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Communicative Grammar III

Evaluaciones a distancia

ABRIL-AGOSTO 2011

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FIRST AT-A- DISTANCE TEST

FIRST BIMESTER Indicaciones generales: Recuerde que esta evaluacin a distancia debe entregarla en su centro universitario o enviarla a travs del Entorno Virtual de Aprendizaje (EVA) hasta el 15 de MAYO DE 2011 Le recomendamos que enve su trabajo por el EVA para ahorrar tiempo y recursos y contribuir a la agilidad del proceso. No espere al ltimo da para no congestionar la red. Esta evaluacin a distancia es obligatoria, debe presentarla en el plazo establecido y no es recuperable.

Dear student: This work must be sent by May 15 through the University Center in your city. Please be punctual. Use photocopies when needed.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: Dear student, Remember the following when doing you distance evaluation: The essay part must be done in a separate sheet of paper The objective part in each bimester is worth 2 points and the essay part is worth 4 points. The distance evaluation is a requirement to take the on-site exams. Avoid plagiarism. Use Times New Roman font (12) or use a clear handwriting. Do not use a separate sheet of paper for answering the objective part.Do not use a separate sheet of paper for answering the objective part.

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OBJECTIVE PART (2 points)

ACTIVITY 1 Circle the letter of the correct answer to complete each sentence. 1. What __________? You look fascinated. A) do you read 2. B) are you reading C) read

Im reading a history of the Internet. The book __________ with a really interesting story. A) is beginning B) begins C) begin

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Hi, Leo. __________ hard today? You seem tired. A) Are you working B) Do you work C) worker

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I __________ some evening classes this semester, and I have a lot of homework. A) m taking B) take C) taking

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Can you call us back later? We ____________________ dinner. A) have B) re having C) has

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Whats the name of that song? It __________ familiar. A) sounds B) is sounding C) sound

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I love old movies. __________ you? A) Arent B) Dont C) isnt

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__________ for the airport now? A) Are you leaving B) Do you leave C) lives

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The World Cup __________ every four years. A) takes place B) is taking place C) take place

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My sister and her family live very far from us. We rarely __________ them during the week. A) are seeing B) see C) seen (0.5 points)

ACTIVITY 2 Each sentence has four underlined words or phrases. The four underlined parts of the sentence are marked A, B, C, and D. Circle the letter of the ONE underlined part that is NOT CORRECT. 1. Years ago, I didnt used to like rock music, but now I love it. A B C D Before I moved to Chicago, I use to live in the country. A B C D I used to going hiking every weekend, but I dont anymore. A B C D Did you used to live on Central Avenue when you were a child? A B C D

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Jim and Rita used to ate dinner at Pauls Steakhouse every Friday night, but A B now they dont. C D (0.25 points) ACTIVITY 3 Circle the most appropriate form to complete each sentence. 1. A: Im dizzy. I think Im going to faint / Ill faint. B: Come sit down. Youll feel better in a minute. A: Theres a jazz concert in the park tonight. B: Great! I think Ill go / Im going. Id like to hear some good music. A: Look at that blue sky! B: Yes. Its going to be / It will be a beautiful day

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A: Im flying to Cairo next week. B: Really? When will you be / you are back? A: Im starving. I think Im making / Ill make a sandwich. B: Can you make me one, too? A: Do you need anything from the store? B: Id like a loaf of fresh bread. Im going to make / I make some sandwiches for lunch. A: Do you have any plans for this summer? B: Yes, I do. Im going / Ill go to France. A: You look tired. B: I am tired. Maybe Im taking / Ill take a nap. A: I didnt understand the grammar we did today. B: Dont worry. Soon youll understand / youre understanding it. A: Do you have any plans for this weekend? B: Yes, we do. Were going to go / We go camping.

