INSTITIUCION EDUCATIVA MERCEDES ABREGO

PLAN DE MEJORAMIENTO PARA RECUPERACION DE DESEMPEÑOS

Sedes: Central
Asignatura: inglés
Nombre del docente: Paula Andrea Morales
Grado: Decimo
Periodo Académico: Primero
Criterios de evaluación: (definir con claridad los criterios a tener en cuenta para la
valoración de las actividades propuestas para la nivelación o superación de desempeños,
en porcentaje y escala de valoración)
Actividad % de la actividad Escala de valoración
Prueba escrita 80 3.5
Taller 20 3.5
Total 100 3.5
Descripción de la actividad: Este taller nos ayuda a fortalecer el aprendizaje de una
segunda lengua del grado decimo, de acuerdo con los contenidos del primer periodo. El
objetivo es permitir que el estudiante se empodere del conocimiento, contextualice los
conceptos vistos en clase y alcance satisfactoriamente los desempeños propuestos.
https://es.liveworksheets.com/ta1248190ga Copy this activity into your written work
Verbs
PRESENT PAST PAST PARTICIPLE / MEANING
GO
DID
BEEN
SPOKE
READ
TOLD
SLEEP
PLAY
SEEN
LIVE
SUNG
DRANK
TRAVEL
MADE
WALK
WRITTEN
COOK
STOOD
LIVED
READING COMPREHENSION
Reading the text and answer the questions. Questions 1 to 5

1. 2.
GRAMMAR
COFFEE
Many people all over the world like (6) ________coffee. In Britain, for example, people drink
about 60 million cups of coffee (7) ________ day. In some countries, like Italy, people like
(8) ________ small cup of strong coffee, usually without milk. In other countries, like the
USA, people have coffee made (9) ________ a lot of milk and sugar. Coffee first arrived (10)
________ Britain in the 17th century. Many coffee houses (11) ________ then. But only rich
men went to (12) ________ places to meet friends, talk and do business. Women did not go
to coffee houses (13) ________ they were much too dangerous. Today, coffee is (14)
________ than before and people drink it everywhere, at home, at work and in cafés.
6. A. drink B. drinking C. drinks
7. A. every B. all C. most
8. A. some B. the C. a
9. A. up B. with C. by
10. A. on B. in C. at
11. A. open B. opened C. opening
12. A. these B. this C. their
13. A. that B. or C. because
14. A. cheapest B. cheap C. cheaper

15. When Charles and Vicky were asked about Jack,

A. they said they hadn’t seen Jack for a long time.
B. they say they hadn’t seen Jack for a long time.
C. they told they hadn’t seen Jack for a long time.
D. D. they tell they hadn’t seen Jack for a long time.

16. One Hundred Years of Solitude is a famous novel by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
People all over the world have been able to read it because
A. it have been translated into different languages.
B. it has been translate into different languages.
C. it has been translated into different languages.
D. it have been translate into different languages.

17. Valerie is talking to her friend Bob about her uncle Alan
1. He has been doing the same job for nearly 40 years,
2. I was a girl. So, he hasn’t changed much.
3. and he has been driving the same car since 4. My uncle’s
been living in the same house since the 50.s.
A. 2,1,3,4 B. 4,3,1,2 C. 2,4,1,3 D. 4,1,3,2

18. Two people are talking about tourist places in Colombia. A.

I has visited Park Tayrona twice.
B. I have visited Tayrona Park three times.
C. I has visiting Tayrona Park two times.
D. I have visiting Park Tayrona twice.

19. Bill asks David about his hobbies. Bill: __________________________________

David: Yes, I've been in a balloon several times.
Bill: When did you make your first flight?
David: I first went up in a balloon in 1997.
Bill: Did you enjoy it?
David: Oh yes, and I decided to do it again as soon as possible.
A. Have you ever slept in a balloon?
B. Have you ever got a balloon?
C. Have you ever bought a balloon?
D. Have you ever flown in a balloon?

20. READING * The business was there to be done, he found. For the first time in twenty-
seven years, he had no secretary to type his letters, answer his telephone, book his tickets,
be polite to visitors, and organize his papers. The phone rang, and no one answered; he got
an answering machine, but forgot to turn it on. He misplaced letters, and missed vital
appointments. Typing was a disaster, but his handwriting was worse; and when the tax
inspector called on him, he was almost prosecuted for evasion, because no accounts had
been kept at all. The sentence for the first time in twenty-seven years he had no secretary
to type his letters means that

A. his secretary worked for twenty-seven years.

B. his secretary was twenty-seven years old.
C. he had been working with a secretary for twenty-seven years.
D. he had been working by himself for twenty-seven years.

Complete and – but – or – so -because

CONVERSATION
Complete las cinco conversaciones. En las preguntas 11 – 15, marque A, B o C en su hoja
de respuestas. EXAMPLE:
 A. I don’t know.
27. Is your mother home? B. That’s fine.
C. She’s a nurse.

