INSTITUCIN EDUCATIVA DEPARTAMENTAL INTEGRADA ANTONIO NARIO

2017
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GRADE: _ _ _ _ _

TALLER No. 01
REA: Humanidades ASIGNATURA: Ingls
GRADO: Sptimo PERIODO: Primero
TIEMPO ESTIMADO: 6 Horas TIEMPO DE INICIO:
DOCENTE: Rubn Daro Hermosa Acosta
COMPETENCIA: Sociolingstica
ESTNDAR: Escribo textos cortos que narran historias y describen personas y
lugares que imagino o conozco.
TPICO GENERATIVO: Appearances - How to describe someone in English
MARCO TERICO:
Descriptive Adjectives

Para describir algo o alguien en ingls se utilizan los Adjetivos Calificativos (Descriptive
Adjectives), que son aquellos que expresan las cualidades del sustantivo al que
modifican. Su ubicacin en la oracin es delante del sustantivo. No varan ni el gnero ni
el nmero (red cars, fat woman).

Como son muy numerosos, trabajaremos slo algunos y para facilitar su aprendizaje los
agruparemos en las siguientes categoras:

Appearance
Attractive, good-looking, beautiful, handsome, pretty, cute, nice, plain,
unattractive, ugly, Well-dressed, nicely dressed, casually dressed,
poorly dressed;
Neat, clean, untidy, dirty.

Height
Tall, pretty tall, six feet tall, short, pretty short;

average height, medium height, middle height.

Weight and Build

Thin, quite thin, slim, slender, skinny, medium-build,
overweight, fat, strong, muscular, athletic.

Hair
Dark, fair, black, red, brown, blond,
white,
gray, Long, short, medium-length, shoulder-length;
Straight, curly, wavy, thick, thinning, bald; Shiny,
dull Smooth, neatly combed, tousled, disheveled.

Eyes
Blue, green, gray, brown, light-blue, dark-gray,
grayish-blue, dark; big, bright, expressive, with long
lashes.

Age

Young, old, middle-aged; twenty years old, in her

thirties, about forty.

Character
Pleasant personality, good-tempered, good-natured, easy-going; Terrible
character,
bad-tempered, Friendly, sociable, outgoing, unfriendly,
hostile, unsociable; Strong, tough,
independent, mature, weak, immature; Reliable,
trustworthy, honest, unreliable, dishonest;
Reasonable, sensible, unreasonable, unpredictable, impulsive;
Ambitious, hard-working, energetic, lazy; Disciplined,
organized, careful, accurate;
Undisciplined, disorganized, careless, inaccurate, inattentive,
Attentive
Aggressive, selfish, shy, timid, modest,
humble;
Haughty, arrogant, stubborn, obstinate; Moody, touchy,
sensitive; amusing, funny, interesting, dull,
boring;
Unselfish, kind, stingy, miserly, greedy;
Strange,
odd, weird, eccentric, crazy.

Mind
Intelligent, broad-minded, bright, quick, agile,
wise,
clever; Foolish, stupid, narrow-minded,
silly.

Cuando queremos preguntar por el aspecto de una persona utilizamos la siguiente

expresin:

What does she look like? / What is she like?

She is young and good-looking, with dark eyes and long red hair.

What does he look like? / What is he like?

He is tall and thin, with brown hair. He is twenty-five years old.

Cuando se utiliza ms de un adjetivo, stos deben ir en un orden especial: Size + Shape

+ Colour Ejemplo:
I have long wavy fair hair.

ACTIVIDAD:

a. Lea los textos y relacione cada uno con su correspondiente imagen. Traduzca en su
cuaderno.

1. Richard Prez is a student from Mexico. Hes 17 years old and he lives in Cartagena.
His address is Street 25 No. 857, Cartagena. His lessons are from Monday to Friday from
9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Hes tall and slim and his hair is short and black. His eyes are brown.
Hes young.

2. Julia Reeves is a teacher from Australia. Shes 40 years old and lives in Canberra. Her
flat is in the centre of the city. She works from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm every day. Shes short
and her hair is blonde and shoulder-length. Her eyes are brown. Shes middle-aged.