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ACTIVITY 4 Complete the paragraph. Choose the phrasal verb from the list below that is closest in meaning to the words in parentheses. The first one has been done for you. a) b) c) d) e) f) look up growing up found out help out turned into set up

When you were (1. become an adult)___growing up_____________ , did you think that tomatoes grew in supermarkets? Did you realize that cotton was a plant before it (2. change into)________________ your new gym socks? New Yorker Wendy Dubit (3. learn)____________ that a lot of city kids dont know anything about farms. She used her own money to (4. establish)_____________ Farm Hands/City Hands. This organization buses city people to small farms. Children and adults from all social classes (5. assist) ______________ on family farms and receive room and food in exchange. They also learn things you cant (6. try to find a book) ______________. (0.30 points)

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ACTIVITY 5 Circle the correct underlined words to complete the conversation. A: B: A: B: A: B: Lets do / to do something fun on Saturday. OK. Why dont / Why not we go to the zoo? I hear its fantastic. I know, but I really want to go shopping. Then how about go / going to Old Town? There are a lot of nice stores there. OK. Maybe we would /could go to the zoo on Sunday. Thats fine with me. And remember that I want to go to the harbor one of these days. Well, how about / why dont Saturday night? Why not / Why dont go there for dinner? We could take / taking the trolley from Old Town. That sounds great, but lets / lets not go to an expensive restaurant. I dont like to spend a lot of money on food. I dont either. How about / Why not deciding on a restaurant when we get to the harbor? (0.45 points)

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ESTRATEGIAS DE TRABAJO Para la parte objetiva del primer bimestre, es necesario estudiar las secciones de su texto bsico Present Progressive and Simple Past (UNIT 1), Future (UNIT 6), Used to (UNIT 5), Phrasal Verbs, (UNIT 10), and Suggestions: Lets, Could, Why dont, Why not, How about (UNIT 15). Siga las instrucciones de cada pregunta.

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ESSAY PART (4 points)

ACTIVITY 1 Write a paragraph (60 words minimum) about a personal dream. Make it a goal. What are the first steps you will take? Do a search to find the information you need. Use future time clauses. Example: When I finish my English program, I will (1 point) ESTRATEGIA: Estudie lo relacionado al uso de Future Time clauses y escriba 1 prrafo de aproximadamente 60 palabras. Recuerde usar expresiones donde aplique Future Time Clauses. ACTIVITY 2 How has your family changed in the last five years? Write a paragraph (60 words minimum) about some of the changes. Use the present perfect and simple past. Example: Five years ago, all my brothers lived at home. Since then, we have all moved away (1 point) ESTRATEGIA: Estudie lo referente al uso de Present Perfect and Simple Past y escriba un prrafo de aproximadamente 60 palabras. Recuerde usar frases donde contraste el uso del presente perfecto y el pasado simple. ACTIVITY 3 Choose a recent decade (ten-year period): 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, or 1990s. Do a search on that decade and look for the fashions, styles, music, or movies of that time. Write 4 sentences with the information you have found. Be sure to use USED TO in most of the sentences. Example: In the 1960s, girls used to wear their skirts short. After that, explain why you have used USED TO in your sentences. (1 point)

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ESTRATEGIA: Estudie lo referente a Used to en su texto bsico y escriba 4 oraciones con respecto a la dcada que Ud. ha escogido. Luego de las oraciones escriba una breve explicacin de por qu ha utilizado USED TO en sus ejemplos. ACTIVITY 4 Do a search on self-help. Find different websites, books, magazines or any other material that show people how to help themselves. Choose one reading passage (500 words minimum) that you find interesting and summarize the information in one paragraph (60 words minimum). Remember to use reflexive and reciprocal nouns in some of your sentences. Example: I found a website on teaching yourself how to mediate. They suggest working with a partner so that you can help each other (1 point) ESTRATEGIA: Estudie lo referente a Reflexive and Reciprocal Nouns en su texto bsico y escriba un prrafo de aproximadamente 60 palabras resumiendo la informacin que ha encontrado. Use sus propias palabras para resumir la informacin y utilice los elementos gramaticales solicitados en su escritura. Puede consultar en internet o en cualquier otro material.

