Hola a todos!!

Aquí les envío las respuestas de las actividades planteadas para la primera clase.
Al final de las actividades de la clase pasada, encontrarán las nuevas actividades
propuestas para este segundo encuentro. Al igual que con la primera clase, enviaré las
respuestas para una autocorrección la próxima semana.
Saludos a todos!!!!
RESPUESTAS DE LAS ACTIVIDADES DE LA CLASE 1:

1) Leer “My daily routine by Sue” y con esa información decir si las oraciones son verdaderas o falsas. Escribir
la respuesta correcta de aquellas oraciones que sean falsas.
Read about Sue´s daily routine and say if the statements are true or false. Correct the false statements.

a) She gets up at 7:30 am. FALSE. She gets up at 7:15

b) She has breakfast at 7:30 am. TRUE.
c) Her morning lessons start at 9:30 am. FALSE. Her morning lessons star at 9:15.
d) Her afternoon lessons finish at 4:30 pm. FALSE. Her afternoon lessons finish at 4:15.
e) She finishes gymnastic at 5:30 pm. TRUE.
f) She finishes her homework at 9:00 pm. TRUE.
g) She phones her friend at 9:30 pm. FALSE. She phones her friend at 9:15.

2) Elaborar preguntas con información extraída del texto que leyeron. La palabra o expresión que está en
NEGRITA es la respuesta a la pregunta que ustedes deberán formular.
Make questions with the information from the text. The word in BOLD is the answer to the questions.

1- I ALWAYS wake up at 7 o´clock. How often do you wake up at 7 o´clock?

2- AT A QUARTER PAST SEVEN I get up... What time do you get up?
3- My morning lessons start AT A QUARTER PAST NINE. What time do your morning lessosns start?
4- I ALWAYS eat lunch at school. How often do you eat lunch at school?
5- After school, I ALWAYS practice my favorite sport. When / How often do you practice your favorite sport?
6- Then EVERY EVENING I do my homework from eight until nine. When / How often do you do your
homework?
7- I USUALLY phone my friend, Luke. How often do you phone your friend?

3) Observar las siguientes imágenes de “Rutinas Diarias / Daily routines” y escribir un párrafo (5 renglones)
sobre tu rutina diaria usando adverbios de frecuencia, expresiones de tiempo y la hora.
Look at the following pictures of “Daily routines” and write a short paragraph (5 lines) about your daily
routine using adverbs of frequency, time expressions and the time.

4) Leer el texto “Diwali – The festival of lights” y contestar las 6 preguntas.

Read the text “Diwali-The festival of lights” and answer the questions.

1) What is the name of the festival? It is Diwali.

2) How does it translate into English? The Festival of Lights.
3) When is it held? It is held in the end of October to the beginning of November.
4) Where does it take place? It takes place in India and Hindi communities in the world.
5) What happens? They light small oil lamps (diyas) and place them around the home.
6) What does it mean? The renewal of life.

5) A continuación formular preguntas con información extraída del texto, las palabras o expresiones que están
en NEGRITA son las respuestas a dichas preguntas.
Make questions with the information from the text. The words in BOLD are the answers to those questions.

1- Where do they place the oil lamps?

It is known as Diwali or the “festival of lights”, for the common practice is to light small oil lamps (called diyas)
and place them AROUND THE HOME, IN COURTYARDS, ON VERANDAHS, AND GARDENS, AS WELL AS ON
WALLS AND ROOF-TOPS.
2- Where does Diwali celebrate Rama’s homecoming and his coronation as King?
IN NORTH INDIA, Diwali celebrates Rama´s homecoming and his coronation as king.
3- Where does the festival honor Lakshmi, the goodess of wealth?
IN GUJARAT, the festival honors Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth.
4- Where is this celebration associated with the goddess Kali?
IN BENGAL, it is associated with the goddess Kali.
5- What does it signify?
It signifies THE RENEWAL OF LIFE…

6) Leer el texto “Carnival in Rio” y luego completarlo con el Present Simple de los verbos que están entre
paréntesis.
Read the text about Rio and complete it with the Present tense of the verbs in brackets.

