UNIT 6

Around Town
 UNIT 6
Around Town

 Full name: _____________________________

deisy yurany duran loaiza

 Date: _____________
5/05/2023  City: ______________
yarumal

 Programme: ______________________________
contabilizacion de operaciones comerciales y financieras

 Instructor: _________________________________
niver vargas

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 Instructor signature  Apprentice signature

 Vocabulary Builder 1
 Unit 6 - Audio 1
Ejercicio: Escribe la traducción de las siguientes expresiones:

1. Where is the bank?

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¿Dónde está el banco?
2. The bank is on Main Street.
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El banco está en Main Street
3. There is an ATM in front of the bank.
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Hay un cajero automático frente al banco.
4. People get money at the ATM.
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La gente obtiene dinero en el cajero automático

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5. Across the street from the bank is the post office.

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Al otro lado de la calle del banco está la oficina de correos
6. People buy stamps and mail letters at the post office.
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La gente compra sellos y envía cartas en la oficina de correos.
7. Next to the post office is a small grocery store.
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Junto a la oficina de correos hay una pequeña tienda de comestibles
8. People buy food at the grocery store.
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La gente compra comida en el supermercado
9. Down the street there is a clothing store.
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Al final de la calle hay una tienda de ropa
10. People buy clothes there.
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. La gente compra ropa allí
11. There’s a restaurant near the clothing store.
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Hay un restaurante cerca de la tienda de ropa.
12. And there’s a gas station with a convenience store on Main Street.
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Y hay una gasolinera con una tienda de conveniencia en Main Street.
13. People get gas for their cars at the gas station.
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La gente compra gasolina para sus autos en la gasolinera.
14. They buy coffee, newspapers and magazines at the convenience store.
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Compran café, diarios y revistas en la tienda de conveniencia

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 Vocabulary Practice 1
Ejercicio: Practiquemos el vocabulario que has aprendido. Relaciona las preguntas de la columna
izquierda con los lugares de la columna de la derecha ubicando la letra correcta en el espacio
en blanco:

1. ____ buy stamps and mail letters?

¿Dónde está el banco?
a At a bank.
2. ____ get money? b At clothing store.
El banco está en Main Street

3. ____
f get gas and newspaper? c At a post office.
4. ____
d buy food? d At a restaurant.
5. ____
e eat dinner? e At a convenience store.
6. ____
b buy clothes?
f At a grocery store.

Ejercicio: Practiquemos algunos de esos verbos que usas cuando hablas acerca del lugar donde
vives. Escribe el verbo adecuado de acuerdo a la frase:

1. People ____________
has money at a bank or an ATM.
2. People ____________
send letters at the post office.
3. People ____________
buys food at a grocery store and clothes at a clothing store.
4. People ____________
pay gas for their cars at the gas station.

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 Take it further
 Unit 6 - Audio 2

 Get
Ejercicio: El verbo get se utiliza en gran muchas de las expresiones que hasta aquí has aprendido.
Revisémoslas y agreguemos algunas más. Traduce las siguientes oraciones:

1. I get dressed after I shower.

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Me visto después de la ducha.
2. I get undressed before I go to bed.
_____________________________________________________
Me desvisto antes de acostarme

Ejercicio: Get (to) se usa también con lugares, queriendo decir arrive at (llegar a) o go to (ir a).
Traduce las siguientes oraciones:

1. Bill gets to the office at nine o’clock in the morning.

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Bill llega a la oficina a las nueve de la mañana
2. The students get to class at one o’clock in the afternoon.
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Los alumnos llegan a clase a la una de la tarde
3. How do you get to work? By car or by train?
_____________________________________________________
¿Cómo llegas al trabajo? ¿En coche o en tren?
4. Mary gets home at six in the evening.
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Mary llega a casa a las seis de la tarde.

