PORTAFOLIO INGLÉS 5

First partial Exam

ENGLISH ACADEMY
 COMPETENCY DEVELOPMENT
DICIPLINARY
LISTEN, INTERPRETE AND SEND MESSAGES IN DIFFERENT CONTEXTS
USING DIFFERNET WAYS, CODES AND APPROPIATE TOOLS.
USE THE INFORMATION IN DIFFERENT TEXTS TO GUIDE THEIR
INTERESTS IN DIFFERENT AMBITS
COMMUNICATE IN ORAL AND WRITING WAY IN THEIR MODERN
LANGUAGE AND IN OTHERS ACCORDINF TO REQUIERS TO EXPAND
THEIS ACADEMIC NETS, PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONALS WITCH
ALLOWS A REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL INSERTION

GENERIC COMMUNICATE
IS ABLE TO INTERACT AND MAKE THEMSELVES UNDERSTAND IN
FORMAL AND INFORMAL SITUATIONS, EXPRESS IN A
COMPRENHENSIBLE WAY THE MAIN IDEATHAT WANT TO EXPRESS, TO
OFFER AND ASK FOR OPINIONS AND ADVICE.
CAN GIVE ANSWERS AND COMPLAINS.
IS ABLE TO DEVELOP A PREPARED INTERVIEW, CHECKING AND
CONFIRMING INFORMATION EVEN WHEN SOMETIMES NEEDS TO
REPEAT THE INFORMATION WHEN THE PERSON SPEAKS FAST OR
EXTENCED.
KNOWS HOW TO DESCRIBE HOW SOMETHING IT’S DONE GIVING
DETAIL INSTRUCTIONS.
CAN MAKE RESERVATIONS, SPEAK, AND WRITE ABOUT
TRANSPORTATION AND GIVE CCOMPLAINS.
Speaking in English is not easy, sometimes we fear our
pronunciation, be bullied from other people, but English is one of
the most important languages in the world. It is not necessary to
have an excellent pronunciation, if you can communicate yourself,
that would be enough.

Rules
1.- Check your online schedule and be on time.

2.- We Will have 4 online classes and the ones the Adminstration Schedules us

in the school.

3.- Portfolios must be printed or written in your notebook. You cannot answer

online. I will upload each partial exam portfolios from each exam.

4.- You should turn your camera on the first 10 minutes of the class so I can

take attendance and see your beautiful faces. After I take attendance

(besides, I will consider this for your final exam grade) you can turn your

camera off

5.- you must be in communication with me if you have any problem by teams or

by mail. Also, there is the phone number from the school, PLEASE USE IT,

otherwise Graham Bell (the inventor of the phone, will be disappointed), use

smoke signals, everything to communicate. Communicate with me by team’s

chat, or to my e mail: berenice.arroniz@ugto.mx

6.- You will deliver your evidence at the end of the last class from each

partial exam. (I mean you don`t have to deliver them each week)
7.- All your evidence must be in teams. Teams’ platform will be the place

where we communicate, work, answer exams, upload evidence. Also, you can use

sume, where you can find more about the theory.

8.- participations=+.1 each time you participate according to the topic we are

talking about.

9.-For each partial exam´s portfolio I will add the list of the activities you

must send, therefore each activity that isn`t in your portfolios will take you 1

point.

10.-Pictures from evidence mustn’t be blurred, they must be clear in order to

see your work.

12.- Portfolios or notebook must have your complete name and your grade. It

must be answered with ink or pencil.

13.- If you work in notebook, you must copy all the exercises NOT JUST

ANSWERS, except readings.

First, Second and Third partial exam= 100% Final

50% Evidence (they must be completed and clear according to the

instructions)

50% exam (online in teams or oral depend on the class, how does it go the

dynamic, 25% oral and 25% written online)

This means that according to your development, I would grade you with a

project where 25% is your oral presentation and the other 25% will be the

written project.

But, the three partial exams I will grade portfolios with the 50%.
If there is institucional

1st, 2nd and third partial exam=80%

Institucional 20%

If you have any question, please let me know.

