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WORKSHOP – ENGLISH EMI

Competence to develop:

• The student establishes relationships between different contexts, and takes a critical attitude to different
situations presented, supporting a position explicitly and implicitly.

• The student makes use of their previous knowledge and contents of a topic, to propose solutions to a
problem posed, opting for one (s) of the alternative (s) and showing the results.

Skills to develop:

 Writing (Escritura)

 Reading (Lectura)

 Speaking (Habla -Pronunciación)

 Listening (Escucha)

Theoretical aspects to be recognized and developed:

 Prior Knowledge (Conocimiento Previo)

 Empiricism (Empirismo o empírica: experiencias del estudiante teniendo en cuenta los temas a
tratar)

 Own Ideas ( Ideas propias)

 Own Skills (Habilidades propias)

 Language Adquisicion (Adquisición del Lenguaje)

 Meaningful Learning (Aprendizaje Significativo)

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WORKSHEET 1

SUBJECT : Present Simple and Present Continuous Tense

A) Make questions and answers. Use THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS:

Example: (she / work / in Peru / this year?) (No, she / study / in Mexico)
Is she working in Peru this year? No. She’s studying in Mexico.

1. (you / study / English / at the moment?) (Yes, I / work / hard.)

You study English at the moment? No, I work hard

2. (they / listen / to the radio?)

They listen to the radio? (No, they / play / CDs.)
No, they play CDs.
3. (Peter / wash / now?)
Peter is washing now? (Yes, he / have / a bath.)
Yes, he is washing the bath
4. (they / live / in Madrid / at the moment?)
(Yes, they / learn / Spanish.)
They live in
You study Madrid
English atmoment
at the the moment? Yes, they are learning spanish

5. (David / sing / in a group / this year?) (No, he / work / in a restaurant.)

David is singing in a group this year? No, he is working in a restaurant
B) Write TRUE next to a correct sentence, and FALSE next to a wrong sentence:

Example: She’s liking pop music. FALSE

He’s learning German. TRUE

1. They’re enjoying the film. T R U E 6. She’s eating a banana. TRUE

2. We’re loving ice-cream. FALSE 7. I’m feeling sick. FALSE
3. She’s believing he’s right. FALSE 8. “Huge” is meaning “very big”. T R U E
4. John’s thinking about my ide TRUE 9. Mick is knowing Jane. FALSE
5. He’s having lunch at the moment TRUE 10. She’s hating classical music. FALSE

C) Complete this conversation. Use the verbs in brackets ( ) in the PRESENT

CONTINUOUS:

Paul : Hi Steve! What are you doing?

Steve GO (I / go) to the bank. What are you doing?
Paul : I (I / shop) LOOK (I / look) for a
new tennis racquet PLAY (I / play) a lot of tennis at the
moment, and I need a new racquet.
Steve : Where is Jackie? Do you know?
Paul : Yes. She isn’t in England at the moment WORK She / work)
in Germany for a month.
Steve : What SHE (she / do) in Germany?
Paul SING (She / sing) in a night-club.
Steve : Really? What about Fred and Sue? What DO (they / do)?
Paul STUDY (They / study) for an exam. They’re always in the
library at the moment.
Steve : How is your sister? Is she all right?
Paul : Yes, she’s fine, but she’s tired. PAINT (We / paint) the
living-room. It’s hard work.
Steve : Can I help you?
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Paul : No, it’s OK. My father.......................................................(help).
Steve : Well, I hope you find a good racquet.

C) This is Anna’s first letter in English to David. There are some mistakes. Rewrite wrong
verb forms .Underline if the verb form is correct:

Dear David,
I live in a large flat in Rome. I’m having….. have two sisters. They are
called Rosa and Maria. We are getting up.............................................................at seven o’clock
every morning, and we have............................................coffee and a small breakfast. I leave OF
the flat at eight and walk to the university. I am finishing THE
classes at five every day, and I arrive....................................home at six. This month I work
………………………… very hard for my exams.
At the moment, I eat..............................................breakfast in the kitchen of our flat, my
mother drinks ………………………… coffee, and my sisters are reading ……………………
magazines.
On Saturday afternoons I am playing...............................................tennis with my friends, or
I go........................................to the cinema. Today, I’m going to see a new English film.
Sometimes I am watching...............................................American films on TV, but I’m not
understanding ……………………………… the words! Are you liking THE
films?
Please write to me soon.

With best wishes,

Anna

D) Write sentences. Use the PRESENT SIMPLE or the PRESENT CONTINUOUS:

Example: (Usually she / work / at the office, but this week she / work / at home.)
Usually she works at the office, but this week she’s working at home.

