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Alumno(a): ____________________________________________Grupo:__________
Productive Communication
in English
Cuarto Semestre
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The students build descriptions extensively using syntactic and grammatical elements, they make comparisons
of two or more objects that have common or contrasting elements; they can express using intensifiers in
different contexts; they use tag questions to confirm suppositions and connect sentences and ideas using
specific vocabulary, all of this considering communication as the main idea of the speech development.
Express similarities or
dif f erentiations about prices 2.1 Exchange inf ormation on personal
and personal interests. interests using comparatives and
superlatives to express similarities and
dif f erences, as well as tag questions to
2. Exchange of conf irm or deny them.
inf ormation about Use tag questions. Relationship
personal 14 hours Dimension:
interests. Collaboration HSE
data sheets.
24 hours 2.2 Express inf ormation, ideas or
Communicate ideas and
arguments, using the corresponding
opinions giving additional
text structure and link words to give
inf ormation using words which
cohesion to the text.
indicate the causes, ef f ects or
contrasts.
10 hours
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Unidad 1
1.1 Describe and compare actions and objects, in different contexts using
adverbs and correlative words.
1.2 Exchange information, emphasizing certain aspects of it, using
intensifiers.
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5.- I’m older than my brother George, I’m ___ than my brother Mario.
a) young b) the youngest c) younger d) most young
EVALUACIÓN DIAGNÓSTICA
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Adverbs
Adverbs are one of the four major word classes, along with nouns, verbs and adjectives. We use adverbs
to add more information about a verb, an adjective, another adverb, a clause or a whole sentence and,
less commonly, about a noun phrase.
The murderer treated her very cruelly. You have to handle this problem carefully.
Silvia has happily finished her homework.
Adverbs: + -ly If the adjective ends in -y, replace the y with -i and add -ly.
If the adjective ends in -able, -ible, or -le, replace the -e with -y. Irregular adverbs
Adjective adverb
Adjective adverb
Good Well
Probable Probably
Fast Fast
Terrible terribly
Hard hard
➢ Not all words ending in -ly are adverbs: friendly, silly, lonely, ugly, apply, rely, supply, ally,
etc.
Type of adverbs:
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AC T IV IT Y
A-1. Put the correct adverbs of these words. Complete the sentences with the correct adverb.
FAST - VERY CAREFULLY - EXTREMELY- LATELY -PROBABLY -
RECENTLY- LOUDLY - CONTINUALLY
a) fast ________________________
b) sad ________________________ 1) It rained _______________ for five days.
c) happy ______________________ 2) We walked _______________ across the floor.
d) terrible _____________________ 3) I went to the cinema on my own _______________.
e) good _______________________ 4) There’s been an increase in house burglary
f) angry ______________________ _______________.
g) easy _______________________ 5) The train will ______________ be late.
h) quick ______________________ 6) I found it _______________ difficult to talk to her.
i) probable ___________________ 7) She spoke very _______________. We could all her
j) loud _______________________ what she was saying.
k) slow _______________________ 8) Driving _______________ is dangerous.
A-2. Underline the adverbs in green so that they are presented in the following text:
The little prince continued: “Your planet is so small that you can turn it in three strides. You don't have to
do more than walk very slowly to always stay in the sun. When you want to rest, you will walk ... and the
day will last as long as you want. I was surprised to suddenly understand that mysterious glow of the sand.
