Teaching Intention: Estudiar y practicar vocabularios,

frases, oraciones, conversaciones y analizar textos que nos

ayuden a dar y a sugerir sobre temas específicos,
especialmente lugares turísticos de nuestro país.

Learning New Vocabulary!

Exercise #1
Read the following dialogue. Notice and guess the meaning of the underlined words.
(Lee el siguiente diálogo e intenta adivinar el significado de las palabras subrayadas.)

Tourist: Excuse me. I am trying to decide which beach to visit here in Dominican
Republic. Would you be able to give me some advice?
Local: Hi! Welcome to the Dominican Republic! I can definitely give you some
suggestions for what beaches you can visit in this beautiful country.

Tourist: You are very kind. I am looking for beaches that are good for swimming
peacefully. I do not like huge waves. Can you tell me about places that are
mainly for swimming?

Local: I understand what you are saying. I personally do not like beaches with big
waves either. My suggestions would be for you to visit Cabarete and Playa
Dorada. These beaches are pretty touristy, but they are spectacular.

Tourist: These beaches sound amazing. I will do my best to visit them. What about
mountains in the Dominican Republic. What suggestions would you have for
visiting breathtaking mountains?

Local: You must go to Pico Duarte. It is the highest peak in the Dominican
Republic and all the Caribbean islands. It is a beautiful hike if you feel
physically prepared for it.

Tourist: How exciting! I love hiking and visiting breathtaking mountains. What about
lagoons? Are there any lagoons worth visiting?
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 Local: For sure! I personally love going to El Dudu lagoon. The lagoon is surrounded
by natural cliffs from which you can dive into the clear water. I hope you have
time to visit all these amazing attractions.
Tourist: I will do my best to visit all of your suggestions. Thank you so much for your time and patience.

Local: It has been a pleasure to help you!

Exercise #2
Look at the words from the box below, and the definitions in Column B.
Then, write the correct word in Column A to match each definition.
(Observa las palabras que están en el cuadro siguiente, y las definiciones que
están en la columna B de la tabla. Luego, escribe en la Columna A la palabra que
corresponde a cada definició n.)

Touristy • Lagoon • Beach • Advice • Breathtaking • Cliff • Mountain

Column Column B
A
A place visited by many tourists
Something that is inspiring and amazing.
A recommendation someone gives you when you need
help.
A body of water separated from the ocean.
A natural elevation from the earth.
A sharp rock section of a mountain.
A body of water by the ocean.

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 Exercise #3
Write a short sentence with each of the following key words.
(Escribe una oració n corta usando cada una de las siguientes palabras.)

1) Advice:

2) Beach:

3) Touristy:

4) Mountain:

5) Breathtaking:

6) Lagoon:

7) Cliff:

Exercise #2
Circle the items you think are important when traveling somewhere away from home.
(Encierra en un círculo los artículos que consideres importante llevar cuando vas de viaje a algú n
sitio.)

Map  Money  Cell Phone  Car  Friends  Water Bottle

Backpack  Sneakers  Camera  Laptop Videogames

Sun block  Pajamas  Rain jacket  Hat  Snacks  Books

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 Exercise #3
Choose three of the items from above that are most important and mention
why you think they are important.
(Escoge tres de los artículos del Ejercicio #2 que consideras más importantes y menciona la
razó n.)

1)

2)

3)

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Read the following text and complete the exercises below.

(Lee el siguiente texto y completa los ejercicios que siguen a continuació n.)

My Travel Blog

Traveling is my passion! I am originally from Dajabón in the Dominican Republic, and I love
traveling around my country. Most recently, I traveled to the Samaná region, and I
absolutely loved it. There are amazingly beautiful places to visit in Samaná. I started my
trip in the breathtaking beach of Cosón. People say that Julio Iglesias wrote the song
“Agua dulce, agua salá” based on Cosón. Afterwards, I visited playa Bonita, which was
spectacular because it does not have huge waves, and it is perfect for swimming. I also had
time to go to playa Las Ballenas. This is a perfect spot for relaxing and spending time with
family and friends. It was simply lovely. Finally, I made it to Portillo, a beach decorated with
beautiful palm trees and amazing scenery. I fell in love with all these beaches in Samaná
and most importantly loved the food and people from this region. If you have not been to
Samaná, you must go!

Exercise #4
Read the text and answer the following questions.
(Lee el texto y responde las siguientes preguntas.)