Carnival in Rio
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil __ IS ____ (be) famous for its carnival. The people there
_CELEBRATE__ (celebrate) carnival every spring. It _LASTS_ (last) for four
days. Here _ARE__ (be) some of my pictures from the carnival in Rio.

People _DRESS__ (dress) up in colorful costumes and _JOIN__ (join) the

parade through the streets of Rio. Some of the costumes _ARE__ (be) huge.
Have a look at this one. It _DOESN´T LOOK__ (not look) very comfortable!

There _ARE_ (be) a lot of beautiful, colorful floats in the carnival. People
_LOVE_ (love) to watch them go past. This float _IS_ (be) really big!

My favorite part of the carnival __IS___ (be) the dancers. They _DANCE___
(dance) the samba in the streets.
 Clase 2
En nuestro anterior encuentro repasamos el uso del tiempo verbal Simple Present.

En este segundo encuentro agregaremos el uso del Present Continuous.

Referencia Gramatical:

Present Continuous

➢ se utiliza para referirnos:

• a una actividad que está sucediendo en este preciso momento

• a una actividad que se está llevando a cabo por un corto período de tiempo / temporalmente
• a una actividad que se repite constantemente (ALWAYS)
• a una actividad que se realizará en un futuro cercano.

Aquí les comparto un video con los usos del Present Continuous:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=We_m8tyMqcE
 ➢ cómo se forma?

Affirmative:

I AM WORKING

you / we / they ARE WORKING

He / she / it IS WORKING

Negative:

I AM NOT WORKING

you / we / they AREN´T WORKING

He / she / it ISN´T WORKING

Interrogative:

(Wh-) + auxiliar /AM – IS – ARE/ + sujeto + verbo con -ING + (resto del predicado)?
Aquí les comparto un video explicando cómo se forma el Present Continuous en afirmativo, negativo e
interrogativo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7xA8V5JtbQ

Examples:

- Yes / No questions:

Are you watching TV? Yes, I am. / No, I´m not.

Is your boss writing a report? Yes, he is. / No, he isn´t.

- Information questions:

What are you doing? I´m reading a new book.

When is he coming back? He´s coming back at 7.

➢ Reglas ortográficas para formar el Present Continuous

Aquí les dejo un video con las reglas ortográficas del Present Continuous:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjJxxhuBj0g
Time Expressions:

(right) now

At the moment

In this moment

These days

Currently

At present

Next week / weekend / Monday...

In 2, 3, 4... hours / days / weeks...

A continuación realizaremos algunos ejercicios prácticos.

Simple Present and Present Continuous

1) Completar los siguientes ejercicios.

Complete the following exercises.
 2) PRESENT CONTINUOUS QUESTIONS.
Poner las palabras en el orden correcto para formular preguntas.
Put the words in the correct order to make questions.

1. you / are / on / going/ holiday / where _________________________________?

2. they / dancing / tonight / are / going _________________________________?
3. she / driving / train / is / by / or / going _________________________________?
4. buying / many / are / potatoes / you / how _________________________________?
5. aren´t / sunglasses / why / your / you / wearing _________________________________?
6. tonight / dinner / are / making / for / you / what _________________________________?
7. Russian / why / he / studying / is _________________________________?

3) READING
Leer sobre Leo Chang y completar su perfil.
Read about Leo Chang and complete his profile.

This is Leo Chang. He is sixteen years old. He lives in Argentina with his parents and his sister Lily,
but he is not Argentine, he is Chinese. Every morning he gets up at six, has breakfast and takes the
bus to school.

He usually has lunch with his friends at one pm and then, they go to class again. He goes back
home at about five in the afternoon and he does his homework. He likes Maths and he hates
Language. Spanish is very difficult for him. His favorite subject is Music. He plays rock with his
band on Tuesday evening. Then, he has dinner and goes to bed.

