ACTIVITY 3

WRITING ASSIGNMENT

JOHANNA JEREZ GUTIERREZ

COD: 23973887

TUTOR:

NORMA CONSTANZA GONZALEZ

DIRECTOR:

LEIDY DIANA SANCHEZ

GROUP:

90021_30

UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL ABIERTA Y A DISTANCIA “UNAD”.

TUNJA

SEPTEMBER 2015.

Part one

Answer the questions according with the picture

1. Who is coming round the corner?

Answer the pastry cook and the two clowns

2. What is their secret?

Answer The secret is laugh at the situation.

3. What are they carrying?

Answer they are carrying pastry and the clown’s long shoes

1. Why did Peter lose his temper with Joanna?

Answer Peter found a photograph of her with another person

2. Where did he go after he stormed out?

Answer to seek an explanation from her

3. What happened to him when he got there?

Answer I found that she was alone, and said he was a friend.

1. What building can you see Rose leaving?

Answer I see leaving her house

2. What is she wearing?

Answer She is wearing boots and coat

3. Where is she going?

Answer She going to at the shopping mall.

1. Where did the accident happen?

Answer At the airport

2. Who was hurt?

Answer Nothing, It is a sham.

3. Who helped?

Answer the firemen.

1. Who closes the window?

Answer the parents of the children

2. Why?

Answer they are big.

3. How old are they?

Answer they have 3 years old

Part Two

Complete the sentence

To begin simply answer the following questions and see what happens. 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.

Jenny slammed the door in John’s face because ………… he was giving a bouquet of

flowers

The plane crashed because…. there was mechanical failure

Paul read his wife’s diary and discovered. …………… some family secrets

The small girl ran away from …………… dark forest where wolves live

Travis had never seen a lions in the circus …………… look so scared before.

It was time for …………… protect the environment

Her arms ached but she couldn’t stop swimming because …………… could lose the gold

medal

Ben climbed the tree and ………. rescued the cat Marie

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 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......... she had discussed with his

brother in the morning, he had read her diary she replied with a blow and hurt him a lot.

He remembered all the good times we spent together was sorry, he felt the need to apologize

and call his brother 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. She had discussed with his brother and assaulted.

2. Was sorry and apologize to call his brother

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.

Part Three

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?

It is a story of a large shark that devours a people

2. Who wrote it?

The author is Robert Benchley

3. What did the student think about the book?

It is a horror story

4. Was it a love story?

It is not just a horror story

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: J.R Smith

TYPE OF STORY: Adventure

CONTENT: More than 1,000 people died when the ship Titanic

OPINION: Sad story but true history

No-gap Paragraph

The person typing the following text was too lazy to type capital letters or make spaces. Try to

read it.

A man was walking along a busy shopping street in Manchester, when suddenly he was

stopped by two police officers, you had better come with us sir we have reason to believe

you were in volved in the bank robbery, that took place in London 4 days ago but it

couldn't have been me said the man pulling nervously a this long black hair, i've just got

back from a 2 week holiday in France he said and took a photo out of his wallet, look here. I

am standing under the Eifel tower one of the police officers looked carefully at the

photograph and said yes, you are right but this picture could not have been taken 4 days

ago. I think you 'd better come with us but how did you know?. Protested the man well

replied the policeman the photos how you with short hair it couldn't possibly have grown so

long in just 4 days.

Part Four

Advertisements

Imagine that you are an advertiser who is trying to get people to try a new car. Type ten words

that can be used to describe cars (you can use your dictionary!):

WORDS

1. Fast 6. Advanced

2. Furious 7. Aerodynamic

3. New 8. Strong

4. Spectacular 9. Beautiful

5. Comfortable 10. Insurance

Using some of your words from above and write an advert for a car in the space below.

As fast and comfortable, only with this car you will feel strong and safe. New and more

advanced compared to others.

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!)

Example: work Your days are and Monday, Wednesday Thursday.

Your work days are Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.

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

Yours are work of hours 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 pay holiday

Part Five

Nicknames for New York

Use the words in the box to complete the text below. Write the missing words in the space.

describe biggest choose name cities nicknames

newspaper recorded city community visitors 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 city.

Some years ago, marketing and advertising experts were asked to choose the best nickname for

an American newspaper. 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 popular 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 recorded dance and hit song around that time.

“The Big Apple” is not the only nickname for America’s community city. Almost one hundred

nicknames that describe New York have been biggest. 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.”

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1. She wears black and rides a broom.

4. Spirit that says “Boo!”

7. Small animals that are black and fly on

Halloween.

8. Month Halloween is in

10. Cut this to make a jack-o-lantern

12. Popular Halloween color.

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2. “Trick or __________.”

3. Special outfit worn on Halloween.

5. Connected bones.

6. Holiday on October 31st.

9. Light this and put it inside a jack-o-

lantern.

11. Children eat this sweet treat on

Halloween.