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SEOR ESTUDIANTE:

Le recordamos que para presentarse a rendir las evaluaciones presenciales no est permitido el uso de ningn material auxiliar (calculadora, diccionario, libros, Biblia, formularios, cdigos, leyes, etc.) Las pruebas presenciales estn diseadas para desarrollarlas sin la utilizacin de estos materiales.

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SECOND AT-A- DISTANCE TEST

SECOND BIMESTER Indicaciones generales: Recuerde que esta evaluacin a distancia debe entregarla en su centro universitario o enviarla a travs del Entorno Virtual de Aprendizaje (EVA) hasta el 15 de JULIO DE 2011 Le recomendamos que enve su trabajo por el EVA para ahorrar tiempo y recursos y contribuir a la agilidad del proceso. No espere al ltimo da para no congestionar la red. Esta evaluacin a distancia es obligatoria, debe presentarla en el plazo establecido y no es recuperable.

Dear student: This work must be sent by Julyy 15 through the University Center in your city. Please be punctual. Use photocopies when needed.

OBJECTIVE PART (2 points)

ACTIVITY 1 Circle the correct words to complete the conversations. 1) A: I need to buy some gift / gifts for my nephews birthday. B: How much / How many do you want to buy for him? 2) A: The electricity / electricities just went out in all the houses on the block. B: The power company will turn it / them on again soon. 3) A: Do you think well get into trouble if we get to class few / a few minutes late? B: Take it easy. Theres / There are still a lot of time.

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A: Could we open some window / windows? Theyve been closed since we left for vacation. B: Youre right. We need a little / a few fresh air in here.

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A: Theres / There are a lot of chocolate in this cake. B: Mmmm, thats why its so delicious. I hope you left some / any cake for me.

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A: Is there any / many pizza left? B:Theres only a little / a few pizza left, but we still have a lot of / much hamburgers.

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A: Ive sent Paul several / much notes, but hes never replied. B: Well, I heard a little / a few news about Paul yesterday. Hes moving to Costa Rica.

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A: There isnt a little / much bread left. And we need some meat for sandwiches. Would you go to the store? B: Sure. How much / How many meat do you want? And Id like some / any tomato on my sandwich, so Ill get a tomato, too.

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A: Ive been studying English for six years. B:Thats a long time / some long times.

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A: I need some luggage / luggages for my trip. B:How much / How many do you plan to buy? (1 point)

ACTIVITY 2 Complete the conversations with a, an, or the. 1. A:Where is Kathy? B:I think shes in _____ kitchen. She was going to make herself a cup of tea. A:Why are you looking for ______ new apartment? B:Because we need ____ bigger kitchen. This ones too small to cook in.

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A:I found some coins, some cookies, and ____ key under the sofa. B:Let me see ____ key. Maybe its the one I lost last week. A:Can you help me? I need to get into this room, and I cant open _the___ door. B:Thats because youre using ______ wrong key. A:Im ______ accountant. What do you do? B:Im a bus driver. A: B: Thanks for __the__ scarf. Its really beautiful. Youre welcome. I thought it was ______ prettiest one in the store. (0.5 points)

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ACTIVITY 3 Circle the letter of the correct answer to complete each sentence. 1) The movie was so __________ that we couldnt sleep last night. A) excited B) exciting Chris is working very __________ these days. A) hardly. B) hard Drive __________! The roads are wet. A) safely B) safe Why have you gotten to class __________ every day this week? A) late B) lately That music is very __________. Could you turn it down a little? A) loud B) loudly Last year we won the championship, but this year were not playing __________. In fact, we havent won a game yet. A) well B) good Ali has the __________ habit of interrupting people while theyre speaking. A) annoying B) annoyed Be __________ . I just mopped the floor. A) careful B) carefully

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How did you open that jar so __________? Ive been trying for the past fifteen minutes! A) easily B) easy June is never late for work because her apartment is very __________ to the office. A) close B) closely (0.5 points)

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ESTRATEGIAS DE TRABAJO Para la parte objetiva del segundo bimestre, es necesario estudiar las secciones de su texto bsico Nouns and Quantifiers (UNIT 21), Articles: Indefinite and Definite (UNIT 22), Adjectives and Adverbs (UNIT 23). Siga las instrucciones de cada pregunta.