COMMUNICATION between us is super important, let me know everything

you need in order I can help you.

IMPORTANT: I won`t be easy in your grade, but I will encourage you to work

hard.

It´s English class, therefore most of the

time I will be speaking it, I hope you can

follow me and start getting used to it. If

you have problems you always can use an

online dictionary www.wordreference.com

My advice is watch Netflix or other app

where you can see the subtitles in English,

sing in English, etc, use duolingo for

practicing.

Read the two texts carefully. Then answer the questions.

Prime time workbook exercise 14

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Frayer model Present simple.

Pay attention to your teacher. Draw a Frayer Model from the present simple.
 Present Simple
Positive, Negative,
POSITIVE: NEGATIVE: INTERROGATIVE:
I, you, we, they: I, you, we, they: don’t + bare infinitive Do + I/ you/we/ they + bare infinitive
bare infinitive he, she, it: doesn’t + bare infinitive. Does + he/she/it + bare infinitive
he, she, it: bare E.g.: E.g.:
infinitive + -s I don’t drink milk every day. Do I drink milk every day?
3rd PERSON SINGULAR
E.g.: SPELLING RULES:
He doesn’t drink milk every day. Does he drink milk every day?
I drink milk every
day.

General rule: add -s Verbs ending in s, Verbs ending in o: Verbs ending in Verbs ending in
ss, ch, sh, x: add add -es consonant + y: vowel + y: add -s
walk – she walks -es change the y into i
talk – she talks miss – she misses go – she goes and add -es play – she plays
Write
answer the third person
– answers watchsingular in the present
– she watches simple
do – she does of the following
study – verbs in the right
she studies place.
enjoy – she enjoys
wash – washes tidy – she tidies stay – she stays
fix – she fixes

A
forget fly brush open say pray

pay understand throw echo cook hurry

touch study finish apply catch like
go want try stay enjoy wish
play supply do obey relax undo

_______________ _______________ ________________ _______________ ________________

_______________ _______________ ________________ _______________ ________________
_______________ _______________ ________________ _______________ ________________
_______________ _______________ ________________ _______________ ________________
_______________
Verb + -s _______________
Verb + -es ________________
Vowel + y + -s _______________
Consonant + y + -es ________________
o + -es
_______________ _______________ ________________ _______________ ________________
Fill in the blanks with the present simple of the verbs in brackets.
1. Janet _______________ (watch) a film on TV. 11. My family ____ (plan) a trip to the UK every year.
2. The girl _______________ (finish) her homework. 12. Mr. Harris is the one who usually _____________
B
3. My father ________________ (fix) the TV. (carry) the heavy boxes to the attic.
4. The children ______________ (visit) the museum 13. I normally _________ (talk) to John on the phone.
every school year. 14. Karen and Sara _____________ (play) the guitar.
5. Helen _______ (wash) her hair every two days. 15. The students _____ (describe) their homes easily.
6. My friend _____________ (try) to cheer me up. 16. Tom ______________________ (collect)
7. My mother _______________ (guide) me. stamps.
8. They _________ (offer) me a CD every Christmas. 17. The young boy ________________ (cry) for help.
9. I _________ (wait) for you whatever happens. 18. Susan __________________ (wrap) the present.
10. My mother always ______ (divide) the cake in six. 19. Katy ____________ (admire) her grandmother.
20. Babies _____________ (like) to clap their hands.
C Fill in the gaps with the Present Simple (negative) of the verbs in brackets.

1. David _________________ (not / watch) films in the cinema.

2. Carol _________________ (not / like) to go to parties.
3. My parents _________________ (not / go) to restaurants.
4. Peter _________________ (not / close) the door when he enters.
5. Nicole __________________ (not / obey) any rule.
6. Jewels ___________________ (not / disappear) just like that!
7. I ___________________ (not / like) to wait too much long.
8. Mrs. Underwood ___________________ (not / understand) me.
9. The students __________________ (not / identify) the subject in the sentence.
10. The naughty boys _________________ (not / apologise) for their bad behaviour as a rule.
11. Caroline __________________ (not / like) to be disturbed.
12. Thieves ___________________ (not / admit) that they steal.

