Teacher: Lorena Mariel Airoldi

Student: ___________________

A. READING COMPREHENSION.
In 1865 a ship called the Mimosa sailed from
Wales in the west of Britain to Patagonia in the
south of Argentina, with 153 Welsh men,
women and children on board. They wanted to
find somewhere far from Britain where they
would be free to express their language and
culture, which were beginning to disappear.
They called the place where they landed 'Port
Madryn'.
In the years that followed, about 3,000 other Welsh
people joined them. They were given land by the Argentinian
government and they were taught to hunt by the Tehuelche,
native people who were friendly and helpful to them. The
Welsh were called 'the bread and butter people' because they
exchanged simple food for furs and skins.
The lives of the immigrants centred on the home, the
school and the chapel. They were very practical people.
A new currency and legal system were introduced. The
land was farmed and sheep were kept on high land. Welsh
was spoken everywhere. Welsh-language primary schools
were set up.
In 1878 Spanish was introduced into schools, and by the
turn of the century, Spanish had become the language of the
classroom. As the years passed, the Welsh language fell into
decline and was heard only among the older generation.
They knew that if the language wasn't used by young
people, nobody would understand it in a few years' time.
In 1990 Gwilym Roberts, a teacher from Cardiff in
Wales, was watching a television programme about
Patagonia. He discovered that the Welsh Argentine Society
was looking for people to teach Welsh in Patagonia and
volunteered to go.

'Patagonia is the only place in the world where the Welsh

language has survived for so long away from Wales,' says Mr
Roberts. 'There's something romantic about it.'
Now in Patagonia, Welsh folk music and dancing are
becoming popular. 'Folk dancing isn't as skilful as the tango,'
admits Sian Emlyn, the secretary of the Welsh Argentine
Society, 'but it's fun.'
July 28th, the date when the Welsh first arrived in
Patagonia, is a holiday. It is celebrated with tea and cakes and, of course, bread and butter.

1. Read the text and find one example of the following structures:

Simple Past. They wanted to find somewhere far from Britain.

Present Continuous. Welsh folk music and dancing are becoming popular.

Present Perfect. The Welsh language has survived for so long away from Wales.

Past Continuous. In 1990 Gwilym Roberts was watching a television programme about Patagonia.

Comparative "not as .. as". Folk dancing isnt as skilful as the Tango.

Second Conditional. If the language wasnt it in a few years time. if the language wasn't used by young people,
nobody would understand it in a few years' time.

Past Perfect.

(no encontre) Spanish had become the language of the classroom.

A relative clause. (no encontre) 'Patagonia is the only place in the world where the Welsh language has survived

Present Passive (no encontre) It is celebrated

Past Passive. (no encontre) They were given land

2. Answer these questions

a. How did the Tehuelche help the early settlers? They taught them to hunt and they gave them furs and skins.
__They were taught hunt by the Tehuelche.__
b. Why were the settlers called "the bread and butter people"?
__Because they exchanged simple food for furs and skins.___
c. Why wasn't Welsh used in Patagonian schools in the early 1900s?
__Because Spanish had become the language of the classrom___
d. Why did Gwilym Roberts go to Patagonia?
___Because he discovered that theWelsh Argentine Society was looking for people to teach Welsh in
Patagonia and volunteered to go. __
e. Which does Siam Emlyn think is more difficult to learn - Welsh folk dancing or tango?
__(NO ENTIENDO LA PREGUNTA)___ Tango is more difficult to learn Its more skillful.
3. Read the text again and makes notes for these dates.
1865 The "Mimosa" sailed from Wales to Patagonia.
1865-1878 They were given land by the Argentinian government and they were taught to hunt by the
Tehuelches.
1878 Spanish was introduced in the school. Spanish became the language of the classroom
1900 As the years passed, the Welsh language fell into decline and was heard only among the older generation.
1990 Gwilym Roberts, a teacher from Cardiff in Wales, was watching a television programme about
Patagonia discovered that the Welsh Argentine Society was looking for people to teach Welsh in Patagonia and volunteered to go.

July 28th. The date when the Welsh first arrived in Patagonia. Its a holiday celebrated with tea, cakes and bread
and butter.

B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

1. Complete the sentences with the present passive or the past passive and a verb from the box.
(no me acuerdo present passive y past passive) ESTOY EN EL HORNO
not invent

assassinate

not grow

win

a. Rice isnt grown in the UK - it's too cold.

b. John F Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas.
c. Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan were directed by Steven Spielberg.
d. The 1998 World Cup was won by France.
e. Hamburgers werent invented in America.

direct

2. Put the verbs into the correct form of the past simple or the past perfect.
a. When we _started_ (start) talking, I realized that we __had met__ (meet) several years ago.
b. The film ____had already started__ (already / start) when we ___got_ (get) to the cinema.
c. The doctor __examined__ (examine) the patient; he ___had broken__ (break) his arm.
d. The ship _had sunk_ (sink) by the time the helicopter __had arrived__ (arrive).
e. Paola __had realized__ (realize) that London was more expensive than she __had though__ (think).
3. You are starving at a friend's house while they are on holiday. They give you instructions and ask you to do
things. Report what they said to you.

(nose hacer el ejercicio)

a. "Please take the dog for a walk."

They asked me to take the dog for a walk.
b. "Don't pick up the flowers."
They told me not to pick up the flowers.
c. "Please cancel the newspaper."
They asked me to cancel the newspaper.
d. "Don't turn the heating off."
They told me not to turn the heating off.
e. "Cut the grass on Saturday."
They told me to cut the grass on Saturday.
4. Use so and such to join these sentences. (no me acuerdo SO y SUCH) = ESTOY MAS QUE EN EL HORNO :0
a. It was a very good book. I read it all night. It was such a good book that I read it all night.
b. The room was very crowded. We couldn't see him. The room was so crowded that we couldnt see him.
c. We had a very good time. We got home late. We had such a good time that we got home late.
d. She was extremely angry. She threw a book at him. She was so angry that she threw a book at him.
e. It was a really hot day. They decided to have a picnic. It was such a hot day that they decided to have a picnic.
5. You have just been to a job interview. Write these questions in direct speech.
a. They asked me what my name was.
__What is your name?___
b. They asked me where I was staying.
__Where are you staying?___
c. They asked me how long I had studied Economics.
___How long have you studied Economics?____
d. They asked me if I was going to stay here all summer.
____Are you going to stay here all summer?____
e. They asked me if I had worked in a hotel before.
__Had Have you worked in a hotel before?__

6. Now use the prompts to report your answers to the questions.

a. "Carlos." I said __Carlos_

b. "I'm staying in Brighton". I said __that I will starting in Brighton___ I was staying in
c. "I've studied it for four years." I said ___that I had studied it for four years__
d. "Yes, I'm staying until September." I said __yes that I will be was staying until September___
e. "No, I haven't worked in a hotel." I told them __not I hadnt worked in a hotel____

C. Writing. Write on one of the following:

A formal letter to the local newspaper complaining about the poor facilities we have to receive the coming
tourists this summer. (Beaches, city centre, litter, bus frequency and quality, information centres, security, etc.)
(Include passives, conditionals, relative clauses, a variety of tenses and appropriate vocabulary) (Your letter
should have between 200 and 250 words). (TE LO MANDO ESTA TARDE)

A paragraph describing an incident. (Include simple past, past continuous, past perfect and the second
conditional.) Remember to use linking words (e.g. after / when / before / while / so / luckily / unfortunately /
however/ etc.). Your paragraph should have between 200 and 250 words.