Activity 3 – Writing assignment
STUDENTS: ANGELY CRISTINA DUQUE ANDRES ELI!E "#R$A ERLEY GA%"#A CARL#S ARTUR# SEI$AS
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Universi)a) Naci'na* A+ierta y a Distancia &sagas&g, -C&n)inamarca. Se/tem+er )e 012
C'**a+'rative 4'r5 I6 !(ASE #NE A. Introduce yourself and select role: Each student will share IN ENGLISH the following information on complete sentences (Name, age, address, phone numer and occupation!. Also, he"she will select a R#LE for R#LE for the collaorati#e wor$ %& name is 'arlos Arturo Seias, I am )* &ears old, m& address is street + - *, m& phone numer is )/0+110)+ , I am emplo&ed in a compan&, I am li#e in 2usagasuga('undinamarca! I I6 !(ASE TW#: "6 Check grammar structures/vocabulary : Each participant will select 3NE Grammar topic to '3%4LE5E the chart in the forum with the e6planations of such grammar topics
GRA%%AR T#!IC
E7!LANATI#N8STRUCTURE8E7A%!LES
!resent sim/*e
5he present tense is the ase form of the #er: I wor$ in London. 7ut the third person (she"he"it! adds an s: She wor$s in London. 8se 9e use the present tense to tal$ aout: something that is true in the present: He li#es in London. Im a student. something that happens again and again in the present: I pla& footall e#er& wee$end. I sometimes go to the cinema. She ne#er pla&s footall.
;uestions and negati#es Loo$ at these 9here do &ou li#e> =oes ?ac$ pla& footall> 9here does he come from> 9ith the present tense, we use do and does to ma$e 9ho pla&s footall at the wee$end> 9ho wor$s at Li#erpool 'it& Hospital> Loo$ at these sentences: I li$e tennis, ut I dont li$e footall. (dont @ do not! I dont li#e in London now. I dont pla& the piano, ut I pla& the guitar. 5he& dont wor$ at the wee$end. ?ohn doesnt li#e in %anchester. (doesnt @ does not! Angela doesnt dri#e to wor$. She goes & us.
!resent /r'gressive
It is used for the temporal actions that are happening now in the present, where the action
must also e important to e ale to comment, it must also ha#e a eginning and an end. 5he structure of the present progressi#e is a comination of two #ers, one is the #er to e and the other is the #er that indicates the action, this ending with ing. Suect B Cer to e B Cer (ing! IDm wal$ing T9e /'sitive 'rm ' t9is grammatica* time is: i am learning to dri#e T9e interr'gative 'rm is: Am I learning to dri#e> An) t9e negative 'rm is: I am not learning English
T9ere is8are
re;&ency a)ver+s
5here is se usa para sustanti#os singulares & there are se usa para sustanti#os plurales. Se traducen como ha&. Las contracciones theres (there is! & therere (there are! son comunes. interr'gative Is there a cell phone in m& ag> Are there fi#e animals in the circus> Airmative 5here is a oo$. there are 9indows Negative 5here isnt m& noteoo$. there are not an& irds in m& garden 9e use some ad#ers to descrie how fre
C'nnect'rs in 4riting
+&t 8 yet: yet: followed & a noun phrase or a sentence. F5he oo$ is short ut " &et interesting interesting in s/ite ' 8 )es/ite: )es/ite: It is placed at the eginning or in the middle of the sentence. He arri#ed on time despite " in spite of getting up late a*t9'&g9 8 t9'&g98 even t9'&g9 8 in s/ite ' t9e act t9at: t9at: followed & a complete sentence. 5he& can e placed at the eginning or in the middle of the sentence. If it is placed at the eginning we need to use a comma after the clause. Although " though " e#en though " in spite of the fact that the pupils had not studied, the& all passed their e6ams. 9'4ever< nevert9e*ess< even s'< 'n t9e 'ne 9an)< 'n t9e 't9er 9an)< 'n t9e c'ntrary: c'ntrary: He was
Reas'n an) ca&se ecause, as since, seeing that: 7ecause " as " since " seeing that its late, we should go home ecause of, on account of, owing to, due to: 7ecause of " on account of " owing to " due to the weather, we sta&ed at home in order to, so as to, to: She uses her #ideo in order to " so as to " to record 5C programmes A)) in'rmati'n for e6ample, for instante, such as: Cegetales are a good source of #itamins: for e6ample " for instance, oranges ha#e #itamin ' more o#er, furthermore, esides, in addition to: In addition to soul music, she li$es rap apart from, e6cept for: Apart from English, she spea$s 2rench. S&ccessi'n 2irst of all " 2irstl& " 5o egin with " 2irst . Second " Secondl& " 5hen 5hird " 5hirdl& " After that... 5he ne6t stage 2inall& " in short " to sum up " in conclusion " lastl& " last ut not least
1. Prac Practi tice ce:: Each participant will select 3NE practical e6ercise that is
diffe differe rent nt from from the the topic topic he he"s "she he e6 e6pl plain ained ed e efo fore re in orde orderr to de#elop the answers in the forum Exercise 1. 2rom the picture of the refrigerator. 9rite 1 complete
positi#e sentences, three negati#e sentences and two interrogati#e sentences using 5HEE B 7E
E6ample: 5here are three red tomatoes ao#e the mil$ ottles ottles
Positive sentences
in this refrigerator there are man& #egetales there are two ottles of mil$ there are man& strawerries there are some fresh lettuces there are different meats
Negative sentences
there there there there
are not eggs is not an apple are not ananas are not sodas
I can not ma$e soup ecause there are not potatoes
