BÁSICO.

UNIDAD 3

UNIT 3. WHAT TIME IS IT?

• MISCELLANEA

• La hora

A continuación, le presentamos cuatro fórmulas distintas de pedir

la hora.

1. What is the time?

2. What time is it?

3. Could you please tell me the time?

4. Have you got the time?

Diferentes maneras de dar la hora

a. Utilizando las preposiciones past / to.

It’s half past one. (Es la una y media.)

It’s ten to three. (Son las tres menos diez.)

It’s a quarter to twelve. (Son las doce menos cuarto.)

It’s a quarter past eleven. (Son las once y cuarto.)

b. Leyendo la hora digital.

12:22 It’s twelve twenty-two. (Son las doce y veintidós.)

c. Añadiendo las expresiones a.m. / p.m.

It’s nine p.m. (Son las 9 de la tarde)

1. ¿Podría relacionar las siguientes horas con los dígitos correspondientes?

17:10   twelve p.m.

24:00   ten past five

12:00   seventeen ten

 a quarter past
05:10 
nine
21:15   a quarter to ten

09:45   twelve a.m.

• TEXT

• Present Simple

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AFIRMATIVA

Singular Plural

I work you We work

work You work
He / She / It works They work

Este tiempo verbal se utiliza para hablar de las acciones que se realizan habitualmente. Los
verbos principales, es decir, aquellos que no son auxiliares ('to be' y 'to have got'), se conjugan de
la siguiente manera:
AFIRMATIVA NEGATIVA INTERROGATIVA
I work you I do not (don't) work You do not Do I work?
work he/she/it (don't) work he/she/it does not Do you work?
works (doesn't) work Does he/she/it work?

We work We work Do we work?

You work You work Do you work?

They work They work Do they work?

Como se puede observar, la conjugación se hace sobre el infinitivo del verbo al cual añadiremos
una '-s' para conjugar la tercera persona del singular. En el Present Simple los verbos principales
necesitan el verbo auxiliar 'do' para hacer las formas negativas e interrogativas:

El auxiliar 'do' recoge las características del verbo principal; por esto, en las formas interrogativas
y negativas de la tercera persona del singular He, She, It, la '-s' desaparece del verbo principal y
pasa al auxiliar: ‘does / doesn't’. Ejemplos:
Afirmativa: Margaret eats at home today.

Negativa: Margaret doesn’t eat at home today.

Normas de ortografía
Algunos verbos sufren cambios en la ortografía cuando se conjugan en tercera persona del
singular. Estos cambios son:

1. Añadiremos -es cuando el infinitivo del verbo acabe en -ch, -sh, -s, -x, -z, -o

watchwatches pushpushes kisskisses relaxrelaxes buzzbuzzes gogoes

2. Los verbos acabados en -y precedida de una consonante cambian a ‘-ies’. En

cambio, si la ‘y’ va precedida de vocal, no se produce ningún cambio.

studystudies flyflies pero: playplays

• Los pronombres objeto (object pronouns)

Existen dos tipos de pronombres: los que asumen la función de sujeto de la oración (subject) y
los que actúan como complemento directo, indirecto o preposicional (object).

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Los object pronouns sustituyen a los sustantivos que hacen de complementos directo e indirecto.
En la lengua inglesa, a diferencia del castellano, estos complementos siempre se colocan detrás del
verbo al que complementan. Ejemplo:

We live near Tom but we don't see him very often.

(Vivimos cerca de Tom, pero no lo vemos muy a menudo.)

Los object pronouns deben usarse obligatoriamente detrás de cualquier preposición. Ejemplo:

Would you like to come with us?

(¿Te gustaría venir con nosotros?)

2. LISTENING. ‘Lidia and John’ Escucha atentamente las presentaciones de Lidia

y John.

“Hello! My name’s Lidia and I’m a

business woman. I’m 32 years old. I’m
married and I have one daughter. I live
in a flat in Barcelona. I want to learn
English because it’s the international
language of business”
“My
name’s
John
Woods
and
I’m a
hotel

manager. I’m 34 years old. I’m married

too and I have a son and a daughter I
live in a house in Reading”

3. LISTENING. ‘Andrew and Sarah’. Ahora escucha atentamente las

presentaciones de de Andrew Lloyd y Sarah Brown y lee los textos
correspondientes.

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ANDREW “This is Andrew Lloyd. He lives in a flat in London. He

works as a receptionist in the Monarch Hotel. He reads
LLOYD Agatha Christie novels and watches sports on T.V. He
goes to the pub on Friday and Saturday nights. He
doesn’t drink beer but he loves cider. He has got a dog
but he doesn’t like cats. He stays in London for his
holidays.”

SARAH “This is Sarah Brown. She lives in a cottage near

London, with her parents. She teaches English in a
BROWN language school and at the hotel. She likes her job. She
reads a lot but she doesn’t watch T.V. On Saturday
mornings she goes walking. She always travels abroad
for her holidays.”

