TP Nº 1

1st SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

A-Read the piece of news.

In April 2001, four forest engineering students; Edgar Ramírez, Andrea Castillo, Johana
Cabrera and Asdrúbal Esteves, went to spend their Easter vacation in El Cocuy National
Park, Colombia, but only three of them came back home. They had to face cold, hunger,
homesickness and the dangers of the Andean moor.
When they arrived in the park, they were making jokes and laughing. Unfortunately, soon
everything turned into a nightmare. The first day, while they were checking the park map,
they noticed there were two main paths, which were marked with milestones to guide
hikers. As the mist was thick and a milestone was in the wrong place, they got lost. Soon
they ran out of food, so they became weak and vulnerable. To make matters worse, the
weather conditions were bad. During their ordeal, they tried to help each other as much as
possible. While Andrea and Asdrúbal were having some rest, the others picked wild
mushrooms and plants for dinner. They fought against nature. Once Edgar decided to
cross a dangerous river, but the others preferred climbing a high rock instead. The rock was
wet and slippery; as a result, they fell eight meters down.
Miraculously, none of them were seriously hurt. On a sunny day, they decided to air-dry all
their stuff, but the weather changed unexpectedly. While it was pouring down, they were
trying to put their things inside their tent. The river carried away many things, including
their shoes. Edgar and Asdrúbal had to walk barefoot, and got thorns stuck in their feet.
On the 38th day, they got to a knee-deep stream that did not seem dangerous, but
unfortunately the heavy flow took Asdrúbal away from his friends. As he didn’t know how
to swim, he drowned. The youngsters were downhearted and depressed. Three days later,
while they were walking, they found a house in Tame, Arauca.
When the forest rangers and the police arrived, they cried out of both happiness and sadness
at the same time. It was a miracle to have finally found civilization.

B-Answer the following questions.

A. Is El Cocuy Natural Park in Central America? Why did the hikers go there?
No, It isn´t. It is in South America. These 4 engineering students went to Cocuy National
Park to spend their Easter holidays.
B. Why did they get lost?
They get lost because they got confused on the way, since in the park there were 2 main
roads. As the fog was thick and there was a landmark in the wrong place, they finally get
lost.
C. In paragraph 3, why does the author say “miraculously none of them got hurt?”
The author says that because it is strange none of them got hurt as of the situation they were
in. They were lost, fighting against nature, also the weather conditions were bad and finally
three of them climbed a hide rock that was wet and slippery and they fell eight meters
down.

D. What do you think about their difficult experience?

I think it was a horrible experience, since these 4 engineers went on vacation and ended up
losing a friend and having difficult days. They could not enjoy the trip, or anything inside
the Park. Luckily in the end they founded a house, the rangers and the police. And it was a
miracle for them to meet society again.

C-Based on the text, number from 1 to 5 the sequence of events.

a. Asdrúbal drowned in a stream.
b. They went off the trail because of the mist and a milestone located in the wrong place.
c. They arrived in Tame where people helped them.
d. Four students got lost in El Cocuy National Park, in 2001.
e. They faced many obstacles with courage.

1D.
2B.
3E.
4A.
5C.
Complete Paloma’s email. Use the verb in brackets in the present simple or present
continuous.

Hi Mandy
My name’s Paloma and I live (live) in Madrid. I go to the cinema sometimes, but I
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__love____ (love) the theatre. What about you? 2 ____Do__ you ___prefer____
(prefer) the cinema or the theatre?
I’m a student, but it’s the winter holidays, so now I 3 ´m not studying ______(not
study)–
I 4 _____work__________ (work) in a shop. I 5 __want___ (want) some extra
money because I’m going to visit Russia next year! I 6 __don´t speak__ (not
speak) Russian very well, so I 7 _____am having_____ (have) some lessons.
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___Are___ you ___learning__ (learn) any languages at the moment?
Write soon
Paloma

E-Complete the dialogue. Use the correct form of the verb in brackets.

Lucy Did you enjoy (you enjoy) your trip to Italy?

Jean I had a great time!
Lucy That’s good. Where 1 did you stay__ (you stay)?
Jean In a really nice hotel in Sorrento
Lucy Who 2 _did you go___ (you go) with?
Jean Sandy and Mel. We had a few problems while we were there.
Lucy What 3 __happened___ (happen)?
Jean Mel lost her passport and her purse.
Lucy Really? What 4 __did she do___ (she do)?
Jean We went to the police station.
Lucy What 5 _did they say___ (they say)?
Jean Well – Mel’s things were there!
Lucy That was lucky! Who 6 _founded__ (find) them?
Jean Two children – at the beach.
Lucy That was very lucky!