2. GREETINGS AND FAREWELL
Imagínate que viajas alrededor del
mundo y llegas a un país en donde todos
sus habitantes hablan inglés, te sientes
feliz de estar allí porque estás
conociendo y visitando lugares
hermosos, además, puedes saludar y
despedirte en inglés y te das cuenta que
te puedes comunicarte con las personas
sin ningún temor en el mismo idioma.
3. GREETINGS
(SALUDOS)
• Good morning. - Buenos días.
• Good afternoon. - Buenas tardes.
• Good evening. - Buenas noches.
• Hello. (más formal), Hi. (menos
formal), Hey. (muy informal) - Hola.
• Hey! - ¡Oye!/¡Oiga!/¡Oigan!/¡Oíd! (aquí
no es saludo sino una forma de atraer la
atención de alguien)
4. GREETINGS
(SALUDOS)
• How's it going? - ¿Qué tal?/¿Cómo te
va? (o más informalmente What’s up?)
• How are you? - ¿Cómo estás?/¿Cómo
está Ud.?
• How are you all? - ¿Cómo
estáS?/¿Cómo están Uds.?
5. RESPONSES
(RESPUESTAS)
• I am.../I'm... - estoy...
• you are.../you're... - estás.../Ud. está...
• he is.../he's... - él está...
• she is.../she's... - ella está
• we are.../we're... - estamos...
7. RESPONSES
(RESPUESTAS)
• pretty good/quite well - bastante bien
• not very good/not very well - no muy
bien
• okay/so-so - regular
• terrible/really bad - terrible
• Fine, and you?/Good, and you? - Bien,
¿y tú?/Bien, ¿y usted?
• Fine, and you all? - Bien, Bien, ¿y
ustedes?
10. GOOD-BYES/FAREWELLS
(DESPEDIDAS)
• See you soon. - Hasta pronto.
• See you then. - Hasta entonces.
• Take care. -
Cuídate./Cuídese./Cuidaos./Cuídense. (o
más informalmente Take it easy.)
• So long- Hasta luego
11. POLITE
WORDS/EXPRESSIONS (PALABRAS/FRASES
CORTESES)
• sir - señor (sin el apellido)
• ma'am* - señora/señorita (sin el
apellido) a veces también madam en
G.B.
• yes - sí
• no - no
• I think so./I believe so. - Creo que sí.
• I don't think so./I don't believe so. -
Creo que no.
12. POLITE WORDS/EXPRESSIONS
(PALABRAS/FRASES CORTESES)
• maybe/perhaps - tal vez/quizá(s)
• Welcome (to)...! -
¡Bienvenido/Bienvenida/Bienvenidos/Bie
nvenidas (a)...!
• Come in!/Please, come in! -
¡Pasa!/¡Pase!/¡Pasad!/¡Pasen! (para
entrar en la casa)
• Please, make yourself right at home! -
¡Estás en tu casa!/¡Está Ud. en su casa!
• thank you/thanks - gracias
13. POLITE WORDS/EXPRESSIONS
(PALABRAS/FRASES CORTESES)
• thank you very much/thanks a
lot/thank you so much - muchas gracias
• thanks a million! - ¡mil gracias!
• I'm very grateful. - Estoy muy
agradecido(a).
• You're welcome. - De nada.
• No, thank you! - ¡No, gracias a ti!¡No,
gracias a Ud.!¡Al contrario! (debes
pronunciar la palabra "you" con mucho
énfasis para que esta frase no sea
confundida con "No, thank you" [No,
gracias.])
14. POLITE WORDS/EXPRESSIONS
(PALABRAS/FRASES CORTESES)
• It was nothing./Don't mention it. - No
hay de qué.
• My pleasure./The pleasure was mine. -
Un placer./El gusto fue mío.
• Please. - Por favor.
• Gladly! - ¡Con mucho gusto!
• Congratulations! -
¡Felicidades!/¡Felicitaciones!/Enhorabuena!
• Of course! - ¡Cómo no!/¡Claro!/¡Claro que
sí!/¡Por supuesto!/¡Desde luego!
15. POLITE WORDS/EXPRESSIONS
(PALABRAS/FRASES CORTESES)
• I'm sorry. - Lo
siento./Perdón./Disculpe. (o más
informalmente Sorry)
• I'm very sorry. - Lo siento mucho.