1. (You / not / eat / very much at the moment. Are you ill?)
YOU NOT EAT VERY MUCH AT THE MOMENT. ARE YOU GETTING SICK?
2. (She / know / three words in Italian!)
SHE KNOWS THREE WORDS IN ITALIAN
3. (I / take / the bus to work this week, but usually I / walk)
I TAKE THE BUS TO WORK THIS WEEK, BUT USUALLY I AM WALKING
4. (I / study / Japanese this year. It’s very difficult.)
I AM STUDYING JAPANESE THIS YEAR. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT
5. (you / watch / the television at the moment?)
YOU ARE WATCHING THE TELEVISION AT THE MOMENT?
6. (I / not / remember / the name of the hotel.)
I NOT REMEMBERS THE NAME OF THE HOTEL
7. (She / speak / three languages.)
SHE SPEAKS THREE LANGUAGES
8. (The sun / shine /. It’s a beautiful day!)

THE SUN IS SHINING. IT IS A BEAUTIFUL DAY

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WORKSHEET 2

SUBJECT : Simple Past Tense

A) Fill in the blanks with a verb from the box in the SIMPLE PAST:

brea swim hav make sit write

k e
spen buy dri lose was
d nk h

1. She BUY a cake an hour ago.

2. She BUY a hat last week.
3. The boy WRITE a letter yesterday.
4. They DRINK in the sea for an hour.
5. They DRINK a lot of Coke last night.
6. She LOSE her arm last week.
7. He SPEND all his money last week.
8. She WASH a bath two minutes ago.
9. He WASH his wallet last night.
10. She SIT on the old chair a minute ago.
11. She WASH the clothes yesterday.

B) Fill in the blanks with the SIMPLE PAST of the verbs in brackets:

Last Saturday my father took (take) my friends and me to the circus. We SAW (see)
lots of things. My father BOUGHT (buy) us some popcorn and orange juice. We ATE (eat)
the popcorn and DRANK (drink) the orange juice.
We LAUGHED (laugh) at the funny clowns. There WAS (be) a lion-tamer.
The lions DID (do) tricks; they JUMPED (jump) through hoops.
A girl RODE (ride) an elephant around the ring. We all HAD (have)
a wonderful time.

C) Write what Jean DID or DIDN’T do yesterday:

go shopping ( - ) Jean didn’t go shopping yesterday.

clean the house ( + ) JEAN DID CLEANED THE HOUSE YESTERDAY.
feed the cat ( + ) JEAN DID FED THE CAT YESTERDAY.
telephone Mary ( - ) JEAN DID NOT TELEPHONE MARY.
watch a film on TV ( - ) JEAN DID NOT WATCHED A FILM ON TV YESTERDAY.
visit her grandparents ( + ) JEAN DID VISITED HER GRANDPARENTS YESTERDAY.
take them a cake ( + ) JEAN DID TOOK THEM A CAKE YESTERDAY.

D) Fill in the blanks with the PAST form of the verbs:

Benjamin Franklin …… was born ….. (be born) in Boston in 1706. He WAS (be)
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He.............................(go
school only one year. He BEGAN (begin) to work when he was twelve. At
the age of fourteen he DECIDED (decide) to be a writer. He COPIED
(copy) the great stories of famous writers and later he BECAME (become) the
best known writer in his time.
When he WAS (be) seventeen, he LEFT (leave) Boston and
ARRIVED (arrive) in Philadelphia with only a few pennies in his pocket. He
GOT (get) a job as a publisher of a newspaper and RETIRED (retire)
from business as a very rich man at forty-two. Then he SPENT (spend) the next
forty years for his government. He PLAYED (play) an important role in the
founding of the USA.
Franklin WAS (be) also an important scientist and inventor. He DREW (draw)
electricity from a cloud on a kite string. He WROTE (write) one of the first text
books on electricity. He INVENTED (invent) a simple lightning rod and many other
practical tools. He MADE (make) a study of water and ……………………….
(discover) many principles of hydrodynamics. He even MADE (invent) bifocal
glasses when he was seventy-eight and NEEDED (need) them himself.
Franklin WAS (do) all these things and many more because he …………….………
(believe) he COULD (can).

