GUIA PARA EL TALLER/LA SIMULACION/ EL JUEGO DE ROLES/

ESTUDIO DE CASO
Proceso: Gestión de la Formación Profesional Integral
SIG Procedimiento: Ejecución de la Formación Profesional Integral

STUDENT: ROBINSON ALCENDRA ROJAS

REINFORCING WORKSHEET #2: PAST SIMPLE AND PAST PROGRESSIVE

GRAMMAR IN CONTEXT

Before You Read

Look at the photos here and on the next page. Discuss the questions.

1. Which couple do you recognize?

Superman and Louis Lane

2. What do you know about them?

Louis Lane works as a reporter for Newspaper “Daily Planet”. When she meet Clark Kent,
but she didn´t know that he was superman.

Superman is a hero who fights against the villains and helps the weakest.

3. DO you know how they met?

In a Newspaper called “Daily Planet” a beautiful reporter works there, her name is Louis
Lane who want to cover stories about “The Man of Steel”. But she in a dangerous mission
meet Superman and she was interested in him by powers and his courage.

Read the article about the famous couples.

Couple (noun) cover (vr) influential (adj) opponent (noun) recover(vr)
research (noun) After
You
Read

A/ Vocabulary: Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

1. I was doing (research) at the university on the psychology of sports.

2. I met a very interesting ( opponent) ) in my program. The three of us became good

friends. We spent a lot of time together.

3. The woman taught me how to deal with losing to a ( couple) on the tennis court. It really
helped my game.

4. The man was having some psychological problems. It took him many months to ( recover) from
his illness.

5. After that, he became a very (influential) writer. He changed people’s opinions about mental
illness.

6. All the newspapers wanted to ( cover) his story.

B/ Comprehension

1. Clark Kent met Lois Lane ( before / during /after ) his time at the Daily Planet.

2. Lane found out Kent was Superman ( before / during / after) Kent’s marriage proposal.

3. Maria Sklodowska met Pierre Curie (Before / during/ after ) her move to Paris.

4. (Before / During/After ) her marriage , Sklodowska wanted to return to Poland.

5. Diego Rivera began painting murals ( before/during/after) his project at the school.

6. Frida Kahlo began painting ( before/during/after) her recovery from the bus accident.

7. Steffi Graf was injured several times ( before /during/after) games.

8. She married Andre Agassi ( before /during / after) the competition in Paris.

C/ Write down here, 15 phrases taken from the reading text that refer to the past.

1. Maria Slodowska was planning to return Poland when she met Pierre Curie.

2. Steffi Graf suffered a serious injuries while she was playing tennis.

3. Frida Kahlo was attending at the school when She met Diego Rivera.

4. Louis Lane found out Kent was Superman While he was making the marriage
proposal.

5. Pierre Curie was out walking When he suffered the accident and died.
6.Clark Kent met Louis Lane While she was working

7. She wanted to cover stories about “The Man OF Steel”

8. The Curie won the Nobel prize.

9. Diego Rivera painted for universities and public buildings.

10. She was recovering from a serious bus accident When she started painting from bed.

11. He was very impressed with her work.

12. They were doing research on radioactivity.

13. Steffi and Andre Agassi got married a few years later.

14. Steffi Graf when was only three years old, she picked up a tennis racket.

15. She was deeply shocked When a disturbed fan stabbed her biggest opponent.

Grammar Presentation
EXERCISE 2: Simle Past or Past Progressive

Complete the conversations. Choose the correct verbs.

A. 1. ( saw) 2. ( were ) 3. ( doing ) 4. (were dancing)
5. ( Did) ) 6. ( get) ) 7. ( gave ) 8.(Did )
9. ( bring ) 10. ( fell out) 11. ( bumped)
12. ( found)

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B. 1. ( Were) 2. ( doing) 3. ( sprained)

4. ( was playing) 5. ( were pretending) )

6. ( hurt ) 7. ( was hitting )

7. ( )

C. 1. ( were ) 2. ( crying ) 3. ( Did)

4. ( know ) 5. ( wasn´t crying) 6. (came in)

7. ( Did) 8. ( was watching ) 9. ( was thinking)

10. ( recovered ) )
EXERCISE 3. EDITING

Read Monique’s email to a friend. There are eleven mistakes in the use of the simple past and the
past progressive. The first mistake is already corrected. Find and correct ten more.
EXERCISE 3 ANSWERS:

Line #__: (Mistake): was thinking/ 8 Correction): saw

Line #_2_: (Mistake):_____walked__/ 8 Correction) : were

walking.

Line #_3_: (Mistake):_worked_____/ 8 Correction) : _was

working

Line #_4_: (Mistake):_was publishing______/ 8 Correction) :

__published_______

Line #_5_: (Mistake):_got______/ 8 Correction) : _was getting_

Line #_6_: (Mistake):_was getting______/ 8 Correction) :

___got

Line #_7_: (Mistake):_wrote______/ 8 Correction) : was

writing_

Line #_8_: (Mistake): rode______/ 8 Correction) : were riding__

Line #_9_: (Mistake):_were falling______/ 8 Correction) : __fell

Line #__: (Mistake):_were falling______/ 8 Correction) : fell off.

EXERCISE 4: CONNECTING CLAUSES: WHEN or WHILE

1. moves to Australia / meets Paul She met Paul when she moved to Australia

2. gets married / studies medicine. She got married while she was studying medicine.

while she was studying medicine , she got married.

She was studying medicine when she got married.

3. lives in Australia / gets married :

She got married while she was living in Australia.
While she was living in Australia, she got married.
She was living in Australia when she got married.

4. Has medical degree / gets her first job:

She got her medical degree while she was getting her first job.
While she was getting her first job, she got her medical degree.
She was getting her first job when she got her medical degree.

5-Practices medicine at Lenox Hospital / has her son:

She practiced medicine at Lenox Hospital while she was having her son.
While she was having her son, she practiced medicine at Lenox Hospital.
She was having her son, when she practiced medicine at Lenox Hospital.

6. Writes a book / works at Lenox Hospital:

She wrote a book while she was working at Lenox Hospital.

While she was working at Lenox Hospital, she wrote a book.

She was working at Lenox Hospital when she wrote a book.

7. Does a TV interview / finishes her book:

She did a TV interview while she was finishing her book.

While she was finishing her book, she did a TV interview.

She was finishing her book when she did a TV interview

8. leaves her job / her book becomes a success:

She left her job while her book was becoming a success.

While her book was becoming a success, she left her job.

Her book was becoming a success when she left her job.