D Now use the interrogative form of the present simple.

1. _______________________ (the girl / blush) when her boyfriend kisses her?

2. _______________________ (Caroline / like) to be disturbed?
3. _______________________ (you / explain) clearly?
4. _______________________ (Mum / cook) dinner every day?
5. _______________________ (the pupil / ask) for help?
6. _______________________ (girls / enjoy) going to parties?
7. _______________________ (you / visit) the museum regularly?
8. _______________________ (Charles / arrive) early as a rule?
9. _______________________ (secretaries / make) hotel reservations?
10. _______________________ (Mrs. Clark / water) the plants?
11. _______________________ (the cat / scratch) the front door?
12. _______________________ (your sister / cook) well?

E Rewrite the sentences both in the negative and interrogative forms.

1. I walk to school. 5. I talk to Andrew every single day.

NEG. ___________________________ NEG. ___________________________
INT. ___________________________ INT. ___________________________
2. That driver never stops at the traffic 6. Michael works in a big company.
lights. NEG. ___________________________
NEG. ___________________________ INT. ___________________________
INT. ___________________________ 7. My Mum mixes all the ingredients.
3. The boys play football quite well. NEG. ___________________________
NEG. ___________________________ INT. ___________________________
INT. ___________________________ 8. My brother Alfred studies Spanish at
4. This kite flies real high. school.
NEG. ___________________________ NEG. ___________________________
INT. ___________________________ INT. ___________________________
 Simple Present vs Present
Progressive
Simple present Present progressive
I / you / we / they I
sing / watch / cry am singing / writing / swimming
he / she / it
+ he / she / it is singing / writing / swimming
sings / watches / cries we / you / they
are singing / writing / swimming
I / you / we / they I
don’t sing / don’t watch / don’t cry am not singing / writing / swimming
he / she/ it
- he / she / it isn’t singing / writing / swimming
doesn’t sing / doesn’t watch / we / you / they
doesn’t cry aren’t singing / writing / swimming
Do Am
I / you / we / they I
sing / watch / cry? singing / writing / swimming?
Is
? Does he/ she/ it
he / she / it singing / writing / swimming?
sing / watch / cry? Are
we / you / they
singing / writing / swimming?
wordssignal

I usually eat breakfast. I’m writing a letter (right) now.

You sometimes drink coke. Today we are watching people.
He always bakes cakes. / I’m always nervous. Listen, the bird is singing.
She often visits her grandma. Look, the woman is swimming,
It never rains. Why aren’t you listening at the moment?
PRIME TIME BOOK 1 EXERCISE 10

NEW ENTERPRISE a2 WORKBOOK EXERCISE 7

 I. Fill in the correct forms of the verbs.

Simple present Present progressive

1. ______ you __________ (watch) TV? Yes, 1. ______ you __________ (watch) TV? Yes,
of course. of course.
2. They ____________________ (not / 2. They ____________________ (not /
come) to school. come) to school.
3. He ________________ (fail) his exams. 3. He ________________ (fail) his exams.
4. She _______________________ (not / lie) 4. She _______________________ (not / lie)
in the sun. in the sun.
5. You ______________ (follow) me. 5. You ______________ (follow) me.
6. We ____________________ (buy) new 6. We ____________________ (buy) new
clothes. clothes.
7. Why ___________ she __________ (look) 7. Why ___________ she __________ (look)
angry? angry?
8. ___________ the plant _________ (grow)? 8. ___________ the plant _________ (grow)?
9. My brother ______________ (cry) all the 9. My brother ______________ (cry) all the
time. time.

II. Simple present or present progressive? Fill in the correct form and underline the signal
word.
a. Do you always ___________________ (write) letters to your best friend? –No, I

________________________ (write) a letter right now.

b. ______ you ____________ (go) to the football practice? –No, I only

___________________ (go)there on Wednesdays.

c. We ___________________ (go) to the zoo once a year. –What _________ you

_______________ (do) today? – We ___________________ (stay) at home.

d. When _________ your brother ______________ (take) you to school every Thursday?

