DOCU I

SPELLING


A: ei: ARABIA
B: bi: BOSNIA
C: ci: CANADA
D: di: DENMARK
E: i: EGYPT
F: ef: FRANCE
G: yi: GREECE
H: eich: HOLLAND
I: ai: ITALY
J: yei: JAPAN
K: kei: KENIA
L: el : LATVIA
M: em: MALAWI
N: en: NORWAY
O: ou: OMAN
P: pi: PERU
Q: kiu: QATAR
R: ar: RUSSIA
S: es: SWEDEN
T: ti: TOGO
U: iu: UGANDA
V: vi : VANUATU
W: dábliu: WASHINGTON
X: eks: XIANG
Y: uai: YEMEN
Z: dzi: ZAMBIA



VERB CONJUGATION

TO WORK

She works: Ella trabaja
she worked: ella trabajó
she will work: ella trabajará
she would work: ella trabajaría
she has worked: ella ha trabajado
she had worked: ella había trabajado
she will have worked: ella habrá trabajado
she would have worked: ella habría trabajado
she is working: ella está trabajando
she was working: ella estuvo(estaba)trabajando
she will be working: ella estará trabajando
she would be working: ella estaría trabajando



REMEMBER

Am, is, are
The final “s” for third person singular in simple present
Have and has. Has (she, he, it) Have (I, you, we, they)
Were, was. Was (I, he, she, it) Were (you, we, they)



BASIC VERBS

Work: trabajar
play: jugar
practice: practicar
need: necesitar
read: leer
close: cerrar
write: escribir
paint: pintar
open: abrir
ask: preguntar
watch: mirar
answer: responder
call: llamar
talk: hablar
study: estudiar
file: archivar
change: cambiar
rest: descansar
listen: escuchar
erase: borrar
think: pensar
travel: viajar
begin: comenzar
clean: limpiar
finish: terminar
live: vivir
buy: comprar
add: sumar
sell: vender
cook: cocinar

TRANSLATE INTO SPANISH


We will have finished
they travelled
I have asked
she had lived
you would paint
it has added
she will be thinking
I was buying
they file
he would have written
you will call
I have watched
they changed
we would rest
it has not erased
we would not need
she will not study
I have not begun
they cooked
she talks
we have not closed
I was not cleaning
they would sell
I don’t begin
we would not have studied
they lived
he has not worked
you will not play
he doesn’t change
I would not ask

BASIC VOCABULARY


New: nuevo
tall: alto
old: viejo
short: corto
fat: gordo
cheap: barato
thin: delgado
long: largo
expensive: caro
clean: limpio
green: verde
black: negro
yellow: amarillo
brown: café
white: blanco
pink: rosado
blue: azul
here: aquí
there: allá
that: eso
this: esto
those: esos
these: estos
much: mucho
many: muchos
and: y
or: o
but: pero
now: ahora
then: luego


READING


Michael was born in 1926 in Dallas. He lived in Dallas 17 years. In 1943, he finished the secondary school. He abandoned the city immediately and visited New York. He didn’t like New York and visited Washington. At the end of 1943, he settled in this capital. He started a business as a baker. In 1945, he moved to Tokyo, the capital of Japan. There he was hired as an assistant of a rice distributor. In 1948, he got married. His wife is Yoko, a beautiful Japanese girl. Now he is 74 years old. He has two sons, and he and his wife are pensioners. During weekends, Michael stays home reading novels, his favourite literature.


