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Exercise:
Guía didáctica: Communicative Grammar III
What’s the kickboxing workout good for?
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How often should you do it to get fast results?
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Which two exercises are explained?
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Which one is a strong punch?
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What is the power kick?
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Once you complete the exercise above look at the charts in the section “Grammar Presentation” in your
textbook. You will see the structure of affirmative and negative imperatives. Then read the “Grammar
Notes” section in which you will learn about the uses of the imperative.
Let me tell you that this structure is easy to understand. Now you can begin to work on the “Focused
Practice” and “Communication Practice” sections in your textbook. These activities will help you
understand what you learned in this topic.
You have studied two topics so far. I hope everything is clear. Remember, if you have any questions
please contact me. If everything is clear, you can continue.
1.3 Simple Past
This topic focuses on the meanings and uses of the simple past. It covers the simple past of the verb
“to be” and regular and irregular verbs. Do you know when to use the simple past? You will learn this by
understanding the information and doing the exercises in this part.
Do you know who Basho is? If you want to know, you need to read his biography in the section “Grammar
in Context” in your textbook. You can do the activities “Before you Read” and “After you Read” which are
based on this interesting biography.
Before we continue please read the following cultural note:
CULTURAL NOTE
“Haiku is a traditional form of Japanese poetry, popular since the 17 th century.
It is a three-line poem of usually seventeen syllables in lines of five, seven, and
five syllables each. It traditionally focuses on images of the natural world.” Tiberio
(2006)
Interesting, isn’t it? You have read the “Grammar in Context” section, now it’s time to work on the following
Exercise:
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