The document provides a comprehensive guide to basic communicative phrases and structures in English, such as asking for help, spelling, and personal information inquiries. It includes examples of conversations, questions, and answers that focus on the verb 'to be', nationalities, and personal introductions. Additionally, the document features exercises for learners to practice sentence construction and understanding in everyday contexts.

1. PROPEDEUTICO
COURSE

13. COMMUNICATIVE PHRASES
I DON’T KNOW
I DON’T UNDERSTAND
I HAVE A PROBLEM
CAN YOU COME ?
CAN YOU HELP ME ?
CAN YOU REPEAT THAT ?
CAN YOU SPEAK MORE SLOWLY PLEASE ?

14. COMMUNICATIVE PHRASES FOR THE
CLASSROOM
HOW DO YOU SPELL , THAT ?
A B C D E F G H I J K L
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
M N O P Q R S T U V
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
W X Y Z
23 24 25 26

15. COMMUNICATIVE PHRASES
HOW DO YOU SAY_______ IN ENGLISH ?
WHAT DOES ________ MEAN ?
HOW DO YOU PRONOUNCE IT ?
MAY I COME IN ?
MAY I GO OUT ?
MAY I ERASE?

16. BE
PERSONAL
INFORMATION
PHYSICAL
APPEARANCE
PERSONALITY
LOCATION
DESCRIPTION

17. PERSONAL INFORMATION QUESTIONS
• 1. WHAT’S YOUR NAME ?
• 2. WHERE ARE YOU FROM ?
• 3. WHAT´S YOUR NATIONALITY ?
• 4. HOW OLD ARE YOU ?
• 5. WHAT’S YOUR ADDRESS?
• 6. WHAT’S YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER?
• 7. WHAT’S YOUR E – MAIL ADDRESS?
• 8. WHEN IS YOUR BIRTHDAY?
• 9. WHAT`S YOUR OCCUPATION ?

18. ANSWERS FOR THE QUESTION
SUBJECT VERB COMPLEMENT
I AM FRANCISCO
I AM FROM MEXICO
I AM MEXICAN
I AM 45 YEARS OLD
MY ADDRESS IS 18 XOLA AVENUE
MY TELEPHONE NUMBER IS 557624928
MY E MAIL ADDRESS IS samafrank@yahoo.com
MY BIRTHDAY IS IN SEPTEMBER
I AM A STUDENT

19. COUNTRIES and NATIONALITIES
Brazil
Brazilian
Germany
Canada
Canadian
German

20. COUNTRIES and NATIONALITIES
Turkey
America/The
U.S.A.
American
China
Chinese
Turkish

21. COUNTRIES; NATIONALITIES
Holland
Dutch
Italy
Italian
Hungary
Hungarian

22. COUNTRIES and NATIONALITIES
Sweden Switzerland
Swedish
Swiss

23. TRY TO REMEMBER

24. IN UNITED KINGDOM
Scotland
Scottish
England
English
Northern
Ireland
Irish
Wales
Welsh

39. PERSONAL APPROACH
CONCEPT STRUCTURE
COMMUNICATIO
N

40. •WHAT IS THE MAIN USAGE OF
THE VERB TO BE ?
•WHAT ARE THE THREE FORMS
OF THE VERB TO BE ?
•WHAT ARE THE THREE PARTS
OF AN ENGLISH SENTENCE ?

41. 1. Put the words in the correct order.
Interviewer:(name / what / your / is / ?)
“What is your name?”
Nathalie: “Nathalie Deneuve.”
Interviewer:“Deneuve?”
Nathalie: “Yes.”
Interviewer:(that / you / spell / do / how / ?)
(1)“………………………..…..…………….....”
Nathalie: “D – E – N – E – U – V – E”
Interviewer:“What is your occupation?”
Nathalie: “I’m sorry. (don’t / I / understand / .)”
(2)“………………………..…………………..”
Interviewer:(is / what / job / your / ?)
(3)“……………………………………………”
Nathalie: (a / am / secretary / I / .)
(4)“……………………………………..…….”
Interviewer:(is / what / number / telephone / your / ?)
(5)“……..……………………………………”
Nathalie: “402-3798”
Interviewer:“Sorry. (that / can / repeat / you / ?)”
(6)“……...……………………………………”

