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ING3_SA3_CHALLENGE9.1
CHALLENGE 9.1
LISTENING

INSTRUCTION. Listen to the story and number the paragraphs in the correct order.

What happened to the Titanic?

( ) I looked back and saw the whole of that tragedy. And I saw that
ship break in half. The front part went down and left the stern sticking
up in a horrifying fashion. It was enormous. It seemed to stick up in
the air for a long time. And then it gradually went down, turning over.
( ) I had no fear or apprehension or anything. She was very beautiful:
luxurious beyond words. It was the first time I'd been on board a ship. Captain Smith was on deck,
and he was very nice. He had a beard like my own grandfather, and he admired a doll I had.
( ) And after that there was the sound of the whole disaster. And that was people drowning. That
is something you could never forget. And then the dreadful silence that followed it. It seemed as if
the whole world was standing still.
( ) When we were in the water, we could hear people rushing about on the deck. That's when the
panic must have started – when they found there weren't any lifeboats left. I was terrified. I didn't
know what a shipwreck would mean or how long it would take but I was too terrified to do anything
but shriek for my father I knew we'd left behind.
( ) I was with my parents. My father was going to open a business in Winnipeg. People were saying
to my mother and father how fortunate they were to get on the Titanic. I was excited because I was
going on a wonderful big ship.
( ) Before she sank, she was a very beautiful ship: stationary on the ocean with all her lights on. It
was dreadfully cold, but the sea was the calmest I'd ever seen. The starlit night was the brightest I'd
ever seen.
( ) It was discovered that my lifeboat was overcrowded and the officer in charge of the boat
decided he would get rid of his load by putting people in other boats. I got separated from my
mother and didn't find her until the next day.
( ) We were given clothes because I'd only got my nightclothes and a blanket around me. I had
nightmares from the time it sank until I was 23. And though I wouldn't like to say I'm not frightened
of the sea; I lost a lot of the horror. I've never been in anything touching the Titanic. A beauty. She
was lovely.
( ) On the third night I was sound asleep. My mother woke me and said, "I'm going to dress you."
But before she could by father came back from deck and said, "You'd best put this thick coat on."
That was all he said. Standing on deck, I couldn't see around the funnel. My father came back and
said, "The ship has struck an iceberg." My father had no difficulty in putting me and my mother in
lifeboats, but he made no attempt to get in himself.
( )The next day, the icebergs were like white sails in the distance: white yachts with the sun on
them. They were very beautiful. They were all around us. The crew of the ship that rescued us were
very kind and good to us.

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CHALLENGE 10.1 ING3_SA3_CHALLENGE10.1

GRAMMAR

INSTRUCTION. Use the statements in past simple and past continuous from the table to complete
the conversation.

I didn´t see anything I was taking a shower I was watching

I heard a strange You didn´t answer I checked again
I called you last night What were you doing You answered

A: Hi Sandy, 1 _______________________________ but 2____________________________the

phone. 3._________________________________?
B: Sorry, 4 _____________________________when you called. Why did you call me?
A: Well, I thought someone was trying to break in. 5________________________________ noise
while 6_____________________________________a horror movie. So, I decided to look around
but 7__________________________________.
B: I apologize for not answering.
A: Don´t worry. 8_____________________________ and I saw that it was a mama racoon and she
had four little babies with her. So, I put some dog food outside to feed them.

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ING3_SA3_CHALLENGE 11.1
CHALLENGE 11.1
READING

I. INSTRUCTION. Read the following text and highlight the connectors of sequence.

Dear Peter.

How are you? I hope you are fine. It has been a long time since
I last saw you, and that’s why? I decided to send this letter to
you, so I can tell you about one of my trips to Europe.

I travelled during December last year. First, I went to Paris and

let me tell you that I had a lot of fun, since some of my friends
travelled with me: I had never been to Paris before. We stayed
there for three weeks but given the fact that we were too tired in the first day of our arrival. We just
wanted to get some sleep.

The next day, we decided to go up the Eiffel tower. The experience of seeing Paris from above was
wonderful, so we decided to take a lot of pictures from there. Later I had one of those tasty crepes
you use to talk a lot about. And finally, we went to back to the hotel we were staying at.

During the first week we visited the Louvre Museum and the Arch of triumphs. Then we took a boat
tour to Sena Lake we had a special dinner pained with a glass of champagne and finally we took a
train to the south of France, which is actually very close to Spain.

That week was horrible because I got ill so I had to stay in bed for five days: my friend had a great
time in that place, though they bought souvenirs and went places, while I just watched the TV in the
hotel’s room or read some of the travel guides.

I was fully recovered after that week, I proposed to go to Barcelona and then to Madrid. Finally, my
friends and I decided it was better to stay In Barcelona since there were a lot of interesting places
to visit. I promise to see you in London one our next visit. Take care: I hope to hear from you soon.

Jhon

II. INSTRUCTION. Now in pairs write the correct sequence connector in the following sentences
according to the text.

Later or after that then but first before finally

1. _________________ We decided to stay in Barcelona.

2. _________________ watched TV I read some travel guides.
3. _________________ I proposed to go to Barcelona.
4. _________________ I ate some tasty crepes.
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5. _________________ We took a boat tour to Sena River.

6. _________________ We stayed three weeks, the first day we sleep.
7. _________________ We went to Paris.
8. _________________ I had never been to Paris.

ING3_SA3_CHALLENGE11.2
CHALLENGE 11.2
LISTENING ACTIVITY

INSTRUCTION. Listen to the Jenny’s traveling as your teacher reads and write in the blanks the
correct connector of sequence.

Later or after that then but first before finally

Jenny and her friends went to Cancun, ___________ they decided to go up the Xcaret park, the park
was wonderful ________ they decided to take a lot of pictures. _________ Jenny _____ his friend
went the restaurant, Jenny ate a fish_______ her friend prefers ate shrimps, __________ they
visited the Xelha Park.

The next day Jenny was scared__________ she forgot her handbag in the hotel, ________ her
friends returned at the hotel to recover it. ___________ They had a special dinner in an elegant
hotel _________ they ate lobsters and drank wine, _________ they couldn’t drive to the hotel
________ they decided to take a taxi.

_________ They went to the beach for swimming ______ surfing, _______ it started to be raining
_______ they had to return at the hotel, they felt sad.

__________ they left the hotel at 3:45 __________ they needed to take a taxi to go to the airport
and return home. It was a wonderful vacation.

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ING3_SA3_CHALLENGE 11.3
CHALLENGE 11.3
WRITING ACTIVITY

INSTRUCTION. Now, in teams, write a text to a friend using 110 words in which you tell him about
a trip you made to somewhere in Mexico or anywhere else. You must describe your experience
using sequence connectors (first, before, then, after, finally, or, but, and, because). Make sure that
your text has an introduction and an ending too.

Dear _____________

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______________________________________________________________________________
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______________________________________________________________________________
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