ÁREA: Humanidades Teacher Martha Mendivelso Name _________________________________

GRADE: ____________ start Date:____________________

TOPIC: Mass media (Tv shows /Famous people)
TIME : End date:_____________
PUNTO DE PARTIDA Y PUNTO DE LLEGADA
Write the answers in English to all the questions with the four famous Colombian people

1. Identifies the purpose of medium length oral and written texts related to topics of general and
academic interest and shares it with others
2. Recognize the grammar structure of simple past, simple present,
3. . Listen and write using grammar structure in present and past

INVESTIGATION

La construcción del presente simple (Present

Simple) en inglés es realmente fácil, tiene la Conjugación Significado
estructura:
[SUJETO] + [VERBO] (en infinitivo sin to) I live yo vivo
A tener en cuenta: Si el sujeto es 3ª persona
del singular se le añade una "-s" al you live tú vives
verbo.Veamos como ejemplo la conjugación
del verbo "to live" (vivir) en presente simple:
he / she / it lives él / ella / ello vive

we live nosotros vivimos

you live vosotros vivís

they live ellos/ellas viven

 Caso especial: "-es" para la 3ª persona Caso especial: "-ies" para la 3ª persona

Para los verbos acabados en "-o","-sh", "-ch" , "-ss", Adicionalmente, los verbos acabados en "-y" cuando
"-x" , "-z", "-y" se añade "-es" en lugar de "-s para la la "y" no es precedida de una vocal, forman la
3ª persona del singular".Veamos a continuación tercera persona en "-ies".
algunos ejemplos:

Verbo Tercera persona Significado

Verbo Tercera persona Significado

to occupy he occupies él ocupa

to go he goes él va

to study he studies él estudia

to wish he wishes él desea

to reach he reaches él alcanza

La negación en el presente simple:La negación con los
to express he expresses él expresa verbos plenos (esto es no modales y no auxiliares)
también es fácil: [SUJETO] + do(es) + not + [VERBO]
to fix he fixes él arregla
I do not sing Yo no canto
to kiss he kisses él besa
He does not sing Él no canta

to buzz he buzzes él murmulla They do not play Ellos no juegan

En inglés el "do + not" se contrae a "don't" y "does +

not" se contraen a "doesn't".

Pero cuidado si la "-y" es precedida por una vocal, I don't sing Yo no canto

He doesn't sing Él no canta

la tercera persona se forma con una "-s"
They don't play Ellos no juegan
(desinencia estándar)
La interrogación en el presente simpleEn las oraciones
Verbo Tercera persona Significado interrogativas también se hace uso del verbo auxiliar
to do. Anteponiéndolo al sujeto.La estructura de las
to buy he buys él compra preguntas cerradas o de yes/no (es decir aquellas que
no tienen partícula interrogativa) es:do(es) + [SUJETO]
En pasado simple el verbo auxiliar do/does se cambia por + [VERBO] ?Do you like music?¿Te gusta la música?
did y en frases afirmativas el verbo va en pasado example:
Does he speak English?¿Él habla inglés?
Sandra ate cheese Sandra comio queso
La estructura de las preguntas abiertas (es decir
Did she cook rice? ¿ Ewlla cocino arroz? aquellas que tienen partícula interrogativa)
es:[PARTÍCULA INTERROGATIVA] + do(es) + [SUJETO]
I did not come to class on summer No vine al colegio en + [VERBO] ?
verano
Why do you like music?¿Por qué te gusta la música?

When do you come back?

¿Cuándo vuelves?

Uso del presente simple

 SKILL DEVELOPMENT
Test 1 ( Newspapers and Magazines)Read the text and do the exercise.

Mass Media

The mass media play an important part in our lives. Newspapers, radio and especially TV inform us of what is
going on in this world and give us wonderful possibilities for education and entertainment. They also influence
the way we see the world and shape our views.

Of course, not all newspapers and TV programmes report the events objectively, but serious journalists and TV
reporters try to be fair and provide us with reliable information.

It is true that the world today is full of dramatic events and most news seems to be bad news. But people aren’t
interested in ordinary events. That is why there are so many programmes and articles about natural disasters,
plane crashes, wars, murders and robberies. Good news doesn’t usually make headlines. Bad news does.

Some people say that journalists are given too much freedom. They often intrude on people’s private lives.
They follow celebrities and print sensational stories about them which are untrue or half-true. They take photos
of them in their most intimate moments. The question is - should this be allowed?

The main source of news for millions of people is television. People like TV news because they can see
everything with their own eyes. And that’s an important advantage. Seeing, as we know, is believing. Besides,
it’s much more difficult for politicians to lie in front of the cameras than on the pages of newspapers.

Still, many people prefer the radio. It’s good to listen to in the car, or in the open air, or when you do something
about the house.

