3. LESSON 1 nivel principiante
1 VOCABULARIO
a book, a pen, a table, a chair, a phone, a pen, a table, a phone, a phone, a book,
a chair, a pen, a phone, a book, a table, a chair, a pen, a table, a chair, a pen,
a table, a phone, a pen, a table, a chair, a book, a chair, a phone, a book, a table,
a pen, a book, a phone, a chair, a book, a table, a phone, a book, a table, a pen.
2 GIMNASIA VERBAL Afirmativo / this
Is this a pen?
Yes, it is.
Is this a book?
Yes, it is.
Is this a phone?
Yes, it is.
Is this a chair?
Yes, it is.
Is this a table?
Yes, it is.
Is this a pen?
Yes, it is.
Is this a book?
Yes, it is.
Is this a chair?
Yes, it is.
Is this a phone?
Yes, it is.
Is this a table?
Yes, it is.
Is this a phone?
Yes, it is.
Is this a table?
Yes, it is.
Is this a book?
Yes, it is.
Is this a chair?
Yes, it is.
Is this a pen?
Yes, it is.
3 GIMNASIA VERBAL Negativo / this
Is this a pen?
No, it's not.
Is it a phone?
No, it's not.
Is it a chair?
No, it's not.
What is it?
It's a book.
Is this a chair?
No, it's not.
Is it a pen?
No, it's not.
4. Is it a table?
No, it's not.
Is it a phone?
No, it's not.
What is it?
It's a book.
Is this a chair?
No, it's not.
Is it a book?
No, it's not.
Is it a pen?
No, it's not.
Is it a phone?
No, it's not.
What is it?
It's a table.
4 VOCABULARIO Enlace “o”, en ingles “or”
a car
a train
a plane
a bus
a bicycle
Is this a car or a train?
It's a car.
Is this a train or a plane?
It's a plane.
Is this a bus or a plane?
It's a bus.
Is this a bicycle or a bus?
It's a bicycle.
Is this a train or a bus?
It's a train.
Is this a train or a table?
It's a table.
Is this a plane or a chair?
It's a chair.
Is this a bicycle or a pen?
It's a bicycle.
Is this a car or a phone?
It's a phone.
Is this a bus or a book?
It's a bus.
5 REPASO
This is a book.
This is a chair.
This is a phone.
This is a table.
This is a pen.
This is a car.
This is a train.
5. This is a bus.
This is a plane.
This is a bicycle.
6 GIMNASIA VERBAL Negativo / isn't
This isn't a pen.
It's a table.
This isn't a table.
It's a chair.
This isn't a chair.
It's a phone.
This isn't a phone.
It's a table.
This isn't a table.
It's a pen.
This isn't a car.
It's a bus.
This isn't a bus.
It's a chair.
This isn't a chair.
It's a plane.
This isn't a plane.
It's a pen.
This isn't a pen.
It's a phone.
This isn't a phone.
It's a bicycle.
This isn't a bicycle.
It's a book.
This isn't a book.
It's a table.
7 GIMNASIA VERBAL Preguntas
Is this a book?
Is this a chair?
Is this a table?
Is this a phone?
Is this a pen?
Is this a book?
Is this a car?
Is this a plane?
Is this a train?
Is this a bicycle?
Is this a bus?
8 VOCABULARIO
a window
a door
a watch
a picture
a clock
a coin
6. a ring
a pencil
a room
a window, a room, a door, a pencil, a picture, a clock, a coin, a watch, a ring, a room, a door, a
pencil, a clock, a watch, a room, a picture, a ring, a coin, a window, a clock
9 GIMNASIA VERBAL This & that I
This is a watch.
That's a clock.
This is a window.
That's a door.
This is a watch.
That's a watch.
This is a ring.
That's a picture.
10 GIMNASIA VERBAL This & that II
Is that a pencil?
No, it's not.
Is it a picture?
No, it's not.
What is it?
It's a window.
Is this a watch?
No, it's not.
Is it a coin?
No, it's not.
What is it?
It's a ring.
Is that a clock?
No, it isn't.
Is it a room?
No, it isn't.
What is it?
It's a watch.
11 GIMNASIA VERBAL Is this a…? / Is that a…?
Is this a book?
No, it's not.
Is it a pen?
No, it's not.
What is it?
It's a chair.
Is that a ring?
No, it's not.
Is it a picture?
No, it's not.
What is it?
It's a watch.
Is that a door?
No, it's not.
Is it a watch?
7. No, it's not.
What is it?
It's a car.
Is this a picture?
No, it's not.
Is it a ring?
No, it's not.
What is it?
It's a clock.
Is that a clock?
No, it isn't.
Is it a room?
No, it isn't.
What is it?
It's a watch.
Is that a table?
No, it isn't.
Is it a bicycle?
No, it isn't.
What is it?
It's a car.
is this a car?
No, it isn't.
Is it a book?
No, it isn't.
What is it?
It's a train.
12 GIMNASIA VERBAL What's this / What's that?
What's this?
What's that?
What's that?
It's a ring.
What's this?
It's a plane.
What's that?
It's a bus.
What's this?
It's a picture.
What's that?
It's a room.
What's this?
It's a car.
What's this?
It's a table.
What's that?
It's a pencil.
What's that?
It's a ring.
What's this?
It's a plane.
What's that?
8. It's a bus.
What's this?
It's a picture.
What's that?
It's a room.
What's this?
It's a car.
9.
10. LESSON 1 nivel intermedio
1 GIMNASIA VERBAL Afirmativo en el pasado
Every day I play.
Yesterday I played.
Every day you play.
Yesterday you played.
Every day he plays.
Yesterday he played.
Every day she plays.
Yesterday she played.
Every day we play.
Yesterday we played.
Every day they play.
Yesterday they played.
Every day I ask.
Yesterday I asked.
Every day you ask.
Yesterday you asked.
Every day he asks.
Yesterday he asked.
Every day they ask.
Every day I work.
Yesterday I worked.
Every day you work.
Yesterday you worked.
Every day he believes.
Yesterday he believed.
Every day she believes.
Yesterday she believed.
Every day they believe.
Yesterday they believed.
Every day I call.
Yesterday I called.
Every day we call.
Yesterday we called.
Yesterday I played.
Yesterday I believed.
Yesterday she called.
Yesterday I worked.
Every day we work.
Every day she calls.
Every day you ask.
Yesterday you believed.
Every day they believe.
Yesterday they called.
Every day I call.
Yesterday she asked.
2 GIMNASIA VERBAL Negativo en el pasado
Yesterday she didn't believe.
Yesterday you didn't play.
Yesterday they didn't play.
11. Yesterday I didn't work.
Yesterday we didn't call.
Yesterday you didn't believe.
Yesterday you didn't ask.
Yesterday he didn't work.
Yesterday he didn't believe.
Yesterday I didn't ask.
Yesterday they didn't play.
Yesterday she believed.
Yesterday you didn't call.
Yesterday they called.
Yesterday I didn't ask.
Yesterday we worked.
Yesterday you played.
Yesterday you believed.
Yesterday he didn't play.
Yesterday he didn't call.
Yesterday I worked.
3 GIMNASIA VERBAL People are
The people in England are English.
The people in Italy aren't German.
Are the people in France Swedish?
Are the people in France Spanish?
The people in France are French.
The people in Austria aren't German.
The people in Austria are Austrian.
Are the people in Norway Norwegian?
The people in Italy are Italian.
The people in Holland are Dutch.
Are the people in Germany Italian?
4 GIMNASIA VERBAL Afirmativo en el pasado
Every day I break it.
Yesterday you broke it.
Every day he breaks it.
Yesterday she broke it.
Every day we break it.
Yesterday they broke it.
Every day you cut it.
Yesterday you cut it.
Every day she cuts it.
Yesterday she cut it.
Every day I fall.
Yesterday I fell.
Every day you fall.
Yesterday you fell.
Every day he falls.
Yesterday she fell.
Every day we fall.
Every day I know.
Yesterday I knew.
12. Every day you know.
Yesterday you knew.
Every day he knows.
Every day she runs.
Yesterday she ran.
Every day we run.
Yesterday we ran.
Every day they run.
Yesterday they ran.
Yesterday I broke it.
Yesterday I cut it.
Yesterday she fell.
Yesterday I ran.
Every day we run.
Every day she falls.
Every day you break it.
Yesterday you fell.
Evert day they run.
Yesterday they knew.
Every day I fall.
Yesterday she cut it.
Yesterday they cut it.
5 GIMNASIA VERBAL Fechas
UK On the first of January...
EEUU On January 1st...
UK On the second of January...
EEUU On January 2nd...