1) Where is the blogger originally from?

a) Samaná b) Dajabón c) Las Ballenas

2) What type of tourist attraction does the blogger review?

a) City b) Mountains c) Beaches

3) Overall, what kind of experience did the blogger have?

a) Negative b) Positive c) Neutral

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Exercise #5
Read the text and complete the following true or false
exercise. Circle true or false. If the answer is false, write
the correct information.
(Lee el texto y de acuerdo a la informació n contenida en el
mismo, encierra en un círculo true o false, al lado de cada una
de las siguientes oraciones. Si la afirmació n es falsa, escribe la
informació n correcta.)

True or False? The blogger really enjoys visiting places in her country.

.
True or False? Las Ballenas was the first beach the blogger visited.

.
True or False? Enrique Iglesias wrote a song inspired in a beach from Samaná.

.
True or False? Playa Bonita is a good place for swimming.

.
True or False? There are beautiful palm trees in Portillo.

.
True or False? What the blogger loved the most about her trip was Dajabón.

Exercise #6
Write down every beach the blogger visited and something she liked about
each beach.
(Escribe en la columna de la izquierda las playas que visitó la
persona que escribió el Blog, y algo que le gustó de cada una en la
columna de la derecha.)

Beach Something the blogger liked

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Teaching Intention: Practicing and learning how to use the

comparative and superlative in English and use them in
different situations of communication.

EL COMPARATIVO EN INGLES

Para hacer comparaciones en inglés, se utilizan los adjetivos, es decir palabras

que atribuyen cualidades a los sustantivos.

El comparativo usando er:

1. Los adjetivos de una sola sílaba añaden er para hacer su comparativo.

Ej: old – viejo – older than - más viejo que.
Carlos is older than Carmen.
Carlos es más viejo que Carmen.

2. Si el adjetivo es de una sola sílaba y termina en una vocal seguido de una

consonante, duplica la última consonante y luego añade er.
Ej: Big© –Ministerio
grande – bigger than - más grande que.
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Santo Domingo is bigger than La Vega.

Santo Domingo es más grande que La Vega.
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3. Los adjetivos que terminan en y, cambian la y por ier, luego añaden la

palabra than (que).
Ej: Pretty – bonito – Prettier than - más bonito que.
Jarabacoa is prettier than La Vega.
Jarabacoa es más bonita que La Vega.
4. Los adjetivos de dos o más sílabas, añaden more delante del adjetivo, y luego
añaden la palabra than.
Ej: famous – famoso – more famous than - más famoso que.
Juan Luis Guerra is more famous than Mozart La Para.
Juan Luis Guerra es famoso que Mozart La Para.

5. Los adjetivos: Good, Bad y Far, son irregulares en su comparativo.

Good - bueno – better than – mejor que.
Bad – malo – worse than – peor que.
Far – lejos – farther than/further than - más lejos que.

EJERCICIO USANDO COMPARATIVOS.

TRADUCE LOS SIGUIENTES ADJETIVOS, LUEGO FORMA EL COMPARATIVO Y TRADÚCELOS.

ADJETIVO TRADUCCIÓN COMPARATIVO TRADUCCION

Old Viejo Older than Más viejo que
Small
Big
important
Easy
difficult
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Long
heavy
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sweet
expensive
Hot
cheap
Good
Bad
Far
Lazy

TRADUCE Y FORMA EL COMPARATIVO DE LOS SIGUIENTES

ADJETIVOS.
ADJETIVO TRADUCCION COMPARATIVO TRADUCCION
Comfortable Comfortable More Comfortable Más comfortable
than que
Large
Warm
Dark
Heavy
Tall
Good
Bad
Short
Pretty
Intelligent
Smart
Far
Strong
Curly
Beautiful
Thin
Wide
Deep
Hot
Confusing
Nervous
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Fast
High
Sweet
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Bright
Interesting
Friendly
Responsible
Happy

Teaching intention: Continue practicing the

comparative in Enlglish through the following
exercise.

USA LA PALABRA QUE ESTA DELANTE PARA COMPLETAR LAS ORACIONES. USA SU
COMPARATIVO. TRADUCE A ESPAÑOL.

1. Interesting Math is ____________ than Chemistry.

2. Large Your house is ___________ than mine.

3. Heavy Iron is _____________ than wood.

4. Strong A horse is _____________ than a person.

5. Lazy
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6. Warm Today is _________________ than yesterday.

7. Pretty This dress is ______________ than that dress.

8. Bad The weather yesterday was __________ than it is today.

9. Intelligent A dog is _______________ than a chicken.

10.Tall My brother is _____________ than I am.

OTRAS FORMAS DE USAR EL COMPARATIVO EN INGLÉS

THE SAME = Lo mismo o igual

A B C D

Ej: 1) Figure A and B are the same – La figura A y la B son iguales.

