Origen, antecedentes personales e identidad cultural
Introducción
Welcome to class 6!
We are going to talk about where we come from, our background and cultural identity. We need to review the verb “be”.
The verb be is the most important verb in the English language. It is difficult to use because it is an irregular verb in almost all of its forms.
Also during this class, we will introduce the WH questions, they are very important to communicate and ask about specific information.
So let’s begin with this class!
Desarrollo del tema
Verb Be en present simple
So… In the simple present tense, to be is conjugated as follows:
Tabla 1. Verbo «To be».
| Affirmative | Negative (Sujeto + To be + Not) | Interrogative (To be + Sujeto) |
|---|---|---|
| I am | I am not | Am I? |
| You are | You are not | Are You? |
| He is | He is not | Is He? |
| She is | She is not | Is She? |
| It is | It is not | Is It? |
| We are | We are not | Are We? |
| You are | You are not | Are You? |
| They are | They are not | Are They? |
For more on the formation of “be”
Introducción a las preguntas WH
Las WH-Question Words son partículas interrogativas que utilizamos para hacer preguntas en inglés. Suelen causar mucha confusión a principiantes ya que se escriben de manera muy similar, empiezan por wh- (who, where) o contienen wh (HoW).
Éstas son: WHO, WHAT, WHICH, WHERE, WHEN, WHY, HOW
Imagen 2. Preguntas WH.
For more on the WH questions review:
- Cultural identity is the identity or feeling of belonging to a group. It is part of a person’s self-conception and self-perception and is related to nationality, ethnicity, religion, social class, generation, locality or any kind of social group that has its own distinct culture. We will review some vocabulary needed to describe your cultural identity.
- Lugares / locations: Hometown, town, village, city, state, country.
- Paises / Countries: Mexico, USA, China, Canada, Japan, Brazil, Spain, Italy, France, Germany, England, Holland, Turkey, Greece, Russia, India.
- Nacionalidades / Nationalities: Mexican, American, Chinese, Canadian, Japanese, Brazilian, Spanish, Italian, French, German, English, Dutch, Turkish, Greek, Russian, Hindi.
- Lenguas / Languages: Spanish, English, Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese, Italian, French, German, Dutch, Turkish, Greek, Russian, Hindi.
Even English has different accents check the following video:
Ahora, con este vocabulario, más el verbo be y preguntas WH ya puedes preguntarle a alguien de dónde es, cuál es su nacionalidad, qué lengua habla o cuál es su ciudad.
Conclusión
Remember!!
- am, are, is are forms of the verb to be in the simple present.
- ‘m, ‘re, ‘s are short (contracted) forms of am, are, is
- ‘m not, aren’t, isn’t are short (contracted forms) of am not, are not, is not.
Tabla 1. Verbo «be».
| Afirmativo | Afirmativo Contraído | Negativo | Negativo Contraído | Interrogativo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I am | I’m | I am not | I’m not | Am I? |
| You are | You’re | You are not | You aren’t | Are you? |
| He is | He’s | He is not | He isn’t | Is he? |
| She is | She’s | She is not | She isn’t | Is she? |
| It is | It’s | It is not | It isn’t | Is it? |
| We are | We’re | We are not | We aren’t | Are we? |
| You are | You’re | You are not | You aren’t | Are you? |
| They are | They’re | They are not | They aren’t | Are they? |
Recuerda también que Wh Questions son un grupo de preguntas que se caracterizan porque en su nombre tienen las letras «wh-» al inicio, excepto por uno de sus casos. Las Wh Questions más frecuentes son:
- What : qué o cuál
- Why : por qué
- When : cuándo
- Where : dónde
- Who : quién
- Which : cuál
- How : cómo