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Guía didáctica: Communicative Grammar III
Now, you know the meaning of cross-cultural IQ, so it is time to do the activities “Before you Read” and
“After you Read”.
How were the activities? I suppose they were easy. The following exercise will be very useful as well:
Exercise:
What’s the misunderstanding (or problem) in situation 1?
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What’s the misunderstanding (or problem) in situation 2?
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Once you complete the exercise above, take a look at the “Grammar Presentation” section in your
textbook. Here you will see the structures of the present progressive and simple present. In addition,
read the section “Grammar Notes” in which you will learn about the meanings and uses of the present
progressive and simple present.
If you do not know or remember the meaning of a grammar term, you can refer to the Glossary on
page G-1 of your textbook, which provides definitions of grammar terms and examples.
In order to check your understanding of what you read in “Grammar Notes”, do the exercises in the
section “Focused Practice”. Before starting this section, look for the meaning of “culture shock”.
Did you find the definition of “culture shock”? I hope so.
Finally, go through the activities in the “Communication Practice” section in your textbook. This section
will help you develop your listening and writing skills.
If you have any doubt regarding the activities, please contact me.
Well, we have finished this topic. Let’s review the following topic.
1.2 Imperative
It is important to learn that the imperative is used to tell or ask someone to do something. The imperative
is also used in directions, instructions, orders, commands, suggestions, warnings, requests and informal
invitations.
We will start this topic by reading the chart in the “Grammar in Context” section in your textbook. After
this, do the activities “Before you Read” and “After you Read”. These activities will help you understand
the article called “The warrior Workout” which is a part of an exercise presented in a fitness magazine.
How were the activities? I hope you didn’t have any problems.
Now it is necessary to answer the following comprehension questions:
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