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Ejercicio: Get también significa to buy (comprar) o to obtain (obtener):

1. People get money at the ATM.

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La gente saca dinero en el cajero automático.
2. John gets gas at the gas station.
_____________________________________________________
John consigue gasolina en la gasolinera
3. You get newspapers and magazines at the convenience store.
_____________________________________________________
Consigues periódicos y revistas en la tienda de conveniencia

Ejercicio: Get también significa become (volverse, convertirse). Traduce las siguientes expresiones:

1. The children get sleepy at nine o’clock, and then they go to bed.
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Los niños se duermen a las nueve y luego se acuestan
2. In Boston, the days get cold in December.
_____________________________________________________
En Boston, los días se vuelven fríos en diciembre.
3. The days get hot in August.
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Los días se calientan en agosto

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 Grammar Builder 1
 Unit 6 - Audio 3
 Do & DOES
Ejercicio: Recuerda utilizar do (con I, you, we, they) o does (con he, she, it) en la forma negativa
(not) de todos los verbos menos el verbo to be. Do + not se contrae como don’t, y does + not se
contrae como doesn’t. Traduce las siguientes expresiones:

You work at a bank. ___________________________________

Trabajas en un banco.

1 You do not work at a bank. ______________________________

No trabajas en un banco
You don’t work at a bank. _______________________________
No trabajas en un banco

We eat dinner at the restaurant. __________________________

Cenamos en el restaurante
We do not eat dinner at the restaurant.
2 _________________________________________________
No cenamos en el restaurante
We don’t eat dinner at the restaurant.
_________________________________________________
No cenamos en el restaurante.

Ejercicio: Las formas he, she, it de los verbos toman –s o -es: takeS, goeS, fixES. Pero en la forma
negativa, la –s o –es está en el auxiliar does, y por lo tanto el verbo no tiene una terminación
especial: doESn’t take, doESn’t go, doESn’t fix. Traduce las siguientes expresiones:

She buys food at the grocery store. ________________________

Ella compra comida en la tienda de comestibles

She does not buy food at the grocery store.

1 _________________________________________________
Ella no compra comida en el supermercado.
She doesn’t buy food at the grocery store.
_________________________________________________
Ella no compra comida en el supermercado

He gets stamps at the post office. __________________________

Recibe sellos en la oficina de correos
He does not get stamps at the post office.
2 _________________________________________________
No recibe sellos en la oficina de correos.
He doesn’t get stamps at the post office.
_________________________________________________
No recibe sellos en la oficina de correos

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Ejercicio: Recuerda que la forma negativa del verbo be solo usa not. En las oraciones negativas
del verbo be, be se contrae con el pronombre (you + are = you’re; she + is = she’s), o not se con-
trae con be (are + not = aren’t; is + not = isn’t). Traduce las siguientes oraciones:

You’re at the post office. ________________________________

Estás en la oficina de correos

1 You’re not at the post office. _____________________________

No estás en la oficina de correos
You aren’t at the post office _____________________________
No estás en la oficina de correos

She’s at the grocery store. _______________________________

Ella está en la tienda de comestibles.

2 She’s not at the grocery store. ____________________________

Ella no está en la tienda de comestibles.

She isn’t at the grocery store. ____________________________

ella no esta en el supermercado

Ejercicio: No olvides que con el pronombre I, solo puedes contraer la negación de una sola
manera. Traduce las siguientes oraciones:

I’m at the office. _____________________________________

Estoy en la oficina
1 I’m not at the office. __________________________________
No estoy en la oficina

Ejercicio: Para formar una pregunta con be, solo cambia el orden del sujeto y del verbo. Traduce
las siguientes oraciones:

New York is a big city. __________________________________

Nueva York es una gran ciudad.
1 Is New York a big city? _________________________________
¿Es Nueva York una gran ciudad?

Bill is at his office. ____________________________________

Bill está en su oficina.
2 Is Bill at his office? ___________________________________
¿Está Bill en su oficina?

