U.E.

BOLIVIANO JAPONÉS

HE WA
T
4th
ON

Y
GRADE

TEACHER'S NAMES:
ELIA ZUNA
WILLCARANI
ERIKA NICOL
BURVIA VILLCA

LET`S LEARN ENGLISH TOGETHER

 PRESENTATION
PRESENTACIÓN

Dear students:
This booklet was prepared for you since you are now
the direct protagonists of education.
Therefore, join us in this section, where you will learn
a lot about the Foreign Language through activities
and examples.
This material focuses on the topic "Present Continuous
Tense" with exercises for Fourth Year students.
Help yourself with a dictionary and do not hesitate to
consult your doubts in the development of the booklet.
I hope you have fun learning.

Queridos estudiantes:
Esta cartilla fue elaborada para ustedes ya que ahora son
los directos protagonistas de la educación.
Por eso, acompáñanos en esta sección, donde
aprenderás mucho sobre la Lengua Extranjera través de
actividades y ejemplos.
Este material se enfoca en el de tema “Present
Continuous Tense” con ejercicios para estudiantes de
Cuarto Año de Escolaridad.
Ayúdate de un diccionario y no dudes en consultar tus
dudas en el desarrollo de la cartilla.
Espero que te diviertas aprendiendo.
 WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
LESSON 1

INICIEMOS CON LA PRÁCTICA

ACTIVITY 1
ACT AND GUESS THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS.
ACTUA Y ADIVINA LAS SIGUIENTES ACCIONES.

..................... ..................... ..................... .....................

ACTIVITY 2
WORK WITH A PARTNER. ASK AND ANSWER THE NEXT QUESTION.
TRABAJA CON UN COMPAÑERO. HAZ Y RESPONDE LA SIGUIENTE PREGUNTA.

WHAT IS SHE DOING?

1. She is running.
2. .....................................................
3. .....................................................
4. .....................................................
 ACTIVITY 3
READ THE NEXT PARAGRAPH AND UNDERLINE THE VERBS.
LEE EL SIGUIENTE PÁRRAFO Y SUBRAYA LOS VERBOS.

Hello. My name is Santusa. I am from Mizque

Cochabamba. I am in the school with my friends.
We are cleaning the classroom. Maria is drinking
coca tea, Juan is eating an apple, Felipe is
washing his hands, Sara is taking care of her
dog. We are having a good day.

CONTINUEMOS CON LA TEORÍA

SPELLING -ING RULES

REGLAS ORTOGRÁFICAS

GENERAL RULE - REGLA GENERAL

take taking
1 We just add -ING to the end of a verb.
Solo añadimos -ING al final de la oración.
have having
write writing
eat eating
go going
read reading
VERBS ENDING WITH -E - VERBOS QUE
TERMINAN EN -E 2
Remove the -E and add -ING.
Quita la -E y añade -ING.
 CONSONANT + VOWEL +
3 CONSONANT.
REMEMBER:
VOWELS = A, E, I, O, U.
Double the last consonant and add -ING.
CONSONANTS: B, C, D, F, G, H, J, M, P, Q, Duplica la última consonante y añade -ING.
R...

sit sitting
cut cutting
run running

ACTIVITY 1
WRITE THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS FOR EACH VERB. FOLLOW THE
RULES.
ESCRIBE EL PRESENTE CONTINUO PARA CADA VERBO. SIGUE LAS REGLAS.

1. Washing
Wash ...................... 7. Have ......................
2. Eat ........................... 8. Take care ......................
3. Run .......................... 9. Clean .......................
4. Shake .................. 10. Wear ..........................
5. Drink ........................ 11. Stop ......................
6. Jump ........................ 12. Sit ......................

WHEN WE USE THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS?

¿CUÁNDO UTILIZAMOS EL PRESENTE CONTINUO?

NOW Use the PRESENT CONTINUOUS for things

happening rigth now.
Usa el presente continuo para las cosas que
PAST FUTURE suceden en este momento.
Carlos is talking right now.
 GRAMMAR RULES

REGLAS GRAMATICÁLES

PRESENT CONTINUOUS
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE
I am I am not I am not = I´m not
You are You are not
He drinking mate. He running.
She is She is not
is not = isn´t
It It
drink + ing

We We
You are drinking mate. You are not running.
They They
are not = aren´t

QUESTIONS
She is eating fruit.
Is she eating fruit?

