UNIVERSIDAD PEDAGÓGICA Y TECNOLÓGICA DE COLOMBIA

VICERRECTORÍA ACADÉMICA
INSTITUTO INTERNACIONAL DE IDIOMAS
2020
GUIA PARA EL DESARROLLO DE CLASES VIRTUALES

TEACHER’S NAME: JUAN YESID DÍAZ RONDÓN _________ .

SUBJECT: CODE: EXECUTION TIME: DELIVERY DATE: TOPICS:

ENGLISH 8107933 8 HOURS / 2 WEEKS Tuesday, Verb phrases, past simple and present perfect with for and other time
IV November 17th. words (yet, just, already).

GUIDE DESCRIPTION

Dear student, in this learning guide you will find all the information corresponding to the topics that will be addressed in the next two weeks,
starting today. The structure of this guide is as follows:

1. Learning goals: In this first section, you will find the objectives that will be achieved upon completion of the study and analysis of this
guide.
2. Presentation: In this section you will find information about the introduction and explanation of the main topic, or main topics that will be
addressed during the two weeks. Along with each explanation of the topics, you will find links to videos that have the same information
as that one explained in this written paper.
3. Appropriation: In this section you will find practical exercises in any of the skills used in learning the language: speaking, listening,
writing, reading and vocabulary and grammar use. These exercises are to be developed by the student and to put into practice the
topics covered in the previous section. These exercises are only for practice, it is not necessary to send the answers to the teacher.
4. Production: In this section you will find the workshops, activities or tasks that you must carry out and send to the teacher at the end of
the study and analysis of this guide. These exercises may vary according to the skill or abilities to be developed. They can be exercises
in oral or written production, or in oral or written comprehension.
5. Webography: In this section you will find information regarding the different digital resources that can be used to review supplementary
content on the topics covered in this guide.

I. LEARNING GOALS

 To learn and identify some of the most important verbs phrases and use them in different contexts.
 To recognize and use the Past Simple Tense to talk about actions and experiences happened in the past.
 To recognize and use the Present Perfect Tense to talk about things that have happened during a certain period of time
 To identify and use the time adverbs referring the Present Perfect Tense in situations where they are required.
 To determine when to use the Past simple Tense and the Present Perfect Tense based on specific situations.

II. PRESENTATION

1. VERB PHRASES

They refer to a combination of words that are closely associated with each other. Sometimes the preposition may change the meaning of the verb.

Get on Keep up Climb out

Drive off Look up Check out
Come back Look forward to Join in
Turn around Get in Eat out
Break down Let yourself in Drop out
Look out Dive in Get out
Take off Move in Put out
Go on Check in Work out
Get around Walk out Find out
Run away from Lock out Run out

Examples:
  I work out at the weekend because during the week I don’t have much time.
 My friend Karl drove off the road and hit a STOP sign.
 My sister looks up to my mother because all the things she does for us.

On the following link you can get further information about the Verb Phrases.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGbPiIxhzw4

2. PAST SIMPLE

The simple past tense shows that an action started and completed in the past and has no relevance to the present time at all. It can also be used
to describe how someone felt, what their emotional condition was, at a point in the past. There are no forms of the verb to be’ or to have’ with this
tense as there are with others (e.g. walked).

Examples:

 Last week we started from scratch the first semester of college.

 The last month I slept every day until ten a.m. but now I can’t anymore.
 The virus began its spread eight months ago.

On the following link you can get further information about the Past Simple Tense.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLA58CSIf3M

3. PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

The present perfect tense is something which might seem complicated at first glance, but once you understand the basic rules, it becomes much
simpler. This tense is used to talk about an action which began in the past but has continued into the present moment and is something that we
see often when using the English language.
Examples:

 I have read this book three times and I still don’t really know what it is about!
 This virus has made several changes in the way we live and interact with each other.
 I have forgotten what it is like to be awake up to three in the morning partying with friends.

On the following link you can get further information about the Past Simple Tense.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vJOJrVIgek

FOR, SINCE, JUST, ALREADY, YET.

On the following link you can get further information about the adverbs and prepositions used with the Present Perfect Tense.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hG-9OV36O04

PAST SIMPLE VS PRESENT PERFECT

On the following link you can get further information about the differences between the Past Simple and Present Perfect.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lwei4RQGapc

III. APROPRIATION

The following exercises aim to internalize the previously analyzed information and put the acquired knowledge into practice.