UK On the third of January...
EEUU On January 3rd...
UK On the fourth of January...
EEUU On January 4th...
UK On the fifth of January...
EEUU On January 5th...
On the first of March he ran.
On the second of March she didn't cut.
On the third of March they didn't fall.
On the fourth of March I broke it.
On the fifth of March we didn't know.
On the sixth of March they ran.
On the seventh of March you broke it.
On the eighth of March he didn't fall.
On the ninth of March they cut it.
On the tenth of March you didn't cut it.
On the eleventh of March I didn't now.
On the twelfth of March we broke it.
On the thirteenth of March they cut it.
On the fourteenth of March I broke it.
On the fifteenth of March she ran.
On the sixteenth of March they didn't run.
On the seventeenth of March you knew.
On the eighteenth of March you broke it.
13. On the ninteenth of March he didn't fall.
On the twentieth of March they ran.
On the twenty-first of March he broke it.
On the twenty-second of March she didn't run.
On the twenty-third of March he fell.
On the twenty-fourth of March I didn't cut it.
On the twenty-fifth of March you fell.
On the twenty-sixth of March they ran.
On the twenty-seventh of March he didn't break it.
On the twenty-eighth of March they cut it.
On the twenty-ninth of March she knew.
On the thirtieth of March I didn't run.
On the thirty-first of March we didn't cut it.
6 GIMNASIA VERBAL
Yesterday she didn't run.
Yesterday you didn't break it.
Yesterday they didn't cut it.
Yesterday I didn't break it.
Yesterday we didn't fall.
……….called
Yesterdat they didn't break it.
Yesterday she didn't know.
Yesterday she didn't cut it.
Yesterday we didn't run.
Yesterday he didn't run.
Yesterday he didn't know.
Yesterday we didn't run.
7 GIMNASIA VERBAL Ganando agilidad
Yesterday you didn't fall.
Yesterday they didn't run.
Yesterday he cut it.
Yesterday she fell.
Yesterday I didn't run.
Yesterday they didn't know.
Yesterday he broke it.
Yesterday they didn't fall.
Yesterday I didn't break it.
Yesterday they cut it.
Yesterday I knew.
Yesterday she ran.
8 GIMNASIA VERBAL Respuestas cortas
Did they know?
Yes, they did.
Did she cut it?
Yes, she did.
Did we break it?
No, we didn't.
Did you know?
No, I didn't.
14. Did I break it?
Yes, you did.
Did he run?
No, he didn't.
Did you fall?
No, I didn't.
Did he cut it?
Yes, he did.
Did they fall?
No, they didn't.
Did she know?
Yes, she did.
……….broke
9 GIMNASIA VERBAL El interrogativo
Did he ask?
Did you play?
Did they know?
Did she believe?
Did we cut?
Did I run?
Did you know?
Did they play?
Did she call?
Did we fall?
Did you believe?
Did he ask?
Did he work?
Did they break?
15.
16.
17. LESSON 1 Nivel avanzado
1 GIMNASIA VERBAL Preguntas en negativo
I don't like spinach.
Why don't you like spinach?
I don't go to class.
Why don't you go to class?
I don't want to argue.
Why don't you want to argue?
I don't speak French.
Why don't you speak French?
I don't come here often.
Why don't you come here often?
He doesn’t like you.
Why doesn’t he like me?
She doesn’t smile much.
Why doesn’t she smile much?
It doesn’t make sense.
Why doesn’t it make sense?
He doesn’t understand.
Why doesn’t he understand?
She doesn’t send e-mails.
Why doesn’t she send e-mails?
I’m not happy.
Why aren’t you happy?
I’m not rich.
Why aren’t you rich?
I’m not going.
Why aren’t you going?
I’m not talking to him.
Why aren’t you talking to him?
I’m not playing.
Why aren’t you playing?
He’s not coming.
Why isn’t he coming?
She’s not helping.
Why isn’t she helping?
It’s not worth it.
Why isn’t it worth it?
He’s not listening to you.
Why isn’t he listening to me?
She’s not hungry.
Why isn’t she hungry?
I can’t bring it.
Why can’t you bring it?
You can’t do it.
Why can’t I do it?
He can’t touch it.
Why can’t he touch it?
She can’t close it.
Why can’t she close it?
It can’t last.
Why can’t it last?
18. I wouldn’t do that.
Why wouldn’t you do that?
