Activity2 - Writing - Task - Forum - Group - 139

ACTIVITY 3: WRITING TASK FORUM
STUDENTS
Stephanie Cobo Solano
Código 1151958339
Michael Pinto
Código 1144137032
Keila Yisleni
Código 1144044321
Emna Yuleci Moreno
Código 38469590
Rosalba Micolta
Código 25291268
GROUP
139
TUTOR
Carlos A. García Forero
Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia UNAD
English B1
Santiago de Cali, October 16th, 2017

DEVELOPMENT
1. Question 1 by Emna Yuleci Moreno
The answers to the questions are entirely up to you. There is no right or wrong –
only ideas. Once an idea appeals to you, follow it through. You will be pleasantly surprised
at how quickly a story will emerge from the answers you give.
 Martha slammed the door in Jairo’s face because they finished

 The train crashed because the conductor he fell asleep
 Raul read his wife’s diary and discovered. She got angry and told to sleep on the
sofa
 The small boy ran away from house
 Silvana had never seen a man look so scared before.
 Ben climbed the mountain and found the child
According with the information above, write a story, use at least 4 of the 6
sentences:
“Martha slammed the door on Jairo's face because they were done. At night watching the
TV he learned that the train in which Jairo was crashed because the driver fell asleep,
luckily there were no injuries, she immediately called her brother Raul, who was sleeping
on the sofa for reading the newspaper of his wife. Together they went out to visit Jairo;
Raul forgot to close the door and the little boy took advantage and escaped the house,
which overlooked a mountain to which Ben went up and found the child, Ben was
frightened to return the child to Silvana who had never seen a man with a look so
scared. She offered him a soda and thanked him with Ruben for returning the child”.
2. Question 2 by Keyla Yisleni Cardona
Story without a middle
There are three main parts to a story:
The BEGINNING says where and when a story happens and who the
people or characters are.
The MIDDLE tells what happens to these people.
The CONCLUSION tells how the story ends.
Read the story below. It has a beginning and a conclusion but no middle.
SALLY'S PROBLEM
Sally’s sat at the back of the classroom, looking out of the window. She didn't hear
what the teacher said because she was thinking about her big problem...
Sally jumped up and ran to the phone. She just knew everything was going to be alright
again.
Now write two ideas what Sally's problem could be:
1. Her mother is sick
2. I wanted to go to the dance competition, but I probably could not
Choose the idea you like best, and write about it. Write the story again putting your
middle between the beginning and the end of the story of Sally's problem.
Her mother was doing her best to get the money Sally needed to cover the expenses
of the contest, until she came up with an idea, she would make cakes and sell them to the
neighbors, and so she got the money, she was so excited that I could not stand You win it
and I call Sally to give you the big news.
3. Question 3 by Rosalba Micolta
Book review
A book report gives the author's name, the book title, and says what the book is
about.
Read this book report by one of last year's students.
TITLE: Jaws
AUTHOR: Robert Benchley
TYPE OF BOOK: Adventure
CONTENT: It's about a big shark which eats people when they are swimming.
OPINION: I liked the story. It was exciting and a bit frightening. I've seen the film - that
was good too.
Answer these questions about the book report.
1. What is the book about?
R// The story is about a big shark that eats people when they are swimming.
2. Who wrote it?
R// Robert Benchley
3. What did the student think about the book?
R// The student liked the book, because the story was exciting and a bit frightening.
4. Was it a love story?
R// It is not a love story. The story was of adventure.
Now read this book review by another student.

