1. sports
2. skating

PLAN DE MEJORAMIENTO
ASIGNATURA: INGLÉS INTERMEDIO
PLAN DE MEJORAMIENTO DEL AREA DE INGLÉS SEGUNDO PERIODO 2014
GRADO: 10°
DOCENTE: LIC. BEIZO ARMANDO BOALÑO BADILLO.
JUSTIFICACIÓN:
Teniendo en cuenta las disposiciones del Sistema Institucional de evaluación y promoción SIEE, en su artículo 9
enciso 5 y artículo 11 inciso 2, los cuales orientan sobre los procesos a seguir para mejorar el desempeño de los
estudiantes con compromisos académicos pendientes. El Instituto La Salle desde cada asignatura ofrece planes
estratégicos para los estudiantes que presenten bajos niveles de desempeño. Desde la asignatura de inglés se le
brindará al estudiante en el periodo de nivelaciones que se ha previsto para el mes de Julio, un apoyo para fortalecer
los temas que no hayan quedado claros durante su proceso en el estudio de la lengua extranjera.
RECURSOS:
Guía de nivelación, cuaderno al día, diccionario de inglés, Full Blast (libro del estudiante), lápiz, esferos.
QUÉ SE VA A REFORZAR Y QUÉ SE ENCUENTRA EN LOS TEXTOS:
o
Compound adjective
o Pasado Simple
o Pasado Progresivo
o Vocabulario propuesto en la unidad
LOGRO: Expresa en forma oral y escrita situaciones y eventos en presente simple y progresivo pasado simple y
progresivo empleando el vocabulario relacionado a viajes, vacaciones y transporte.
ACTIVIDADES:
1. Refuerzo de los temas estudiados en casa.
2. Taller de aplicación en horario extracurricular.
3. Sustentación escrita de los temas estudiados.
QUE DEBE SABER EL ESTUDIANTE DESPUES DE LAS ACTIVIDAES DE NIVELACIÓN
o Identificar y reconocer las estructuras verbales estudiadas.
o
Emplear de manera adecuada las estructuras gramaticales estudiadas y el vocabulario.
EVALUACIÓN
Los estudiantes deberán realizar actividades de repaso en casa, haciendo uso del libro y su cuaderno.
Durante las semana del 7-11 de Julio el estudiante deberá presentar su cuaderno al día, bien presentado y estar
preparado para sustentar a través de una evaluación escrita durante la semana del 14-18 de Julio.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Yo_______________________________________________________ acudiente del estudiante
___________________________________Del grado___________, recibí indicaciones para las actividades de
nivelación en la asignatura de Inglés, en la fecha__________________
Actividades para realizar:
I. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES AND MATCH THE RIGHT COMPOUND ADJECTIVE.
1. Martina Navratilova uses her left hand to play tennis. She is a _______________player.
OLD-FASHIONED
LEFT-HANDED
DARK-HAIRED
2. Mother Teresa of Calcutta devoted her life to help others. She was a_____________ person.
RIGHT-HANDED
KIND-HEARTED
WELL-BEHAVED
3. Rodrigo Santoro is a handsome Brazilian actor. He is a very __________________ man.
OLD-FASHIONED
GOOD-LOOKING
RED-HAIRED
4. The Ohio weather site gives a ____________ forecast.
5-DAY
5-PAGES
8-WEEK
5. Grandpa still has his ____________________ TV.
BRIGHTLY-COLOURED
OLD-FASHIONED
GOOD-LOOKING
II. COMPOUND ADJECTIVES ARE OFTEN USED TO DESCRIBE CHARACTER. WRITE THE PROPER
ADJECTIVE TO COMPLETE THE DEFINITION.
Absent-minded Good-natured Laid-back Narrow-minded Open-minded
Quick-tempered Self-conscious Self-centered Thick-skinned Strong-willed
1. A determined, resolute and single-minded person is __________________
2. A _______________________ person is extremely self-aware and has a tendency to be shy and introvert.
3. Some people are receptive to different ideas or opinions of others. They are___________________
4.________________ people don't bother to take the time to understand another person's points of view or
feelings. They only care about themselves.
