Universidad de La Sabana

Departamento de Lenguas y Culturas Extranjeras

Level 2

My Favorite Artist Workshop

LET’S REVIEW SOME PUNCTUATION ASPECTS!

Activity 1 . Add and correct capitalization and full stops (.) to the sentences about Turkey below.

1. the geography of the country of turkey is unique

The geography of the country of Turkey is unique.
2. most countries are in one continent, but turkey lies in both asia and europe
Most countries are in one continent, but Turkey lies in both Asia and Europe.
3. the asian part is much larger than the european part
The Asian part is much larger than the European part.
4. half of turkey’s land is higher than 1,000 meters
Half of Turkey’s land is higher than 1,000 meters.
5. in fact, two-thirds of turkey’s land is higher than 800 meters
In fact, two-thirds of Turkey’s land is higher than 800 meters.
6. the unique geography of turkey is one reason that millions of tourists visit this country every year
The unique geography of Turkey is one reason that millions of tourists visit this country every year.

Activity 2. Let’s recall the uses of comma (,). Read the following uses and their corresponding examples.

Comma uses explanation Examples

A comma separates a list of three or more things. I speak English, Spanish, and French.
A comma separates two sentences when there is a I speak three languages, but Adam speak five.
combining word. For example: but, so, or, and.
A comma separates an introductory word (connector: When I was a child, I liked to play soccer with
my friends.
first, then later, next, on November 22 nd) or phrase
from the rest of the sentence.

2.1. Add commas as needed in these sentences.

1. For the last fifteen years, Mary has been the director and producer of all her movies.
2. In her childhood, she was a great student friend and daughter.
3. After, that she traveled to Canada.
4. The best ,countries to visit in Africa are Senegal and Tunisia.
5. I was, born on June 23rd 2000.

2.2. Read the following text and add 9 missing commas.

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Level 2

Amazing Ice Cream

If you want to know where to buy the most amazing ice cream in the state of Texas, I can tell you. Amy's ice cream, store
has the creamiest most flavorful ice cream in the South. She offers some exotic, flavors like stinky fruit swirl and
chocolate covered grasshopper delight but she also offers normal flavors like chocolate vanilla strawberry etc. This
variety is what makes her shop so popular. If you go to Houston, you need to be sure and stop in for a taste. She is
located, at 298 Wesson Avenue Houston Texas. You will not be disappointed.

Activity 3. Read the following biography and circle the connectors.

A unique artist

Lourdes Hernández González is the most wonderful artist, her artistic name is Russian Red. She is an Indie and Folk singer
- songwriter. She is 33 years old and she was born in Madrid, Spain on November 25 th, 1985. She fell in love with the
music in English because her father played it when she was a child. Later, Russian Red's project began when Lourdes met
the musician Brian Hunt, and then, she recorded a demo with him. This demo reached more than 70,000 visits on
MySpace page in 2008. In 2013, she performed some concerts in Latin America. So, Russian Red is a growing and
complete artist.

In addition, Russian Red has become very popular and she has performed more than 60 shows. She has participated in
many festivals in different countries, for example, her last performance was in London, UK in February, 2019. Also, she
has recorded many songs like “I Love Your Glasses”, “Fuerteventura”, “Cigarrettes”, “I hate you but I love you”, among
others. Moreover, she has given some music tours, for example, the last one was the  Fuerteventura  tour. In my opinion,
Russian Red is the best artist as she has a unique way of singing and she has created authentic songs.

3.1 Using different colors, underline the following elements in the previous text.

Topic sentences Green

Personal information (place and date of birth) Yellow

Specific events (simple past) Orange

Achievements (present perfect) Purple
Closing and concluding sentences Blue

Copyright © 2018. Universidad de La Sabana, Department of Foreign Languages and Cultures. Created by Díaz, J (2018) and Villamil, A (2019). All Rights Reserved. No part of
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to reproduced all or parts of this material should be directed to fld@unisabana.edu.co
 Universidad de La Sabana
Departamento de Lenguas y Culturas Extranjeras
Level 2

Copyright © 2018. Universidad de La Sabana, Department of Foreign Languages and Cultures. Created by Díaz, J (2018) and Villamil, A (2019). All Rights Reserved. No part of
this material shall be reproduced, transmitted, distributed or commercially exploited, except with express written permission from the copyright holders. Enquiries for permission
to reproduced all or parts of this material should be directed to fld@unisabana.edu.co