Activity 3 – Writing task forum

Yamile Andrea Camacho Gutiérrez. ID. 49609583

Juan David Reina Ramírez. ID. 1081154765

Marcia de la Hoz Vergara. ID.

Beder Jose Perez Alcantara. ID. 73239477

Tutor:

Omar Augusto Gomez

National university open and Distance UNAD

2018
II. PHASE TWO – Collaborative

Point I. Mechanics

A. Noun plurals
Follow the rules in chapter 3, section II and make these nouns plural: letter, name,
teacher, list, pen pal, month, year, hobby, housewife, student,
person, city, winter, eye, picture

Singular Plural
Letter Letters
Name Names
Teacher Teachers
List Lists
Pen pal Pen pals
Month Months
Year Years
Hobby Hobbies
Housewife Housewives
Student Students
Person People
City Cities
Winter winters
Eye Eyes
Picture Pintures
B. 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 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

Corrections:

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 sister's name is Teresa
8. My brother's name is Alfredo
9. Do you have any brothers and sisters?
10. do you have any hobbies?
Point II. Grammar Possessive adjectives

Look at the picture of Roberto’s family. Copy the sentences and use possessive adjectives

Possessive Adjetives

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

2. We have a home in Caracas. Our home is in Caracas

3. You have a home in Alaska. Your home is in Alaska

4. Alfredo has a black dog. His dog is black.

5. The dog has the name Charlie. It name is Charlie.

6. Teresa has white cats. Her Cats are White

7. They have the names Tilin and Nieve. Their names are Tilin and Nieve

8. I have a grandmother in the house, too. My grandmother is in the house, too.

9. Grandmother has two hobbies, reading and sewing Her hobbies are Reading and sewing

10. We have a large family Our family is large.

 Point III. Controlled Composition Replacement

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.

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.

Alfredo Teresa

13 years old 16 years old

Hobbies: riding a bicycle, watching T.V. Hobbies: dancing, playing the piano, singing

Hair color: brown Hair color: brown

Eyes: brown Eyes: blue

Favorite sport: running Favorite singer: Jose Luis Rodriguez

Foreign language: English Favorite dance: the Hustle

Pet: one dog named Charlie Foreign languages: English and French

Pets: two cats named Tilin and Nieve

 Description

Alfredo is 13 years old. He speaks English. His hair is brown. His eyes are brown. His favorite
sport is running. Alfredo has a dog its name is Charlie. His hobbies are riding a bycicle and
watching T.V.

Teresa is 16 years old. She speaks two languages English and French. Her eyes are blue. Her
hair is Brown. Her hobbies are dancing, playing the piano and singing. Her favorite Singer is
Jose Luis Rodriguez. Her favorite dance is the Hustle. She has two cats its name are Tilin and
Nieve.

B. Writing about Yourself

Use the model paragraph and replace the information about Roberto with information about
yourself.

Juan David is a boy from Colombia. He lives in Valledupar. He is twenty-

nine years old. He studies psychology in UNAD. His hair is black. His eyes are
brown. His favorite sport is capoeira. His hobbies are swimming, listen to music and share
time with his family. Juan David has two sisters. Her names are Kelly and Maira. Juan David
has a pet, a doggy. Its name is Yeika.
 Poin IV. Grammar Prepositions of place: in, on, at

Use the information below and write as many sentences as you can. Choose in, on, or at for each
sentence.

Subject Verb Complement

Roberto lives North America

Sara works South America

Mrs. Taylor Venezuela

Mr. Perez in The United States

He on Caracas

She at Fairbanks

They Alaska

1239 Lincoln Boulevard

Roberto lives in north america.

Sara lives in south america
Mrs Taylor Works in caracas Venezuela
Mr perez lives in Fairbanks
They lives and Works on.
He Works on lincon Boulevard.
She Works on lincon Boulevard too.
They Works at 1239 lincon Boulevard
Point V Grammar Questions with be

Rewrite the sentences below as questions. Make sure each question ends with a question mark.

To make a simple yesno question with the Questions with be

verb to be, change the order of the subject
and the verb. Rewrite the sentences below as
questions. Make sure each question ends
with a question mark.

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

2. His teacher is Mrs. Rodriguez. Is his teacher Mrs. Rodriguez?

3. Sara is Roberta's pen pal Is Sara pen pal Roberta's?

4. She is from Alaska. Is she from Alaska?

5. He is from Venezuela. Is he from Venezuela?

6. Roberto is very tall. Is Roberto very tall ?

7. His family is large. Is his family large?

8. The weather in Venezuela is warm all year Is the weather in Venezuela warm all year long?
long.

9. The winters in Venezuela are wet and rainy. Are the winters in Venezuela wet and rainy?

10. The winters in Alaska are very cold. Are the winters in Alaska very cold?
Point VI Grammar Questions with do

Rewrite the sentences below as questions. Make sure each question ends with a question mark.

Sentences Questions with do

1. Sara lives in the United States. Does Sara live in the United States?

2. Roberto lives in Caracas. Does Roberto live in Caracas?

3. His father works in a bank. Does his father work in bank?

4. His mother works at home. Does his mother work at home?

5. His grandparents live in the house. Do his grandparents live in the house?

6. His brother and sister go to high school. Do his brother and sister go to high school?

7. They have pen pals, too. Do they have pen Pals, too?

8. I have your address. Do I have your address?

9. We know your telephone number. Do we know your telephone number?

10. You play soccer as a hobby. Do you play soccer as a hobby?

Point VII. Sentence Construction Asking and answering questions

When you write a letter to a pen pal, you can ask many questions that begin, “Do you have
any…?” Make a question for each topic below, and then answer it.

Topic Questions
Brothers and sisters Do you have any brothers and sisters?
Hobbies Do you have any hobbies?
Pen pals Do you have any Pen Pals?
Grandparents Do you have any grandparents?
Records Do you have any records?
Picture of yourself Do you have any picture of your self?
Dogs Do you have any dogs?
Cats Do you have Cats?
Point VIII. Controlled Composition Incomplete letter

Use the form below. You may add more sentences if you wish. Be sure to give your correct
address at the top. Use correct punctuation and capitalization.

Number and Street: Carrera 8 # 70-122

City: Cartagena

Postal Code: 57

Country: Colombia

Month: July 20/ 2018

Dear _Andrea__, I am very happy to __meet you__. My name is _Beder _. I live in

__Cartagena city_. Would you like ___to know it_? We can _Visit many places in the city_.

I am __43__ years old. I am _I´m tall_. My eyes are __blue__, and my hair is black_. My

hobbies are _soccer and playing records__. My father _name is Jaime _, and my mother

_name is_Osiris__. I have four brother_ in my family, too. Their names are _pedro, juan,

Yair and Paul_. My city is _Cartagena__. The weather is __hot__. The winters are __very

cold_ Do you have any _car__? Do you have any _children__? Do you have any

_occupation__? Are you _boyfriend__? Are you _doctor_? Please write and tell me about

yourself.

Sincerely, _Beder.__