English 001 Pre Basic English Lesson 1 College

Introduction § What is a community college? § What are the differences between a

Vocabulary: Developing your dictionary skills § § Community College: tuition: cheaper: foreign: § § refers to a two year college cost of education less expensive or costly students from other countries § convenient: § ESL: § easy or less complicated § English as a second language § immigrants: § § semester a person who comes to live in another country different. § an academic period of half a year Copyright © 2006 by Prof. Mercedes Torres Almodóvar

Complete the exercise 1. It is _____ to live near a university. 2. An academic year consists of two _______. 3. The cost of ______ at PUCPR is $115. 00 per credit hour. 4. The tuition at UPR is $15. 00. It is _____ than PUCPR. 5. Most students are from Puerto Rico although a minority of them are from _______ countries. Copyright © 2006 by Prof. Mercedes Torres Almodóvar

Check your answers § It is convenient to live near a university. § An academic year consists of two semesters. § The cost of tuition at PUCPR is $115. 00 per credit hour. The tuition at UPR is $15. 00. It is cheaper than PUCPR. Most students are from Puerto Rico although a minority of them are from foreign countries. § § Copyright © 2006 by Prof. Mercedes Torres Almodóvar

Community College Life in the U. S. § Listen to the selections on p.

Selection p 2: Comparison and contrast Type Tuition Parking Tuition Cost Time allotment Truman College PUCPR

Venn Diagram § Truman College Community Cheap Free parking $70. 00 16 weeks PUCPR University Expensive Parking fee $115. 00 15 weeks

Selection 2 p. 3: Writing skills § Complete the student composition with your personal information. See p. 3 My name ______. I _____ from ______. I ______ a student at the _______. My major _______. I ______ (married, single, divorced). My classes _____ during the _____ from Monday to ______. I _____ taking _____ credits. I like this university because __________________.

Selection 2 p. 3: Writing skills § Complete the student composition with your personal information. See p. 3 My name is Samuel Perez. I am from Yauco. I am a student at the Pontifical Catholic University. My major is computer information systems. I am single. My classes are during the day from Monday to Thursday. I am taking fifteen credits. I like this university because it is close to my home town. .

Grammar: Forms of the verb Be (Ser) § § § § I am You are He is She is It is We are They are You are Singular plural § § § § Yo soy Tu eres Ella es Eso es Nosotros somos Ellos son Ustedes son

Grammar: Forms of the verb Be (Estar) § § § § I am You are He is She is It is We are They are You are Singular plural § § § § Yo estoy Tu estás El está Ella está Eso está Nosotros estamos Ellos estan Ustedes estan

Uses of Be Subject I Verb to be am Complement Explanation a student. definition Puerto Rico is an island. classification Miguel is seventeen years old. age Alaska is cold. weather It is ten o’clock. time PUCPR is in Ponce. location

Uses of Be Subject We PUCPR and UPR Verb Complement to be are foreign students. Explanation definition are universities. classification Pedro and Jose are seventeen years old. age Many professors are from Ponce. location

The Subject § § § § I You He She It We They § You Singular subject Juan, the boy, the student Maria, the girl, the student time, weather, singular objects/things Luis and I, The class and I, Yara and I The teacher and the students, Miguel and Rafael, Sandra and Jose, the books, the professors Plural subject

Practice Exercise § Substitute the underline part for a personal pronoun (he, she, it, we or they) 1. The students are in the library. 2. Alfonso and I are in the College of Business Administration. 3. Samuel is from the town of Guayanilla. 4. My sister is nineteen years old. 5. The book is very expensive. 6. My classmates are in the College of Education 7. Books are costly.

Answers § Substitute the underline part for a personal pronoun (he, she, it, we or they) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. They are in the library. We are in the College of Business Administration. He is from the town of Guayanilla. She is nineteen years old. It is very expensive. They are in the College of Education They are costly.

Contractions with BE § Listen to the selection p. 7 Assignment: Do exercises 1 -6 pp. 3 -10

Contractions (Affirmative) § § § § I am You are He is She is It is We are They are You are § § § § I’m You’re He’s She’s It’s We’re They’re You’re

Contractions (Negative) § § § § I am not You are not He is not She is not It is not We are not They are not You are not § § § § I’m not You’re not / you aren’t He’s not / he isn’t She’s not/ she isn’t It’s not / it isn’t We’re not/ we aren’t They’re not / they aren’t You’re not / you aren’t

Exercise I am studying English this semester. English is not my native language. My friends are not native speakers either. They are not English speakers. They are native speakers of Spanish. It is difficult to speak English, but I want to learn. I always use the dictionary. It is an important tool, but I must practice the language too.

The Use of Be with Definitions § Puerto Rico is an § Definition island. § Puerto Rico is a § Adjective as part of beautiful place to visit. the definition a/an is used with singular nouns in definitions and classifications

The Use of Be with Definitions Puerto Rico is an island located in the Caribbean. It is a beautiful island with rivers, mountains, valleys and beaches. The weather is warm and humid. Old San Juan is a popular tourist attraction. Puerto Rico is called the “island of enchantment”.

Verb BE in prepositions § § § on at (general area) in in front of in back of/ behind between over/above below/under by/near/close to next to far from § § § The book is on the table. They are at work. The students are in the classroom. Maria is in front of Luis. Jose is in back of Sandra Maria is between Luis and Manuel. The clock is above the door. My book is under the desk. The desk is near the door. The light switch is next to the door. The teacher is far from the exit.

Exercise Juan Miguel Front Tomas Noel Fabio Maria Billy Erik Angelo Luis Lila Daniel Harry Jose Wilfredo Sandra Oscar Back Brenda

Writing Exercise § Describe the class seating arrangement using the prepositions listed below on, at (general area), in front of, in back of/ behind, between, over/above, below/under, by/near/close to, next to, far from Example: Eric is between Billy and Brenda.

Practice § Assignment § Exercises 7 -21 pp. 10 -18

References § Elbaum, S. N. (2005). Grammar in Context 1. USA: Thomson Heinle. § CD. Elbaum, S. N. (2005). Grammar in Context 1. USA: Thomson Heinle.