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?