English I · A1.1. National Autonomous University of Honduras, Faculty of Humanities and Arts, Department of Foreign Languages, English Section. PhD. Bessy Mendoza, MSc. Leonel Madrid. Students greeting each other on campus, with the flags of Honduras and the United States, the Statue of Liberty and New York.
English I · Lesson 1 · Step 1 of 5

URA + SofIA: Lesson URA and SofIA assistants

Resource · not graded
What you bring
Start here. You already know many English words: cognates from Spanish and from your career. Lesson 1 turns them into your first sentences.
What this prepares you for
The forum asks you to use Cognates + I am… with your classmates.

Goal of the lesson

I can recognize words I already know and say who I am.

Puedo reconocer palabras que ya conozco (cognados) y decir quién soy.

Open the URA of Lesson 1 · III PAC

The URA has the explanation, audio, examples by career and the Cultural Corner of the III PAC. Take notes: you will use them in the forum.

Cognates + I am…

Cognates are words that look similar in English and Spanish. Use I am (I'm) to say who you are.

EnglishEspañol
I am Ana.Soy Ana.
I'm a student.Soy estudiante.
I'm from Honduras.Soy de Honduras.
university · computer · hospitaluniversidad · computadora · hospital
En español

Los cognados se parecen en inglés y en español: hospital, computer, university. «I am» significa «yo soy / yo estoy». Cuidado con los falsos amigos: actually = en realidad.

Passport boosterCEFR A1.1

Classroom survival phrases

Communication at A1 depends on asking for help. These phrases keep a conversation going.

When you don't understand, don't stop: ask. Use please to be polite.

En español

Cuando no entiendas, no te quedes callado: pide ayuda con estas frases. «Spell» = deletrear.

Quick check (not graded)

1. Your teacher speaks very fast. You say:

2. You want the letters of a word. You ask:

Linguistic Passport:

Your AI assistants: SofIA

Recommended for this lesson: SofIA Fonética, about cognates, the alphabet and 'I am…'. SofIA asks your name, your career and your lesson, then helps you step by step. It explains, gives hints and helps you create your own mini-lesson, flashcards or practice. It never does graded work for you.

Available: SofIA Gramatical · SofIA Léxica · SofIA Fonética · SofIA Comunicativa · SofIA Profesional · SofIA Cultural.

Open SofIA for Lesson 1 · III PAC

Your career, your examples

III PAC · September – DecemberHeritage & festivalSept 15 – Oct 15U.S.

Cultural Corner · Hispanic Heritage Month

This week: Spanish and English live together in the U.S. Find 3 cognates on the official page.

Hispanic Heritage Month is from September 15 to October 15. People celebrate Latino music, food and art.

Key words

  • heritage herencia
  • family familia
  • music música

Fact

It starts on September 15: the independence day of Honduras, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua.

Your career

  • Health sciences: Spanish-speaking patients in U.S. hospitals.
  • Engineering & technology: Latino engineers and scientists.
  • Business & economics: Latino businesses in the U.S.
  • Education, humanities & communication: Latino artists, music and media.
  • Environment, agriculture & tourism: Latino farmers and food.
Mirror Honduras. Many Hondurans live in the U.S. How does your town celebrate September 15?

Official source

Mission: Open <i>Images</i>. Find 1 artwork from Central America. Write its name.

Cultural competency: I can say what Hispanic Heritage is (Sept 15 – Oct 15), use Cognates + I am… to talk about it, and compare it with Honduras.

See it in my III PAC Cultural Passport

Language bridge · plurilingual and intercultural

Use every language you know to learn English, and use English to understand other people.

English ↔ SpanishNotice the difference

English uses I am for both «soy» and «estoy»: I am a student · I am at home.

Other languagesFrench · Portuguese · Italian · German

University: université (FR) · universidade (PT) · università (IT) · Universität (DE). They share one Latin root: if you know one, you can guess the others.

Observe, compare, reflectIntercultural

Many languages live in Honduras: Spanish, Garífuna, Miskitu, the English of the Bay Islands and others. Which ones have you heard? Which ones are spoken in your family?

Mediation challengeBuild a bridge for someone

Explain to a classmate, in Spanish, what a cognate is. Give 2 examples from your career.

Your languages count: ask at home or in your community how to say it in Garífuna, Miskitu, the English of the Bay Islands or any other language you know, and add it to your glossary. Add it to «My languages» in your Passport →

Arts Corner · MusicNew Orleans, U.S. · 1920s–1960s

Jazz and Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong (trumpet and voice)

Jazz is music from the U.S. It started in New Orleans. Louis Armstrong is a famous jazz musician: he plays the trumpet and sings.

You use it in: 2 · Forum · Activity 1

Para docentes

Fuente de datos: data/source/in101_lessons.js (lección 1). Ingreso al UNAH Virtual Campus: data/links.json. H5P (práctica del sitio y calificado del Campus): data/h5p/. Anuncios: data/anuncios.json. Títulos y porcentajes según el Calendario. Inglés I: 12 lecciones (decisión de la Sección, 26-10-2026); las actividades 1–38 no cambian. Regenerar con python3 generator/build.py.