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Programa: Programa Nacional de ingls
Curso: Ingls II
Campo de formacin: Componente Bsico Comn.
Tipo de curso: terico.
Crditos: Dos (2).

WRITING GUIDE FOR ENGLISH II

GENERAL OBJECTIVE:
Expresar ideas y situaciones de la vida real de manera escrita, siendo
estas acertadas y eficaces, mediante la aplicacin de los contenidos
vistos en el curso.
OBJECTIVES:
Utilizar la gramtica y vocabulario adecuadamente de acuerdo a los
contenidos del curso.
Estimular el proceso de escritura como proceso organizado y
sistemtico.
TOPICS:
Reconocimiento de la unidad 2.

Vocabulary

Superlatives adjectives, Comparative adjectives,

Likes and dislikes, simple past, simple present.
Giving advices, Recreational activities, Food, prices.

Connectors

Addition AND- contrast BUT Reason because

Grammar

Learning strategy: Aprendizaje basado en tareas, en el grupo colaborativo se

deben desarrollar diversos pasos para la construccin de un trabajo final, dando
cuenta de esta forma de lo aprendido hasta el momento. La construccin de este
trabajo, contar con el acompaamiento del e-mediador.

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Instituto Virtual de Lenguas - INVIL
Programa: Programa Nacional de ingls
Curso: Ingls II
Campo de formacin: Componente Bsico Comn.
Tipo de curso: terico.
Crditos: Dos (2).

A travs de este ejercicio, el eestudiante har el reconocimiento y apropiacin de

los contenidos de las unidades, de su entorno y del contexto para expresarse de
acuerdo a su nivel.
Awaited product:
Documento en pdf que se subir en el link de tareas generado para tal fin.

Presentacin con diapositivas Power Point que se subir al link de tareas

generado para tal fin.

Link en PREZI con el desarrollo de su trabajo.

Peso evaluativo

100 puntos

INSTRUCTIONS:
The group has to develop all the parts of the activity, you can divide the parts
among you.
As a suggestion you can complete the chart:

Students name

Part to develop

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Instituto Virtual de Lenguas - INVIL
Programa: Programa Nacional de ingls
Curso: Ingls II
Campo de formacin: Componente Bsico Comn.
Tipo de curso: terico.
Crditos: Dos (2).

Part one

Answer the questions according with the picture.

1. Who is coming round the corner?

There are 2 clowns
2. What is their secret?
Nothing
3. What are they carrying?
They are carrying and wearing red and black shoes, big address.

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Instituto Virtual de Lenguas - INVIL
Programa: Programa Nacional de ingls
Curso: Ingls II
Campo de formacin: Componente Bsico Comn.
Tipo de curso: terico.
Crditos: Dos (2).

1. Why did Peter lose his temper with Joanna?

Because, she made a bad job

2. Where did he go after he stormed out?
He went to his house
3. What happened to him when he got there?
He started to sleep

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Instituto Virtual de Lenguas - INVIL
Programa: Programa Nacional de ingls
Curso: Ingls II
Campo
formacin:
Componente
Bsico
Comn.
1. de
What
building
can you see
Rose
leaving?
Tipo de curso: terico.
Crditos:Some
Dos (2).
beautiful apartments

2. What is she wearing?

She is wearing brown boots, black jacket, brown bag
3. Where is she going?
She is going to her house

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Instituto Virtual de Lenguas - INVIL
Programa: Programa Nacional de ingls
Curso: Ingls II
Campo
formacin:
Componente
Comn.
1. de
Where
did the
accidentBsico
happen?
Tipo de curso: terico.
Crditos:InDos
the(2).
danielas avenue

2. Who was hurt?

A driver
3. Who helped?
Some firefighters

1. Who closes the window?

The girl

2. Why?

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Instituto Virtual de Lenguas - INVIL
Programa: Programa Nacional de ingls
Curso: Ingls II
Campo de
formacin:
Componente
Because
she
is nearby Bsico
of the Comn.
windows
Tipo de curso: terico.
Crditos:
Dos old
(2). are they?
3. How

They are 4 and 5 years

Part Two
Complete the sentence
To begin simply answer the following questions and see what happens. The
answers to the questions are entirely up to you. There is no right or wrong only
ideas. Once an idea appeals to you, follow it through. You will be pleasantly
surprised at how quickly a story will emerge from the answers you give.

Jenny slammed the door in Johns face because jhon was distracted
The plane crashed because the pilot was drunk
Paul read his wifes diary and discovered that she has another man
The small girl ran away from her house
Travis had never seen a ghost, look so scared before.
It was time for studying
Her arms ached but she couldnt stop swimming because she loves it
Ben climbed the tree and he got to fall down

Story without a middle

There are three main parts to a story:
The BEGINNING says where and when a story happens and who the people or
characters are.
The MIDDLE tells what happens to these people.
The CONCLUSION tells how the story ends.

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Instituto Virtual de Lenguas - INVIL
Programa: Programa Nacional de ingls
Curso: Ingls II
Campothe
de formacin:
Componente
Comn.
Read
story below.
It has a Bsico
beginning
and a conclusion
Tipo de curso: terico.
Crditos: Dos (2).
SALLY'S PROBLEM

but no middle.

Sally sat at the back of the classroom, looking out of the window. She didn't hear
what the teacher said because she was thinking about her big problem .........
Sally jumped up and ran to the phone. She just knew everything was going to be
alright again.
Now write two ideas what Sally's problem could be:
1. she was thinking about a familiar problem
2. she was thinking about her pregnancy
Choose the idea you like best, and write about it. Write the story again putting your
middle between the beginning and the end of the story of Sally's problem

Part Three
Book review
A book report gives the author's name, the book title, and says what the book is
about.
Read this book report by one of last year's students.
TITLE: Jaws
AUTHOR: Robert Benchley
TYPE OF BOOK: Adventure
CONTENT: It's about a big shark which eats people when they are swimming.
OPINION: I liked the story. It was exciting and a bit frightening. I've seen the film that was good too.
Answer these questions about the book report.
1. What is the book about?

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Instituto Virtual de Lenguas - INVIL
Programa: Programa Nacional de ingls
Curso: Ingls II
Campo de
Bsicoeats
Comn.
It isformacin:
about a Componente
big shark which
people
Tipo de curso: terico.
Crditos:
Dos (2).
2. Who
wrote it?

Robert benchley
3. What did the student think about the book?
They liked story because it was exciting
4. Was it a love story?
No, it wasnt
Now read this book review by another student.
"I didn't like the story about the ship; it was boring and the pictures in it
weren't very good. J.R Smith wrote "The Sinking of the Titanic" because his

father was killed when the ship hit an iceberg. More than 1,000 people died
when the ship sank. I don't like True Life stories - I prefer adventures."
The book review is a bit mixed up. Rewrite the information under the headings
below.
TITLE: the sinking of titanic
AUTHOR: j.r smith

TYPE OF STORY: drama

CONTENT: it is about a ship which hit and iceberg and sank itself, besides
more than 1,000 people died
OPINION: it was very sad , they prefer adventures.

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Instituto Virtual de Lenguas - INVIL
Programa: Programa Nacional de ingls
Curso: Ingls II
Campo de formacin: Componente Bsico
Comn.
No-gap
Paragraph
Tipo de curso: terico.
Crditos: Dos (2).

The person typing the following text was too lazy to type capital letters or make
spaces. Try to read it.
A man was walking along a busy shopping street in Manchester when
suddenly he was stopped by two police officers you had better come with us
sir we have reason to believe you were involved in the bank robbery that
took place in London 4 days ago but it couldn't have been me said the man
pulling nervously at his long black hair i've just got back from a 2 week
holiday in france he said and took a photo out of his wallet look here I am
standing under the eifel tower one of the police officers looked carefully at
the photograph and said yes you are right but this picture could not have
been taken 4 days ago I think you'd better come with us but how did you
know? Protested the man well replied the police man the photos how you
with short hair it couldn't possibly have grown so long in just 4 days.

Now write the paragraph above using capital letters, punctuation marks and
spaces:
A man was walking along a busy shopping street in Manchester when
suddenly, he was stopped by two police officers you had better come with us
sir we have reason to believe you were involved in the bank robbery that
took place in London 4 days ago, but it couldn't have been me said the man
pulling nervously at his long black hair i've just got back from a 2 week
holiday in france. he said and took a photo out of his wallet look here I am
standing under the eifel tower one of the police officers looked carefully at
the photograph and said yes you are right but this picture could not have
been taken 4 days ago, I think you'd better come with us but how did you
know?. Protested the man well replied the police man the photos how you
with short hair it couldn't possibly have grown so long in just 4 days.

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Instituto Virtual de Lenguas - INVIL
Programa: Programa Nacional de ingls
Curso: Ingls II
Campo de formacin: Componente Bsico Comn.
Tipo de curso: terico.
Crditos: Dos (2).