3. Henry James is from England. Hes a doctor and he lives in London. His house is near
Green Park. Hes 64 years old. He works from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm every day. Hes tall
and well-built. His hair is short and grey. He has a moustache and a small beard and
wears glasses. His eyes are brown. Hes old.

c. Encuentre los 11 adjetivos ocultos en la sopa de letras. Utilice cada adjetivo en una
oracin.
 Q R E W Y T U I O P A S D F G
H C U R L Y U A L C L H O N L
A K N I C A N T D A K O O A O
S A L N I P Q O E D I R S M S
A L L A T H U A N L T T N O S
T G T W S U G F T S A I K Y E
H B E C A L L Y I U G R X Z M
G A X C E S Y M T Q U A H I P
I L N E N W R E R A D L K S O
A M A V I A W E A K S T I D U
R S L I Y B I N P I A L E L R
T A R O N A T S A B L Y G A H
S Y U J R N R X Y N A R B N
V
O N T A F I L A C A N C P A D
G I N S D R I T Y B O D U C S
d. Lea el siguiente mensaje de correo electrnico en ingls donde una mujer describe su
cita con un desconocido y la respuesta de su amiga. Conteste las preguntas acerca de
los mensajes. Traduzca.

The Blind Date

Hi Rachel. I was in my blind date with your friend Bob last night. We met at the
restaurant like you planned. He is totally different than how you described him. You said
he's tall, but he's really short. You said that he's overweight, but he's thin. Also, you said
that he's serious, but he's very funny. I think I'm in love. Thank you for introducing us.
_____________________
Hi Brenda. Who is Bob? Your blind date was with Sam. You met the wrong person!

1) Subraye las palabras para describir a Sam.

tall short overweight thin serious funny

2) Subraye las palabras para describir a Bob.

tall short overweight thin serious funny

3) Cules oraciones (dos) describen la situacin?

A) Her blind date was with Bob, but she met a different man, Sam.
B) Her blind date was with Sam, but she met a different man, Bob.
C) She's in love with Sam.
D) She's in love with Bob.

e. Pegue en su cuaderno una imagen de un familiar o de su personaje favorito (Jugador,

cantante, actriz, etc.), escriba la descripcin correspondiente y lala frente a sus
compaeros de clase.

f. Traduzca la siguiente lectura en su cuaderno.

Nelson: Hello, Tyna.

Tyna: Hello, Nelson. Have you seen my brother?
Nelson: I dont know your brother. What does he look like?
Tyna: Well, his name is Brainy. He has got a round face, curly hair, big brown eyes and a
small mouth.
Nelson: Mmmm, curly hair and small mouth? No, I havent seen him. Does he like
playing football?
Tyna: Yes, he loves playing football.
Nelson: Does he like running?
Tyna: Yes, he loves running and swimming. What do you like doing?
Nelson: I love playing games on the computer, Reading and going to the cinema. I
also like running, swimming and playing football like Brainy.
Tyna: I think you may get on very well.
Nelson: Yes, we could be Friends!
Tyna: Lets look for him together.

g. Ordene las oraciones y escrbalas en espaol.

Spanish/beautiful/a/woman/young
__
glass/a/round/small/table
French/city/a/old/wonderful
__
fat/brown/cats/two
day/a/cold/winter/day/long
__
small/three/books/black
big/red/a/apple/delicious
man/an/Canadian/old/intelligent
__
____________________________
______________________________
____________________________
______________________________
____________________________
______________________________
______________________________
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Si quiere afianzar lo aprendido en clase acerca de este tema, desarrolle el ejercicio

que encontrar en la siguiente pgina:
http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/vocabulary-
exercises/appearance
TALLER No. 2
TPICO GENERATIVO: Im learning English in the school
MARCO TERICO:
The Present Continuous

El Presente Continuo o Presente Progresivo es un tiempo verbal que se utiliza para

expresar acciones que suceden en el mismo momento en que se est hablando, por
ejemplo:

I am speaking English. Yo estoy hablando ingls. (Est sucediendo ahora).

Para formar el presente continuo se utiliza el verbo "to be" como auxiliar y el verbo
principal terminado en gerundio:
Sujeto Auxiliar (to be) Gerundio
I am talking, eating, learning, doing, going...
He, She, It is talking, eating, learning, doing, going...
You, We, They are talking, eating, learning, doing, going...

Para negar el presente continuo tenemos que colocar la partcula not entre el auxiliar
(forma del verbo to be) y el verbo principal. Ej: I am not eating now

Para hacer preguntas debemos iniciar la oracin con el auxiliar (Verbo to be) y despus el
pronombre personal. Ej: Are you reading that book?

Cuando se utiliza el presente continuo es comn el uso de las contracciones:

I'm - you're - he's - she's - it's - we're - they're

Las formas negativas son: isn't = is not; arent =- are not.

Empleamos el Presente Continuo para hablar de acciones que estn en progreso. A

menudo agregamos expresiones de tiempo tales como right now, at the moment
and now. Ejemplo:

"She's talking to him right now.

