Activities:

Answer the questions about Ruth’s Routine. Write complete sentences:

a. Does she often have eggs for breakfast?

sometimes she eats eggs for breakfast
b. If Ruth goes to bed without brushing her teeth, what does
she do ?
She gets up in the middle of the night and brushes
c. What does Ruth never do before bed? Why?
Bathe her face, because that always wakes her up
d. What does Ruth must always drink in the morning?
She drinks a delicious coffee
e. What time does Ruth usually brush her teeth?
She normally brushes her teeth at 8:00 pm after dinner
f. What does Ruth always do in the morning?
She always when wakes up, immediately takes a shower
g. What does she sometimes wear?
Sometimes she wears a formal dress when she has to go to work
h. What does Ruth occasionally do to remember to brush her
teeth?
She sets an alarm to remind her to brush her teeth

2. Write sentences with frequency adverbs (always, sometimes, usually,

never) and correct verb use, also, write a complement to the sentence.

• Sophia and Joseph / go

Sophia and Joseph sometimes go to the mall
• The dog / bark
The dog always barks when people arrive
• My father and I / drink
My father and I sometimes drink some kind of liqueur

• She / eat
She never eats a paisa tray

• Liliana and Santiago / speak

Liliana and Santiago usually speak three languages

Ingredients List
 In a large pot, place the chicken, corn, chicken broth, cilantro,
onions, garlic, salt and pepper.
 Add the water and boil, then reduce heat to medium and cook for
30 to 35 minutes, until chicken is cooked and tender.
 Uncover and add the frozen papa criolla and reduce heat for 15
minutes, add salt and pepper to your taste.
 Remove the chicken and place in another plate.
 Continue cooking the corn for about 15 more minutes. Put away
the onions and then add red potatoes, white potatoes, and the
guascas. Cook for 15 more minutes.
 Cut the chicken meat into small pieces and return to the pot.
Serve the Ajiaco with capers and heavy cream on the side.
En una olla grande, coloque el pollo, el maíz, el caldo de pollo, el
cilantro, las cebollas, ajo, sal y pimienta. Agregue el agua y hierva,
luego reduzca el fuego a medio y cocine durante 30 a 35 minutos, hasta
que el pollo esté cocido y tierno. Retire el pollo y colóquelo en otro
plato. Continúe cocinando los elotes por unos 15 minutos más. Retire las
cebollas y luego agregue las papas rojas, las papas blancas y las
guascas. Cocine por 15 minutos más.
Destape y agregue la papa criolla congelada y reduzca el fuego por 15
minutos, agregue sal y pimienta a su gusto. Cortar la carne de pollo en
trozos pequeños y volver a la olla. Sirva el Ajiaco con alcaparras y
crema espesa al lado.
Step 3: The Recipe
Ingredients List:
 Chicken
 Corn
 Chicken broth
 Cilantro
 Onions
 Garlic
 Salt
 Pepper
 Water
 Papa criolla
 red potatoes
 white potatoes
 Guascas
 Capers
 heavy cream

In a large pot, place the chicken, corn,

To start with chicken broth, cilantro, onions, garlic, salt and
pepper.

Add the water and boil, then reduce heat to

Second medium and cook for 30 to 35 minutes, until
chicken is cooked and tender.

Remove the chicken and place in another

After that plate.

Meanwhile Continue cooking the corn for about 15 more

minutes. Put away the onions and then add
red potatoes, white potatoes, and the
guascas. Cook for 15 more minutes.
 Uncover and add the frozen papa criolla and
reduce heat for 15 minutes, add salt and
Afterwards pepper to your taste.

Cut the chicken meat into small pieces and

At the end return to the pot. Serve the Ajiaco with capers
and heavy cream on the side.

Step 4: The letter

a) Complete the chart writing the sentences with the correct tense
(Simple Past and Past progressive)

Past progressive sentences Simple past sentences

 I was landing in Riohacha’s  I was in la Guajira

airport
 I was eating friche in the
main park
 I was coming back to Cali
 I was walking around to
know the place and buying
some souvenirs
 I was doing the check-in in
the hotel
 I was waking up really early
 I was going to travel
 I was drinking delicious
juice
 I continued walking
 I was enjoying of calm
 I was visiting El Faro
 I was renning
 I was visiting
 I had lunch there in
Riohacha
 I enjoyed every momento
 I was very excited
 I stopped for a minute
 I went to Ojo del agua
beach
 I stopped again in the
Arcoíris beach
 I went to sleep in a
Rancheria
 I han lunch there
 I spent the whole day
around

b) Write down sentences in simple past with the following

information, also write a complement for each sentence.
 They / become (Affirmative)
They became artists last year.
 We / run (negative sentence)
We don't ran every year
 She / call (Interrogative sentence)
¿Did she call the teacher last month?
 He / make (Affirmative sentence)
He made great drawings in paint
 I / sing (Interrogative sentence)
¿I sang in a bar?
 You / work (negative sentence)
You didn't work on sundays
 We / write (Affirmative sentence)
We wrote this song for my mom

c. Write down sentences in past progressive with the following

information, also write a complement for each sentence.

We / fold (Negative sentence)

We weren’t folding the t-shirts.
You / blow (Interrogative sentence)
¿Were you blowing the bombs?
She / hide (Affirmative sentence)
She was hiding the letter
He / sleep (Negative sentence)
He wasn't sleeping very well
It / bite (Interrogative sentence)
¿Was it a dog that was biting my ball?
They / drive (Affirmative sentence)
They were driving drunk
I / forget (Negative sentence)
I wasn't forgetting my notebooks

Step 5: Reflection and personal growth