Part Four
Advertisements
Advertisements are written to try and make us buy something. The words in an
advertisement give us a very clear idea of the product, and really make us want to
have it. Look at this example of an advertisement for ice cream:

"Cool, delicious Strawberry Surprise. What could

be nicer on a hot summer's day?"

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Instituto Virtual de Lenguas - INVIL
Programa: Programa Nacional de ingls
Curso: Ingls II
Campo de formacin: Componente Bsico Comn.
Tipo de curso: terico.
Crditos: Dos (2).

Imagine that you are an advertiser who is trying to get people to try a new car.
Type ten words that can be used to describe cars (you can use your dictionary!):

WORDS
1. good doors

6. great wheels

2. great engine

7.

3. sensor

8.

4. automatic

9.

5.

10.

Using some of your words from above and write an advert for a car in the space
below.
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________

Making sentences:
Some of the words in these sentences have been put in the wrong place. Can you
fix them? Write the words in the right order. The first sentence has been done for
you.
(Hint: remember that sentences start with capital letters and end with full stops!)

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Instituto Virtual de Lenguas - INVIL
Programa: Programa Nacional de ingls
Curso: Ingls II
Campo de formacin: Componente Bsico Comn.
Tipo de curso: terico.
Crditos: Dos (2).

Example: work Your days are and Monday, Wednesday Thursday.

Your work days are Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.
are work of hours Yours nine oclock to five oclock.
yours hours of work are of nine o`clock to five o`clock.

get You lunch an hour for

you get an hour for lunch

paid weekly You are

you are paid weekly

to holiday You pay are entitled

you are entitled to pay to holiday

Part Five
Nicknames for New York

Use the words in the box to complete the text below. Write the missing words in the
space.

describe

biggest

newspaper recorded

choose
city

name

cities

community visitors

nicknames
popular

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Instituto Virtual de Lenguas - INVIL
Programa: Programa Nacional de ingls
Curso: Ingls II
Campo de formacin: Componente Bsico Comn.
Tipo de curso: terico.
Crditos: Dos (2).

nicknames are used to describe people, places or things. Many American

community have nicknames. They can help create identities, build unity and help
people feel a sense of pride in their ____________.

Some years ago, marketing and advertising experts were asked to ____________

the best nickname for an American visitors The winner was the nations nnbiggest
city, New York. The nickname they chose was The Big Apple.

Where did the nickname Big Apple originally come from? In the nineteen
seventies, New York suffered from image problems. The number of ____________
was falling. A campaign was launched to give the city a new image and a new
nickname. The New York board chose the nickname The Big Apple

It was not the first time the nickname had been used to describe the city. A
journalist for a New York ____choose________ had used the name The Big
Apple to ____________ New York in the nineteen twenties.

The Big Apple was also the ____________ of a night club in the Harlem area of
New York City in the nineteen thirties, as well as the name of a ____________
dance and hit song around that time.

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Instituto Virtual de Lenguas - INVIL
Programa: Programa Nacional de ingls
Curso: Ingls II
Campo de formacin: Componente Bsico Comn.
Tipo de curso: terico.
Crditos:
(2). is not the only nickname for Americas
The
BigDos
Apple

____________ city. Almost

one hundred nicknames that describe New York have been ____________. Some
of the best known nicknames for New York are The Capital of the World, Empire
City, Gotham, The City So Nice They Named it Twice and The City That Never
Sleeps.

CROSSWORD

ACROSS
She wears black and rides a broom.

DOWN
2. Trick or __________.

4. Spirit that says Boo!

3. Special outfit worn on Halloween.

7. Small animals that are black and fly on

Halloween.

5. Connected bones.

8. Month Halloween is in
10. Cut this to make a jack-o-lantern
12. Popular Halloween color.
13. Filled with ghosts.

6. Holiday on October 31st.

9. Light this and put it inside a jack-olantern.
11. Children eat this sweet treat on
Halloween.

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Programa: Programa Nacional de ingls
Curso: Ingls II
Campo de formacin: Componente Bsico Comn.
Tipo de curso: terico.
Crditos: Dos (2).

To have in mind
First: Complete the chart, to organize the activity among you.
Second: Develop each part, write your part in the forum and the answers.
Third:

When all of you have your corresponding part ready, organize one
document as a group.

Forth:

If there are ten days or less to finish the activity, you cannot participate in
the group and you have to do all the activity alone, the collaborative points are
going to be taken in the final note, and the group has to assume the missing part.

Fifth:

you have to submit your group final activity in the corresponding link in the
Evaluation and monitoring environment.
Check ideas; they must be clear and organized.
On-line Translators are a useful tool, be responsible at using them.
Be creative! Imagination and good sense of humor are important items at
writing.