Am I
Are you
he eating fruit?
Is she
it

we
Are you eating fruit?
they
 ACTIVITY 1
COMPLETE THE CONVERSATIONS USING THE PRESENT CONTINOUOS.
COMPLETA LAS CONVERSACIONES, USANDO EL PRESENTE CONTINUO.

A: Hi, Claudia. What are you doing?

(do)
B: Oh, I ___________________ water.
(drink)
A: Look, there is Marcos. He ________________ his hands.
(wash)
B: Yes, but he ____ not _________ a mask.
(wear)

A: Hello teacher, what _____ they ______?

(do)
B: My students _____________ the classroom.
(clean)

A: Pete _____________ of his health.

(take care)
B: His friends _________ around the school.
(run)

ACTIVITY 2
LISTEN. WHAT IS EACH PERSON DOING? WRITE THE NUMBER.
ESCUCHA. ¿QUÉ ESTÁ HACIENDO CADA PERSONA? ESCRIBE EL NÚMERO.

1
2
A. Rita .........
B. David ........ 3
C. Mauricio .......... 4
D. Lucia ..........
CONTINUEMOS CON LA VALORACIÓN

A JOKE STOPS BEING A

JOKE WHEN ONE OF THEM
HAS FUN AND THE OTHER
IS NOT.

ACTIVITY 1
LET'S EXCHANGE OUR IDEAS.
INTERCAMBIEMOS NUESTRAS IDEAS.

1. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS PHRASE?

2. DO YOU THINK RESPECT IS IMPORTANT IN TIMES OF

PANDEMIC? WHY?

TERMINEMOS CON LA PRODUCCIÓN

ACTIVITY 1
WORK IN GROUPS. MAKE A BANNER WITH SHORT SENTENCES.
TRABAJA EN GRUPOS. HAZ UNA PANCARTA CON ORACIONES CORTAS. .
 EXAMPLE:

ACTIVITY 2
COMPLETE THE WORKSHEETS.
COMPLETA LAS HOJAS DE TRABAJO.

PRACTICE 1
COMPLETE THE PUZZLE WITH THE PRESENT
CONTINUOUS OF THE VERB.
COMPLETA EL CRUCIGRAMA CON EL PRESENTE
CONTINUO DEL VERBO.

1. CLEAN
2. DRINK
3. RUN
4. WEAR
5. WASH
6. EAT
PRACTICE 2
LOOK AT THE PICTURE AND MAKE SOME
SENTENCES.
MIRA LA IMAGEN Y HAZ ALGUNAS ORACIONES.

John is jumping with balloons.

........................................................
JOHN
........................................................

........................................................
CARLA ROSA
ISABEL
 LESSON 2

WHO WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF

BOLIVIA?
INICIEMOS CON LA PRÁCTICA

A: Good morning! Dear audience. Welcome to

a new episode of this podcast “COME BACK
TO THE PAST”. Our today´s guest is the ex-president Hugo Banzer Suarez.
B: It´s a pleasure to be here and share with you a little of my
history.
A: Well, tell us, where were you born?
B: I was born in Concepción – Santa Cruz in 1926.
A: Then when was your death?
B: It was in 2002 when I was 75 years old.
A: How many times were you president of Bolivia?
B: I was president 2 times. The first time was
with a coup d’etat, in my government, I carried out
the plan condor and, many people were killed.
A: Interesting! It was a pleasure, thank you.

ACTIVITY 1
LISTEN AND REPEAT THE INTERVIEW.
ESCUCHA Y REPITE LA ENTREVISTA.

ACTIVITY 2
ANSWER THE NEXT QUESTIONS.
RESPONDE LAS SIGUIENTES PREGUNTAS.

WHERE WAS HUGO BANZER S. BORN?

HOW MANY TIMES WAS HUGO BANZAR PRESIDENT OF BOLIVIA?

CONTINUEMOS CON LA TEORÍA

GRAMMAR RULES

REGLAS GRAMATICÁLES

SIMPLE PAST: VERB TO BE

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE

I I I?
HE HE WAS NOT HE?
WAS WAS
SHE SHE (WASN'T) SHE?
IT IT IT?

WE WE WE?
WERE NOT YOU?
YOU WERE YOU WERE
(WEREN'T) THEY?
THEY THEY

EXAMPLE: EXAMPLE: EXAMPLE:

I was on vacation two Lidia wasn't on time Was he angry last nigth?.
months ago. yesterday. Were Lucas and José in the
They were in La Paz last Last Christmas we class on monday?.
week. weren't with my family.