–He ___________ (take) us to school at 7:30. But at the moment he

______________________ (drive) because he is sick.

III. What’s wrong? Find the mistake and rewrite the sentence correctly.
Simple present:
 a) The sun shine every morning.__________________________________________________

b) Do he drinks coffee?_________________________________________________________

c) My best friend washs his clothes.

____________________________________________

d) I see you again? _________________________________________________________

e) They eat not the hamburgers. ___________________________________________

f) My teacher is not be nice. __________________________________________________

g) They drink not. __________________________________________________

h) Clean you the kitchen? __________________________________________________

i) We go on Mondays to the supermarket. ________________________________________

Present progressive:
a) The sun is shineing. ________________________________________________________

b) The leaves falling down. _________________________________________________

c) Is he siting over there? _________________________________________________

d) I’m walking today to school. _________________________________________________

e) They don’t singing. ________________________________________________________

f) She isn’t plays the piano. _________________________________________________

g) His girlfriend is lieing on the grass. ___________________________________________

h) Buying you some milk at the moment? _________________________________________

New Enterprise A2 workbook exercise 7

FRAYER MODEL PAST TENSE
Draw a Frayer model with your teacher.
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 SIMPLE PAST TENSE
Regular Verbs
A) Write the Past Simple form of the verbs
1) Play
2) Walk 13) Warn
3) Watch 14) Wash
4) Listen 15)Try
5) Wait 16)Turn
6) Check 17)Question
7) Ask 18)Observe
8) Want 19)Need
9) Call 20)Live
10)Deliver 21)Laugh
11)Decide 22)Kill
12)Work 23)Kiss
24)Invite

B) Give short answers to the questions.

1) Did you close the door?
( + )--------------.
( - )--------------.
2) Did you father wash his car?
( + )--------------.
( - )--------------.
3) Did Marta tidy her room?
( + )--------------.
( - )--------------.
4) Did your mother prepare the dinner?
( + )--------------.
( - )--------------.
5) Did the cleaner finish cleaning?
( + )--------------.
( - )--------------.
 C) Fill in the blanks with Simple Past Tense.
1) My uncle ------------ ( visit ) us this weekend.
2) I ----------- ( listen ) to
music with my friends.
3) We ---------- ( study ) hard for the exam. So, we ---------- ( answer )all the
questions.
4) “----- you --------( finish ) your homework?” “No, I -----------.”
5) I ----------- ( wait ) for the school bus but it ------------- ( not-come ).
6) Karen ----------- ( ask ) for help to finish her homework.
7) ----- you --------- ( invite ) them to your party last week.
8) Yesterday night, somebody ------------ ( knock ) at the door. But I -----------
( not-open ) it.
9) The students ----------- ( walk ) down the street with their teachers.
10)Something strange -------------- ( happen ) last night.
11)Tom ----------- ( check ) his answers.
12)The postman ------------- ( deliver ) the letters.
13)We ----------- ( live ) in Madrid three years ago.
14)Helen ----------- ( not-study ) for the exam and she ----------- ( fail )

D) Turn the sentences into negative or question.

1) Clare played tennis this weekend. ( - ) ------------------------------------.

2) David washed his car on Saturday. ( - ) -----------------------------------.

3) Kate finished her homework. ( ? ) ----------------------------------------.

4) All the students answered the questions. (- ) -----------------------------------.

5) Marta waited for the bus. (- ) -------------------------------.

6) Elisa called Sue to go out. ( ? ) ------------------------------.

7) John watched TV all the day. ( ? ) ----------------------------.

8) Alex washed the dishes. ( ? ) --------------------------------.

9) Dorothy invited me to her birthday party. ( - ) --------------------------------.

10) Julia cleaned the entire house this morning. ( ? )

--------------------------------.
Do a mind map of Past progressive:
Read again the text and put the events in order.

New enterprise A2 workbook exercise 6 and 7

Past progressive
E: We use the Past Continuous to express:
a-Actions in progress at a moment in the past.
E .g.: last night at 9 o’clock , I was reading a book.

b-Describing a scene in the past.

