Capacitacion Docentes Trabajo 2

INSTITUCIÓN EDUCATIVA MARCO FIDEL SUAREZ
Resolución 3542 de octubre 31 de 2006
LA DORADA - CALDAS
GUIA DE TRABAJO LENGUA EXTRANJERA (INGLES)
Lic. Víctor A. Largo S.

THE MOVIES

There was a good picture at the Columbia Theater last week, so Virginia and Robert decided to see it. They arrived at the theater at seven o'clock, in time for the newsreel. (In cities in the United States, shows usually begin at one o'clock in the afternoon and are continuous until midnight.)
Robert wanted to sit in the balcony; but because Virginia preferred to sit downstairs, they sat on the main floor.
After the newsreel they saw a short and a preview of the coming attraction. They heard perfectly because the sound equipment was excellent.
The main feature was about college life, as Hollywood interprets it, and was very entertaining. In the picture, the students played football, went to dances, and sang songs to pretty girls. In fact, they did everything but study. The acting and the music were good, but the film did not show how North American students really live. It is true that students dance and play on week ends, but during the week they study hard.
Virginia sees many movies, and she says that they do not present a true picture of American life. The movies often exaggerate or emphasize the sensational and the exceptional instead of showing how most people in the United States really live. The fact is that North Americans usually go to the movies for amusement; they want to escape from the monotonous routine of everyday life. They do not take the movies seriously, because they know that the films are made especially to entertain the public.

VOCABULARY

Acting

picture
amusement

to play
attraction

preview
to be about

really
coming

routine
to emphasize

to show
to entertain

show
entertaining

to sing
everyday (adj.)

song
fact

sound equipment
film

true
main feature

week end
main floor

newsreel
most

IDIOMS

everything but study
in fact
in the balcony
in time for something
on the main floor
on time
to take seriously
the fact is that...

todo menos estudiar
en efecto
en el balcón
a tiempo para algo
en luneta
a tiempo
tomar en serio
(el hecho) es que ...

CONVERSATION

Answer the following questions in complete sentences.
1. What time do shows usually begin in the United States?
2. What time do they end?
3. To what theater did Virginia and Robert go?
4. What did they see first?
5. Did they arrive in time for the newsreel?
6. Where did Robert want to sit?
7. Why did they sit downstairs?
8. What did they see after the newsreel?
9. Why did they hear well?
10. What was the main feature about?
11. How were the music and the acting?
12. Do university students play, dance, and sing all the time?
13. Does Hollywood show how North American students really live?
14. What does Virginia say about the movies?
15. Do North Americans take the movies seriously?
16. Why do they go to the movies?
17. Do you like to go to the movies?
18. What time do you usually go?
19. Are the shows continuous?
20. Which theater here do you prefer? Why?
21. Do you like to sit in the balcony or on the main floor?
22. Do you like to sit in the front or in the back of the theater?
23. How much do the movies cost here?
24. Who are your favorite actor and actress?
25. How many times a week do you go to the movies?
26. Did you go to a show last night? Last Saturday or Sunday ?
27. What was the name of the picture?
28. At what theater was the picture?
29. Who were the principal actor and actress?
30. Did you like the picture? Why?
31. Do you like North American movies? Why?
32. Can you understand what the actors say?

Capacitacion Docentes Primaria

INSTITUCIÓN EDUCATIVA MARCO FIDEL SUAREZ
Resolución 3542 de octubre 31 de 2006
LA DORADA - CALDAS
GUIA DE TRABAJO LENGUA EXTRANJERA (INGLES)
Lic. Víctor A. Largo S.

A LETTER FROM CONNIE
431Clark Street
Baton Rouge, La.
November 1, 2010.

Dear Monica,
As you know. I am attending Louisiana State University. There are so many things to do and to see that is hard to find time to write letters. Besides, I have to study very hard, because my courses are difficult, and my English isn't very good yet.
I think that you will be very interested in the American custom of "dating" because it is not like the custom at home. "To have a date" means to have an engagement for a social affair with a friend, usually a friend of the opposite sex. For instance, one has a date to go for a walk, to go to the movies, to go to a party or a dance, to go to a lecture or a concert, to have dinner at a restaurant or at the home of some friends. The young people go without a chaperon. The basis for this American custom is that most parents teach their children to be independent and responsible for their actions whether there are adults present or not.
One of my friends is Robert Anderson. I met him in one of my classes, and of course an introduction is not necessary when you see each other in class every day. One day after class he asked me to go to the drugstore to have a Coke, and then he walked home with me. A week later he invited me to go to the movies, and last night I had a date to go to a college dance with him. He is a very good dancer, so I had a wonderful time.
Now I have to stop, because I have an appointment with my history professor. In my next letter Fm going to write more about my classes and my social life. Please give my regards to your family, and let me hear from you soon.
Affectionately,
Connie.

VOCABULARY

appointment engagement
as to find (things)
basis hard (adj.)
chaperon hard (adv.)
Coke interested
dance lecture
dancer like
Date to meet (met)
Of course To stop
Opposite sex To teach
Party Time
Regards Whether or not
To see each other Wonderful
So Yet
Social affair Young people

IDIOMS

to ask someone to go pedir a alguien que vaya
for instance por ejemplo
to go for a walk ir a pasear(se) (a pie)
to have a wonderful time divertirse de lo lindo
to have dinner comer
to have to tener que
to invite someone to go invitar a alguien que vaya
to let me hear from you permitir que yo reciba noticias suyas
so many things to do tantas cosas que hacer
to walk home with someone acompañar a casa a alguien a pie

CONVERSATION:

Answer these guestions in complete sentences.
1. What is the name of the university that Connie is attending?
2. In what state is the university located?
3. In what city is it located ?
4. In what part of the country is Louisiana?
5. Why is it hard to find time to write letters?
6. Does Connie speak English well?
7. What is the difference between an appointment and an engagement?
8. What is the difference between an engagement and a date?
9. What different kinds of dates are there?
10. Does Connie often go to the movies? N
11. Did Robert invite her to go to the movies?
12. Did a chaperon go with them? Why not?
13. Where did Virginia and Robert go to get a Coke?
14. What other things are sold in an American drugstore?
15. What is Virginia going to tell us in her next letter?
16. How does one usually end a friendly letter?
17. Did Virginia have a good time at the college dance? Why?
18. With whom did she have an appointment? Why?