ENGLISH SONG

SEASONS IN THE SUN ( Westlife)

Kian

Goodbye to you my trusted_________

We´ve known each other since we were nine or _____
Together we´ve climbed hills and trees
Learned of love and ABC´s
Skinned our hearts and skinned our knees

Bryan

Goodbye my friend it´s hard to die

When all the ______ are singing in the sky
Now that spring is in the air
Pretty girls are everywhere
Think of me and I´ll be there

All

We had joy we had fun we had seasons in the ____

But the hills that we climbed were just seasons out of time

Shane

Goodbye Papa please pray for me

I was the black sheep of the family
You tried to teach me right from wrong
Too much wine and too much song
Wonder how I got along

Mark

Goodbye papa it´s hard to die

When all the birds are singing in the sky
Now that the spring is in the air
Little ___________ everywhere
When you see them I´ll be there

All

We had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun

But the wine and the song like the seasons have all gone
We had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun
But the wine and the song like the seasons have all gone

Nicky

Goodbye Michelle my little one

You gave me love and helped me find the sun
And every time that I was down

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You would always come around
And get my feet back on the ground

Shane

Goodbye Michelle it´s hard to die

When all the birds are singing in the sky
Now that the spring is in the air
With the flowers everywhere
I wish that we could both be there

All

We had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun

But the hills that we climbed were just seasons out of time

We had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun

But the wine and the song like the seasons have all gone

Repeat

PHRASAL VERBS

Muchos verbos ingleses como take o set, pueden tener diferentes significados.
Alguno de ellos puede estar seguido por una palabra corta ( una preposición como to o
for o un adverbio como away o out) lo cual da al verbo un significado preciso. La
combinación de VERB + PREPOSITION/ ADVERB es llamada PHRASAL VERB.

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EXAMPLE:

I´m always putting clothes on and taking them off again.

Algunos phrasal verbs son utilizados en un inglés hablado ( informal)

GO ON Continue
CALL OFF Cancel
BLOW UP Destroy with explosive
TAKE IN Deceive

FORMA

Muchos phrasal verbs son transitivos es decir ellos normalmente toman un objeto
directo. En muchos casos, el objeto se coloca entre el verbo y la preposición o
adverbio. Tales verbos son llamados SEPARABLE PHRASAL VERBS observe las
siguientes posibles construcciones:

(SUBJECT+ PREP/ADVERB + OBJECT…)

The soldiers blew up the bridge yesterday.

(SUBJECT+ VERB+ OBJECT+ PREP/ ADVERB…)

The soldiers blew the bridge up yesterday.

Observe que si el objeto es un sustantivo, puede colocarse antes o después de la

preposition/ Adverb. Pero si el objeto es un pronombre, debe colocarse antes de la
preposition/ Adverb:
The soldiers blew it up yesterday.

La siguiente lista incluye los SEPARABLES PHRASAL VERBS más comunes, los
cuales siguen estas reglas seguidos de ejemplos.

BACK UP ( give support to )

He always backs up his employees.
He always backs them up.

BLOW OUT (extinguish)

The wind blew out the candle.
The wind blew it out.

BLOW UP (destroy with explosives)

The soldiers blew up the bridge.
The soldiers blew it up.

BREAK OFF (snap or interrupt)

They decided to break off the negotiations.
They decided break them off.

BRING UP (look after and educate children)

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They brought up the boy very strictly.
They brought him up very strictly.

CALL IN ( ask/ tell somebody to visit)

We called in an engineer as soon as we discovered the fault.
We called him in as soon as we discovered the fault.

CARRY OUT (perform)

I carried out his instructions immediately.
I carried them out immediately.

CLEAN UP (remove disorder, make tidy)

We cleaned up the office after the Christmas party.
We cleaned it up after the Christmas party.

CUT OFF (remove part of something)

He cut off the corner of the book.
He cut it off.

FILL OUT ( complete a printed form)

Please fill out this form in ink.
Please fill it out in ink.

FILL UP ( make full )

She filled up my cup with coffee.
She filled it up with coffee.

FIND OUT (discover)

He found out the cause of the fault by examining the wiring.
He found it out by examining the wiring.

FIX UP ( organize, arrange, repair)

They fixed up a venue in time for the conference.
They fixed it up in time for the conference.

GET BACK ( obtain in return)

Mr. Lopez never got back the stolen disks.
Mr. Lopez never got them back.

GIVE BACK( return)

When are you going to give back the pen I lent you?
When are you going to give it back?

GIVE UP (stop, abandon)

I gave up smoking five years ago.
I gave it up five years ago.

