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Módulo 2: Básico I

Homework Task 2
Fecha de entrega: ver calendario de actividades

Revise las indicaciones generales para desarrollar esta tarea, en la guía

de estudio de la unidad 3.

NAME: GIANCARLO OSCAR SALAS CANCHIHUAMÁN

Exercise I: (Total of 52 points: 49 points for correct answers + 3 points for

correct allocation of adjectives)
In English you can form adjectives with the suffixes –ed and –ing. -ED refers to a person and
–ING refers to an activity or to the fact that produces the emotion. For example:
My little brother is excitED. He saw Spider man. (This sentence is about a person)
For him the film was really excitING. (This sentence is about an activity of fact)

Read these comments about a film and complete the sentences with –ed
or –ing when necessary. Number 1 is an example. Write your answer in
the table at the end of this exercise.
1. “Everyone told me that it was ___, but I was really ___.” (excite, bore)
Answers: EXCITING – BORED
2. “The film had some interesting moments.” (interest)
3. “I was really surprised. It was so different from his other films!” (surprise)
4. “There were one or two boring bits, but in general, it was very amused.” (amuse, bore)
5. “I was really excited before it started, but I didn’t like it.” (excite)
6. “The story was a bit confusing, but the ending was really moved. I cried a lot!”
(confuse, move)
7. “This director doesn’t usually make depressed films. I hated it.” (depress)
8. “It was a really long film. I’m very tired!” (tire)

Taken from Wavelength. Workbook. Pre-Intermediate Level. Longman.

Sentence Answer
2 INTERESTING
3 SURPRISED
4 BORING AMUSED
5 EXCITED
6 CONFUSING MOVED
7 DEPRESSED
8 TIRED

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Exercise II: (48 points)

Read the text The Freshman Fifteen in your book (Active Skills for
Reading, Book 1 page 42).
Write your answer in the table at the end of this exercise.

1. The “freshman fifteen” is 4. Which of these mistakes students

a) weight that high school make choosing food is not
students gain. mentioned in the reading?
b) fifteen pounds of food that first- a) choosing unhealthy food
year students eat. b) visiting the kitchen while
c) weight that first-year students studying
can gain. c) getting fast food at night
d) fifteen students who eat junk d) eating too much chocolate
food.

2. The main idea of this reading is to 5. Why do students choose unhealthy

a) get students ready to gain food?
fifteen pounds. a) Their parents aren’t nearby.
b) sell healthy food to new b) They like to eat junk food and
students. desserts.
c) help new university students c) They want to eat while they
not to gain fifteen pounds. study.
d) show the mistakes students d) A y C.
make in choosing food.

3. Which of these ideas about eating 6. Which of these ideas would the
right is not mentioned in the writer of the reading probably agree
reading? with?
a) eating vegetables a) You should never eat junk
b) having a little fast food food.
c) mixing vegetables and fruits b) Not eating unhealthy goods is
d) writing down foods easier with friends’ help.
c) Gaining fifteen pounds can
help you study better.
d) Some students can eat
anything they want.

Question Answer
1 C
2 C
3 B
4 D
5 D
6 B

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