ACTIVITY 1
IDENTIFY AND CIRCLE THE PAST FORM OF THE VERB TO BE IN THE
INTERVIEW.
IDENTIFICA Y ENCIERRA LA FORMA PASADA DEL VERBO "SER/ESTAR" EN LA
ENTREVISTA.
ACTIVITY 2
COMPLETE ANGELES' POSTCARD WITH WAS OR WERE.
COMPLETA LA TARJETA POSTAL CON "WAS" O "WERE".

April 22, _______

Hi, Angeles
How are you? Last week I (1) ________ on vacation.
I went to Villa Tunari by bus to visit my cousins.
It (2) _______ a horrible trip, there (3) ________ a lot
of dust and the bus (4) ______ very small.
In Villa Tunari there (5) _____ a lot of people, it (6)
_____ so beautiful, there (7) ______ many plants
and animals. My trip (8) _____ interesting!
(9) ______you on vacation last week, too?
Write soon and tell me all about your vacation.
Your best friend, Angeles Vargas
Hanna
38 Sucre Avenue

ACTIVITY 3
LISTEN AND CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION TO COMPLETE THE
SONG, THEN PERFORM IT.
ESCUCHA Y ESCOGE LA OPCIÓN CORRECTA PARA COMPLETAR LA CANCIÓN,
DESPUÉS INTERPRÉTALA.

I hear your voice in my sleep at night

Hard to resist temptation The map that leads to you
'Cause something strange has come over me Ain't nothing I can do
Now, I can't get over you The map that leads to you
No, I just can't get over you Following, following, following to you.

I was/were there for you in your darkest times The map that leads to you
I was/were there for you in your darkest night Ain't nothing I can do

The map that leads to you
But I wonder, where was/were you? Oh, oh, oh, ah
When I was/were at my worst Down on my knees Oh, oh, oh, ah
And you said you had my back
So I wonder, where was/were you?
When all the roads you took came back to me
So I'm following the map that leads to you.
 PAST TIME EXPRESSIONS

Lesley was here two hours ago.

Lucas and Matias were born six months ago.

I was sick last winter.

Last month "Piso 21" were in Cochabamba.

She was in the hospital yesterday afternoon.

Yesterday evening Joel and Esther were
happy.

The Beatles were a popular band in the '60s

Martin Luther King was born on January 15.
We were at the school at 8:00 a.m.
 ACTIVITY 4
COMPLETE THE CONVERSATIONS AND USE THE PAST TIME
EXPRESSIONS OF THE BOX.
COMPLETA LA CONVERSACIÓN Y USA LAS EXPRESIONES EN PASADO DE LA CAJA.

A: Welcome back!
B: Thanks, I ______ here .....................
A: How _______ the travel?
B: It ______ great.
A: who _____ the first president?
B: The first president ______ Simon Bolivar
A: Really? How _____ he?
B: He ______ brave and kind.
A: Where ______ you .....................?
B: We _______ on Salar de Uyuni.
A: Really? How _____ it?
B: It _____ amazing. You should visit.

A: ...................... I _____ listening to Michael

Jackson.
B: Who ____ he?
A: He _____ the king of pop.
B: Really? That´s a piece of great information.

ACTIVITY 5
COMPLETE THE PARAGRAPH WITH WAS AND WERE.
COMPLETA EL PÁRRAFO CON "WAS" Y "WERE"

Her name is Luz Daniela Quinteros.

She (2) _______ in the prom 2018, she (4) ______ a
student from "Boliviano Japonés", she (3) ______ so
friendly and happy, she and the members of her group
(5) _______ in Villa Tunari last year. Nowadays they sing
in other countries.
CONTINUEMOS CON LA VALORACIÓN

I take care of myself by

consuming traditional
medicine to increase my
defenses this winter

ACTIVITY 1
LET'S EXCHANGE OUR IDEAS WITH RESPECT.
COMPARTAMOSNUESTRAS IDEAS CON RESPETO.

1. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT TRADITIONAL MEDICINE?

2. DO YOU THINK TRADITIONAL MEDICINE IS USEFUL?

TERMINEMOS CON LA PRODUCCIÓN

ACTIVITY 1
DRESS UP AS A FAMOUS CHARACTER. WRITE A SENTENCE AND
MAKE A COLLAGE.
DISFRÁZATE DE UN PERSONAJE FAMOSO. ESCRIBE UNA ORACIÓN Y HAZ UN COLLAGE.

I am Freddie Mercury, I was in the Queen group.