42. 2. Complete the questions and answers. Use
one or more words.
(1) “______ you Spanish?”
“Yes, (2) ________”
(3) “______ she Italian?”
“Yes, (4) ________”
(5) “______ you and John American?”
(6) “No, ________. We’re Canadian.”
(7) “______ he English?”
“No, (8) ________”
“Are they (9) _____ Scotland?”
“No, (10) ________. They’re English.”

43. 3. Complete the conversation with the
correct word or words.
Carlos: “Hello. I’m Carlos.”
“What’s (1) ____________ name?” (yours / your / you)
Nathalie: “My name (2) __________ Nathalie.”(are / is / it’s)
Carlos:“Nice (3) ____________ you.”(I meet / meet / to meet)
Nathalie: “I (4) __________ from France.” (is / am / are)
Carlos: “Really?”
Nathalie: “Where (5) ___________ from?”(do you / you are /
are you)
Carlos: “Brazil.”

44. 4. Underline the word in each pair that
completes the conversation correctly.
A: (1) [Is / Are] Jenny and Heather flight
attendants?
B: No, they (2) [are / aren’t]. Jenny is (3) [a / an]
architecture student and Heather is (4) [a / an]
medical student. My friend Sarah and I (5) [am /
are] in their French class. I (6) [’m / ’s] in Jenny’s
art history class,

45. 5. Complete the conversation with the words
from the box.
A:I ’m going to a conference in the (1) ________________________.
B:What do you do?
A:I’m an (2) __________________, but I’m also a math
(3)________________.
B:What is your nationality?
A:I’m (4) __________________________. I was born in Paris (5),
___________, but I live in (6) _________________now.
teacher France Mexico French United States
engineer

46. 6. Complete the conversation logically.
Larry: Good afternoon. Is your name Albert Henry?
Albert: Yes.
Larry: (1) ____________________________________?
Albert: I’m a teacher.
Larry: (2) ____________________________________?
Albert: No, I’m not a French teacher. I’m an English teacher.
Larry: (3) _____________________________________?
Albert: No, I’m not from England. I’m Canadian.

47. 7. Complete the conversation logically.
Peter: Who’s that woman over there?
Paul: That’s Sofia. She’s a friend.
Peter: (1) ____________________________________________?
Paul: She’s a photographer.
Peter: (2) _____________________________________________?
Paul: No, she’s Italian.
Peter: (3) _____________________________________________?
Paul: Yes, she’s from Rome.
Peter: (4) _____________________________________________?
Paul: It’s Rossetti.
Peter: (5) ______________________________________________?
Paul: I don’t know her telephone number.

48. Read about Simone, Paolo and Ana and answer questions 1 to 10. Put A for Ana, P
for Paolo, S for Simone or N for nobody (not Ana, not Paolo and not Simone).
Who
(1) is a student? ____
(2) is German? ____
(3) uses the Internet for his/her job? ____
(4) is French? ____
(5) has an Italian husband? ____
(6) is single? ____
(7) is a fashion designer? ____
(8) uses the Internet only for fun? ____
(9) is married to a Spanish person? ____
(10) is a photography student? ____

49. “Hi, everybody. This is Simone. I’m an engineering
student in Germany, but originally, I’m from France.
I’m not married but I have lots of friends. I use the
Internet in the evenings. I use it for fun but it’s also
important for my studies.”
“Hi, Simone. My name is Paolo. I’m a photographer
and I’m from Milan in Italy. My wife, Ana, is from
Spain. She is a fashion designer here in Milan. I use
the Internet just for fun, but my wife doesn’t. She
uses it only for work. She says it’s essential.”