LEARN ENGLISH WITH MEDELLÍN NEWS REPORT
INTERACTIVE CONTENT
LEARN ENGLISH WITH MEDELLÍN NEWS REPORT
AUTHOR: Gary Scott Vernier
GRAPHIC DESIGNER: Kelly Andrea Patiño Rua
Institución Universitaria Pascual Bravo, Colombia
Fondo Editorial Pascual Bravo
Medellín
LEARN ENGLISH WITH MEDELLÍN NEWS REPORT
AUTHOR: Gary Scott Vernier
GRAPHIC DESIGNER: Kelly Andrea Patiño Rua
Primera edición: 2017
Diseño del libro: Juan Guillermo Rivera Berrío
Diseño de cubierta: Diana María Velásquez García
Librería turn.js: Emmanuel García
Herramienta de edición: DescartesJS
Fuente: Amaranth
Fondo Editorial Pascual Bravo
Calle 73 73A-226
PBX: (574) 4480520
Apartado 6564
Medellín, Colombia
www.pascualbravo.edu.co
ISBN: 978-958-56476-2-6
Esta obra está bajo una licencia Creative Commons 4.0 internacional: Reconocimiento-No Comercial-Compartir Igual. Todos los objetos interactivos y los contenidos de esta obra colectiva están protegidos por la Ley de Propiedad Intelectual.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACERCA DE ÉSTE LIBRO DIGITALii
HOW TO USE THIS INTERACTIVE BOOKiii
I. CHAPTER 1: A Dutch Tourist Lost in Parque Arví 1
II. CHAPTER 2: Landslide Kills 16 People 13
III. CHAPTER 3: Tom Cruise in Medellín 25
IV. CHAPTER 4: Cycling in Medellín 37
V. CHAPTER 5: Medellín Como Vamos 49
VI. CHAPTER 6: Converting Trash to Energy in Medellín 61
VII. CHAPTER 7: Parque Explora 73
VIII. CHAPTER 8: Fossils found in Colombia 85
IX. CHAPTER 9: Cell Phones in Colombia 97
X. CHAPTER 10: Nightlife in Downtown Medellin 109
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ACERCA DE ÉSTE LIBRO DIGITAL
De la colección iCartesiLibri surge este libro digital interactivo, diseñado de tal forma que permita el aprendizaje significativo a través de la intervención directa y personal del usuario, el cual se convierte en el protagonista del libro, en tanto que podrá interactuar con algunos objetos de aprendizaje. Estos objetos de aprendizaje interactivos fueron diseñados con el editor DescartesJS.
Todos los recursos incluidos en este libro se basan en el estándar HTML5 y consecuentemente son plenamente accesibles y operativos en cualquier ordenador, tableta o smartphone sin más que utilizar un navegador compatible con dicho estándar. Diseñar en HTML5, significa que usaremos:
- Lenguaje HTML
- Hojas de estilo CSS
- Programación en JavaScript
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HOW TO USE THIS INTERACTIVE, DIGITAL BOOK
This digital book is divided into 10 chapters. Each chapter has the same elements:
1. A 2-3 minute video about different news stories from 2016 in the city of Medellín, Colombia.
2. A temporal sequencing activity.
3. A timed true/false activity.
4. A vocabulary activity.
5. A grammar section with changing topics and activities.
6. An evaluation activity.
7. A link to further resources
IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS, SUGGESTIONS, OR QUESTIONS, YOU CAN REACH THE AUTHOR OF THIS DIGITAL BOOK AT english.virtual@pascualbravo.edu.co.
GOOD LUCK!
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CHAPTER 1
A Dutch Tourist Lost in Parque Arví
GOOD LUCK!
GRAMMAR
REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS
To form the past in English, you simply add -ed to the end of the verb. Unfortunately, some of the most important words in English do NOT follow that rule. We call those verbs IRREGULAR VERBS. They are irregular because you do NOT add -ed at the end to form the past. Instead, you simply have to memorize the irregular verbs and their past forms.
EXAMPLES OF A FEW COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
(THERE ARE HUNDREDS!)
