This virtual English course is designed for adult beginners and focuses on developing basic communication skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing English through practical activities over three weeks and 10 themes. The course takes a communicative approach and active learning model, where students take responsibility for their own learning. Themes covered include pronouns, articles, prepositions, nouns, adjectives, verbs, sentence structure, verb tenses, numbers and time, and Christmas vocabulary.

1. Curso Virtual: Curso de Inglés Básico
Alcance: Este curso de inglés está dirigido a personas adultas que buscan mejorar sus habilidades comunicativas en el idioma
inglés. Este curso es una introducción a las bases gramaticales del idioma a través del desarrollo de actividades enfocadas en el
Writing, Listening, Reading and Speaking. En el proyecto final los estudiantes serán capaces de aplicar los conceptos vistos para
comunicar con oraciones simples en diferentes escenarios cotidianos.
Población: Adultos nivel de inglés Principiantes
Duración: Tres semanas (10 temáticas)
Enfoque: Comunicativo
Modelo Pedagógico: Pedagogía activa donde el estudiante será el sujeto activo responsable de su aprendizaje.
El curso será diseñado para tres semanas y se revisaran 10 temáticas
A continuación se describen las temáticas que se desarrollaran durante estas tres semanas.
Creado por: Johanna Avendaño León
Especialización en Gerencia Educativa y Proyección Social

2. Primera Semana
Titulo Objetivo Actividad Ejemplos Evaluación Retroalimentación
Pronouns
Utilizar correctamente los
pronombres personales en
la forma posesiva,
demostrativo y reflexivo
Información
en Word
I am ill
You are tall
He can help them
It is for you
Information en
Word abajo
http://www.inglesse
ncillo.com/pronombr
es
The Articles Usar correctamente los
artículos para referirse a
objetos definidos e
indefinidos
Información
en Word
The girls
The boy
The books
A book
A chair
A girl
Información en
Word abajo
http://www.inglesse
ncillo.com/articulo

3. Preposition
s
Identificar las
preposiciones básicas y su
respectivo significado
Información
en Word
Brenda is in front of Gina.
Gina is behind Brenda
Steve, Alex, David. Alex
is next to Steve
Steve, Alex, David. Alex
is between Steve and
David.
Your mouth is under your
nose.
Información en
Word abajo
http://www.inglesse
ncillo.com/preposici
ones
Nouns Clasificar los nombres de
acuerdo a su tipología
Información
en Word
egg → eggs (huevo/s)
bicycle →
bicycles (bicicleta/s)
dress →
dresses (vestido/s)
John Smith
January
Christmas (Evento)
New York (Ciudad)
Saturn (Planeta)
President Obama
The Garden
of Earthly Delights
Información en
Word abajo
http://study.com/aca
demy/lesson/what-
are-nouns-
definition-types-
examples.html

4. Adjectives Describir personas,
animales o cosas a través
de adjetivos
Información
en Word
Cold
Careful
Angry
Tall
Strong
Cheap
Expensive
Información en
Word abajo
https://webapps.tow
son.edu/ows/adjecti
ves.htm
Recursos
Adjectives: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agQ89LMagqQ
Listening ‘Prepositions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpHTgi5ZKjY
Pronouns: http://hutira.weebly.com/pronouns.html
Articles: https://www.google.com.co/search?q=articles&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiJ9KfU-
K_LAhVI5iYKHS1LCWAQ_AUIBygB&biw=1280&bih=699#tbm=isch&q=articles+english&imgrc=CCvEDGSafW_U0M%3A
Comprehension Reading: http://www.rong-chang.com/nse/

5. Segunda Semana y Tercera Semana
Titulo Objetivo Actividad Ejemplos Evaluación Retroalimentación
Verbs Identificar los
principales verbos en
Inglés (To Be –
Have)
Información
en Word
I am a girl
My father is
at work
Alex is in the
garden
They are
good at
tennis
Información en
Word abajo
http://www.agendaweb.or
g/verbs/to-be-
worksheets-resources-
lessons
Sentence
Structure
Crear oraciones con
una estructura
sencilla: sujeto,
verbo y
complemento
Información
en Word
She does not
[doesn’t] like
ice cream.
We do not
[don’t] live in
Madrid.
We do not
[don’t] live in
Madrid.
Información en
Word abajo
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skill
swise/factsheet/en30stru-
l1-f-rules-and-egs-to-
help-you-make-a-
sentence

6. Verb
Tenses:
Present
Identificar el tiempo
verbal
: Presente Simple
Información
en Word
He drinks tea
at breakfast
I work in
London
Your exam
starts at 9:00
o’ clock
Información en
Word abajo
http://www.edufind.com/e
nglish-grammar/simple-
present-tense/
Numbers
Date, Time
Expresar la fecha y
horarios establecidos
Información
en Word
one (1), two (
2), three (3),
four (4), five
(5), six (6), s
even (7), eig
ht (8), nine (
9),ten (10), el
even (11), tw
elve (12)
1st (first), 2nd
(second), 3rd
(third), 7th
(seventh),
15th
(fifteenth),
Información en
Word abajo
http://www.englisch-
hilfen.de/en/exercises_list
/numbers_time.htm