ESSAY PART (4 points)

ACTIVITY 1 Write a paragraph (60 words minimum) comparing your countrys food with the food of another country. Example: Food in Taiwan is fresher than food in the United States. Taiwan is a small island and there are a lot of farms. (1 point) ESTRATEGIA: Estudie lo referente al uso de los comparativos con asas y than. Redacte un prrafo de aproximadamente 60 palabras usando las expresiones de comparacin estudiadas. ACTIVITY 2 Write four sentences about the most famous tourist attractions, the most historic buildings and areas, and the best restaurants in any English speaking country that you choose. Example: The most famous tourist attraction in Ireland is the Blarney castle. After that, explain why you have used SUPERLATIVES in your sentences. (1 point)

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ESTRATEGIA: Estudie lo referente a Adjectives: Superlatives (UNIT 25) en su texto bsico y escriba 4 oraciones con respecto a los pases o lugares que Ud. ha escogido. Luego de las oraciones escriba una breve explicacin de por qu ha utilizado superlativos en sus ejemplos. ACTIVITY 3 Write a letter (60 words minimum) to a friend who wants to stop smoking. Give your friend tips on how to quit. Use gerunds as object or subject in most of your tips. Example: Avoid being around people who smoke. (1 point) ESTRATEGIA: Estudie lo referente a Gerunds: Subject and Object en su texto bsico (UNIT 27) y escriba una breve carta utilizando los elementos gramaticales solicitados en los consejos que le da a su amigo/a para dejar de fumar. Recuerde seguir un formato de carta con saludo y despedida dirigindose a su amigo/a. Puede consultar informacin adicional si desea saber ms sobre el formato de una carta en ingls o sobre los consejos para dejar de fumar. ACTIVITY 4 Write 5 sentences about important events (for example: a wedding, birthday, graduation ceremony, an engagement to be married, an anniversary, a birth, a funeral, etc.) Use be supposed to. Example: I traditional Japanese weddings, the bride and groom are supposed to wear kimonos. (1 point) ESTRATEGIA: Estudie la unidad Expectations: Be supposed to (UNIT 35) y escriba al menos 5 oraciones describiendo lo que se hace en algunos eventos importantes como los mencionados en el ejercicio. Recuerde utilizar be supposed to en todas las oraciones.

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RUBRIC FOR THE ESSAY PART

3.5 - 4 points All of the activities have been responded according to the instructions and strategies provided. The responses have grammatical errors. a 2 - 3.4 points Activities have not been responded according to the instructions and strategies provided. 1.9 points or less A few or none of the activities have been responded according to the instructions and strategies provided.

few There are some grammatical There are many grammatical errors. errors.

The information and ideas Most of the information and The information and ideas provided by the student are clear ideas provided by the student provided by the student are not and legible. are clear and legible. clear or legible. The work is free of blots and There are a few blots and There are smudges. smudges. smudges. some blots and

Participe del foro en el Entorno Virtual de Aprendizaje (EVA) en: www.utpl.edu.ec (Tarea opcional) SEOR ESTUDIANTE:

Le recordamos que para presentarse a rendir las evaluaciones presenciales no est permitido el uso de ningn material auxiliar (calculadora, diccionario, libros, Biblia, formularios, cdigos, leyes, etc.) Las pruebas presenciales estn diseadas para desarrollarlas sin la utilizacin de estos materiales.

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