These web sites can help you during your writing process.
Dictionary: [Link]

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Programa: Programa Nacional de ingls
Curso: Ingls II
Campo
formacin:
Componente
Comn.
de
English
Writing
Tips: Bsico
[Link] de curso: terico.
Crditos:writing-tips
Dos (2).

10 Quick Tips to Improve Your Writing:

[Link]

RBRICA DE EVALUACIN
ITEM A
EVALUAR

Part one

Part two

VALORACIN BAJA

No desarrolla la parte 1
de la actividad.
0 puntos

No desarrolla la parte 2
de la actividad.
0 puntos

Part three

No desarrolla la parte 3
de la actividad.
0 puntos

VALORACIN
MEDIA

VALORACIN ALTA

Desarrolla de forma
incompleta la parte 1
de la actividad.

Desarrolla la parte 1 de
la actividad, ms
presenta errores
gramaticales y/o de
coherencia en las
respuestas dadas.

Desarrolla la parte 1 de
forma completa y sin
ningn error gramatical o
de coherencia en las
respuestas dadas.

3 puntos
Desarrolla de forma
incompleta la parte 2
de la actividad.

Desarrolla la parte 2 de
la actividad, ms
presenta errores
gramaticales y/o de
coherencia en las
respuestas dadas.

Desarrolla la parte 2 de
forma completa y sin
ningn error gramatical o
de coherencia en las
respuestas dadas.

3 puntos
Desarrolla de forma
incompleta la parte 3
de la actividad.

Desarrolla la parte 3 de
la actividad, ms
presenta errores
gramaticales y/o de
coherencia en las
respuestas dadas.

Mximo
Puntaje

12

12 puntos

12

12 puntos
Desarrolla la parte 3 de
forma completa y sin
ningn error gramatical o
de coherencia en las
respuestas dadas.
12 puntos

12

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Curso: Ingls II
Campo de formacin: Componente Bsico Comn.
Tipo de curso: terico.
3 puntos
Crditos: Dos (2).

Part four

No desarrolla la parte 4
de la actividad.
0 puntos

Desarrolla de forma
incompleta la parte 4
de la actividad.

Desarrolla la parte 4 de
la actividad, ms
presenta errores
gramaticales y/o de
coherencia en las
respuestas dadas.

Desarrolla la parte 4 de
forma completa y sin
ningn error gramatical o
de coherencia en las
respuestas dadas.
.

12

12 puntos

Part Five

No desarrolla la parte 5
de la actividad.

3 puntos
Desarrolla de forma
incompleta la parte 5
de la actividad.

Desarrolla la parte 5 de
la actividad, ms
presenta errores
gramaticales y/o de
coherencia en las
respuestas dadas.

Desarrolla la parte 5 de
forma completa y sin
ningn error gramatical o
de coherencia en las
respuestas dadas.

12

12 Puntos

3 Puntos

Presentation
of the activity

Participation
and
interaction
-writing
forum-

Upload the
final activity

El trabajo es presentado
de manera
desorganizada/. No
cumple con lo requerido
por la gua.

El trabajo cumple
apenas con unos
parmetros bsicos de
presentacin. No toma
en cuenta las
sugerencias realizadas
en el foro colaborativo

0 puntos

3 puntos

No particip en el Writing
frum o particip faltando
pocos das para el cierre
de la actividad.

Aunque particip en el
Writing forum, Sus
contribuciones no
apuntaban
directamente a la
construccin del
trabajo. La participacin
en el foro colaborativo
se hizo a pocos das
del cierre de la
actividad

0 puntos

No sube el trabajo final al

link de tareas/ Lo sube
despus de haberse
cerrado el foro.
0 puntos

5 puntos
Sube su trabajo de
forma. / No cumple con
los requerimientos de
la gua. / No toma en
cuenta las sugerencias
realizadas en el foro
colaborativo.

El trabajo es presentado
de manera creativa y
agradable. Cumple con
lo requerido por la gua.
Corresponde a las
participaciones
realizadas en el foro
colaborativo.
10 puntos
Las participaciones en el
foro son pertinentes y
coherentes con las
participaciones de los
compaeros. Cumplen
con las normas de
netiqueta Sus aportes
en el foro colaborativo
fueron valiosos y
puntuales desde el
inicio de la actividad.

10

20

20 puntos
Sube su trabajo
satisfactoriamente al link
de tareas y este cumple
con lo estipulado en la
gua de la actividad.

10

10 puntos
3 puntos

Total

100