A. We don’t.
28. Why don’t we go to the cinema? B. Sure, why not?
C. It’s fine.

A. Where is it?
29. I’ve got a pain. B. Why is it?
C. When is it?

A. It’s nice.
30. How would you like your steak? B. Not really.
C. Well cooked.

VERBS
31. Complete with the appropiate past participle verb
You haven’t __________ the homework
A. Did B. Do C. Done D. doned

32. Complete with the appropiate past participle verb

I have ______________ to new york
A. Benn B. Be C. Was D. Been

33. Choose the correct answer

Has your brother broken his leg? No, ________________
A. He has
B. He hasn’t
C. They haven’t
D. He haven’t

34. Use the present perfect to complete the sentence

I am looking for my pen. I __________ it
A. Have lost
B. Lost
C. Did lost
D. Was lost

35. Use the past perfect to complete the sentence

When I turned on the television, my favorite program _______________________
A. has finished
B. had finish
C. had finished
D. have finished
36. Which sentences has a similar meaning? The film started. Then we arrived at the
cinema
A. when we arrived at the cinema, the film had already started.
B. when we had arrived at the cinema, the film started
C when we had arrived at the cinema, the film had started
D. when we arrived at the cinema, the film started.

37. Read the story and fill in the blanks with the phrasal verbs. Write the letter use the
correct phrasal verb
All my life l wanted to be a writer; but I_1__in the country, so my parents wanted me to be a
farmer as well. I tried very hard to please my parents but after six years I ___2. I told them I
want to go to the city and become a writer. My parents were very angry at me and told me
to go away and never __3. I went to London and started to work in a bar and wrote during
the day. I had to __4 A lot of things before anybody wanted to publish my book finally, my
book was published and I started to make some money. One of my brother’s __5__that my
book had been published and called me. He told me that my father was very sick. One
evening I _6_ and knocked at their door. We talked and cried and I felt very happy to be
back with them
A. grow up
B. Find out
C. Come back
D. Go through
E. Show up
F. Give up

43 Read the text and complete with the correct phrasal verb
I recently read my grandfather’s diaries, and I __6____ a lot of interesting things about his
life. Apparently, he____7___ in San Francisco. He and his parents didn ‘t___8___at all, and
when he was 18, he decided to see America. He __9____ with very little money and travelled
east. He ___10____ until he reached New York, where he got a job washing up in a
restaurant. He fell in love with one of the waitresses, and one day him ____11___ at her flat
with a bunch of roses and asked her to marry him. Surprisingly, she agreed, and he__ 12_
with her in New York, where they had 3 children. 6. A. carry on B. find out C. get on D. grow
up
7. A. grow up B. turn up C. Settle down D. set off
8. A. turn up B. carry on C. sit down D. get on
9. A. set off B. turn up C. Settle down D. make up
10. A. stand up B. turn off C. carry on D. find out
11. A. grow up B. turn up C. Settle down D. sit down
12. A. settle down B. get on C. Carry on D. turn off

Valerie is talking to her friend Bob about her uncle Alan

1. He has been doing the same job for nearly 40 years,
2. I was a girl. So, he hasn’t changed much.
3. And he has been driving the same car since
4. 4. My uncle’s been living in the same house since the 50.s.
A. 2,1,3,4 B. 4,3,1,2 C. 2,4,1,3 D. 4,1,3,2
Amy Johnson is from England, and she is known for being the first woman pilot to fly
to Australia.
1. and she became the first woman pilot to fly to Australia.
2. when she was still a school girl.
3. There, she was taught how to service planes
4. Amy Johnson joined the London Airplane Club
A. 3,2,4,1 B. 2,4,1,3 C. 4,2,3,1 D. 4,1,2,3

READING COMPREHENSION
Paula Radcliffe’s day
I’m an English runner who has won the world marathon six times. I also won four marathons
in the USA and three in London. These are the activities I do when I’m not in a competition:
8.30 am – My daughter Vicky comes to our room and says good morning to Gary and me.
Later, I have some melon while giving cereal to her. Then, I have a look at the newspaper.
9.45 am – We leave Vicky at her theatre course then, I run and Gary cycles next to me to
keep me close to my time goal, I sometimes surf after this.
12.30 pm – After meeting Vicky at school, we get home and have a big lunch. Then, I play
with her.
2.10 pm – Gary usually takes Vicky out while I sleep. When I get up, I boil some water for
tea.
7.30 pm – In the evening, Gary gives Vicky tea while finish doing my exercise. Afterwards,
I cook dinner while Gary gives Vicky a bath.
8.20 pm – Vicky goes to bed. I read my friend’s messages on the computer, watch volleyball
on TV, and have a conversation with Gary.
10.30 pm – Time for bed. I brush my teeth and use some soap for my hands and face. I
enjoy reading, but I haven’t read much since Vicky was born. I also wish I had time for playing
the drums, but it would get Vicky up
0. How many times was Paula the winner of the competitions in London?
A. three B. four C. six
A. Usually, Vicky goes to her parent’s room t Gary
A. have a snack B. give them the paper C. Wake them up.
B. While Paula has her sports practice,
A. goes surfing. B. rides his bicycle. C. takes an acting class.
C. Vicky arrives home at
A. Two o’clock. B. half past twelve. C. a quarter to ten
D. In the afternoon, Paula
A. has a rest B. goes out. C. puts Vicky to sleep
E. Who prepares the last meal of the day?
A. Gary B. Vicky C. Paula
F. At night, Paula’s husband
A. follows a match B. chats with Paula C. checks his e-mails.
G. Before going to sleep, Paula
A. washes up. B. reads a lot. C. plays an instrument