 Otro uso se da cuando queremos referirnos a situaciones temporales o cambios
que se estn produciendo en un periodo de tiempo. Ej:
The rate of unemployment is coming down.

Se emplea el presente continuo para expresar planes futuros, a menudo en un

momento determinado y con una persona especfica. Ej: "I'm playing tennis
with Maria on Friday at 7pm."

ACTIVIDAD:

A. Complete con la forma del verbo To Be correspondiente y el verbo que est entre
parntesis para formar oraciones en Presente Continuo. Traduzca.
1. I _____________________________ to the news at the moment. (listen)
2. The students _________________________ to school now. (go)
3. Mr. Smith ____________________________ for the bus. (wait)
4. For the time being, Mary __________________________ as a secretary. (work)
5. Our friends __________________________ Disney World today. (visit)
6. The train ____________________________ at the station at this time. (arrive)
7. You ___________________________ the exercises well now. (do)
8. They __________________________ the weekend in Miami. (spend)
9. Look! The bus ___________________________ over there! (come)
10. Listen! Those children ____________________________ Spanish! (speak)
11. Theres a man in the garden. He _________________________ the grass. (cut)
12. There are several students in the gym. They __________________________ (work out)
B. Complete con la forma del verbo To Be correspondiente y el verbo que est entre
parntesis para formar oraciones en Presente Continuo. Traduzca.

1. _ _ _ _ Robert and Alice _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (study) in the library?

2. The television presenter _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Interview) the guest.
3. The singer _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (not sing) any of his well-known songs.
4. _ _ _ _ your mom _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (cook) the birthday cake?
5. The police officers _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (arrest) the criminal.
6. The doctor _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (talk) to the patient.
7. _ _ _ _ your grandparents _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (live) in Italy?
8. The cleaners _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (not clean) the office.
9. The flight attendant _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (bring) the passenger her food.
10._ _ _ _ the children _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (visit) the Zoo?

C. Escriba preguntas usando questions words como What, Where, Why, etc. Como
indica el ejemplo.

1. Marys eating an apple now. What is Mary eating?

2. John and his friends are watching TV.
___________________________________________________
3. Theyre living in Bristol at present. ___________________________________________________
4. Im answering a letter. ___________________________________________________
5. The students are reading a story. ___________________________________________________
6. George is travelling by plane. ___________________________________________________
7. He isnt working because its Sunday.
___________________________________________________
8. Billys wearing the new sweater. ___________________________________________________
9. Im singing because Im happy. ___________________________________________________
10. The men are running now. ___________________________________________________
11. Im trying to open the window. ___________________________________________________
12. Theyre looking at the horses. ___________________________________________________

D. Escriba el verbo en la forma correcta. Use Presente simple o Presente progresivo.

Traduzca.

1. Julia is very good at languages. She _______________ (speak) four languages very
well.
 2. Hurry up! Everybody _______________ (wait) for you.
3. _______________ (you / listen) to the radio? 'No, you can turn it off'.
4. _______________ (you / listen) to the radio every day? 'No, just occasionally'.
5. The River Nile _______________ (flow) into the Mediterranean.
6. The river _______________ (flow) very fast today - much faster than usual.
7. We usually __________ (grow) vegetables in our garden, but this year we ___________
(not/grow) any.
8. Lets go out. It _______________ (not / rain) now.
9. I _____________ (learn) to drive. My father _______________ (teach) me.
10.The dog and the cat always _____________ (play) in the garden.

E. Realice los dilogos de acuerdo al ejemplo. Traduzca cada uno de ellos.

Washing the dishes in the bathtub / Sink

a. What are you doing?
b. Im washing the dishes in the bathtub.
a. Thats strange! Do you usually wash the dishes in the bathtub?
b. No. I never wash the dishes in the bathtub, but Im washing the dishes in the
bathtub today.
a. Why are you doing that?
b. Because my sink is broken.
a. Im sorry to hear that.

1. Sleeping on the floor / Bed

2. Reading with a flashlight / Lamp
3. Walking to work / Car
4. Using a typewriter / Computer
5. Sweeping the carpet / Vacuum
TALLER No. 3
TPICO GENERATIVO: Sit-sitting
MARCO TERICO:
Reglas para el Gerundio de los Verbos en Ingls

Dado a que en el Presente Progresivo o Continuo el verbo principal va en gerundio, es

decir con terminacin ing, es necesario conocer las reglas para convertir el verbo de su
forma simple a gerundio, de acuerdo a su terminacin.

Si el verbo tiene una sola slaba y termina en una consonante precedida de una
nica vocal (siguiendo la estructura Consonante-vocal-consonante), dicha
consonante se debe duplicar y posteriormente agregamos la terminacin -ing.