HAND IN ( give)
They handed in their questionaries at the end of the session.
They handed them in at the end of the session.

HOLD UP ( delay)

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The strike held up the project for six months.
The strike held it up for six months.

KEEP UP ( continue, maintain)

The audience kept up the applauses for tem minutes.
The audience kept it up for ten minutes.

KNOCK OUT (make unconscious)

The machinery knocked out the operator when it malfunctioned.
The machinery knocked him out when it malfunctioned.

LET DOWN ( disappoint)

She forgot about the appointment and let down the client.
She forgot about the appointment and let him down.

LET OUT (allow to go out)

Don´t forget to let out the cat after dinner.
Don´t forget to let it out after dinner.

LOOK UP ( find in a dictionary, phone directory, etc.)

You must look up those words in the dictionary.
You must look them up in the dictionary.

PAY BACK (repay a debt)

They promised to pay back the money within three months.
They promised to pay it back within three months.

PICK UP ( lift)
I saw you pick up your glasses in the canteen.
I saw you pick them up in the canteen.

PUT DOWN(replace on a surface)

Put down the computer here.
Put it down here.

PUT OFF (postpone)

We´ll have to put off the meeting until next week.
We´ll have to put it off until the next week.

PUT ON (start to wear)

I put on my coveralls this morning.
I put them on this morning.

SET UP (start, establish)

They set up the company in 1978.
They set it up in 1978.

SWITCH ON/ OFF (start/ stop an appliance)

Please switch off the radio, it´s distracting me
Please switch it off, it´s distracting me.

TAKE OFF (remove clothes, etc.)

He took off his shoes before going into the japanese restaurant.
He took them off before going into the Japanese restaurant.

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TAKE OVER ( take control of )
The bank took over my farm in 1980.
The bank took it over in 1980.

TALK OVER (discuss)

I want to talk over your proposal with my manager before we decide.
I want to talk it over with my manager before we decide.

THINK OVER ( consider carefully)

I thought over the plan for several hours.
I thought it over for several hours.

TRY OUT (test)

We´re going to try out the product before we market it.
We´re going to try it out before we market it.

TURN ON / OFF ( open/ close a supply of water)

I forgot to turn off the machine, the supervisor will be furious !
I forgot to turn it off the supervisor will be furious !

WIPE OUT ( destroy, annilihate)

This disastrous project has wiped out our profits for this quarter.
This disastrous project has wiped them out for this quarter.

EXERCISE 1

1. 2.

3.

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4. 5.

6. 7.

8. 9.

10.

Complete the spaces with the appropriate phrasal verb. GROUP OF TWO STUDENTS.

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 EXERCISE2

Write sentences using these phrasal verbs:

1. Back up
2. Blow out
3. Break off
4. Call in
5. Fill up
6. Fix up
7. Cut off
8. Get back
9. Pick up
10.Wipe out

GROUP OF THREE STUDENTS

EXERCISE 3

Write 10 sentences using some phrasal verbs.

GROUP OF TWO STUDENTS

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 EXERCISE 4

Translate this reading for an ICFES test.

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 ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE

A.V: La voz activa presenta al sujeto de una oración actuando sobre el objeto.
Examples:
Marta writes a letter.
S O

Carlos ate an apple.

S O

La voz activa también presenta al sujeto actuando (pero no sobre ningún objeto).
Examples:
Marta is writing.

P.V: Aquí el objeto directo de un verbo en la voz activa se convierte en su sujeto en la

voz pasiva. Esta transformación se hace prefijando algunas formas del verbo TO BE al
participio pasado de un verbo transitivo.

PASSIVE VOICE

SUBJECTS AUXILIARY PRINCIPAL VERB PREPOSITIONAL

VERB To Be Past Participle PHRASE

The car is driven by John

The car was driven by John

The car will be driven by John

The car is going to driven by John

The car is being driven by John

The book was written in 1995

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 PASSING FROM ACTIVE VOICE TO PASSIVE VOICE

ACTIVE PASSIVE

Patricia has built an apartment. An apartment has been built by Patricia.

S O S O

Paul is going to drive the car. The car is going to be driven by Paul.
S O S O

Sandy is going to play a video game. A video game is going to be played by

Sandy.
S O S O

Hector is playing a guitar. A guitar is being played by Hector.

S O S O

EXERCISE 1

Change these sentences into Passive voice.

1. Jairo paints a blue picture.

2. Carolina draws a beautiful painting.
3. The rat is eating the cheese.
4. The cat was catching the rat.
5. Omar will write a letter.
6. The thieves robbed the bank last night.
7. Mary closed the store at 6 p.m.
8. Everyone loves the singer.
9. My mother will pick the oranges next week.
10.My sister has packed the books.

