UNITS 1-2

WORKSHOP A2

GRAMMAR
A. Formulate suitable questions for the following answers. (5 pts. – 1 each).
1. ___________________________________________________________________
I was born in April
2. ___________________________________________________________________
She came from Italy 3 years ago
3. ___________________________________________________________________
I grew up in a small town, not far from the city
4. ___________________________________________________________________
Jonathan grew up with his cousins
5. ___________________________________________________________________
I used to take swimming lessons after school

B. Transform the following sentences into indirect questions (5 pts. – 1 each)

1. Where is the closest supermarket?

__________________________________________________________________________
2. What is that customer eating over there?
__________________________________________________________________________
3. How many buses do I need to take?
__________________________________________________________________________
4. How many supermarkets are there in this neighborhood?
__________________________________________________________________________
5. What time do the restaurants open?
__________________________________________________________________________

C. Select and underline the correctly written sentences. (5pts – 1 each)

1. There haven’t enough traffic lights

There aren't enough traffic lights

2. My street is too much noise

There is too much noise on my street

3. There is too few parking space on my block

There is too little parking space on my block

4. There aren't enough parking spaces on my block

There haven’t enough parking space on my block
5. There isn’t enough education
There’s too many corrupt politicians.

D. Complete the narrative text using the correct form of the verb. In the second
paragraph according to the context write the word that fits the most.
(10 pts. – 1 each).

My parents ____________ (grow) in San Diego, California, but moved to Philadelphia when
my mother _________(be) pregnant with me. I ____________(born) three months later;
back in San Diego, they __________________ (go) camping every weekend all year round
and we ________(go) fishing too. But here, they can only do it in summer, for just three
months.

Here in Philadelphia, you need a car because there’s _____________________ public

transportation, there are only 2 bus lines; also, the streets are __________ dirty and there
are _______________________ cars on the street, and there should be _______ trees
because the air is very polluted. There _________________ parking around my block, it’s
almost impossible to park here.

SPEAKING
In Session Task – Presentation (PPT):
- Remember to make a PPT only with images and few words (complete sentences are not
accepted).
- The presentation must last from 7 to 10 minutes.
- During the presentation, speak naturally not by memory.
- Be ready to have a short conversation with the teacher in charge after you finish the
presentation.

Instructions*:

SLIDE 1 = Narre brevemente la historia de su familia y la suya. Utilice el pasado simple y la forma
used to.

SLIDE 2 = Evalúe aspectos positivos y negativos de la movilidad y el espacio público en su ciudad.

Utilice gramática de la unidad 2.

SLIDE 3 = Realice un Role-play con el docente a cargo en dónde usted imagina ser nuevo en una
ciudad y quiere conocer diferentes aspectos sobre esta. Utilice indirect questions.

*Las instrucciones están dadas en español para evitar confusiones.