Newspapers don’t react to events as quickly as TV, but they usually provide us with extra detail, comment and
background information.

The Internet has recently become another important source of information. Its main advantage is that news
appears on the screen as soon as things happen in real life and you don’t have to wait for news time on TV.

Exercise. Complete the sentences using one of three choices, marked A,B,C.

1) The term the mass media in English refers basically to........

A) TV and radio .
B) the newspapers , magazines, television, video and radio.
C) the newspaper, television and radio.
2) If a person wants......he reads newspapers and watches TV programmes.
A) to have an interview with somebody
B) to overcome fear
C) to be well-informed
3) Good and serious journalists and reporters provide people with.....
A) reliable information
B) gossips
C) advertisements
4) A commentator is a person who.....

A) gives interviews to journalists

 B) gives news or events on radio or TV
C) prepares newspapers for publication
5) People are interested in.......
A) ordinary events that happen every day
B) current events, different reports and interviews and natural disasters.
C) VIP’s private lives.
6) How do paparazzi earn their living?

A) They ask celebrities a lot of questions and then make a film about them.

B) They follow celebrities, write sensational stories about them and take photos of them in their most
intimate moments.
C) They meet very important people and ask them to take part in their performances.
7) The main source of news for millions of people is.......
A) television B) magazines C) video
8) People like watching TV news more than listening news on the radio because......
A) TV programmes report the events more objectively than radio programmes
B) Seeing is believing
C) most radio news is bad news
9) ‘The news media’ tell us.......
A) what’s happening in the world
B) about mysterious stories which are untrue or half-true.
C) only about wars, murders and robberies, and crashes.
10) The main advantage of the Internet is......
A) that the news appears on the screen as soon as things happen in real life
B) that you have to have a computer at home
C) that multimedia web pages with photographs, music and video are very attractive
Section II. English Usage. Vocabulary. Explain the meaning of each phrase in other words: in every
sentence one word or phrase is underlined. From the three choices given (a,b,c), you should choose the one,
which can be substituted for the underlined word or phrase without changing the meaning of the sentence.

1) Most newspapers come out every day.

a. weekly b. daily c. monthly
2) The Prime Minister of Russia paid a short visit to France.
a. brief b. long c. two days’
3) This editor pays a great attention to national affairs.
a. states about b. demands that..... c. draws people’s attention
4) The latest edition was very cheap.
a. cost much money b. was too expensive c. cost a little money
5) Public life, rich in interesting and important events, receive full coverage on the pages of our newspaper.
a. isn’t widely covered b. is widely covered c. receives mutual understanding
6) A foreign correspondent is ......
a. a person who gives interview to journalists b. a journalist based abroad
c. prepares newspapers for publication

7) People can preserve peace on our planet by........

a. unity of action b. the arms race c. misunderstanding each other
8) It’s better to.........not on battlefields but in sports and cultural life.
a. overcome b. preserve c. compete
9) The general opinion about television is that it is terrifically exciting, immensely powerful, and potentially
very dangerous.
 a. however b. not so c. very, extremely

10) Our common goal is.........everybody’s attention to the problems of peace.

a. to help b. to attract c. to cover

Part 2. Grammar. Choose the best answer.

11) While Diana was watching her favourite TV programme the telephone.......
A) had rung B) rang C) was rung
12) By the time we got home, the film..........
A) have started B) is starting C) starts
13) this magazine is interesting
A) is it? B) isn’t it? C) does it?
14) This newsstand is......the library.
A) across B) opposite
15) My radio, which isn’t very old , has suddenly stopped......
A) working B) to work

RELACIÓN
Activida Interview an important person in your community or into the school and then write a news about him or
des her take pictures and ask their permission to show it in the scholar newspaper
recomen
dadas What is your full name? My full name is DADDY YANKEY
Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez

What do you do? I am a singer, a compositor

When were you born? I was born in San

Juan Puerto Rico

What is your favorite music? Regueton of

course and the Latinoamerican music
(Artistic name of Raymond
What is reggetton ? it is a combination or Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez, San Juan of Puerto
between hip hop, Jamaican reggae and Rico, 1977) Singer, composer and producer Puerto
Afroamerican rap Rican, one of the most outstanding representatives of the
reggaeton (is a combination between hip hop, Jamaican
Did you have monay whe you were a child? reggae and Afroamerican rap). The rich variety and
No, I had not money vitality of Latin American music today comes as much
from the evolution and emergence of new musical
What is your favorite sport? My favorite
genres as from its constant fusion; Of the end of the
sport is beisbol
decade of 1990 it dates the popularization of a new style
that, like so many others, had been gestating slowly from
previous and recent tendencies: reggaeton or reggaeton,
he wanted to be a beisbol player.