Cut-cutting (cortar cortando) Sit-sitting (sentar sentando)

Si el verbo termina en -e y sta es precedida por una consonante, la e se

elimina y en su lugar se agrega -ing.

Come coming (venir viniendo) Write writing (escribir escribiendo)

Si el verbo tiene ms de una slaba y el acento recae sobre la ltima, tenemos que
doblar la ltima consonante cuando tengamos una sola vocal y nica consonante
en la ltima slaba.

Admit Admitting (aceptar aceptando) Begin Beginning (empezar empezando)

Cuando una verbo termina en l, y sta es precedida por una vocal, dicha l,
debe duplicarse y entonces, se agregar -ing.

Cancel Cancelling (cancelar cancelando) Impel Impelling (impulsar impulsando)

En los verbos que terminan en -ie, esta partcula debe ser sustituida por una y
despus agregar el -ing.
Lie Lying (mentir mintiendo)
Algunos verbos del ingls nunca se utilizan en Presente Progresivo, slo en el Presente
Simple; entre ellos tenemos:
see ver love amar like gustar prefer preferir
hear escuchar/or hate odiar dislike disgustar want
querer

ACTIVIDAD:

1. Traduzca las conversaciones y escriba si la informacin de las oraciones es

Verdadera (True) o Falsa (False).

Conversation 1:
Norma: Where are you going?
Teresa: I'm going to the shopping mall. Theres a good movie at the Royal
Theater. It's with Brat Pitt.
He's my favorite actor. How about you?
Norma: I'm going to the movies too.
Teresa: Great! Lets go!

Conversation 2:
Roberto: Hello!
Francisco: Hi, Roberto. What are you doing?
Roberto: I'm studying for the Math test, and you?
Francisco: I'm watching TV.
Roberto: How about the test?
Francisco: Math isn't my favorite subject.

a. Norma and Teresa are going to the shopping mall. _ _ _ d. Francisco isn't watching TV. _
__
b. Brat Pitt is in the movie. _ _ _ e. Math is Francisco's favorite
subject. _ _ _
c. Roberto is studying for a Math test. _ _ _ f. Norma is at the Royal Theater.
___

2. Traduzca el siguiente texto y responda las preguntas formuladas.

A Bad Day at the Office

Mr. Blaine is the president of the Acme Internet Company. The

Company has a staff of energetic employees. Unfortunately,
all of the employees are out today. Nobody is there. As a
result, Mr. Blaine is doing everybodys job, and hes having a
VERY bad day at the office.

Hes answering the telephone because the receptionist who

usually answers it is at the dentists office.

Hes typing letters because the secretary who usually types

them is at home in bed with the flu.

Hes sorting the mail because the office assistant who usually
sorts it is on vacation. And hes even cleaning the office
because the custodian who usually cleans it is on strike.

Poor Mr. Blaine! Its a very busy day at the Acme Internet Company, and nobody is there
to help him. Hes having a VERY bad day at the office.

True or false.

a. Mr. Blaine is the president of the Ajax Internet Company. _ _ _ _

 b. Mr. Blaine is out today. _ _ _ _
c. The secretary is sick. _ _ _ _
d. The office assistant is on strike. _ _ _ _
e. The custodian isnt cleaning the office today. _ _ _ _
f. The receptionist usually answers the phone at the dentists office. _ _ _ _

3. Complete los dilogos usando el presente continuo. Traduzca.

Hans: Hello, Bob! Where ______ you ____________? (go)

Bob: To the post office.
Hans: I ___________ (go) there, too. Why ______nt you ____________ (drive) your car?
Bob: Its in the garage. They ____________ (fix) the brakes.

Jane: Wheres Billy?

Peter: Hes in his room.
Jane: What ______ he ___________? (do) I dont think he ____________(sleep).
Peter: No, he isnt. He ____________ (study) for a test.
Jane: He ______ always ____________! (study). Thats why he ___________ (do) so well at
school this year
Peter: Well, he ____________ (plan) to study engineering, you know.

Robert: Where are the children?

Mary: Billy ____________ (watch) TV in the living-room. And Bettys in the kitchen. I think
she ____________ (cook) dinner. And Jims in his room. He ____________ (sleep), of course!
Robert: Well, lets go for a walk, then.
Mary: Great! Lets do that.
TALLER No. 4
TPICO GENERATIVO: I love learning English! - Really? SO DO I!
MARCO TERICO:
EXPRESSING AGREEMENT AND DISAGREEMENT

AGREEMENT

El acuerdo con lo que una persona dice, agreement en ingls, se expresa

mediante SO o NEITHER en funcin de si la frase es afirmativa o negativa:

1.- Afirmativa
SO + AUXILIAR + SUJETO

El auxiliar tiene que ir en el tiempo verbal en el que se expresa ese acuerdo. El sujeto
variar en funcin de con quin se exprese el acuerdo. La traduccin de esta formula a
espaol sera la de tambin.

E.g.: A: I like music (Present Simple)

B: So do I (Auxiliar de Present Simple)
E.g.: A: I went to the cinema yesterday evening (Past Simple)
B: So did I (Auxiliar de Past Simple)
E.g.: A: She will get up very early tomorrow (Futuro con will)
B: So will he (Auxiliar de Futuro)
E.g.: A: He has been to USA twice (Present Perfect)
B: So have we (Auxiliar de Present Perfect)

Si en la frase aparece un verbo que no se construye con un auxiliar, se usa el verbo

directamente y en el tiempo verbal en el que va expresado. Verbos de este tipo puede ser
el verbo to be, el verbo to have got o verbos modales (can, must, should, etc)

E.g.: A: He is friendly
B: So is she
E.g.: A: He has got a car
B: So have they
E.g.: A: He must study English more.
B: So must we

2.- Negativa
NEITHER + AUXILIAR en afirmativo + SUJETO

Si la frase es negativa se usa NEITHER en vez de SO. Su traduccin en castellano sera

tampoco. El auxiliar ir tambin en el mismo tiempo verbal en el que se expresa la
accin pero no har falta escribirlo en negativo al encontrarte la negacin recogida en el
propio NEITHER.

E.g.: A: He hasnt made a big mistake. (Present Perfect)

B: Neither have we (Auxiliar de Present Perfect)
E.g.: A: Peter will not arrive late (Futuro con will)
B: Neither will I (Auxiliar de Futuro)
E.g.: A: He is not wasting his time, he is studying hard. (Presente Continuo)
B: Neither are we (Auxiliar de Present Continuo)

Al igual que con SO, si hay un verbo que no se construye con un auxiliar se escribe
directamente el verbo en el tiempo verbal en el que va expresado y el verbo ir tambin
en afirmativo al encontrarse la negacin en NEITHER.

E.g.: A: She wasnt very keen on watching TV

B: Neither was I
E.g.: A: He mustnt give up learning English
B: Neither must we
 DISAGREEMENT

El desacuerdo con lo que una persona dice, disagreement en ingls, se expresa

mediante la siguiente frmula

SUJETO + AUXILIAR AFIRMATIVO / NEGATIVO

El auxiliar ir en afirmativo o en negativo en funcin de lo que la otra persona exprese.

Si expresa una idea o accin afirmativa y se quiere expresar el desacuerdo, habr que
poner el auxiliar en negativo y viceversa, si la idea o accin es negativa, el auxiliar ir
afirmativo. El tiempo verbal del auxiliar ser el mismo en el que se exprese la idea o
accin.

E.g.: A: I like Chinese food (Present Simple)

B: I don t (Present Simple) (en negativo porque est en desacuerdo)
E.g.: A: They didnt buy the new book.
B: He did. (Past Simple) (en afirmativo porque est en desacuerdo)

Al igual que anteriormente si hay un verbo que no necesita un auxiliar, se usar el verbo
directamente en el tiempo en el que vaya.

E.g.: A: She cant play tennis

B: I can
E.g.: A: They were very good at playing basketball
B: We werent

ACTIVIDAD:

A. Una las frases con su correspondiente expresin de acuerdo o desacuerdo.

Traduzca.

I feel hungry So can she / She can't

I hated math at school Neither does he / He does
She can do it So can she / She can't
I am cold So do we / We don't
I'll pass the exam So will I / I won't
She doesn't eat meat So do I / I don't
She can ride a horse Neither does she / She does
He doesn't take sugar So am I / I'm not
We have to work late So will he / He won't
He'll be able to drive soon So did I / I didn't

B. Traduzca el siguiente dilogo. Subraye los agreements y disagreements.

On the Subway

KAREN - Is this seat available?

GARY - Yes. Sit down.
KAREN - I'm so glad I got a seat. I'm really tired today.
GARY - So am I. It's been a long day, huh?
KAREN - It sure has. Where do you work?
GARY - In the Commerce Building on the third floor. I work in real estate.
KAREN - Really?! I work on the tenth floor. I work in the newspaper office.
GARY - I love working downtown but parking is so crazy here I started taking
the subway.
KAREN - Me too. I can't stand getting stuck in a traffic jam.
GARY - Neither can I. Have you worked downtown for long?
KAREN - For about five years now.
GARY - So have I. I've worked here for five years and two months to be exact.
KAREN - It was hard to get used to all of this traffic because I'm from a much smaller
place. I was born in Rockford, Illinois.
GARY - So was I! Wow! What a coincidence!
KAREN - Wow! What high school did you go to?
GARY - I went to Guilford High School.
KAREN - No way! So did I.
GARY - I graduated in 1985.
KAREN - I graduated in '87. I don't remember seeing you there.
GARY - I don't recognize you either.
KAREN - Oh no! Here's my stop. I need to get off the train.
GARY - This is your stop? Me too. Do you want to go for a cup of coffee? I know a
great coffee shop near here.
KAREN - Sure. Let's go.

C. Escriba una expresin de AGREEMENT o DISAGREEMENT para cada oracin.

Traduzca.

1. Mary cant speak Italian well. (Carmen)

___________________________________________________
2. I dont eat lunch in the cafeteria. (the secretary)
________________________________________________
3. John doesnt go to school. (I)
___________________________________________________
4. She doesnt come here every day. (he)
___________________________________________________
5. John didnt go to the movies. (Peter)
___________________________________________________
6. He didnt like the picture (We)
___________________________________________________
7. I dont watch TV after dinner (My wife)
___________________________________________________
8. Mary doesnt like pie for dessert. (The children)
________________________________________________
9. I didnt eat there yesterday. (My friends)
___________________________________________________
10. We wont go by train. (They)
___________________________________________________
11. My car isnt very old. (My wifes car)
___________________________________________________
12. They werent very busy. (I)
___________________________________________________
13. Mary shouldnt work harder. (you)
___________________________________________________
14. They mustnt pay more. (we)
___________________________________________________

D. Complete con Neither o Either segn corresponda. Traduzca.

1. I don't like modern art and my brother doesn't like it _ _ _ _ _ _.

2. My sister doesn't watch television and I don't _ _ _ _ _ _.
3. She doesn't read English literature and _ _ _ _ _ _ do I.
4. I can't swim. - I can't _ _ _ _ _ _.
5. The woman can _ _ _ _ _ _ read nor write. She comes from a poor country and she is
illiterate.
6. _ _ _ _ _ _ Tom nor Chris likes comedies.
7. She hasn't read any books in her life, and _ _ _ _ _ _ has he.
8. _ _ _ _ _ _ John nor his sister is going to school tomorrow. They're going to stay at home.
9. Yesterday I wanted to buy two books but I didn't buy _ _ _ _ _ _.
10. Do you want me to buy you this red jacket or that blue one? - _ _ _ _ _ _, I don't care.
11. They are very poor people. _ _ _ _ _ _ of them has any money.
12. I'm not ready to go, and _ _ _ _ _ _ are you.
TALLER No. 5
TPICO GENERATIVO: Your decision can change your life
MARCO TERICO:
THE MODAL VERB CAN

Los verbos modales son una categora de verbos auxiliares. El verbo "can" es un verbo
modal que significa que algo es posible (poder) o que alguien es capaz o tiene la
habilidad para hacer algo (saber).

I can play tennis - Yo puedo / s jugar tenis

Este verbo se utiliza siempre acompaado de un verbo principal en su forma infinitivo

(sin TO, ni delante ni detrs suyo), es decir no existen las formas to can o can to.
Tampoco cambia en la tercera persona del singular del presente simple (siempre es
can). Ej:

We can take a taxi to the airport. Podemos tomar un taxi hasta el

aeropuerto.
You can sit here if you like. Puedes sentarte aqu si quieres.

El verbo modal Can puede sustituirse por la forma be able to (ser capaz de), la cual
acta como sinnimo, aunque el primero es ms comn en el idioma cotidiano. Ej:

John is able to do spreadsheets John es capaz de / puede hacer hojas de clculo.

Negative Form
La forma negativa de "can" en presente es "cannot" o su abreviada "can't".
I cant go to the party - Yo no puedo ir a la fiesta

Interrogative Form
En las frases interrogativas, "can" va al comienzo de la interrogacin (funcionan, al
igual que en la negativa, como un verbo auxiliar):
Can you come with us? - Puedes t venir con nosotros?

En preguntas, se utiliza can para solicitar permiso de hacer algo o para preguntar sobre
una posibilidad:

Can I help you? - Puedo ayudarle?

Who can answer the next question? - Quin puede contestar a la prxima pregunta?

La respuesta corta se hace con el pronombre y can para la respuesta afirmativa, para la
negativa can't.

