COLEGIO LOS PRÓCERES “Al rescate de los valores perdidos para vivir dignamente y convivir pacíficamente” PLAN DE MEJORAMIENTO 9° NAME: DATE: LOGRO 1: Identifica, comprende y discrimina preposiciones, participando de actividades orales y escritas con responsabilidad y puntualidad. 1.Circle the correct preposition: 1. We walked (up, down, over) to the top of the mountain and then we cycled(through, down, up) to the bottom again. 2. We both jumped(up, down, into)the swimming pool at the same time. 3. When I finished high school I drove(across, down, over)Europe in a caravan with two of my friends. 4. In some countries it's considered unlucky to walk(through, down, under) a ladder. 5. The athletes ran(around, off, up) the track for 1 hour. 6. You must always wear a helmet when you cycle in case you fall(under, off, into) the bike. 7. The first person to swim(around, over, across) the English Channel was Mathew Webb, in 1875. 8. He broke his ankle when he was trying to jump(over, off, under) a hump in his street. 9. Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese sailor who sailed(off, around, over) the world in the 16th Century. 10. In PE classes we have to climb(through, across, up) a rope in 20 seconds. 2. The following text uses all of the prepositions of movement found above. Read it and underline all of the prepositions it contains. I walked along the road, over the bridge, away from the sea, towards the house. I went into the house and looked in every downstairs room. I looked into every place she might have hidden it. Then I heard a car a long way off but coming nearer. I ran upstairs and looked into the bedrooms and into the bathroom. I looked under the bed and walked through all of the rooms. When I looked out of the window I saw a car down at the bottom of the hill. It was her car. She was coming back along the road towards the house. She was racing up the hill and went round the corner so fast that she crashed into a tree. But that did not stop her. I saw her get out of the car and cross over the road. She ran towards the house, away from her car. There was something in her hand. It might have been a knife. Scared, I ran back downstairs, out of the door, across the garden, through the trees, back towards the sea. When I swam underneath the waves, down into my own world, I knew I was safe again. How many prepositions of movement are there in the above text? a) 27 b) 30 c) 37 COLEGIO LOS PRÓCERES “Al rescate de los valores perdidos para vivir dignamente y convivir pacíficamente” d) 40 LOGRO 2:Reconoce y aplica apropiadamente el Primer Condicional , participando de actividades orales y escritas con responsabilidad y puntualidad. 3. Write the verbs into the correct tense. 1. If it __________________ cold tomorrow, we will stay at home. GET 2. If I find your passport, I ________________you. PHONE 3. If he ______________all that food, he will be ill. EAT 4. The police ___________________ him if they __________________ him. ARREST CATCH 5. If you _________________any breakfast, you___________________ hungry. NOT EAT BE 6. I _______________him a candy if he ____________________ my car. GIVE WASH 7. If he_______________ late, we_____________________without him. BE GO 8. If you __________________ my dog a bone, he _________________it at once. GIVE BURY 9. If you ___________________.away, I ______________ the police. NOT GO CALL 10.If you____________________ Tom, tell him I have a letter for him. SEE 4. Complete the sentences with the correct form . 1. If you __________ me, _____________sad. (leave, be) 2. He ____________ if you ____________ him.(come, invite) 3. If they ___________now, they___________ on time. (go, arrive) 4. What _____________ you do if it____________ today? (do, be) 5. If it's _________________, I_________________ it. (expensive, buy) 6. If I ______________ her, I ________________her to help me. (see, ask) LOGRO 3: Participa en lecturas y actividades de listening con excelente pronunciación y entonación y resuelve los ejercicios de comprensión correctamente. 4. Read the passage. thenanswer the questionsbelow. Lilly lovesher new town. Sheloves the mall. Sheloves the parks. Shealsolovesher school. Most of all, though, Lilly loves the seasons. In heroldtown, itwashotall of the time. Sometimesit is cold in Lilly's new town. The coldseason is in winter. Once in a whileit snows. Lilly has neverseensnowbefore. So forher, the snow is exciting as well as very beautiful. Lilly has to weargloves to keepherhandswarm. Shealsowears a scarfaroundherneck. In spring, flowersbloom and the treesturngreen with new leaves. Pollenfallson the cars andwindowsills and makes Lilly sneeze. Peoplework in theiryards and mowtheirgrass. In summer, Lilly wearsherold shorts and sandals— the sameonessheused to wear in COLEGIO LOS PRÓCERES “Al rescate de los valores perdidos para vivir dignamente y convivir pacíficamente” heroldtown. It’shotoutside, and dogs lie in the shade. Lilly and herfriendsgo to a pool orplay in the watersprinkler. Herfathercookshamburgerson the grill fordinner. Lilly’sfavoriteseason is autumn. In autumn, the leaveson the treesturnyellow, gold, red, andorange. Halloween comes in autumn, and this is Lilly’sfavorite holiday. Every Halloween, Lilly wears a costume. Lastyearshewore a mouse costume. Thisyearshewillwear a fishcostume. Oneevening in autumn, Lilly and hermom are onsittingtogetheron the porch. Momtells Lilly thatautumn is alsocalled “fall”. This is a good idea, Lilly thinks, because in fallall of the leavesfalldown from the trees. Questions 1)Which of the followingwordsbest describes the way Lilly feelsabout living in her new town? A. B. C. D. skeptical, meaningquestioningorshowingdoubt apprehensive, meaninganxiousorworried overjoyed, meaningextremelyhappy content, meaningsatisfied with what one is or has 2) Thispassage is mainlyabout A. B. C. D. Lilly’sfavoriteseason Lilly and the fourseasons Lilly’sfavoriteactivitiesduringWinter Lilly'sfavorite Halloween costumes 3) What is Lilly’sfavoritethingabouther new town? A. B. C. D. herschool going to the pool the food the seasons 4) In paragraph 2 the authorwrites, "Shealsowears a scarfaroundherneck.” What is the bestway to rewritethissentencewhilekeepingits original meaning? A. B. C. D. In addition, shewears a scarfaroundherneck. However, shewears a scarfaroundherneck. Nevertheless, shewears a scarfaroundherneck As a result, shewears a scarfaroundherneck. 5) Which of the followingbest describes the structure of thispassage? A. The authortalksaboutLily's new town, and thentalksabouthow the seasons are changing. B. The author introduces Lilly, and then describes her in relation to the fourseasons. C. The author introduces Lilly, and thenexplainswhyautumn is herfavoriteseason. D. The authordiscusses the fourseasons, and then describes whichone Lilly likesbest. 6) How is Lilly’s new towndifferent from heroldtown? I. II. III. Itsnows in her new town. Lilly wearsdifferentsummerclothes in her new town. Lilly wears a Halloween costume in her new town. A. I only COLEGIO LOS PRÓCERES “Al rescate de los valores perdidos para vivir dignamente y convivir pacíficamente” B. I and II only C. II and III only D. I, II, and III 7) Basedoninformation in paragraph 5, which of the followingcostumes is Lilly mostlikely to wearnextyear? A. B. C. D. a princesscostume a fairycostume a ghostcostume a birdcostume 8) Basedoninformation in the passage, we can understandthat, whichseason has twonames? A. B. C. D. spring summer fall Winter Logro 4: Utiliza la técnica del deletreo para mejorar la ortografía de las palabras en inglés. 5. Spell the followingwordscorrectlyusing the pictureson the right. 1.F __ __ __ __ __ __ __ 2. __ __ N N __ __ 3. __ A __ __ __ A __ __ 4. __ __ C K __ __ 5. B __ W __ __ __ __