Interrogative sentences
Are there fresh #egetales in the fridge> Is there a lemon for the salad> Is there a soda for lunch> Is there chic$en in the refrigerator> Are there enough strawerries for uice>
Exerc Exercise ise : write corresponding sentences to the images in Present simple tense. Use The subject according to the pictures
Example: The man takes a shower in the morning
/. he athes athes #e #er& r& earl& earl& he dances in the shower +. He reall& reall& li$es his white white shirt 5he man wears wears a small shirt ). she she wear wears s he herr lue lue paa paama mas s e# e#er er& & nigh nightt e eca caus use e itDs itDs he herr fa#orite
. the girl girl gets gets up #er& earl& e#er e#er& & da& 1. %aria studies studies in a ilingual ilingual school school . 'arlos 'arlos has rea$ rea$fast fast e#er& e#er& da& at am 0. she eats eats read read at her her rea$ rea$fast fast J. he rush rushes es his his teeth teeth ) times times a da& da& K. the man man watches watches tele#ision tele#ision all afternoon afternoon /*. %aria %aria studie studies s mathem mathemati atics cs eca ecause use it is is her her fa#or fa#orite ite suec suectt Exer Exerci cise se !: Descri Describe be ten action actions s of the people people in presente progressive in both positive and pegativ
the pictu picture. re. Use Use
Example: The man in the red shirt is skating. The man is not walking
/. the dog is sitting sitting,, not not runnin running g +. the $id in in red shirt shirt is pla&in pla&ing g guitar, guitar, he is not not pla&ing pla&ing ). the lad& in the the lue dress dress is readi reading, ng, she she is not running running . the lad& in orang orange e shirt is wal$ing wal$ing the the dog, she she is not pla&ing pla&ing 1. the gu& in the the white shirt shirt is riding riding a i$e, i$e, he is not wor$in wor$ing g . 5he man man is e6erc e6ercising ising,, he is not restin resting g 0. the girl girl is eating with with her o&fri o&friend end she she is not stud&ing stud&ing J. the photogr photographe apherr is ta$ing ta$ing photos photos he is not eno&in eno&ing g K. the &oung &oung man in a pin$ shirt is singing, he he is not pla&ing the guitar /*. the girl girl in oran orange ge shir shirtt is watc watchin hing, g, she she is is not not wor$i wor$ing ng
Exe Exercis rcise e !: Answer five questions about you and five about one member from your family. Use Adverbs of frequency "o# often do you do these activities$ "o# often does your family member do these activities$
Example: I NEVER play Basketball. My brother SELDOM reads a book "o# often do you do these activities$
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ne#e ne#err pla& pla& che chess ss usu usuall all& & read read oo$s oo$s alwa&s alwa&s #isit m& frien friend d andre andres s someti sometime mes s call call m& frie friends nds seldo seldom m go go to shoppi shopping ng
"o# often does your family member do these activities$
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m& m& m& m& m&
dad dad alwa alwa&s &s pla& pla&s s ches chess s roth rother er often often does homewor homewor$ $ mom mom occasio occasionall& nall& rests rests in in the hous house e siste sisterr alwa&s alwa&s surf surf in the the net net mother mother rarel& rarel& eat out, out, she she alwa&s alwa&s coo$s coo$s
III6 !(ASE T( T(REE
C. Planning Planning the letter to your your mother mother : ou will write a letter to your mother describing what your life is li!e after two months of moving with your husband"wife"partner to a different country. ou will include description of the city# description of daily routine and description of a picture you sent. The group will fill in this planning $%A&T COUNTRY/CITY YOU ARE MOVING TO: My new city is Fusagasuga PICTURE A OF PEOPLE IN THE CITY/PARK/ CITY/PARK/ STREETS TO DESCRIBE
we are li#ing in a small cit&, I am wor$ing outside the cit&, m& son isaac is stud&ing in a small school, this cit& is #er& eautiful, here there is much #egetation, there are man& flower crops, there are some companies, the climate is cold . there is a nice school for isaac, I usuall& ride a ic&cle, m& wife does e6ercise, there is no oo here, there are good people in this cit&, there are houses and ig uildings
PICTURE B OF PLACE OF YOUR HOUSE TO DESCRIBE : 5his is the $itchen
of m& new home. is a #er& nice place ecause it is #er& spacious, we alwa&s eat here, we ha#e a ig dining tale, we are u&ing some things missing, there is a small fridge, there is a microwa#e, there is a sto#e, there are se#eral chairs and we also ha#e a cloc$ on the wall .
ACTIONS TO DESCRIBE DAILY ROUTINE: I wor$ out of town and m& wife does not
wor$. 9hen I go to wor$ I get up at / am, ta$e a us to 7ogotM and then fl& to uiales, when IDm at home, I get up at /* oDcloc$ in the morning , m& wife gets up at J in the morning, we alwa&s ha#e rea$fast together, then we shower, we often ha#e lunch earl&, then sleep while stud&ing, sometimes we wal$ in the par$ with our son, we rarel& swim in the pool, Isaac eats ice cream e#er& da& he studies in the mornings
D6 %rafting: After ha#ing decided aout the cit&, the pictures and the actions, the group will start writing the letter that will e di#ided into paragraphs:
