WebQuest

Webquest

tema: english - verb tenses

Dirigido para los alumnos de 3º año de Polimodal

Introducción

En los días que vivimos, nos es cada vez más importante aprender la lengua inglesa. En cada uso cotidiano en nuestras vidas de nuestras simples rutinas nos vemos obligados a hacer uso de dicha lengua. ¿Quien no tiene hoy una compu en casa conectada a internet? Los avances tecnológicos provienen de países de primer mundo donde la lengua materna principal es el ingles.

Los chicos de hoy ya nacen con estas nuevas tecnologías lo que hace más fácil el aprendizaje para ellos. Se familiarizan desde muy pequeños con la lengua inglesa.

Este es uno de los motivos para aprender este idioma. Otras razones podrían ser el hecho de que hoy en día mas gente habitúa viajar a otros países donde la necesitan para poder comunicarse. Hoy en día vayas donde vayas si sabes el idioma del ingles podrás comunicarte en cualquier lado, puesto que la mayoría del mundo ha adoptado este idioma como segunda lengua.

Dicho esto justifico la tarea de hoy para mis alumnos de desarrollar esta webquest.

Try to enjoy doing these exercises. I'm sure you'll have fun.

Tarea

Tu tarea de hoy es:

1.      Leer un cuento, el cual te será dado en una determinada pagina web.

2.      Luego extraer todos los tiempos de verbos allí utilizados, analizarlos y hacer un resumen de ello.

3.      Por ultimo tendrás que hacer una exposición oral frente al resto de la cursada, explicando el tema gramatical dado y por ultimo contando en forma resumida el cuento.

Proceso

En primer lugar se organizaran en grupos de 3 personas, que serán designados en forma de sorteo.

Les serán otorgadas dos semanas para el desarrollo de la tarea y en la tercera semana tendrán que hacer la exposición oral.

Podrán utilizar cualquier material de apoyo en el momento de la exposición, ya sean carteles, exposiciones audiovisuales, etc.

Paso a detallar las actividades a desarrollar:

1.      En primer lugar tendrán que elegir uno de los siguientes cuentos:

·         The death car

·         The hitchhiker

·         The carpet fitter

Los podrán encontrar en la página web: http://www.agendaweb.org/reading/comprehension_easy_interm1.html

En cada uno de los cuentos tendrán una guía de preguntas en multiple-choice que les será de utilidad para el desarrollo de la tarea. 

2. Ahora tendrán que extraer del cuento elegido todos los tiempos de verbos que encuentren allí. Analizarlos y hacer un resumen de ellos donde responda a las siguientes cuestiones en cada tiempo de verbo:

a)     ¿Cuando usamos este tiempo de verbo?

b)     Estructura gramatical de cada tiempo de verbo

c)      Estructura en cada una de las oraciones: afirmativas, negativas e interrogativas.

d)     ¿Qué expresiones de tiempo utilizamos en cada una de ellas?

e)     Desarrollar algunas oraciones a modo de ejemplo.

Como ayuda para desarrollar esta actividad podrán navegar en las siguientes paginas web:

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbtenseintro.html

http://www.saberingles.com.ar/

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar

3. Ahora tendrán que organizar una exposición oral, utilizando a modo de apoyo todas las láminas o carteles que les sea útil. Esta actividad la expondrán  sobre la tercera semana con un tiempo de 30 minutos.
4. Por ultimo expondrán también, dentro de esos 30 minutos, un breve resumen del cuento para que el resto del alumnado lo puedo disfrutar  

Recursos

Aparte de las páginas web ya mencionadas con anterioridad, podrán hacer uso de la siguiente página para la traducción del vocabulario del cuento:

http://www.wordreference.com/es/

Evaluación

Obtendrán una nota grupal y otra individual, donde se tendrán en cuenta para evaluar los siguientes aspectos:

1. el contenido de la actividad desarrollada. Cuanto más abarcativa y mejor explicativa sea desarrollada mejor será la nota.
2. se tomara muy en cuenta la originalidad con que sea trabajada y presentada la actividad
3. y por ultimo la participación de cada uno de los miembros del grupo. Cada uno de ellos tiene que tener alguna participación en la elaboración del mismo como en la exhibición también.

Por ultimo se promediaran todos estos aspectos a seguir.

Conclusión

Antes que nada quiero felicitarlos por el empeño, en primer lugar y por el trabajo desarrollado en si.

