aren't
Are you thirsty? Yes, you are No, you're not
No, You aren't
Are they here? Yes, they are No, they're not
No, they aren't

 

Links to practise
Let's check.
Read and write Read, write and complete 1    2
Complete the sentences Complete the questions   
Read and complete  Complete a text

 

HAVE GOT

Singular
Affirmative
I have got a pen = I've got a pen
You have got a pen = You've got a pen
She has got a pen = She's got a pen
He has got a pen = He's got a pen
It has got a pen = It's got a pen
Negative
I have not got a pen = I haven't got a pen
You have not got a pen = You haven't got a pen
She has not got a pen = She hasn't got a pen
He has not got a pen = He hasn't got a pen
It has not got a pen = It hasn't got a pen
Questions
Have I got a pen?
Have you got a pen?
Has he got a pen?
Has she got a pen?
Has it got a pen?
We have got a pen= We've got a pen
You have got a pen=You've got a pen
They have got a pen = They've got a pen

We have not got a pen = We haven't got a pen
You have not got a pen = You haven't got a pen
They have not got a pen = They haven't got a pen

Have we got a pen?
Have you got a pen?
Have they got a pen?

Have got afirmative sentences contractions, for example:
- I have got some food = I've got some food.
  - He has got some food = He's got some food.

Have got negative sentences contractions, for example:
- I haven't got any food = I have not got any food.
     - She hasn't got any food = She has not got any food.

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Links to practise Let's check.
Complete with have or has Choose and complete
British Coulcil explanation Read & write
Video  

 

THERE IS/ THERE ARE

  Affirmative form Question form Negative form
Singular
there is
is there?
there is not
there
isn't
Plural
there are are there? There are not
There
aren't

 

Affirmative examples Interrogative examples Negative examples
There is a rug on the floor
Is there a rug on the floor?  There isn’t a rug on the floor
There are men at the door.
Are there men at the door?  There aren’t men at the door
There are fifty cats in Canada
Are there fifty cats in Canada? There aren’t fifty cats in Canada
There is a letter in the box.
Is there a letter in the box? There isn’t a letter in the box

 

Links to practise
Let's check.
Choose the correct answer 
Read and write
Learn and practise
Fill in the gaps


WH-QUESTIONS

WH-QUESTION MEANING
What? ¿qué?
Who? ¿quién?
Where? ¿dónde?
When? ¿cuándo?
Why? ¿por qué?
Which? ¿cuál?
Whose? ¿de quién?

 

Links to practise
Let's check.
Read and listen: Who, Whose, Why Read and listen: Who, Whose, Why
Debes marcar la opción “Modalidad examen” en margen izquierdo
Read and listen: when, where Read and listen: when, where
Read and listen: What, Which  Read and listen: What, Which
Read and listen: How Read and listen: How

 

USEFUL PHRASES
 

I don’t understand No entiendo
I don’t know No sé
Can you reapeat, please? ¿Puede repetir, por favor?
Can you speak more slowly, please? ¿Puede hablar más despacio, por favor?
What’s the meaning of…? ¿Cuál es el significado de…?
How do you say… in English? ¿Cómo se dice en inglés?
Where is the nearest…? ¿Dónde está el/la próximo/a…?
How can I get to…? ¿Cómo puedo llegar a …?
How do you spell it? ¿Cómo se deletrea?
Can you help me, please ¿Me puede ayudar por favor?
How much is it? ¿Cuánto cuesta?

 

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Oral information
NAME: What’s your name? My name is Lisa
SURNAME: What’s your surname? My surname is Simpson
AGE: How old are you? I’m 10 years old
NATIONALITY: What’s your nationality? I’m American
ADDRESS: What’s your address? My address is 3 Saxon Beach Avenue, in Springfield
TELEPHONE NUMBER: What’s your telephone number? My telephone number is 000100000
PLACE OF BIRTH: Where were your born? I was born in Springfield
DATE OF BRITH: When were you born? I was born on 1st July, 1997.
MARRIED OR SINGLE: Are you married? No, I’am single

Writing information in forms (impresos)
FIRST NAME: Lisa
LAST NAME: Simpson
EMAIL: lisa@thesimpson.com 
ALTERNATE EMAIL: lisa@lisasimpson.com
PHONE: 0800200001001
ALTERNATE PHONE: 08000000001
FAX NUMBER: 081222222222222
MOBILE: 02334444444444
STREET ADDRESS: 2 Malcom Avenue
CITY AND POSTAL CODE: Springfield  2390
COUNTRY: USA

 

Links to practise
Let's check.
Video 1  2  3
Look and identify



INTRODUCING MYSELF

Hi Ellen,
My name is Andy. I’m 14 years old.
My brother, Tim, and I are in an
Internet Music Club. We are Blue
fans. We’ve got all their CDs,

Andy.
Hi Andy,
I’m Ellen. I’m American. I’m 16 years old.
I’m an Usher fan. He’s great!
I’ve got his poster in my room.
Have you got his CDs?

Write soon,
Ellen

INTRODUCING MY FRIEND

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Saludo informal (hola):
Hi, hello.
Saludo formal (Encantado de conocerte):
Nice to meet you
Pleased to meet you
How do you do?

 

Links to practise
Introducing people1  2  3

 

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Links to practise
Let's check.
Real English  in video
Tell me about yourself: read, listen, answer
Video (personal information, introducing,…)
 



Actividad 1
Recopila el vocabulario aprendido y haz un pequeño glosario siguiendo el orden alfabético.
Realiza una entrevista (preguntas y respuestas) utilizando el vocabulario aprendido, presentación, have got, verbo to be, partículas interrogativas, datos personales… La entrevista debes enviarla por escrito y grabada (leída por ti) en un archivo de sonido (formato wav o mp3).


Actividad 2
Escribe un correo electrónico en el que debes tratar de usar el máximo de contenidos aprendidos en este primer bloque. Graba su lectura y adjúntalo (formato wv o mp3).