Grammar section: lesson 3

 How many vs. how much

How many?	Countable plural nouns	How many books? How many chairs? How many ideas?
How much?	Uncountable nouns	How much time? How much sugar? How much water?

Examples

How many apples are there in the basket?

How many days are there in the year?

How much honey is there in the tin?

How much money do you have ?

Exercises

Vocabulary section: lesson 3

 Dates and hours

The days of the week

Monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday, saturday and sunday: lunes, martes, miércoles, jueves, viernes, sábado y domingo

The months of the year

January, february, march, april, may, june, july, august, september, october, november and december: enero, febrero, marzo, abril, mayo, junio, julio, agosto, septiembre, octubre, noviembre y diciembre

• What time is it?: ¿Qué hora es?
• One hour: Una hora
• One day: Un día
• One week: Una semana
• One month: Un mes
• Morning: mañana
• Afternoon: tarde
• Night: noche
• Noon, midday: mediodía
• Midnight: medianoche

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Grammar section: lesson 3

Indefinite articles A-An

When do we use A?

When the nouns start with a consonant

For example

A  dog

A  chair

A  bed

When  do we use AN?

When the nouns start with a vowel

An apple

An airplane

An umbrella

But, keep in mind the exceptions

1. We sometimes use A with the nouns start with a vowel. It happens with words that start with a vowel that sounds as a consonant.

One /wan/

University /juniversiti/

Euro /juarau/

2.  We sometimes use A with some nouns that start with H. We said this because it's going to depend on the pronunciation. 

2.1  When the H is deaf we use AN 

2.2 Whereas when the H has a sound at the moment it pronouns, it must be accompanied with A.

1.1 

An hour

An honour

An honest

2.2

A house

A hen

A hundred

Now, let's practice!

Vocabulary section: lesson 2

Greetings

If  you want to start striking up a conversation, you are going to use the next list "greetings".

 

Good morning: Buenos días

Good afternoon: Buenas tardes

Good night: Buenas noches

Hi, Hello: Hola

How's it going?: ¿Cómo estas? 

My name is: Me llamo

What's your name: ¿Cómo te llamas/se llama?

See you soon: Hasta pronto

See you later: Hasta luego

Nice to meet you: Un gusto de conocerte

It's nice to meet you, too: Es un gusto también

Yes: Sí

Not: No

I don't know: No lo sé

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Grammar section: lesson 2

 

Adjective demostrative

If you find it before the noun, it is a demostrative pronoun, since like all adjectives, it gives more information about the noun.

Keep in mind these rules

1. Use this and these if the thing/things or action/actions find near in distance or time.

2. Use that and those if the thing/things or action/actions find away in distance or time.

Demostrative	Use
This (este, esto, esta)	The thing or action is close physically or in time
These (estos, estas)	The things or actions is close physically or in time
That (eso, ese, esa, aquel, aquella, aquello)	The thing, person or action is physically distant or in time
Those (esos, esas, aquellos, aquellos)	The things or actions is physically distant or in time

Examples of demostratives

This cat is really active. (Este gato es muy activo)

That ball belongs to my sister. (Esa pelota pertenece a mi hermana) 

That helicopter is flying low. (Ese helicóptero esta volando bajo)

This window is dirty. (Esta ventana está sucia)

Apply what you have learned on a test

Listening section: lesson 1

Listening activity about the city

Before listening the audio, keep in mind these words.

Quite: adverb meaning very or quite/muy o bastante.

Example: She is quite tall/ Ella es bastante alta

There are: expresses the existence of something and means hay.

Example: There are three employees here/ Hay tres empleados aquí.

So: can mean then, so, so that or that's why/ entonces, así que, por lo que o por eso.

Example: Agatha Christhie is my favorite writer; so I love the book Death on the Nile.

Exercise

Vocabulary section: lesson 1

Family vocabulary

Family vocabulary in English corresponds to members of the nuclear family and relatives.

Mother	Madre
Father	Papá
Daughter	Hija
Son	Hijo
Brother	Hermano
Siblings	Hermanos
Grandfather	Abuelo
Grandmother	Abuela
Uncle	Tío
Aunt	Tía
Niece	Sobrina
Nephew	Sobrino
Cousin	Primo/a

Exercise

Grammar section: lesson 1

THE VERB "TO BE"

The verb "to be" translates as "ser o estar". When we use this verb, it is because we want to refer to the characteristics of a person or something. We can also use it with a noun, a place and an adjective.

  Affirrmative structure                Negative structure            Interrogative structure     

I           am        Yo soy/estoy               I  am not (Yo no soy/estoy)                  Am I?         ¿Soy yo?

You      are        Tú eres/estás              You are not (Tú no eres/estás)             Are you?    ¿Eres tú?

They    are        Ellos son/están         They are not (Ellos no son/están)       Are they?     ¿Son ellos?

He        is          El es/está                     He  is not      (El no es/está)                   Is he?           ¿Es él?

She      is          Ella es/está                  She is not       (Ella no es/está)             Is she?         ¿Es ella?

It          is          Esto es/está                  It   is not         (Esto no es/está)             Is it?            ¿Es esto?

Examples

She is tall.               Ella es alta.

Are you busy?       ¿Estas ocupado/a?

Am I sad?              ¿Estoy triste?

The flowerpot is old. It is a relic.   La maceta es antigua. Esta es una reliquia.

He is ill.                                               El está enfermo.

They are from Canada.                   Ellos son de Canadá.

I am a teacher.                                  Yo soy una profesor/a

The cat is playing with a woll ball. It is playful.  El gato esta jugando con un ovillo. Este es juguetón.

Exercises

We  ......... in the park.         (are/is/am)

David ....... happy.                (are/is/am)

........  you Spanish?              (is/am/are)

My brother and I ..... at home.  (are/is/am)

The cat ..... on the table.        (is/are/am)

Video

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