INGLES A2

TASK 2 – WRITING

TANIA LIZBETH MIELES PARDO

Grupo: 900002-48

ANA MARIA MONCADA

Tutor

UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL ABIERTA Y A DISTANCIA

VICERRECTORÍA ACADÉMICA Y DE INVESTIGACIÓN - VIACI
LICENCIATURA EN PEDAGOGIA INFANTIL
2019
PHASE 1
Write here your self-introduction using complete sentences (name, age, profession, marital
status, address, phone number, studies, occupation, likes and dislikes).
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PHASE 2
Write here the two writing assignments you selected from the “writing” section in the
knowledge environment.
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 PHASE 3
Paste here the chart. Remember you had to select one topic on the left for example "present
simple" and explain how to use it, the grammar structure and 2 examples.
TOPIC EXPLANATIO STRUCTURE EXAMPLES
N/USE
Present simple 1. Affirmative Sentences:
It is one of the  I do not [don’t] talk.
tenses of the Sujeto + verbo.
present used in Ejemplos:  He does not [doesn’t] eat.
English, in
addition to the  They do not [don’t] learn.
present 2. Negative Sentences (Frases
progressive, the negativas)
present perfect
and the present Sujeto + verbo auxiliar (to do)
perfect + auxiliar negativo (“not”) +
progressive. It is verbo.
used to talk
about things,
daily habits or
activities that are
usually done
every day and
they are always
true

USE:
The present
simple is used to
talk about things
that happen
usually. Unlike
with Spanish, the
simple present is
not used to talk
about something
that is happening
at the moment
we speak.
Present  They're waiting for you.
progressive The progressive The structure of the
present progressive present is a  It's raining.
(composed of the combination of two verbs, one
 verb be and the is the verb "to be" and the
gerund that is other is the verb that indicates  He's sleeping
formed by the action, this ending with
adding -ing at "ing".  She's cleaning the room now.
the end of the
verb) is used to Subject + Verb To Be + Verb
express an action (ing)  She's looking for the book which
in progress, in I am runing
progress or  she lost.
unfinished

USE:  He's taking a bath.

It is used  I'm fixing the machine.
especially for
descriptions
 We're planning a party
Adverbs of 1. The general rule for
frequency With adverbs of these adverbs is that  I always wake up at 7am
frequency we they are placed in
refer to those front of the verb. The  She is always happy.
adverbs that are basic structure of the
used to express sentence would be:  We have never seen New York
the periodicity Subject + Adverb of
with which an frequency + Main  Usually, we see him at school.
action is Verb + Complement.
performed, that 2. In the case that the
is, when we want adverbs that
to talk about the accompany the verb to
frequency with be, you must place
which we do them after it, then the
something, or the formula would be:
frequency with Subject + Verb to be +
which something Adverb +
happens Complement.

USE: 3. If the adverb is

accompanied by a
With the adverbs modal verb or other
of frequency in auxiliary, you must
English, you place it between the
must be modal or auxiliary
especially verb and the main verb
careful, since of the sentence.
they can not be
placed anywhere 4. The adverbs of
in the sentence. frequency usually,
 Depending on frequently, often,
the type of verb sometimes and
we will use it in occasionally can be
one position or placed at the
in another beginning or at the end
of the sentence.
There + be  Present simple (there  There is a chair in my room.
We use "there + is, there are)
be" to talk about  There are a lot of birds in the
the existence of  Past simple there was, sky.
something. there were
"There + be" can
be expressed in  Present perfect (there  There isn't a lift.
all verb tenses, have been, there has
but unlike been)  There aren't dinosaurs in the
Spanish, in world.
English we  Future simple will
conjugate this (there will be)
verb if the name  Is there a place where I can leave
that follows is in  my luggage? Yes, there is.
the plural or
singular and if it  Are there any shops open today?
is countable or No, there aren't.
uncountable.

USE:
 "There
is" is
used with
countable
names in
the
singular
and with
countless.
There is a
short
form:
"there's"

 "There
are" is
used only
with
countable
 names in
plural.
There is
no short
form.

