INSTITUCIÓN EDUCATIVA VILLALOSADA

BANCO DE TALLERES / ASIGNATURA: IDIOMA EXTRANJERO INGLES

GRADO: 6° Docente: Blanca Cecilia Másmela Ramírez PERIODO: SEGUNDO

READING COMPREHENSION - COMPRENSIÓN DE LECTURA

C. S. Lewis

Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963), commonly referred to as
C. S. Lewis and known to his friends and family as Jack, was an Irish-born British novelist,
academic, medievalist, literary critic, essayist, lay theologian and Christian apologist. He is
also known for his fiction, especially The Screwtape Letters, The Chronicles of Narnia and
The Space Trilogy.

Lewis was a close friend of J. R. R. Tolkien, and both authors were leading figures in the
English faculty at Oxford University and in the informal Oxford literary group known as the
"Inklings". According to his memoir Surprised by Joy, Lewis had been baptised in the
Church of Ireland at birth, but fell away from his faith during his adolescence. Owing to the
influence of Tolkien and other friends, at the age of 32 Lewis returned to Christianity,
becoming "a very ordinary layman of the Church of England". His conversion had a
profound effect on his work, and his wartime radio broadcasts on the subject of Christianity
brought him wide acclaim.

In 1956, he married the American writer Joy Gresham, 17 years his junior, who died four
years later of cancer at the age of 45.

Lewis died three years after his wife, as the result of renal failure. His death came one
week before his 65th birthday. Media coverage of his death was minimal, as he died on 22
November 1963 – the same day that U.S. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated,
and the same day another famous author died, Aldous Huxley.

Lewis's works have been translated into more than 30 languages and have sold millions of
copies over the years. The books that make up The Chronicles of Narnia have sold the
most and have been popularised on stage, in TV, in radio, and in cinema.

Questions about the text

1. C. S. Lewis was born in Ireland.

A. True.
B. False.
C. We don't know.

2. He became Christian at the age of 32.

A. True.
B. False.
C. We don't know.

3. He never got married.

 A. True.
B. False.
C. We don't know.

4. His works have been translated into several languages.

A. True.
B. False.
C. We don't know.

5. The Chronicles of Narnia have sold the most.

A. True.
B. False.
C. We don't know.

Prepositions of place – preposiciones de lugar

Hay muchas más preposiciones de lugar en inglés que in/on/at. En el ejercicio de hoy

practicaremos con algunas preposiciones que nos sirven para ubicar cosas en un lugar o
espacio concreto:

In front of (delante)
Behind (detrás)
Next to (al lado)
Near (cerca)
Opposite (del lado opuesto)
Between (entre)

En el ejercicio de hoy tienes que completar las oraciones siguientes con la preposición de
lugar correcta (in, on, at, in front of, behind, between, next to). La información la tienes en
la imagen de abajo.
 Modal Verbs (Ability) – can, could, be able to

I can ski / puedo esquiar

Una de las funciones del verbo modal can es para expresar habilidad.
Podemos utilizar el can si decidimos ahora que vamos hacer en el futuro.

Ej) I can have lunch with you tomorrow. / Puedo comer contigo mañana.

I can’t see you this weekend. / No puedo verte esta fin de semana.
 

Nota:
Después del can ponemos el infinitivo sin to
 
... can play tennis
... can't go tomorrow

La forma negativa completa se escribe como una sola palabra; cannot.

En otros casos, para expresar habilidad en el futuro utilizamos will be able to.

Ej) Do you think England will be able to win the World Cup one day?
Piensas que Inglaterra pueda ganar el Mundial algun día? 

El pasado de can y can’t por habilidad es could y couldn’t

Ej) When I was young I could drink 10 or 12 pints of lager in one night.
Cuando era joven, podía beber 10 o 12 pintas de cerveza en una sola noche.

El can y el could también se utiliza para pedir a las personas que hagan algo.

Ej) can/could you give me your phone number?

El Condicional

Podemos utilizar el could para decir podría (would be able to)

Ej) We could get a new car next year if we didn’t have a holiday this summer.
Podríamos comprarnos un nuevo coche si no tomamos vacaciones este verano.

EJERCICIOS

· Elije can o can’t si es posible. Si no, elige could o will be able to.

1. I’m sorry, I   take you to the airport in the morning because I’ve got a
business meeting at 9 o’clock.
2. I think I  pass my driving test before my 50th birthday.
3. One day in the future I think we   live on the moon.
4. If we left now, we   before the shops close.
5. I’m not working this weekend so we  go cycling on Sunday.
6. I   meet you for coffee at 11, but I’ll only have fifteen minutes.
7. I’ll do the washing and the ironing, but I  do the shopping.
8. If we worked together, we  finish it before the film starts.
9. She was bad after the accident, but I think she  go back to work next week.
10. It’s not possible yet, but I think computers  do the housework for us in a
few years.
11. I  go for a run this evening. My parents are coming to visit and I won’t
have time.
12. I  do your job. It’s so complicated and stressful.

EJERCICIOS

Elige could, couldn’t o managed to

1. I   play the piano when I was four.

2. They  to get to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro, but it took them six days.
3. Eventually Luis  convince me that there’s no future in teaching English.
4. Mark wanted to see the final of the European Cup, but he  get tickets.
5. Henry was so advanced for his age that he  burn music CD’s when he was 8
months old.
6. Val and John were amazed that they   to drive over the Pyrenees in such an old
car.
7. I spoke to her for more than an hour, bought her a drink, and finally  get her
phone number.
8. Carlos  speak English when he was six years old. His parents are from
Liverpool.
9. Cathy grew up near the beach in South Africa. She  swim, sail and dive when
she was very young.
10. Danny lost his job at the clock factory because he  get up on time in the
mornings.

Completa con can o can't.
1. Where  I see a good rock concert? 

2. Can Lisa speak French?

No, she  . 

3. What  you do? 

4. Can Lucy drive?

Yes, she  . 

5. Where  I buy a new camera? 

6.  you read in Portuguese? 

Yes, I can.

7. Can I invite my friends?

Yes, they   come. 

8.  you help me, please? 

9.  you play the piano? 

10. I  find my keys. Where are they? 

Reescribe las siguientes oraciones en su forma negativa. Respeta las mayúsculas, minúsculas y

signos de puntuación. Usa las formas cortas de los verbos siempre que sea posible.

1. I can drive.

2. Lisa is very intelligent.

3. You can go.

4. I'm having dinner.

5. Thomas is wearing a hat.

6. That tie matches your trousers.

7. This sweater suits you.

8. They can stay here.

9. It is very cold here.