INSTITUCION EDUCATIVA DEPARTAMENTAL COLOMBIA-SEDE ALICIA SUBIROZ

ACTIVIDAD DE SEMANA DESARROLLO INSTITUCIONAL-SEMANA 8.

GRADO UNDECIMO AREA: HUMANIDADES

ASIGNATURA INGLES SEMANA DEL 20 AL 24 DE ABRIL.

DOCENTE: MARITZA DIAZGRANADOS.

READING COMPREHENSION

ACTIVITY NUMBER ONE: READ THE NEXT TEXT AND THEN ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

TRAVELING… FOR WHAT?

Traveling gives us the opportunity to disconnect from our regular life. You get to forget your
problems/issues for a few weeks and you also figure things out that you would not have
understand without the distance that traveling can give you. going away alone or with some friend
can give you distance and perhaps even make you realize how important these people are for you.
Like the saying says: we never know what we have until we lose it.

Another great benefit is the relaxation you get to do It’s nice to live life to its fullest and enjoy free
time with yourself. Going on vacation lets us recharge our “batteries “by disconnecting us from
regular life. When we come back we feel full of energy and we are happy to be back in our day
routine. A good trip has a lot more to give than most people are disposed to accept.

Traveling increases our knowledge and widens our perspective. To view new customs and
different ways of living is fantastic for our mind. It gives us a new perspective about life and
specially about our life it can help us change some of our habits or even create new ones. When I
travel for example, I usually try new foods. Discovering different values and ways to get by in the
life is really interesting.

If you have some time off, I suggest taking that trip and experiencing what life has to offer. You
won´t be sorry about it.

1. What is the purpose of the author of this text?

A. To explain why traveling affects our habits.
B. To describe how to pain god trip.
C. To talk about some benefits of traveling
D. To inform about destination places.
2. What’s the intention of the author when quoting “We never know what we have until we

lose it”?

A. To anticipate important data in the text.

B. To highlight why traveling is important.

C. To support information given previously.

D. To describe his feelings about friends.

3. How would “a perfect trip” be for the author?

A. A trip far from daily routines in which he can learn about other cultures.

B. A trip with friends to a known place with similar culture to his.

C. A trip in which he forgets everything, and he continues with his life.

D. A trip full of new food, new dishes, new flavors and new textures.

4. What could a reader conclude from his text?

A. Traveling can go from a wonderful vacation to a horrible nightmare.

B. When traveling, you not only know new places, but also change your worldview.

C. It is better to travel with friends than to travel alone or with your family.

D. The most important things when traveling is trying new foods and knowing people.

5. Which of the following statements about traveling would the writer say?

A. Traveling is more than just going out of your city.

B. If you want to travel, you must spend a lot of money.

C. Going out can bring many difficulties, but It’s O.K.

D. When the planning a trip, don’t forget your daily activities

ACTIVITY NUMBER TWO

Underline all the verbs that you can find in the reading. Then write sentences affirmative, negative

and interrogative form with those verbs in the simple present tense. Remember that you must use

auxiliary verbs in some sentences. EXAMPLE: In the first line you can find the verbs

Traveling gives us the opportunity to disconnect from our regular life. You get to forget your

Travel, give, disconnect, get, forget. Which each one of these verbs you have to do sentences

This is the example with the verb TRAVEL

AFFIRMATIVE: she travels to Cartagena

NEGATIVE: She does not travel to Cartagena

INTERROGATIVE: Does she travel to Cartagena?

Dear student if you don’t remember the class: Simple Present Tense, you can look this class in
http:///youtu.be/sfjUz-Oyq5E