SERVICIO NACIONAL DE APRENDIZAJE – SENA

COMPLEJO TECNOLÓGICO MINERO AGROEMPRESARIAL REGIONAL ANTIOQUIA

SUBREGIÓN NORDESTE

COMPETENCIA TRANSVERSAL -LENGUA EXTRANJERA INGLÉS

GUÍA # 7

Full Name: ________________________________________________________ Date: ________________________

Group: ___________________ Score: _____ / _____ Final Grade: _______ Teacher: Leandra Tangarife Gómez

1. SNAPSHOT

Check (√) the activities you do in your free time.

Put the activities you do in order from your favorite to your least favorite.

2. GRAMMAR FOCUS: Simple past.

Did you work on Saturday? What did Samuel do on Saturday?

Yes, I did. I worked all day. He stayed home and studied for a test.

No, I didn’t. I didn’t work at all.

Did you go anywhere last weekend? How did Sarah spend her weekend?

Yes, I did. I went to the movies. She went to a karaoke bar and sang with some friends.

No, I didn’t. I didn’t go anywhere.

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A. Complete these conversations.

1. A: _____ you __________ (stay) home on Saturday?

B: No, I ________ (call) my friend. We _________ (drive) to a café for lunch. Irregular verbs

Do Did

2. A: How _____ you __________ (spend) your last birthday? Forget Forgot

B: I ________ (have) a party. Everyone __________ (enjoy) it, Have Had

but the neighbors _______________ (not, like) the noise. Go Went

Sing Sang

3. A: What _____ you ________ (do) last night? Spend Spent

B: I ________ (go) to the new Jim Carrey film. I ________ (love) it!

4. A: _____ you _______ (do) anything special over the weekend?

B: Yes, I _____ . ________ (go) shopping. Unfortunately, Regular verbs

I ________ (spend) all my money. Now I’m broke! Work Worked

Invite Invited

5. A: _____ you ________ (go) out on Friday night? Study Studied

B: No, I _______ . I ________ (invite) friends over, Stop Stopped

and I ________ (cook) dinner for them.

3. VOCABULARY: Chores and activities. Find two other chores from the list that usually go with each verb
The bed A vacation A good time A trip Shopping

A lot of fun The dishes Dancing The laundry Some photocopies

Do my homework_______________ __________________________ __________________________

Go bowling____________________ __________________________ __________________________

Have a party____________________ __________________________ __________________________

Make a phone call________________ __________________________ __________________________

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Take a day off___________________ __________________________ __________________________

4. LISTENING: What did you do last night?

A. Listen to John and Laura describe what they did last night. Check (√) the correct information about each
person.
John Laura

Had a boring time. • •

Had a good time. • •

Met an old friend. • •

Got home late. • •

5. GRAMMAR FOCUS: Past of be.

Were you in Hawaii? Yes, I was. Contractions

Was the weather OK? No, it wasn’t. wasn’t = was not

Were you and your cousin on vacation? Yes, we were. weren’t = were not

Were your parents there? No, they weren’t.

How long were you away? I was away for a week.

How was your vacation? It was excellent.

Complete these conversations.

1. A: How long ________ your parents in Europe? 2. A: ________ you in Los Angeles last weekend?

B: They ________ there for two weeks. B: No, I ________. I ________ in San Francisco.

A: ________ they in London the whole time? A: How ________ it?

B: No, they ________ . They also went to Paris. B: It _____ great! It ______ foggy and cool as usual-

3. A: ________ you away last week?

B: Yes, I ________ in Istanbul.

A: Really? How long ________ you there?

B: For almost a week. I ________ there on business.

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6. DISCUSSION: On vacation.

A. Where did you spend your last vacation?

_____________________________________________________
B. How long were you away?
_____________________________________________________
C. Who were you with?
_____________________________________________________
D. What did you do there?
_____________________________________________________
E. How was the weather? The food?
_____________________________________________________
F. Do you want to go there again?
_____________________________________________________

7. LISTENING: Welcome back. Listen to Jason and Barbara talk about their vacations. Complete the chart.

Vacation Place Enjoyed it? Reason(s)

Yes No

Jason _________________________________ • • ______________________________________

Barbara _______________________________ • • ______________________________________

8. WRITING: A postcard.

A. Imagine you went on a vacation recently, but everything went wrong. Use the ideas below to help you describe
what happened. Check (√) one item in each category.

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9. READING

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A. Read the postcards. Then write the number of the postcard where each sentence could go.
____ I lost five pounds and feel terrific!
____ This was kind of dangerous, but we got there safely!
____ It’s a tiny island about 2.300 miles west of Santiago, Chile.

B. Talk about these questions. Explain your answers.

✔ Which person learned a lot on vacation?

✔ Who had a vacation that was full of adventure?
✔ Who had a very relaxing vacation?
✔ Which vacation sounds the most interesting to you?

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