This document contains a plan for improving English language skills at the Gabriela Mistral Business Institute during the second period of 2018. It provides assignments on simple present tense, adverbs and expressions of frequency, zero conditional, first conditional, and imperative sentences for students to complete and submit by given due dates in July 2018. The assignments include ordering sentences, rewriting sentences using frequency expressions, completing sentences with adverbs/expressions, choosing the correct sentence, interpreting a text as a comic strip, answering questions about texts, and writing imperative sentences.

1. INSTITUTO EMPRESARIAL GABRIELA MISTRAL
PLAN DE MEJORAMIENTO
II PERIODO
IDIOMA EXTRANJERO INGLÉS 2018 8-04/8-05/8-06
ASIGNATURA AÑO CURSO
DOCENTE: LIC. CARMEN CECILIA RAMIREZ CAMARGO
Desarrolle el siguiente trabajo en hojas sueltas, a mano, preséntelo en carpeta blanca y susténtelo en la fecha señalada:
Nota: No se aceptan trabajos desarrollados en la misma fotocopia.
8-04: JULIO 12 DE 2018
8-05: JULIO 12 DE 2018
8-06: JULIO 11 DE 2018
A. SIMPLE PRESENT / ADVERBS AND EXPRESSIONS OF FREQUENCY
1. Ordene las siguientes oraciones:
a. Sundays / on / late / go / bed / sometimes / to / I
b. for / don' t/ have / We / usually / eggs / breakfast
c. They / the / morning / a / in / always / shower / have
d. She / never / weekend/ housework / does / at / the
e. usually / bus / by / Daniel / goes / work / to
f. never / gym / before / go / to / You / the / lunch
g. on / work / Fridays / early / finish / sometimes / I
h. sport / TV! / watch / You / always / on
2. Reescriba las siguientes frases reemplazando la parte subrayada por la expresión correcta:
*once a year *twice a week *three times a day *twice a year * every day *once a week
a. I take my dog for a walk on Thursday evening.
b. He usually goes on vacation in January and June.
c. I brush my teeth at 7a.m. after lunch and before go to bed.
d. My parents and I travel to Cartagena in December.
e. She often takes piano classes on Wednesday and Saturday.
3. Reescriba las siguientes frases colocando el adverbio o la expresión de frecuencia en el lugar correcto dentro de la
frase:
1. Susan is late for school. (never)
2. My brother doesn’t write letters to his friends. (usually)
3. We go on holidays. (twice a year)
4. Peter wears a tie. (sometimes)
5. I eat fish. (once a week)
6. Do the children watch TV? (often)
7. My father is very busy. (always)
8. Peter tidies his room. (never)
9. My brother and I go fishing. (every week)
10. My mother goes shopping on Saturdays. (always)
11. Do you get up late at the weekend? (usually)
12. I drink tea. (every morning)
13. Mary rides her motorbike to work. (three times a week)
14. I exercise in the afternoons. (often)
15. Does Jane have lunch at home? (usually)
4. Escoja la oración correcta para cada punto:
1. a. Jim never is at work.
b. Jim is at work never.
c. Never is Jim at work.
d. Jim is never at work.
2. a. We have usually lunch at 12 o’clock.
b. We usually have lunch at 12 o’clock.
c. We have lunch at usually 12 o’clock.
d. We have lunch at 12 usually o’clock.
3. a. She travels always by train.
b. Always she travels by train.
c. She always travels by train.

2. d. She travels by always train.
4. a. They go out sometimes in the evening.
b. They sometimes go out in the evening.
c. They go out in sometimes the evening.
d. They go sometimes out in the evening.
5. Interprete el siguiente texto e ilustre la secuencia como una historieta.
Mary's Hobbies and Interests
Mary has a lot of hobbies and interests. She usually gets up early so she can run before work. She doesn't often have
time to ski, but she occasionally goes on Saturdays during the winter. Mary often rides a horse at a stable near here
home. She sometimes goes after work, but she usually goes horseback riding on Sundays. She loves music. She always
goes to choir practice on Wednesday evenings and sings in church on Sundays. She doesn't have much extra money, so
she rarely goes to concerts in the city. She seldom watches TV because she likes doing things outside. She usually goes
to the gym if it's raining outside. She isn't often alone because she has a lot of friends. She occasionally does something
alone, but she usually does her activities with one of her friends. She's a happy woman!
6. Lea los siguientes textos y responda las preguntas que aparecen a continuación:
TEXTO N° 1
Brian is a doctor. He looks after sick people. He usually gets up at 6.00 o’clock. Today he is
late, it is 6.30 and he is still in bed. He usually goes to work by train but today he is driving to work. He arrives at work at
6.30 every morning but it is 7.30 now and he is still driving.
It’s 12.00 o’clock now. He always has his lunch at 12.00 but today he isn’t having lunch at
12.00, he is looking after his sick patients. It is half past seven now, Brian is watching TV. He usually watches TV at half
past seven because his favorite programme starts at half past seven. Brian has his dinner at 8.30 every day and he is
having dinner now.
It is 24.00 now Brian is going to bed. He always goes to bed at midnight.
a. What does Brian do?
b. What time does he usually get up?
c. How often does he have his lunch at noon?
d. What is he doing at 12.00 today?
e. How does he usually go to work?
f. Why does he usually watch TV at 7.30?
g. Why is he driving to work today?
h. What time does he go to bed?
i. What time does he arrive at work every day?
j. How often does he go to bed at midnight?
TEXTO N° 2
My name is Kate O’Hara. I live on a farm with my mother and father. I like it but I work very hard. Every morning I wake up
at five o’clock and feed the horses. Then I can go back to the house. Mum makes breakfast at 5:30 and I’m not late for
breakfast because I don’t like cold eggs. After breakfast I help dad for an hour. Then I have a shower and get ready for
school. The school bus leaves at 8:15. I leave home at 8:00.
After school I can watch TV for an hour. Then we have our dinner. We have chicken for dinner but I hate it. I eat it
because mum gets angry. After dinner I do my homework. Then I go out and feed the horses. I go to bed early because
I’m always very tired at the end of the day.
1. Where does Kate live?
2. What time does she get up every morning?
3. Who makes breakfast every morning?
4. Why isn’t she late for breakfast?
5. When does she have a shower?
6. What time does she catch the school bus?
7. How long can she watch TV?
8. What do they have for dinner?
9. When does she do her homework?
10. Why does she go to bed early?
Señale True or False según el texto anterior:
1. She doesn’t like the farm. _____________
2. Kate doesn’t work very hard. ______________
3. Kate has a shower before 8:15. ______________
4. Kate’s mother doesn’t like chicken. ______________