Over time I have comforted a little, but not completely. I know he has returned to his planet, because at
dawn I did not find his body, which was not really so heavy ... And I like at night to listen to the stars, which
sound like five hundred million bells. The little prince looked for a place to sit, but the planet was completely
occupied by the magnificent ermine cloak. So he stood, but as he was tired, he yawned. If I ordered, "he
said frequently," if I ordered a general to become a seabird and the general did not
obey me, it would not be the general's fault, but mine”, "Can I sit down? The little prince
asked timidly. "I order you to sit down," the king replied, "majestically picking up a skirt
from his ermine cloak. The little prince continued: “Your planet is so small that you can
turn it in three strides. You don't have to do more than walk very slowly to always stay
in the sun. When you want to rest, you will walk ... and the day will last as long as you
want. Examine it carefully so that they know how to recognize it, if one day, traveling
through Africa they cross the desert. If you happen to happen by chance, do not hurry,
I beg you, and stop a little, precisely under the star. If a child comes to you, if this child
laughs and has golden hair and never answers your questions, you will immediately
guess who he is. Be kind to him! Don't leave me so sad! And let me know quickly that has returned…
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AC T IV IT Y
C N K T U R A L L Y L B Z A S
SLOW
A X C T E P P L Y L J H N O C EASY
R R A Y A M U W E Q S A F Z Y CAREFUL
E Z X B S L O W L Y L T B J L SIMPLE
HAPPY
F D B R I U T T Y M L D U N N
NATURAL
U R R P L B A D L Y Q G Y G E
GOOD
L A M X Y Z F N E U L F R T D HARD
L H A P P I L Y G A Z I T U D BAD
Y S R G H L Ñ P O Q X Ñ S P U SUDDEN
SOFT
I N T E N T I O N A L L Y A S
INTENTIONAL
S I M P L Y B D E W Q V H O E
Write in the lines the adverbs that you found in the word search.
1. ______________________________ 7. _______________________________
2. ______________________________ 8. _______________________________
3. ______________________________ 9. _______________________________
Correlative Words
The correlative conjunctions allow expressing sentences and ideas more connected to each other so that
you form more complex and interesting sentences, avoiding resorting to extremely short and repetitive
sentences.
Either It offers a choice between two possibilities. Neither It offers a choice between two possibilities.
Or one option, or the other, no matter which. Or one option, or the other, no matter which.
Either is used with “or”. Either is used with “nor”.
Structure: Structure:
+ Either + subject + verb + complement Neither + verb/auxiliary + subject
I’m saving money to travel to either Canada or • Neither my family nor my friends know about my
Australia. secret.
• Neither Frank nor Michelle went to school today.
- Subject + negative form + Either
Note: not to use neither with another negative. We cannot have a
I’ve never been to Portugal. ‘I haven´t either’. double negative!
Both It connects both two subjects and two objects, granting the same importance to both. It places greater
emphasis than simply using the conjunction and.
Both is used with “and”.
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AC T IV IT Y
a) There are two cakes. Please have one. You f) A: I have never been to Spain.
can´t have _______________. B: _______________ have I.
b) Megan is ______________ beautiful and g) We’ve been dating for 6 month and I haven’t
friendly. met ______________ of her parents.
c) I want _______________ the blue jeans not h) I don’t have _______________ time or
the black jeans. money.
d) I have ______________ time nor money. i) I couldn’t decide between them, I liked them
e) That tennis game was very close. ________________.
_______________ player had a clear j) You can take ________________ the 38 bus
advantage. or the 341 to get to town.
B-2 Look at the pictures and make sentences with correlative words. Both, either and neither.
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Intensifiers
Intensifiers are used to emphasize the meaning of words. Change the strength of the word or adjective.
The most frequent intensifiers are: so, such, too, enough. Some others are: very, quiet, rather, fairly, really
and pretty.
So Such Such
It is used before adjectives that are Intensify a quality before It is used before a name or before a
not followed by names. It is also introducing the effect or name + adjective. When the name
used before adverbs and before consequence. is singular and preceded by an
many or many that can be followed article, such is placed in front of the
by names: article.
Others Intensifiers:
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C-1. Complete the sentences with an intensifier and an adjective. Then, match the picture with the
sentences.
C-2. Look at the pictures, then write down sentences with intensifiers.
