ACTIVITY 4.

WRITING SECTION
INGLES B1

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MARIA CRISTINA OTALORA

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ABRIL 2017
 QUESTION 1

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.
Martha slammed the door in Jairos face because HE DOES NOT COME TO
YOUR APPOINTMENT
The train crashed because. YOUR BRAKES FAILED
Raul read his wifes diary and discovered. THAT YOUR DREAM WAS
GOING TO PARIS AT CHRISTMAS
The small boy ran away from HER MOM WHY WOULD HAVE BEEN
PUNISH
Silvana had never seen a MAN WITH look so scared before.
Ben climbed the mountain and G

According with the information above, write a story, use at least 4 of the 6
sentences:

MARTHA SLAMMED THE DOOR IN JAIROS FACE BECAUSE HE DOES NOT

COME TO YOUR APPOINTMENT, BUT WHAT SHE DID NOT KNOW IT WAS
THAT ON THE TRAIN JAIRO WAS TRAVELING STARTS BECAUSE HER
BRAKES FAILED AND THAT'S THE REASON WHY IT CAN NOT COME IN TIME,
WHILE SO SILVANA THAT WAS WITH MARTHA SHE SAID SOMETHING
STRANGE, SHE HAD NEVER SEEN A MAN WITH LOOK SO SCARED BEDORE,
JAIRO RETURNED HOME HE SEEN A THE SMALL BOY RAN AWAY FROM HER
MOM WHY WOULD HAVE BEEN PUNISH.

Question 2

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.
Read the story below. It has a beginning and a conclusion but no middle.

SALLY'S PROBLEM

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. Sally is distracted looking out the window.

2. Sally did not hear what the teacher said because she was thinking
about her big problem.

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.

SALLY'S PROBLEM

Sally was sitting at the back of the classroom, staring out the window. She did not
hear what the teacher said because she was thinking about her big problem.
Sally's mother had an accident in her car last night. So I had to stay in observation
in the hospital.
Sally arrived home when she left school, waiting for the hospital call as her mother
followed.
Sally got up and ran to the phone. She knew that everything would be okay again.
 QUESTION 3
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?

RTA: It is a love story that takes place inside a ship in which a catastrophe occurs
that causes the death of 1000 people.
2. Who wrote it?

RTA: J.R Smith wrote "The Sinking of the Titanic"

3. What did the student think about the book?

RTA: THAT IS A HISTORY that shows us the importance of love in survival.

4. Was it a love story?

RTA: Yes, because the protagonists secretly carry a romance

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: El hundimiento del titanic
AUTHOR: J.R Smith
TYPE OF STORY: romantic
CONTENT: porque su padre fue asesinado cuando el barco golpe un iceberg.
Ms de 1.000 personas murieron cuando el barco se hundi.
OPINION: "No me gust la historia de la nave, era aburrida y las fotos en ella no
eran muy buenas
 QUESTION 4

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!)
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.
______________ ______________ of ____________ ____________ nine
o`clock to five o`clock.
get You lunch an hour for
____________ get an hour for ____________.
paid weekly You are
____________ are paid _____________.

to holiday You pay are entitled

_____________ are entitled to ____________ _____________.

SOLUTION:

-Yours hours of work are nine o clock to five o clock

-You get an hour for lunch
-You are paid weekly
-You are entitled to pay holiday
 QUESTION 5

Nicknames for New York

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

Describe City
Newspaper Name
Biggest Community
Recorded Visitor
Choose Cities
Nicknames Popular

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

___________ 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 ____________. The winner was the nations
biggest 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 ____________ 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.
The Big Apple is not the only nickname for Americas ____________ 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.

Solution
Nicknames are used to describe people, places or things. Many American Cities
have nicknames. They can help create identities, build unity and help people feel a
sense of pride in their City .
Some years ago, marketing and advertising experts were asked to Describe the
best nickname for an American Biggest. The winner was the nations biggest 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 Visitor 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 Newspaper had used the name The Big Apple to
Recorded New York in the nineteen twenties.
The Big Apple was also the Name of a night club in the Harlem area of New York
City in the nineteen thirties, as well as the name of a Community dance and hit
song around that time.
The Big Apple is not the only nickname for Americas Choose city. Almost one
hundred nicknames that describe New York have been Popular. 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.

Los apodos se usan para describir personas, lugares o cosas. Muchas ciudades
americanas tienen apodos. Pueden ayudar a crear identidades, construir unidad y
ayudar a las personas a sentir un sentimiento de orgullo en su Ciudad.
Hace algunos aos, se les pidi a los expertos en marketing y publicidad que
describieran el mejor apodo para un estadounidense ms grande. El ganador fue
la ciudad ms grande del pas, Nueva York. El apodo que eligieron fue "La Gran
Manzana".
De dnde viene originalmente el apodo de "Big Apple"? En los aos setenta,
Nueva York sufri problemas de imagen. El nmero de visitantes estaba cayendo.
Se lanz una campaa para dar a la ciudad una nueva imagen y un nuevo apodo.
La junta de Nueva York eligi el apodo de "La Gran Manzana"
No era la primera vez que se usaba el apodo para describir la ciudad. Un
periodista de un peridico de Nueva York haba usado el nombre "The Big Apple"
en New York grabado en los aos veinte.
La Gran Manzana fue tambin el nombre de un club nocturno en el rea de
Harlem de la ciudad de Nueva York en los aos treinta, as como el nombre de una
danza de la comunidad y cancin de xito en ese momento.

"La Gran Manzana" no es el nico apodo para la ciudad de America Choose. Casi
cien apodos que describen Nueva York han sido populares. Algunos de los apodos
ms conocidos de Nueva York son "La capital del mundo", "Ciudad del Imperio",
"Gotham", "La ciudad tan bonita que lo nombraron dos veces" y "La ciudad que
nunca duerme".