HOMEWORK

ENGLISH ADVANCED V
NAME: FLOR YUDITH QUISPE CHQUEHUANCA

10A THE PROMISED LAND?

4 READING & SPEAKING

A) YOU ARE GOING TO READ AN EXTRACT FROM THE JOY LUCK

CLUB, A BEST-SELLING BOOK BY AMY TAN ABOUT FIRST AND SECOND
GENERATION IMMIGRANTS, WHICH HAS ALSO BEEN MADE INTO A
MOVIE. BEFORE YOU READ, ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW WITH A
PARTNER.

1 Do you know' any second generation immigrants to your country?

- I don’t know any immigrant, but I have heard from my best friend's friend, who
came from Venezuela who currently lives here in Puno

What country did their parents originally come from?

- Their parents came from Venezuela a long time ago for work reasons and they
have stayed here until now.

Do the parents in the family still keep up their language and culture? What about
the children?
- Yes, they still maintain their culture and way of speaking, food is their custom,
and so do their children.

2 Do you think some children of immigrants might have a conflict of identity? Why
(not)?

B) NOW READ AN EXTRACT FROM THE BOOK. TO WHAT EXTENT DO

YOU THINK WAVERLY IS HAVING AN IDENTITY CRISIS? WHAT DOES
HER MOTHER FEEL ABOUT IT?

- Waverly seems to be experiencing an identity crisis because she had always

wanted to be seen as American, not as Chinese, but now that she wants to visit
China she feels unhappy that, according to her mother, Chinese people will see
her as an outsider because she cannot speak the language and is clearly "all
American-made." Her mother feels responsible. She wanted her children to have
the best of both worlds, having the benefits of living in the US while retaining
their Chinese character, but she now realizes that this is impossible.

C) READ THE EXTRACT AGAIN. THEN WITH A PARTNER CHOOSE A, B,

OR C.

1 Lindo thinks her daughter will not be mistaken for a native-born Chinese
mainly because of the way she_____

a) Speaks
b) Looks
c) Moves
d) Dresses

2 Lindo's daughter_____

a) Wishes she had learned to speak Chinese

b) Never behaved like a Chinese person
c) Has forgotten all the Chinese she ever knew
d) Became less Chinese as she grew older

3 What Lindo most likes about the American way of life is that_____

a) You don’t have to accept your fate

b) Education is free for everybody
c) You can choose your religion
d) Other people always help you

4 Which of these is not an aspect of Chinese character, according to Lindo?

a) Hiding your real feelings

b) Doing what your parents tell you to do
c) Showing off
d) Being aware of your strengths

5 Lindo gives the example of the chewing gum to show that_____

a) Her daughter was stupid as a child

b) American habits were very easily acquired by her daughter
c) The American way of life is inferior to the Chinese
d) Young people don’t pay attention to adults

LEXIS IN CONTEXT
D) LOOK AT THE FOLLOWING VERBS IN THE TEXT AND GUESS THEIR
MEANING.

Blend in: to look similar to other people, so that you don't stand out I look different
Sue: make a claim against somebody in court about c they have said or done to harm
you
Obey: do what somebody has told you
Pursue: follow something in order to catch or acquire it
Polish: make something shine by rubbing it with a cloth, e.g., I polished the car,
(metaphorically) to improve something by making changes, e.g., we need to polish our
performance before the show on Friday.
Flash around: (disapproving) to show something you have to other people in order to
impress them, e.g., He flashes his money around.
Stick to: become fixed (in her mind)
E WHOSE PROBLEMS DO YOU IDENTIFY WITH MOST, THE MOTHER’S
OR THE DAUGHTER'S? WHY?
- I identify with the mother, who is not easy to mix in other cultures

HOMEWORK
ENGLISH ADVANCED V
NAME: FLOR YUDITH QUISPE CHQUEHUANCA

10B SPORTS ON TRIAL

1 READING & SPEAKING
A) LOOK AT THE PHOTOS. DO YOU DO ANY OF THE ACTIVITIES, OR
HAVE YOU EVER DONE THEM? IS / WAS YOUR EXPERIENCE POSITIVE
OR NEGATIVE?
- I did a good time and it was excellent but I already lost that routine, and I plan to start
again because it is very healthy

B) READ AN ARTICLE COMPARING FOUR TYPES OF WORKOUTS. THEN,

ACCORDING TO THE TEXT, WORK AS QUICKLY AS YOU CAN TO MATCH
ONE OR MORE WORKOUTS WITH EACH OF THE STATEMENTS BELOW.

For which of the workouts are these statements true?

1 There are two different varieties.

- aerobics and yoga

2 You can easily get addicted.

- Pilates

3 You can easily get bored if you don't vary what you do enough.
- 3 running and aerobics

4 Some specific muscles become stronger.

- running and Pilates

5 You work on the lower body more than the upper body.
- running

6 It takes the longest time to show any benefits.

- yoga

7 Having the right instructor strongly influences your enjoyment.

- aerobics
8 It is difficult to actually improve.
- aerobics

9 You can aggravate an existing injury if you don't do it properly.

- Pilates

10 You may not actually improve your level of fitness.

- yoga

11 You will learn to stand better.

- Pilates

12 You will lose weight the quickest.

- running

C) READ THE TEXT AGAIN. FOR EACH PAIR OF WORKOUTS, WHICH DO

YOU THINK, ACCORDING TO THE ARTICLE, WAS THE WINNER?

- The winners were running and Pilates.

LEXIS IN CONTEXT
D) LOOK AT THE DEFINITIONS BELOW. CAN YOU REMEMBER WHAT
ANY OF THE WORDS ARE? FIND THE ONES YOU CAN’T REMEMBER IN
THE TEXT.

1 STRIDE noun one long step (also vb to walk with long steps)

2 SPINE noun the row of small bones that are connected together down the middle
of the back

3 A WORKOUT noun a period of physical exercise that you do to keep fit

4 PRONE (to) adj. likely to suffer from

5 JOINT noun a place where two bones are joined together in the body

6 STRETCH verb the act of putting your arms or legs out straight and contracting
your muscles

7 PUSH-UPS noun an exercise in which you lie on your stomach and raise your
body off the ground with your hands until your arms are straight

8 SIT-UPS noun an exercise for making your stomach muscles strong, in which
you lie on the floor on your back and raise the top part of your body

9 TORSO noun the main part of the body apart from the head, arms, and legs

E) MATCH THE VERBS ON THE LEFT WITH THEIR COLLOCATES IN

THE TEXT. WHICH TWO VERBS ARE SIMILAR IN MEANING?
Master a sense of unity
Challenge the poses
Attain calories
Perform personal goals
Set / achieve six push-ups
Burn yourself more by entering fun runs

Master the poses = to learn to do something completely

Challenge yourself more by entering fun runs = to test your
Abilities I skills.
Attain a sense of unity = a more formal way of saying reach, for example a particular
level; achieve and attain are similar in meaning
Perform six push-ups = more formal way of saying do
Set personal goals = to give yourself or others something to try and do successfully, for
example our teacher set a goal of reading three books this semester
Achieve a goal (= succeed in reaching a goat or standard)
Burn calories (= use food to produce energy)

F) THINK OF A SPORT OR ACTIVITY WHICH YOU HAVE DONE OR

KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT. WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR? WHAT IS IT NOT
SO GOOD FOR? TELL YOUR PARTNER ABOUT IT, ANSWERING THE
QUESTIONS IN THE TEXT.

- Running also serves to better control blood glucose since it increases insulin
sensitivity and helps prevent the onset of Diabetes. On the other hand, regular
running promotes bone mineralization, thus preventing the appearance of
osteoporosis.