1. Complete the following sentences by using the VERB PHRASES bellow.

Come back / Look forward to / Join in / Take off / Move in / Put out / Run away from / Lock out / Run out / Break down

a) Last week the firefighters _________________________ the fire that was burning several houses near my neighborhood.
b) I _________________________ seeing my friends again after this quarantine!
c) In my house we _________________________ toilette paper and milk so we had to do the groceries as soon as possible.
d) Every time I go out and then return home I have to _________________________ all my clothes and go straight to have a shower!
e) Yesterday, my mother _________________________ of the house because she left the keys inside.
f) On Tuesday when I _________________________ the first meeting, I didn’t understand anything about what the teacher was saying.
g) Tom _________________________ the dog when he noticed that it was a pit-bull.
h) My father _________________________ from work early today because at four begins the curfew.
i) I _________________________ to a new apartment because the old one was too expensive for me to pay.
j) My brother’s car _________________________ when we were travelling from Tunja to Bogota.

2. Fill in the gaps with the right form of the verb in brackets. Use the PAST SIMPLE TENSE.

a) I _____________________ (not/be) at home last night.

b) She _____________________ (get on) the bus in the center of the city.
c) What time _____________________ (he/get up) yesterday?
d) Where _____________________ (you/get off) the train?
e) I _____________________ (not/change) trains at Victoria.
f) We _____________________ (wake up) very late.
g) What _____________________ (he/give) his mother for Christmas?
h) I _____________________ (receive) £300 when my uncle died.
i) We _____________________ (not/use) the computer last night.
j) _____________________ (she/make) good coffee?

3. Make sentences (affirmative, negative, interrogative) using the PRESENT PERFECT TENSE.

a) (you / eat lunch yet)? __________________________________________________

b) (he / read the newspaper today)? __________________________________________________
c) (you / not / study French for ten years) __________________________________________________
d) (they / be in London for six months) __________________________________________________
e) (where / you / be)? __________________________________________________
f) (she / not / see The Lord of the Rings) __________________________________________________
g) (he / not / meet my mother) __________________________________________________
h) (they / not / visit St. Paul's Cathedral yet) __________________________________________________
i) (why / you / do your homework already)? __________________________________________________
j) (how / she / make this fantastic cake)? __________________________________________________

4. Fill in the gaps with the right ADVERB or PREPOSITION. For / Since / Already / Yet / Ever / Never / Just

a) He hasn't finished his homework____________________.

b) Have you ____________________ been to Istanbul?
c) I have lived in California ____________________ I was born.
d) I can't believe what I have ____________________ seen. I will never forget it.
e) You cannot catch him anymore as the plane has ____________________ departed.
f) He has been sitting on the couch ____________________ 3 hours.
g) I don't know the character you are talking about because I have never seen that movie.
h) Have you introduced your friend to your parents ____________________?
i) How many teachers have you had ____________________ you started school?
j) I have ____________________ got off the phone with Amanda, she said she is coming over for dinner.
k) Have you decided what you want for your birthday ____________________?

5. Fill in the gaps with the right form of the verb in brackets. Use the PAST SIMPLE or PRESENT PERFECT.

a) I ______________________ (never/go) to Vienna.

b) My great great grandfather ______________________ (have) five sisters.
c) He ______________________ (live) in Manila for a year when he was a student.
d) ______________________ (you/see) Julie today?
e) My friends______________________ (not/drink) any coffee yesterday.
f) I______________________ (not/have) any coffee today - I feel very sleepy!
g) What ______________________ (you/do) at the last weekend?
h) The Vandals ______________________ (invade) Rome in the year 455.
 i) What subject ______________________ (she/study) at university when she was studying?
j) ______________________ (you/ever/go) to Central Park in New York?

6. Read the following story. Then answer the questions below.

Fleas are perfectly designed by nature to feast on anything containing blood. Like a shark in the water or a wolf in the woods, fleas are ideally
equipped to do what they do, making them very difficult to defeat. The bodies of these tiny parasites are extremely hardy and well-suited for their
job. A flea has a very hard exoskeleton, which means the body is covered by a tough, tile-like plate called a sclerite. Because of these plates,
fleas are almost impossible to squish. The exoskeletons of fleas are also waterproof and shock resistant, and therefore fleas are highly resistant
to the sprays and chemicals used to kill them.

Little spines are attached to this plate. The spines lie flat against the flea’s thin, narrow body as the flea scurries through an animal’s fur in search
of food. However, if anything (like fingers or a selfgrooming pet) tries to pull a flea off through the hair coat, these spines will extend and stick to
the fur like Velcro.

