UNITS 1, 2: ACTIVITY 3 – WRITING TASK FORUM

ENTREGADO POR:

INGRID PUMAREJO PEREZ Cód. 49.605.417

JAQUELINE HERNANDEZ Cód.

ANGELA MARIA CASTILLA Cód.

LEYDI NAVARRO Cód.

YORYANIS ISABEL PANA

GRUPO: 900004_6

TUTOR:

LUIS FELIPE GAVIRIA

UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL ABIERTA Y A DISTANCIA

ESCUELA DE CIENCIAS SOCIALES ARTES Y HUMANIDADES

31/MARZO/2018
1. Check grammar structures/vocabulary: Each participant will select ONE
Grammar topic to COMPLETE the chart in the forum with the explanations of such
grammar topics.

GRAMMAR EXPLANATION/STRUCTURE/EXAMPLES Responsible

TOPIC
Present
Progressive Son acciones que se estan realizando u
ocurriendo ahora o un futuro proximo.
Examples:
-Study psychology last event (estudio ANGELA
psicologia ultimo evento) CASTILLA
-When are you having lunch? (¿Cuándo vas a
almorzar?)
-Ana is always eating (Ana siempre está
comiendo)
Wh Questions EXPLANATION: JAQUELINE
HERNANDEZ
A question in English introduced by a wh- PORTILLO
word, that requires information in answer,
rather than yes or no.
This are: where, when, who or what.
STRUCTURE:
Wh question + verb to be + subject + verb
(ing) + complement?
EXAMPLE:
What are you doing right now?

Modal Verbs Modals verbs are auxiliary that provide LEYDI NAVARRO
additional information about the verb that
follows it. Those are: CAN-COULD,
SHOULD -SHALL, HAVE TO-MUST.
1. CAN-COULD
We use “can” to talk about present ability, ask
permission, possibility in present. And “could”
themselves uses but in past. Although Too in
present when there is less possibility
something happen.
Ex. Women can do two things itself time.
 Can I arrive later?
We could visit you the next week.

 Negative form:
Women cannot do two things itself time.

2. SHOULD-SHALL
We use “Should” to advise or make a
suggestion. It can replaces by ought to. It used
“Shall” in more formal contexts and can
express permission or instructions too
Ex. You look sick, you should visit a doctor.
Shall we go now?

 Negative form:
You shouldn´t do it that hurt you.
3. MUST-HAVE TO
We use "Must" indicates an obligation,
prohibition. You can also use "have to" in
affirmative sentences.
Ex. We must [have to] leave now or we will
be late.
You must bring the activity today
 Negative form:
You must not go that places never
I mustn´t leave of my house.

Present Perfect We use the present perfect to say that an YORYANIS

action happened at an unspecified time before ISABEL PANA
now. We CAN use the present perfect with
unspecific expressions such as: ever, never,
once, many times, several times, before, so far,
already, yet, etc.
Form
 · [has/have + past participle]
Examples:
· I have seen that movie twenty times.
· I think I have met him once before

Tag Questions The tag questions are small phrases or INGRID

questions (mini-questions) that are placed at PUMAREJO
the end of an affirmative or negative sentence
and that generally aim to confirm or deny the
content of the sentence itself. It's the
equivalent to the right? Spanish or right? most
used in countries of America.
2. Practice: Each participant will select ONE practical exercise.

Exercise 1: Write 3 complete sentences in affirmative, 3 complete sentences in negative and

3 complete questions, using the present progressive.

Responsible: Angela Castilla

Exercise 1:

Write 3 complete sentences in affirmative:

- the ball is in the pool (la pelota está en la piscina)

- the seal plays the guitar (la foca toca la guitarra)

- Juan is swimming with his three rejoices (Juan nada con sus 3 reloj)

3 complete sentences in negative

- It’s not a normal day (no es un dia normal)

- The mice do not dance ( no bailan los ratones)

- there is not a book in the pool (no hay un libro en la piscina)

3 complete questions, using the present progressive.