Can you come on Friday? Yes, I can

No, I cant
ACTIVIDAD:

1. Complete the sentences with Can or Be able and translate.

a. Mary __________ be very stubborn sometimes.

b. It _________ take longer than we thought.
c. My brother is 6 and he __________ to play the trumpet.
d. My teacher __________ speak three languages.
e. Susans brother __________ to fix an engine car.
f. Paul and Tom __________ to run one hundred meters in less than ten seconds.
g. She __________ do computer graphics.
h. Mark and I __________ to write computer programs.

2. Realice el ejercicio de acuerdo al ejemplo. Traduzca las oraciones:

a. You are at a friends flat. You want to make a phone call.

 Can I use your phone?

b. you need a rubber. The child sitting next to you has got one.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _?
c. You are in your manager office and you want to discuss something with him. You
don t want to stand the whole time.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _?

d. You have gone into a caf and met your friends. You go over to the table.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _?

e. You had to go to a lesson but you are ill. Your friend went to the lesson and took
notes. Next day you see your friend.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _?

3. Organice las palabras para formar oraciones y traduzca.

a. but / a / can't / it / have / use /. / computer / we / We

b. or / I / Spanish / speak / can't / French / .
c. cook / She / . / very / can't / well
d. is / basketball / tall / because / He / well / play / can / . / he
e. guitar / the / ? / you / play / Can
f. can / is / speak / Brazil / father / Portuguese / because / their / They / from / .

4. Realice el ejercicio de acuerdo al ejemplo. Traduzca las oraciones:

Jack / fix cars / mechanic

A: Can Jack fix cars?
B: Of course he can. He fixes cars every day. He's a mechanic.

a. Michael / type / secretary.

b. Barbara / teach / teacher.
c. Oscar / bake pies and cakes / baker.
d. Jane / drive a truck / truck driver.
e. Stanley / cook / chef.
f. Claudia / sing / singer.
g. Bruce and Helen / dance / dancers.
h. Arthur / act / actor.
i. Elizabeth and Katherine / act / actresses.

5. Traduzca el dilogo. Escriba 5 preguntas acerca de la conversacin utilizando can /

cant.

Bill: Can you play the piano?

Sam: Yes, a little. How about you?
Bill: No I can't, but I can play the guitar.
Sam: Can you cook?
Bill: Not really. I can make toast and spaghettis, that's all.
Sam: Everyone can make toast!
Bill: Well, can you cook?
Sam: Yes, I can. I can cook delicious fish and chicken.
Bill: Wow, that's great.
Sam: So what else can you do?
Bill: I can draw, and I can paint really well too. I can also speak English and French. How
about you?
Sam: I can play chess and I can write computer programs. I can also speak English and
Spanish.
Bill: Excellent!
 TALLER No. 6
TPICO GENERATIVO: We were bad students
MARCO TERICO:
SIMPLE PAST FORM OF VERB TO BE

Como ya hemos visto el verbo TO BE significa SER o ESTAR de acuerdo al contexto donde
se emplee; sus formas en presente (Simple Present) se reducen solo a tres conjugaciones
posibles que son AM, IS y ARE, mientras que sus formas en pasado (Simple Past), a dos:
WAS y WERE. Veamos cmo se conjuga:

Como verbo SER Como verbo ESTAR

ENGLISH ESPAOL ENGLISH ESPAOL

I was Yo era/fui I was Yo estaba/estuve

You were T eras/fuiste You were T estabas/estuviste

Usted era/fue Usted estaba/estuvo

He was l era/fue He was l estaba/estuvo

She was Ella era/fue She was Ella estaba/estuvo

It was l/Ella era/fue It was l/Ella estaba/estuvo

We were Nosotros ramos We were Nosotros estbamos

Nosotros fuimos Nosotros estuvimos

You were Ustedes eran You were Ustedes estaban

Ustedes fueron Ustedes estuvieron

They were Ellos/as eran/fueron They Ellos/as estaban/estuvieron

were

La estructura para la forma afirmativa va a ser igual a la utilizada en presente, slo que
aqu el verbo va en su forma en pasado.
Ej: Subject + was / were + complement
It was a very sunny day yesterday.

I WAS significa tanto YO FUI (del verbo SER, no de IR) como YO ERA lo cual suele
confundir a muchos estudiantes hispanohablantes. Ejemplo:
I was sick, but now Im fine!
All his life he WAS a teacher.

Toda su vida l FUE maestro. << Aqu FUE no deriva del verbo IR
(Decir: "Toda su vida l ERA maestro" es incorrecto en espaol).