4. A continuación, completa las siguientes oraciones.

1. She lives in a cottage near London. He __lives__________ in a flat in London.

2. He is a receptionist. She _work__________ as a teacher.
3. She reads a lot. He only _reads_________ Agatha Christie novels.
4. She _doesn’t watch_______ TV. He _goes_____ to the pub on Friday and Saturday nights.
5. She likes walking. He __likes__________ watching sports on T.V.
6. He stays in London for his holidays. She always travel________ abroad for her holidays.
• VOCABULARY

• Jobs
Tourist development agent Agente de desarrollo turístico
Events organizer Animador turístico
Conference hostess Azafata/auxiliar de congresos
Bellboy Botones
Room maid Camarera de pisos
Walter Camarero/a de restaurante-bar
Cook Cocinero
Travel agent Empleado de agencia de viaje
Staff manager Gobernanta/e de hotel
Tourist guide Guía de ruta
Chef Jefe de cocina
Store and wine cellar Jefe de economato y bodega
Maître Jefe de sala/maître
Clothes presser Lencero lavandero planchador
Hotel recepcionist Recepcionista de hotel
Wine Walter Sumiller
Técnico en información
Expert on tourist information turística

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• Verbs
TypeEscribir a máquina Play
Jugar, Reproducir
Watch Ver, observer
Study Estudiar
Read Leer
Sell Vender
Give Dar
Finish
Terminar

• SELF-EVALUATION EXERCISES

5. Presente simple. Oraciones afirmativas. Relaciona la columna A con la columna

B para identificar cada profesión con la tarea que realiza.

A B
a. She works at the University.
b. She travels to a lot of countries.
c. He serves meals.
1. John is a Farmer d. He works outside.
2. Alice is a Teacher e. He grows potatoes.
3. Oscar is a Waiter f. She flies planes.
4. Sarah is a Pilot g. She marks exams.
i. He works in a restaurant.
j. He lives in the countryside.
k. He takes orders.

1. John is a farmer. He works outside.

2. Alice is a Teacher. She works at the University .

3. Oscar is a Waiter. He works in a restaurant.

4. Sarah is a Pilot. She flies planes

5. John is a farmer. He grows potatoes

6. John is a farmer. He lives in the countryside

7. Alice is a Teacher. She marks exams

8. Oscar is a Waiter . He serves meals

9. Oscar is a Waiter. He takes orders

10. Sarah is a Pilot. She travels to a lot of countries

6. Completa las siguientes oraciones con alguno de los verbos del cuadro. No
olvides escribir la forma correcta del verbo.

Example : He’s a receptionist. He gives guests their room keys.

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Type play watch study read sell give finish

1. He works in a book-shop. He _sells_______ books.

2. She is a secretary. She _types_______ letters.

3. My friend _plays_______ the guitar.

4. Susan never _watches_______ T.V.

5. In June Graham _finishes_______ his studies.

6. My mother _reads_______ mystery novels.

7. He _studies_______ business administration.

7. Completa las preguntas para las siguientes respuestas.

Example: Where does Laura live? She lives in Barcelona.

1. What ___does_____he______________? He’s a businessman.

2. How old ___is she___________________? She’s twenty-three.

3. How many languages ___does she Susan speak_____? Susan speaks two languages.

4. How much ___is it the special menu_____________? The Special Menu is three pounds
fifty.

5. Who __is Mary___________________? Mary ’s Peter’s wife.

8. Presente simple. Negativas. Completa las oraciones con los verbos entre
paréntesis.

Example: My uncle ______ meat (not eat). My uncle doesn’t eat meat.

1. Susan _doesn’t love______________ apples. (not love)

2. My hometown __it’s not_____________ Bilbao. (not be)

3. John’s sister _doesn’t speak______________ Japanese. (not speak)

4. Elisabeth __doesn’t study_____________ History. (not study)

5. Milan __isn’t_____________ the capital of Italy. (not be)

9. What’s the time? Escribe las horas que muestran cada uno de los relojes que
mostramos a continuación.

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1. twenty five to eleven 2. it’s ten to eight 3. it’s twenty past six

4. It’s half past seven 5. It’s quarter past twelve 6. It’s nine o’clock

7. It’s five to five 8. It’s five o’clock 9. It’s twenty five to eleven

• OPEN EXERCISES EVALUATION

10. Escribe cinco frases con cosas que hagas todos los días. Usa el diccionario
si lo necesitas.

Ejemplo: I go to bed at 11:30 p.m. everyday

1. I wake up early, every days. Between the 7 or 8 a.m

2. The weekends I use to cut the grass. I like sometimes gardening

3. I usually go out to make footing

4. At night, I like so much watch movies

5. I like to go to market and buy everything I need for my house.

11. Escribe conversaciones entre dos personas que hablan acerca de

costumbres diarias. Por ejemplo:
- What do you do?
- I work as a painter.

- Where is your car?

- My car is parked at home

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- Where you go early in the morning ?

- I’m going to my work

- How many times you eat at day?

- I eat meals three times at day or maybe four my

- do you like study English Monday to friday ?

- I like so much, even the weekends

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