You mustn’t come.
Why mustn’t I come?
He shouldn’t be here.
Why shouldn’t he be here?
She couldn’t meet them.
Why couldn’t she meet them?
They won’t buy it.
Why won’t they buy it?
2 EXPRESIÓN DE LA SEMANA So and such a
The cake was so big that we couldn’t eat it all.
It was such a big cake that we couldn’t eat it all.
The report is so long that nobody is going to read it.
It’s such a long report that nobody is going to read it.
The car is so expensive that even my boss couldn’t afford it.
It’s such an expensive car that even my boss couldn’t afford it.
The speech was so boring that I fell asleep.
It was such a boring speech that I fell asleep.
The people are so friendly that you’ll feel at home
They are such friendly people that you’ll feel at home.
The opera was so long that I got bored.
It was such a long opera that I got bored.
The drink was so strong that he got drunk quickly
It was such a strong drink that he got drunk quickly.
The curry was so spicy that I burned my tongue.
It was such a spicy curry that I burned my tongue.
The recipe is so simple that my son could make it
It’s such a simple recipe that my son could make it.
The weather was so bad that we stayed at home.
It was such bad weather that we stayed at home.
It was such a hard question that he couldn’t answer it.
The question was so hard that he couldn’t answer it.
They were such hard questions that we couldn’t answer them.
The questions were so hard that we couldn’t answer them.
It was such a good concert that I didn’t want it to finish.
The concert was so good that I didn’t want it to finish.
It was such an awful joke that nobody laughed.
The joke was so awful that nobody laughed.
It’s such a well-written book that you won’t be able to put it down.
The book is so well-written that you won’t be able to put it down.
They were such professional-looking photos that I bought three.
The photos were so professional-looking that I bought three.
They’re such comfortable chairs that you’ll never want to get up.
The chairs are so comfortable that you’ll never want to get up.
3 VOCABULARIO
I don’t have much leisure time.
We need to find a reliable manufacturer.
Reliable manufacturers are scarce.
It’s reassuring to know my signature isn’t on the contract.
19. The man looked threatening.
That manufacturer has adopted the same procedure.
It’s reassuring to know he’s so reliable.
He’s so reliable that we can count on him for anything.
4 NÚMEROS
1,006 One thousand and six.
2,365 Two thousand, three hundred and sixty-five.
3,965 Three thousand, nine hundred and sixty-five.
7,676 Seven thousand, six hundred and seventy-six.
1,245,006 One million, two hundred and forty-five thousand and six.
4,948,845 Four million, nine hundred and forty-eight thousand, eight hundred and forty-five.
8,475,962 Eight million, four hundred and seventy-five thousand, nine hundred and sixty-two.
9,006,020 Nine million, six thousand and twenty.
5,003,005 Five million, three thousand and five.
18,364,611 Eighteen million, three hundred and sixty-four thousand, six hundred and eleven.
5 GIMNASIA VERBAL To take (tardar) I
It takes five hours to go from Madrid to Barcelona.
It takes one hour by plane.
It takes ten minutes to shave.
It takes fifteen minutes to make a coffee.
It takes 30,000 hours to learn English.
It takes two and a half weeks to process the application.
It takes three and a half months to complete the course.
It takes four and a half years to get trained.
It takes three and a half weeks to complete the training.
It takes three and a half minutes to find out the results of the test.
It took three years to win the war.
It took four years to reform the law.
It took years to repair the road.
It took four minutes to heat up the food.
It took five years to prepare the dictionary.
6 GIMNASIA VERBAL To take (tardar) II
It takes me ten minutes to do it.
It took me half an hour to finish it.
It’s taking me a long time to write it.
It takes him an hour to get to work.
It will take me a little longer.
It will take us a week.
……...scarce
It took them more than a month.
It’s going to take us five minutes.
It’s taken me three hours.
It’s doesn’take him long.
It didn’t take them long.
It will take me an hour to arrive.
It’s taking him too long.
It took her ten minutes.
……….manufacturer
It hasn’t taken them an hour.
20. It’s taken us longer.
Did it take you long?
Did it take them all day?
Does it take you long?
Will it take us long?
7 GIMNASIA VERBAL To take (tardar) III
How long does it take you to do it?
How long will it take you to arrive?
How long has it taken them so far?
How long is it going to take them?
How long will it take us to finish it?
How long did it take them to build it?
