ENGLISH FINAL WORK

NAME: HUMBERTO CARRANZA GARCÍA

1. “The Troublemaker”
Writing Practice – Finish the Story (6)

Directions: Read the story below. Then finish it with your own writing.

Allison had a bad night on Saturday. She went to the Smith’s house to babysit
their son, Jake, and daughter, Lisa. Jake is four years old. He gets into a lot of
trouble. He started the night by pouring his glass of milk all over the floor during
dinner. “Clean that up,” Allison ordered. “You can’t tell me what to do,” Jake
responded. He ran away from the dinner table. “I’m bored. I want to play a game,”
Lisa whined. “Jake, if you clean up your mess we can play a game,” Allison said.
“Okay,” Jake said. Allison gave him a handful of paper towels and he used them
to clean up the milk. “I want to play hide-and-seek,” he said. “Okay, I will be the
seeker first,” Allison said. “You two have thirty seconds to hide!” Allison covered
her eyes with her hands and counted slowly from one to thirty. “Ready or not,
here I come!” she called. Allison walked downstairs and peeked into the kitchen
closet. Nobody was inside. She checked under the couches in the living room.
She looked in the garage. Allison decided that nobody was hiding downstairs, so
she walked upstairs and continued her search. She opened the door to Lisa’s
bedroom and found her hiding under the bed. “I found you!” she squealed. “Okay,
now help me find Jake,” she told Lisa. Allison and Lisa searched all over the
house. They could not find Jake. “It has been twenty minutes and he is nowhere
in sight,” Allison thought. “I wonder where he is._________

Then Lisa replied, a! Let's search separately, I go to the patio and you go to the
roof, walk carefully and make no noise so you don't hear us.

Allison climbed into the basement of the house and found Jake looking at the
cloudy sky and trying not to make noise, meanwhile Lisa kept searching and
searching until Allison exclaimed, I already found her, she is here, then they
gathered to smile and keep playing .
 2. ESL Teacher

B. True or False
1. ___T_____ Mr. Sanchez is seven months pregnant.
2.____T____ Mrs. Sanchez works in the computer lab.
3. ___ F____ Most ESL teachers work full-time.
4. ____T____ Part-time teachers work fewer hours than full-time teachers.
5 _____T___Mrs. Sanchez is going to have her first child in two months

C. Yes or No – What about you?

1. ____YES____ I have health insurance.
2.____YES___ There is a hospital in my city.
3. ____NO____ I work full-time.
4. ____YES____ I have a computer

D. Writing – What should Mrs. Sanchez do? How can she solve her problem?

Mrs. Sanchez should stop worrying about her thigh since this would affect the
course of the pregnancy, to solve her problem she should make a loan to a banking
entity, join the comprehensive health insurance and wait for her baby to be born
and then after the rest. A more profitable job.

3. The Weekend Market

1 Why is the weekend market a great place to go on the weekend?

The weekend market is a great place to go for the weekend because it is a great
place where you have everything from bags, souvenirs and handicrafts to many
types of animals and many types of plants also has a fantastic variety of Local
food, lets experience the local culture.

2 Why can the market be confusing?

The market can be confusing because it is very large and full of hundreds of
small stores and stalls.
3 How might you feel when walking through the crowded parts of the market?

I would feel excited to experience many sensations such as smells and aromas,
it would be a good experience to get to know the local culture of the weekend
market.

4 What do you have to be careful about as you walk through the market?

You should be careful when walking through the market of people who are
bringing your items to sell in large bags in cars and carts in addition to cars and
motorcycles.

5 Why is the market described as a “magical journey” ?

Because it is a huge place to escape from everyday life, which transmits diverse
sensations and a unique experience for your senses.

4. “Finding Muffin”
Writing Practice – Finish the Story (4)

Directions: Read the story below. Then finish it with your own writing.
I am having a bad day today. I woke up this morning and my mom told me that
my dog, Muffin, is missing. Muffin lives outside in our backyard. The door of the
fence that surrounds our backyard was open this morning when my mom woke
up. My mom walked around our neighborhood and called Muffin’s name but he
did not come home. She asked all of our neighbors but no one has seen Muffin
since yesterday. I decided that I am going to make signs to hang all over town,
so if someone finds Muffin, they can call my family. I called my next door neighbor,
Kelly, to see if she wanted to help me make the signs. Kelly came over and we
made signs with a picture of Muffin and my phone number. Muffin is a big, friendly
Golden Retriever. He is five years old but he still acts like a puppy. Before we left
to hang up our signs, I put a bowl of Muffin’s favorite treats by the fence door.
Kelly and I went to the supermarket first. We asked the cashier if we could hang
up a sign on the wall. She said yes and wished us luck. Next, we went to the
library. The librarian told us that she saw a Golden Retriever walking past the
library while she was outside during her lunch break. She said that it was walking
in the direction of the playground, so we decided to go there next.....
when we arrived at the playground we were surprised that
our puppy Muffin was playing in the yard with another puppy
that was there, we decided to arrive without him noticing, then
we took it with great emotion and returned home very happy
and content.
 5. Unit 24 A new year

Before you read

The article is about things people have invented. Can you guess when
people first created the
following items? Put them in order from the oldest (1) to the newest (5).
Then read the article to
see if you were right.
___3__ the bicycle
___4__ jeans
___2__ the sandwich
___5__ sneakers
__1_ the umbrella

Build your reading skills: Identifying pronoun references

Read the article again. Identify the word or words that each
pronoun refers to. Circle
the correct answer.

