ASSIGNMENT 4.

WRITING SESSION - UNIT 1, 2 AND 3

INGLES A2

TUTORA

MARIA VICTORIA GUZMAN BARRERA

PRESENTADO POR:

MARIA ISABEL CARDONA AGUDELO CÓDIGO: 1045050651

MARY CECILIA OREJUELA CÓDIGO:

GRUPO:

900002_463

UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL ABIERTA Y A DISTANCIA – UNAD

ESCUELA DE CIENCIAS SOCIALES ARTES Y HUMANIDADES

ESCAH
 I. PHASE ONE
A. Introduce yourself and select role: Each student will share IN ENGLISH the
following information on complete sentences (Name, age, address, phone
number and occupation). Also, he/she will select a ROLE for the
collaborative work
PRESENTATIONS

Hello!, my name is Maria Isabel Cardona Agudelo, I am 20 years old, am from

Thames - Antioch and it is where I live nowadays, I am a commercial adviser of
Tigo-Une, I am in fifth semester of psychology of the UNAD, and my number
of celphone is 3147661498.
For this activity I choose the role of:

Evaluator: To verify that the final paper meets the criteria stipulated by the rubric. The
evaluator must inform the group about any corrections or adjustments regarding the
quality of the document.

hello my name is mary cecilia orejuela valencia

I'm thirty-nine years old,
I am from dirty river choco
I live in turbo antioquia.
I am a student and I am currently studying the fourth semester of psychology at
UNAD
my with act are
telephone 310 416 51 45
mail mardaya1978@hotmail.com

for this activity i assume the role of

Alerts: To notify all the group members about changes or news related to the
submission or elaboration of the final paper. To notify the teacher through the
collaborative forum and the course messaging that the final paper was submitted.

I. PHASE TWO:
B. Check grammar structures/vocabulary: Each participant
will select ONE Grammar topic to COMPLETE the chart in the forum
with the explanations of such grammar topics

GRAMMAR EXPLANATION/STRUCTURE/EXAMPLES
TOPIC
Present The Present Simple is a verb tense that is used to
simple describe habitual actions that happen with a
certain frequency and does not refer to if it is
happening at the present time.
I play tennis

(It makes mention of a sport that I do every day

and that I'm not necessarily playing it at the
moment).

He works in an office.

(Refers to the work that a person develops

frequently)

They travel to Madrid.

(Talk about a trip that is repeated daily, although

the subject is not doing it now).

Below are the affirmative, interrogative and

negative forms of this verb tense:

Modo Afirmativo

I play _yo juego

You play _ tu juegas

He plays _ El juega

She play _ella juega

It plays _el /ella juega

We play _ usedes juegan

They play _ellos juegan

Modo interrogativo

Do I play? ¿Juego yo?

Do you play ¿juegas tú?

Does he play? ¿Juega el?

Does she play? ¿Juega el?

Does it play? ¿Juega él/ ella?

 Do we play? ¿Jugamos nosotros?

DO you play? ¿Juegan ustedes?

Modo negativo

do not play yo no juego

You do not play tu mo juegas

He does not play el no juega

She does not play ella no juega

It does not play el/ ella no juega

You do not play usted no juegan I

They do not play ellos no juega

In the examples, the verb PLAY (play) has been

taken as an example. Note that in the affirmative
mode, in the 3rd person of the singular, an "S" is
added to the verb.

In the interrogative and negative mode the

auxiliary DO is used, although in the 3rd person
of the singular it is placed as auxiliary DOES and
the "S" is removed from the verb.

There are some particular cases such as, for

example, if the verb used ends in "SS", "SH",
"CH", "O" and "X" when forming the 3rd person
of the singular in the affirmative form "ES"
Present El presente progresivo ("present progressive")
progressive expresa una acción que se está desarrollando en
el momento presente y que terminará pronto. En
inglés, al igual que en español, está formado por
el verbo auxiliar "be" (ser o estar) conjugado en
tiempo presente, (form + ing) del verbo principal.
ATENCIÓN: En inglés, el presente progresivo se
usa con mucha más frecuencia que en español,
aun cuando no está presente en la oración una de
las expresiones que lo indican. EJ: What are you
doing? = ¿Qué haces? A veces cuando añadimos
ING a un verbo se producen algunos cambios en
la escritura: RUN-RUNNING/ COME-COMING
 SUPER IMPORTANTE: -Si el verbo termina con Y,
no debes duplicar la consonante. Simplemente
agrega ING (PLAY-PLAYING)

