Hello everybody!

Now it's time for you to do the task for this week, so I invite you to check the instructions below.
Remember that if you need to review a topic, you can always check the course material as often
as needed. Keep in mind that you have to present this task during week 2.

1. Lesson Outcome
At the end of the lesson, you write a paragraph about your childhood by using the past tense of
the verb be in affirmative, interrogative, and negative forms.

2. Description

• Step 1:
o Make a list with the most important information about your childhood.

o You can use some of the following prompts or use your own:
▪ Where / born?
▪ When / born?
▪ What was your favorite…?
▪ Who was your favorite…?
▪ How old was your mother /father when you were born?
▪ How many people were there?
▪ What was the weather like?
▪ What was the food like?
▪ What were the people like?

Step 2:
•
o Write your paragraph with the ideas in step 1.

Step 3:
•
o Keep in mind the following:
▪ Work individually.
▪ Use the grammar and vocabulary you have studied in the week.
▪ Use correct spelling and punctuation.
▪ Make sure your ideas are coherent.
▪ Avoid using translators.
▪ Double-check your writing before submitting it.

Attend the workshops and reinforce and practice the topics of the week to do the task.
You can register at Portal del Estudiante or UTP+: Refuerzo Académico.

3. Material

• Grammar: the past of the verb to be (was/wasn’t /were/weren’t), the use of There
was/There were.
• Vocabulary: Adjectives ending in -ing/-ed, time expressions, and years.
• Canvas material: Week 2
• Additional material:
o Dictionary Cambridge
online: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/essential-american-
english/Links to an external site.
 o Oxford American English
Dictionary: https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/978019539
2883.001.0001/acref-9780195392883Links to an external site.
o Englisch-Hilfen: https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/Links to an external site.
o All things Grammar: https://www.allthingsgrammar.com/present-
simple.htmlLinks to an external site.
o Raymond Murphy - English Grammar In Use
Book: https://idoc.pub/documents/1-raymond-murphy-english-grammar-in-
use-with-answers-elementarypdf-6ng2exg9rjlvLinks to an external site.

4. Presentation

• Number of participants: 1
• Cover: Present a cover
• Format: Word or PDF
• Font: Arial 11 (double space)
• Text length: 50 - 80 words
• Channel: Upload your composition by Canvas
• Attempts: 1
• Deadline: Sunday of week 2

De acuerdo al artículo 46 del Reglamento de Disciplina, toda evidencia de plagio, durante o posterior a la
evaluación, anulará el resultado de la evaluación.

Se considera plagio a la copia de información parcial o total de fuentes de información o de páginas de internet, así
como a la copia del trabajo de otro grupo, estudiante, docente, o consulta a persona externa a la universidad.

En los casos a que se refiere el párrafo anterior, si se comprueba la falta, el estudiante obtiene la calificación de
“cero anulado” (0A) como nota final del curso, sin perjuicio de recibir la sanción disciplinaria correspondiente.