Chapter 5 Listening 1 - Activity 8: Using expressions

Writing Activity: "Local habits"

Write two or three short paragraphs (5-6 sentences each one) describing cultural habits in Argentina (e.g., drinking mate, eating Sunday asado, preparing empanadas, the weather, the landscape, the people etc.).

You must include at least 3 adverbs of manner (words that describe how an action is done, usually ending in -ly).

e.g. "Argentinians carefully passes the mate to the people in the group. People in the group accept the hot mate politely. They usually drink the mate quietly while chatting, studying, or reading a book."

Complete the charts with: "am, is, are, amnot, isn't or arent"

Part 4 — Is the “by” phrase necessary?

Read each sentence. Decide if the by phrase (in blue) is necessary or should be crossed out.

Use the drop-down to choose Necessary or Cross out

Part 5 — Active to Passive

Change each sentence from the active to the passive voice.

Type the new sentence in the blank.

Part 2 — Passive Participial Phrases

Complete each sentence using a passive participial phrase. Follow the example.

Part 3 — Types of Art

Choose the correct word from the box to describe the type of art in each picture.

Drag each word onto the correct number.