READING A BIOGRAPHY

COMPETENCIA: LEE DIVERSOS TIPOS DE TEXTOS EN INGLÉS

COMO LENGUA EXTRANJERA. FICHA 2
PROPÓSITO DE LA SESIÓN: En esta sesión los estudiantes, identifican la
estructura del pasado simple a partir de distintos textos de comprensión para
LET´S READ
posterior a 1!
ello, adecuar un texto sobre su autobiografía y poder compartir en
01
 
Read the text and answer True (T) or
False (F)
Hello John! B
  Match the correct past tense verbs.

Last June I went to Marcahuamachuco with my go had

family. We traveled by taxi to get there. We had
a wonderful day there. We visited different have took
historical sites such as Cerro Viejo, Los Corrales.
Las Monjas and El Castillo of course. My father be went
took a lot of photos and my mother bought some
take saw
crafts for my grandparents and my aunts. I really
liked Marcahuamachuco, it's amazing, it's one of
see Was /
the seven wonders of Peru. My brothers were
exited. The site is marvelous. We walked along were
the pathway to see everything there. My day in LET’S READ 2!
Marcahuamachuco was fantastic. 02
 
Read and complete the table.

I had fantastic day today. In the morning I

Your friend. met some friends and we went to the
1. John went to Marcahuamachuco last
Michael shopping Centre. I bought some trainers
June. and a T – shirt. Then we went to the
2. His father took a lot of photos. computer games shop.
I bought a new game. Then we had
3. His brothers bought some crafts.
ALI hamburgers and milkshakes. Then we went
4. Marcahuamachuco is really amazing. home and we played my new game all
afternoon. It was great!
5. Marcahuamachuco is one of the Seven
I didn’t have a very good time today. I went
Wonders of the World) to the beach with my family. We didn´t
swim in the sea- the water was very cold.
A
  Choose the correct past tense verbs For lunch I wanted to have spaghetti, but it
wasn’t on the menu. So I had pizza. In the
afternoon we went for a walk on the beach.SAM
1. I _______________ very hungry this morning. It was cold and a bit boring!
2. _______________ you at home last night?
3. He _______________ in his home yesterday. Ali Sa
4. We didn’t _______________ a nice day. Did he have a good
m
Ye
day? s
5. _______________ your teacher happy today? Where did he go?
6. Where did you _______________ last week? Who did he go
with?
7. Ricardo _______________ a book last year. What did he eat?
8. What did you _______________ last night? What did he do in
the afternoon?
9. The writer _______________ the book in
Did he have a good
1992. day?
10. We didn't _______________ by plane.

ENGLISH TEACHER HUMBERTO TAMAYO

 LET’S READ 3!
03
  Look at the table and complete
Beth’s diary. A
  ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

1. Where was Mario Vargas Llosa born?

BETH
Beth _______________________________________
_______________
Did she have a good Yes
time? 2. When was he born?
Where did she go? To a concert
Who did she go with? With her brother _______________________________________
_______________
What did she eat and A pizza and a
drink? milkshake 3. What is his occupation?
She didn’t dance
Did he have a good
day? her brother gave her _______________________________________
a CD _______________
I had a ______________________________ B  What did he write?
4.
REORDER CESAR VALLEJO’S
BIOGRAPHY
time on Saturday evening. I _______________________________________
______________________________________ He attended Universidad de la Libertad
_______________
where he received a master degree in
with 5. When did he enrolled in San Marcos
Spanish Literature in 1915.
University?
______________________________________ In 1922, He published his second poems
_______________________________________
“Trilce”
__________. My favourite band was there. _______________
Next year in 1923, He moved to Europe and
They played all my favourite songs. I He never returned to Peru.
______________________________________
Cesar Vallejo was born on March 16, 1892
__ 1 don’t like in Santiago de Chuco, La Libertad, Peru.
dancing. After the concert my brother gave me
In 1918, Vallejo published his first
__________ collection of poems “The Black Heralds”
READ AND COMPLETE THE He died in Paris in 1938, A year before the
04
  BIOGRAPHY WITH THE
publication of Human Poems.
WORDS FROM THE BOX.
In 1919, He returned to Santiago de Chuco
enrolle won was divorce but he went to prison.
d born d
marrie write wrote C
  DRAW TO CESAR VALLEJO
d

Mario Vargas Llosa ___________ in

Arequipa in 1936. He is Peruvian
_____________. One of the most important
no___________ Latin America.
He ______________ many novels that
reflect Peruvian society
He ______________ in San Marcos
University in 1953.
He ______________ Julia Urquidi in 1955

ENGLISH TEACHER HUMBERTO TAMAYO

 NOW WRITE A BIOGRAPHY OF
05
  FEDERIVCO GARCÍA LORCA.
USE THE NOTES TO HELP YOU.

Federico Garcia
Lorca

Born : Fuente Vaqueros, Granada 5th June 1898

Job : Writer and poet
Education : University of Granada, 1914
Career : Wrote Romanocero Gitano (1928)

ENGLISH TEACHER HUMBERTO TAMAYO