lesson 2

 

Lesson 2

 

 

All about Jack

 

This text is about Jack. The story answers these questions:

Who is Jack’s flatmate?

Whose neighbour is called Elizabeth?

How is the weather in California?

When is Jack’s break?

What is his job?

Where is he from?

Why is he not always on time for work?

How long is his journey to work?

Which is his favourite food?

 

Here is Jack’s story:

Jack is from England. He is not American but he lives in Hollywood. The weather in California isn’t bad. Jack is friends with William. William is his flatmate. Jack is in love with Elizabeth. She is his neighbour. Jack and Elizabeth are not flatmates.

Jack is a cook. He works in an Italian restaurant in Los Angeles. But his favourite food is Chinese. It isn’t Italian.

Jack is not always punctual for work because he takes the train every day. I am not sure the trains are always on time. His journey to work is not too long: about twenty minutes.

Jack has a break at five p.m.

Translation

 

Todo sobre Jack

 

Este texto es sobre Jack. La historia contesta estas preguntas.

 

¿Quién es el compañero de piso de Jack?

(¿De quién es la vecina que se llama Elizabeth?) ¿ Quién es el vecino de Elizabeth?

¿Cómo es el tiempo en California?

¿Cuándo es la pausa de Jack?

¿Cuál (Qué) es su trabajo?

¿De dónde es él?

¿Por qué no llega siempre a la hora al trabajo?

¿Cuánto tarda el trayecto hasta el trabajo?

¿Cuál es su comida preferida?

 

 

Aquí está la historia de Jack:

Jack es de Inglaterra. No es Americano pero vive en Hollywood. El clima en Califorma no está mal. Jack vive con William. William es su compañero de piso. Jack está enamorado de Elizabeth. Es su vecina. Jack y Elizabeth no son compañeros de piso.

Jack es cocinero. Trabaja en un restaurante italiano en Los Angeles. Pero su comida preferida es la comida china. No es la italiana.

Jack no siempre llega puntual al trabajo porque coge el tren todos los días. Yo no sé si los trenes siempre salen/llegan a la hora. El trayecto para ir al trabajo no es tan largo: más o menos veinte minutos.

Jack tiene una pausa a las cinco de la tarde.

 

Vocabulary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grammar

 

1.0 The Verb ‘to be’ in the Negative Form:

Affirmative Sentence:
I am happy.

Negative Sentence:

I am NOT happy.

Negative sentences are formed by adding NOT after the verb.

Para poner una frase en el negativo, añadimos NOT despues del verbo.

Examples:

Affirmative Sentences:	Negative Sentences:
I'm happy	I'm NOT happy
Jack is Spanish.	Jack is NOT Spanish
He is American	He is NOT American.
She is Canadian.	She is NOT Canadian.
They are students	They are NOT students
I am English.	I am NOT English.
You are French.	You are NOT French.

 

2.0 The Verb “to be” in the Interrogative Form:

The Affirmative Sentence:

I am Spanish.

 

Affirmative sentences are: subject + verb

The Negative Sentence:

I am NOT Spanish.

 

 

Negative sentences are: subject + verb + not

The Interrogative Sentence:

Am I Spanish?

 

 

Interrogative sentences are: verb + subject.

Affirmative	Interrogative
I am Spanish.	Am I Spanish?
France is a country.	Is France a country?
He is a man.	Is he a man?
She is a student.	Is she a student?
Paris is a city.	Is Paris a city?
We are English.	Are we English?

 

3.Question Words:

Question words	Translation	Example	Translation
Who? What? Where? Why? When? How?	¿Quién? ¿Qué? ¿Dónde? ¿Por qué? ¿Cuándo? ¿Cómo?	Who are you? What do you do? Where is he? Why are you happy? When do you wake up? How are you?	¿Quién eres? ¿Qué haces? ¿Dónde está (él)? ¿Por qué estás contento? ¿Cuándo te despiertas? ¿Cómo estás?