 It uses
"there"
when we
talk about
somethin
g for the
first time,
to
indicate
that it
exists.
On the
other
hand, "it"
is used to
talk about
a specific
thing or
somethin
g already
mentione
d.

Connectors for Coordinating conjunctions  I often forget things.

writing Discourse • Join two independent  I write everything down.
connectors clauses  I often forget things, so
• Placed between clauses  I write everything down.
• Words or • Preceded by a comma.  I heard what you said.
phrases that And / nor / or Addition or  What did you really mean?
connect ideas – Condition But / or / yet
 I heard what you said, but what
Within sentences Contrast for Cause / reason so did you really mean?
– Between Effect / result
sentences –
Larger blocks of
text

• Three types of
connectors are: –
Coordinating
conjunctions –
Subordinating
conjunctions –
Transitions
PHASE 4
Paste here the letter you composed with your group. Use the following chart if you prefer:

SALUTATION AND GREETINGS

PARAGRAPH 1 Tell your mother you are. How do you feel about living there.
Tell your mother what you will describe in the letter.

Very good days

Dear mamita is a great pleasure for me to write to you on this
beautiful day.
Thanks for all the details you've had since I moved to this city; I
love it because there is a diversity of landscapes which I wish to
share with you through this letter.
I am very well in health thanks to God; I want you to be well with
my father.

Grammar: Present simple – questions TO BE - greetings

DESCRIBING YOUR CITY

 Describe your new city and use pictures of people/streets/market
etc… Explain what happen in each situation.

The city is very beautiful and pleasant, the weather, the wonderful
temperatures in summer, the stars and the eyes open, it has many
tourist sites, museums, zoos and many places that I love, the streets
are clean and the people friendly and supportive. This image has
become a sample of what is the city of angels, is one of the most
populated cities, within it is Hollywood, the world leader in the
creation of television and film productions that triumph around the
planet.

PARAGRAPH 2

Grammar: present progressive – there is – there are

DESCRIBING YOUR HOUSE

 Describe your house, the rooms, surroundings. Add a picture to
explain.
My house
I have a beautifull house where I live with my husband and my
children the Windows aren´t so big, but they are so nice, its color
is Brown, my house has a long hall and several pictures from my
brother and me when we were babies, and my house we can find
some beatifull fornitures, living room, ice box, it has a nice
bathroom and a small kitchen but so charming, when i prepare the
feed for my dear husband and children.
My house has trhee bedroom, in each one of them we can seeing
closets, beds, table night and a lots dreeses, they are very long for
that reason you can sleeping so comfortable
Sorroundings
In ftont of my house we can find a school, beside there are two
stores and several restaurants and some places where we can get
PARAGRAPH 3 many fast food, but also and no less important there are nigth
places to share and have a real moment with my husband and
friends such as discotks and parks.

Grammar: there is/ there are. Prepositions of place

 DESCRIBING YOUR DAILY ROUTINE

PARAGRAPH 4 Describe your daily routine and the routine of your wife, husband
or partner.
Daily routine
My quiet routine and my life with great joy, I get up at half past six,
I bathe, my husband gets up at seven he takes a bath, at seven thirty
we have breakfast, we go to university together, I leave at 11:00 in
the morning and my husband leaves at 12 p.m. I arrive at the house
to prepare lunch for my husband and for me, we have lunch at 1
p.m., both of us leave the house organized. Then we go to the gym,
my husband does his different daily routine exercises, I do my
exercise routine, then go home again to do my accounting tasks and
in the evening prepare dinner for me and my beloved husband.

Grammar: present simple / adverbs of frequency

 FAREWELL

PARAGRAPH 5 Describe your daily routine and the routine of your wife, husband
or partner.
mother my husband is a very responsible and judicious man, every
day helps me with household chores, leaves for work, helps me
pick up children at school, we have lunch together and share in
family, eplicates the tasks to children and cooperates a lot with the
upbringing of my children.
On Sundays he takes us for a walk, we have lunch in the street, we
eat ice cream and we go to play with the children in the park, we do
lots of activities together.

Grammar: present simple / adverbs of frequency