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Ejercicio: Pero, exceptuando el verbo be, todos los verbos utilizan do o does para formar pregun-
tas. Traduce las siguientes oraciones:

They have dinner at seven o’clock. _________________________

Cenan a las siete.
1 Do they have dinner at seven o’clock? _______________________
¿Cenan a las siete?

You work at a bank. ___________________________________

Trabajas en un banco.
2 Do you work at a bank? ________________________________
¿Trabajas en un banco?

She lives in a small town. _______________________________

Ella vive en un pueblo pequeño.
3 Does she live in a small town? ____________________________
¿Vive ella en un pueblo pequeño?

He goes to work by train. _______________________________

Va al trabajo en tren
4 Does he go to work by train? _____________________________
¿Va al trabajo en tren?

Ejercicio: Hay muchas expresiones comunes con do. Traduce las siguientes oraciones:

1. The children do their homework after dinner.

_____________________________________________________
Los niños hacen su tarea después de la cena
2. We do the dishes after we eat.
_____________________________________________________
Lavamos los platos después de comer
3. Sarah is a good student; she does well at school.
_____________________________________________________
Sarah es una buena estudiante; le va bien en la escuela
4. Max isn’t a good student; he doesn’t do well at school.
_____________________________________________________
Max no es un buen estudiante; no le va bien en la escuela

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 Vocabulary Builder 2
 Unit 6 - Audio 4
Ejercicio: Escribe la traducción de las siguientes oraciones:

1. New York is a very big city.

_____________________________________________________
Nueva York es una ciudad muy grande
2. There are many tall buildings in New York.
_____________________________________________________
Hay muchos edificios altos en Nueva York.
3. The Empire State Building is a famous building.
_____________________________________________________
El Empire State Building es un edificio famoso
4. It is at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Thirty-Fourth Street.
_____________________________________________________
Está en la intersección de la Quinta Avenida y la Calle Treinta y Cuatro.
5. There are very many streets with a lot of taxis, cars, and buses.
_____________________________________________________
Hay muchas calles con muchos taxis, autos y autobuses
6. People in New York live in apartments.
_____________________________________________________
La gente de Nueva York vive en apartamentos.
7. They buy food in supermarkets or food stores.
_____________________________________________________
Compran alimentos en supermercados o tiendas de alimentación
8. People shop for clothes and other things at department stores.
_____________________________________________________
La gente compra ropa y otras cosas en los grandes almacenes
9. Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s are famous department stores.
_____________________________________________________
Macy's y Bloomingdale's son grandes almacenes famosos
10. People get bread at bakeries.
_____________________________________________________
La gente compra pan en las panaderías
11. They get meat at butcher shops.
_____________________________________________________
Consiguen carne en las carnicerías

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12. There are many schools and universities in New York, too.
_____________________________________________________
También hay muchas escuelas y universidades en Nueva York.
13. Many people work in office buildings.
_____________________________________________________
Muchas personas trabajan en edificios de oficinas
14. They get to work by subways, by bus, by taxi, or on foot.
_____________________________________________________
Llegan al trabajo en metro, autobús, taxi oa pie.
15. There are big libraries with many books and computers.
_____________________________________________________
Hay grandes bibliotecas con muchos libros y computadoras
16. There are many churches, synagogues, and mosques.
_____________________________________________________
Hay muchas iglesias, sinagogas y mezquitas
17. On weekends, many New Yorkers go to parks and relax.
_____________________________________________________
Los fines de semana, muchos neoyorquinos van a parques y se relajan
18. They also go to restaurants or to the movies.
_____________________________________________________
También van a restaurantes o al cine

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 Vocabulary Practice 2
 Unit 6 - Audio 4
Ejercicio: Ahora practiquemos el nuevo vocabulario. Completa los campos en blanco:

1. New York is a very big ___________

city. .
2. There are many tall ___________
buildings in New York.
3. The Empire States Building is a ___________
famous building.
4. It is at the ___________
intersection of Fifth Avenue and Thirty-Fourth Street.
5. There are very many ___________
streets with a lot of taxis, cars, and buses.
6. People in New York live in ___________
apartments .
7. They buy food in ___________
supermarkets or food stores.
8. People shop for clothes and other things at ___________
department stores.
9. Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s are ___________
famous department stores.
10. People get bread at ___________
bakeries .
11. They get meat at ___________
butcher shops.
12. There are many ___________
schools and universities in New York, too.
13. Many people work in ___________
office buildings.
14. They ___________
get to work by subway, by bus, by taxi, or on foot.
15. There are big ___________
libraries with many books and computers.
16. There are many ___________
churches , synagogues, and mosques.
17. On weekends, many New Yorkers go to ___________
parks and relax.
18. They also go to restaurants or to the ___________
movies .

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 Grammar Builder 2
 Unit 6 - Audio 5
 Questions and question words
Ejercicio: Ya sabes cómo hacer preguntas tipo yes/no con be. Traduce las siguientes expresiones:

The children are at the park. _____________________________

Los niños están en el parque
1 Are the children at the park? _____________________________
¿Están los niños en el parque?

Mrs. Ramirez is a great professor. __________________________

2
La Sra. Ramírez es una gran profesora

Is Mrs. Ramirez a great professor? _________________________

¿Es la Sra. Ramírez una gran profesora?

Ejercicio: Con have y todos los otros verbos, usa do y does en preguntas tipo yes/no. No olvides
que la forma he/she/it del verbo no toma –(e)s con el auxiliar does. Traduce las siguientes
oraciones:

They have a big family. _________________________________

Tienen una gran familia.
1 Do they have a big family? ______________________________
¿Tienen una gran familia?

John has a new computer. _______________________________

Juan tiene una computadora nueva
2 Does John have a new computer? __________________________
¿Juan tiene una computadora nueva?

Susan works in the city. ________________________________

3
Susan trabaja en la ciudad
Does Susan work in the city. _____________________________
¿Susan trabaja en la ciudad?

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Ejercicio: También puedes formular preguntas con question words (palabras para hacer pregun-
tas). Traduce las siguientes oraciones:

W What does John do in the morning?

H _________________________________________________
¿Qué hace Juan por la mañana?
a
t John eats breakfast in the morning.
? _________________________________________________
Juan desayuna por la mañana.
Who do the students see in class?
W
H _________________________________________________
¿A quién ven los estudiantes en clase?
o They see their professor in class.
?
_________________________________________________
Ven a su profesor en clase

W When does the train leave?

H _________________________________________________
¿Cuando sale el tren?
e
n The train leaves at 9:05 in the morning.
? _________________________________________________
El tren sale a las 9:05 de la mañana.
W Where do Bill and Cynthia live?
H
e _________________________________________________
¿Dónde viven Bill y Cynthia?
r They live in Chicago.
e
? _________________________________________________
Viven en Chicago
How do you get to work?
H _________________________________________________
¿Cómo llegas al trabajo?
o
W I get to work by bus.
? _________________________________________________
Llego al trabajo en autobús
Why do you buy bread at the bakery?
W
H _________________________________________________
¿Por qué compras pan en la panadería?
y I buy bread at the bakery because it is good.
?
_________________________________________________
Compro pan en la panadería porque es bueno.

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 Work Out 1
 Unit 6 - Audio 6
Ejercicio: Escucha y escribe las palabras que oigas:

1. ________
where does Maria work?
2. She ________
works at the university.
3. ________
what does she do?
4. She ________
in Spanish.
5. ________
when does she have class?
6. She ________
has class at one o’clock in the afternoon.
7. ________
who does she teach?
8. She teaches ________
students .
9. ________
how does she get to work?
10. She gets to work ________
by car .

