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ENGLISH WORKSHOP
“LEVEL 2”

Activity 1: Countable and uncountable nouns

Look at the words and select them into the right category

water – bread – lemons – chocolate – sugar – tea – milk – oranges- cheese – coffee – eggs –
grapes – a bar of chocolate - chicken – butter – a loaf of bread – peach – a cup of tea – honey

Countable Uncountable

Bread, lemons, oranges, eggs, Water, chocolate, sugar, tea, milk,

grapes, peach, a bar of chocolate, cheese, coffee, chicken, butter,
a loaf of bread, a cup of tea. honey.

Read the sentence. Circle the correct answer

a. I’ve got some water in my bag. any / some / a
b. There is some rice in the cupboard. any / a / some
c. There aren’t any bananas on the table. any / some / a
d. Is there some orange juice? a / any / some
e. My parents gave me a new toys for my birthday. some / a / any
f. Are there any grapes in the fridge? a / some / any
g. I’ve got a book to read for school. some / a / any
h. We haven’t got some time! a / some / any
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Write c for countable and u for uncountable

HOW MUCH/ HOW MANY

Choose how much or how many.
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Activity 2: What did you do last weekend?

● Look at the video till minute 1:40 and answer the following questions.
Use complete sentences and the verbs in past simple form.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_mpg8AVCpE

1. What did Rebekah do last weekend? A: She went to the movies

2. Who did she go with? A: She went with her boyfriend
3. When did she go? A: She went on de Saturday morning
4. What did Loretta do last weekend? A: She went shopping
5. What did she buy? A: She bought food
6. What did Brid do last weekend? A: She traveled
7. How did she travel? A: She traveled by car
8. Who did she go with? A: She went with her family
9. How long did ye stay? A: She was on the weekend
● Write a paragraph describing what you did last weekend take into account
the following questions.

1) Did you have a good weekend?

2) Did you wake up early and go out?
3) What did you do?
4) Who did you stay with?
5) Did you eat something special?

Last weekend was special, I had an excellent week. I woke up early, I ran in the
morning, then I had breakfast, I worked half a day, I had lunch in the office, I left
at 3 pm, I saw a movie at the mall with my family and at the end of the day we
ate pasta with meat.
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CENTRO DE INDUSTRIA Y SERVICIOS DEL META
ENGLISH WORKSHOP
“LEVEL 2”
Activity 3: Memorable moments
Make a presentation in PowerPoint in which each slide should go a question with
image. Then grave a video using the following tool https://screencast-o-
matic.com/%20. In which you should record yourself reading the questions and
your answers. Then upload the video to YouTube and send the link to your
instructor.

How to use ScreenCast-O-Matic:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1jIPo1bWCo

Question suggested answers

When were you born? I was born on February 11, 1987

Where were you born? I am from in Bogotá

What was your first school? My first school was Sueños de Infancia

When did you start school? I was start my school 6 years old

When did you finish school? I was finish school 25 years old

What was your first job? I was getting my first job when I was 15 years
old

What did you want to be when you I wanted to be when I was 8 years old an
were 8 years old? engineer.

What was your favorite toy when you My favorite toy when I was child ….. Moto
were a child? ratones

Where did you live when you were 10 I was live in Bucaramanga when I was 10 years
years old? old

What did you do on your last vacation? I did stay in home the last vacation

What did you do on the weekend? The weekend I was doing sports

What was the most important event in The most important event in my life last year
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your life last year? was study in SENA

Link video realizado:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCbdQ8CvhEs&feature=youtu.be

Activity 4:
● Write the comparative and superlative form of the adjectives below

Adjective Comparative Superlative

Cheap Cheap cheapest

Beautiful More beautiful Most beautiful

pretty prettier prettiest

easy easier easiest

big bigger biggest

Light Lighter lightest

Heavy Heavier heaviest

Fast faster fastest

slow Slower slowest

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New newer newest

dry drier driest

happy happier happiest

● Complete the questions and answers with comparatives and superlatives.

1. A: What is the most interesting place you`ve ever been to? (Interesting).
B: The most interesting place I`ve ever been to is my house.
2. A: which is the largest the Sahara desert or the Gobi desert? (large)
B: the Gobi desert is the largest than Sahara desert.
3. A: Who is more famous, Lady Gaga or Madonna? (famous)
B: Madonna is more famous than Lady Gaga.
4. Which country has the largest population, China or India? (Large)
B: China has the largest population than India.
5. A: Which fruit has a stronger smell, bananas or apples? (strong)
B: Bananas have a stronger smell than apples.

● Which one do you prefer? Explain your answers using Comparative and
superlative sentences.
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Which house would you choose and why?

I would choose the B house, because it is smaller, more comfortable and cheaper
than the house A

Which car is better and why?

Car A is better because it is more expensive, but it is of better quality and faster
than car B
Activity 5: Modal verbs
Should - can - must - can`t - have to – mustn’t - shouldn’t
a) You shouldn’t eat a heavy meal before you fly.
b) Passengers must switch off all electronic devices.
c) You can wear loose, comfortable clothes and shoes for your flight.
d) Passengers mustn’t smoke during take-off and landing.
e) You can take a short walk around the cabin on a long-haul flight.
f) You shouldn’t drink too much alcohol.
g) Large pets can’t go into passengers cabin.
h) Passengers must label their luggage correctly.
i) Can I pay in dollars for duty-free items?
j) Cabin crew have to stay calm during an emergency.

- Imagine it is the year 3012. Describe how things are then:

● Situation:
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One of your friends from the United States will come to Cartagena for some days.
Use modal verbs to give him some advices.
Example:
You should bring comfortable clothes.
1. You must wear a hat and sunglasses
2. You should avoid going to the beach without sunscreen

3. You should avoid drinking alcohol if you go to the beach

4. You should avoid taking buses that do not carry signage
5. You must always carry your personal documents and extra money
6. You should go at night to the beach, to the white party