5. A person who is easily distracted and shows inattentive or forgetful behavior is____________________
6.______________________people are very relaxed, calm and easy-going. Nothing disturbs them.
7. A_________________________ Person is tolerant and has a pleasant and easygoing disposition.
8. ________________people lack tolerance or sympathy. They are intolerant and prejudiced.
9. Someone easily aroused to anger is ________________________
10. A________________ person is not easily offended and is usually unaffected by the needs and feelings of
others.
IV.
MAKE A COMPOUND ADJECTIVE OUT OF THE UNDERLINED PHRASE, AND WRITE IT WITH
THE WORD(S) IN BOLD-FACE.
e.g.: "Her daughter‘s eyes are crossed." >>> "cross-eyed daughter"
1.
The farmer's pony finally died when it was ten years old. ____________________
2.
His wife, like himself, had a peculiarly sinister mind.__________________________
3.
She pointed out to her husband that his position did not pay very well, and that sanitation costs were very
high. ________________________
4.
She suggested a clever plan to save money. _____________________________
5.
They dug a huge hole six feet deep in the ground. ________________________
6.
This project took them six hours and twenty-five minutes. __________________
7.
Then they dropped the pony in the hole. The "thump" sound would have made your blood
curdle. ________________________________
V. MATCH THE DEFINITIONS TO THE COMPOUND ADJECTIVES. THERE ARE MORE WORDS THAN
NEEDED
badly-behaved
strong-minded
big-headed
level-headed
thick-skinned
well-behaved
open-minded
narrow-minded
cold-hearted
warm-hearted
two-faced
short-tempered
Anna always gets what she wants. She is ______________________
You shouldn’t trust him. He is _______________. He smiles at your face but he keeps talking behind you.
The characters in that film were horrible. They were __________________
My dad gets angry very easily. He is ________________
Laura does a lot of work for charity (helping others). She is ___________________
Hieu is very calm. He can overcome most difficulties easily. He is __________________
The new manager never accepts other people’s ideas. He is ____________________________
VI. READ AND COMPLETE
Sick on Saturday (simple past)
I have just had a terrible weekend! On Saturday I was so tired that I slept all morning. When I woke up I had a
head ache and my throat was sore. My body ached all over. My nose ran and I coughed a lot. My mother took my
temperature but I did not have a fever.
My mother made me some soup for lunch and I ate it in bed. I drank some juice. I tried to read a book but
I couldn’t keep my eyes open. I lay in bed all afternoon. I drifted in and out of sleep. I drank more juice.
I felt miserable all afternoon. I didn’t want to do anything.
I got out of bed at dinner time. My parents ordered pizza for dinner and I was able to eat some of it.
I drank more juice! I felt a bit better after dinner so I stayed up. I snuggled under a blanket on the couch
and watched some TV with my parents. I fell asleep in front of the TV.
The next morning I felt better but now my mother had a cold! She looked miserable. It was her turn to be sick.
Vocabulary help:
ache (verb) - hurts, is painful
asleep (adjective) - to be sleeping
couch (noun) - furniture to sit on
drifted (verb) past tense of to drift - to move slowly
drifted in and out of sleep - when you are not really awake but not really asleep either
miserable (adjective) - sad, unhappy, unpleasant
snuggled (verb) past tense of to snuggle - to move into a warm, comfortable position
terrible (adjective) - very bad,
woke up (verb) past tense of wake up - to stop sleeping
COMPREHENSION CHECK:
Did you understand the story? Are these sentences true?
