I.E. José Santos Gutiérrez - Sede Bachillerato GUÍA #: ACTIVITY #2: Explanation and practice of the grammar topic.

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A. Read carefully the following explanation.
ÁREA: ENGLISH (Idioma Extranjero Inglés) PERIODO: Tercero
GRADO: SEMANAS: INTENSIDAD HORARIA: PAST FORM OF VERB TO BE
9°1 – 9°2 4, 5 y 6 15 horas (5h por semana)
PROFESORA: Fernanda Velasco CONTACTO: 310 33 82 681 FUNCTION: The past tense of To Be in English has two forms: WAS and WERE.
CONTENIDO: Vocabulario y gramática según plan de área (El tiempo pasado del verbo To Be en inglés tiene dos formas: WAS y WERE).

ACTIVITY #1: Socio-cultural facts GENERAL STRUCTURES:

(Recordar que la traducción al español puede variar si es SER ó ESTAR en pasado).
A. Let’s continue learning about anglophone countries. Use the dictionary EXAMPLE: (1) I was a teacher and I was at the school.
to translate in your notebook the 13 facts about WALES. (13 points). (1) Yo fui una profesora y yo estuve en el colegio.

(2) She was a teacher and she was at the school.

(2) Ella fue una profesora y ella estuvo en el colegio
AFFIRMATIVE FORM:
Subject pronoun + Verb TO BE (was- were) + Complement

• I / He / She / It was a president. → Yo/El/Ella/Eso fue un presidente.

• You /We/ They were in the parliament. → Uds/Nosotros/Ellos estuvieron en
el parlamento.
NEGATIVE FORM:
Subject pronoun + Verb TO BE (was- were) + NOT + Complement

• I / He / She / It was not a president. → Yo/El/Ella/Eso NO fue un presidente.

• You /We/ They were not in the parliament. → Uds/Nosotros/Ellos NO
estuvieron en el parlamento.
INTERROGATIVE FORM:
Verb TO BE (was- were) +Subject pronoun + Complement + ?

• Was I / He / She / It a president? → ¿Fue Yo/El/Ella/Eso un presidente?

• Were You /We/ They in the parliament? → ¿Estuvieron Uds/Nosotros/Ellos
en el parlamento?

B. Complete with the correct form of verb TO BE in past tense (10 points).

1. I __________________ in Canberra last spring.

2. We __________________at school last Saturday.
3. Tina __________________ at home yesterday.
4. He __________________ happy.
5. Robert and Stan __________________ Garry's friends.
6. You __________________ very busy on Friday.
 7. They __________________ in front of the supermarket. ACTIVITY # 3 Explanation and practice of the grammar topic.
8. I __________________ in the museum yesterday.
9. She __________________ in South Africa last month. A. Read carefully the following explanation.
10. Jessica and Kimberly __________________ late for school. PAST SIMPLE TENSE
FUNCTION:
C. Complete with the correct form of verb TO BE in past tense taking into account (1) It is used to talk about an action that started and ended in the past.
the sign (+) for AFFIRMATIVE form and the (-) for NEGATIVE form (10 points). (El Pasado Simple se usa para hablar de una acción que comenzó y acabó en el
pasado). EXAMPLES:
1. My sister and her friend ________ (+) at a nice restaurant. • I bought a delicious chocolate cake. → Yo compré una deliciosa torta de
2. I went to Olivia’s house, but she ________________ (-) at home. chocolate.
• Did you meet your boss last Monday? → ¿Te encontraste con tu jefe el lunes
3. Where ________ (+) you last weekend? pasado?
• Lorena checked her notes in school. → Lorena revisó sus notas en la escuela.
4. My friends ________ (-) very busy.
5. The weather________ (-) good, there ________ (+) a very cold wind. (2) It is used to talk about generalities or facts from the past
(Para hablar de generalidades o hechos del pasado). EXAMPLES:
6. The exercises ________ (+) easy, they ________ (-) difficult. • Germany won last soccer World Cup. → Alemania ganó la última copa mundial
7. Lisa and Henry ________ (-) very happy, they ________ (+) angry. de fútbol.
• Ana ran in different marathons. → Ana corrió en diferentes maratones.
8. We ________ (+) at home all day, it ________ (+) very boring. TYPE OF VERBS: Existen 2 tipos de verbos en el pasado: Regulares e Irregulares.
9. Our trip to Spain _____________ (+) great. 1) VERBOS REGULARES: Para formar su pasado simple usamos el infinitivo y
10. I ________ (-) in London last summer. añadimos la terminación “-ed” como REGLA GENERAL. La forma es la misma
para todas las personas (I, you, he, she, it, we, they). EXAMPLES:
D. Write questions with the past form of verb TO BE (10 points). • want → wanted
Example: she / a student / ? → Was she a student?
Sin embargo, según la terminación del verbo debemos tener en cuenta las
1. they / intelligent / ? → ___________________________________ siguientes EXCEPCIONES antes de agregar el -ed:

2. it / warm / ? → ___________________________________ EXCEPCIÓN 1: Para verbos que terminan en una “e”, sólo añadimos “-d”.
-EXAMPLES: • change → changed
3. Jim / clever / ? → ___________________________________ EXCEPCIÓN 2: Si el verbo termina en una vocal + una consonante (excepto “y” o
4. he / ambitious / ? → ___________________________________ “w”), doblamos la consonante final y añadimos “-ed”.
-EXAMPLES: • stop → stopped
5. we / late / ? → ___________________________________ EXCEPCIÓN 3: Con verbos que terminan en una consonante + una “y”, se cambia
la “y” por una “i” y añadimos “-ed”.
6. you / busy / ? → ___________________________________ -EXAMPLES: Study → studied
7. people / in a hurry / ? → _________________________________
2) VERBOS IRREGULARES: Reciben ese nombre por no seguir un patrón
8. they / happy / ? → ___________________________________ determinado y en este caso deben estudiarse individualmente hasta
memorizarlos. El verbo TO BE es uno de estos. En la mayoría de diccionarios
9. she / hungry / ? → _________________________________
encontramos la lista de verbos por columnas, buscamos el verbo en presente
10. they / at the bank? → ___________________________________ que está en la 1ra columna y su pasado simple estará en la 2da columna.
 RV 12. Pilot
KEY WORDS: Yesterday, last week, last year, last month, a week ago, in 2010, this RV 13. Refuel
morning, the other day, last night, when. RV 14. Sail
GENERAL STRUCTURES RV 15. Shift
1) FORMA AFIRMATIVA: Sujeto + Verbo regular o irregular en pasado + C RV 16. Skid
EJEMPLO REGULAR: She walked to school. RV 17. Spin
TRADUCCIÓN: Ella caminó al colegio. RV 18. Start
EJEMPLO IRREGULAR: We ate a hamburger yesterday. RV 19. Tow
TRADUCCIÓN: Nosotros comimos una hamburguesa ayer. IRV 20. Brake
IRV 21. Drive
NOTA IMPORTANTE: Para la negación y la pregunta debemos utilizar el auxiliar DID IRV 22. Leave
para todas las personas (I, you, he, she, it, we, they). IRV 23. Overtake
Este auxiliar NO tiene traducción al español, pero es obligatorio usarlo. Cuando está IRV 24. Ride
el auxiliar DID, el verbo permanece en infinitivo (presente- 1ra columna), esto quiere IRV 25. Sink
decir que NO debemos agregar las terminaciones de los verbos regulares: “-ed” NI
usar la 2da columna de los verbos irregulares.
ACTIVITY # 4: Presentation & practice of vocabulary: MEANS OF TRANSPORT.
2) FORMA NEGATIVA: Sujeto + DID + not + Verbo en infinitivo + Complemento
EJEMPLO: I did not write a letter.
A. Look at the images and the list of MEANS OF TRANSPORT. Write the
FORMA CORTA: I didn’t write a letter. correct word under each image (20 points).
TRADUCCIÓN: Yo no escribí una carta.
• NOTA: En la negación podemos usar DID NOT o su forma corta DIDN’T.

