Learning activity 3

Evidence: What was happening when it happened?

Part A

The images below show a series of events. Write sentences in past continuous or
past simple.

Example:

I – iron – a – shirt / I – burn – it

Answer: I was ironing a shirt when I

burned it.

1. He – paint – the – wall / when – the –

baby – spill – the – can- of – paint

He was painting the wall when the

baby spilled the can of paint.

2. I – water – the plants / when –a

– frog – leap – out – onto – my – feet

I was watering the plants when the

frog jumped at my feet.
 3. I – sweep – while – I – dance

I was sweeping while I was dancing

4. They – watch – a – movie – when –

they – fall – asleep

They were watching a movie when

they fell asleep.

5. She – write – while – she – talk – on –

the – phone

She writes while she is talking on

the phone.

Fuente de imágenes: SENA

Part B

Think about when you were 12 years old. Write three paragraphs about the things
that you used to do, you used to like or used to hate and explain why. You have
some ideas in the box.
 I used to be a rebel.
I used to be lazy.
I used to work hard.
I used to like all the teachers.
I used to play a lot of video
games.
I used to wear a uniform.
I used to hate vegetables.
I used to have longer hair.
I used to play football.
I used to wear glasses.

When I was 12 years old, I used play with my cousins, We were little princess, We
loved it, I liked to eat vegetables, I loved to dance salsa, I was studying in a very
nice school, I lived in a very big house in the country there was a lot of nature.
When I was 12 , I was in fifth grade, I used to wear a very ugly uniform, I really
hated it but I had to wear it every day, we also used to wear a blue sweatshirt and
people called us smurfs, I graduated to elementary school.

I remember that the whole family lived nearby and in special times we celebrated
with big parties, my mom cooked delicious recipes, we were so happy, I was
doing well in school, I was a good student, my parents were proud of me.

When you finish your work, send the file to your instructor through the platform as
follows:

1. Click on Ver Evidencia.

2. Attach the file which must be previously saved on the computer.
3. Leave a comment for the instructor (optional).

Note: This evidence is an individual activity. Remember to check the learning

guide in order to know if you have done all the assigned activities, know how to
develop them and deliver them correctly.

Criterios de evaluación
 Narra eventos en pasado teniendo en cuenta el vocabulario y contexto
requeridos.
 Intercambia información personal de eventos relevantes en la vida teniendo
en cuenta la estructura gramatical, vocabulario y contexto requeridos.