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COLEGIO GONZALO JIMENEZ NAVAS VERSION 02 DE 31/01/2018

GUIA DE FORMACIÓN ACADÉMICA Página 1 de 1
DOCENTE: LILIANA ROCÍO FLÓREZ C. ÁREA: LENGUA EXTRANJERA GUIA No. 12 PERIODO: 3
ESTUDIANTE: GRADO: OCTAVO FECHA: 1 DE NOVIEMBRE
SABER ESPECIFICO
Identifica estructuras básicas de descripción TIEMPO TOTAL : 4 Horas
ESTANDAR Sigo las instrucciones dadas en clase para realizar actividades académicas.
SABER: Describir experiencias
INDICADORES DE HACER: Habla acerca de actividades que otras personas han hecho
DESEMPEÑO SER: Reconoce al ser humano y sus experiencias al igual que a la naturaleza
CONVIVIR: Muestra respeto por la participación de su compañero o compañera
KEY QUESTION: How do people take care of the polar animals?
TIME
INICIEMOS
KEY WORDS: for and since 2 Horas

MOTIVATION: Watch the following video about Paul Nicklen, a National Geographic photographer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c35dz4DRSeI and answer the questions.
1. Where is Paul Nicklen? __________________________________________________________________
2. What animals do you see in the video? __________________________________________________
3. How much does a leopard seal weigh? __________________________________________________
4. What do you think is Paul Nicklen’s obsession? ____________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________

ACTIVITY 1 READING Read the text and complete the exercises

Paul Nicklen’s Polar Obsession

For most people, the Arctic and Antarctica are strange places
that we know very little about. Paul Nicklen’s collection of
photographs and stories, Polar Obsession, offers an excellent
introduction. Nicklen grew up on an island in Northern Canada,
where he learned all about the outdoors from his Inuit
neighbors. Ever since that time, he has loved animals, cold
weather and adventure.
As a photographer, Nicklen has spent a lot of time in icy polar waters. He has followed
leopard seals and sea lions. He also has dived with whales and studied polar bears. As the
photographs clearly show, leopard seals are very large-up to 12 feet (4 meters) long and
weighing over 1000 pounds (450 kilograms). They have huge, sharp teeth and they move
quickly through the water searching for food such as fish and penguins. He says that taking
pictures of leopard seals has been one of the most incredible experiences he has had as a
photographer.
In his book, Nicklen shows us the beauty of the polar world and his passion for it. He also
helps us to understand the importance of protecting it.

A. Write the letter of the phrase that completes each sentence.

1. Nicklen’s neighbors taught him all _____ huge and sharp
about…
2. Their teeth can be… _____ an island in Northern Canada

3. Nicklen has spent a lot of time working _____ taking pictures of leopard seals.
in…
4. When he was a child, his home was… _____ the outdoors

5. One of the most interesting _____ icy polar waters

experiences he has had is….

IT’S TIME TO REMEMBER! THE PRESENT PERFECT

I have seen many animals in the icy ocean

Paul has dived in the Antarctic
Have you visited the Arctic?
Where has Paul Nicklen lived?
No, I haven’t visited the Arctic yet
He has studied the polar waters for years
Paul has loved the Arctic since he was a child
 ACTIVITY 2
Complete the conversation with the verbs from the box. Use the present perfect.
Work - learn - live – hear - take- see
Example: I have worked the weekend.

Brian: Hos is your class going?

Mary: Great. I ______________________ a lot about the Arctic and polar explorers.
Brian: That sounds interesting. ___________ you ___________ the book by Paul Nicklen?
Mary: No, I _____________. Who is he? I __________ never __________ of him.
Brian: He is a photographer. He ___________________in Canada and ______________in polar
climates for many years. He ______________________ amazing photos of all kinds of animals.
REMEMBER HOW TO USE FOR AND SINCE
Use for or since with actions or events that started in the past and continued to the present.
John has worked at this store for six months
We have studied English since we were in elementary school

ACTIVITY 3 Complete the sentences. Use the present perfect form of the verbs in
parentheses. Then write for or since.
Example: People have invented many objects since ancient times.
1. People in many countries enjoy ice swimming. It became popular several decades ago.
People ___________________ (enjoy) ice swimming __________ several decades.
2. The Canadian Polar Bear Swim ____________________ (be) an annual event
_________1920.
3. Our town ___________________ (have) a New Year’s Day swim __________ many years.
4. I ___________________ (want)to swim with the polar bears _________ ten years.
5. My brother ____________________ (not play) any other sport _____________ he was a
teenager.
6. My father _______________________ (not participate) in this event _________ four years.

ACTIVITY 4 Write sentences using the words in brackets. Use for and since.
Example: A: Do you often go on holiday? B: (no / five years)
No, I haven’t gone on holiday for five years.
1. A: Do you often see Sarah? B: (no / about a month)
B: ____________________________________________________________________________
2. A: Do you often go to the cinema? B: (no / a long time)
B: _____________________________________________________________________________
3. A: Do you often eat in restaurants? B: (no / ages)
B: _____________________________________________________________________________
4. A: Do you often swim in a pool? B: (no / I was 10 years old)
B: _____________________________________________________________________________
5. A: Do you often ride a bike? B: (no / last year)
B: _____________________________________________________________________________

ACTIVITY 5 VOCABULARY Look for the words in the word search. Write what they mean.

STRANGE _________________ ADVENTURE

PHOTOS _________________ ___________________________
ISLAND _________________
SEAL __________________
NEIGHBORS __________________
WEATHER __________________
WHALES __________________
HUGE __________________
SHARP __________________
PENGUINS __________________
DIVE __________________