UNIVERSIDAD SANTO TOMÁS

FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS Y TECNOLOGÍAS – DUAD

ESPECIALIZACIÓN EN PATOLOGÍA DE LA CONSTRUCCIÓN
MÓDULO DE LECTOESCRITURA EN LENGUA EXTRANJERA – INGLÉS
ACTIVIDAD EVALUATIVA 1

1- A continuación encontraremos una serie de oraciones que analizaremos en su estructura. Debemos

señalar en el paréntesis si las oraciones son correctas (C) o incorrectas (I). Las oraciones incorrectas,
deberán ser corregidas. Sugerencia: Tratemos siempre de ubicar sujeto y verbo de cada oración.

1- ( C ) 1- Recently has not rained enough for the plants to be healthy.

2- R/ Recently it hasn´t rained enough for the plants to be healthy
3- ( C ) 2- Our CEO is considering a joint venture with an Italian company.
4- ( C ) 3- Of all the courses in the program, this is the most difficult
5- R/ this is the most difficult program of all courses .
6- ( C ) 4- The Human Resources department has designed a series of activities to improve the worker’s mood
during working hours.
7- ( I ) 5- Next month will be opened a new branch of our company will be opened.
8- R/ Our company will open a new branch of our company
9- ( C ) 6- Several passwords are required to turn on the computer.
10-( C ) 7- The most important documents are filed in the locked cabinet.
11-( I ) 8- Our systems staff development developed a new accounting software.
12- R/our systems staff develop a new accoutng software
13-( C ) 9- In November starts the new environmental project developed by the Ecology committee.
14-( C ) 10- With all the necessary tools can complete the task in no more than 2 weeks.
15-( C ) 11- The company manager is considering a serious layoff policy to improve the finances of the company
16-( C ) 12- We must pay all our bills immediately.
17-( I ) 13- Amanda did not continuation continue the course due to her multiple responsibilities with the new
research project.
18-( C ) 14- The day of the Colombian national team match many students and teachers called in sick.
( C ) 15- The package with all the documents for our wholesaler was mailed yesterday morning

2- A continuación encontrarán un corto escrito en torno a la restauración del Coliseo Romano. Nuestra
primera tarea consiste en identificar diferentes categorías gramaticales dentro del texto. Para
distinguirlas utilizaremos la siguiente convención de colores. Identifique todas las palabras
pertenecientes a estas categorías:
Subject pronouns - Nouns
Verbs
Possessive adjectives
Prepositions (ÚNICAMENTE LAS TRATADAS EN LAS GUÍAS 1 Y 2)*

THE RESTORATION OF THE COLOSSEUM, THE RENOWNED SYMBOL OF ITALIAN HISTORY.

THE INTERVENTION PLAN

Even the most idealistic students expect to find a good job after several years of study. They want
a job where they can apply their learning and obtain a reasonable income. This is especially true as
tuition increases. Students expect to be actively engaged; in addition, they hope to see the
relevance of their learning to the real world too.

Today students of certain environmental fields have grown up in a world where traveling is a
natural part of their activities. Their expectation is that traveling will be used to help them learn.
This is the case of a group of outstanding Colombian students that after they finished their
courses, they traveled to restoration for the Flavian amphitheater in Italy.
The president of Italy ordered an “intervention plan” for the restoration for the Flavian
amphitheater. People from the country and tourists love his idea. Specialists in the pathology area
and Specialists in the archaeological area organized an important group of experts that are in
charged of the intervention.
The first part of the intervention plan is completed with the restoration of the northern and
southern prospectus (approximately 13,300 square meters), and the replacement of the actual
locking system of arches with new gates.

The plan anticipates the restoration of the ambulatory and basements of the Colosseum.
Pathologists are working intensively to surpass the expectative as they use their excellent
equipment with the idea of the restoration of important areas that can be used for internal and
external visitors’ service and for the reception area.

Adapted from:
http://www.tods.com/en_ww/colosseum/

3- Del mismo texto, ahora vamos a identificar también a través de un código de colores las siguientes
partes de las oraciones. IMPORTANTE: Identifique únicamente la estructura base de cada oración.
Subjects
Verbs
Transitions

THE RESTORATION OF THE COLOSSEUM, THE RENOWNED SYMBOL OF ITALIAN HISTORY.

THE INTERVENTION PLAN

Even the most idealistic students expect to find a good job after several years of study. They want
a job where they can apply their learning and obtain a reasonable income. This is especially true as
tuition increases. Students expect to be actively engaged; in addition, they hope to see the
relevance of their learning to the real world too.

Today students of certain environmental fields have grown up in a world where traveling is a
natural part of their activities. Their expectation is that traveling will be used to help them learn.
This is the case of a group of outstanding Colombian students that after they finished their
courses, they traveled to restoration for the Flavian amphitheater in Italy.
The president of Italy ordered an “intervention plan” for the restoration for the Flavian
amphitheater. People from the country and tourists love his idea. Specialists in the pathology area
and Specialists in the archaeological area organized an important group of experts that are in
charged of the intervention.
The first part of the intervention plan is completed with the restoration of the northern and
southern prospectus (approximately 13,300 square meters), and the replacement of the actual
locking system of arches with new gates.

The plan anticipates the restoration of the ambulatory and basements of the Colosseum.
Pathologists are working

intensively to surpass the expectative as they use their excellent equipment with the idea of the
restoration of important

areas that can be used for internal and external visitors’ service and for the reception area
Adapted from:
http://www.tods.com/en_ww/colosseum/