 

Activities

1.0 Answer the following questions about the text. Put the sentences in order.

Contesta a las preguntas siguientes sobre el texto, poniendo las frases en la orden correcta.

1. Where is Jack from? from/England/Jack/is _____________________

2. What nationality is Jack? is/English/he _____________________

3. How is the weather in California? Weather/not/is/bad/the _____________________

4. Who is William? Jack's/flatmate/is/William _____________________

5. Who is Jack in love with? Elizabeth/Jack/love/in/with/is _____________________

6. Who is Elizabeth? Jack's/Elizabeth/is/neighbour _____________________

7. What is Jack's job? cook/is/Jack/a _____________________

8. Where is the restaurant? Los Angeles/is/in/the/restaurant _____________________

9. What is Jack's favorite food? food/favorite/Jack's/is/Chinese _____________________

10. How does Jack go to work? Goes/Jack/to/work/train/by _____________________

11. How long is his journey to work? is/20/minutes/journey/his _____________________

12. When is Jack's break? Break/is/five/p.m./his/at _____________________

 

Grammar practice

0. Choose the correct word to complete the question.

Elige la palabra correcta para completar la frase.

1. ______________ (Where/What) are you this week? We are in England this week.

2. ______________ (When/How) is your grandmother? My grandmother is very well, thank you.

3. _______________ (When/How) are you? I'm fine, thank you.

4. _________ (How/Who) old are you? I'm 38 years old.

5. ______________ (How/What) old are James and Ben? James and Ben are 16 years old.

6. ______________ (Who/Why) are you tired? I am tired because I can’t sleep.

7. ______________ (Who/What) is your flatmate? William is my flatmate.

8. ______________ (Why/Where) is your dog? My dog is at home.

9. ______________ (Who/What) is his job? He is an English teacher.

10. ______________(Which/Where) is your favourite language: English or French? My favourite language is French.

11. ______________ (When/Which) is your favourite food: pizza or chocolate? My favourite food is chocolate.

12. ______________ (When/What) is your break today? My break is at eleven a.m.

13. ______________ (What/Who) is your favourite food. My favourite food is Chinese.

14. ______________ (Who/What) is an English teacher? Paul is an English teacher.

15. ______________ (Where/What) is your office? My office is in London.

16. ______________ (Who/When) is always late for work? Jack is always late for work.

17. ______________ (Where/How) Is the weather today? The weather today is great!

18. ______________ (Where/ When) is the language school? The language school is in the centre of Manchester.

19. ______________ (Who/How) do you go to work? I go to work by train.

20. ______________ (Who/How) is the weather today? It is hot and sunny.

21. ______________ (Where/What) is your house? My house is in Paris.

22. ______________ (Who/Where) is Jack in love with? Jack is in love with Elizabeth.

23. _______________ (What/Where) is Paris? It's in France.

24. _______________ (What/Where) is Paris? It's a city.

25. _______________ (What/Where) is France? It's a country.

26. _______________ (What/Where) is France? It's in Europe.

 

Grammar practice 2:

Affirmative –interrogative.

These sentences are affirmative. Make them interrogative.

For example:

He is Chinese. – Is he Chinese?

They are students. – Are they students?

Estas frases estan en el afirmativo. Escribe el interrogativo.

1. He is Chinese > ______________ Chinese?

2. They are students. > ______________ students?

3. It is her house. > ______________ her house?

4. She is a teacher. > ______________ a teacher?

5. He is in Paris. > ______________ in Paris?

6. They are happy. > ______________ happy?

7. We are in class. > ______________ in class?

8. They are in Russia. > ______________ in Russia?

9. He is at a restaurant. > ______________ at a restaurant?

10. She is his flatmate. > ______________ his flatmate?

11. This is a car. > ______________ a car?

12. She is a woman. ______________ a woman?

13. She is married. > ______________ married?

14. He is a man. > ______________ a man?

15. He is single. > ______________ single?

16. She is a girl. > ______________ a girl?

17. He is a boy. > ______________ a boy?

 

Grammar practice 3: Transform the affirmative into a negative form:

These sentences are affirmative. Make them negative.