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 Bring It All Together

 Unit 6 - Audio 7
Ejercicio: Escucha la conversación y practícala con alguien:

1. Mira Do you live in a big city or a small town, Hector?

2. Hector I live in a town. It’s not small, but it’s not very big.
3. Mira Is it far from the university?
4. Hector Yes, it’s in New York.
5. Mira But New York is a big city!
6. Hector New York is also a state. I live in a town in New York state.
7. Mira Oh, right. Is your town near New York City?
8. Hector It’s about two hours away from the city. There are trains and
buses that go to the city. My father works in the city.
He takes the train to the city very early every morning.
9. Mira Who do you live with?
10. Hector I live with my mother and father, and I have two sisters.
11. Mira Are there a lot of stores in your town?
12. Hector Yes, there’s a supermarket, clothing stores, a bakery, a butcher shop,
a department store, and three or four convenience stores.
13. Mira Do you live in the centre of the town?
14. Hector No, there aren’t many houses in the centre of the town.
There are a lot of stores, restaurants, a few banks, a park,
the school, the post office, some churches, and a few apartment
buildings, but not many houses.
15. Mira Do you go home often?
16. Hector I go home and see my family once or twice each semester.
17. Mira How do you get home?
18. Hector I go home by train usually.

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19. Mira And what do you do?

20. Hector I relax, I spend time with my family, and I see my friends.
21. Mira That’s nice. I come from Croatia, so I don’t go home very often.
22. Hector And where in Croatia do you come from?
23. Mira I come from Zagreb.
24. Hector Is that a small town?
25. Mira No, it’s a city. It’s the capital of the country.
26. Hector And why are you studying Spanish?
27. Mira I’m studying Spanish because I like the language a lot, and because
many people speak Spanish. It’s a useful language.
And why are you studying Spanish? Isn’t Hector a Spanish name?
28. Hector Yes, Hector is a Spanish name. My family is originally from Mexico.
29. Mira You don’t speak Spanish already?
30. Hector No, I don’t. My sisters and I only speak English.
My parents speak English and Spanish, and my grandparents
only speak Spanish.
31. Mira So you’re studying Spanish because your family is from Mexico?
32. Hector Yes, that’s right. And also because it’s a useful second language
in the United States.

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 Take it further
 Unit 6 - Audio 8
Ejercicio: ¿Te diste cuenta que en la conversación Héctor le pregunta a Mira…?
Traduce la siguiente oración:

1. Why are you studying Spanish? ______________________________

¿Por qué estás estudiando español?

Ejercicio: Ya conoces el tiempo presente simple. Traduce las siguientes oraciones:

1. I study Spanish at the university. _____________________________

Estudio español en la universidad.
2. We eat dinner at seven in the evening. _________________________
Cenamos a las siete de la tarde

Ejercicio: Usa el presente simple para hablar de acciones que ocurren en general.
Usa el presente simple con expresiones como generally, usually, always, on Monday, every day,
at seven o’clock, entre otras. Traduce:

1. Hector’s grandparents always speak Spanish.

___________________________________________________
Los abuelos de Héctor siempre hablan español
2. Hector’s mother speaks English with her children, but she speaks Spanish
with her parents.
___________________________________________________
La mamá de Héctor habla inglés con sus hijos, pero ella habla español con sus padres

3. Hector studies Spanish every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

___________________________________________________
Héctor estudia español todos los lunes, miércoles y viernes.
4. Hector usually sees his family once or twice each semester.
___________________________________________________
Héctor suele ver a su familia una o dos veces cada semestre

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Ejercicio: Usa presente be + ing (llamado presente progresivo o presente continuo) para hablar
sobre acciones que escurriendo en el momento. Traduce las siguientes oraciones:

1. You are studying English right now.

_____________________________________________________
Estás estudiando inglés ahora mismo
2. You are reading a sentence in English.
_____________________________________________________
Estás leyendo una oración en inglés
3. Mira is in Croatia now, so she’s speaking Croatian. But she also speaks English.
_____________________________________________________
Mira está en Croacia ahora, por lo que está hablando en croata. Pero ella también habla inglés