GROUP OF THREE STUDENTS.

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 EXERCISE 2
1. 2.

3. 4.

5. 6.

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7. 8.

10.
9.

Complete the spaces with the c0rrect passive voice.

GROUP OF TWO STUDENTS.

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 EXERCISE 3

Write sentences using active and passive voice.

GROUP OF THREE STUDENTS.

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 ABORTION

Woman: Hello !
Man: Hi !
Woman: My honey. I´m worried.
Man: why are you worried?
Woman: Because I think , I´m pregnant.
Man: What?
Woman: Yes, my love. What are we going to do?
Man: You can´t have that baby.
Woman: I know. We don´t work. We don´t have money.
Man: Be quiet honey. Let´s go to Miss Pancracia.
Woman: Isn´t dangerous?
Man: No, she has experience in abortion.
Woman: O.K. Let´s go.
Salen para donde Miss Pancracia.

Man- Woman: Good morning Miss Pancracia.

Miss Pancracia: Good morning. Can I help`you?
Man: Yes, we have a problem.. She is pregnant.
Woman: And, we can´t have this baby.
Miss Pancracia: Do you want an abortion?
Woman: Yes.
Miss Pancracia: O.K. Come back tomorrow morning. You must bring a dressing gown
Man- Woman ( salen abrazados) ( Luego regresan con una bolsa en la mano)

Miss Pancracia: Come in, please. And put on your dressing gown.
Woman: (saca la bata de la bolsa y se la coloca)
Miss Pancracia: Laid down here. (le señala la Camilla) Wait out, please. ( le dice
al hombre)

Woman: (se acuesta en la camilla y se persigna)

Miss Pancracia: Drink a little of this. ( le da una botellita) (luego agarra una
jeringa y la inyecta y espera 5 minutos).

Woman: Ah ah. It hurts so much. ( se agarra la barriga y comienza a manchar)

Miss Pancracia: (corre a la Camilla) Oh my God she has a hemorrhage. (Coloca

trapos para detener la sangre).

Woman: Oh, I´m dying. (expira)

Miss Pancracia: (corre a buscar al compañero) you, you come in. The girl died.

Man: Oh no my God. I´m guilty, I´m guilty. (Corre hacia la Camilla) Forgive me,
please.(se arrodilla) ( luego se levanta y se dirige a Miss Pancracia). What
happened?

Miss Pancracia: I´m sorry. (Moviendo la cabeza hacia ambos lados)

Man: (dirigiéndose al público) everybody save the life. Say “NO” to the abortion.
Life is very important forever and ever.

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 IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS

En inglés encontramos algunas expresiones idiomáticas, las cuales son de uso

frecuente entre los jóvenes de este país.

HAVING A BALL
DIALOGUE

Tina: I feel like having a ball. Let´s splurge.

Barbara: Forget it. I´m broke.
Tina: Don´t worry. I´ll pick up the tab. I´m loaded today. I´ll treat you.
Barbara: No, we´ll go Dutch. I don´t like to freeload.

VOCABULARY

Have a ball: v.) enjoy one´s self, have a good time.

Splurge: v.) spend a lot of money for something
Broke: adj.) having no money
Pick up the tab: v.) pay the bill
Loaded: adj.) having lots of money.
Treat: v.) pay for someone else
Go Dutch v.) each pay for himself or herlsef
Freeload: v.) get things that others pay for

EXERCISE I. Complete the sentences with the correct idiom.

a) pick up the tab b) broke c) loaded d) splurge e) treat f) go Dutch g) freeloads
h) have a ball

1. I don´t want pizza tonight. Let´s go to a fancy restaurant. Let´s _______________.

2. I have so much money today. I´m ____________________.
3. Are you going to a party? ____________________________.
4. I don´t have any money. I´m ____________________.
5. You pay for your meal. I´ll pay for mine. We´ll_____________________.
6. This dinner was good. You don´t have to pay. I´ll____________________.
7. She always eats dinner with us, and never invites us to eat at her house. She
always___________________.
8. Don´t pay for that. I will. I´ll _____________________.

EXERCISE II. Rewrite the phrases in italics, using the proper idiomatic expression.

1. They always get others to pay for them.

2. I want to pay for you.
3. We will each pay our own bill.
4. Sometimes I spend a lot of money on clothes.
5. After payday, I always have a lot of money.
6. Who paid the Check?
7. When I got to a party, I usually have a good time.
8. After I pay all my bills, I have no money.