2.- 4.-
a) It’s difficult to understand him because he speaks e) Everything is _________ expensive these days,
_________ quietly. isn’t it?
b) I like Zoe and Jeny. They’re _________ nice f) I couldn’t believe the news. It was _________
people. shock.
c) It was a great holiday. We had _________ a g) The party was really great. It was _________ pity
good time. you couldn’t come.
d) The food at the hotel was _________awful. I’ve h) I didn’t realise you lived _________ long way
never eaten _________ awful food. from the city centre.
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C-3. Write a short text using the following intensifiers talking about how is your daily life at school.
really, very, too, so, enough, such.
C-4. Rewrite a sentence with so or too to describe each situation. Example: I have a lot of homework.
I can’t finish it all. I have too much homework________.
1.- That message you sent was very nice. It made me feel good.
_____________________________________________________________________________________.
2. I don´t like that movie. I don´t like horror movies.
_____________________________________________________________________________________.
3. Why did you bring that big suitcase? It won´t fit in the closet.
_____________________________________________________________________________________.
4. The mountains are covered with a lot of snow. You can´t see any rock.
_____________________________________________________________________________________.
5. English has many interesting topics. I love learning.
_____________________________________________________________________________________.
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Redacta un escrito donde menciones las características del lugar y actividades que realizaste en tus
últimas vacaciones; compara sitios, comida, precios, recorridos, etc. Recuerda utilizar adverbios,
comparativos, superlativos e intensificadores.
AUTOEVALUACIÓN
Unidad 1
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Unidad 2
2.1 Exchange information on personal interests using comparatives
and superlatives to express similarities and differences, as well as
tag questions to confirm or deny it.
2.2 Express information, ideas or arguments, using the
corresponding text structure and link words to give cohesion to
the text.
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Example of Comparative:
❖ We use comparative to compare only two things.:
animals, places or people.
Lewis runs faster than David and Carl.
❖ We use superlative to compare or show the
difference between more than two things, animals,
places or people.
My house is larger than hers.
Example: Jay is tall but his brother Mike is taller than
him, and his sister Cloe is the tallest in her family.
Example of Superlative:
Además de las estructuras de comparativo y superlativo, también es habitual comparar cosas utilizando
la estructura gramatical as + adjetivo + as, que resulta muy fácil de recordar para los hispanoparlantes,
ya que puede traducirse directamente como “tan + adjetivo + como”.
• Oración afirmativa:
• Oración negativa:
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D-1. Complete the box with the comparative and superlative of these words given.
D-2. Read the following conversation and then, identify and underline the comparative form.
Reporter: Mary, please tell us what you think about Australia and The United States.
Mary: Well, they are really nice countries and I love both of them.
They are quite different, though.
Reporter: Tell us about those differences.
Mary: For starters, the US is larger than Australia and there are
more people there than in Australia.
Reporter: What about the food?
Mary: I love Australian food, especially Cabanossi; it is a type of
sausage. Food in Australia is more traditional and spicier than in
the States.
Reporter: I’ve heard that Americans drive faster than Australians.
Mary: Yeah, that’s right. Roads in the US are usually safer and
bigger than in Australia so people can drive faster.
Reporter: Is it true that people in Australia are taller and thinner
than in the US?
Mary: I don’t know. Probably you are right, but I am not sure.
Reporter: Finally, let’s talk about men.
Mary: Men are most of the times more handsome in Australia. However, my husband is American, and he
is pretty attractive.
Reporter: Thank you Mary for your time.
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D-3. Write down a conversation about places you visited before. Compare these places. Use
comparative and superlative form.
D-4. Complete the text. Use the comparative or superlative form using the words from the box. You
might need to include the or than.
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Tag Questions
E-2. In these situations you’re asking for information, asking people to do things etc.
a) You need a pen. Perhaps Lucy has a got one. Ask her.
Lucy, you haven’t a got a pen, have you?_
b) You’re looking for Tanya. Perhaps Margaret knows where she is. Ask her.
