Activity 3: Writing task fórum

Chapter 5: “Pen Pals: Roberto Writes a Letter” pages 25 - 30

Daniel Felipe Montoya #

Daniel Marín #
John James Mendoza #
Víctor Alfonso Ladino #
Jonatán Gercey Arévalo #

Curso:
900004_173

Tutor:
Carlos Mauricio Cerquera

UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL ABIERTA Y A DISTANCIA (UNAD)

ESCUELA DE CIENCIAS BÁSICAS TECNOLOGÍA E INGENIERA
INGENIERIA INDUSTRIAL
MANIZALES
08/10/2018
I. Mechanics

1. roberto lives in Caracas Venezuela

2. sara lives in the united states

3. her home is in fairbanks Alaska

4. she lives at 1239 lincoln boulevard

5. is the weather pleasant in Venezuela

6. are the winters cold in fairbanks

7. my sisters name is teresa

8. my brothers name is alfredo

9. do you have any brothers and sisters

10. do you have any hobbies

Development of the activity

Copy the sentences, and make all the corrections that are necessary.

1. Roberto lives in Caracas Venezuela.

2. Sara lives in the United States

3. Her home is in Fairbanks Alaska

4 She lives in the United States

5 The weather is nice in Venezuela

6 ¿ it’s cold in Fairbanks?

7. My name is Teresa

8. My name is Alfredo

9. ¿Do you have any brothers and sisters?

10. ¿do you have any hobbies?

II. Grammar Possessive adjectives

1. I have a large family. My family is big.

2. We have a house in Caracas. US.

3. You have a house in Alaska. you

4. Alfredo has a black dog. He is big

5. The dog has the name of Charlie. He is with us since he was little

6. Teresa has white cats. she loves them very much

7. They have the names of Tilin and Snow. she takes good care of them

8. I also have a grandmother in the house. she is the mamade my dad

9. Grandma has two hobbies, reading and sewing. she has that hobby

10. We have a large family. we are united.

III. Controlled Composition Replacement exercise

A. Writing about Roberto’s Family

Read the model paragraph below and then look at the information

about Alfredo and Teresa. Rewrite the model paragraph and use the information

about Alfredo to write a description of him. Write another

paragraph and use the information about Teresa to describe her.

Roberto is a boy from Venezuela. He lives in Caracas. He is fourteen

years old. He studies English in school. His hair is black. His eyes are

brown. His favorite sport is soccer. His hobbies are swimming, soccer,

and playing records. Roberta has one brother. His name is Alfredo.

Roberto has one sister, too. Her name is Teresa. Roberto has a pet

parakeet. Its name is Pele.

Alfredo

13 years old

hobbies: riding a bicycle,

watching T.V.

hair color: brown

eyes: brown

favorite sport: running

foreign language: English

pet: one dog named Charlie

Teresa

16 years old

hobbies: dancing, playing the piano, singing

hair color: brown

eyes: blue

favorite singer: Jose Luis Rodriguez

favorite dance: the Hustle

foreign languages: English and French

pets: two cats named Tilin and Nieve

B. Writing about Yourself

Use the model paragraph and replace the information about Roberto

with information about yourself.

Development of the activity

Roberto is a child from Venezuela, lives in Caracas.

She is fourteen years old, she studies English at school.

His hair is black, brown eyes.

His favorite sport is soccer.

his hobbies are swimming, football and playing records.

It has as a pet a parrot called Pelé.

Roberto has two brothers, Alfredo and Teresa.

Alfredo is 13 years old. His favorite sport is running, he likes to ride a bicycle and watch TV. He has
a dog named Charlie.

Study the foreign language (English) since he likes it, his eye color is brown and brown hair color.
IV. Grammar Prepositions of place: in, on, at

 Roberto lives in north america

 Sara Works in South America
 He lives in caracas
 She Works in Venezuela
 They lives in Alaska
 Mrs. Taylor lives on 1239 Lincoln Boulevard
 Mr. Perez Works on 1239 Lincoln Boulevard
 They Works at Lincoln Boulevard
 She Works at Lincoln Boulevard
 Mr. Perez lives in the United States

V. Grammar Questions with be

1. Her name is Roberta. Is his name Roberto?

2. Your teacher is Mrs. Rodriguez. Who is your teacher?

3. Sara is Roberta's friend. Who is Sara's friend?

4. She is from Alaska. Where are you from?

5. It's from Venezuela. Are you from Venezuela?

6. Roberto is very tall. Are you tall Roberto?

7. Your family is numerous. he has a big family?

8. The climate in Venezuela is warm all year round. How is the climate of Venezuela?

9. Winters in Venezuela are wet and rainy. How are the winters in Venexuela?

10. Winters in Alaska are very cold. are alaska winters cold?
VI. Gramar Questions with do

VII. Sentence Construction Asking and answering questions

1. Do you have any brothers and sisters? Yes I have one brother
2. Do you have any hobbies? My hobbies are going to the cinema, playing basketball,
and swimming.
3. Do you have any pen Pals? I have a couple of friends, that we talk on the phone and send
letters and stuff
4. Do you have any grandparents? Yes, I have two grandparents.
5. Do you have Any records? No, I don´t have
6. Do you have any pictures of yourself? No, I don’t.
7. Do you have any dogs? Yes, I do. My dog is my constant companion
8. Do you have any cats? Yeah, I have a cat
VIII. Controlled Composition Incomplete letter

Dear Tatiana,
I am very happy to introduce myself to you. My name is John James
Mendoza. Live in Cartago, Colombia. Would you like to be pen pals with
me? We can write letters to each other every month. I am thirty-two
years old. I am very tall. My eyes are brown, and my hair is black. My
hobbies are swimming, soccer, dance, music. My father works in security
and my mother is a housewife. I have a brother in my family, too. His name
is Juan Pablo Mendoza. My city is little. The weather is hot. The winters are
rainy. Do you have any Question? Are you high? Are you
sincere? Please write and tell me about yourself.
Sincerely,
John James Mendoza