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 INDIVIDUAL

AN ARM AND A LEG

DIALOGUE
Diane: That car is in A-1 condition, but it would cost an arm and a leg.
Tina: I didn´t know you were in the market for another car.
Diane: I´m thinking about it, but the time being. I´ll use this jalopy. It´ll do in a
pinch.
Tina: I´m sure a new one will set you back 10 grand. That ain´t hay!

VOCABULARY

A-1: adj.) excellent

Set one back v.) cost
An arm and a leg v.) a large amount of money
In the market for v.) wanting or ready to buy
For the time being adj.) at the present time
Jalopy n.) old car usually in poor condition
In a pinch adv.) okay when nothing else is available
Grand n.)$ 1000
That ain´t hay! That´s a lot of money

EXERCISE I. Complete the sentences with the correct idiom.

a) in the market for b) for the time being c) in a pinch d) that ain´t hay e) grand
f) set me back g) an arm and a leg h) jalopy i) A-1

1. I exercise every day and I´m in _________________ shape.

2. I finally bought a fur coat but it _________________ $3,000.
3. A gold watch costs _________________________.
4. Newlyweds are usually________________a new house.
5. It´s not time for dinner and I´m hungry._______________ I´ll just have a candy bar.
6. When a teenager buys a car, he usually can only afford a __________________.
7. If you don´t have a needle to sew something together, a safety pin will
do__________.
8. It will cost tou more than one_________________to fly to Australia. You have to
admit______________________.

EXERCISE II. Rewrite the phrases in italics, using the proper idiomatic expression.

1. Five thousand dollars? That´s a lot of money.

2. All I seem to find are old cars in bad condition.
3. Sending a child through college today can cost parents a lot of money.
4. I want to buy a very good leather jacket.
5. There was no food in the house except for a dozen eggs. I don´t like eggs that
much but I eat them when there´s nothing else.
6. I just had a big lunch so at the presentr time I´m not hungry.
7. I bought a used typewriter. It´s in excellent condition.

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 8. I´m sure that new car cost him a lot of money.

GROUP OF TWO STUDENTS

A BRAINSTORM

DIALOGUE

Pete: He thought up a great idea for a new product.

Luke: Maybe with this brainstorm, he´ll take the plunge and start his own
business.
Pete: I think he wants to try his idea out for a while. He doesn´t want to jump the
gun.
Luke: He should kick it around a while but it won´t work unless he can take over.
Pete: Well, so far none of his plans have managed to get off the ground.

VOCABULARY

Think up: v.) invent, create

Brainstorm: n.) very smart idea
Take the plunge: v.) do something decisive
Try something put: v.) test
Jump the gun: v.) start before you should
Kick something around: v.) discuss, think about
Take over (take charge): v.) take control, command
Get off the ground: v.) make progress, a good start

EXERCISE I. Complete the sentences with the correct idiom.

a.) kick it around b.) brainstorm c.) jump the gun d.) get of the ground e.) thought
it up f.) try it out g.) take the plunge h.) takes over

1. When the President dies, the Vice-President____________________.

2. That´s very smart. Who________________?
3. Before you buy that car, ___________________.
4. Michael isn´t making too much money now. He´s waiting for his new business
to_______________________.
5. Whose great idea was it to have a surprise party? What a________________.
6. You´ll need more facts before you go into business. Don´t ________________.
7. I always wanted to own a jewelry store. I think this year I´ll_______________.
8. The boss didn´t want to make the decision by himself. He wanted to
_______________ with his employees first.

EXERCISE II. Rewrite the phrases in italics, using the proper idiomatic expression.

1. Edinson invented hundreds of things.

2. I´ve avoided taking that chemistry class, but I guess I have to do it, finally.
3. It´s not a good idea to start anything before you´re properly prepared.
4. Sometimes it´s necessary to test products before you buy them.
5. That´s really a great idea.
6. He hopes his new business has a successful beginning.
7. When the boss dies, his son will be in control.
8. Let´s all discuss it before we decide.

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 EXERCISE 1

Create a dialogue using the idiomatic expression.

LOGROS

1. Realiza traducciones donde demuestra niveles de adaptación de significados, ordenamiento y

completación de ideas a través de actividades orales y escritas.

2. Construye textos ingleses con cohesión y coherencia textual donde refleja el dominio de las
diferentes estructuras y categorías gramaticales aprendidas .

3. Realiza oraciones con los verbos compuestos en inglés aplicando la estructura gramatical correcta.

4. Diferencia la voz activa de la pasiva en la construcción de oraciones.

5. Emplea algunas expresiones idiomáticas en la realización de diálogos y composiciones.

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