Unit 1 - Giving Reasons: Activity 2: Writing Task

Ingles B1+

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Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia UNAD

Escuela de Ciencias Sociales, Artes y Humanidades

15-03-2019
 Phase two - 12 practices

 Unit 1.1 Compound Adjectives

 1.2

Present progressive (future meaning)

 Unit 1.3 Wh question (request) with modal verbs
 Phase Three (3 paragraphs)

 Unit 1.1 compound adjectives

Writing - Which one is the best?

There are three apartments for rent in the classified section of the newspaper. Peter and

Jaime want a cheap, comfortable one. They prefer an apartment, which is close to the

university and the shops. They want one with parking included in the price of the rent. They

do not want one near the main highway. They prefer a quiet part of town. They are not

concerned about a good view. They like apartments with trees. Usually apartments with a

good view are much more expensive than those without good views.

1- Are there two apartments or three apartments for rent in the newspaper? 

There are three apartments for rent in the newspaper.

2-      Do Peter and Jaime prefer an expensive and uncomfortable apartment or an

inexpensive and comfortable one? (and)

Do they want an apartment away from the shops or near the shops?

Peter and Jaime prefer an apartment inexpensive and comfortable too they want an

apartment near the shops

3-       Do they wish for an apartment without parking included or with parking included? 

They wish an apartment with parking included

4-       Do they or don�t they want an apartment near the main highway? (Because) Do

they want a quiet place or a noisy place to live? 

They don´t want an apartment near the main highway because they prefer a quiet part of

town

5-      Is a good view important or not important for them? ( but) Do they like apartments

with trees or without trees? 

For them is not important a good view but they like apartments with trees

6-       Are apartments with a good view cheap or expensive?

The apartments with a good view are expensive

 Unit 1.2 present progressive (future meaning)

Part A

* What are you doing next Thanksgiving? 

The next day of thanksgiving I will go with my family to travel 

* When are you going on vacation?

I'm going on vacation in September since my parents will not have work for that date

* Are you getting a new job? 

I'm getting a new job since I have to share more time with my children

* Are you getting married soon? 

I'm going to get married soon

* which countries are you visiting next years?

The countries that I will visit the next years are Argentina, Panama and Chile

* Are you attending any concerts next month?

I will not go to any concert I have to work all month next

Part B. 

Now, you are going to answer the questions above with what someone around you plans to

do. For example:

Next Thanksgiving, my parents are coming to visit? 

 My parents come to visit the following Saturday to pay a Mass of thanksgiving

In thanksgiving, my parents come to visit next Saturday.

 Next Thanksgiving, my sister is coming to visit?

My sister comes to visit me the following month and to give thanks for the favors received.

Part C. 

Finally, you are going to answer the questions telling us what you and someone else (your

husband, your family, etc) plan to do. For example:

Answer

In the next Thanksgiving, we are traveling with the whole family to a new country, Aunt

Mariela is in the U.S there we meet to do the different tourist routes that offer us. In

thanksgiving we are making the walk as a symbol of pilgrimage, in the family we are all

gathered and we think that in the next thanksgiving we will change of country to make the

pilgrimage.
   1.4 Ing form as adjectives, subjects and objects.

Write two short paragraphs about your hometown using Practice 11 (above) as a guide. If

you live in big city, describe your district or suburb (barrio). Send it to your instructor

before the next chat session. 

My people

Some people say that our city is very interesting, there is a technical school, there are

tourist places, they make delicious arepas, it is very beautiful and silent, it is green and

colorful.

You can play with friends without any problem in the squares and parks, there are young

people and almost everyone knows each other.

It is very clean and tidy, it breathes pure air, it keeps flora and fauna, there is a swimming

pool. The parties are July and December, it is good to go out with friends but what happens

is that there are not very fun attractions. Another thing that I do not like is that there is no

cinema to watch a movie with the family and another thing is that there is not a very good

atmosphere.