TALLER 7
Support material / Material de apoyo
Learning activity / Actividad de aprendizaje
Presentation / Presentación
A. Present continuous / Presente continuo:
To describe something that is happening now or at the present period of time
we use present continuous: / Para describir algo que está pasando ahora o en
el periodo actual de tiempo usamos presente continuo:
I’m reading a new book.
She’s not studying French.
A: Are they doing their homework?
B: No, they aren’t.
B. Weather and climate - Parts of the body, clothes and accessories: /
Estado de tiempo y clima - Partes del cuerpo, atuendos y accesorios:
Remember that we can use the vocabulary in the glossary to describe what
someone is wearing at the moment according to the weather and climate: /
Recuerde que podemos utilizar el vocabulario del glosario para describir lo que
alguien está usando en ese momento de acuerdo con el estado de tiempo y
clima:
She’s wearing a scarf because it is cold.
Fuente: SENA
Practice / Práctica
1.
A. Tick (√) if the sentence is correct or cross (X) if it is wrong. Correct the wrong
ones: / Seleccione (√) si la oración está bien o (X) si está mal. Corrija las
oraciones incorrectas.
1. It raining and I don’t have my umbrella.
X
It is raining and I don’t have my umbrella.
2. They aren’t wear their new uniforms.
They aren´t wearing their new uniforms. X
3. Sarah is taking her English exam?
√
_________________________________.
4. Michael and John isn’t playing soccer.
X
Michael and John aren´t playing soccer.
5. My mom is cooking dinner.
√
_________________________________.
6. Why is you wearing sunglasses? It is cloudy.
X
Why are you wearing sunglasses? It is cloudy.
7. We are watching an old movie.
√
_________________________________.
B. Choose the correct tenses for the questions. The first question is done for you.
/ Escoja el tiempo gramatical correcto para las preguntas. El primer ejercicio ya
está hecho.
1. Do you always wear / Are you always wearing sunglasses when it is hot?
2. What kind of clothes do you usually / are you usually wearing in winter?
3. Do you sometimes wear / Are you sometimes wearing casual clothes at
work?
4. Do you often wear / Are you often wearing boots?
5. Do you occasionally wear / Are you occasionally wearing dresses?
6. Do you frequently wear / Are you frequently wearing long-sleeved shirts?
7. Do you always wear / Are you always wearing hats?
C. First, label the body parts. Then, answer the questions: / Primero, etiquete las
partes del cuerpo. Luego, responda las preguntas:
Fuente: SENA
1.____Hair____ 9. __Foot Finger_
2.____Nose____ 10. __Foot__
3.____Face____ 11. ___Knee____
4.____Lips___ 12. __Leg__
5.__Forearm__ 13. __Chest___
6.__Hand___ 14. __Shoulder_
7.__Fingers____ 15. ___Arm___
8.___Belly__ 16. ___Ear____
a. What is he doing? _He is walking on the park__.
b. Is he smiling? _No, he isn´t smiling, he is angry__.
c. What is he wearing? He is wearing jeans, a shirt, black boots and a
hat.
Production / Producción
A. Describe the people in the pictures using the vocabulary about clothes and
accessories: / Describa las personas de las imágenes usando el vocabulario de
atuendos y accesorios:
Fuente: SENA
Example: 0.
He is Joseph. He is 30 years old. He is a
manager. He is going to a business meeting.
He is wearing a suit and a tie. He is carrying a
briefcase.
1. Thomas 2. Allegra
He is Thomas, he is twenty years She is Allegra, she is a student
old, he is going to the university, too, she is going to the university,
he is a student, he has brown hair, she is nineteen years old, she is
he is wearing a brown t-shirt, blue wearing a white blouse, a green
jean, black shoes and he is jacket and green pants, brown
carrying a bag. shoes and she is carrying a brown
bag.
3. Andrea 4. Mary
She is Andrea, Andrea is a model, She is Mary, she is sixteen years
she is twenty two years old, she is old, she is a student, her hair is
tall, she is wearing a brown hat, a black and she is wearing a green
brown scarf, a brown jacket and a sweater, a brown skirt, and brown
yellow dress, her shoes are white boots, she is going to the shopping
and she have in her left hand a center.
bag.
B. Look at the following picture. Write a sentence for each person describing what
she or he is doing: / Mire la siguiente imagen. Escriba una oración para cada
persona describiendo lo que él o ella está haciendo:
Fuente: SENA
Example
1. Pedro is selling ice-cream at the beach.
2. Sarah is talking in her cell phone and drinking a orange juice.
3. Michael is swimming in the sea.
4. Joey is playing soccer with Emma on the beach.
5. Amy is reading the newspaper on the beach.
6. Monica is listening music in her headphones.
7. Derek is running on the beach.
8. Jennifer is reading a book.
9. Emma is playing soccer with Joey.
Note: To check the answers go to Program materials: Support materials /
Suggest answer sheet. / Nota: para consultar las respuestas diríjase al
botón Program materials: Support materials / Suggest answer sheet.
Document control / Control del documento
Name Position Dependence Date
Dirección de
Ricardo Aristizabal Asesor pedagógico formación August
Author
Salinas English Dot Works profesional 2014
Dirección General
Paola Andrea Centro
Copy editor – Línea August
Adaptation Bobadilla Agroindustrial
de producción 2014
Gutiérrez Regional Quindío
