Support material / Material de apoyo

Learning activity 3 / Actividad de aprendizaje 3

You will practice more with adjectives ending in -ed, -ing and with wh-question
words. / Usted praticar ms sobre adjetivos terminados en -ed, -ing y los
interrogativos.

When you want to make comparisons you can use comparison forms. / Cuando
usted quiere hacer comparaciones usted puede usar formas comparativas.
Presentation / Presentacin

This is a summary of adjectives ending -ed and -ing and compartive forms as ...
as, not as as and les ... than. / Este es un resumen sobre adjetivos
terminados en -ing y -ed y las formas comparativas tan como, no tan
como, menos que.
Adjectives ending in -ing describe characteristics about something or someone
and they are used after the verb to be. / Los adjetivos terminados en -ing
describen caractersticas de algo o alguien y son usados despus del verbo ser
o estar.

Adjectives ending in -ed describe feelings or emotions and they are used after
the verbs to be or to feel. / Los adjetivos terminados en -ed describen
sentimientos o emociones y son usados despus de los verbos ser, estar o
sentir.

In English you can ask questions including a noun, and adjective or an adverb
after the Wh-questions What and How. Using What add a noun. Using How
add an adjective or an adverb. Look at the examples below: / En ingls usted
puede hacer preguntas incluyendo un sustantivo, un adjetivo o un adverbio
despus de los interrogativos What and How. Usando What aada un
sustantivo. Usando How agregue un adjetivo o un adverbio. Mire los ejemplos
a continuacin:

Question word / Interrogativo Use / Uso

What kind. Ask about description. / Preguntar
acerca de descripcin.
What time. Ask about time. / Preguntar acerca de
tiempo.
How many. Ask about quantity (countable). /
Preguntar acerca de cantidad
 (contable).
How much. Ask about price, amount
(uncountable). / Preguntar acerca de
precio, cantidad (no contable).
How long. Ask about length (time or space). /
Preguntar acerca de duracin (tiempo
o espacio).
How often. Ask about frequency. / Preguntar
acerca de frecuencia.
How far. Ask about distance. / Preguntar
acerca de distancia.
How fast. Ask about speed. / Preguntar acerca
de velocidad.
How old. Ask about age. / Preguntar acerca de
edad.

We can make comparisons using the comparative forms as as, not as as

and less than. / Podemos hacer comparaciones usando formas
comparativas tan como, no tan como y menos que.

Comparative form / Forma

Conjunction / Conjuncin
comparativa

Comparative form as as. / Forma As as. / Tan como.

comparativa tan como.
Not as as. / No tan como.
Comparative forms not as as and less
tan. / Formas comparativas no tan
como y menos que.
Less than. / Menos que.

Practice / Prctica

A. Select the correct form of the adjective ending -ed or -ing to complete
sentences. / Seleccione la forma correcta del adjetivo terminado en -ed o
-ing para completar las oraciones.
 Adjectives /
Sentences / Oraciones
Adjetivos
1. The journey was ______. We went to sleep as soon
tired / tiring
as we got home.
2. We were completely ______ by the terrible food on disgusted /
the airplane. It was tasteless. disgusting
3. That movie you recommended to me was very interested /
______. interesting
4. Speaking in public is the most ______ situation for horrified /
me. I dont feel comfortable. horrifying
5. My dad is ______ by the new book he is reading. He fascinated /
cant put it down. fascinating
6. I felt really ______ to hear about your new job. It is a
excited / exciting
great news.
shocked /
7. The car accident was ______. Three people died.
shocking
8. She felt ______ about what you told her. She didnt confused /
know what to say. confusing
9. She was ______ when he proposed. She did not surprised /
expect that. surprising
10. I felt really ______ when I saw her again. I thought I astonished /
couldnt see her again. astonishing

B. Organize the following words to make questions. Then, answer the

questions. / Organice las siguientes palabras para hacer preguntas. Luego
respndalas.
Example / Ejemplo:

you / How / are / old

How old are you?
Im 21 years old.
1. seas / many / are / How / world / the / in / there
_____________________________________________?
_____________________________________________

2. dolphin / fast / can / How / swim / a

______________________________________________?
______________________________________________
 3. long / live / without / How / can / drinking / person / a / water
______________________________________________?
______________________________________________

4. much / a / water / how / can / day / camel / per / drink /

______________________________________________?
______________________________________________

C. Look at the prompts and write the comparison using the comparative form
not as as. / Observe palabras y escriba la comparacin usando la forma
comparativa no tan como.

1. Seagull - eagle Strong

2. Empire State
Building - New
High
York Times
Building

3. Dove - humming
Small
bird

4. Ostrich - condor Big

5. Everest - K2 High

D. Write comparisons using the comparative form less than. Search on

internet to clarify the difference. / Escriba comparaciones usando la forma
comparativa menos que. Consulte en internet para aclarar la diferencia.

1. Brazil / Russia /
big

2. Sao Paulo /
Mexico city /
populated

3. Switzerland /
USA / rich

4. Athena / Rome /
ancient
 5. Barcelona /
France / visited

Production / Produccin

Write a short text describing the following pictures. Use comparative forms as
as, not as as and less than. / Escriba un texto corto que describa las
siguientes fotos. Use las formas comparativas tan como, no tan como y
menos que.

Picture A Picture B
 Document control / Control del documento

Name Position Dependence Date

Theme expert
Direccin de
Asesor English
Johana Mndez formacin September
Author Dot Works -
Sarmiento profesional. 2014
Programa de
Direccin General
bilingismo

Copy editor Centro

Rachman October
Adaptation Lnea de Agroindustrial.
Bustillo Martnez 2014
produccin Regional Quindo