3. 5. After dinner Kate feeds the horses. ______________
7. Responda las siguientes preguntas personales ( en forma larga) utilizando un adverbio o expresión de frecuencia:
a. How often do you go to the movies?
b. How often are you happy?
c. How often do you take out the garbage?
d. How often are you late for class?
e. How often do you clean your room?
f. How often do you eat hamburgers?
g. How often do you brush your teeth?
h. How often do you do exercise?
i. How often do you use the computer?
j. How often do you cook?
B. ZERO CONDITIONAL
1. Complete las siguientes frases utilizando el “zero conditional”:
1. My mother _____ (get) annoyed if I______ ( not-be) honest.
2. If he ______not / know) a word, he ______ (look ) in his dictionary.
3. We _____ (play) football if we _______ (not / have) any homework.
4. If she _____ (feel) well, she ______ (not-go) to the doctor.
5. They _____ (pass) the course if they _____ (be) good students.
2. Relacione las dos columnas:
1. You fail the exam, ( ) if the cable is not plugged in
2. Our teacher gets annoyed, ( ) I always keep it.
3. If you run fast, ( ) if you don’t study hard
4. The computer does not work ( ) if we talk too much in class
5. If a friend tells me a secret, ( ) you get tired.
3. Complete las siguientes oraciones utilizando información apropiada:
1. If she has money, …..
2. If I am sick, …
3. They go the cinema …
4. If I study hard, ..
5. If it doesn’t rain,….
4. Encuentre y corrija los errores:
1. If it is hot, I doesn’t take a jacket.
2. If he don’t work, he don’t earns money.
3. She get a good grade if she study for the exam.
4. My parents is happy if I am not a good student.
5. I going on vacation if I worked hard
C. FIRST CONDITIONAL
1. Complete las siguientes oraciones utilizando el “First Conditional”:
a. If you______ (help) me with my homework, I______ (finish) it in time to go to the cinema.
b. If it______ (not/rain), the students________ (practice) sport in the playground.
c. Jane______ (come) home early if she______ (not/be) very busy at work.
d. Our teacher______ (be) pleased if we______ (do) our homework.
e. If Robert_______ (play) football with us, we_______ (win) the match.
f. If we______ (recycle) more, we_____ (help) our planet.
g. If people______ (share) their cars to go to work, there_____ (not/be) so many car fumes.
h. We______ (save) thousands of trees if we______ (waste) so much paper.
i. If the government______ (fine) those who pollute the atmosphere, some factories_____ (stop) throwing waste into
rivers.
j. If we only_______ (use) the water we need, we_____ (contribute) to our planet's recovery.
k. They _____ (go) to the party if they ______(have) time.

4. 2. Complete las siguientes oraciones con información aprropiada:
a. I f I have money, ……
b. She’ll get a better job…..
c. They’ll travel on vacation…….
d. If you call me, ……….
D. IMPERATIVE SENTENCES
1. Escriba oraciones imperativas, afirmativas o negativas, utilizando los verbos dados:
*use * think *put * say *buy * touch * Brush *be *follow * switch off * play *clean
1. Look, here’s a present from Grandma. _________ ‘thank you’ to her!
2. __________ your card into the machine, please.
3. ___________ before you buy new clothes. Do you really need them?
4. ___________the first pair of jeans that you see.
5. ___________the plate. It’s really hot.
6. ___________your mobile phones in class.
7. ________your teeth regularly.
8. _________soccer in the classroom.
9. ____________the lights before you leave.
10. ____________the instructions.
11. _____________ your room
12. __________ a good student.
2. Pase a ingles las siguientes oraciones (imperativas):
1. Escuche a la profesora.
2. Cierre la puerta cuando salga.
3. No diga mentiras.
4. No fume en este salón.
5. Coma frutas y verduras para mantenerse saludable.
6. Sea honesto en su trabajo.