E) Read the following story:

Bob is a young sailor. He lives in England, but he is often away with his ship.
One summer he comes back from a long voyage and finds new neighbors near his mother’s
house. They have a pretty daughter, and Bob soon loves her and he wants to marry her when he
comes back. Bob promises the girl to send a present from every port.
Bob’s first port is Capetown in Africa, and he sends the girl a parrot from there. The parrot
speaks three languages. When Bob’s ship reaches Australia, a letter comes from the girl. The
letter says, “Thank you for the parrot, Bob. It tasted much better than a chicken.”

a) Write the story again. Use THE SIMPLE PAST:

Bob was a young sailor. He lived in England, but he was often away with his ship.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………

b) Answer the questions about the story:

1. What was Bob?

He was a young sailor.
2. What change did he find when he was back home?
FOUND NEW NEIGHBORS
3. How was their daughter?
WAS PRETTY
4. How did Bob feel about the girl?
WAS PRETTY
5. What did Bob tell the girl?
PROMISES HIM A GIFT
6. What did Bob send the girl from Capetown?
A PARROT WHO SPEAKS THREE LANGUAGES
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7. Where is Capetown?
AFRICA

8. How many languages did the parrot speak?

THREE
9. What did the girl do with the parrot?
I USE IT TO GIVE YOU A LETTER TO BOB

G) Rewrite the sentences using the word and signs in parenthesis:

1. We ate lunch at the cafeteria last night.

(he) (-) 2. He didn’t eat lunch at the cafeteria last night.
(yesterday) (?) 3. …………………………………………………
(study in the library) (-?) 4. …………………………………………………
(we) (-) 5. …………………………………………………
(play tennis) (+) 6. ………………………………………………….
(I) (-) 7. …………………………………………………
(get a present) (+) 8. …………………………………………………
(you) (-?) 9. …………………………………………………
(go shopping) (?) 10. ………………………………………………..
(last week) (-) 11. ………………………………………………..
(she) (+) 12. ………………………………………………..
(stay home) (?) 13. ………………………………………………….
(last night) (-?) 14. …………………………………………………
(they) (-) 15.
…………………………………………………
(get into trouble) (+) 16.
…………………………………………………
(you) (?) 17.
…………………………………………………
(see him) (-?) 18.
…………………………………………………
(yesterday afternoon) (?) 19.
…………………………………………………
(I) (+) 20.
…………………………………………………
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WORKSHEET 3

SUBJECT : Simple Past and Past Continuous

A) Fill in the blanks with a correct form of PAST CONTINUOUS:

1. Alice hurt herself while she SKATING (skate).

2. I met my neighbor while I WALKING (walk) home from work.
3. Sally saw a friend while she RIDING (ride) her bicycle along Park St.
4. Peter fell asleep while he STUDYING (study).
5. Bob stepped on Jane’s feet while they DANCING (dance) together.
6. I cut myself while I SHAVING (shave).
7. Mr. and Mrs. Brown burned themselves while they BAKING (bake)
cookies.
8. Tommy had a nightmare while he SLEEPING (sleep) at a friend’s house.

B) How did it happen?

1. How did Alice hurt herself? (play soccer)

She hurt herself while she was playing soccer.
2. How did Martin burn himself? (iron his clothes)
HE BURNED HIMSELF IRONING HIS CLOTHES
3. How did Helen cut herself? (slice onions)
SHE CUT HERSELF BY SLICING ONIONS
4. How did Jennifer meet her husband? (fix a flat tire)
JENIFER MET HER HUSBAND FIXING A FLAT TIRE
5. How did Marvin break his arm? (skate)
HE BROKE HIS ARM SKATING
6. How did you lose your wallet? (ride my bicycle)
LOST MY WALLET RIDING A BICYCLE
7. How did Jeff meet his wife? (swim at the beach)
JEFF MET HIS WIFE SWIMMING ON THE BEACH
8. How did Bob get a black eye? (fight with his brother)
WITH HIS BOB GOT HIS BLACK EYE FIGHTING BROTHER
9. How did your children burn themselves? (make breakfast)
THE CHILDREN WERE BURNED MAKING BREAKFAST
10. How did Martha fall? (dance)

MARTA FELL DANCING

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C) What’s the matter?

What was he / she doing? What happened? What’s the result?

Tina ice-skate fall on the ice break foot
Jack play football kick the goalpost break leg
Bob cycle fall off the bike injure hand
Ann skate fall over break arm
Alice dance trip over the carpet sprain ankle

Make dialogues as in the example:

Example: You : Hi, Tina! What’s the matter with your foot?
Tina : I broke it.
You : How did it happen?
Tina : I fell on the ice while I was ice-skating.

• You: HELLO JACK , WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR LEG?

Jack : I BROKE IT
You : HOW DID IT HAPPEN
Jack: KICKING THE GOALPOST

• You : HELLO BOB, WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR HAND?

• Bob: IS HURT
You?: HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?
Bob: I FELL OFF THE BIKE

• You: HELLO ANN, THAT HAPPENED ON YOUR ARM?

