Inglés I, primer trabajo práctico
Rosendo, an
Island Man
A. Read the following
article and write possible headings to the paragraphs in Spanish
1 ______________________
Rosendo is 90 years-old. He is a
widower. He is tall, thin and white-haired. He is very healthy and active. He
has three grand-daughters, they love him a lot! He is one of my family’s best
friends.
2 _______________________
Although Rosendo’s house is in Moreno, he lives
in “Tigre”, on the Paraná de Las Palmas River because he is happy there. He
loves the river and nature! He goes to the city once a month to get his pension
and to see the doctor. He says: “I like modern facilities but I prefer sunrises
by the river. I don’t like the smog of the city.”
3. _______________________
His typical day is very interesting but tiring.
He gets up early in the morning, at six
o’clock in summer and winter! He does a lot of things: he cuts the
grass twice a month, he repairs his tools and he often paints his boat. Surprisingly, he can’t swim!
He prepares his “mate” and then he starts his
busy day. First, he feeds his dog, Toby. Secondly, he takes care of his
vegetable garden and orchard. When it doesn't rain, he prepares his fishing
line and he hopes to have a good catch.
At midday ,
he prepares lunch and he generally takes a short siesta. In the afternoon, he
relaxes and watches TV. He goes to bed early. On Saturdays, he waits for the
“grocer’s boat” to buy what he needs. At weekends, his family visits him and he
generally heats his clay oven to prepare the usual “asado”.
4. _______________________
He owns a big area. He eats vegetables from his
orchard: tomatoes, carrots, pumpkins and lettuce plants. He collects the fruit
from the trees, lemons, oranges, kumquats, and figs.
There are a lot of beautiful flowers in his
garden: hydrangeas, the typical island flowers, jasmines, magnolias and the
Argentine National Flower: the ceibo.
In winter, life is not easy on the island but
at least there are not any mosquitoes!
5. _______________________
He takes care of the environment and he is
worried about pollution and the quality of the river. He gets angry when someone throws rubbish in
the river! He is unhappy about the
planet. He says: “Now the river is in its worst condition.”
6. _______________________
Everybody loves him, he is noble, sincere and
friendly and he is always willing to help. You can always find some of his
friends in his house, garden or pier; they look for experience, good advice and
good company. He has endless stories about the island. He says: “I am crazy,
stubborn and not well-educated, but I always tell the truth, I respect
everybody and my friends can count on me”.
Answer the following questions in Spanish
What is
his name?
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What does
he do?
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What is he
like?
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Where
does he live?
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Is he a
good swimmer?
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How often
does he paint his boat?
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Are there
any mosquitoes in Tigre in winter?
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Is he
worried about the river?
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Which
flowers are there in his garden?
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Do you
like nature?
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Write in Spanish a summary of Rosendo’s daily
routine
Complete the following
table with examples of verbs in Simple Present Tense.
Example
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Person
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Base Form
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Use (Spanish)
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Write in Spanish the functions/uses of the
Simple Present Tense
Functions/Uses
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Complete the table with examples from the text
(English)
Adjective
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Adverb of
frequency
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Connector
and use
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Cognates
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Common noun
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Definite
article
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False
cognate
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Noun-noun
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Personal
pronoun
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Possessive
adjective
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Possessive
case
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Prefix
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Proper noun
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References
of time
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Suffix
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