GUIA PARA EL TALLER/LA SIMULACION/ EL JUEGO DE ROLES/

ESTUDIO DE CASO

Proceso: Gestión de la Formación Profesional Integral

SIG Procedimiento: Ejecución de la Formación Profesional Integral

TALLER 4 - REINFORCING : SIMPLE PRESENT VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS

GUIA PARA ELTALLER A SIMULACIÓN EL JUEGO DE ROLES ESTUDIO

DE CASO

1. DATOS GENERALES
Programa de Formación:

Proyecto de la Formación Profesional:

Inglés I /English I
Competencia:
Actividad de Aprendizaje: Utilizar el presente simple y continuo para la descripción e intercambio de
información en contextos reales.
Evidencia de Desempeño y/o producto: Complete el siguiente worksheet para fortalecer habilidades como Language
in Use y Speaking de estos dos tiempos verbales.
Criterios de Evaluación:
- Escribe o presenta una descripción de sí mismo, su profesión y su entorno.
- Interpreta un texto sencillo y puede construir un mapa conceptual basado en el mismo

Duración de la evaluación: 3 a 4 horas

Nombre del Aprendiz en formación: __________________________________________

No. de ficha/ Horario : _______________________________________________________________
Centro de formación: Centro De Servicios Empresariales Y Turísticos
Regional: Santander
Nombre del Instructor: _____________________________________________________

2. INSTRUCCIONES PARA EL DILIGENCIAMIENTO:

Estimado Aprendiz: Le sugiero tener presente la información contenida en este taller, el cual ha sido realizado para recoger y
verificar su afianzamiento del conocimiento sobre este tema en particular.
Tenga presente algunas recomendaciones:
 Diligencie con letra clara los espacios en blanco.
 Llene los datos de identificación.
 Este taller se desarrollará de manera individual
 Debe entregar esta evidencia para su socialización.
3. CONTENIDO y/o SITUACION DESCRIPTIVA:
EXERCISE I

Read the article about cross-cultural communication.

After you read

A/ Vocabulary: Color/Highlight the letter of the word or phrase closest in meaning to the
world in red.

1. Are you living in your native country?

a) first b) new c) favorite

2. DO you ever travel abroad?

a) by boat b) to foreign countries c) on expensive trips

3) What was the misunderstanding about?

a) fight b) argument c) confusion
4) They come from different cultures.
a) schools b) climates c) ways of life

5) They prefer to have more distance between them.

a) streets b) space c) time

6) There are a lot of parties and other events at the Students’ Club.
a) members b) languages c) activities

B/ Comprehension: Complete each sentence with the correct name.

1. ( ______________________ )doesn’t have shoes.

2. ( ______________________ ) isn’t expecting people to arrive at 8:00.
3. ( ______________________) thinks he’s on time.
4. (______________________) is wearing perfume.
5. ( ______________________) wants to stand farther away.
6. (_______________________) probably thinks the other person is a little unfriendly.

EXERCISE II: Discover the Grammar

Read the blog postings by Brian, a Canadian summer exchange student studying in
Argentina. Color all the verbs that describe what is happening now in green. Underline the
verbs that describe regularly happens. Complete the chart below the postings.

JUNE28: I’m sitting in a set 30,000 feet above the Earth en route to Argentina! I usually have dinner
at this time, but right now I have an awful headache form all the excitement. My seatmate is eating my
food.I guess is good. She looks happy.

JUNE 30: It’s 7:30 P.M. My host parents are still working. Carlos, my father, works at home. My little
brother, Ricardo, is cute. He looks ( and acts) a lot like Bobby. Right now, he is looking over my
shoulder and trying to read my journal.

JULY 4: The weather is cold here in the summer. I usually spend the first weekend of July at
the beach. Today, I’m walking around in a heavy sweater.

AUGUST 6: I usually feel great in the evening, but tonight I feel really tired.

AUGUST 25: I´m feeling very comfortable here now – but it’s almost time to go home! My
host parents usually cook a light dinner, but tonight is a special event. They’re having a party
for me to say goodbye. I miss them already!
EXERCISE III: Present Progresive or Simple Present

Some students are talking outside of a classroom. Complete their conversations. Choose
between the present progressive and the simple present forms of the verbs in parenthesis.

‘s talking
A. Taro: There’s Miguel. He ____________________ to Luisa.
1. ( ‘s talking / talks)

Marisa: Yes. They _____________________ a class together this semester.

2. ( take/ ‘re taking)

Taro: They _____________________ very close to each other. ______________________

3. ( stand / ‘re standing) 4. ( Do you think/Are you thinking)

they ____________________________ ?
5. ( date/’re dating)

Marisa: No, I ________________________ it ________________________ anything

6. ( don’t think / I’m not thinking) 7. Means/ ‘s meaning)

Special. I ______________________ from Costa Rica, and people usually

8. ( come / ‘m coming)

___________________________ that close to each other.

9. ( stand / ‘re standing )

EXERCISE IV: Affirmative and Negative

A/ Complete the statements in the quiz. Use the correct ( Continuous or simple) form of the verbs from the
box.

Annoy - improve - love - think - understand - feel - live - make - treat - want

___ 1. I ____________________ it here.

___ 2. People always ___________________ me very nicely.
___ 3. The customs here often ____________________ me.
___ 4. I _________________ here now, but I ____________________ ( - ) I’ll stay.
___ 5. Sometimes, I just ___________________ to go home.
___ 6. My language skills ________________ a lot each month.
___ 7. I ___________________ a lot of new friends these days.
____ 8. I still ________________ ( - ) everything, but I ________________ at home here.
EXERCISE V: EDITING

The student’s journal. There are eleven mistakes in the use of the present progressive or simple present. The
first mistake is already corrected/pointed. Find and correct ten more.

NOTE: Write the mistakes and correction here.

EXERCISE VI: Speaking stop: Write the questions for these 7 clues.
 e.g. isn’t eating at night (? ) Are you eating at night?
Note: Complete only until the column of questions.

Clue Question Find someone who… ( name)

 isn’t living in a
dormitory
 likes visiting foreign
countries
  speaks more than two
languages
 doesn’t watch sports
on TV
 is planning to travel
abroad this year.
 Is studying something
in addition to English
 ___________________
( add yours)

EXERCISE VII : ( Meet session)

Example for speaking : a: Are you eating at night?

B: No , I’m not. I’m living with a family.

Report back to the class.

Example: Tania and Jean aren’t eating at night.

EXERCISE VIII: ( Meet Session ) Picture Description

Note: During this exercise apprentices should make use of language from™he
speaking bank information.

EXERCISE IX: Compare AND Contrast

A: Work in small groups. Look at the questions. In your culture , which questions are
appropriate to ask someone you just met? Which are NOT appropriate? Compare your choices
with your classmates.

 Are you married?

 How much rent do you pay?
 How old are you?
 What are you studying?
 What do you do?
 Where do you live?
B: What are other examples of inappropriate questions in your culture?

Write the examples down here: