ACTIVITY 3.

WRITING TASK FORUM

PRESENTED BY:

ANA MARIELA MURGAS MEJIA

LEDIS CAROLINA ROJAS

IVÁN ANTONIO MONA

LUIS LEONARDO RODRÍGUEZ CENTENO

ANGIE DAYAN TORRES ALVAREZ

PRESENTED TO:

DAVID SUAZA

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OPEN AND DISTANCE

UNADIST CHARTER

March 26, 2018

First moment group
Second moment

Question 1 – Ledis Carolina Rojas

The answers to the questions are totally from you

 Martha slammed Jairo because she was very angry that she had forgotten
her anniversary.
 The train crashed because it had no brakes
 Raúl read his wife's diary and discovered that he is not really happy
 The little boy escaped from his house because of his parents' argument.
 Silvana had never seen her brother look so scared before.
 Ben climbed the mountain and watched as Ben ran into the train lane.

Write a story

Yesterday was the anniversary of Martha and Jairo, a couple of husbands with two
beautiful children, Alejandro and Silvana all lived with their uncle Ben,
unfortunately, Jairo forgot this important date which caused a very strong
discussion, Martha, she slammed Jairo because she was very angry, the little boy
ran away from her house because of her parents' arguments, Silvana had never
seen her brother look so scared, Ben climbed the mountain and saw Ben running
the train lane, scared also ran to catch him when he saw an accident in the
distance, he crashed the train because he did not have brakes, fortunately it did
not happen to major, they returned home where the situation calmed down and
everything returned to normal.

Question 2 – Ana Mariela Murgas

History without a medium

There are three main parts in a story:

The BEGIN says where and when a story happens and who the people or
characters are.

The MEDIO says what happens to these people.

The CONCLUSION tells how the story ends.

Read the story below. It has a beginning and a conclusion, but not a means.

THE PROBLEM OF SALLY

Sally sat in the back of the classroom, looking out the window. She did not listen to
what the teacher said because she was thinking about her big problem

Sally jumped and ran to the phone. She just knew that everything would be fine
again.

Now write two ideas about Sally's problem:

1. SALLY WAS COMPLETE THAT HIS MOTHER TUBED AN ACCIDENT

BEFORE GOING TO SCHOOL.

2. SALLY TAKEN THE CAR OF HIS FATHER VERY EARLY, WITHOUT FIRST
CONSULTING THE FATHER IF HE COULD TAKE IT BORROWED.

Choose the idea that you like and write about it. Write the story again putting your
half between the beginning and the end of Sally's problem story.

Sally sat in the back of the classroom, looking out the window. Very worried and
disturbed. She did not listen to what the teacher said because she was thinking
about her big problem. That it is about the unfortunate accident that informed him
of the directive establishment of the school that his father had suffered some
minutes before. He was really informed that the car accident had been strong and
that his mother was in poor health. Sally jumped and ran to the phone. And he
spoke to the hospital where his mother was being treated and was told that his
mother was having a good reaction and prolonged diagnosis. She just knew that
everything would be fine again
Question 3 – Luis Leonardo Rodriguez Centeno

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's about a big shark which eats people when they are swimming

2. Who wrote it?

Robert Benchley

3. What did the student think about the book?

“I liked the story. It was exciting and a bit frightening. I've seen the film - that was
good too.”

4. Was it a love story?

No it wasn’t a love 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: drama and love

CONTENT: It is about the ship hit an iceberg and more than 1,000 people died
when the ship sank.

OPINION: According to the statement in the text "I did not like the story about the
boat, it were boring and the images of it was not very good, similarly states that I
do not like the stories of true life: I prefer the adventures".

Question 4 - Angie Dayan Torres

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 Your ni ne o’cl ock to fi ve o’cl ock

______________ ______________ of ____________

____________ nine o`clock to five o`clock.

get You lunch an hour for

____________ get an hour for ____________.

paid weekly You are

____________ are paid _____________.

to holiday You pay are entitled

_____________ are entitled to ____________ _____________.

1. Your work of hours are nine o'clock to five o'clock

2. You get an hour for lunch

3. You are paid weekly

4. You are entitled to holiday pay.

Question 5 – Ivan Antonio Moná

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 newspaper. The winner was the nation’s biggest
city, New York. The nickname they chose was “The Big Apple”.

Where the nickname “Big Apple” did originally comes 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.”