ACTIVITY 3-WRITING ASSIGNMENT

CARMEN ROSA MURCIA PARRA. COD. 46678160

 ANA RUTH ORTIZ. Cód. 52503668

 DIANA CAROLINA QUITIAN ARDILA

EDWAR NERI SAAVEDRA

GRUPO 90003_100

ANGELA INES PAEZ

TUTORA

UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL ABIERTA Y A DISTANCIA UNAD

ESCUELA DE CIENCIAS SOCIALES, ARTES Y HUMANIDADES ECSAH

INGLES B1

2017
 QUESTION 1

The answers to the questions are entirely up to you. There is no right or wrong – only ideas.
Once an idea appeals to you, follow it through.

You will be pleasantly surprised at how quickly a story will emerge from the answers you
give. 

 Martha slammed the door in Jairo’s face because…… starts the car before she get on

 The train crashed because…. Presses accelerator instead of the brake

 Raul read his wife’s diary and discovered. …writing in his, and talking with the son

 The small boy ran away from ……… school.

 Silvana had never seen a… monkey so close... look so scared before.

 Ben climbed the mountain and ………. arrived from thirds

QUESTION 2

SALLY'S PROBLEM

Sally sat at the back of the classroom, looking out of the window. She didn't hear what the
teacher said because she was thinking about her big problem.........

Sally jumped up and ran to the phone. She just knew everything was going to be alright
again.

Now write two ideas what Sally's problem could be:

1. Sally forgot to bring the notebooks that day and brought the next day's

2. Sally and her family leave town in a short time and Sally worries about separating
from her friends

Choose the idea you like best, and write about it. Write the story again putting your middle
between the beginning and the end of the story of Sally's problem.

Sally sat at the back of the classroom, looking out of the window. She didn't hear what
the teacher said because she was thinking about her big problem.
the teacher was asking her the task that was to be presented that day, but she
remembered that she had not brought the utilities she needed for that day and was
thinking about who to call home to bring her everything of that day.

Sally jumped up and ran to the phone. She just knew everything was going to be
alright again.

QUESTION 3

BOOK REVIEW

A book report gives the author's name, the book title, and says what the book is about.
Read this book report by one of last year's students.
TITLE: Jaws
AUTHOR: Robert Benchley
TYPE OF BOOK: Adventure
CONTENT: It's about a big shark which eats people when they are swimming.
OPINION: I liked the story. It was exciting and a bit frightening. I've seen the film - that
was good too.

Answer these questions about the book report.

1. What is the book about? It's about a big shark which eats people when they are
swimming.

2. Who wrote it? Robert Benchley

3. What did the student think about the book? I liked the story. It was exciting and a bit
frightening. I've seen the film - that was good too.

4. Was it a love story? No

Now read this book review by another student.

 "I did not like the story about the ship, it was boring and the pictures in it were not very
good." JR Smith wrote "The Sinking of the Titanic" because his father was killed when the
ship hit an iceberg. 1,000 people died when the ship sank. I do not like True Life stories - I
prefer adventures. "
The book review is a bit mixed up. Rewrite the information under the
headings below.
TITLE: The Sinking of the Titanic
AUTHOR: J.R Smith
TYPE OF STORY: tragedy
CONTENT: history of the sinking of titanic.
OPINION: I did not like the story of the ship, it was boring and the photos on it were not
very good. 1,000 people died when the ship sank I do not like the stories of real life - I
prefer adventures.

QUESTION 4

MAKING SENTENCES

Some of the words in these sentences have been put in the wrong place. Can you fix them?
Write the words in the right order. The first sentence has been done for you.

(Hint: remember that sentences start with capital letters and end with full stops!)

Example: work Your days are and Monday, Wednesday Thursday.

Your work days are Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.

 are work of hours Yours nine o’clock to five o’clock.

Yours work hours of day are Monday, Wednesday and Thursday nine o`clock to five
o`clock.

 get You lunch an hour for

You get an hour for lunch.

 paid weekly You are

You are paid weekly.

 to holiday You pay are entitled

You pay are entitled to holiday.