E.g.: It was an awful morning. It was raining heavily and the wind was blowing.

c- Actions happening at the same time in the past.

E.g.She was writing while her peer was playing.

d-an action in progress which was interrupted by another action:

 We were watching T.V when the bell rang ,that was my dad who came from abroad!

Form :the past tense of to be :(was/were) + verb ing

*(I -He-She-It) + WAS , (We – You – They ) + WERE

Past continuous or past simple?

I-Circle the right option :

1-‘Where were you at 9 a.m. this morning?’ ‘I drove / was driving home.’
2-She failed the test because she didn’t understand/wasn’t understanding the
instructions.
3-He injured his knee while he played / was playing football.
4-I came to say goodnight yesterday but you rested / were resting.
5-We ate, paid the bill and went / were going home.
6-How did you know / were you knowing my name?
7-I saw you on the roof this morning! What did you do / were you doing?
8-We talked / were talking before you interrupted us!
9-I called you last night but you (didn’t answer /weren’t answering ).
-Sorry , I ( was having / had ) a shower, I (didn’t hear / wasn’t hearing ) you.

II-Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or Past Continuous
1-Someone . . . . . . . . . . (to steal) my wallet while I . . . . . . . . . . (not to
look).
2-I . . . . . . . . . . (not to know) you . . . . . . . . . . (to be) in town.
3-We . . . . . . . . . . (not to hear) the burglar because we . . . . . . . . . . (to listen) to
music.
4-He . . . . . . . . . . (to drive) fast when the boy . . . . . . . . . . (to cross) the
road that’s why he . . . . . . . . . . (can –not – to stop ) and . . . . . . . . . . ( to
hit ) him.
5-Eve . . . . . . . . . . (not to take) the bus because it . . . . . . . . . . (to be) a
beautiful day.
6-Joe . . . . . . . . . . (to meet) Grace while they . . . . . . . . . (to ski)

III-Finish the sentences with the past continuous. Use your own ideas
1-Tom hurt his leg while he …………....................... (eg: was running in the
playground.)
2- We saw David as we ………………………………………………..
3- The television was on but nobody …………………….. ………………………………………
4- Ann fell asleep while she ……………………………………………………….
5- Ken took a photograph of me while I ………………………………..
6- When I came in , they ………………………………………………….
7- At 10.15 yesterday morning all my peers ………………………………………………
Watch the video. Upload 5 module 5 and choose true or false
Watch the video and choose the correct answer

Draw a frayer model of present perfect

 PAST SIMPLE PRESENT PERFECT
Form: we add “ed” to all regular verbs, Form: has/have + past participle
Irregular verbs must be learnt by heart. We use the present perfect for an action in the past with a result
now or when we talk about a time from the past until now.

We use the Past Simple for something in the past which

 I’ve lost my glasses. (I can’t find them now)
is finished.  I’ve been to Spain, but I haven’t been to Portugal.

 He played tennis yesterday. We use: hasn’t/haven’t + past participle for negatives:

 The children went to the park this morning.
 John hasn’t seen the film.
We use “did” to make questions and “didn’t” for
negatives. The verb stays in the base form. We use: has/have + subject + past participle for
questions:

 Did you see Bob yesterday?  Have you seen Jane today?
 They didn’t come to the party on Sunday.

Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verbs

1. TIME RELATED ACTIVE

I ___________ (see) theVERB twinsCONSTRUCTIONS
in town last week.
2. _____________________(you/ever/meet)
FROM THE PAST TO THE FUTURE her brother?
3. Where __________________(you/be) last weekend?
The simple form is used for The continuous form is used for
facts, truths, 4. verbs______________
of state, (you/see) Kathleen?
actions in course at a given
mind related verbs 5. (like,
We ________________ (not/go) moment/period
on holiday in last
timeyear.
hate, doubt)
6. I love clothes. I ______________ (buy) a lot this year.
PAST PERFECT SIMPLE PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
7. What
John had already seen the film so he_____________ (you/do)
Therelast
was aweekend?
hole in John’s trousers
Related to a fact
didn’t come with us. because he had been fighting.
8. Dad ______________
Had you ever visited a museum
(repair)
(simple)/the duration
I
the
had been
car, you
waiting
can use it now.
for the bus for an hour
of an action
before you went to 9.Rome? Agatha Christie _____________
(continuous) which when it (live)
finallyfrom
arrived.1890 to 1976.
We had lived in London for years precedes a point of How long had they been playing tennis
10. toGranny
before we could afford buy a stilltime
_________________
in the past when it(not/find)
started raining?her glasses.
house. 11. Where ______________ (you/buy) your laptop?
PAST SIMPLE PAST CONTINUOUS
12.year.Oh! You ______________ (paint)
I visited London last I wasn’t the kitchen,
watching TV when I like the me.
you called colour.
Did you see John yesterday? What were you doing when the accident
13. What time _______________
Related to a (you/get) home last night?
I didn’t buy the green dress, I bought occurred?
discernible point of
the red one. 14. Emma! Yourtime letter ________________
in the past.
Mary fell off the(arrive) at she
ladder while last!
was
Where were you when it started painting the ceiling.
raining? 15. The weather ______________ (be) good all week.
John arrived ten minutes
16. Iago. _______________ (finish) work early yesterday.
PRESENT PERFECT 17.SIMPLE
Sue’s not here, she _______________ PRESENT PERFECT (go) CONTINUOUS
out.
Have you ever been 18.to London?
The weather ____________ How long have
(not/be) you been
very good waiting
last for me?
week.
Related to a fact
19. We ______________ (be) to the cinema twice this month.
20. Brian ____________ (live) in England until the age of 14.
I have seen this film three times. (simple)/the duration My hands are dirty because I have been
John hasn’t finished his homework of an action repairing my bicycle.
yet. (continuous) which You look tired! Have you been working
precedes the present
I haven’t been to the cinema this hard?
time (before now)
week.
PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS
I live in London. Simple: something What is John doing? – He’s washing the
Where does John live? which is always car.
We don’t know the answer. true, frequency, Be quiet! I’m studying for my exams.
John hasn’t got a dog. habits, facts Excuse me. Is anybody sitting here?
Who are you? Continuous: Action I don’t like him, he’s always smoking
Water boils at 100°C. now/ at the when I see him.
They usually go to the cinema once a moment of
week. speaking. Actions
which disturb us.
PRESENT SIMPLE (FUTURE) PRESENT CONTINUOUS (FUTURE)
When does school start this year? It
starts in September. Simple: timetable What time is John leaving? He is leaving
What time is the meeting? It’s at 3 of things and on the midnight train.
p.m. events. John is coming to visit us next week.
Does this shop open today? Continuous: What are you doing on Saturday
No, but it is open tomorrow from 8 People’s actions morning? I’m going to the park.
a.m. to 5 p.m. arranged for the I’m sorry! I can’t help you. I’m playing
What time does your flight leave? future/programs tennis with John this afternoon.
It doesn’t leave until 9.00.
FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS
Come to my office at 8.00 tomorrow. When I retire next June, I will have been
I will have finished my project by A fact/action takes working for this company for twenty-five
then. place before, and is years.
I’m not sure that I will have read all related to, a future When the ceremony finishes those
these books before the exam. point in time. soldiers will have been standing to
attention for two hours.
FUTURE SIMPLE – Will FUTURE CONTINUOUS
Will you help me(to) open the Don’t phone me this evening. I’ll be
window? Simple: ‘Will’ takes watching the Cup Final on TV and I don’t
I promise I won’t go there. the verb associated want to be disturbed.
I like it! I’ll buy it. to it into the This time next week I’ll be lying on a
It will rain in London tomorrow future. beach in Italy.
John will be 27 in June. Continuous: at a John won’t be coming with us because he
When you arrive, I’ll meet you. future point in time is ill.
I don’t think it will rain. this action will be In a few years’ time a lot of people will be
If it rains I will cancel the event. ongoing. working from home.