3) FORMA INTERROGATIVA: DID + Sujeto + Verbo en inf + Complemento + ?

EJEMPLO: Did you buy a house?
TRADUCCIÓN: ¿Compró usted una casa?

B. Re-write the TRANSPORTATION VERBS in past tense using rules for REGULAR
verbs and the dictionary for IRREGULAR verbs. After, translate them. (25 points).

TYPE VERB IN INFINITIVE VERB IN PAST SPANISH

RV 1. Accelerate I accelerated Yo aceleré
RV 2. Carry
RV 3. Catch
RV 4. Crash
RV 5. Deliver
RV 6. Derail
RV 7. Dock
RV 8. Fetch
RV 9. Land
RV 10. Overturn
RV 11. Park
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6. (-)_________________________________________________________
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7. (-)_________________________________________________________
B. Speaking production: Look for the pronunciation to practice the 20 words (?)_________________________________________________________
and send an audio to your teacher reading them out loud (20 points).
8. (-)_________________________________________________________
ACTIVITY # 5: Connection of the grammar topic with the vocabulary. (?)_________________________________________________________
9. (-)_________________________________________________________
A. Use previous vocabulary about MEANS OF TRANSPORT to write (?)_________________________________________________________
AFFIRMATIVE sentences in Past Simple tense. (10 points). 10. (-)_________________________________________________________
(?)_________________________________________________________
• EXAMPLE: I / accelerate → I accelerated the car to win the race.
(Yo aceleré el carro para ganar la carrera). ACTIVITY #6: Individual reading comprehension
1) I - accelerate → ________________________________________________ A. Read the 6 short texts “STORIES WITH MEANS OF TRANSPORT” and complete
2) You – carry → ______________________________________________ the spaces using the verb in parenthesis and PAST SIMPLE structures. Please,
3) she – catch → _______________________________________________ PAY ATTENTION to its type: Regular or Irregular verb. (27 points)
4) they - crash → ______________________________________________
5) we – pilot → _______________________________________________ Yesterday, (1) I ______________ (play) with my friend Kevin Williams. (1)
6) I -park → ________________________________________________ Kevin ______________ (climb) a really tall tree and (3) I ______________
7) You – sail → ______________________________________________ (follow) him. When (4) I _________________ (reach) to the top of the tree, (5)
8) she – drive → _______________________________________________ I ______________ (fall)! (6) I ______________ (hurt) my foot and my knee,
9) they - refuel → ______________________________________________ and (7) I ______________ (break) my arm. (8) I ______________ (cry) a lot.
10) we - sink→ ______________________________________________ My mom (9) ______________ (call) an ambulance to take me to the doctor.