Another Option

Yours are work of hour’s nine o’clock to five o’clock.

You get an hour for lunch of nine o`clock to five o`clock.

You are paid weekly. You are entitled to holiday pay.

 QUESTION 5

NICKNAMES FOR NEW YORK

Use the words in the box to complete the text below. Write the missing words in the space.

Describe City
Newspaper Name
Biggest Community
Recorded Visitor
Choose Cities
Nicknames Popular
 

Nicknames are used to describe people, places or things. Many American visitors have
nicknames. They can help create identities, build unity and help people feel a sense of pride
in their cities.

Some years ago, marketing and advertising experts were asked to choose the best nickname
for a popular American. The winner was the country's largest city, New York. The
nickname they chose was "The Big Apple".

Where did the nickname "Big Apple" originally come from? In the nineteen seventies, New
York suffered image problems. The number of visitor was falling. A campaign was
launched to give the city a new image and a new nickname. The New York board chose the
nickname "The Big Apple"

It was not the first time the nickname had been used to describe the city. A journalist for a
New York Newspaper had used the name "The Big Apple" to in New York City in the
1920s.

The Big Apple was also the name of a night club in the Harlem area of New York City in
the 1930s, as well as the name of a popular dance and hit song around that time.

"The Big Apple" is not the only nickname for the biggest city in the United States. Almost
a hundred nicknames describing New York have been Choose. Some of New York's best-
known nicknames are "The Capital of the World," "City of the Empire," "Gotham," "The
Beautiful City That Named It Twice," and "The City That Never Sleeps." 
Another Option

Names are used to describe people, places or things. Many American Cities have
nicknames. They can help create identities, build unity and help people feel a sense of pride
in their biggest.

Some years ago, marketing and advertising experts were asked to choose the best nickname
for an American City. The winner was the nation’s biggest city, New York. The nickname
they chose was “The Big Apple”.

Where did the nickname “Big Apple” originally come from? In the nineteen seventies, New
York suffered from image problems. The number of visitor was falling. A campaign was
launched to give the city a new image and a new nickname. The New York board chose the
nickname “The Big Apple”

It was not the first time the nickname had been used to describe the city. A journalist for a
New York _newspaper_ had used the name “The Big Apple” to _city New York in the
nineteen twenties. The Big Apple was also the name of a night club in the Harlem area of
New York City in the nineteen thirties, as well as the name of a popular dance and hit song
around that time.

“The Big Apple” is not the only nickname for America’s _community city. Almost one
hundred nicknames that describe New York have been _biggest. Some of the best known
nicknames for New York are “The Capital of the World”, “Empire City”, “Gotham”, “The
City So Nice They Named it Twice” and “The City That Never Sleeps.”
REFERENCE BIBLIOGRAFS

 Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia- Academic and Research Vice-rector -

Activity 3 – Writing assignment
 Grammar, Unit 1 and 2. Should, simple past tense, modal verbs of advice: ought to, had
to, comparatives, go + ing.

 Unit 1.1 Fasten your seat belt

UNAD Florida, (2016) Fasten your seat belt taken
from:http://campus06.unad.edu.co/invil21/mod/resource/view.php?id=16
 Unit 1.2. You should keep your passport!
UNAD Florida, (2016) You should keep your passport taken
from:http://campus06.unad.edu.co/invil21/mod/resource/view.php?id=17
 Unit 1.3. What's the weather like?
UNAD Florida, (2016) What's the weather like? taken
from:http://campus06.unad.edu.co/invil21/mod/resource/view.php?id=18
 Unit 2.1 Going on a trip

UNAD Florida, (2016) Going on a trip taken

from: http://campus06.unad.edu.co/invil21/mod/resource/view.php?id=20
 Unit 2.2 What did you do last weekend?

UNAD Florida, (2016)What did you do last weekend? taken

from: http://campus06.unad.edu.co/invil21/mod/resource/view.php?id=21
 Unit 2.3 Summer jobs

UNAD Florida, (2016) Summer jobs taken

from: http://campus06.unad.edu.co/invil21/mod/resource/view.php?id=22