4. Hector’s mother is with her children now, so she’s speaking English.

But she also speaks Spanish.
_____________________________________________________
La madre de Héctor está ahora con sus hijos, así que habla inglés. Pero ella también habla español

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 Work Out 2
Ejercicio: Escribe la forma negativa (not) de cada una de las siguientes oraciones.
No olvides el auxiliar correcto (do o does):

0. I work in a bank.
____________________________________________________
I do not/don’t work in a bank.

1. She goes to work by train.

____________________________________________________
She doesn't go to work by train.
2. The professor teaches every Wednesday.
____________________________________________________
The teacher does not teach every Wednesday
3. We eat at the restaurant every Friday.
____________________________________________________
We don't eat at the restaurant every Friday
4. I get gas at the gas station in the morning.
____________________________________________________
I don't buy gasoline at the gas station in the morning.
5. John buys bread at the bakery.
____________________________________________________
Juan does not buy bread at the bakery.
6. She buys milk at the convenience store.
____________________________________________________
She doesn't buy milk at the convenience store
7. They get stamps at the post office.
____________________________________________________
They do not receive stamps at the post office.
8. Bill is at the bank.
____________________________________________________
Bill is not in the bank

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Ejercicio: Ahora forma preguntas. No olvides el auxiliar (do o does):

0. Bill
works at a clothing store.
____________________________________________________
Where does Bill work?

1. Mira studies Spanish at the university.

____________________________________________________
Mira doesn't study Spanish at the university
2. Hector sees his friends at home.
____________________________________________________
Hector doesn't see his friends at home
3. The train leaves at 9:05 a.m.
____________________________________________________
The train does not leave at 9:05 a.m.
4. Hector’s father goes to work in the city by train.
____________________________________________________
Hector's father does not go to work in the city by train
5. Jasmine lives in a small town.
____________________________________________________
Jasmine doesn't live in a small town
6. They buy milk at the convenience store because it’s near their apartment.
____________________________________________________
They don't buy milk at the convenience store because it's not close to their apartment

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 Drive It Home
Ejercicio: Para cada oración, crea una oración negativa (not), una oración tipo pregunta yes/no,
y una oración empleando question words:

Hank works at a gas station.

0 Negative: Hank does not work at a gas station.
Yes/No question: Does Hank work at a gas station?
Question word: Where does Hank work?

Bob and Mary live in a big house.

1 Negative: ____________________________________
Julian does not work as a scientist
Yes/No question: ____________________________________
does Julian works as a scientist?
Question word: ____________________________________
Where does Julian work?

They buy their food at the supermarket.

2 Negative: ____________________________________
max doesn't work with me
Yes/No question: ____________________________________
doesn't max work with me?
Question word: ____________________________________
where does max work?

The students see their professor every morning.

3 Negative: ____________________________________
Mary doesn't do math exercises
Yes/No question: ____________________________________
Does Mary do math exercises all week?
Question word: ____________________________________
Does Mary do math exercises?

You eat at the restaurant because the food is good.

4 Negative: ____________________________________
students do not do their homework every day
Yes/No question: ____________________________________
Do the students do their homework?
Question word: ____________________________________
you do your homework everyday?

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 Online Exercises: REDs

Ejercicio: Ubica el recurso educativo digital que se indica en la ruta indicada a continuación.
Interactúa con el recurso y, finalmente, agrega algunas capturas de pantalla en esta página:

Contenido del curso » Portafolio de evidencias » Formatos de


ejecución » Fases del proyecto » Fase » Actividad del proyecto
» ENGLISH » Materiales de apoyo » ENGLISH Learning resources

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 Acknowledgements
Warnasch, C. (2012). Living language English Essential. Random House.

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