TALLER 1 – UNIT 1

PRESENT SIMPLE and WILL

Victor Alfonso Gualtero Gomez

A. Write the 3rd person singular of the verbs:

1. I join - he joins 2. I like - he likes 3. I kiss - he

kisses
4. I fly - he flies 5. I watch – he watches 6. I enjoy - he enjoys
7. I talk – he talks 8. I go - he goes 9. I teach - he
teaches
10. I buy – she buys 11. I finish – she finishes 12. I cry - she cries

B. Use the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences, as in the example:

1. I. live. (live) in Edinburgh.

2. He does (do) his homework every evening.
3. She’s a teacher. She works (work) at primary school.
4. “Are you a singer?” “No, I’m a pilot. I fly (fly) airplanes.
5. Joan washes (wash) her hair every day.
6. The museum closes (close) at seven in the evening.
7. Daniel brushes (brush) his teeth every morning.
8. She studies (study) Science at university.
9. Every Saturday, Paul gives (give) his dog a bath.
10. In the mornings, Betty takes (take) her sister to school.
11. We go (go) to the swimming pool at the weekend.
12. John and Mary has (have) a cup of tea in the afternoon.

C. Write negative and question sentences as in the example

1. Tom lives in England. → Tom doesn’t live in England - Does Tom live in England?

2. Mr. Simpson teaches Chemistry. → he does not teach chemistry → does Mr. Simpson
teach chemistry?
3. You like playing computer games. →you don’t like to play computer games → do you
like to play computer games?

4. John and Sue work in a café. → they don't work in a café → do John and Sue work?
5. We do the shopping on Saturdays. → we don’t the shopping on Saturdays → do we
shopping on Saturdays?

6. The baby cries all the time. → the baby does not cry all the time → does the baby cry
all time?

D. Fill in using: do / don’t / does / doesn’t.

1. Sam speaks French, but he doesn’t Speak Russian.
2. Ann doesn’t like jazz music but she likes pop music.
3. “does she play the saxophone?” “No, she doesn’t”.
4. Where do you work?
5. He doesn’t go to school on Sunday.
6. What do you have for dinner?

E. Match the questions to the answers.

1. What time does she get up? A. She goes to bed at
10:00.
2. How does she go to school? B. She walks to
school.
3. Does she have breakfast every day? C. She gets up at
7:00.
4. What does she do in the afternoon? D. No, she doesn’t.
5. When does she go to bed? E. She does her homework.

1. C 2. B 3. D 4. E 5. A

Positive: I will go to Paris.

Negative: I won’t go to Paris.
Question: Will I go to Paris?

1. Complete the sentences with will (‘ll) in positive form:

a) If I arrive late, I (call) will call you.

b) They (help) will help you.
c) Maybe he (stay) will stay at home tonight.
d) My friends probably (go/) will go to the beach.
e) Peter (buy) will buy the tickets.
f) I hope that my boyfriend (cook) will cook dinner tonight.
g) We think FCB (win) will win the match.
h) I’m sure my boss (understand) will understand my problem.
i) I (get) will get you a drink. Do you like coffee?
j) Maybe my sister (do) will do a language course in London.
k) Perhaps Mary (do) will do that for her sister.
l) It’s late. I think I (go) will go bed now.

2. Complete the sentences with will in negative form (won´t – will not):

a) I (answer) won’t answer the question.

b) My brother (lock) won’t lock the door.
c) The boy (catch) won’t catch the ball.
d) I (read) won’t read that magazine.
e) We (send) won’t send that present to my uncle.
f) My grandmother (open) won’t open the door.
g) The children (eat) won’t eat fish.
h) He (listen) won’t listen to the radio.
i) I (drink) won’t drink beer.
j) It (rain) won’t rain.
k) You (ask) won’t ask him.
 l) The teacher (test) won’t test our English.
3. Complete the sentences with will in interrogative form:

a) (you / go / to the party) will go you to the party?

b) (James / open / the window) will James open the window?

c) (you’re mother / cook / a cake) will your mother cook a cake?

d) (she / get / married) will she get married?

e) (you / help / me / with my homework) will you help me with my

homework?

f) (What / we / eat) what will we eat?

g) (When / Megan / be / famous) when will Megan be famous?

h) (they/ visit/ their grandparents) will they visit their grandparents?

i) (we / meet /Rihanna) will we meet Rihanna?

j) (I / earn/ lots of money) will I earn lots of money?

k) (Who / drive / us / into town) who will drive us into town?

l) (you / meet / that boy) will you meet that boy?

TALLER 2 – UNIT 1
FIRST CONDITIONAL
Victor Alfonso Gualtero Gomez

Structure:

If Condition

Perso Will
n
If Present simple
As you can see the condition goes in simple present while the result goes
with will + base verb.

Production

A. Here are some of Johana’s plans. Write sentences in the first conditional
using the information in the following chart. One example is done for you.

