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1. If you go for a walk with a friend in England, don’t say a single word for hours; if you go for a walk with your dog, talk to it all the time. 2. There is /there are A:  Is there a computer in this picture? B:  Yes, there is a computer in that picture. A:  Is there a computer in this picture? B:  No, there isn't a computer in that picture. A:  Are there four people in this picture? B:  Yes, there are four people in that picture. A:  Are there three books in this picture? B:  No, there aren't three books in that picture. Present continous I do / I am doing He is reading a book. I play basketball everyday, but I'm not playing now. A: Are you reading a book? B: Yes, I am./No, I’m not. Imperative Do it Take your books Come with me 3. Vocabulary 4.

1. This part of the book tells you how to introduce people to other people. Most importantly, when you introduce strangers, do not say their name so that the other person is able to hear it. Usually this is not a problem because nobody can understand your accent. If somebody introduces you to a stranger, there are two important rules to follow. 1 If he puts out his hand to shake yours, do not take it. Smile and wait. When he stops trying to shake your hand, try to shake his. Repeat this game all afternoon or evening. Quite possibly this will be the most amusing part of your afternoon or evening. 2 The introductions are finished and your new friend asks if you are well: ‘How do you do? ‘ But do not forget: he does not really want to know. To him it does not matter if you are well or if you are dying of a terrible illness. Do not answer. Your conversation will be like this: HE: ‘How do you do?’ YOU: ‘Quite good health. Not sleeping very well. Left foot hurts a bit. One or ...

1. In England everything is different. You must understand that when people say ‘England’, they sometimes mean ‘Great Britain’ (England, Scotland and Wales), sometimes ‘the United Kingdom’ (England Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland), sometimes the ‘British Isles’ (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland) – but never just England. 2.  Present simple  I read You read  He/ she/it reads We read You read They read I go You go  He/ she/it goes We go You go They go I can do it. Can you do it? I cannot do it. I do not go / I don't go Do you go? Do you have  a pen? Podemos construir más oraciones combinado los elementos que ya conocemos: I like potatoes. Do you like potatoes? Does she like potatoes? What do yo you like? What do you mean? What does it mean? My brother doesn't like your books? &c. 3. 4.  5. Algunos libros. 6. Para la gramática: E...

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1. Un texto con ejemplos del verbo to have. She has three books. I have a computer. John has two sisters. My friend has a lot of free time these days. We  usually have a bath before we go to bed.  I had a lot of fun last yesterday. I have worked very hard. Have you ever seen the rainbow? I had been there before. 2. To have Presente simple I have You have He/she/it has We have You have They have Pasado simple I had You had He/she/it had We had You had They had 3.  6. Otro fragmento del libro de Mikes: I have written many more books since then but nobody remembers them. Everybody thinks  How to be an Alien  is the only book that I have ever written. This is a problem. I am now in the middle of writing a very large and serious book, 750 pages long. about old Sumeria. I will win the Nobel Prize for it. It will make no difference; people will still think  How to be an Alien  is the only book that I have ever written. 5...

1. Este texto es un poco largo. Simplemente vamos a ver formas del verbo to be e intentaremos comprender las frases en que aparece. I wrote this book in 1946. Many people bought it and said kind things about it. I was surprised and pleased but I was also unhappy that they liked it. I will explain. It is very nice when a lot of people buy a book by a new writer. I’ m sorry , ‘very nice’ is not an English thing to say. It is not unpleasant when a lot of readers like a new book. Why was I unhappy? I wrote this book to tell the English what I thought about them, or ‘where to get off as they say. I thought I was brave . I thought, ‘This book is going to make the English angry!’ But no storm came! The English only said that my book was ‘quite amusing ’. I was very unhappy . Then, a few weeks later, I heard about a woman who gave this book to her husband because she thought it was ‘quite amusing’. The man sat down, put his feet up, and read the book. His face became...