(THERE ARE HUNDREDS!)
| INFINITIVE | PAST FORM | TO GO | WENT | TO HAVE | HAD | TO LEAVE | LEFT | TO BUY | BOUGHT | TO TAKE | TOOK | TO COME | CAME | TO MAKE | MADE | TO GIVE | GAVE | TO FEEL | FELT |
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PRACTICE THE PAST TENSE WITH VOSCREEN
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Click on the link below to go to VOSCREEN and register for an account (it is free and easy). After you set up your account, go to the grammar section and select Past Tense to practice listening to sentences in the past tense.
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CHAPTER 2
Landslide Kills 16 People
GOOD LUCK!
GRAMMAR
PREPOSITONS ON & IN
Prepositions can be tricky for English learners. There is no definite rule or formula for choosing a preposition. For Spanish speakers it can be even more difficult because both on and in = "en." The table below gives a few common uses of on versus in.
EXAMPLES OF A FEW COMMON USES OF "ON" & "IN"
(THERE ARE HUNDREDS!)
(THERE ARE HUNDREDS!)
| ON | IN | ON the table. | IN the morning | ON Monday | IN the summer | ON June 14th | IN July | ON the computer | IN California | ON sale | IN a circle | ON fire | I believe IN | ON my foot | I am interested IN | ON the phone | IN a hotel | ON TV | IN a car |
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CHAPTER 3
TOM CRUISE IN MEDELLÍN
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GRAMMAR
PREPOSITONS OF & FOR
Prepositions can be tricky for English learners. There is no definite rule or formula for choosing a preposition. The table below gives a few common uses of "for" versus "of."" "For" usually tells us about the use of something, while "of" usually shows a connection or relationship.
EXAMPLES OF A FEW COMMON USES OF "OF" & "FOR"
| OF | FOR | Is she a friend OF yours? | The cake is FOR after dinner. | This is a photo OF my son. | The knife is used FOR cutting the meat. | I would like a glass OF wine. | We need batteries FOR the remote. | She is the owner OF the store. | We use it FOR cleaning the house. | A large number OF people take the bus. | We bought a new TV FOR the living room. |
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CHAPTER 4
CYCLING IN MEDELLÍN
GOOD LUCK!
GRAMMAR
PREPOSITONS TO & AT
Prepositions can be tricky for English learners. There is no definite rule or formula for choosing a preposition. The table below gives a few common uses of "to" versus "at." In these examples, "at" usually means to hit someone and "to" usually means to give something to someone.
EXAMPLES OF A FEW COMMON USES OF "TO" & "AT"
| AT | TO | To play darts, you have to throw the darts AT the board | Can you please toss the keys TO me? Thanks!. | The boy was mad because his sister threw a snowball AT him. | Don't throw the ball TO me, I can´t catch. | Throw the shoe AT the dog so he will stop barking. | Throw the shoe TO the dog. He likes to play with it. | The clown threw the pie AT the man's face. | Will you please throw my cell phone TO me? |
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Click on the link below to go to VOA and begin practicing English. (it is free and easy).
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CHAPTER 5
MEDELLÍN COMO VAMOS
GOOD LUCK!
GRAMMAR
SIMPLE PRESENT VERB
WE USE THE SIMPLE PRESENT FOR THE FOLLOWING SITUATIONS:
To express habits, general truths, repeated actions or unchanging situations, emotions and wishes:
I smoke (habit); I work in Medellin. (unchanging situation); Bogota is a large city (general truth)
To give instructions or directions:
You walk for two hundred yards, then you turn left.
THE SIMPLE PRESENT FORM OF THE VERB IS AS FOLLOWS:
(NOTE THAT THE SINGULAR SUBJECT HE, SHE OR IT HAS AN "S" ADDED TO THE END OF THE VERB.)
(NOTE THAT THE SINGULAR SUBJECT HE, SHE OR IT HAS AN "S" ADDED TO THE END OF THE VERB.)
| SINGULAR | PLURAL | I play | We play. | You play | You all play | He plays | They play | She plays | They play | It plays | They play |
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CHAPTER 6
CONVERTING TRASH TO ENERGY IN MEDELLÍN
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GRAMMAR
SIMPLE PRESENT VERB - NEGATIVE FORM
WE USE THE SIMPLE PRESENT IN GENERAL FOR THE FOLLOWING SITUATIONS:
To express habits, general truths, repeated actions or unchanging situations, emotions and wishes. In the negative form:
I do not smoke (habit); I do not work in Medellin. (unchanging situation); A horse does not fly. (general truth)
THE SIMPLE PRESENT NEGATIVE FORM OF THE VERB IS AS FOLLOWS:
(NOTE THAT THE SINGULAR SUBJECT HE, SHE OR IT USES "DOES".)
