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Equipo de Bilingüismo
Evidence # 3: Peter and his kite
Name: ___Leidy Viviana Rendon vanegas
Group: _____3______________________ Date: ___________________________

1. Read the text below and highlight the verbs in past and look
for the present.

Peter and his kite

In August 2004, my friends and I went out (_want___) to fly our

kites, as usual. We always looked for (_look____) the best places
to fly our kites such as terraces and parks.

First, we decided (decide) to fly our kites from a terrace in the

third floor of a house near to mine. Afterwards, we ran (_run___)
eager to fly them. When we came (_come___) to the terrace, we
waited for (__wait___) strong winds since they were (are ) very
soft to fly them.
After waiting for a while, the wind did not change. Then, we
decided to look for another terrace to find better winds, we
jumped (_jump) from one terrace to other one.

Next, it was (_is__) my turn to jump, I was very scared because I

feared (_fear__) the heights. All my friends jumped off (jump)
and they were (_are__) encouraging me to jump to another
terrace. When I was {be} going to jump, I slipped (_slip__)
myself and fell (_fall___) two floors, I received a hit in my head
and I let (__let__) on the floor unconscious.
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Equipo de Bilingüismo
Evidence # 3: Peter and his kite
Name: ___Leidy Viviana Rendon vanegas
Group: _____3______________________ Date: ___________________________

The next day, I woke up (_wake up) in a hospital without

knowing why I stayed there. I did not remember what happened.

Spending time with our friends was (_are__) awesome but for
acting carelessly, it almost cost (_costs___) me my life.

2. Recount Writing Scaffold: After reading the anecdote,

please find the following information

TITLE: Peter and his kite

ORIENTATION: August 2004

WHO: Peter
WHERE: in a terrace in the third floor of a house near to the
peters house
WHEN: they decide to fly the kites
WHAT: the kites

WHAT HAPPENED: When Peter {be} going to jump, he slipped

and fell two floors, he received a hit in his head and he let on
the floor unconscious.

FIRST: First, peter and his friends decided to fly their kites
from a terrace in the third floor of a house near to the peters
house. Afterwards, they ran eager to fly them. When they
 Centro para el Desarrollo del Hábitat y la Construcción
Equipo de Bilingüismo
Evidence # 3: Peter and his kite
Name: ___Leidy Viviana Rendon vanegas
Group: _____3______________________ Date: ___________________________

came to the terrace, they waited for strong winds since they
were (are ) very soft to fly them.

NEXT: Next, it was the turn of peter to jump; he was very

scared because he feared the heights. All his friends jumped
off and they were encouraging him to jump to another
terrace.

LATER: When he was {be} going to jump, he slipped on himself

and fell two floors, he received a hit in my head and he let on
the floor unconscious.

AFTERWARDS: The next day, Peter woke up in a hospital

without knowing why he stayed there. he did not remember
what happened

FINALLY: Spending time with his friends was awesome but for
acting carelessly, it almost cost peters life.