2) A is the same as B. A es lo mismo que B.

SIMILAR TO = SIMILAR A
Ej: 1) Figure A and C are similar - La figura A y la C son similares.
2) A is similar to C - A es similar a C
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DIFFERENT FROM = DIFERENTE DE

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Ej: Figure A is different from figure D - La figura A es diferente de la figura D.

LIKE = SIMILAR A, COMO

ALIKE = SIMILARES

A C

Ej: Figura A and C are alike.

Figure A is like figure C.

COMPARATIVO CON AS...AS

AS = TAN AS= COMO

Ej. A) Carlos is sixteen years old.

B) Marcos is sixteen years old.
C) Mary is twenty years old.

Carlos is as old as Marcos. - Carlos es tan viejo como Marcos.

Carlos isn´t (is not) as old as Mary. - Carlos no es tan viejo como María.

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LESS = MENOS – Es lo contrario de more.

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Ej: Basketball is less interesting than soccer. - El basketball es menos

interesante que el fútbol.

EJERCICIO USANDO COMPARACIONES

TRADUCE AL INGLÉS LAS SIGUIENTES ORACIONES. Usa like, alike, the

same, similar to, different from, as...as, etc.

1) Esta caja es la misma que aquella. (Ejemplo).

This box is the same as that box.
This box and that box are the same.
2) Tu lapicero y mi lapicero son iguales.

3) El carro de mi hermano es diferente al de su tío.

4) Tu casa es como la mía en muchas cosas.

5) Juan no es tan alto como Pedro.

6) Mi mochila es similar a la tuya.

7) Nosotros vamos por el mismo camino.

9) Mis audífonos son como los tuyos.

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10) Mi hermano es menos complicado que el tuyo.
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EL SUPERLATIVO EN INGLÉS
The superlative compares three or more things or people.
Rules to form the superlative in English.
1) Adjectives with one syllable add est to make the superlative:
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Examples:
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Old – viejo – the oldest – el más viejo.

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Big – grande – the biggest – el más grande

2) Adjectives that end en Y, change the y for iest.

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Examples:
Pretty – hermoso – the prettiest – el más hermoso
Easy – fácil - the easiest – el más fácil

3) Adjectives with two or more syllables add the most to the adjective.
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Examples:
Important – importante – the most important - lo más importante
Expensive – caro – the most expensive – el más caro
4) The adjectives good, bad and far are irregular:
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Good – bueno – the best - el mejor
Bad – malo – the worst – el peor
Far – lejos – the farthest – lo más lejos

EJERCICIO USANDO EL SUPERLATIVO

COMPLETA LAS ORACIONES. USA EL SUPERLATIVO DE LOS ADJETIVOS QUE ESTÁN ENTRE
PARENTESIS. TRADUCE LA ORACIÓN AL ESPAÑOL. Deben dejar una línea.

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1. (Large) The largest city in Canada is Toronto. (ejemplo)
La ciudad más grande de Canada es Toronto.
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2. (long) The Nile__________________________river in the world.

3. (Interesting) I am taking four classes. My English class is ___________________of all.

4. (tall) The Sears Tower is __________________________ building in Chicago.

5. (big) LaKe Superior is ____________________________ lake in North America.

6. (short) February is ___________________________ month of the year.

7. (far) China is _________________________ country from the Dominican Republic.

8. (small) Australia is _________________________ continent in the world.

9. (expensive) Carlos bought ______________________ car of the market.

10.(famous) Juan Luis Guerra is ______________________ singer of the Dominican

Republic.

11. (high) Pico Duarte is ___________________________ mountain in the Caribbean.

12.(good) Messi is __________________________ soccer player in the world.

13.(bad) Indemy
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14. (easy) Taking a taxi is ______________________________ way to get to the airport.

15.(beautiful) Jarabacoa ______________________________ city in our country.

EJERCICIO USANDO COMPARATIVO Y SUPERLATIVO

Old and young (ejemplo)

1. Carlos is 15 years old.
Mary is 18 years old.
Pedro is 20 years old.

A) Mary is older than Carlos.

B) Mary is younger than Pedro.
C) Pedro is the oldest of all
Expensive and cheap
2. The Bike costs 25 thousands pesos
Motorcycle cots 50 thousands pesos.
The Car costs 100 thounsands pesos

Small and Big

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3. The Golf Ball is small. The Baseball Ball is medium. The Soccer Ball is big.
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Interesting and boring

4. Math class. History class Enlglish Class

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