For example:

He is Chinese. – He is NOT Chinese.

They are students. – They are NOT students

Ahora, escribe las frases en negativo.

1. He is Chinese > ______________ Chinese.

2. They are students. > ______________ students.

3. It is her house. > ______________ her house.

4. She is a teacher. > ______________ a teacher.

5. He is in Paris. > ______________ in Paris..

6. They are happy. > ______________ happy.

7. We are in class. > ______________ in class.

8. They are in Russia. > ______________ in Russia.

9. He is in a restaurant. > ______________ in a restaurant.

10. She is his flatmate. > ______________ his flatmate.

11. This is a car. > ______________ a car.

12. She is a woman. ______________ a woman.

13. She is married. > ______________ married.

14. He is a man. > ______________ a man.

15. He is single. > ______________ single.

16. She is a girl. > ______________ a girl.

17. He is a boy. > ______________ a boy.

 

 

 

Translation practice

Translate the following words:

Traduce estas palabras:

English
1.To answer
2.Flatmate
3. Neighbour
4. Weather
5. Break
6. Job
7. On time
8. Journey
9. Always
10. Favourite
11. Story
12. American
13. He lives
14. Friends
15. In love with
16. A cook
17. Food
18. The train
19. Not too long
20. Twenty minutes

 

Summary practice

Complete the summary of the text with these verbs:

Completa las frases con las palabras siguientes:

Is, lives, works, is, takes, has

Jack is from England. He 1. _____ in Hollywood. He 2. _____ friends with William. He 3. _____ in love with Elizabeth. He4. _____ in a restaurant. He 5. ______ the train to work. He 6. _____ a break at five p.m.

COMMENTS FROM THE VIDEO:

1. Difficult words (are in bold and in the title)

2. Capital letters: Countries, nationalities and languages are always written with a capital letter. i.e.: I am English. I like Chinese food. We speak Spanish.

3. Cities: Valencia, Paris, Washington, Beijing, Barcelona. Countries: Russia, China, Brazil, Uganda, India

 

Answer sheet of lesson 2

 

Activities – 1:

1. Jack is from England.

2. He is English

3. The weather is not bad.

4. William is Jack's flatmate.

5. Jack is in love with Elizabeth.

6. Elizabeth is Jack's neighbour.

7. Jack is a cook.

8. The restaurant is in Los Angeles.

9. Jack's favourite food is Chinese.

10. Jack goes to work by train

11. His journey is 20 minutes.

12. His break is at five p.m.

 

Grammar Practise 1:

1. Where

2. How

3. How

4. How

5. How

6. Why

7. Who

8. Where

9. What

10. Which

11. Which

12. When

13. What

14. Who

15. Where

16. Who

17. How

18. Where

19. How

20. How

21. Where

22. Who

23. Where

24. What

25. What

26. Where

 

Grammar practice 2:

1. Is he Chinese?

2. Are they students?

3. Is it

4. Is she

5. Is he

6. Are they

7. Are we

8. Are they

9. Is he

10. Is she

11. Is this

12. Is she

13. Is she

14. Is he

15. Is he

16. Is she

17. Is he

Grammar practice 3:

1. He is not

2. They are not

3. It is not

4. She is not

5. He is not

6. They are not

7. We are not

8. They are not

9. He is not

10. She is not

11. This is not

12. She is not

13. She is not

14. He is not

15. He is not

16. She is not

17. He is not

Translation Practise:

1. Responder

2. Compañero de piso

3. Vecino

4. Tiempo

5. Descanso

6. Empleo

7. Puntual

8. Viaje

9. Siempre

10. Preferido

11. historia

12. Estadounidense

13. Vive

14. Amigos

15. Enamorado/a de

16. Un cocinero

17. Comida

18. El tren

19. No mucho tiempo

20. Veinte minutos

Summary answers:

1. lives

2. is

3. is

4. works

5. takes

6. has