VOCABULARY

Was born: nació
like: gustar
at: en
end: final
settle: establecerse
start: comenzar
business: negocio
as: como
baker: panadero
hire: contratar
rice: arroz
get married: casarse
wife: esposa
girl: chica
son: hijo
stay: permanecer



BASIC VERBS

Bet: apostar
Think: pensar
Come: venir
Understand: entender
Rob: robar
Drive: conducir
Seek: buscar
Arrive: llegar
Quit: renunciar
Hit: golpear
Keep: guardar
Send: enviar
Write: escribir
Repeat: repetir
See: ver
Sleep: dormir
Tell: decir
Obtain: obtener
Speak: hablar
Begin: comenzar
Receive: recibir
Throw. Lanzar
Declare: declarar
Go: ir
Deal: negociar
Conclude: concluir
Cook: cocinar
Announce: anunciar
Enjoy. Disfrutar
Know: conocer
Acquire: adquirir


TRANSLATE INTO SPANISH


They will have bet
she was thinking
we would come
he had understood
they have robbed
she will have driven
you are seeking
he has arrived
I will quit
you would have hit
they are keeping
she would send
we won’t be writing
you had repeated
we would be seeing
I was sleeping
they didn’t bet
you don’t tell
we haven’t obtained
she was speaking
you will not have begun
they received
I haven’t thrown
he hasn’t declared
we wouldn’t go
you weren’t dealing
he hasn’t concluded
they hadn’t cooked
I will be announcing
she hasn’t enjoyed
we would not have known
you don’t acquire



READ THE NUMBERS

22’403.500,5
1’478.204
4’986.108
6’211.666
1’002.523
8’875.213,9
5’477.999
3’286.100,6
7’905.100
4’000.004
3’572.941
1’098.581
4’444.110
2’578.003,9
2’780.533
1’333.555
7’352.000
5’165.644,8
3’002.719
1’888.744,4
3’666.222
9’290.321
7’222.001
1’901.002
5’919.443
8’384.186
6’221.771
7’300.031
2’008.554
3’002.024,7
4’880.204
4’338.220
WRITE THE FIGURE

One thousand nine hundred sixty five
thirty-three thousand eight-hundred fourteen
sixteen thousand one hundred twenty-six
eighty thousand twenty-five
forty-four thousand nine-hundred twelve
ninety-five thousand one hundred eighty-three
twenty-nine thousand eight-hundred five
ten thousand four
sixty thousand one hundred fourteen
thirty-seven thousand five-hundred sixteen
twenty-one thousand eighty-seven
thirty-one thousand four-hundred twenty-four
eleven thousand two hundred
seventeen thousand seven hundred eight
eighty-three thousand eight hundred
fifty-five thousand five hundred fifty-five
seventy-one thousand ten
eight thousand seven hundred four
thirty-three thousand five
fourteen thousand nine hundred fourteen
four thousand four hundred eleven
thirty-nine thousand one hundred twenty-one
eighteen thousand two
eighty-three thousand eight hundred fifty
thirty-three thousand five hundred thirty-five
ninety-one thousand nine hundred ninety-nine
twenty-seven thousand eighty-three
twenty-eight thousand four hundred four
twelve thousand twenty-one
thirty-nine thousand three hundred nineteen
sixty-five thousand one hundred one
ninety-eight thousand four hundred seven
twenty thousand one hundred forty
thirty-eight thousand eighty-seven
fifty-nine thousand one hundred twenty-two
eighty-eight thousand one
ninety thousand nine hundred sixteen
thirteen thousand four hundred four
twenty-four thousand four hundred ninety-nine
fourteen thousand fourteen
sixty thousand six hundred sixty-six
twenty-four thousand four hundred eleven
seventy-one thousand seven hundred seventy-seven

PRONOUNCE THE YEARS

1987
1756
1560
1600
1342
1988
1504
1900
1287
1480
1928
1945
1889
1959
1971
1300
1190
1926
1961
1873
1982
1944
1814
1500
1412
1733
1901
1501
1922
1333
1905
1918



READ THE TIME
7:25
6:10
1:18
9:23
8:12
10:10
4:45
7:29
3:40
2:26
5:30
1:30
8:30
4:30
9:30
3.30
7:30
2:30
6:30
11:30
1:15
12:15
2:15
11:15
3:15
10:15
4:15
9:15
5:15
8:15
2:00
9:00


SPELL THE FOLLOWING WORDS





ANTICONSTITUTIONALIZATIONMENT


FLOCCIPAUCINIHILIPILIFICATION


DICHLORODIPHENYLTRICHLOROETHANE


NAPWAMOHALAONAONAAMEKAWEHIWEHI


BIOPSYCHOPATHOLOGICALLY


KRUNTHEPMAHANAKONBOVORNRATHANAKOZIN


READING
Paul Peterson was born in Austin, the capital of Texas, in 1960. He got married in 1990. His wife is Susan. Susan’s last name is Kinski. Paul’s occupation is construction. Susan is a flight attendant. Paul Peterson is building a new hospital now. He works in the morning. In the afternoon he attends the university. In the university he studies Spanish. On weekends, Paul Peterson reads American history, and Susan practices her favourite sport, Table Tennis.

