WORKSHOP 6

a) What is British food would you like to try? - ¿Qué comida británica te
gustaría probar?

 I would like to try the Shephard's pie.

b) Fish and Chips, what does it mean?. Fish and Chips, ¿qué significa?
Fish and chips is a very delicious dish, made in London.

c) Toad in the hole means pastel de salchichas. In our country is it similar to?. Toad
in the hole, significa pastel de salchicha. En nuestro país a que es similar?

 In our country, it is similar to the bandeja paisa

d) What is your favorite food? Describe its ingredients. ¿Cuál es tu
comida favorita? Describe sus ingredientes.
My favourite food is spaghetti bolognese.
Ingredients:
 Ground beef
 Garlic
 Salt
 tomatoes
 spaghetti
 olive oil
 Butter
 oregano
 tomato sauce
 onion
e) What country would you like to know? Why? - ¿Qué país te gustaría
conocer? ¿Por qué?
I would like to know Spain because I like its culture and customs. It is a very large and
beautiful country.
f) What is the most beautiful place in your hometown? - ¿Cuál es el
lugar más hermoso de tu ciudad natal?
For me the most beautiful place in my city is Monserrate, because it is a very touristy
place, you can see the whole city, it has very good views, at Christmas they decorate it
very beautifully and you can appreciate its decorations and it is a place to spend with the
family.
1.2 Observation. Watch and analyze the information below (links a. b.) about foods and
fill the chart with vocabulary.

A) Colombian food B) Foreign food

2.1 Complete the following chart with the verb in the box./ Escriba y complete el
recuadro con los siguientes verbos en infinitivo y pasado:

REGULAR VERBS IRREGULAR VERBS

INFINITIVE PAST SIMPLE INFINITIVE PAST SIMPLE

Start Started Begin Began

Visit Visited Write Wrote
Paint Painted Leave Left
Travel Traveled Lose Lost
Stay Stayed Buy Bought
Do Did
See Seen
Enjoy Enjoyed
Go Went
Take Taken
Have Had
Drive Drove
Speak Spoke
Come Came
Meet Met
2.2 Fill in blanks with the correct verb before the verb in brakes. / Completar con la
acción correcta antes del verbo entre parenthesis.

1. Columbus “discovered” America in 1492. This was (be) the first time that most
Europeans Heard(hear) anything about the “New World.”
2. The Spanish took(take) advantage of the discovery immediately. During the next
century they found(find) and fought(fight) with the greatest nations of the
Americas and conquered them. By 1600 they have (have) profitable colonies in
Mexico, Peru, and the Caribbean.
3. The English began(begin) permanent settlements in the Americas more than a century
after the Spanish, starting with Jamestown in 1607.
In 1620-21, the local Indians helped the Pilgrims survive their difficult first year in New
England. That story of cooperation one of the few bright
moments in a long history of conflict between the English settlers and the native
American tribes.
4. During the 17th and 18th centuries (1607-1775), 13 English colonies were (be- plural)
established in the area that became (become) the United States. People came (come)
to the colonies from England and Scotland, as well as from France, Germany, and other
parts of Europe.
5. In addition, slave traders brought (bring) many Africans to work the land as slaves.
Slaves were (be- plural) (buy) and (sell) in the U.S. until the 1860s,
although many Americans opposed slavery.
6. The British government do (do) not want the colonies to expand to the west. In part, it
was(be- singular) trying to protect the Indians. Legal limits do(do) not stop the land-
hungry settlers, however. Before the American Revolution as well as after, many hunters,
trappers, and then settlers, went(go) west looking for opportunity.
7. After the U.S. won (win) its independence, it grew (grow) even more rapidly. In 1803
the U.S. bought (buy) the Louisiana Territory from France and doubled in size. More
immigrants came (come) to the U.S. from all over Europe.
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4.1 Describe your birthplace or a favorite place which did you visit beforely,
minimum ten sentences. - Describa su lugar de nacimiento o un lugar favorito
que visitó anteriormente. Mínimo diez oraciones.

My grandparents' farm is one of my favorite places, it is located in La Mesa,

Cundinamarca. It is hot weather, there is a swimming pool to cool off, when we go with all
my family we make barbecue with chicken, meat, potatoes, chili. There are good people
who take care of the farm while we are away, I like spending time in the mountains since
it has a good view, there is a lot of variety of fruit. I like to go there because I connect with
nature and the people there are very good.