VOCABULARY: INFINITIVES AND GERUNDS

– PAST PERFECT
UNIVERSIDAD POPULAR DEL CESAR GRAMMAR: TECHNOLOGY – ADJECTIVES
AND ADVERBS
UNIT 5: GOTTA HAVE IT! LENGUA EXTRANJERA ESCRITURA:

UNIT 6: HE`D NEVER BEEN ABROAD GROUP: UPC06 – UPC06-N

NAMES: MARICELA JUDITH FERNANDEZ MENDOZA AND RUBEN DARIO ARIZA VALENCIA DATE:15/10/2021GROUP: 02

A. CHOOSE THE CORRECT PHRASE TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCE.

1. She went on line to improve / for improve her English. (She went on line to improve for improve her English)
2. This computer program is great for protect / for protecting against viruses. (This computer program is great for
protect)
3. She loves using her video app in order to chat / in order for chat with her friends. (She loves using her video app in
order for chat with her friends)
4. There’s some new software available for learn / for learning languages. (There’s some new software available for
learning languages.)

B. REWRITE THE CONVERSATIONS USING GERUNDS.

1. A: What do you use your smartphone for?
B: I use my smartphone to text messages. I use my smartphone for texting messages.
2. A: How do you use your sports camera?
B: I use my sports camera to record my motorcycle rides. I use my sports camera for recording my motorcycle rides

3. A: What do you need a 3D printer for?

B: I need a 3D printer to make jewerly.: I need a 3D printer for making jewerly
4. A: What other technology do you use every day?
B: I use my headset to make calls while I drive. I use my headset for making calls while I drive.

C. READ THE ARTICLE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.

1. In what two countries do robots teach in the classroom? In korea and United Kingdom the robots Robosem, and
Nao
2. Where do robots help customers? In korea help students practice language lessons, in United Kingdom helps
 young children learn computer programming
3. In what country do people make robot friends? In the US a Robots named jimmy can be programmed to be a
friend

D. READ THE ARTICLE AGAIN. CHOOSE (✔) TRUE, FALSE, OR NOT GIVEN.
 True False Not given

1. Robosem is replacing a human teacher. (✔)

2. Nao helps students learn math. (✔)
3. A robot hotel worker can give you a room key. (✔)
4. People can build specialized robots. (✔)
5. People can talk to their robots, and they will answer. (✔)

E. DISCUSS THESE QUESTIONS

1. Which robot do you like the most? I like Robosem better because it helps students, it would be helpful if the upc
had one
2. What would you like a robot to do for you? To take care of my daughter and do all the things you do in my house

F. WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT TECHNOLOGY? USE THE INFINITIVES OR GERUNDS TO CREATE SENTENSES WITH
THESE WORDS.
EXAMPLE: Smartphones can be used to communicate / for communicating with people around the world.
1. Internet: The internet is used to do school work
2. A GPS: the GPS is used to find the location of a device or a person
3. A Tablet: I use the tablet to see teacher Lina’s classes
4. 3D printer: the 3d printer is used to print objects that have volume
5. Wireless headset the wireless headset are used to sharpen the sound more
6. Robot: the robots facilitate people's work for humans are very efficient

UNIT 6: HE`D NEVER BEEN ABROAD (PAST PERFECT)

A. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE SIMPLE PAST OR PAST PERFECT FORM OF THE VERB IN PARENTHESES.
1. By the time he had was (be) 19, he had already graduated from college.
2. I went (go) to Asia for the first time when I was 22.
3. We couldn’t find the keys because my brother had left (leave) them in the car.
4. By the time we got to the beach, it had started (started) to rain.
5. When I got to school, i discovered that I forgot (forget) my glasses.
6. We were tired because we worked (work) hard all day.
7. I couldn’t sleep last night because I drank (drink) to much coffee.
8. I hadn’t (not have) a chance tos ay goodbye because he had already left.
9. When he realized his exam was the next day, James studied (study) very hard.
10. Before she went (go) shopping, Carol checked she had money.

B. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES. USE THE SIMPLE PAST OR THE PAST PERFECT.
1. By the time he arrived (arrive) at the airport, his plane had left (leave).
2. They sold (sell) all the tickets before we had been (be) able to buy any.
3. I wasn’t (not be) abroad before, so I don’t know (not know) what to expect.
4. She doesn’t know (not know) what to do after she lost (lose) her Passport.
5. Until they had travelled (travel) to Europe, they never stayed (never stay) in a hostel.
6. I wasn’t (not be) to the beach until I went (go) last year.

C. READ THE ARTICLE BELOW. NUMBER THE EVENTS FROM 1 (FIRST) TO 6 (LAST).
1. Ms. Lee read a review of the phone. 3.
2. The phone’s screen froze. 6.
3. A salesperson told Ms. Lee about the phone’s features. 1.
4. Ms. Lee bought the phone online. 2.
5. Ms. Lee called customer service. 4.
6. Ms. Lee made a few phone calls. 5.
D. LOOK AT THE EMAIL AGAIN.
1. Who is the person writing to? YouTalk Customer Service
2. Why is she writing? She has problems with the phone that she bought because it does not work as she was told, and before the
phone was sent, she saw the comments online and tried to call to cancel the order and they never answered.

E. HAVE YOU EVER BOUGHT SOMETHING THAT DIDN’T WORK PROPERLY? WHAT DID YOU DO ABOUT IT. (YOU CAN THINK
UP A STORY)? EXAMPLE: I once bought a tablet that broke after a few days. I called the company and they said the problem
was the screen. They replaced it for free, but it took a long time.
I Once bought two phones online when they arrived, they did not have any of the components that the ad said and since I arrived
6 months late, they did not give me a refund because it took me a long time to order it.

F. USE THE ADVERBDS BELOW TO DESCRIBE PEOPLE IN THE PHOTO.

Amazingly, angrily, carelessly, cheerfully, finally, luckily, noisily, patiently, quickly, suddenly, surprisingly, unfortunately.

Example: He ran quickly to catch his flight. Amazingly, he made it! / He carelessly dropped the suitcase. Surprinsingly…
1. she is Amazingly as she attends people cheerfully.
He is angry because unfortunately he missed his flight.
2. He carelessly threw the luggage, fortunately it is only a suitcase

3. He cries noisily because he is hungry and his mother cannot feed him
because he has to wait passively for his turn in line.

4. she patiently waits for her turn in line as-

she can quickly advance her reading.