Fleas are some of the best jumpers in the natural world. A flea can jump seven inches, or 150 times its own length, either vertically or horizontally.
An equivalent jump for a person would be 555 feet, the height of the Washington Monument. Fleas can jump 30,000 times in a row without
stopping, and they are able to accelerate through the air at an incredibly high rate—a rate which is over ten times what humans can withstand in
an airplane.

Fleas have very long rear legs with huge thigh muscles and multiple joints. When they get ready to jump, they fold their long legs up and crouch
like a runner on a starting block. Several of their joints contain a protein called resilin, which helps catapult fleas into the air as they jump, similar
to the way a rubber band provides momentum to a slingshot. Outward facing claws on the bottom of their legs grip anything they touch when they
land.

The adult female flea mates after her first blood meal and begins producing eggs in just 1 to 2 days. One flea can lay up to 50 eggs in one day
and over 2,000 in her lifetime. Flea eggs can be seen with the naked eye, but they are about the size of a grain of salt. Shortly after being laid, the
eggs begin to transform into cocoons. In the cocoon state, fleas are fully developed adults, and will hatch immediately if conditions are favorable.
Fleas can detect warmth, movement, and carbon dioxide in exhaled breath, and these three factors stimulate them to emerge as new adults. If
the flea does not detect appropriate conditions, it can remain dormant in the cocoon state for extended periods. Under ideal conditions, the entire
life cycle may only take 3 weeks, so in no time at all, pets and homes can become infested.

Because of these characteristics, fleas are intimidating opponents. The best way to control fleas, therefore, is to take steps to prevent an
infestation from ever occurring.

1) The primary purpose of the passage is to

A. educate the reader about the physical characteristics of fleas
B. compare fleas to other members of the animal kingdom
C. relate the problems that can result from a flea infestation
D. explain why a flea infestation is hard to get rid of

2) The author’s tone in the passage is best described as

A. concerned
B. passionate
C. informative
D. opinionated

3) Based on information in the passage, the reader can understand that

A. fleas will die without access to blood
B. fleas survive at a higher rate in outdoor habitats
C. fleas will die after they produce 2,000 eggs
D. newly hatched fleas are the size of a grain of salt

4) According to the passage, fleas are able to jump

I. with a high rate of acceleration

II. up and down and from side to side
III. because the blood they eat contains resilin

A. I only
B. I and II only
C. II and III only
D. I, II, and III

5) It can be inferred that fleas will emerge from eggs as adults

A. when they outgrow the cocoon
B. after a period of 3 weeks
C. when they sense there is access to blood
D. if there is too much carbon dioxide in the cocoon

7. Listen to the audio then chose the best answer for each question.

1. Many famous and successful teenagers have ___________________.

a. used new technology
b. worked from an early age
c. been inspired by YouTube videos

2. A negative consequence of fame for Justin Bieber is ___________________.

a. he has very little privacy
b. people get bored of hearing about him
c. people criticize his appearance

3. "Rookie" means ___________________.

a. a beginner
b. a fan
c. someone who is bad at something

4. When some people didn't believe her age, Tavi ___________________.

a. was sad and angry at first
b. decided to attack them in return
c. completely ignored them and continued working

5. Louise thinks ___________________.

a. it's difficult for Tavi to have a normal life
b. there's more pressure when you are a writer
c. there's more pressure when you are a performer

The audio recording is in an attached file to this guide.

IV. PRODUCTION

As an attachment a link to a GOOGLE FORMS document will be sent after reviewing the results of the present guide. In this document you can
do the workshop corresponding to all the topics covered in the guide. This workshop is made up of 50 questions divided into the following skills:
grammar and vocabulary, writing, listening comprehension and reading comprehension. To be able to access this workshop, you must log in with
your institutional email address; otherwise, you will not be able to access. This workshop can only be done once and at the end, you will have
your quantitative note of the exercises you did correctly. If you have any doubt or questions about the result, please contact the teacher for further
information.

V. WEBOGRAPHY

On the following links you will find additional practice material for reviewing all the grammar topics presented in this work guide.

VERB PHRASES :
https://www.englishpage.com/prepositions/phrasalverbs1.htm
PRESENT PERFECT :
https://www.ef.com.es/recursos-aprender-ingles/gramatica-inglesa/present-perfect/
PAST SIMPLE:
https://www.ef.com.es/recursos-aprender-ingles/gramatica-inglesa/simple-past/
TIME WORDS (FOR/SINCE/EVER/NEVER/JUST/ALREADY/YET):
https://www.ef.com.es/recursos-aprender-ingles/gramatica-inglesa/present-perfect-ever-never-already-yet/