- It’s not a normal day? (¿No es un dia normal?)

- What does the shef do in the pool? ( ¿Que está haciendo el Shef dentro de la piscina?)

- Is everyone in the pool in the picture? (¿En la imagen todos están dentro de la piscina?)

Exercise 2: Write a complete question with each “WH” word, with the respective answer

Responsible: ORYANIS ISABEL PANA

What do you like to do in your free time?

I like to go out and watch movies with my husband.

Exercise 3: Rewrite the sentences in the correct form and underline the modal verb.

Responsible: LEYDI NAVARRO

I – ask – may – her - ?

May i ask her?

Doctor – go – they – the – should – to

They should go to the doctor

Round – she – corner – be – the – must

She must be round the corner

Feel – it – can – they

They can feel it

Louise – not – Sophia – swims – and – must

Louise and Sophia must not swim

Can – the – she – violin – play - ?

Can she play the violin?

Laura - the - should –and - piano – play – Isabella

Isabella and Laura should play the piano

Dance -not – Juan – must – disco - in – the

Juan must not dance in the disco

Diego –in– attention – class – pay - had better – the

Diego had better pay attention in class

Opera – and - ? - can - Raul - sing – Raquel

Can Raul and Raquel sing opera?

Exercise 4: Write complete sentences in present perfect (noun + auxiliary + verb +

complement) with the following information:

Responsible: Jaqueline Hernandez

She – drive (affirmative) = She has driven a car for long time.

They - eat (negative)= They haven't eaten food in a restaurant.

We – jump (question) = Have we jumped from the roof?

He - dance (affirmative) = He has danced disco music for five years.

It – bark (negative) = It hasn't barked for eighteen minutes.

I – travel (question) = Have I travelled to Paris?

You – teach (affirmative) = you have thaught math for sixteen years.

She – write (negative) = She hasn't written a book, because she has been blocked for three
months.

We – drink (question) = Have we drunk?

It – feel (affirmative) = Th cat has felt sick lately.

Exercise 5: Complete the following questions using the tag question.

Responsible: Ingrid Pumarejo

She is a very god doctor, isn´t she?

We don´t do the_homework, do we?

He was the best in his class, wasn´the?

I did that, didn’t you?

They didn’t pay the bill, did they?

they aren´t brothers, are they?

We can’t drink beer, can we?

We should drink, shouldn’t we?

I am really drunk, aren´t I?

Peter isn´t a dancer, is he?

III. PHASE THREE

3. Complete the story: In group, you are going to complete the parts of the story:

Once upon a time, in a village far away, there lived six blind men. One day the villagers

were very excited, and when they asked what was happening they told them, "Hey, there is

an elephant in the village today!"

And so they decided, "Even though we will not be able to see it, we can feel it. Let's go.”

and, so they all went to where the elephant was each of them touched it:

"Hey, the elephant is a pillar," said the first man, touching its leg.

"Oh, no! it is like a rope," said the second man, who was touching the tail.

"Oh, no! it is like the branch of a tree," said the third man, touching the trunk of the

elephant.
"It is like a big hand fan" said the fourth man, who was touchingear of the elephant ear of

the elephant.

"It is like a huge wall," said the fifth man, touching the belly of the elephant.

"It is like a pipe," said the sixth man, touching the tusk of the elephant.

They began to argue about what the elephant and everyone of them insisted that he was

like, and each of them insisted that he was right.

They were getting angry, and fists were about to fly, when a wise man, who had come to

see the the elephant asked what the matter was.

They replied, "We cannot agree what this elephant looks like," and each of them told the

Wise man what he thought the elephant was like.

The wise man smiled and calmly explained to them, "You are all correct. The reason that

each of you experienced it differently is because you touched a different part of the

elephant. Actually the elephant has all these features: Its legs are like pillars, its tail is like

a rope, its tusks are like the branches of a tree, its ears are like a fan, and it has a trunk , that

is just is like a pipe.

"Oh!" the blind men said, and there was no more fighting. They felt happy that they had all

been right.