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DIAGNOSTIC ACTIVITY

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My name is Betty and Im going to guide you
through this learning program with my
boyfriend Jason and my best friend Enrique.
Today were going to a contest and later well
be sharing our experiences with you, guys. Do
you wanna join us. How much do I know?

READING AND WRITING

USE OF ENGLISH
TASK 1

TASK 1

TASK 2

TASK 2

TASK 3

TASK 3

TASK 4

TASK 4

TASK 5

TASK 5

Al terminar sus actividades de Use of English, por favor tome

una captura de pantalla de su resultado y adjntelo como
punto 1. del taller de la semana de diagnstico.

Al terminar sus actividades de reading and writing, por favor

tome una captura de pantalla de su resultado y adjntelo como
punto 2. del taller de la semana de diagnstico.

CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE

LISTENING & SPEAKING

TASK 1

TASK 1

TASK 2

TASK 2

TASK 3
TASK 4
Al terminar sus actividades de Listening & Speaking por favor
tome una captura de pantalla de su resultado y adjntelo como
punto 3 del taller de la semana de diagnstico.

Al terminar sus actividades de Cultural Knowledge por favor

tome una captura de pantalla de su resultado y adjntelo como
punto 4 del taller de la semana de diagnstico.

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Realice las siguientes actividades para completar su
diagnstico correspondiente a la semana 1 del
programa de formacin:

1
2
3

Taller que contenga las capturas de pantallas

respectivas a los tasks de los puntos 1, 2, 3 y 4.
Participacin en el foro social (solo se aceptar en
Ingls)
Participacin en la sesin en lnea, programada
por su tutor durante la semana.

REMEMBER:
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TASK 1
Choose the best option:
1. Joseph, Im curious. Tell me:
a. What do you do?
b. What you doing?
c. What do you doing?

2. Are you from Ireland?

a. Yes, I am Irish
b. Yes, I am Irlandese
c. Yes, I am Irlan

3. Where does your brother live?

DIAGNOSTIC 1

a. He live in Pittsburgh.
b. He living in Pittsburgh.
c. He lives in Pittsburgh.

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4. Do you like pizza?

7. I like big houses.

a. Yes, I do not.
b. No, I do not.
c. None

a. Look at those house over there.

b. Look at that house over there.
c. Look at this house over there.

5. Theres such a traffic jam.

8. Good morning, sir.

a. Are you going to work in bus?

b. Are you going to work for bus?
c. Are you going to work by bus?

a. What would you like for breakfast?

b. Where would you like for breakfast?
c. Why would you like for breakfast?

6. Look at that car!

9. My mom is not here. I feel disappointed.

a. Wow! Its such a nice car.

b. Wow! Its car very nice.
c. Wow! Its a nice and such car.

a. Oh. Dont feel sad. She is coming soon.

b. I feel very happy for you. I love your smile.
c. Tell your mom, I cant go.

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10. Hey! Thats my book.
a. No, that mine book.
b. No, this book is yours.
c. No, that book is mine!

TASK 2
Write the negative form. Use contractions.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

I like honey. _____________________Rta: I dont like honey

I am Italian. _____________________Rta: I am not Italian
She is doing her homework. __________________Rta: She
isnt doing her homework
Read the book! _____________________________Rta: Dont
read the book!
He plays soccer._____________________________Rta: He
doesnt play soccer.

TASK 3
Drag each one of the words to the right column.
Saturday

January

Journalist

Yellow

Thirty five

One thousand

Tuesday

Spain

June

France

Tiger

Black

August

Manager

Japan

Shoemaker

Surgeon

Friday

Greek

Pink

Owl

Chinese

Argentinian

White

May

One hundred

Pig

Polish

March

Ten

Swedish

Monday

Waiter

Dove

Switzerland

Thursday

Germany

Forty two

Butterfly

Gray

Countries Nationalities

Colors

Animals

Months

Days

Jobs

Numbers

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TASK 4

TASK 5

Choose the right verb to complete the expression

Fill in the correct prepositions

______the book

a. ask

______a letter

b. listen to

______to school

c. go

______your lesson

d. draw

______the race

e. play

______drums

f. speak

______a question

g. read

______a picture

h. write

______English

i. study

______to the radio

j. run

Yesterday I was _____ the kitchen, when a mouse came ____ and he
accidentally run _____ my cat, Snow. Snow took the mouse ____ his
tail and started looking _____ him. How crazy was that! I was certainly
confused, but, wellI live ____ New York, _____ to a rubbish dump.
My apartment is ____ the first floor and my daughter always leaves a
big piece ____ cheese _____the kitchens table.
a. In x 3
b. Over
c. By
d. At
e. Next to
f. On
g. Of
h. Under

