UNIVERSIDAD DEL CAUCA

PROGRAMA DE FORMACIÓN EN IDIOMAS

WORKSHOP N.1-UNIT I
NAME LAURA SOFIA FERNÁNDEZ CERÓN DATE __7-09-23_ CLASS____ENGLISH
WEEK N.1- (August 22-24)
1. Answer these questions with your own information.

a. Have you ever had a job interview? Yes, I have a job

interview_____________________________________
b. Have you ever worked? Where?__ YES, I HAVE WORKED IN THE ICBF
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c. Have you ever traveled abroad? Where?_I haven´t abroad jet
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d. Has English learning been easy for you? Yes/No /Why? ____ YES, THE ENGLISH
HAS BEEN EASY FOR ME TO LEARN BECAUSE MY MOTHER HAS TAUGHT
ME SINCE I WAS A LITTLE GIRL _________________
e. Have you ever lost your mobile? How? ___ Yes, I’ve lost my cell phone several
times MY CELL PHONE HAS BEEN STOLEN _______________________________

2. Write true statements about you using the present perfect with the verbs
given and the words always, already, yet, just.

Example: (want) I’ve always wanted to learn how to dance tango

a. have: _____________ I'VE ALWAYS HAD RHINITIS

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b. be: i have just been informed
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c. want: I have wanted to visit Spain for a long time, but I haven’t done it yet.
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d. know: I HAVE ALREADY KNOWN THIS PLACE
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e. like: I'VE ALWAYS LIKED YOUR SMILE
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3. Read these advertisements about jobs.

I. Answer the questions by choosing A, B, C, D or E.

a. Which job is for work with desserts? _D____

b. Which job is only for one day a week? __B___
c. Which job is for people who already have a job? E_____
d. Which job can you do if you are only 13? ___A__
e. Which job pays nothing? __C___
 II. Answer this question after reading the advertisements.

f. What would be a good part-time job for you? Describe position, duties, schedule
and salary.
____________ A GOOD PART-TIME JOB FOR ME IS TO SELL SECOND-HAND
CLOTHES, SINCE I HAVE WORKED WITH CLOTHES FOR A LONG TIME IT
ALLOWS ME TO UNDERTAKE AND STUDY AT THE SAME TIME, I HAVE
ALWAYS LIKED TO SELL CLOTHES, I HAVE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT
SUSTAINABLE FASHION IN THIS JOB I LIKED IT A LOT BECAUSE I HAVE
BEEN ABLE TO TEACH PEOPLE ABOUT THIS TOPIC, MY DUTIES ARE TO
ADVISE THE IMAGE AND SELL THE CLOTHES, MY SCHEDULE WOULD BE 8
TO 1, AND THE SALARY WOULD BE ACCORDING TO THE PROFITS OF THE
STORE
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WEEK N.2 (August 29-31)

4. Read the text. Then, write a similar paragraph describing a family member`s job.

My father and mom are working at Techno computers Company. This is a very big company in the
country. My father is a computer hardware engineer, and my mom is a computer system analyst.
They have worked for the company for three years. My dad does many things. He has to research,
design, develop, and test computer systems and components such as processors, circuit boards,
memory devices, networks, and routers. My mom has other kind of tasks. Lately, she has studied
the organization’s current computer systems and procedures. She told me that she has also
designed some information systems solutions to help the organization operate more efficiently and
effectively. It sounds like a lot of work to me.

________ My mom is working in a school located in Caloto Cauca This is a very

big. My father is a lawyer, and my mother is a literature teacher. _ My mom does a
lot of things she prepares class, teaches various subjects, and is a good teacher,
my dad is a lawyer but he also likes to work in the fields, he had always wanted to
farm, and now that's what he does. He has to plant potatoes, harvest them and sell
them, keep an eye on the crops to make it a good harvest, _ My mom on the other
hand, must teach English, and Spanish, she is very happy with her work, it is what
she always dreamed of. My mom and dad have always worked non-stop, and they
are happy people with their jobs.
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