1. Humans have a natural desire to make new things and to use them to make their lives
easier or better.
a. natural desire
b. new things
c. their lives
2. People in Assyria, China, Egypt, and Greece used umbrellas 4,000 years ago. They
made them from paper.
a. people
b. paper
c. umbrellas
3. The Chinese were the first people to make umbrellas to use in the rain. They used
wax to make the paper waterproof.
a. the Chinese
b. umbrellas
c. people who used umbrellas
4. One day in 1762, Montagu was too busy to sit down and eat his dinner. He asked his
cook to put the meat inside the bread to save him time.
a. the cook
b. the sandwich
c. John Montagu
5. One thing that people really needed was strong clothes to wear when they worked.
a. people
b. one thing
c. strong clothes
Check your comprehension
Circle the letter of the answer that completes each sentence.

1. People first used umbrellas when _____.

a. it was raining
b. it was sunny
c. they were in China
2. John Montagu invented the sandwich because _____.
a. he was busy
b. he was the cook
c. he was bored
3. Pierre and Ernest Michaux made _____.
a. bicycle without wheels
b. the first vehicle with two wheels
c. the first modern bicycle
4. Levi Strauss moved to California because he wanted to _____.
a. look for gold
b. make blue jeans
c. sell things
5. People first bought sneakers called Keds _____.
a. in 1899
b. from Humphrey O’Sullivan
c. in 1917

6. A New Year’s Eve Anecdote

It was December 31, 2015, in San Ignacio Cajamarca a place of warm weather,
I was in the square next to the Christmas portal, with the music group ready to
start the party, all the musicians were dressed in yellow There were fireworks at
midnight.
we ate and toasted before starting the concert in the middle of the night we gave
each other the new year hug and good wishes, I went to rest at 7 am the next
day, it was the best night to meet my family and school promotions, I would like
to celebrate again in the same place.

7. “A Christmas in March”
1) After Clifton's letter is read to the family, the narrator’s mood shifts
from
A. arrogant to humble
B. sad to joyful
C. uncertain to clear
D. excited to disappointed
2) In the middle of the story, we learn that the mother is an optimist. This
means she
A. is not easily upset
B. upholds high standards
C. maintains a positive viewpoint
D. considers all outcomes before making a decision.

3) What can we conclude about Clifton by reading the letter?

I. He will not be home for Christmas.
II. He will be home by March.
III. He is one of the Tuskegee Airmen.
A. I only
B. I and II
C. II and III
D. I, II, and III

4) Which of the following words best describes the work the sisters did to
help keep the tree looking pretty?

A. miracle
B. disaster
C. drudgery
D. teamwork

5) What is the most likely reason the narrator compared the tree limbs to a
“sliding board”?
A. They were so high in the air.
B. The ornaments were slipping off.
C. The sisters liked to play on them.
D. The branches looked ugly without their needles

6) The main reason the narrator found it necessary to maintain the

Christmas decorations so carefully was because she
A. holds a deep respect for Christmas
B. needed something to take her mind off Clifton
C. wanted the decorations to look good for Clifton
D. did not want to disappoint her mother

7) "Each day, there were brand new sprinklings of pine needles all over
the wooden floor."
"My sister and I took turns sweeping them up." Which of the following is the best way to
combine the above sentences while keeping their meaning the same as used in the story?
A. Each day, there were brand new sprinklings of pine needles all over the wooden floor;
despite this, my sister and I took turns sweeping them up.
B. Each day, there were brand new sprinklings of pine needles all over the wooden floor, and
so my sister and I took turns sweeping them up.
C. Each day, there were brand new sprinklings of pine needles all over the wooden floor
because my sister and I took turns sweeping them up.
D. Each day, there were brand new sprinklings of pine needles all over the wooden floor unless
my sister and I took turns sweeping them up.
8) For the sisters, caring for the tree came to represent
A. a continual hardship
B. a way of being close to their brother
C. the hope that the war would end soon
D. an ongoing Christmas celebration

9) What other title would best fit this passage?

A. "Flying Home"
B. “A Christmas War”
C. "Granting Clifton's Wish"
D. “The Disappointing Letter”

10) How does Clifton seem to feel when he sees the Christmas tree?
A. appreciative
B. disappointed
C. estranged
D. remorseful

11) Which of the following describe fortuitous circumstances?

I. getting the last seat on the bus
II. having an umbrella when it unexpectedly begins to rain
III. receiving a passing grade on a test you studied hard for
A. I only
B. I and II
C. II and III
D. I, II, and III

8. Football
ANSWER EACH OF THE FOLLOWING:

1. What is the most famous football game each year?

a. the Georgia-Florida game
b. the Super Bowl
c. the Alabama-Auburn game
d. the Army-Navy game

2. What shape is the football?

a. rectangular
b. circle
c. triangle
d. oval

3. Why are there white rings on each end of the football?

a. to help players see the ball

b. to make it look nice
c. to help players score
d. to help players run

4. Why do players need protective equipment during the game?

a. to make their uniforms fit
b. to keep the body safe
c. to see the ball
d. to make touchdown
5. Who plays American football?
a. professional players
b. college players
c. high school players
d. all of these

6. What do officials do during the game of football?

a. watch the game
b. take up tickets
c. make sure the rules are followed
d. kick the ball

7. Which of the following is NOT true?

a. The football field is rectangular in shape.
b. The field measures 100 yards long and 53.5 yards wide.
c. The white lines are used to keep players safe.
d. The rest period between at the half lasts about fifteen minutes.

8. The word grip means to ________.

a. hold tightly
b. score during the game
c. end zone
d. supervise the game

¡Merry Christmas and benturous new year 2020 Miss Betty

Palomino!