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INTRODUCCIÓN: En esta guía encontrarás ejercicios alusivos a la estructura del presente simple
del inglés que te permitirá expresar la cotidianidad sobre cualquier situación.
Fill in each statement with a verb from the list. Keep in mind the context and add S or ES to
the verb if necessary.
Now with the teacher`s explanations about the simple present tense, translate statement
1. This conflict takes place every year because of the people´s intolerance.
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2. A conversational process needs to be clear and permanent for the students to learn
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3. The philosophy lets the readers have a great vision of the world and the reality
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4. Some European movements try to influence the Andin culture by different ways
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5. The cosmovision leads us to conceive the world from specific points of view
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6. Many researches have the specific intention of showing real facts of the kowledge
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Read the following text, answer the questions, and translate it into Spanish
Every day Mr. Gomez gets up at five o´clock because he thinks that the time is the most
important treasure that we have in life. Before breakfast, he usually goes out to see his animals
and milk the cows. He has many animals and he lives from them. After breakfast, he goes to
Pasto to buy some products necessary to protect his cultivations. He is a very busy man. Mr.
Gomez never has vacation; he and his wife dedicate their time to look after their children. They
have three children: one daughter, Susana, and two sons, Ramon and Tobìas. They study at La
Ciudadela High School. Every day, they get up at six o´clock and take a shower before going to
school. They are excellent students and have good habits.
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1. What time does Mr. Gomez get up? 2. What does he buy in Pasto?
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3. What is the most important treasure that we 4. The word Them in line 3 refers to
have for Mr. Gomez?
5. The verb buy, in line 4, can be replaced by 6. Does Mr. Gomez have good reasons
To be happy?
a. Give a. Yes, he is
b. Get b. Yes, he does
c. Steal c. No, he isn´t
d. Live d. Yes, he is
Now read the following text, complete it, and answer the questions about it.
“The plane is 27 years old and it´s the best home in the world,” say´s Joanne. “It has all the
things you want in a home: a telephone, air conditioning, and oven, a washing machine, even a
dishwasher. It´s always very warm, even in winter, and it´s very big, 42 meters long! My
grandchildren love running up and down. And my friends love parties here- ______3_____ there
aren´t any flight attendants to serve them ______4_____ drinks!”
The plane cost Joanne just $2000. “Next time,” she says, “I want a boeing 747, not a 727
because they have an upstairs and a downstairs, and I want to go upstairs to bed!”
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7. Why does she live on a plane? 8. Why does she want a boeing 747?
a. Because she has no other place to live a. They are more luxurious
b. Because she feels very comfortable b. She needs a bedroom upstairs
c. Because she liked the planes very much c. her granchildren run much inside
d. Because the plane has many services d. The 747 is warmer than the 727
a. satisfied because she has what she wants a. living on a plane is easy
b. scared because living alone is terrible b. people in USA like planes
a. a shy woman because she lives alone c. the planes are very cheap
b. a good grandma with her grandchildren d. living on a plane may be a good
experience
Now fill in the blanks with the verbs in the column
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Now complete the statements with DOES or IS
1. Where does Carmen take the bus? 2. Why do you feel bad in this city?
a. At the corner of 23rd street and Amorel a. Because there is much peace
b. On the street b. There is much traffic
c. Between two parks c. There are many museums
d. With her mom d. Because it is very beautiful
Match the Wh Word to its corresponding complement and then to its corresponding answer
QUESTIONS ANSWERS
Read about Bobbie Brown´s weekends. Complete the text with the verbs in the box.
Bobbie Brown lives in New Jersey. She __________ thirty eight and ___________ for the Manhattan
News Network in New York City. But she ______________ on weekdays, she only works on
weekends. She _______________ famous people for an early morning news program called the
World This Weekend. On Saturday and Sunday she _____________ at 3:00 in the morning because
she ___________ work at 6:30! She ______________ her job because it is exciting.
Now read what Bobbi says about her weekends and complete the text with the correct form of
the verbs in the box
“My weekends are busy and exciting. My weekdays at home are busy, too! I have two sons, Dylan,7,
and Dakota, 5Every morning I ______________ one hour before them, at 6:00, and I _______to the
gym. I _________ home and I __________ breakfast. Then I ________them to school. On
Mondays I always__________ . I ___________ all the food for the week. I often __________ dinner
in the evenings, but not every day because I don´t __________ cooking. Fortunately, my husband,
Don, __________ cooking. On Tuesday and Thursday I _________ my father. He __________ on
the next block. Every afternoon I _____________ the kids from school. In the evenings Don and I
usually __________, but sometimes we __________Friends. We never ____________ on Friday
evenings because I ________ work so early on Saturday
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Evaluación
Como siempre, la entrega oportuna de los ejercicios será el referente principal para una buena
valoración. Se intensificará la evaluación tipo icfes en textos en este tiempo.
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