TASK 2 – WRITING TASK FORUM

NAMES AND SURNAMES

ANGEL ANDRES ORTIZ MEZA

ENGLISH 2 - 90021A_614

TUTOR (A)
TASK 2 – WRITING TASK FORUM

OPEN AND DISTANCE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF BASIC SCIENCES TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING
SANTA MARTA - MAGDALENA
2019
 Stage 1: Going on a trip 1
Go to unit 1.4. Going on a trip in the Knowledge environment and develop
all. You just have to upload the following activities in the forum

a. Post the indicated activities (pronunciation and Writing –do not record yourself,
just write the exercise in the forum) from the unit in the forum.
Speaking

Unscramble the following sentences and conjugate the verb in the simple past tense. Write
your sentences in the clipboard and save them on a text document. Then record your
answers on an audio file and send it to your instructor by mail.

1. Charles was late to bed last night.

2. Mike saw a movie on tina on wednesday.

3. I bought a pair jeans the last week of mall.

4. we out lie in the sun and got a tan.

5. the family mott walked along the beach.

6. you cooked a wonderful dinner.

1Nota: Los ejercicios en línea del entorno de conocimiento no se guardan en la plataforma.

Para los ejercicios que tiene que hacer para cada etapa, usted debe publicar las respuestas
de los ejercicios indicados en el foro o tomar pantallazos. No enviar las respuestas al correo
del tutor. Solo publicar en el foro las actividades que la guía indica.
7. they stayed in an expensive hotel.

8. the children played in the field soccer.

9. it was night very last cold.

10. tito missed the train.

Writing

This is an off-line non-synchronic exercise.

Rewrite the following passage in the past-tense of the underlined verbs. Be aware of
irregular verbs and write them correctly in the past tense

Hi Mum,
John and I are having a wonderful time here in Ireland. Every day we woke up early and go
for a long walk in the country. When we returned we usually had a very big Irish breakfast
which normally consisted of two eggs, three slices of bacon, toast and jam. We
usually ordered a cup of coffee after breakfast: Colombian coffee, of course.
After breakfast we sometimes went swimming in the river. We often met children who like
to swim there. They were very nice. At night we nearly always drank a few pints of
Guinness in the pub�s bar before we went to bed. We always slept well after that, I can
assure you.

Writing

Send your instructor your complete version in the past by e-mail for next week.

Dear Mum.

John and I had a wonderful time in Ireland. Every day we woke up early and took a long
walk in the countryside. when we returned, we usually had a big irish breakfast that usually
consisted of two eggs, three slices of bacon, toast and jam. we usually ordered a cup of
coffee after breakfast: colombian coffee, of course.
after breakfast, sometimes we went swimming in the river. we often met children who liked
to swin there. they were very nice. at night we almost always had some pints of guinness in
the pub bar before going to bed. we always slept after that, i could assure you.
 b. Write a short note in the forum telling what you did last vacation/holidays the
activities /weekend.

Last weekend we went to the river, since I needed to relax a little from the stress I had all
week since I work full time and thus be able to distract the mind a bit and spend the whole
day from eight to five the afternoon with the whole family, my girlfriend and some friends.
The only thing we paid for was the lunches but they were worth the purchase because they
were delicious, what I liked the most was that we had a good time with family and friends
and that you had time without leaving together since our jobs do not leave us much free time
to spend it with the family, ect.
 Stage 2: What's the weather like? 1.3
Go to unit 1.3. What’s the weather like? in the Knowledge environment
and develop all the activities. You just have to upload the following
activity in the forum.

a. Post the indicated activity from the unit in the forum.

Speaking
What should we do when there is a thunderstorm?
Complete the following dialogues. Give a solution to the following problems using the and
these subjects:

Children We People Schools City Officials They You

Problem 1: What should children do when there is a thunderstorm?

Solution: When there is a thunderstorm, it is important that children not go outside.
Problem 2: What should people do when it is sunny?
Solution: People should apply sunscreen.
Problem 3: What should you do when it is windy?
Solution: Walk with the umbrella closed.
Problem 4: What should city officials do when a hurricane is coming?
Solution: The officers should alert the population.
Problem 5: What should we do when there is a blizzard?
Solution: We must protect the eyes from powder.
Problem 6: What should schools do when it is extremely warm?
Solution: Schools should turn on the heating.
Problem 7: What should they do when it is cold?
Solution: You should wrap well.
b. Describe the weather in the place you visited and use the following vocabulary:

Example: Description: The weather in Bogotá changes every day. In the morning it is
usually cloudy, but it becomes sunny at noon.
The weather on the river changes every day. In the morning it is usually cloudy and the
water is very cold and its route is very beautiful and it is something nice to spend with the
family and almost all the time after five starts to rain it is something very beautiful but at
the same time very dangerous and etc.

c. What do you recommend to do in that place? Write eight recommendations using

the expressions below (See the Subjunctive in unit 1.3 and the OVI)
Example: Recommendation: It is recommended that people wear an umbrella in
Bogotá.

