Universidad Tecnológica de Santiago

(UTESA)
Name: Lisbeth Feliz Espinal
Enrollment: 2-18-4219
Section: 118

English III

A. Complete each sentence with the simple present or

present continuous form of the verb in parentheses.
1. My mother and I____Cook___________ a meal together
every afternoon. (Cook)
2. In Mexico, most people____eat________ a big meal in
the afternoon. (eat)
3. Right now, my mother and I _are making______ a dish
called enchiladas. (make)
4. I really like enchiladas. Sometimes I ___have________
them for breakfast! (have)
5. Now my mother _is telling____ the whole family to
come to the table. (tell)
6. We ____enjoy____ at least one meal together every
day. (enjoy)

B. Complete the conversation. Use the simple past tense of

the verbs in parentheses.

Mary: Tell me about yourself. Pedro.

Pedro: Well, I love to travel. Last year I _traveled_____ (travel)
to Greece.
Mary: Wow! You _went_______ (go) to Greece?
Pedro: Yes, and I _____met____ (meet) my friend Vasilys and his
family there. They __showed_______ (show) me around Athens
and _introduced_____ (introduce) me to many new foods.
Mary: That sounds like fun.
Pedro: It was. I __ate_________ (eat) seafood and lamb, and I
_____tried___ (try) a dish made from rice and grape leaves. It
_____was___ (be) delicious!

C. Complete these sentences about the past. Use your own

information.
1. Yesterday, I ate rice, beans and meat at lunch.
2. Last week. I went to San Juan to visit my grandfather.
3. On the first day of this class, I learned different
vocabularies about food.
4. Last month we celebrated mother’s day at my aunt`s
house.
5. In 2012 I traveled to Italy to enjoy the winter with my
family.
6. Ten years ago, my mother married my father.

D. Read the article.

Every culture around the world has different customs and
ways of communicating. When you learn a language, you
learn more than words. You also learn a lot of rules. You learn
what kind of greetings to use in different situations. For
example, in English, we use formal and informal greetings. In
China, a traditional greeting is ^Have you eaten today?¨ In
addition, there are rules for making small talk when you meet
a person. Once you have learned the rules of a language, you
can communicate more easily and avoid misunderstandings.
People in different cultures also have different ways of using
their bodies to communicate. We use our heads and our
hands to make gestures for example. But there´s one kind of
communication that´s the same everywhere. A smile can
always connect people.

E. Write the words in blue next to the correct meaning.

1. _______rules_______ Instructions for what is allowed.
2. _____smile_______ Happy facial expression.
3. ____gestures_______ Movements used to
communicate.
4. ____connect_______ to join together.
5. ____customs___ Behaviors special to a country or
people.
6. _____misunderstandings_ Problems caused when one is
not understood.
7. ____greetings_______ Usual ways of doing things.
8. _____small talk______ Informal talk about everyday
topics.
9. _____culture_____ describes customs from long ago.
10. ___smile________ Language used when we meet

someone.