Para formar la oracin negativa, sencillamente agregamos el adverbio NOT despus del
verbo en pasado. Ej:

I was not a scientist

We were not angry with Jenny

Las formas negativas pueden usarse en forma de contracciones as:

WAS NOT = WASNT

WERE NOT = WERENT
Para efecto de construir oraciones interrogativas, sencillamente se coloca el verbo TO BE
en primer trmino seguido por el sujeto de la oracin y el resto de esta. Ej:

Were you in the library this morning?

Was she hungry?

En las respuestas cortas de si o no debe utilizarse el pronombre correspondiente al sujeto

de la oracin seguido de la forma en pasado del verbo to be. Ej:
Were you in the library this morning? Affirmative short answer: Yes, I was
Negative short answer: No, I wasnt

ACTIVIDAD:

1. Complete las oraciones con am / is / are (Presente) o was / were (pasado).

Traduzca.
a. Last year she ________ 22, so she ________ 23 now.
b. Today the weather ________ nice, but yesterday it ________ very hot.
c. I ________ hungry. Do you have something to eat?
d. I feel fine this morning, but I ________ very sick last night.
e. Those shoes ________ very expensive.
f. ________ you at home this morning?
g. Where ________ the children? I dont know. They ________ here ten minutes ago.

2. Escriba was / wasnt o were /werent segn corresponda.

a. We werent happy with the hotel. Our room ________ very small, and it ________
very clean.
b. Bill ________ at work last week because she ________ sick. Hes better now.
c. Yesterday ________ a holiday, so the banks ________ closed. Theyre open today.
d. ________ Kate and John at the party? Kate ________ there, but John ________.
e. Where are my keys? I dont know. They ________ on the table, but theyre not
there now.
f. You ________ at home last night. Where ________ you?

3. Preste atencin a las siguientes oraciones y corrjalas si es necesario. Traduzca.

a. The film were boring _______________________
b. We was not be there _______________________
c. Im was angry _______________________
d. Peter and Marta werent hungry_______________________
e. Mark not was at school yesterday. _______________________

4. Pase las siguientes oraciones de presente a pasado. Traduzca.

a. Mark is at school today. _______________________
b. Lisa is there. _______________________
c. We arent happy. _______________________
d. Tom and Carl are good friends. _______________________
e. The concert isnt so good. _______________________
f. You are right. _______________________

5. Escriba wasnt o werent segn corresponda y complete con las palabras del
cuadro:
a teacher in England interesting late well with Anna

a. The lesson _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. Actually, it was very boring.

b. You _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. Actually, you arrived 10 minutes early.
c. My father _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. Actually, he worked as a bus driver.
d. I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ yesterday. Actually, I was with Susan.
e. The children _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ yesterday. The doctor came to see them.
f. We _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ last week. We went to Scotland for a few days.
 6. Ordene las palabras para hacer preguntas:
a. Ann / at / home / yesterday /was
b. good / party / was / the
c. people / were / the / interesting
d. teacher / father / your / was / a
e. meeting /everybody / at / was / late / the
f. Johns brother / school / was / with / at / you
g. party / were / you / together / and / in / Helen / the
7. Complete con Was / were / wasnt / werent:

a. They __________ at the hospital three days ago.

b. You ____________on the phone this morning.
c. The children_____________ quiet. They are always noisy.
d. Jari_______________ in Helsinki last week.
e. She______________ home for dinner last Wednesday.
f. My dog __________ a German shepherd. It ________ a Labrador retriever.
g. There________________ a good film on TV yesterday.
h. We________________ in Brazil last summer. There _______ many beautiful beaches
there.
i. Fred and Wilma____________________at school this morning.
j. I ____________happy when I heard about the accident.
k. I ________________ in Guatemala last spring.
l. We ______________at school last Saturday.
m. Maria and I_____________ at home yesterday.
n. Robson ___________ happy yesterday. He had a lot of homework.
o. Bob and Mike_____________ Jenny's friends. They dont know her.

8. Subraye la opcin correcta. Traduzca cada oracin.

a. He was / were very tired this morning.

b. They was / were not very happy together.
c. You was / were very angry with me last night.
d. Her doctor was / were not very helpful.
e. They was / were in France last summer.
f. Mr Jones was / were not in the office yesterday.
g. I was / were in bed all morning.
h. It was / were not very warm in the swimming pool.
i. You was / were not very friendly to my sister.
j. She was / were a beautiful baby.
k. The children was / were awake early this morning.
l. I was / were not with them in the restaurant.
m. Ruth was / were on holiday last week.
n. It was / were a very nice letter.
o. We was / were very pleased to see you.
p. Callum and his brother Josh was / were her last night.

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