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TASK 1
Choose the best answer according to the Reading.
Did Enrique take advantage of his experience in Barranquilla?
a)
b)
c)
d)

He enjoy nothing in Barranquilla

He enjoyed both his experience in Barranquilla and his
dialogue with Lois
He took advantage of his experience but he could not talk
about it with Lois
He did not take advantage about anything.

Who was his mate in the carnival?

DIAGNOSTIC 2

a)
b)
c)
d)

Annie is his mate in the carnival

He was alone Because he wanted to meet new friends
He was not alone, he was with Annie
Lois was his mate in the trip

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Which events could people relish in the Barranquilla carnival?

What disadvantages might people have in a trip like that?

a)

a)
b)
c)
d)

b)
c)
d)

People could relish battle of flowers, great and street

parade and the funeral of Joselito.
People could relished battle of flowers, great and street
parade and the funeral of Joselito.
People could not relished battle of flowers, great and
street parade and the funeral of Joselito.
People could not relish battle of flowers, great and street
parade and the funeral of Joselito.

Why do you think tourists want to visit Barranquilla?

a)
b)
c)
d)

Tourists want to visit Barranquilla because they could

appreciate ethnic diversity
Tourists want to visit Barranquilla because they can figure
out Colombian culture
Tourists want to visit Barranquilla because it is a musical
heritage of humanity
All of the above are right

You do not find out lonely places where you can get relaxed
You can get lost, nobody finds you because there are crowds
They could not have any disadvantage in a trip like that
Both a and b are right

TASK 2
Organize the following events based on the reading (1-5)
______ Enrique went to battle of flowers
______ Enrique arrived at Annies house
______ Enrique knew the Metropolitano stadium and museums
______ Enrique talked with Lois about his trip
______ Lois wants to travel to the Barraquilla carnival

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TASK 3

TASK 4

Write the right linking words to make the paragraph meaningful.

Put in order the next sentences.

For instance First of all

To sum up
In my point of view
Such as

Was /I / getting bored / when /rang/ the last week/ the

phone /.

Festivals, carnivals and celebrations show costumes and

culture. ____________________, there are two main reasons
to argue this idea. _____________, festivities give an identity
to people. Moreover, each town in Colombia has a
commemoration where people expose how and what they
dance, eat, drink and figure out their world.
________________, religion is one of the most popular
institutions that has more holydays; ______________ holy
week, Christmas, the saints day and so on.
_______________, our faith, costumes and culture are set up
by performances, behaviors and manners of living that are
presented in wide-ranging kind of festivals.

Share / and /show /each other /they /did / their joy/?

Go to/ beaches/ did / you / near/ some/?

Can /my /I /leave/ all /stuff /here/?

I /say /it /one /of / the /have /experiences /was /most

/unforgettable /ever /I / had /could.

TASK 5
Write your participation in the social forum. Please follow the
instructions carefully and use ONLY English. To get to the forum,
go to the Forums area in the program menu.

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TASK 1

Guin situacin comunicativa 6

Listen to Betty Florez talking about herself and the carnival of

Barranquilla.

TASK 2
True or False. Choose if the statement is true or false:
STATEMENT

True False

Betty is from Bogota, Colombia.

Betty thinks that liars are good workmates.
Betty is a Caribbean person.
Betty is like her mother.
Betty does not like to dance and entertain herself.
Betty is a hard working person.
Carnival of Barranquilla is the greatest carnival in Colombia.

DIAGNOSTIC 3

You could meet foreigners in the carnival of Barranquilla.

The carnival of Barrranquilla takes long four days.
In the carnival of Barranquilla, people get bored because there is nothing to do.

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TASK 3

What is she like?

