INSTITUCION EDUCATIVA DISTRITAL TÉCNICA INEM SIMÓN BOLIVAR

Academic Course : ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE Level: Educación Media

Student´s Name: _______________________________________________ Academic Grade: __________

Class: ___________ Teacher´s Name: LUIS JOSÉ RODRÍGUEZ GARAY Date: _________________

READING & WRITING PRACTICE(B-1 LEVEL STUDENTS)

STEP 1 - Read the following article:

STEP 2 – Check Your Reading Understanding

Q - 2-1 Which is the main idea presented by the text? Write it in English.

Q – 2-2 What can you say about the content of this passage? Write a personal comment in Spanish.

Q-3-1. Match the vocabulary (number 1-7) with the correct definition (a-g)

Vocabulary Definition

1…….. kind

2…….. shy

3…….. friendly

4…….. happy

5…….. hard-working

6…….. serious7…….. confident

a. having a positive feeling of pleasure and satisfaction

b. behaving in a pleasant way to other people

c. having a lot of belief in yourself

d. being generous to other people and thinking about other people's feelings 5……..

e. being nervous or uncomfortable with other people

f. thinking a lot and not joking or laughing very much

g. doing a lot of work all the time and keeping busy

ANSWER: Match the vocabulary (1…7) with the correct definition (a…g)

Q – 3-2. Multiple choice: Circle the best word or phrase to complete these sentences.

3-2-1. Laura currently lives in London / Bristol / Germany .

3-2-2. Laura started dancing when she was 5 / 6 / 19 .

3-2-3. Laura goes to university and studies German / dance / photography .

3-2-4. Laura has won prizes for her photography / dancing / language skills .

3-2-5. Laura's dream is to be a German teacher / professional dancer / professional photographer .

3-2-6. Laura is very busy and hard-working / beautiful and kind / fit and strong .

STEP 4 – Check Your Writing

Q – 4-1. Grouping – vocabulary about appearance. Write the words in the correct group. Some words can be added to more than one group.

long / tall / brown / blue / wavy / green / overweight / average build / grey /short / straight / slim / curly / blond / shoulder-length / medium height

EYES HAIR HEIGHT BUILD

Q – 4-2. Describing a person.

Now you are going to write a description of one of your friends. Write 100–150words, in four paragraphs. Include information about the following:

Your friend´s name / age / nationality / job / etc Your friend´s physical appearance Your friend´s personality Your friend´s hobbies Your friend´s thing you admire most about him / her Your friend´s thing you admire most about him / her