• Excuse me. - Perdón./Con permiso.
• It's okay./It's all right. - Está bien.
• Everything's okay/all right. - Todo
está bien.
16. RESUME
• During the day, when we see someone
we know, we usually exchange
greetings:
Good
morning/afternoon/ev
ening
More
formal
Hello
Morning
Hi Less
formal
17. RESUME
• We usually say something as we leave:
Good night More formal
Good bye
Bye bye
Bye Less formal
See you later
See you
18. IMPORTANT
INFORMATION!
• Now, when we are going to use Good morning,
Good afternoon and Good evening:
• Good morning. It is generally used from 5:00
a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
• Good afternoon. It is appropriate for a period
from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
• Good evening. It is often used after 6 p.m. or
when the sun goes down.
• Good night.It is used when people leave a place
or go to bed.
We are going to use Good
night, when we are leaving
someone at the end of the
day, before going home or
going to bed.
19. 2. NUMBERS
• In English we have Cardinal and
Ordinal numbers.
• One, two, three, four, five, etc.
are cardinal numbers.
• First, second, third, fourth, fifth…
are ordinal numbers.
20. CARDINAL NUMBERS
1. One 11. Eleven 30. Thirty
2. Two 12. Twelve 40. Forty
3. Three 13. Thirteen 50. Fifty
4. Four 14. Fourteen 60. Sixty
5. Five 15. Fifteen 70. Seventy
6. Six 16. Sixteen 80. Eighty
7. Seven 17. Seventeen 90. Ninety
8. Eight 18. Eighteen 100. One hundred
9. Nine 19. Nineteen
10. Ten 20. Twenty
22. ORDINAL NUMBERS
• You can normally create ordinal
numbers by adding -TH to the end of a
cardinal number. For example:
• Four – Fourth
• Sixteen – Sixteenth
• The main exceptions are with the
numbers 1, 2, and 3. They are:
• one – first
• two – second
• three – third
23. WE USE THE ORDINAL NUMBERS FOR:
• Dates
• We use ordinal numbers when giving
a date.
• Her birthday is on the 29th. (Twenty-
ninth)
• Their Independence Day is on
the 4th of July. (Fourth of July)
25. 3. THE ALPHABET
• The alphabet is the set of 26 letters
(from A to Z) that we use to represent
English in writing:
• It is very important to understand
that the letters of the alphabet do NOT
always represent the same sounds of
English.
26. WE ARE GOING TO REMEMBER THE SOUND OF EACH
LETTER.
Letter Sound Letter Sound Letter Sound
A ei K kei U iu
B bi L el V vi
C si M em W dobol iu
D di N en X eks
E i O ou Y wai
F ef P pi Z zi/zed
G dzi Q kiu
H eitch R ar
I ai S es
J dzei T ti
27. • After practicing the pronunciation of
the alphabet, practice this conversation
with your brother, sister or mother at
home.
A: What is your name?
B: My name is Raul.
A: Is that R-A-U-L?
B: Yes, it is correct.
A: Please, can you spell your last name?
B: It is G-A-R-C-I-A.
28. ACTIVITY 2.
• Cardinal numbers are used for
telephone numbers. Write the telephone
numbers (use your notebook.) Practice
telling them.
a) two-one-two, five-six-three, six-one-one-five 212-563-6115
b) eight-five-four, two-two-one, nine-three-oh-four
c) four-six-seven, five-five-five, three-eight-two-oh
d) nine-one-three, six-five-seven, one-one-two-three
e) eight-two-nine, one-five-three, six-two-three-two
f) one-five-one, five-five-five, five-six-eight-six
g)nine-six-seven, oh-four-oh-, eight-one-eight-three
h) seven-two-three, four-one-five, nine-six-seven-eight
i) five-four-one, six-six-six, eight-nine-seven-two
j) four-nine-nine, seven-four-three, one-oh-seven-two
29. ACTIVITY 3
• Smith
• Karen
• Lisa
• Brown
• Sophia
• Shawn
• Taylor
• Mary
Activity 3.Practice. How do
you spell these names and
last names?
30. ACTIVITY 4
• Write down the correct form of these
cardinal and ordinal numbers. Use your
notebook.
a)77 b) 12th
c)25 d) 3rd
e)22nd f) 14
g) 19th h) 37
i) 55 j) 89
k) 10 l) 25th