Como podrán apreciar al terminar este trabajo uds. notaran que pueden desarrollar uds. mismos un trabajo gramatical pudiendo aun explicitarlo al resto de la cursada.

Éxitos y a trabajar!!!!

Past Simple

Simple Past

 [VERB+ed] or irregular verbs

Examples:

·       You called Debbie.

·       Did you call Debbie?

·       You did not call Debbie.

USE 1 Completed Action in the Past

Use the Simple Past to express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past. Sometimes, the speaker may not actually mention the specific time, but they do have one specific time in mind.

Examples:

·       I saw a movie yesterday.

·       I didn't see a play yesterday.

·       She washed her car.

·       He didn't wash his car.

USE 2 A Series of Completed Actions

We use the Simple Past to list a series of completed actions in the past. These actions happen 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and so on.

Examples:

·       I finished work, walked to the beach, and found a nice place to swim.

·       He arrived from the airport at 8:00, checked into the hotel at 9:00, and met the others at 10:00.

·       Did you add flour, pour in the milk, and then add the eggs?

USE 3 Duration in Past

The Simple Past can be used with a duration which starts and stops in the past. A duration is a longer action often indicated by expressions such as: for two years, for five minutes, all day, all year, etc.

Examples:

·       I lived in Brazil for two years.

·       Shauna studied Japanese for five years.

·       A: How long did you wait for them?
B: We waited for one hour.

USE 4 Habits in the Past

The Simple Past can also be used to describe a habit which stopped in the past. It can have the same meaning as "used to." To make it clear that we are talking about a habit, we often add expressions such as: always, often, usually, never, when I was a child, when I was younger, etc.

Examples:

·       I studied French when I was a child.

·       Did you play a musical instrument when you were a kid?

·       She worked at the movie theater after school.

·       They never went to school, they always skipped class.

USE 5 Past Facts or Generalizations

The Simple Past can also be used to describe past facts or generalizations which are no longer true. As in USE 4 above, this use of the Simple Past is quite similar to the expression "used to."

Examples:

·       She was shy as a child, but now she is very outgoing.

·       He didn't like tomatoes before.

·       Did you live in Texas when you were a kid?

·       People paid much more to make cell phone calls in the past.

IMPORTANT When-Clauses Happen First

Clauses are groups of words which have meaning but are often not complete sentences. Some clauses begin with the word "when" such as "when I dropped my pen..." or "when class began..." These clauses are called when-clauses, and they are very important. The examples below contain when-clauses.

Examples:

·       When I paid her one dollar, she answered my question.

·       She answered my question when I paid her one dollar.

When-clauses are important because they always happen first when both clauses are in the Simple Past. Both of the examples above mean the same thing: first, I paid her one dollar, and then, she answered my question. It is not important whether "when I paid her one dollar" is at the beginning of the sentence or at the end of the sentence. However, the example below has a different meaning. First, she answered my question, and then, I paid her one dollar.

Example:

·       I paid her one dollar when she answered my question.

ADVERB PLACEMENT

The examples below show the placement for grammar adverbs such as: always, only, never, ever, still, just, etc.

Examples:

·       You just called Debbie.

·       Did you just call Debbie?

ACTIVE / PASSIVE

Examples:

·       Tom repaired the car. Active

·       The car was repaired by Tom. Passive

EXERCISES AND RELATED TOPICS

·                               Verb Tense Exercise 3 Simple Past and Past Continuous

·                               Verb Tense Exercise 4 Simple Past and Past Continuous

·                               Verb Tense Exercise 5 Simple Past and Present Perfect

·                               Verb Tense Exercise 6 Simple Past and Present Perfect

·                               Verb Tense Exercise 11 Simple Past and Past Perfect

·                               Verb Tense Exercise 12 Simple Past, Present Perfect, and Past Perfect

·                               Verb Tense Exercise 15 Tenses with durations

·                               Verb Tense Exercise 16 Present and Past Tenses with Non-Continuous Verbs

·                               Verb Tense Exercise 17 Present and Past Tense Review

·                               Verb Tense Practice Test Cumulative Verb Tense Review

·                               Verb Tense Final Test Cumulative Verb Tense Review

Comparative and Superlative

COMPARATIVE DEGREE     

1. Para adjetivos cortos: (una silaba) agregamos la terminación ER seguida de la palabra THAN.

Old – older than = mayor que

Young – younger than = mas joven que

2. cuando el adjetivo termina en vocal + consonante duplicamos la consonante.

