Unidad

1 am/is/are (afirmacin y negacin)

A
My name is Lisa. Im a student.

Im interested in art.
Im blonde.
My favourite colour is blue.
Im American. Im from Chicago.

Im tall. Im not interested in politics.

My father is a doctor and My favourite sports are

my mother is a journalist. football and swimming.

B am/is/are son formas del presente del verbo be (= ser/estar) :

afirmacin negacin
I am (Im) I am not (Im not)
he (hes) he (hes not or he isnt)
she is (shes) she is not (shes not or she isnt)
it (its) it (its not or it isnt)
we (were) we (were not or we arent)
you are (youre) you are not (youre not or you arent)
they (theyre) they (theyre not or they arent)

forma corta forma corta

Im tired this morning. Estoy cansado/a esta maana. Youre very busy today.
Steve is ill. Hes in bed. est Est
My car is very old. Mi coche es muy viejo.
Ann and I are good friends. somos
Youre very busy today. Ests muy ocupado hoy.
Your keys are on the table. estn
Lisa isnt interested in politics. Shes interested in art.
James isnt a teacher. Hes a student. James no es Es
Tom isnt at home at the moment. Hes at work. no est Est
My room isnt very big, but its nice. no es es
Those people arent English. Theyre Australian. no son Son

C En ingls es necesario usar los pronombres personales sujeto (I/he/she/it etc.) :

Its late. (no Is late) Es tarde.
Tim is in bed. Hes not well. est No est bien.
Para decir la hora se usa Its :
Its one oclock. / Its 8.15. / Its half past ten. Es la una. / Son las ocho y cuarto. / Son las diez y media.

D thats = that is theres = there is heres = here is Heres your key.

Thank you. Thats very kind of you.
Gracias. Es muy amable de tu parte.
Look! Theres Chris. Mira! Ah est Chris.
: Heres your key. Aqu tiene su llave. Thank you.
: Thank you. Gracias.

am/is/are (formas interrogativas) Unidad 2 Im hungry / Its cold etc. Unidad 3 there is/are Unidad 38
12 it Unidad 40 pronombres personales Unidad 61 a/an Unidades 6667 contracciones Apndice 4

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Ejercicios 1
1.1 Escribe las contracciones (shes / we arent etc.).
1 she is shes 3 it is not 5 I am not
2 they are 4 that is 6 you are not
1.2 Completa las frases con am, is o are.
1 The weather is nice today. 5 Look! There Helen.
2 I not rich. 6 My brother and I good tennis players.
3 This bag heavy. 7 Emily at home. Her children at school.
4 These bags heavy. 8 I a taxi driver. My sister a nurse.
1.3 Completa las frases.
1 Steve is ill. Hes in bed.
2 Im a good dancer, but a good singer.
3 Mr Thomas is my neighbour. very friendly.
4 These chairs arent beautiful, but comfortable.
5 tired. No, Im not. Im fine!
6 Catherine isnt at home. at work.
7 your coat. Oh, thank you very much.
1.4 Observa las frases de Lisa (Unidad 1A). Escribe frases acerca de ti.
1 (name?) My 4 (favourite colour or colours?)
2 (from?) I My
3 ( job?) I 5 (fathers or mothers job?)
My
1.5 Escribe frases sobre los dibujos. Usa:
angry happy sad strong tall tired

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 Shes happy. 3 They 5

2 He 4 6
1.6 Escribe frases verdaderas, afirmativas o negativas. Usa is/isnt o are/arent.
1 (it / very late) Its very late. o It isnt very late.
2 (Brussels / in Belgium) Brussels
3 (my hands / cold) My
4 (Brazil / a very big country)
5 (diamonds / cheap)
6 (Toronto / in the USA)
Escribe frases verdaderas, afirmativas o negativas. Usa Im / Im not.
7 (a student) Im a student. o Im not a student.
8 (tired) I
9 (a good swimmer)
10 (from Madrid)
1.7 Traduce al ingls.
1 Mi madre es inglesa. 7 Este vaso no est limpio. Est muy sucio.
2 Son las seis. 8 Mira! Aqu est tu hermana.
3 La sopa est fra. 9 Es tarde.
4 Catherine no est en Londres. 10 Aqu tiene su bolsa.
5 Mis padres no son espaoles. 11 Mi hermana no est muy alegre hoy. Est triste.
6 Ricardo es alto y delgado. 12 Mi casa es vieja pero es grande y est en el centro.
Ejercicio complementario 1 (pgina 243) 13

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2 am/is/are (interrogacin)
A afirmacin interrogacin
Whats your name?
I am am I?
David.
he he? Are you married?
she is is she?
No, Im not.
it it?
Where are you from?
we we?
Manchester.
you are are you?
they they? Are you a student?
Yes, I am.

Are you English? No, Im Scottish. Eres ? No, soy

Is your mother at home? No, shes out. Est tu madre en casa? No, est fuera.
Are your parents at home? No, theyre out. Estn tus padres en casa? No, estn fuera.
Is it late? No, its only nine oclock. Es tarde? No, son
Your shoes are nice. Are they new? Tus zapatos son bonitos. Son nuevos?
Observa el orden de las palabras:
Is she at home? / Is your mother at home? (no Is at home your mother?)
Are they new? / Are your shoes new? (no Are new your shoes?)

B Where ? / What ? / Who ? / How ? / Why ?

Where is your mother? Is she at home? Dnde est tu madre? Est en casa?
Where are you from? Canada. De dnde eres / es Vd.? Del Canad.
What colour is your car? Its red. De qu color es tu coche? Es rojo.
How are your parents? Are they well? Cmo estn tus padres? Estn bien?
These shoes are nice. How much are they? Estos zapatos son bonitos. Cunto cuestan?
This hotel isnt very good. Why is it so expensive? Este hotel no es muy bueno. Por qu es tan caro?
whats = what is whos = who is hows = how is wheres = where is
Whats the time? Qu hora es?
Wheres Lucy? Dnde est Lucy?
Whos that man? Quin es ese hombre?
Hows your father? Cmo est tu padre?

C Respuestas breves
I am. Im Thats my seat.
he hes he No, it isnt.
she is. shes she isnt.
Yes, it No, its not. or it
No,
we were we
you are. youre you arent.
they theyre they
Estas respuestas se usan con mucha frecuencia en ingls (adems de las respuestas simples Yes o No.)
Are you tired? Yes, I am.
Are you English? No, Im not. Im Scottish.
Is your friend English? Yes, he is.
Are these your keys? Yes, they are.
Thats my seat. No, it isnt.

am/is/are Unidad 1 Im hungry / Its cold etc. Unidad 3 la interrogacin 1 Unidad 45

14 what/which/how Unidad 48

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