UNIT 1

1.-I always keep my phone ___ my bag.

2.-I always take afternoon tea ___ Sundays.

3.-I need to be ___ school ___ nine.

4.-I live ___ England.

5.-I’m going ___ holiday ___ Tuesday.

6.-Samantha was planning to move abroad ___ July.

HOMEWORK

7.-Mike grew up ___ a honey farm.

8.-I’m going to see Cats ___ the theatre ___ eight.

9.-I found the recipe ___ the internet.

 PREPOSITIONS OF LOCATION

Prepositions of location describe where something is.

on behind above

under next to below

in between around

inside among on the right

outside across from on the left

in front of opposite
On the corner of

EXERCISE IN CLASS: Select the correct preposition for each of the sentences according
to the position in the map.
Next to, between, across from

1. The drug store is ____________the police station.

2. The police station is __________ the bank and the store.

3. The school is ____________ the restaurant.

4. The drug store is ____________ the movie theater and the post office.

5. The train station is ________________________ the school.

HOMEWORK
LOOK AT THE MAP AND WRITE THE CORRECT PREPOSITION.

1. The music store is ________________Santos Dumont Street and Rosa e Silva Avenue
2. The hospital is ________________the pet shop.

3. The toy store is ________________ the music store and the restaurant.
4. The supermarket is ________________ the restaurant.
5. The fast food restaurant is ___________ Amelia Street.
6. The bookstore is ________________the supermarket.
7. The bank is on Santos Dumont Street __________ the flower shop.
8. The school is _________________Amelia Street and Rosa e Silva Avenue.
9. The pet shop is ________________Amelia Street.
10. The flower shop is ________________Santos Dumont Street.

1.1 THERE IS/ THERE ARE

We use there is and there are when we refer to the existence of someone or something:
THERE IS (SINGULAR) There is a book on the desk
THERE ARE (PLURAL) There are books on the desk / there are three books on the desk
We can use contraction in there is =There´s a student in the room. But we can´t use
contractions in there are only in the negative form for example: There aren´t books on the
desk.
AFFIRMATIVE FORM
There is a man in the field
There are two dogs in my house.
NEGATIVE FORM
There isn´t a boy on the street
There aren´t cats on the roof.
INTERROGATIVE FORM
Is there an apple in the fridge? Yes, there is/ No, there isn´t / Yes, it is/ No, it isn´t
Are there tomatoes in the basket? Yes, there are/ No, there aren´t/ Yes, They are/ No,
they aren´t.
Exercise in class:
1. - ____________________ a bag on the table.
2.- ____________________ a calendar on the wall.
3.- ____________________ Two posters in my room.
4.- ____________________ a banana in this basket.
5.- ____________________ six chairs in the dining room.
6.- ____________________ 12 cushions on the sofa.

COUNTABLE NOUNS: They are things we can count. For example: PENCIL. We can
have one, two, three or more pencils. Here are some more countable nouns:
  Dog, cat, animal, man, person
 Bottle, box, litre, vehicle
 Coin, note, dollar, day
 Cup, plate, fork, knife
 Table, chair, suitcase, bag

UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS: They are substances, concepts, etc. That we can´t divide into
separate elements. We can´t count them. For example, we can´t count “milk”. We can
count “bottles of milk”. Here are some more uncountable nouns:
 Music, art, love, happiness, intelligence
 Advice, information, news, traffic, time
 Furniture, luggage, wood, bread, justice
 Rice, sugar, butter, water, electricity, gas,
 Power, coffee, food, money, meat, advice
 Cheese, noise, fruit, oil, etc.

We usually treat uncountable nouns as singular. We use a singular verb. For Examples:
This information is very important. /Your luggage looks heavy.
We don´t usually use the indefinite article a/an with uncountable nouns. We can´t say “an
information” or “a music”. But we can say:
 A piece of (news, music, advice)
 A bottle of water
 A grain of rice
 A loaf of bread
 A glass of water
 A jar of jam
 A jug of water
 A cup of coffee or tea

EXERCISE IN CLASS: ARE THESE NOUNS COUNTABLE OR UNCOUNTABLE

1.-water__________
2.-fruit ___________
3.-coconout__________
4. - bread____________
5.-DVD _____________

USE OF SOME AND ANY

Some and any are used to state the quantity. Some and any are quantifiers. Some and
any can be used when:

1. The exact number is not known.

2. The exact number is not important or relevant.
3. Some and any are used with countable and uncountable nouns.

Interrogative Affirmative Negative

Are there any tomatoes in the Yes, there are some. No, there
fridge? aren't any.
Is there any orange juice? Yes, there is some. No, there
isn't any.
Offering Responding
Would you like some coffee? Yes, please I'd
like some.
Making a request Responding
Would you mind lending Of course, here you
me some money? are.

EXERCISE IN CLASS:

CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD (SOME OR ANY).