B. Transform previous sentences to NEGATIVE and INTERROGATIVE form in My friend is the governor’s son, and so last year (10) I ______________ (have)
past simple (20 points). an incredible experience; (11) I ______________ (ride) in the governor’s
personal car! It’s smaller than an airplane, so only 4 people (12)
1. (-)_________________________________________________________ ______________ (go). It (13) It ______________ (be) incredible to fly over the
(?)_________________________________________________________ city and see the people and buildings.
2. (-)_________________________________________________________
(?)_________________________________________________________ Last summer, (14) I ______________ (work) on the Pacific Coast with my Uncle
3. (-)_________________________________________________________ Bill. He is a fisherman, and he (15) ______________ (teach) me how to fish for
(?)_________________________________________________________ shrimp and crabs. We (16) ______________ (spend) almost every day on a
4. (-)_________________________________________________________ boat. It was difficult work, but I (17) I ______________ (love) it.
(?)_________________________________________________________
 Yesterday morning (18) I ______________ (weak) up late! I always wake up TEXT 3: He was born in Popayán in TEXT 4: He was born in Bogota in
at 6:00, but yesterday (19) I ______________ (get) up at 7:30!!! I didn’t hear 1977. He is a Colombian television 1975. He is a Colombian formula
and film actor. He started as a model one racer. He started driving when
my alarm. I was late for school and I couldn’t go in the school bus. My family
in commercials. He debuted as an
doesn’t have a car, so my mother (20) ______________ (ask) my big brother he was 15 years old. He achieved the
actor on a television series called
to take me to school on his car fast. “Padres e hijos” when he was 18 rare feat of becoming a crossover
years old and he continued acting. race winner. He married a famous
My biggest dream is to fly in a rocket to the moon. When I was a child I always
In 2008, he acted in the Disney film model called Connie Freydell in
(21) ______________ (dream) of going to space. (22) I ______________
“Beverly Hills Chihuahua” and he 2002. In 2017, he got the speed
(buy) a book with pictures of the moon and other planets, and (23) I won the Best Supporting Actor record on a Bugatti Chiron car. In
______________ (visit) a summer camp for kids who wanted to be award. He appeared in a 2019, he started the “Formula
astronauts. documentary about the life of the
Smiles foundation” to help improve
Colombian drug dealer Pablo
Last weekend, (24) I ______________ (travel) to a beautiful lake with my Escobar. He currently starred in the sports facilities and infrastructures
family. We (25) ______________ (swim) and had fun, this time was special Netflix series “¿Quién mató a Sara?” in Colombia’s poor neighborhoods.
because we (26) ______________ (bring) a boat. It was very difficult, because
you have to be very strong to move the boat. I couldn’t do it, so my father
Christian (27) ______________ (do) most of the work.

ACTIVITY # 7: Individual written production.

A. “AMAZING COLOMBIAN PEOPLE”: Read and circle with BLUE the professions, Gabriel Garcia Juan Pablo Manolo Cardona: Rafael Escalona:
with GREEN the Regular verbs and with YELLOW the Irregular verbs in the Marquez: _____ Montoya: _____ _____ _____
past. Then match the # of text with the image of the people. (10 points)
B. Los textos 1 y 2 cuentan la vida de 2 personas que ya fallecieron por
TEXT 1: He was born in Aracataca, TEXT 2: He was born in Cesar in eso están escritos en pasado. Sin embargo, los textos 3 y 4 también
Magdalena in 1927. He was a 1927 and he died in Bogota in 2009. están escritos en pasado; esto es porque cuentan la vida que hasta el
famous writer who won the Nobel He was a famous Colombian momento han experimentado 2 famosos que siguen vivos. (25 points)
Prize of Literature. He he spent his vallenato composer. He founded the
early years with his grandparents popular “Festival de la Leyenda Teniendo en cuenta lo anterior, escriba en su cuaderno en inglés su
hearing stories of ghosts and war Vallenata” which is one of the most autobiografía en tiempo pasado contando su vida hasta el momento.
which helped shape his literary style important music festivals in Escriba 4 párrafos de mínimo 12 líneas cada párrafo en donde:
of “Magical Realism”. His most Colombia. He composed more than Párrafo 1: De fecha de nacimiento y lugar, describa su apariencia física
famous novels are: “One Hundred a hundred songs, for example: “Casa cuando era pequeño,
Years of Solitude” (1967), en el aire” and “El testamento”. He Párrafo 2: Describa un recuerdo de algo que le pasó en la escuela o niñez,
“Chronicle of a Death Foretold” received many honors and awards, Párrafo 3: Describa un recuerdo de un lugar que visitó, una mudanza o un
(1981), and “Love in the Time of including a tribute to his musical viaje que hizo en vacaciones,
Cholera” (1985). They were career. His life took the small screen Párrafo 4: Describa 2 logros que alcanzó ya sea en el aspecto académico,
translated in 40 languages and many in 1991 in a television series directed deportivo, musical, cultural, etc.
of his works became films. by the Colombian filmmaker Sergio
Cabrera TOTAL POINTS: 200 points of the 5.0 total grade. Each one values 0.025