This document summarizes a seminar on effective English communication held at the University of Panama San Miguelito Regional Center. It provides examples of using proper names and replacing them with pronouns for singular and plural subjects. It also lists common classroom expressions and references used in the seminar.

1. UNIVERSITY OF PANAMA
SAN MIGUELITO REGIONAL CENTER
(CRUSAM)
SEMINAR: “EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
THROUGH ENGLISH LANGUAGE”
SESSION 2 – MODULE 2: “PROPER
NAMES AND REPLACING THEM FOR
PRONOUNS”
PREPARED BY: M.A. MARIA ISABEL DEL
CID
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7th., 2013

2. PROPER NAMES: are used to name people.
Examples: James, Rosemary, Omaira, Narda,
Bianca, Vielka, Gisela, Angie, Hersilia, Juan,
Silka, Onelia, Isamar, Marisela, Carlo,
Alexander, Johana, etc.

3. James is a computing teacher.
He is a computing teacher and works at CRUSAM.
Marisela is an analyst.
She is an analyst and works at CRUSAM.
Alexander is a student at CRUSAM.
He is a student at CRUSAM.
Maria Isabel is an English teacher.
She is an english teacher at CRUSAM.
Omaira is a beautiful nurse.
She is a nurse and works at Punta Pacifica Hospital.

4. SINGULAR SUBJECT PRONOUNS:
I am Maria Isabel.
He is an architect.
She is a student.
You are a professor in the faculty of education.
It is a black computer (object or animal)
Zeus is a dog. It is a big dog.
You are a costum officer.

5. PLURAL SUBJECT PRONOUNS:
Bianca and I are English teachers.
We are English teachers.
Juan and Silka are architecture teachers.
They are architecture teachers.
Hersilia and Rosemary are students.
They are students.
You are participants in this English seminar.
Mickey and Pluto are friends.
They are friends.

6. …..Common expressions
-Open your
book
-Read page 10
-Study page 10
-Close your
book
-Raise your
hand.
-Listen to the
question.
-Answer the
question.
-Listen to the
answer.
-Correct your
mistakes.
-Hand in your
homework.

7. REFERENCES:
- Molinsky, Steven J. Word by Word – Picture
Dictionary. Second edition. Pearson Longman.
USA. printed. 2006
- Oxford Advanced Learners’ Compass. Compact
disc. 2008.
- Richards, Jack. Full Contact Interchange. Third
edition. Cambridge University press. Hong Kong,
China. Printed. 2010