IN ADDITION:
Future clauses with simple present Future clauses with
When I arrive I will phone you. ‘when, as soon as,
As soon as I arrive I’ll call. until, till, before,
Before I leave I’ll call you. after, as long as,
If it stops raining we can go to the providing, while ‘
shops.
I hope to see John while I am in
London next week. No specific future
Future clauses with present perfect time is mentioned.
After I have phoned John, we can
have lunch. Sequence of events
When you have finished with the where the first
newspaper, may I borrow it? event is completed
before the second
takes place.
GOING TO
I’m going to watch TV. People’s intentions
John says he is going to visit Italy
sooner or later.

Look at those clouds! It’s going to Predictions based

rain. on the present
ABOUT TO
The Queen is about to present the
soldier with his medal. Immediate future
You are about to see something very
unusual.
John is about to go to a meeting. He
hasn’t got time to talk to you now.
FUTURE IN THE PAST
I knew John would arrive on time. Expresses the idea
He promised he would send us some that at a point of
money as soon as he could. time in the past
I knew he wouldn’t keep the secret. something
I thought John was going to make a would/might happen
mistake. in the future
On Monday I was told they were
going to give me some money.
The first time I took my daughter to the movie theater she was 6 and the movie was
“Bambi”. I’m a movies lover, so I had chosen it carefully and thought a cartoon movie would
be an effective introduction to the Seventh Art World.
Everything was going just fine until Bambi’s mother was shot and killed. My daughter got
anguished and asked to go home in the middle of the movie. Fortunately later choices turned
out OK and she likes movies as much as I do.
My point is: are cartoons really safe for kids? Or do parents need to pay attention to the
type of cartoons kids are watching during their spare time?
Once I sat on the sofa to watch a cartoon with my 8-year-old son and got completely
dumbfounded when I realized a cartoon character was agonizing right in front of us,
bleeding as if it was an action adult movie!
Everybody knows that the cartoon “The Simpsons” doesn’t spread nice manners or behavior,
but what about the “kid stuff” they display in the afternoon for young children?
The next time you take a kid to the movies maybe a cartoon doesn’t make the best choice,
unless you take the time to watch it and analyze its content first. Or you take the risk of
exposing your child to messages s/he isn’t prepared to get yet.

According to the text:

Bambi is a cartoon movie. ( ) true ( ) false
There isn’t violence in cartoon movies. ( ) true ( ) false
Bambi’s father is killed in the movie. ( ) true ( ) false
Children are exposed to violence content watching cartoons. ( ) true ( ) false
Parents shouldn’t worry about the cartoons content. ( ) true ( ) false
“The Simpsons” spreads nice manners and behavior. ( ) true ( ) false
Young children may feel anguished when they are exposed to things they are not
prepared to deal with. ( ) true ( ) false
Before taking a child to the movies, it’s important to check the movie content.
( ) true ( ) false
Cartoons are for kids, so they are safe. ( ) true ( ) false
Are cartoon characters always nice? Support your answer. ________________________
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Have you ever been shocked by something you say in cartoons? What was it? ___________
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Are cartoons classified by age in your country? (If aff.) Do you know the criteria used to
classify them? _________________________________________________________
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In some countries movies are classified from 12 to 18 and every movie classified under 12 is
allowed for children of any age. Do you think the content that is OK for a 12-year-old child
is always proper for younger kids? Why? _____________________________________
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What’s your favorite cartoon? Why do you like it? ______________________________
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There were two actions in the past:

I had chosen carefully a movie. (first action in the past)
I took my daughter to the movie theater. (second action in the past)
As you see, we use the past perfect to describe the action that happened
before another action when both happened in the past.
Complete with the simple past / past simple of the verbs given:
We missed the plane because when we _____________ to the airport, the plane
_______________. [to get / to take off]
I was stuck in traffic because when I _____________ about the wreck on Main
Avenue on the radio I __________________ it. [to hear / to take]
I woke up early today. As a matter of fact, when the alarm clock ____________ I
_____________________. [to go on / to get up]
I couldn’t give Mary your message because when she ________________ to the
office yesterday I _____________________. [to return / to leave]