-Si termina con IE, debes cambiar E por Y antes

de agregar ING. (DIE-DIYING)

-Si el verbo termina con DOS VOCALES +

CONSONANTES, no debes duplicar la consonante.
Simplemente agrega –ING. (LOOK-LOOKING)

-Si termina con –E, debes eliminar la –E y

agregar –ING (LOVE-LOVING)

ESTRUCTURA

La estructura del presente progresivo es una

combinación de dos verbos, uno es el verbo "to
be" y el otro es el verbo que indica la acción, este
terminando con "ing".

Subject + Verb To Be + Verb (ing)

I am running

La forma positiva de este tiempo gramatical es:

You are reading a magazine

La forma interrogativa es: Is He playing

basketball?

Y la forma negativa es: You are not drinking

sodas
There La construcción "There is/There are" es una
is/are forma de construir oraciones impersonales
equivalente en español a "hay (existe)".

"There is" se utiliza cuando se va a nombrar 1

unidad de algo contable (que se puede contar)
Ejemplo: un auto (a car) o un lápiz (a pencil)

"There are" se utiliza cuando se quiere nombrar

varias unidades de algo (Ejemplo: one car, two
cars) pero no es necesario que aparezcan los
números, también puede ser: many (varios) cars.
El otro caso en el que también se usa "there are"
es cuando lo que se nombra no es contable,
 donde se utiliza la palabra "some" (Ejemplo:
some cheese (queso)).

ESTRUCTURA

En oraciones afirmativas: there + verbo to be +

(numero/articulo) + sustantivo

There is a pool / there are two bedrooms

En negativas: there + verbo tobe + not +

(numero/articulo) + sustantivo

There isn´t a yard / there aren´t three

bathrooms

En interrogativas: verbo to be + there + (articulo

/ any) + sustantivo + ?

Is there an attic? Yes, there is / No, there isn´t

Are there any bathtubs? Yes, there are / No there

aren´t
Frequency Los adverbios de frecuencia, se utilizan para
adverbs expresar, cuanto y con qué frecuencia realizamos
las actividades diarias. Esos Adverbios de
Frecuencia son:

Always - siempre , Often - a menudo ,

Sometimes - algunas veces , Seldom - rara vez ,
Never – nunca

Ahora bien, para elaborar oraciones afirmativas,

debemos tomar en cuenta la estructura: (
Subject + Frecuency adverb + verb +
complement)

Examples:

Example: I always get up early.

En español: Yo siempre me levantó temprano.

I usually play Tennis.

En español: Yo usualmente juego Tennis.

 They often eat Pizza.

En español: Ellos a menudo comen Pizza.

We seldom go to the beach.

En español: Nosotros rara vez vamos a la playa

De igual manera; se forma con el infinitivo de

cualquier verbo, para todas las personas, menos
para la tercera persona del singular (he, she, it ),
( el,ella, este - esta), en la cual añadimos una “-
s” al verbo, o bien una “-es. Pero las
abordaremos en una futura publicación.

EXAMPLE: She always cleans the house

En español: Ella siempre limpia la casa

Connectors Linking words or connecting words help you to
in writing build a logical argument in your text by linking
one statement to another. A text without linking
words reads like a series of unrelated statements
with no flow.

Linking words can be used to:

Link the flow of ideas in your writing

Guide your reader towards the next stage of your

argument

Link paragraphs together.

1.Adición (Addition)

When we want to add ideas or to give more

information about the same idea we use the
following connectors:

Linking Word

and

also, moreover, furthermore, in addition

too, as well

as well as

even

2. Oposición (Opposition)

The next connectors are used when we are

contrasting ideas.

Linking Word

but

however

although

nevertheless

despite/in spite of

cause 3

because porque

as Como

because of a causa de( que)

due to, because of Debido a que

since, given that Dado que

since, because ya que

since, as puesto que

thanks to gracias a que

because of por culpa (de)

4. Consecuencia (Consequence

These connectors are to express the

 consequences of the information previously given
and they are all used in a similar way.

Linking Word

Then Entonces

So Asi que

Therefore por lo tanto/por eso

in consequence En concecuencia

c. Practice: Each participant will select ONE practical exercise

that is different from the topic he/she explained before in
order to develop the answers in the forum

Exercise 1. From the picture of the refrigerator. Write 5 complete

positive sentences, three negative sentences and two interrogative
sentences using THERE + BE
Exercise 2: write corresponding sentences to the images in Present simple tense. Use
The subject according to the pictures

Example: The man takes a shower in the morning

1. he likes to take a shower

2. he dresses in his favorite clothes

3. She wakes up in the morning

4. She goes away to the bed early

5. She goes to the college to studying

6. He eats his food

7. She washes his face

8. He washes the teeth to be going to sleep

9. She does his homework

10. He sees the tv in the night

Exercise 3: Describe ten actions of the people in the picture. Use presente progressive
in both positive and negative
Example: The man in the red shirt is skating. The man is not walking

Exercise 4: Answer five questions about you and five about one
member from your family. Use Adverbs of frequency

How often do you do these activities?

How often does your family member do these activities?

Example:

I NEVER play Basketball. My brother SELDOM reads a book

I RARELY play basketball. My brother ALWAYS plays chess.

I RARELY rest and relax. My daughter HARDLY EVER goes swimming.

I OCCASIONALLY visit a friend. My parents SOMETIMES send messages

I ALWAYS take a shower. My sister OFTEN reads a book / magazine

I USUALLY make a favor. My kids SOMETIMES go shopping

II. PHASE THREE

C. Planning the letter to your mother: You will write a letter to your mother
describing what your life is like after two months of moving with your
husband/wife/partner to a different country. You will include description of the
city, description of daily routine and description of a picture you sent.

The group will fill in this planning CHART

APORTE REALIZADO PO MARIA ISABEL CARDONA

Hello Mother

I am writing this letter to tell you that we are very well, Fabian and I we enjoy the life
and our new family, Mexico is very beautiful, calm and the persons are good with us.
There are many tourists in this city and the economy is good, There are many business
and it is easy to obtain a good employment. I have sent several leaves of life and already
I have several options of work. His granddaughter this this Camila very well of health,
in addition is very intelligent and to adapted very well, Every day we get up early and I
prepare the breakfast and the lunch for me and for my husband, I continue studying in
my specialization though always I extract time for my family, Since at 8 p.m. we meet a
movie in netflix. And then we are going to sleep with Camila.

COUNTRY/CITY YOU ARE MOVING TO Ciudad de Mexico

PICTURE A OF PEOPLE IN THE CITY/PARK/ STREETS TO DESCRIBE

In the image it is observed to Camila, Fabian and I,

we were in the central park of the city. That is big and green, Were doing a picnic, it was a
good day, Many families go the weekends to happen in the relative and to realize activities
entertained by his domestic animals
PICTURE B OF PLACE OF YOUR HOUSE TO DESCRIBE

In my house there is a bed. There is a very

comfortable armchair. There is a Beautiful lamp that hangs of the ceiling. There is also a
picture in the wall. There is window there stays to the park and this one fact of crystal and
the wood. On the space there are very strong walls. Finally to the sides of the bed there
are two small tables.

ACTIONS TO DESCRIBE DAILY ROUTINE

wake
Have breakfast
Study
To work
To converse
See
To play
To entertain
sleep

E.Drafting: After having decided about the city, the pictures and the actions, the
group will start writing the letter that will be divided into paragraphs:

PARAGRAPH ONE SALUTATION AND GREETINGS

Hi mother, how are you? How do you feel in your house? Are
you happy with your life? I hope you're happy living with my
father. We miss you a lot
Grammar: present simple - questions TO BE - greetings.

PARAGRAPH TWO DESCRIBING YOUR CITY

Grammar: present progressive - there is/are

PARAGRAPH DESCRIBING YOUR HOUSE

THREE In my house there is a bed. There is a very comfortable
armchair. There is a Beautiful lamp that hangs of the ceiling.
There is also a picture in the wall. There is window there stays
to the park and this one fact of crystal and the wood. On the
space there are very strong walls. Finally to the sides of the
bed there are two small tables.
Grammar: there is/are. Prepositions of place