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DESARROLLO DE TALLER N° 1
Based on the previous activity, choose the option that best completes the statement or answers
the questions. / Basado en la anterior actividad, elija la opción que mejor complete el enunciado o
responda las preguntas.

1. Laura Passolini thinks that Rome is a beautiful city because:

A. It has nice weather.

B. It is the largest city in Italy.
C. It has important places to visit.
D. It has beautiful beaches.

2. Ivan is:

A. Single.
B. Divorced.
C. Widowed.
D. Married.

3. One of the main activities in Denver is:

A. Tourism.
B. Transportation.
C. Education.
D. Construction.

4. One attraction in Brazil:

a. Animals.
b. Women.
c. Beaches.
d. Stadiums.

5. Who is an architect?

a. Ivan Yermakov.
b. Sara Passolini.
c. Oscar Patterson.
d. Layla Pinto.
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B. Choose the correct WH word to complete the sentences. / Elija la palabra con WH correcta para
completar las oraciones.

Why Where Why Which What

Where When What Who Where

1. WHAT is her name? Her Name is Rosana.

2. WHY is my bag? I don’t know.
3. WHY are they happy? Because they are on vacation.
4. WHEN is their wedding? On December 1st.
5. WHAT is the problem? Her mom is very sick.
6. WHAT is your favorite actor? Roberto Morales.
7. WHICH apartment do you like the most? (the old one or the new one). The old
one!
8. WHY is she late? Because of traffic.
9. WHERE is the meeting? In my office.
10. WHERE is the teacher from? He is from France.
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C. Listen to the audio and organize the words as you hear them in the recording. / Escuche el
audio y organice las palabras mientras escucha la grabación.

To do this exercise goes the multimedia version of the study material. You can find it in the bottom
Program materials / Training materials / Materials: Learning activity 1. / Para realizar este ejercicio
consulte el material multimedia que se encuentra en el botón Program materials / Training
materials / Materials: Learning activity 1.

1.51 am years old I

I am 51 years old
2. single he is
He is single
3. from is where she ?
Where is she from
4. father is English an my teacher
My father is an english teacher
5. your is marital ? status what
What is your marital status?
6. ? happy why she is
Why is she happy?

D. Organize the words to make correct sentences. / Organice las palabras para formar oraciones
correctas.

1. name / is / my / Richard /

My name is Richard

2. is / her / profession / what /

What is her profession

3. is / veterinarian / a / he /

He is a veterinarian

4. apartment / old / the / is /

The apartament is old

5. husband / an / my / engineer / is /

My husband is an engineer
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Practice 2 / Práctica 2

A. Relate the object pronoun to the corresponding subject pronoun. / Relacione el

pronombre objeto hacia el pronombre sujeto correspondiente.

I ME
YOU THEM
HE US
SHE HIM
IT YOU
WE IT
THEY HER

B. Complete the text with the corresponding word. / Complete el texto con la palabra
correcta.
Words / Palabras:

An a He They His

Robert is (1) ___an__ dentist. (2) He__ is married and (3) His__ wife is (4) ____an___ judge.
They live in (5) ___an____ big house. (6) ____They___ have two children and (7) __an__ pet.
Robert works in (8) __an__ hospital and Karla in (9) ___a_ office. (10) ___His___ children go
to (11)___an___ private school.
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C. Complete the sentences with the correct possessive adjective. Look at the pictures for
clues. / Complete las oraciones con el adjetivo posesivo correcto. Encuentre pistas en las
imágenes.

Possessive adjectives / Adjetivos posesivos:

His Their My Our Her Its Your

1 I love _____my________country

2. ________My_ mother is a nice

person

3. He is Ruskov. __His___ nationality is

Russian.
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4. She is my French teacher ____Her__

husband is the English teacher.

5. This is a good cellphone. ___its____

games are excellent!

6. We are friends. ___our____ parents

work together

7. I like _____its____ car. It is black and

it is new.
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Practice 3 / Práctica 3

A. This is Kevin’s family tree. Write the number corresponding to the member of the family
in the family tree. / Este es el árbol familiar de Kevin. Escriba el número correspondiente al
miembro de la familia en el árbol familiar.

4 2 1 5

3 7

1. Kevin’s paternal grandfather.

2. Kevin’s maternal grandmother.
3. Kevin’s mother.
4. Kevin’s maternal grandfather.
5. Kevin’s paternal grandmother.
6. Kevin’s sister.
7. Kevin’s father.

B. Write the missing word to complete the sentences. / Escriba la palabra que falta para
completar las oraciones.

Example / Ejemplo:

When one of your children is a girl, she is your → d - a - u - g - h - t - e – r.

1. When one of your children is a boy, he is your _s_ _o_ n__.

2. Your dad’s father is your ----> grandfather
3. The child of your aunt is your -----> cousin
4. The male child of your brother is your ----> nephew
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5. The brother of your mother is your -----> uncle

6. Diana’s mom has a new husband who is not Diana’s father. He is Diana´s ---->
stepfather
7. The wife of your son is your -----> dauther in law
8. The female child of your sister is your -----> niece.

C. Choose the correct article to complete the sentences. / Elija el artículo correcto para
completar la oración
1. She is ____an___ cook.

2. There is an accident. Call ___a__

ambulance.

3. Which one is your car? It is __an__ pink

one.
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4. Soccer is ___an___ good game

5. Is this ___an____ bad time?

6. I really like ____an___ parks

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7. Bombay is in ____an_____ India. It is

_____an___ beautiful city.

8. Tonight is _____an____ cold night; look at

_____an___ moon. It is very beautiful.

9. My grandpa wants to eat _____a__ orange.

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10. ____an____ sanctuary of Monserrate is

___an__ beautiful place in Bogota.

D. Write the profession. / Escriba la profesión.

Firefighter

Nurse

Architect

Engineer
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Journalist

Waiter

Cheff

Driver

Baker
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