8 PHRASAL VERB To count on (contar con)
Can I count on you?
Don’t count on them.
We can’t count on his support.
You can count on me.
Do you think we can count on her?
He’s such a reliable person that we can count on him for anything.
9 GIMNASIA VERBAL Never + Presente perfecto
When was the last time you ate a kangaroo?
I’ve never eaten a kangaroo.
When was the last time you drank a litre of petrol?
I’ve never drunk a litre of petrol.
When was the last time you went to sleep wearing skis?
I’ve never gone to sleep wearing skis.
When was the last time you had coffee with me?
I’ve never had a coffee with you.
When was the last time you gave me a lift to work?
I’ve never given you a lift to work.
When was the last time you bought a house made of paper?
I’ve never bought a house made of paper.
When was the last time you flew to the North Pole?
I’ve never flown to the North Pole.
When was the last time you won Wimbledon?
I’ve never won Wimbledon.
When was the last time you called me at midnight?
I’ve never called you at midnight.
When was the last time you sang in public in Japanese?
I’ve never sung in public in Japanese.
When was the last time it snowed on 15th July?
It’s never snowed on 15th July.
When was the last time a volcanic eruption took place in your living room?
A volcanic eruption has never taken place in my living room.
When was the last time your neighbour found a million euros in a taxi?
My neighbour has never found a million euros in a taxi.
10 GIMNASIA VERBAL Genitivo Sajón I
Jake’s teacher’s husband…
21. Paul’s friend’s widow…
My neighbour’s sister’s widower…
My brother’s dog’s bone…
……….caunton
Peter’s wife’s friend’s coffee machine…
My secretary’s husband’s colleague’s computer…
11 GIMNASIA VERBAL Genitivo Sajón II
Fitz’s book.
Andres’s son.
Juan Carlos’s throne.
Pepe Valdés’s company.
12 GIMNASIA VERBAL Ever + Presente Perfecto
Has she ever seen the sea?
Have you ever taught Italian?
Have they ever played mus?
Has he ever grown a beard?
Have they ever won the World Cup?
13 GRAND FINALE
I didn’t ring my boss’s boss last night.
Why didn’t you ring your boss’s boss last night?
It was such a bumpy flight that he was sick.
The flight was so bumpy that he was sick.
How long does it take to memorize a sonnet by Shakespeare?
2,055,627 Two million, fifty-five thousand, six hundred and twenty-seven.
……….reassuring
9,689,556 Nine million, six hundred and eighty-nine thousand, five hundred and fifty-six.
How long does it take to wash the boss’s granddaughter’s best friend’s dog?
When was the last time you fought with the ex-Prime Minister’s son-in law?
I’ve never fought with the ex-Prime Minister’s son-in-law.
Have you ever told a joke?
I’m not hungry.
Why aren’t you hungry?
He didn’t take part.
Why didn’t he take part?
He didn’t do it.
Why didn’t he do it?
She can’t cook.
Why can’t she cook?
He’s such a strong man that he can lift a car.
……….scarce
That man is so strong that he can lift a car.
It took me three hours to get to Vigo.
It usually takes six minutes to boil water.
Count on me.
……….nei-ba
How long does it take to shave?
13,948 Thirteen thousand, nine hundred and forty-eight.
You can’t count on him.
Why can’t you count on him?
22. Have you ever been to Rome?
Has she ever sung in public?
Have they ever bought a Ferrari?
When was the last time you phoned my mother?
I’ve never phoned your mother.
When was the last time you spent 1,000,000 euros at Christmas?
I’ve never spent 1,000,000 euros at Christmas.
When was the last time you lent me your car?
I’ve never lent you my car.
When was the last time you fell off a 50-storey building?
I’ve never fallen off a 50-storey building.
When was the last time you sold a Picasso?
I’ve never sold a Picasso.
He’s such a reliable man that everyone trusts him.
He’s so reliable that everyone trusts him.
She’s so intelligent that she always gets the best marks.
She’s such an intelligent girl that she always gets the best marks.
My colleague’s neighbour’s son.
My brother’s teacher’s daughter.
Have you ever seen the mayor’s wife’s dog?
……….colleaguer
I’ve never seen the mayor’s wife’s dog.
I’ve never seen the mayor’s wife’s dog.
Why have you never seen the mayor’s wife’s dog?
……….mayor
2,430,031 Two million, four hundred and thirty thousand and thirty-one.