1. I need a car and ____________ dollars.

2. He would like __________ help.
3. There aren't _____________policemen in the street.
4. ¿Do you know _______________plumber?
5. He needs to make ________________friends.
6. Do you have __________idea why he is always alone?
7. Charley doesn't have_____________ friends, too.

HOMEWORK:

DECIDE WHETHER THESE NOUNS ARE COUNTABLE (C) OR UNCOUNTABLE (U)

1. The children are playing in the garden. ___

2. I don't like milk. ______
3. I prefer tea. _____
4. Scientists say that the environment is threatened by pollution. _____
5. My mother uses butter to prepare cakes. _____
6. There are a lot of windows in our classroom. _____
7. We need some glue to fix this vase. _____
8. The waiters in this restaurant are very professional. ___
 SOME OR ANY? – CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER.

1. We need ______ bananas.

2. You can't buy_______ posters in this shop.
3. We haven't got _________ oranges at the moment.
4. Peter has bought ________ new books.
5. She always takes __________ sugar with her coffee.
6. I have seen __________ nice postcards in this souvenir shop.
7. There aren't ________ folders in my bag.
8. I have ___________ magazines for you.

1.2 TRADE AND MONEY

We use demonstrative adjectives to point out specific people, things or places.

This, that, these and those are demonstrative adjectives.

 This (Este, ésta, esto) is used to refer to a single person, thing or place that is
close to or near the speaker.
 That (Ese, ésa, eso, aquél, aquélla) is used when the person, thing or place is
more distant or far. It is used in singular.

 This computer is easy to use.

 That coat on the chair is mine.

 These (estos, estas) is the plural form of this. (near)

 Those (ésos, esas aquellos, aquellas) is the plural form of that. (far)

 These letters are urgent. Please post them immediately.

 Those men in the street are policemen.

EXERCISE IN CLASS:
 1 - Can you move ___ books into the other room?

those

them

 2 - Please pass me ___ cards.

those

that
 3 - I have to take ___ DVDs back to the store.

these

that

 4 - ___ airport is 50 miles away from here.

That

This

 5 - May I borrow some of ___ boxes?

these

that

 6 - Look at ___ plane flying high above us.

this

that

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 7 - ___ is my favourite type of ice-cream.

These

This

 8 - I don't know any of ___ people.

Those

Them

 9 - ___ mice are so cute!

That

These
 10 - I don't know where the files are. I haven't seen ___.

those

them

CHOOSE THE RIGHT ANSWER

1 'Mum, ____ is my friend Peter.' 'Pleased to meet you, Peter.'

that

this

those

2 I bought ____ shoes yesterday.

this

these

that

3 I work in ____ building over there.

that

this

those

ONE/ONES
We use one after this o that and adjective to substitute a singular noun.
Eg: This dress- this one/ the red one.

We use ones after these or those to substitute a plural noun.

These shoes – These ones.
 HOW MUCH IS IT? / HOW MUCH ARE THEY?

WRITE IS, ARE, IT'S OR THEY’RE

A: How much _____ this ?

B: ______ $20. Do you want it?

A: Look at these ! How much ____they?

B: ________ $200! ______ Pretty expensive.

A: How much _______ these pants?

B: _______ very expensive! _____ $300!
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO + (VERB) /HOW MUCH WOULD IT COST TO +

(VERB)?

You are simply asking how much you would need to pay to do something.

Here are some examples:

"How much does it cost to fly to Europe?"

"How much does it cost to own a house?"
"How much does it cost to buy a robot?"
"How much does it cost to join a gym?"
"How much does it cost to repair my car?"
"How much would it cost to talk long distance?"
"How much would it cost to run a website?"
"How much would it cost to wash my car?"
 VOCABULARY

Look at the two receipts. Use words you find on these receipts to fill in the blanks:
Money that you receive from a clerk along with your receipt: __________________
Money that you pay to the government: __________________________________
The cost of an item before tax: ________________________________________
The amount that you save off of the regular price: __________________________
Money you give for good service. _______________________________________
Money that includes tax, discounts, and the price. ___________________________

HOMEWORK
What do you think? Are these prices expensive, reasonable, or cheap?
___________ $60.00 for a pair of jeans. ___________ $100.00 for a tie.
___________ $1.00 for a cup of coffee. ___________ $8.00 for a shirt.
___________ $20.00 for a glass of wine. ___________ $7.00 for a movie ticket.

1.3 WHAT TIME IS IT?

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Read the sentences about Elliot Maddox and look at the pictures. Are his days
busy?
1.- He gets up at six o´clock and he takes a shower
2.- He has breakfast at ____________
3.- He leaves home at _____________, and he goes to work by taxi
4.- He has lunch (a soda and sandwich) in his office at ___________.
5.- He always works late. He leaves work at ________________ in the evening.
6.- He sometimes buys pizza and eats it at home. He gets home at __________.
7.- He never goes out in the evening. He works at his computer from__________ to
_______
8.- He always goes to bed at ______________. He watches television in bed.