VOCABULARY

Last name: apellido
flight: vuelo
attendant: asistente
build: construir
now: ahora
attend: asistir
her: su


READING



Agostinho is fifteen years old. He belongs to a poor family in North Brazil. The city where he was born is Boa Vista, a place of about 5,000 people. Agostinho doesn’t attend the school because he has to work in order to help his family: mother, father, and four sisters. He has no brothers. Agostinho likes to play soccer, the national sport. He has an idol, Pelé, but he knows that Pelé doesn’t play soccer now. Pelé is part of the Soccer History. However, Agostinho knows that with discipline and practice, he could be a professional soccer player in coming days.


VOCABULARY


Belong: pertenecer
poor: pobre
north: norte
where: donde
place: lugar
about: más o menos
because: porque
has to: tiene que
in order to: con el fin de
help: ayudar
soccer: fútbol
that: que
however: sin embargo
could: podría
coming: venidero



READING
Paavo Läpsö is a remarkable engineer. He is from Finland. Finland is located in North Europe. Its capital is Helsinki. Paavo doesn’t work in Helsinki. He works in Kuopio. Paavo works as a sales manager in a small company. The company makes cell phones. Paavo distributes the product in the morning. In the afternoon he stays home with his nephew, since his wife works as a business assistant. Paavo has no kids, but he loves his nephew a lot. Paavo’s nephew is twelve years old. His name is Urho. He’s studying at a school near his home. Paavo’s wife is Karla. She speaks Finnish, Turkish and Swedish. She doesn’t speak English but she is studying it now.

VOCABULARY

Remarkable: notable
Finland: Finlandia
its: su
as: como
sales: ventas
manager: gerente
Swedish: sueco
make: hacer
Turkish: turco
stay: permanecer
his: su
nephew: sobrino
since: ya que
kid: niño
a lot: mucho
near: cerca de
Finnish: finlandés


VOCABULARY

Against: contra
And: y
For: para
Before: antes de
After: después de
Or: o
By: por
Always: siempre
Within: dentro de
In front of: frente a
In: en
At: a las
But: pero
Due to: debido a
Under: debajo de
Near: cerca de
If: si
On: sobre
With: con
Without: sin
Until: hasta
Of: de
About: acerca de
During: durante
To: a
Since: ya que
As: como
Along with: junto con
In regard to: en relación con
Again: de Nuevo


TRANSLATE INTO SPANISH


He repeats again
in regard to my family
he is against the president
today and tomorrow
they live along with the students
she works as an assistant
the problem is for me
before two years
since it’s very difficult
I go to my office
after twenty minutes
my brother or my sister
during the English class
he speaks about Politics
the book is written by García
we always work in the morning
this is the capital of Venezuela
you will practice until tomorrow
they will finish within one hour
the park is in front of the bank
he is without problems
they play with the dog
the money is in the classroom
he begins at seven and thirty
the papers are on the table
I will go if possible
it’s important but difficult
due to my many problems
the cat is under the desk
she lives near my house







TRANSLATE THE FOLLOWING STRUCTURES

Please, repeat the exercise again
In regard to my family
Along with the new files
It’s used as a nutritious food
That drug is prohibited since last year
Against many people
pens and pencils
That is not for those clients
Before going to sleep
After each visit
To contract other clerk
Use it during three or four weeks
They are investigating about it
It was made of several components
The treatment will last until you are OK
I need and aspirin or something like that
This product was made by that firm
She always consulted Dr Smith
I think that you will be fine within twenty minutes
Doctor’s office is located in front of the hotel
Don’t buy the items without a previous authorization
Do not mix the papers with any other document
The folder was on the table last night
If you get out now you may feel bad
We can find other drugstore near here
He was in bed for ten days
I will drink it at half past two
He was very sick but now is recovering
He got the flu due to the bad weather in this region
Do not put the printer under humid conditions