Condition Result
1 no rain wash car
2 get paid buy cellphone
3 finish work early coffee with Dan
4 have questions email Nicole
5 go to the mall buy present for Nicole
6 travel by plane take a magazine to read
7 visit Tayrona take lots of pictures
8 travel with her dog take dog food with her
9 stay in a hotel get a room with balcony

1. If it doesn’t rain, she will wash her car.

2. If I get paid, I will buy a cellphone
3. If I finish work early, I will drink a coffee with Dan
4. If I have questions, I will write an email Nicole
5. If I go to the mall, I will buy present for Nicole
6. If I travel by plane, I will take lost of pictures
7. If I visit Tayrona, I will take lost of pictures
8. If I travel with me dog, I will take dog food with me
9. If I stay in a hotel, I will get a room with balcony

B. These first conditional sentences have some mistakes. Find and correct
them.
 1. If the situation gets worse, I will looks for a new job.
If the situation gets worse, I will look for a new job.

2. My sister will graduate if she present her thesis.

My siter will graduate if she presents her thesis.
3. My cellphone will switch off, if I doesn’t connect it now.
My cellphone will switch off, if I don’t connect it now.
4. We celebrate her birthday, if she doesn´t travel.
We will celebrate her birthday, if doesn´t travel.
5. The car won’t works if the mechanic doesn’t fix it.
The car won’t work, if the mechanic doesn´t fix it.

6. He will be the president as he wins the elections.

He will be the president, if he wins the elections.

7. I would live in Canada if I get the visa.

I will live in Canada if I get the visa.

C. Put the words in the correct order to make first conditional sentences.

1. Jake / the / doesn’t / work / will / a / take / if / car / taxi

If the car doesn´t work, Jake will take a taxi.

2. will / Ana / arrives / she /late / be / if / again / fired

If Ana arrives late again, she will be fired
3. will / if / hurry / we / we / this /not / project / don’t / finish
if we don’t hurry, we will not finish this project
4. pass / I / if / practice / the / test / for / the / will / course / I
If I practice for the test, I will pass to course

5. does / rain / will / it / the / not / if / kids / bikes / ride / their

the kids will ride their bikes, if it does not rain

6. if / I / time / will / movies / to / the / go / I have

If I have time, I will go to the movies

7. get / she / if / we / well / married / “yes” / says

If she says well "yes", we will get married
D. Complete the following chart with your plans for the weekend. Take the
condition before writing the plan into account.

Condition Plan
If I have to work I will not go to the party
If I have money I will buy a burger
If it rains I will go to sleep
If my best friend is in tow I will drink a coffee
If I am tire I'll be in bed all day
If there is a party I will go to see
If I have to run errand I will ride my bike

E. In this activity you are going to propose possible solutions for environmental
problems. Read about the following environmental issues, select one of the
problems and give your opinion about it.

Answer these questions and record an audio.

Problem selected: rainforest deforestation

What do you think about the problem?
The main cause of rainforest deforestation is the change of land use
to convert forests into pastures or crop fields.
2. What would be a possible solution to this?
A possible solution is to change consume behavior, comply with land
use planning, providing a strategic framework to balance land uses at
the national level.
 3. Do you see this problem in your community and what do people do
about it?
Of course, the increase of monocultures has increased in the region.
In reality, governmental measures and citizen actions are scarce.
4. What will you do in the future to help solve this problem?
I will participate in the development and implementation of a public
policy that reinforces environmental education towards territorial
sustainability.

TALLER 3
READINGS: MODULO 3 – ENGLISH 3
Victor Alfonso Gualtero Gomez

Pre-stage – Reading 1
Answer the following questions:

- What do you have in mind doing after finishing your undergraduate studies?
I will be a candidate for the municipal mayor of Rovira Tolima.
- What kind of work would you like to have?
I would like to work in the public

- What area of expertise would you like to focus on?

I would like to specialize in the management of development project

A. According to the Reading “MY FUTURE PLANS” answer the following

questions based on the story.

1. What are you studying?

He is student of Public Administration

2. What will you do if you pass all the subjects?

He will graduate next Christmas.

3. What will happen if you fail this semester?

He will graduate next year in June

4. What will you do if you become the mayor of the city?

He will build more public schools and universities. He will offer
free transportation to all the students.
 5. What do you have to do meanwhile?
He will have to return to the English exam and pass

Pre-stage – Reading 2
Answer the following questions:

- Mention specific facts you know about your career?

Is a career that promotes the knowledge, values and competencies of
public administrative knowledge for the development of society, in
addition to the fact that it has several areas of work

- What might you do if you weren’t a public administrator?

I would be a sociologist

B. According to the Reading “WHAT IS PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION”, answer

the following questions based on the reading.

1. How many people were public administrators in 1990?

In 1990, some 16.5 million people in the United States were public
administrators.

2. What jobs does the category Public Administrator can be applied to?
The jobs they held ranged from accountant to zoologist, and included,
art specialist, biologist, cartographer, dental officer, food technologist,
geneticist, nurse, petroleum engineer, sociologist, teacher, and
welding engineer.

3. Where do the vast majority of public administrators work?

The vast majority of public administrators work not for the federal
government but for state and local and private agencies

4. Who was the former New York’s public works commissioner?

He was Robert Moses

5. Who was the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation?

He was John Edgar Hoover

6. Can the public employees be included in the category public administrator?

Yes, of course

7. Was Robert Moses responsible of New York’s network of bridges and

tunnels?
Yes, he was