7. Christmas Aprender el
vocabulario de la
navidad
Información
en Word
Merry
Christmas
Happy New
Year!
Peace on
Earth!
snowball
Información en
Word abajo
http://www.topmarks.co.u
k/christmas/ChristmasGa
mes.aspx
Recursos
Chat en Inglés: http://www.curso-ingles.com/comunidad/chat
Noticias: http://www.curso-ingles.com/comunidad/noticias
Conjugador: http://www.curso-ingles.com/recursos/conjugador
Traductor: http://www.curso-ingles.com/recursos/traductor
Expresiones en inglés: http://www.curso-ingles.com/recursos/expresiones
Juegos en Inglés: http://aprendeinglessila.com/2013/04/10-juegos-para-aprender-ingles-online/
Canciones en Inglés: http://www.saberingles.com.ar/songs/

8. Pronouns
Activity
Choose the correct answer
1. Who is Peter? Peter is my friend.________ is a teacher
Her
He
She
His
2. Do you know Tom? Yes, I now______
She
He
Him
Her
3. I love this book! Did you read ______
It
You
Them
Your
4. Where are Tom and Kate living?_______live next my house
We
They

9. You
5. We are going to the cinema. Do you want to come with ____?
Us
You
Them
Evaluation
Fill in the blanks using “HE, SHE, IT, WE, THEY”:
6. cat and horse………… Mary…………… Tom ……………
7. Jack and I ………….. books …………. sister ………….
8. You and Dave ……….. plane …………. sunshine ……….
9. cheese ……………… cactus ………… parents …………..
10.Pamela ……………… news ................ scissors ....
11.geese ……………. flowers ………… piano …………….
12.school …………. daughter ………… milk ……………
13.children ……….. sugar ……….. feet …………..
14.bicycle ………… Ann and Kate ………. tennis ………….
15.son ……………. mice …………… sky …………….
16.shop ……………. buses ………….. papers …………
17.Mr. Green …………… brother-in-law ………….. picture ………..
18.friendship …………. dolphin ………… The Riggs family ………..
Articles
Activity

10. 19.Put your name at _______ top of the page please.
20.He goes to _______ work everyday at 8 o'clock.
21.My parents watch _______ television every night after dinner.
22.My sister goes to _______ university in the north.
23.There is _______ hotel near here.
24.He is _______ honest person.
25.Have you got _______ umbrella?
26.I love _______ chocolate
Evaluation
27.What is _____ name of the hotel?
28. the
a
an
--
29.She works in _____ hospital.
30. the
a
an
--
31.I like to eat _____ apples.

11. 32. the
a
an
--
33.Q4 of 10
34.New York is in _____ United States.
35. the
a
an
--
36.I am _____ republican.
37. the
a
an
--
38.We go to the supermarket on _____ Saturdays.
39. the
a
an
--

12. 40.He has _____ red bike.
41. the
a
an
--
42.I want _____ orange and two apples.
43. the
a
an
--
44.Her father is _____ architect.
45. the
a
an
--
46.We live in _____ house. _____ house is small.
47. the, A
the, An

13. a,The
an, The
Prepositions
Activity
Fill in the blanks with “AT / IN / ON” as in the example:
1. We always go on holiday ….. in ……. summer.
2. My mother usually goes shopping …………….. Friday morning.
3. I always do my homework ……………… the evening.
4. The circus usually comes to our town ………………. spring.
5. Sophia’s birthday is …………… May 16th .
6. I usually get up ……………….. seven o’clock.
7. My favorite television programme begins …………… 6:30 …………. the evening.
8. Sometimes it snows ……………….. winter.
9. My friend’s birthday is ……………… June.
10. Some birds and animals come out ……………… night.

14. Evaluation
Fill in the spaces in the invitation with “IN”,”ON” or “AT”:
I’m going to have a party! I hope you can come!!
It’s going to start ……… 5 o’clock …….. the afternoon
……….. the secong Saturday ……… August. We’re
going to have it in Tom’s house on Wilton Avenue.
There’s a big garden and we’re going to have the party in
the garden.
Did you know that my birthday is …….. the eighth? But
as you can see, the party is going to be ………. the tenth.
Why? Parties are better ………. the weekend!BIRTHDAY PRESENTS WELCOME ANYDAY!!!!
Nouns
Activity
Write the plural form

15. The plural of church: _______
The plural of wife: _______
The plural of fish: _______
The plural of month: _______
The plural of child: _______
The plural of woman: _______
Evaluation
Write the proper noun in capital letters
cristina's birthday is this tuesday july 5th.
eric can speak english french and spanish.
There are more than 100 starbucks in new york.
2. Choose the sentence which is grammatically correct:
There are a lot of women in the class.
There are a lot of womans in the class.
There are much women in the class
There are lots of womans in the class.