THERE +BE
HABER
there is: hay
there are: hay
there was: hubo
there were: hubo
there will be: habrá
there would be: habría
there can be: puede haber
there must be : debe haber
there could be: pudo, podía, podría haber
there should be: debería haber
there has been: ha habido
there have been: ha habido
there is going to be: va a haber
there are going to be: va a haber
there may be: puede haber
there was going to be: iba a haber
there were going to be: iba a haber
there has to be: tiene que haber
There have to be: tiene que haber
there might be: podría haber
there had to be: tuvo que haber
there will have to be: tendrá que haber
there would have to be: tendría que haber

TRANSLATE THE FOLLOWINNG STRUCTURES

there must be more water
there is no money
there are lots of people
there will have to be a person available
there should be pills
there has been seven casualties
there are people indoors
there is patient outdoors
there may be some liquid
there could be drawbacks
there has been a mistake
there might be hundreds of insects
there will not be many problems
there is not a bottle available
there have to be one thousand dollars
there were doctors in the meeting
there is going to be a new show
there had to be traffic control
there can be other choice
there must be some sugar
there isn’t any recipe
there are two machines working
there aren’t good medications
there will be free time
there could be many errors
there mustn’t be boys in the room
there have been some corrections
there isn’t any trace
there would be serious results
there would have to be enough time
there may be a bad weather
there should be an answer
there can be symptoms
there are other ways
there were about ten dozens




VOCABULARY


More: más
Lots of: mucho
Available: disponible
Pill: píldora
Casualty: víctima
Indoors: adentro
Patient: paciente
Outdoors: afuera
Some: algo
Drawbacks: desventajas
Bottle: botella
Meeting: reunión
Show: función
Other: otro
Choice: oportunidad
Sugar: azúcar
Recipe: receta
Medication: medicamento
Free: libre
Room: salón
Trace: pista
Serious: graves
Enough: suficiente
Bad: malo
Weather: clima
Answer: respuesta


READING

Doctor Johnson is from Canada. He works at King Charles Hospital. He works five days a week. Doctor Johnson was born in Ottawa, the capital of Canada, in 1960. He belongs to a rich family. His father is Peter Johnson, a remarkable architect. His mother, Rose Newman, is a Psychologist. Doctor Johnson’s wife is twenty-five years old. He has one son. No daughters. He finished his career in 1985. He is planning to retire in five years because he wants to devote his time to investigate. He likes to read about AIDS, tropical illnesses and cancer.


VOCABULARY
At: en
king: rey
Charles: Carlos
week: semana
belong: pertenecer
rich: rico
remarkable: importante
psychologist: sicólogo
daughter: hija
career: carrera
retire: retirarse
devote: dedicar
like: gustar
AIDS: SIDA
illness: enfermedad

READING

Robert is a shoemaker. He works near the park. He is from Bahama Islands. He speaks English. He is married. He practices Basketball. He has no kids. He reads the newspapers. He has two brothers and one sister. He is 35 years old. He was born in Nassau. Nassau is the capital of Bahama Islands. Robert doesn’t drive a car. He was born in 1965. Robert’s last name is Cook.

Questions

Is Robert a taxi driver ?
Does he work far from the park ?
Is Robert from Washington ?
Does he Speak Russian ?
Is Robert Single ?
Does he practice Tennis ?
Does Robert have kids ?
Does he read the magazines ?
Does Robert have one brother ?
Is he forty years old ?
Is Kingston the capital of Bahama Islands ?
Does Robert drive a car ?
Was he born in 1970 ?
Is Robert’s last name Paulson ?
Was he born in Mexico City ?