Description:
It is a good idea that we can improve the use of the river, so I leave some recommendations
to improve it.
Recommendations:
1. It is recommended to use mainly in river water for your needs.
2. It is recommended that they have a good atmosphere to do tourist things.
3. It is recommended that you can fix your streets as they are quite damaged.
4. It is recommended to be very careful with your children when they bathe alone in the
river.
5. It is recommended that they can have more dishes in their menu since most of the people
who arrive there are not from here.
6. It would be recommended that where there is a lunch sale they can remove the rocks
from the river so that they have better amolitude of games for children.
7. It would be recommended that you be very careful when it rains because it is very
dangerous since it grows horrible and makes disaster in its path and use umbrellas.
8. It would be recommended that in the river they could do something like in the form of
sprinklers and so they could draw more attention from visitors.

Stage 3: You should keep your passport!

Go to unit 1.2. You should keep your passport! in the Knowledge
environment and develop all the activities. You just have to upload
the following activities in the forum.
a. Post the activities from the unit in the forum.
Practice 5

Think about 3 things you should do and 3 things you shouldn�t do when planning a trip
abroad. Write 6 sentences with these ideas using modal verbs of advice. Write your
sentences on the clipboard and save them on a text document. Then record your sentences
and send this audio to your instructor by mail. Be prepared to discuss this topic in a chat
room session.
Solution:
- You should not have your documents in your pockets.
- Of being able not to take with it much money.
- You must not take unauthorized taxis.

- It will be more comfortable to travel with few suitcases.

- Of being able not to take with it much money.
- If will not be easy to recover your documents.
Writing
Write a paragraph giving advice about the best place to spend a summer vacation. Use
modal verbs of advice and the vocabulary you learned in this week. Pay special attention to
the following:
When using the simple present tense: Third person singular verb endings
When using modal verbs of advice: should/shouldn�t, ought to and had better/had better
not + simple form of verb.
Examples:

Correct: she should/ought to/had better start packing

Incorrect: she should/ought to/had better to start packing

Correct: she shouldn�t/had better not forget her passport at home

Incorrect: she shouldn�t/ had better not to forget her passport at

home

Write your paragraph on the clipboard and save it on a text document. Send it to your
instructor by mail.
Solution:
A summer vacation
Everything begins with a place where we should go or with whom we should go, the
advisable place for our need fits our budget, several times we questioned that perfect place
to spend some beautiful vacations in which we can find tourist place like cartagena a
beautiful city that we must know.

b. Read the following recommendations and write two recommendations according to

your travel experience:
a. What should people do in the place you visited last vacation?
Example: People should go to Monserrate in Bogotá.

1. People should go to the river.

2. People should meet more and talk on the river to relax.

3. People should go to the river as a family, on weekends, since most people work from
Monday to Friday and do not share almost time with their family, and that is why it would
be good since it is important to share with the family .

b. What shouldn’t people do in the place you visited last vacation?

Example: People shouldn’t go to Monserrate by cable railway in Bogotá.

1. People should not go to the river since their streets or roads are very damaged.

2. People should no longer owe the river since their telephone signal is very bad.
Stage 4: Consolidate an infographic, brochure or poster

According to the previous writing exercises, you will design a brochure, infographic or
poster where you

Final Product: https://create.piktochart.com/infographic/saved/41440621#

Stage 5: Upload the final product in the Monitoring environment.

 Complete the checklist:

QUESTIONS YES NO
Did I develop the activities of the unit 1.4? x
Stage 1

Did I post the Speaking and Writing activities from the unit 1.4 in the x
forum?
Did I write a short note in the forum telling what I did last x
vacation/holidays/weekend?
Did I develop the activities of the unit 1.3? x
Did I post the Speaking activity from the unit 1.3 in the forum? x
Stage 2

Did I describe the weather in my city using the vocabulary given in the x
unit 1.3?
Did I give recommendations related to the place I visited using the given x
structure in the unit 1.3?
Did I post my description and recommendations in the forum? x
Did I develop the activities of the unit 1.2? x
Did I post the Practice 5 and writing activity from the unit 1.2 in the x
Stage 3

forum?
Did I give recommendations related to what people should and shouldn’t x
do in the place I visited?
Did I post my recommendations in the forum? x
 Did I design an infographic, brochure or poster? x
Did I tell an experience of a trip in a maximum length of 100 words and x
taking into account what I did in stage 1?
Stage 4

Did I give 10 tips or recommendations related to what to do in the place x

I visited, and taking into account what I did in stage 2?
Did I give advice related to what to should and shouldn’t do in the place x
I visited, and taking into account what I did in stage 3?
Did I use real pictures? x
Don’t forget to add this chart at the end of the Word document.

Stage 6: Upload the final product

Final Product: https://create.piktochart.com/infographic/saved/41440621#