"I didn't like the story about the ship; it was boring and the pictures in it weren't
very good. J.R Smith wrote "The Sinking of the Titanic" because his father was killed when
the ship hit an iceberg. More than 1,000 people died when the ship sank. I don't like True
Life stories - I prefer adventures."
The book review is a bit mixed up. Rewrite the information under the headings
below.
TITLE: The Sinking of the Titanic.
AUTHOR: JR Smith.
TYPE OF STORY: Adventure.
CONTENT: People said it was unsinkable. But when the Titanic slams into an iceberg in
the middle of the night, the passengers face a terrifying life-or-death situation.
OPINION: he didn't like it because it was a real-life story
4. Question 4 by Stephanie Cobo Solano
Making sentences
Some of the words in these sentences have been put in the wrong place. Can you fix
them? Write the words in the right order. The first sentence has been done for you. (Hint:
remember that sentences start with capital letters and end with full stops!
 are work of hours Yours nine o’clock to five o’clock:
Yours hours of work are nine o`clock to five o`clock.
 get You lunch an hour for:
You get an hour for lunch.
 paid weekly You are:

You are paid weekly.
 to holiday You pay are entitled
You are entitled to holiday pay.
5. Question 5 by Michael Pinto
Nicknames for New York
Use the words in the box to complete the text below. Write the missing words in the
space.
Describe City
Newspaper name
Biggest Community
Recorded Visitor
Choose cities
Nicknames popular
Nicknames are used to describe people, places or things. Many American cities
have nicknames. They can help create identities, build unity and help people feel a sense of
pride in their community.
Some years ago, marketing and advertising experts were asked to choose the best
nickname for an American city. The winner was the nation’s biggest city, New York. The
nickname they chose was “The Big Apple”.
Where did the nickname “Big Apple” originally come from? In the nineteen
seventies, New York suffered from image problems. The number of visitors was falling. A
campaign was launched to give the city a new image and a new nickname. The New York
board chose the nickname “The Big Apple”
It was not the first time the nickname had been used to describe the city. A
journalist for a New York newspaper had used the name “The Big Apple” to describe
New York in the nineteen twenties.
The Big Apple was also the name of a night club in the Harlem area of New York
City in the nineteen thirties, as well as the name of a popular dance and hit song around
that time.
“The Big Apple” is not the only nickname for America’s biggest city. Almost one
hundred nicknames that describe New York have been recorded. Some of the best-known
nicknames for New York are “The Capital of the World”, “Empire City”, “Gotham”, “The
City So Nice They Named it Twice” and “The City That Never Sleeps.”
REFERENCES
 Espresso English. (2013) Espresso English: What's the difference between CAN,

COULD, and ABLE TO? Taken from:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYQryN8OPJs
 Englishexercises.org (2010) [Simple Present] Taken from:

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=5917
 Englishpage.com (2012). [Modal Verbs] Taken

from: http://www.englishpage.com/modals/modalintro.html

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ACTIVITY 3: WRITING TASK FORUM

Stephanie Cobo Solano

Emna Yuleci Moreno

Carlos A. García Forero

Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia UNAD

Santiago de Cali, October 16th, 2017

1. Question 1 by Emna Yuleci Moreno

 Martha slammed the door in Jairo’s face because they finished

Story without a middle

There are three main parts to a story:

people or characters are.

The MIDDLE tells what happens to these people.

The CONCLUSION tells how the story ends.

Now write two ideas what Sally's problem could be:

1. Her mother is sick

2. I wanted to go to the dance competition, but I probably could not

Read this book report by one of last year's students.

AUTHOR: Robert Benchley

TYPE OF BOOK: Adventure

Answer these questions about the book report.

1. What is the book about?

2. Who wrote it?

R// Robert Benchley

3. What did the student think about the book?

4. Was it a love story?

R// It is not a love story. The story was of adventure.

Now read this book review by another student.

TITLE: The Sinking of the Titanic.

TYPE OF STORY: Adventure.

OPINION: he didn't like it because it was a real-life story

4. Question 4 by Stephanie Cobo Solano

 are work of hours Yours nine o’clock to five o’clock:

Yours hours of work are nine o`clock to five o`clock.

 get You lunch an hour for:

You get an hour for lunch.

 paid weekly You are:

 to holiday You pay are entitled

You are entitled to holiday pay.

5. Question 5 by Michael Pinto

Nicknames for New York

 Espresso English. (2013) Espresso English: What's the difference between CAN,

 Englishexercises.org (2010) [Simple Present] Taken from:

 Englishpage.com (2012). [Modal Verbs] Taken

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