1. The boy was sick on Saturday. Yes or no?
2. On Sunday his father was sick. Yes or no?
3. He had a fever on Saturday. Yes or no?
4. He ate dinner in bed on Saturday. Yes or no?
Fill in the Blanks:
5. The family had _______________ for dinner on Saturday.
6. On Saturday night the boy fell asleep while he __________________________.
7. He had a head ______________ and his throat was ________________.
8. The boy drank lots of _______________.
9. What is the present tense of these verbs? tried _____________, took ________________,
felt ________________, did _________________
VII. "past simple" or "past continuous"
1. Last Saturday when my brother arrived, I __________________ TV (to watch)
2. My uncle _____________________ all his fortune playing in casinos (to lose)
3. Yesterday it rained all day and the river almost __________________ its banks (to burst)
4. Last night when I left the party two gangs of hooligans ___________________ (to fight)
5. Last Friday my father _______________________ to Paris to visit my brother who works there (to go)
6. They ________ the new bridge in time for the Olympic Games (to finish)
7. My girlfriend didn't come with us to the cinema because she ____________________ (to study)
8. When the teacher entered the classroom the students __________________________ very loudly (to speak)
9. That terrible accident ___________________ yesterday evening (to happen)
10. Last night when the thieves ______________________ into my house I was sleeping (to break)
11. My parents ____________________________ in the Cathedral of Seville 40 years ago (to get married)
12. The Socialist Party __________________________ the last elections and is now in power (to win)
13. The other day when I ____________________ tennis I hurt my leg (to play)
14. Philip ___________________ at home in very strange circumstances (to die)
15. Susan _______________________ Law in the university of Madrid (to study)
16. Yesterday when you came home I ______________ the dog (to walk)
17. The plane _____________________ into the mountains due to the weather conditions (to crash)
18. He __________________ late at the station and missed his train (to arrive)
19. The mother went to calm her little baby because she ________ (to cry)
20. My neighbour ____________________ a heart attack last year and still hasn't fully recovered (to have)
21. This morning while my friends played football I _______________ my homework (to do)
22. Last summer we _________________ to the south of Spain for our holiday (to go)
VIII. READ AND COMPLETE
SKATING! (simple past)
This winter I learned to skate! A friend of mine had an extra pair of skates. He persuaded me to go skating with
him one Saturday afternoon in February. I borrowed the skates and wewent skating!
It was cold outside! We wore hats, scarves and mitts to keep warm. He showed me how to put on the skates.
He helped me walk onto the ice. He showed me how to start moving. He also showed me how to stop! I moved very
slowly at first and lots of people skated past me. When I fell nobody laughed at me. Instead, they helped me get
back up. I kept trying! Soon I felt much better. I liked skating!
Vocabulary help:
awhile (adverb) - for a short time.
afternoon (noun) - the time of day between noon and evening
better (adjective) - comparative form of good. Good, better, best are the three forms of the word good.
borrow (verb) - to use something that belongs to someone else and give it back later
extra (adjective) - more than usual.
instead (adverb) - in place of; rather
kept (verb) past tense of to keep - to continue.
mitt (noun) - a mitten. A type of glove with a single part for all the fingers except the thumb which is in a
separate part.
moving (verb) present participle of to move
onto (preposition) - to a position on or on top of.
pair (noun) - two things that are the same and are used together. Examples, a pair of gloves, a pair of socks
persuade (verb) - to cause someone to do something by explaining why they should.
scarves (noun) plural of scarf - a long piece of cloth worn around the neck, head, or shoulders.
skate (noun) - a shoe with a blade attached to the bottom. Skates are used to move on ice
skate (verb) - to move along on ice skates or roller skates.
skating (verb) - present participle of to skate
trying (verb) present participle of to try
warm (adjective) - having some heat; not cold
Comprehension Check:
Did you understand the story?
Are these sentences true?
1. In the past tense the word feel becomes the word felt. Yes or no?
2. In the past tense the word fall becomes the word fell. Yes or no?
3. When he fell, people laughed at him. Yes or no?
4. Wearing hats and scarves will help keep you warm on a cold day. Yes or no?
5. You can skate outside in the summer in Canada. Yes or no?
Fill in the Blanks:
6. If you want to _________ to do something, you have to keep trying!
7. When he _____________ nobody laughed at him.
8. He borrowed a pair of skates from a ___________ who had an extra pair of skates.
9. They went skating on a _______________ in February.
10. They wore hats and mitts because it was _______________ outside that day.
11. His friend ____________ him walk onto the ice.