Fat – fatter than =  mas gordo que

Thin – thinner than = mas delgado que

3. Para adjetivos largos: (2 silabas o mas) escribimos 

      MORE + ADJECTIVE + THAN

      Interesting – more interesting than = mas interesante que

      Modern – more modern than = mas moderno que

SUPERLATIVE DEGREE

1. Para adjetivos cortos: (una silaba) agregamos la terminación EST y anteponemos al adjetivo el adjetivo THE

Old – the oldest = el mas viejo

Young – the youngest = el mas joven

2. cuando termina en vocal + consonante y la vocal va acentuada se repite la consonante

fat – the fattest = el mas gordo

thin – the thinnest = el mas delgado

3. Para adjetivos largos: (2 silabas o mas) anteponemos al adjetivo las palabras THE MOST

interesting – the most interesting = el mas interesante

modern – the most modern = el mas moderno

      EXCEPCIONES

      GOOD            better than  (mejor que)        the best ( el mejor)

      WELL             better than  (mejor que)        the best ( el mejor)

      BAD               worse than  (peor que)          the worst (el peor)

      BADLY          worse than  (peor que)          the worst (el peor)

      FAR                further than (mas lejos que)  the furthest (el mas lejano)

      FAR                farther than (mas lejos que)  the farthest (el mas lejano)

      MUCH            more than (mas que)             the most (la mayor parte)

      MANY            more than (mas que)             the most (la mayoria)

      LITTLE           less (menos)                         the least (al menos)

Infinitive or Gerund

EXERCISE A

Complete the sentences with these verbs: TRY - STEAL - MEET -  COOK - WRITE - MAKE - BE RUN - WASH - PLAY - EAT - SPLASH - GO - DRIVE - TAKE

Examples:  Do you miss playing tennis every afternoon?

1.	Could you please stop  so much noise?
2.	I don't enjoy  letters.
3.	Does your job involve a lot of people?
4.	I considered the job, but in the end I decided against it.
5.	If you use the shower, try and avoid water on the floor.
6.	Jake gave up to be an actor and decided to become a teacher.
7.	Have you finished your hair yet?
8.	The phone rang while Ann was having dinner. She didn't answer it; she just went on .
9.	She admitted the car but denied it dangerously.
10.	Why do you keep on at me like that?
11.	They had to postpone away because their son was sick.
12.	If you cross the street without looking, you risk over by a car.

First Conditional (exercises)

Exercise 1

Mix and match

If we get this book deal,	we’ll make a lot of money
If he says no,	if the weather is really bad
If she doesn’t come,	I’ll have to say yes
You’ll be late	I’ll give it back to you
If he asks me to do it,	it’ll be difficult to find a parking place
If we take the car,	if you don’t hurry up
If you need some cash,	I’ll lend you some
If I find your watch,	I’ll be furious
You’ll get there in plenty of time	We won’t invite her again
They won’t come	if you take the 2.30 train

Exercise 2

Complete the sentences

If you …………………….. to the supermarket, will you get me some milk, please?

I’ll do it again if you …………………….. happy with it

If he ……………………………. a cigarette,  he’ll be standing outside        

If you …………………………… a copy of the report, I’ll send you one     

If I ………………………………. better tomorrow, I’ll be back at work

If you ……………………………… at 8.30, you won’t be there until 10

If he ……………………………… it, I’ll have to pay him

If nobody ………………………… her, I’ll have to

It’ll make your parents very happy if we ………………………. A few days with them

If she …………………………….. difficult, I won’t invite her to the party

John will do it if …………………………. It ready

First Conditional

First conditional

We use the First Conditional to talk about future events that are likely to happen.

·                     If we take John, he'll be really pleased.

·                     If you give me some money, I'll pay you back tomorrow.

·                     If they tell us they want it, we'll have to give it to them.

·                     If Mary comes, she'll want to drive.

The 'if' clause can be used with different present forms.

·                     If I go to New York again, I'll buy you a souvenir from the Empire State Building.

·                     If he's feeling better, he'll come.

·                     If she hasn't heard the bad news yet, I'll tell her.

The "future clause" can contain 'going to' or the future perfect as well as 'will'.

·                     If I see him, I'm going to tell him exactly how angry I am.

·                     If we don't get the contract, we'll have wasted a lot of time and money.

The "future clause" can also contain other modal verbs such as 'can' and 'must'.

·                     If you go to New York, you must have the cheesecake in Lindy's.

·                     If he comes, you can get a lift home with him.

exercise 1

exercise 2

exercise 3

exercise 4