English A2: Task 2 - Keep improving my learning skills. Writing Task.

Task 2: Keep improving my learning skills. Writing Task.

Dina Marcela Peña Sanchez Escuela de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia – UNAD 900002: English A2 Tutora: Leidy Yurani Poveda 2022

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Activities:

a. Answer the questions about Ruth’s Routine. Write complete sentences: Does she often have eggs for breakfast? • A/: Yes, she does. She often has eggs for breakfast If Ruth goes to bed without brushing her teeth, what does she do? • A/: She gets up in the middle of the night to do it. She gets up in the middle of the night to do it. • A/: She never washes her face, because that always wakes her up. What does Ruth must always drink in the morning? • A/: She must drink a delicious coffee. What time does Ruth usually brush her teeth? • A/: She brushes her teeth at 8 o'clock after dinner. What does Ruth always do in the morning? • A/: She always wakes up and immediately takes a shower. What does she sometimes wear? • A/: She sometimes wears a formal dress when she has to go to work. What does Ruth occasionally do to remember to brush her teeth? • A/: She sets an alarm just for that.

b. Write sentences with frequency adverbs (always, sometimes, usually, never) and correct verb use, also, write a complement to the sentence. • The dog / barks The dog always barks in the morning • My father and I / drink My father and I usually drink soda • She / eats She never eats meat • Liliana and Santiago / talk Liliana and Santiago sometimes talk on the cell pone.

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INSTRUCTIONS To start with, in a large pot, place the chicken, corn, chicken broth, cilantro, onions, garlic, salt and pepper. Second, add the water and boil, then reduce heat to medium and cook for 30 to 35 minutes, until chicken is cooked and tender. After that, uncover and add the frozen papa criolla and reduce heat for 15 minutes, add salt and pepper to your taste. Meanwhile, remove the chicken and place in another plate. Afterwards, continue cooking the corn for about 15 more minutes. Put away the onions and then add red potatoes, white potatoes, and the guascas. Cook for 15 more minutes.

At the end, cut the chicken meat into small pieces and return to the pot. Serve the Ajiaco with capers and heavy cream on the side. INGREDIENTS LIST: - Papa criolla - Onion - Salt - Red potatoes - Pepper - White potatoes - Water - Guascas - Chicken - Chicken broth - Capers - Cilantro - Heavy cream - Garlic - Corn

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a. Complete the chart writing the sentences with the correct tense (Simple Past and Past progressive)

b. Write down sentences in simple past with the following information, also write a complement for each sentence. • We / run (negative sentence) We did not run in the park • She / call (Interrogative sentence) Did she call the police? • He / make (Affirmative sentence) He made a party.

• I / sing (Interrogative sentence) Did I sing the Friday? • You / work (negative sentence) You did not work the Monday. • We / write (Affirmative sentence) We wrote in the notebook. c. Write down sentences in past progressive with the following information, also write a complement for each sentence. • You / blow (Interrogative sentence) Were you blowing the dust? • She / hide (Affirmative sentence) She was hiding in the museum. • He / sleep (Negative sentence) He was not sleeping on the sofa. • It / bite (Interrogative sentence) Was it biting the candy? • They / drive (Affirmative sentence) They were driving on the highway.

• I / forget (Negative sentence) I was forgetting the recipe.

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Reflection and personal growth Esta etapa está orientada a su reflexión y crecimiento personal donde usted como estudiante debe realizar una autoevaluación dando respuesta en español a los siguientes interrogantes: • ¿Estudié y aprendí los temas sugeridos del e-Book? Estudié y aprendí algunos de los temas sugeridos del e-Book, ingresaba a las actividades que sugería la guía y posteriormente las realizaba, sin embargo, aún no he navegado por los diferentes temas del contenido en línea. • ¿Participé en el foro dentro de los tiempos indicados? Mi participación en el foro fue dentro de las semanas disponibles para el desarrollo de la actividad. • ¿En cuáles de los siguientes espacios de interacción y aprendizaje participé: Foro de esta tarea, CIPAS, Webconferencias, grupo de WhatsApp, grupo de telegram? Participé en el foro de esta tarea, en el CIPAS, en la webconferencia realizada el 3 de septiembre. No hago parte del grupo de whatsapp ni de telegram. • ¿Qué aprendí de esta tarea? De esta tarea aprendí a organizar oraciones, las estructuras gramaticales del pasado simple y del pasado progresivo, además de aprender los adverbios de frecuencia y de secuencia.

• ¿Es importante lo que estoy aprendiendo? ¿por qué? Es de gran importancia todo lo que estoy aprendiendo porque estoy fortaleciendo conocimientos básicos de inglés que me ayudaran a mi crecimiento intelectual, personal y profesional. • ¿Cómo aporta este aprendizaje a mi vida personal y profesional? Este aprendizaje aporta a mi vida personal y profesional, en la manera en la que voy avanzando en mi formación ya que estos nuevos conocimientos que estoy adquiriendo, forman bases fuertes para seguir creciendo progresivamente tanto personal como profesionalmente. Aprender un nuevo idioma requiere de mucho esfuerzo, por lo que poco a poco iré fortaleciendo mis conocimientos básicos y avanzaré hasta lograr dominar del todo la escritura y la pronunciación. CALIFICACIÓN DEL TRABAJO: 8