Today is Saturday and it´s Leo´s birthday. He isn´t studying at this moment; he is getting ready to
play with his band in a rock concert at school. That is his best birthday present. Leo is really happy!

NAME:
AGE:
FAMILY:
COUNTRY:
NATIONALITY:
ROUTINE:
LIKES AND DISLIKES:
TODAY:
 4) Ahora formular las preguntas para las respuestas provistas sobre Leo Chang.
Now write questions to the answers given about Leo Chang.

1. __________________________? Leo Chang.

2. __________________________? Sixteen.
3. _________________________? Chinese.
4. _________________________? With his friends.
5. _________________________? He goes back home.
6. _________________________? At about five in the afternoon.
7. _________________________? Maths.
8. _________________________? Language.
9. _________________________? On Tuesday evening.
10. _________________________? He is getting ready to play.
11. _________________________? With his band.
12. _________________________? In a rock concert at school.

5) Completar el perfil de Asari.

Complete Asari´s profile.

Her name is ________. She is ________ years old. She ________ a brother, Khamane and a _______,
Efi. She lives with her family in __________.

Every morning, Asari __________. At midday, she ___________ and then, she goes __________ in
the afternoon. She __________ at six pm and ___________ with the housework. After that, she
__________ and finally, she __________ at then pm.

Asari likes _________ . She doesn´t ____________ .

Today, she _____________ because she ___________ a fever.

NAME: Asari
AGE: 15
FAMILY: mother, father, one brother (Khamane), one sister (Efi)
COUNTRY: Nigeria
NATIONALITY: Nigerian
ROUTINE: get up early – make breakfast – midday, lunch – go to school in the afternoon – go back home at 6
– help family with the housework – prepare dinner – go to sleep at 10
LIKES AND DISLIKES: ☺ fruit and fish -  chicken
TODAY: stay at home – have a fever
 6) AUXILIARY VERBS
Completar las oraciones con am / is / are o do / does / don´t / doesn´t.
Complete the sentences with am / is / are or do / does / don´t / doesn´t.

1. John´s a vegetarian. He _____________ eat meat.

2. A Where _____________ you going?
B I _____________ going to the bank.
3. How many children _____________ your sister have?
4. A I _____________ looking for a pair of black shoes.
B Certainly. What size _____________ you take?
5. A Why _____________ Hans studying Chinese?
B Because he _____________ going to China on holiday.
6. A Bonjour! Ca va?
B Sorry. I _____________ understand. I _____________ speak French.
7. A What _____________ you want to do tonight?
B Why _____________ we go and see James?
A We can´t, because he _____________ working late tonight.

7) PRESENT CONTINUOUS OR PRESENT SIMPLE?

Resaltar la forma correcta del verbo.
Highlight the correct form of the verb.

1. I have / I´m having a shower every morning.

2. Look! It´s raining. / It rains. We can´t go to the beach.
3. What are you doing / do you do tonight?
4. What are we having / do we have for dinner tonight?
5. Where are you usually going / do you usually go on holiday?
6. What are you doing / do you do under the table?
7. I´m trying / I try to find my pen.

En este ejercicio van a completar el diálogo poniendo los verbos que están entre paréntesis ya sea en Present
Continuous o Simple Present de acuerdo a su contexto y teniendo en cuenta las palabras que nos indican si la
acción se está realizando en este momento, por un corto período de tiempo o en un futuro cercano; o si indican
que las acciones son rutinarias.

8) Peter Atherton is enquiring about holidays in the USA at a travel agents. Complete the dialogue with the verbs in
brackets.

Peter: Good morning. My wife and I ______________ (look) for a holiday on the west coast of America. We ______________ (think) of
going to San Francisco or maybe Los Angeles, we´re not sure.

Jane: OK. _______________________ (you / have) any children?

Peter: Yes. Two young boys.

Jane: Well, Las Vegas ________________ (change) its image these days to appeal more to families and some of the hotels are very
spectacular. It _______________ (become) quite a popular destination for British tourists. And at the moment we _____________ (do)
a special ten-day offer with a stay in the Treasure Island hotel.
Peter: OK, and what about San Francisco?