(NOTE THAT THE SINGULAR SUBJECT HE, SHE OR IT USES "DOES".)
| SINGULAR | PLURAL | I do not play | We do not play. | You do not play | You all do not play | He does not play | They do not play | She does not play | They do not play | It does not play | They do not play |
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CHAPTER 7
PARQUE EXPLORA
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GRAMMAR
SIMPLE PRESENT VERB - QUESTONS
WE USE THE SIMPLE PRESENT IN GENERAL FOR THE FOLLOWING SITUATIONS:
To express habits, general truths, repeated actions or unchanging situations, emotions and wishes. As a question:
Do you smoke? (habit); Does he work in Medellin? (unchanging situation); Do horses fly? (general truth)
THE SIMPLE PRESENT QUESTION FORM OF THE VERB IS AS FOLLOWS:
(NOTE THAT THE SINGULAR SUBJECT HE, SHE OR IT USES "DOES".)
(NOTE THAT THE SINGULAR SUBJECT HE, SHE OR IT USES "DOES".)
| SINGULAR | PLURAL | Do I play tennis? | Do we play golf? | Do you play baseball? | Do you all play soccer? | Does he play the piano? | Do they play volleyball? | She she play with legos? | Do they play rock music? | Does it play on Saturday? | Do they play on Sunday? |
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CHAPTER 8
FOSSILS FOUND IN COLOMBIA
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GRAMMAR
SIMPLE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
WE USE THE SIMPLE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE FOR THE FOLLOWING SITUATION:
to describe an action that is going on at this moment.
EXAMPLE: You are studying English grammar.
THE SIMPLE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE FORM OF THE VERB IS AS FOLLOWS:
(NOTE THAT YOU ALWAYS NEED THE AUXILIAR VERB "TO BE.")
(NOTE THAT YOU ALWAYS NEED THE AUXILIAR VERB "TO BE.")
| SINGULAR | PLURAL | I am playing tennis. | We are playing golf. | You are playing basketball. | You all are playing soccer. | His is playing the piano. | They are playing volleyball. | She is playing with legos. | They are listening to rock music. | It is playing on Saturday. | They are playing on Sunday. |
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CHAPTER 9
CELL PHONES IN COLOMBIA
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GRAMMAR
SIMPLE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE: NEGATIVE FORM
WE USE THE SIMPLE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE FOR THE FOLLOWING SITUATION:
to describe an action that is going on at this moment.
EXAMPLE IN NEGATIVE FORM: You are not studying English grammar.
THE SIMPLE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE FORM OF THE VERB IS AS FOLLOWS:
(NOTE THAT YOU ALWAYS NEED THE AUXILIAR VERB "TO BE.")
(NOTE THAT YOU ALWAYS NEED THE AUXILIAR VERB "TO BE.")
| SINGULAR | PLURAL | I am not playing tennis. | We are not playing golf. | You are not playing basketball. | You all are not playing soccer. | His is not playing the piano. | They are not playing volleyball. | She is not playing with legos. | They are not listening to rock music. | It is not playing on Saturday. | They are not playing on Sunday. |
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CHAPTER 10
NIGHTLIFE IN DOWNTOWN MEDELLIN
GOOD LUCK!
GRAMMAR
SIMPLE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE QUESTIONS
WE USE THE SIMPLE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE FOR THE FOLLOWING SITUATION:
to describe an action that is going on at this moment.
EXAMPLE WITH QUESTION: Are you studying English grammar?
THE SIMPLE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE QUESTION FORM OF THE VERB IS AS FOLLOWS:
(NOTE THAT YOU ALWAYS NEED THE AUXILIAR VERB "TO BE.")
(NOTE THAT YOU ALWAYS NEED THE AUXILIAR VERB "TO BE.")
| SINGULAR | PLURAL | Am I playing tennis? | Are we playing golf? | Are you playing basketball? | Are you all playing soccer? | Is he playing the piano? | Are they playing volleyball? | Is she playing with legos? | Are they listening to rock music? | Is it playing on Saturday? | Are they playing on Sunday? |
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