__________________________________________________________.
c) You need a bicycle pump. Perhaps Mark has got a one. Ask him.
__________________________________________________________.
d) Rossy has a car and you need a lift to the station. Perhaps she’ll take you. Ask her.
__________________________________________________________.
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The two main properties of the text are coherence and cohesion.
Coherence Cohesion
Consists in selecting and organizing the information Consists of the grammatical and semantic relationship
that the speaker wants to transmit so that it can be between the statements that make up that text.
perceived clearly and precisely by the recipient
All statements revolve around a theme Include mechanisms to achieve that cohesion, that
relationship between the statements that form the text
are:
That is, all the parts are related to each other. Mechanisms of substitution that consist of avoiding the
repetition of words, groups of words or sentences.
It presents a thematic progression that can be Textual markers that help the recipient to interpret the
presented in various ways, taking into account that the meaning of the message, since they inform about the
topic is known information and rounds new or sender's attitude towards the statement:
unknown information.
Textual connectors that establish relationships between
the different parts of a text. Within this groups are,
among others: Summative connectors: and also ...
Opposition connectors: but, nevertheless ...
Consequence or cause connectors: then, therefore,
therefore ... Speech computers: first, to finish, then ...
Los conectores o conjunciones son palabras que usamos para unir dos o más frases o dos palabras dentro
de la misma oración. Aquí tienes los conectores más comunes agrupados en categorías.
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F-1. Read the following text and underline the causes and circle the effects, then complete the chart.
And share their personal ideas.
Molly really wanted to be able to reach the top of the appel tree in her backyard. There was a shiny red apple
that she really wanted to get down. But no matter how hard she tried, she just couldn´t figure out how to get
to the apple: The branches were too low to climb to the top. The tree was too short to jump and reach the
top. One day, Molly´s mom got a bunch of boxes in the mail. They were very sturdy and Molly´s mom said
Molly could use them. Mollly knew just what to do! She stacked the boxes up one on top of each other. But
she couldn´t find a way to climb them. Finally, she made stairs out of the boxes. She climbed right up! Molly
was so happy that she could finally get the apple at the top of the tree.
Cause Effect
F-2. Choose the correct word of phrase in brackets to fill in the gaps.
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2.- I usually go home at six o’clock, … then I watch TV for two hours.
a) and b) so….that c) because d) so
5.- There were a lot of mosquitos in my room las night, … I forgot close the window.
a) too b) because c) and d) so
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Generales
Programa de Estudios de Productive Communication in English, Conalep 2020.
Guía Pedagógica de Productive Communication in English, Conalep 2020.
Recursos Digitales
https://www.englishreservoir.com/es/gramatica-esencial/conjunciones/conjunciones-correlativos/
https://www.grammar.cl/english/
https://glishfortourismzubiri.weebly.com/comparatives-and-superlatives.html
https://www.cevie-dgespe.com/documentos/1804b.pdf
https://www.wordreference.com/es/
Citada
Evan Virginia & Dolley Jenny, Upstream Pre-intermediate B1 Student’s Book, Seventh edition, Express
Publishing, 2011.
Downie Michael, Gray David, Jiménez Juan M., Extreme Experience, Buenos Aires, Argentina, First Edition,
Ediciones Santillanas, S.A., 2013.
H.Q Mitchel, Travelers Beginners American Edition Student’s Book, MM Publications, 2010.
Corespi, Rose, Nowadays 1 Student’s Book and Workbook, First Edition, Delta Learning , 2019
Corespi, Rose, Up to Date 2, Student’s Book and Workbook, First Edition, Delta Learning , 2020
Llanas, Á & Libby W. (2014). Communicate in English Fifth semester, Student’s Book. México, Macmillan.
Imágenes
Banco de imágenes obtenidas de https://pixabay.com/es/ y google imágenes. Recursos genéricos para
propósitos académicos sin fines de lucro.
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