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FOREING LANGUAGE II– READING UNIT 2

STUDENT: Jerson Emilio Carrascal Rincon PROGRAM:
TEACHER: Loreley Villegas Pérez.
DATE:
Activity 2 – Unit 2 – PERFECT TENSES AND CONDITIONALS.
 Watch the videos about perfect tenses and conditionals. They are in
the course.
 Read the pdf about the topics.
 Study and learn!

Activity 3
READING – PERFECT TENSE.

Jack Forrester is one of the most adventurous people from all over the world. In this
article we will take a look at his jobs, personal life and extreme adventures.Jack has
had several jobs, about 30. Among the most interesting jobs we can highlight the
following: he has been an astronaut, a teacher and a dancer. According to Jack, his
most rewarding job has been to be a teacher in Africa, Europe and South America.As
for his personal life, we can point out that he has had five girlfriends in his life, but he
has only been married once. He hasn’t had children yet, but he wants to have two
daughters.

Jack has lived in more than 15 countries, his favorite country is Japan. He has gone
around the world twice: the first one in 1999 by boat and the second one in hot air
balloon 3 years ago. Some people may wonder how he has paid for these trips and
adventures; well, Jack is an entrepreneur that has created and sold about 6 successful
companies.Jack Forrester is a role model for his family and friends.

1. What is the purpose of the article?

¿Cuál es el propósito del artículo?

  Criticize

  Inform

  Congratulate

How many times has Jack gone around the world?

¿Cuántas veces ha dado Jack la vuelta al mundo?
 1.  Three times

2.  Once

3.  Two times

The adjective “rewarding” is close in meaning to:

El adjetivo “rewarding” tiene un significado similar a:

  Gratifying

  Disappointing

  Interesting

What happened in 1999?

¿Qué ocurrió en 1999?

  Jack went around the world for the last time

  Jack went around the world for the first time

  Jack went around the world for the third time

The verb “point out” is close in meaning to:

El verbo “point out” tiene un significado similar a:

  Answer

  Summarize

  Indicate

The author of the passage is most likely to agree with:

El autor del texto probablemente estaría de acuerdo con:
  Jack is an irresponsible person who doesn't like having a normal life.

  Jack has led an interesting and a daring life.

  Jack has been a teacher in 15 countries.

Activity 4 – Unit 2 – ZERO AND FIRST CONDITIONAL

 Answers:

Fill in the blanks using the zero conditional:

1. My teacher gets angry when I don’t do my homework.

2. My Little sister cries if she has a nightmare.

3. When you drink too much alcohol, you get drunk.

4. If you mix blue and yellow, you get green.

5. If you don’t drink enough water, you become dehydrated.

6. People get fined if they to play their taxes.

7. If you tell me a secret, I never tell anyone else.

8. As soon as he drinks alcohol, he become aggressive.

9. Unless we go together, we not go at all.

10. Before you leave the house, you tidy your bedroom.

Complete the following sentences using the first

conditional:

1. If it rains, we will cancel the mach.

2. If a shake comes into the house, I will scream and run away.

3. If we take the rain, we will arrive there sooner.

4. Unless you help me, I won’t finish this work.

5. If I have the time, I will take you shopping.

6. If it is a sunny day, we will go to the beach tomorrow.

7. If I get lost, I will phone you.

8. If you are my friend, you won’t do that to me.

9. Unless we leave now, we will be late.

10. If all goes well, they will get married in June.

Activity 5 – unit 2 - READING COMPREHENSION