Jane: Well, obviously San Francisco _________________ (have) plenty of things to see and do – for example, Alcatraz, the Golden Gate,
Fisherman´s Wharf and so on. I _________________ (think) that if you and you wife ____________ (prefer) a family holiday rather
than casinos and nightclubs then San Francisco is probably better.

Peter: How much _________________ (it / cost)?

Jane: Well, it _____________ (vary). Actually, why do a fly – drive? For example, you could fly to Los Angeles and then spend time visiting
Las Vegas, San Diego, the Yosemite National Park and San Francisco. We ______________ (suggest) an itinerary for you and
________________ (provide) hotel vouchers for the overnight stays and _______________ (give) you all the necessary advice you
_______________ (need). Let me see, fourteen nights accommodation and two weeks car rental ________________ (amount) to $756
per person.

Peter: _________________________ (that / include) insurance?

Jane: No, I´m afraid that´s extra.

Peter: Where ____________________ (flights / leave) from?

Jane: Heathrow and they´re all scheduled.

Peter: OK, well, thank you very much. We´ll have to think about it. It all ________________ (depend) to some extend on my job. You see I
__________________ (work) on a big project at the moment and I ____________________ (not know) exactly when I can take my
holiday. I _________________ (reckon) it´ll be in August but I´m not sure.

Jane: Ok, well let me give you a brochure and you can think it over.

En esta actividad completaremos el texto de San Diego utilizando los mismos recursos que en el
ejercicio anterior.

9) Complete the text about San Diego using the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.

Exploring San Diego

Many visitors _________________ (prefer) San Diego to Los Angeles because it is smaller and
_________________ (appeal) more to people who _____________________ (like) a family
atmosphere.

For example, Sea World __________________ (put on) great shows with performing killer whales
and dolphins and ___________________ (attract) children and parents alike. Many people
____________________ (consider) San Diego zoo to be the best in the world and the animals
______________ (live) in the zoological equivalent of five-star hotels.

Good free guided tours of the pretty Old Town __________________ (leave) daily at 10.30 am and 2
pm.

Until recently the downtown area was very quiet and dull but _________________________ (now /
become) much more fashionable; entrepreneurs __________________ (open) trendy restaurants and
bars and now the whole area _____________________ (boom) as a result of the live jazz concerts
which are held every evening during the high season.
Para este ejercicio haremos lo mismo que anteriormente con cada una de las oraciones.

10) Complete the sentences 1-8 with the verbs in brackets in the Present Simple or Continuous.

a) At the moment, I ____________ (train) two new front desk clerks.

b) At present, I´m supervising them on the job. I ___________ (help) them to learn about accommodation
services.
c) It _________ (be) very important they know how to deal with customer complaints.
d) I _________ (be) also ___________ (show) our new staff how our reservation system __________ (work).
e) They __________ (find) that difficult because it isn´t one they normally __________ (use).
f) Currently, I ___________ (plan) a trip to the lakes with my family.
g) I ___________ (not) usually __________ (take) holidays during the busy season so I __________ (be) a bit
nervous.
h) I need to make sure my assistant ___________ (know) what she has to do before I go!

Finalmente vamos a tener en cuenta las pistas para escribir oraciones sobre qué hacen normalmente
(SIMPLE PRESENT) y qué están haciendo en este momento (PRESENT CONTINUOUS) los miembros del staff
del Bouvier Hotel.

11) Use the prompts to make sentences about what other staff at the Bouvier Hotel do and what they are doing
at the moment.

a) Executive chef: manage kitchen staff / plan menu for a banquet

Example: The executive chef manages the kitchen staff. At the moment, she´s planning the menu for a banquet.

b) Receptionist: work front desk / check in group of 25

c) Executive housekeeper: supervise cleaning staff / inspect all bathrooms
d) Building manager: look after building / supervise repair work
e) Waiter: waits at tables / take lunch order
f) Bell boy: help guests with luggage / carry heavy bag

SALUDOS A TODOS ☺