• Ann: I BROKE IT
You: HOW DID IT HAPPEN?
Ann: I FALL

• You: HELLO ALICE, WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR ANKLES?

• Alice: I SPRAINED
You: HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?
Alice: I FELL ON THE CARPET

D) Fill in the blanks with a correct form, the PAST SIMPLE or the PAST CONTINUOUS:

1. He TALKED (talk) with Mary, when Mrs. Smith came in.

2. They STUDIED (study) two hours last night.
3. Jane SLEPT (sleep) when the telephone rang.
4. As I WALKED (walk) to the lab, I met my friend.
5. We WATCHED (watch) TV last night.
6. The customer PAID (pay) his cheque when he dropped his credit card.
7. The barber CUT (cut) my hair yesterday.
8. She DANCED (dance) when she hurt her ankle.
9. It RAINED (rain) hard when I got up.
10. It RAINED (rain) hard last night.

E) Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses using the SIMPLE PAST or
the PAST PROGRESSIVE:
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1. Sally …………………………… (eat) dinner last night when someoneSchool
…………………..
(knock) on the door.
2. I began to study at seven last night. Fred..............................................(come) at seven-
thirty. I ……………………………… (study) when Fred........................................(come).
3. While I ………………………………. (study) last night, Fred ……………………………
(drop by) to visit me.
4. My roommate’s parents.......................................................(call) him last night while we
…………………………………….. (watch) TV.
5. My mother called me around five. My husband came home a little after five. When he
……………………………….. (come) home, I.......................................................(talk) to
my mother on the phone.
6. Yesterday Tom and Janice.....................................(go) to the zoo around one. They
………………………… (see) many kinds of animals. They stayed at the zoo for two
hours. While they …………………………… (walk) home, it.................................(begin)
to rain, so they …………………………….. (stop) at a small café and ……………………
(have) a cup of coffee.
7. Yesterday afternoon I..........................................(go) to visit the Parker family. When I
…………………….. (get) there around two o’clock, Mrs. Parker................................(be)
in the yard. She......................................................(plant) flowers in her garden. Mr. Parker
……………………….. (be) in the garage. He....................................................(work) on
their car. He................................................(change) the oil.

E) What’s the question?

how what where

how long what kind of who

how many when why

1. ……………..Who did you visit......................? I visited my cousin.

2.? We talked about my job.
3.? She went to the beach.
4.? She met her friend.
5.? They spoke Russian.
6.? They swam in the ocean.
7.? He had dinner at 8:00.
8.? I baked an apple pie.
9.? She cried because her dog ran away.
10.? I stayed for a week.
11.? I came home by train.
12.? He ate three hamburgers.
13.? He left the restaurant at 9:00.
14.? She wrote a letter to her mother.
15.? They studied all morning.
16.? We took a lot of photographs.
17.? We sent a postcard to our teacher.
18.? He fell asleep during the lecture.
19.? I lost my wallet while I was skating.
20.? They covered their eyes because they were
scared.
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WORKSHEET 4

SUBJECT : Simple Past and Past Continuous

A) Fill in the blanks with a correct form of PAST CONTINUOUS:

1. It was very cold. The sun ………. was not shining................................(not /

shine)
2. It wasn’t a stormy night. The wind...........................................................(not /
blow)
3. He wasn’t sleeping. He............................................................(look) at the
ceiling.
4. They were having a rest. They...........................................................(not /
work).
5. They were very happy. They.......................................................(enjoy) the
party.
6. He was at home. He...................................................(watch) a movie on TV.
7. He was getting worse. He..........................................................(not / recover).
8. We........................................................(travel) in the north of Turkey when we
were on
holiday.
9. She.......................................................(drive) so fast when the accident
happened.
10. I.....................................................(not / sleep) when you came in.

B) Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses using the

SIMPLE PAST or the PAST PROGRESSIVE:

1. While they..................................................(travel) to China, Marco

…………………….
(keep) a diary.
2. Mrs. White.......................................................(drive) past a house in Main
Street when she
……………………… (see) the ground floor on fire.
3. While he...................................................(fly) off the Miami Coast, the pilot
……………..
(see) sharks approaching the swimmers.
4. The fireman..................................................(fight) the fire on a balcony below
when he
………………………… (hear) someone’s shouts.
5. She …………………… (die) while she............................................(run) after a
bus.
6. We....................................................(have) dinner when the electricity
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(go) off.
7. She......................................................(think) of something else while you
………………..
(talk) to her.
8. I.......................................(see) her while I
(look) out of
the window.
9. While the teacher.......................................................(talk), the students
…………………..
(look) at an insect on the ceiling.