Choose the right answer.

a)
b)
c)
d)

Where does Betty live?

a)
b)
c)
d)

She live in Barranquilla

She lives at Barranquilla
She does not live at Barranquilla
She lives in Barranquilla

Where is she from?

a)
b)
c)
d)

She is Colombian
She is not from Colombia
She is from Colombia
Both A and C are right

She is short and gorgeous

She is hard working
She is like her mother
All of the above are right

What does she do?

a)
b)
c)
d)

She does not do anything

She does nothing
She works in a company
She work in a company

When does the carnival of Barranquilla take place?

a)
b)
c)
d)

It is in February
It is on February
It is not on January
It is in January

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Which activities do people do in the carnival?

How long do people enjoy the carnival for?

a)
b)
c)
d)

a)
b)
c)
d)

They dance, get costume, drink, sing.

They get wet, meet people and stay at home.
They cook fish and rice, meet new friends.
All of the above are right

People do not enjoy the carnival four days

People does enjoy the carnival four days
People enjoys the carnival four days
People enjoy the carnival four days

Why is Betty a good worker?

Are there any British people in the carnival?

a)
b)
c)
d)

a)
b)
c)
d)

Betty is a good worker because she learns about different terms

Betty is a good worker because she does not waste her time
Betty is a good worker because she learn different things
None of the above

Yes, there are british people

No, there are british people
Yes, there are not british people
No, there are not british people

How is the carnival of barranquilla like?

a)
b)
c)
d)

It is astonishing, people entertain and have fun

Is it great but there is not a parade.
It is boring..
It is not great, people find out just a mess city.

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TASK 4
Imagine you are a tourist guide and theres a group of
foreigners that are visiting your city. As they dont know the
city, they ask you the next questions:

Where can we have lunch?

What can we do at night?
Where do we find out the best hotels?
What kind of typical food can we eat
How can we get back to the airport?

Prepare your answers and share them with your tutor and
classmates in the online session scheduled by your tutor
during the week.

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TASK 1
Choose the right answer.
Where do American people celebrate the New Years Eve
ball drop?
a.
b.
c.

In Times Square, NY.

In Washington D.C.
In Las Vegas, NV.

What do American people celebrate on July 4th?

a.
b.
c.

The most important race all over the world

Independence Day
Labor Day

Who was Martin Luther King?

DIAGNOSTIC 4

a.
b.
c.

A famous president of United States of America.

An American activist, humanitarian and leader of the movement
that protected the African-American Civil Rights.
None of above.

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When do Americans celebrate love and friendship?
a.
b.
c.

February
September
December

How many seasons are there in North America?

a.
b.
c.

2: Winter and Summer

4: Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall
3: Winter, Summer and Fall

Turkey is a meal that Americans usually prepare for:

Which American celebration is characterized by the
green color?
a.
b.
c.

St Patricks day
St Valentines day
Thanksgiving

Which American celebration honors the soldiers who

have died in war?
a.
b.
c.

Memorial day
Labor day
War day

a.
b.
c.

Thanksgiving
Christmas
New Years eve

London is the capital city of:

a.
b.
c.

England
United States
Australia

Pennsylvania is:
a.
b.
c.

One of the 50 states of North America

One of the biggest cities in Europe
It doesnt exist

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TASK 2
Watch the following videos
# 2: Video de actividades en Norte Amrica en diferentes
pocas del ao
Link 1
# 2: Did you know that all the 50 States in the U.S.A have a
nickname?...
Link 2
#7: Diferentes festividades in Norte Amrica.
Link 3

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CRDITOS
Lder de Proyecto:
Jairo Antonio Castro Casas
Expertos temticos:
Javier Gmez Zapata
Andrea Gonzlez Mosquera
Ivon Mirit Molina Barrios
Asesor Pedaggico:
Mnica Patricia Osorio Martnez

Programadores:
Diego Rodrguez Ortegn
Jos Felix Arizala Segura
Mayra Durango
Equipo de Diseo:
Gabriel David Surez Vargas
Guillermo Armando Aponte Celis
Jhonny Ronald Narvez Olarte
Julin Mauricio Milln Bonilla
Leonardo Stiglich Campos

Guionistas:
Beatriz Helena Duque Ospina
scar Daro Cardozo Garzn
scar Ivn Pineda Cespedes

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