16. Choose the sentence which is grammatically correct:
There are many japanese tourists in the vatican.
There are many Japanese tourists in the vatican.
There are much Japanese tourists in the Vatican.
There are many Japanese tourists in the Vatican.
Adjectives
Activity
Write the adjective in the correct order
Spanish/beautiful/a/woman/young
glass/a/round/small/table
French/city/a/old/wonderful
a/blue/cotton/bath/towel/large
fat/brown/cats/two
Evaluation
Select the correct adjective according to the picture

17. http://iteslj.org/v/ei/adjectives.html
Second Week
Verbs
Activity
Fill in the blanks using “AM, IS, ARE, AM NOT, ISN’T, AREN’T”:
1. It ……………. an onion. (+) 11. Đzmir ………….. a city. (+)
2. Jasmine ……….. a student. (-) 12. He ……… a postman. (+)
3. We ……….friends. (+) 13. It ………. nine o’clock. (+)
4. I ………. hungry. (-) 14. Manhattan …………. an island. (-)
5. Mark ............. 20 years old. (+) 15. Mr. Richards …… a lawyer. (+)
6. A bee ……….. a big insect. (-) 16. I ………..ill. I …………. happy. (+ / -)
7. Newsweek ………… a magazine. (+) 17. London ……….. a big city. (+)
8. I …………. a professional football
player. (-)
9. Dave and Adrian ………… sisters. They ……..
brothers. (- / +)

18. 10. I know you. You ……. in my class. (+) 19. New York ………. near to New Jersey. (+)
11.Cows ……… insects. They …….
mammals. (- / +)
12. Susan and I ……….. teachers. We ………..
students. (- / +)
Evaluation
Fill in the blanks using “AM, IS, ARE, AM NOT, ISN’T, AREN’T”:
1. Germany, England, and Spain ………… cities.
2. A lemon ……….. sweet. It …….. sour.
3. Copper ……….. cheap. Diamonds ………… expensive.
4. Airplanes …….. slow. They ………. fast.
5. Ice cream and candy …….. sweet.
6. Today ……… cloudy. It …….. bright.
7. My brother ……… married. He …… single.
8. I ……… from Turkey. I …….. from Canada.
9. Maths ……… hard. It ……….. easy.

19. 10. Mariah … a beautiful girl. She ……… ugly.
Sentence Structure
Activity
Write the words in the correct order to form logical sentences
happy/you/are
lives/she/New York/in
don't/like/I/ice cream
a/they/dog/got/have
not/is/tired/he
we/Spain/don't/live/in
got/car/has/he/a/?
are/happy/?/they
does/like/he/?/dogs
go/Carol/doesn't/the/cinema/to
Evaluation
Write the words in the correct order to form logical sentences

20. sister/in/my/hospital/a/works.
got/a/we/time/have/lot/of
watch/a/movie/!/let's
not/am/home/I/at/
you/ice cream/?/do/like
much/!/drink/don't/too
is/bus/he/the/?/on
Verb Tenses: Present
Activity
Right now I am looking at a picture of Barbara. She is not at home in the picture. She is
at the park. She is sitting on a bench. She is eating her lunch. Some boys and girls are
running on a patch in the park. A squirrel is sitting on the ground in front of Barbara. The
squirrel is eating a nut. Barbara is watching the squirrel. She always watches squirrels when
she eats her lunch in the park. Some ducks are swimming in the pond in the picture, and
some birds are flying in the sky. A policeman is riding a horse. He rides a horse in the park
every day. Near Barbara, a family is having a picnic. They go on a picnic every week.

21. a. Where is Barbara in the picture?
b. What is she doing?
c. What is the squirrel doing in the picture?
d. What does Barbara always do when she has lunch in the park?
e. What are the ducks doing?
f. How often does the policeman ride his horse?
g. How often does the family have a picnic at the park?
Evaluation
Read the paragraph and answer the questions:
Brian is a doctor. He looks after sick people. He usually gets up at 6.00 o’clock. Today he is
late, it is 6.30 and he is still in bed. He usually goes to work by train but today he is driving to
work. He arrives at work at 6.30 every morning but it is 7.30 now and he is still driving.
It’s 12.00 o’clock now. He always has his lunch at 12.00 but today he isn’t having lunch at
12.00, he is looking after his sick patients. It is half past seven now, Brian is watching TV. He
usually watches TV at half past seven because his favorite programme starts at half past seven.

22. Brian has his dinner at 8.30 everyday and he is having dinner now.
It is 24.00 now Brian is going to bed. He always goes to bed at 24.00.
What does Brian do?
What time does he usually get up?
How does he usually go to work?
Why is he driving to work today?
What time does he arrive at work everyday?
When does he always have his lunch?
What is he doing at 12.00 today?
Why does he usually watch TV at 7.30?
9. What time does he go to bed?
10. What time is he going to bed now?
Numbers, Date and Time
Activity
Translate this information

23. 3
10
100
87
Primero
Quinto
Tercero
07: 00 en punto:
10:15
11:45
Evaluation
Translate this information
8
22
110
45

24. Segundo
Cuarto
04:30
11:00 p.m.
10:15
01: 00
Christmas
Activity
Make a mind map about the most important vocabulary for Christmas
Evaluation
Explain in a short writing how is the Christmas in United States
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