Dominando el Vocabulario y Tiempos Verbales del Pasado en Inglés

Vocabulario Esencial para Fiestas (Party Vocabulary)

A continuación, se presenta una lista de términos clave relacionados con celebraciones:

• cake – pastel
• party-goer – asistente a la fiesta
• balloons – globos
• party-pooper – aguafiestas
• presents – regalos
• potluck dinner – cena de traje / cena compartida
• theme party – fiesta temática
• guests – invitados
• streamers – serpentinas
• candles – velas

Práctica de Escritura: Mi Última Fiesta de Cumpleaños

Ejercicio 1: Usando Vocabulario Específico

Instrucción: Usando las palabras del vocabulario, escribe un párrafo corto sobre tu última fiesta de cumpleaños.

English Example

For my last birthday on April 7th, I invited some friends and family. We decorated the house with balloons and streamers. There was a cake with candles and many presents. We prepared a potluck dinner with sandwiches, hamburgers, and hot dogs. All the guests drank soda and water. Everyone enjoyed the theme party, played board games, danced to music, and even sang with a karaoke. Luckily, no party-pooper spoiled the fun!

Ejemplo en Español

Para mi último cumpleaños, el 7 de abril, invité a algunos amigos y a mi familia. Decoramos la casa con globos y serpentinas. Había un pastel con velas y muchos regalos. Preparamos una cena de traje con sándwiches, hamburguesas y hot dogs. Todos los invitados bebieron refresco y agua. Todos disfrutaron de la fiesta temática, jugaron a juegos de mesa, bailaron con música e incluso cantaron en el karaoke. ¡Por suerte, ningún aguafiestas arruinó la diversión!

Ejercicio 2: Descripción General de la Fiesta

Instrucción: Escribe un párrafo corto sobre tu última fiesta de cumpleaños.

English Example

My last birthday was on April 7th. I don’t usually make a big party, so I only invited some friends and my family. We prepared some sandwiches, hamburgers, and hot dogs. As nobody drinks alcohol, we just drank soda and water. We only used balloons to decorate. We played music and danced. We also sang with a karaoke and played board games.

Ejemplo en Español

Mi último cumpleaños fue el 7 de abril. Normalmente no hago una gran fiesta, así que solo invité a algunos amigos y a mi familia. Preparamos algunos sándwiches, hamburguesas y hot dogs. Como nadie toma alcohol, solo bebimos refresco y agua. Solo usamos globos para decorar. Escuchamos música y bailamos. También cantamos con un karaoke y jugamos juegos de mesa.

Práctica de Comunicación Escrita: Respuesta a un Correo Electrónico

Instrucción

Imagina que recibiste este correo electrónico. Léelo y respóndelo en el espacio proporcionado.

Correo Electrónico Recibido (English)

Hi George, I hope you are well. I think organizing a surprise party for Susan is a great idea! We can definitely invite our classmates and make a potluck dinner. My house is fine for the party. It’s a good idea to ask Liz and Pam to bring their laptop and speaker for the music. We can start at 5 p.m., so everyone has time to arrive.
Let me know if that works for you or if you have any other ideas. See you soon!

Correo Electrónico Recibido (Español)

Hola George, espero que estés bien. ¡Creo que organizar una fiesta sorpresa para Susan es una gran idea! Definitivamente podemos invitar a nuestros compañeros de clase y hacer una cena de traje. Mi casa está bien para la fiesta. Es buena idea pedirle a Liz y Pam que traigan su computadora y bocina para la música. Podemos empezar a las 5 p.m., así todos tendrán tiempo de llegar.

Avísame si te parece bien o si tienes alguna otra idea. ¡Nos vemos pronto!

Respuesta al Correo Electrónico

English Reply

Hi George,

I think organizing a surprise party for Susan is a great idea! We can have a theme party at my house with balloons and streamers. Everyone can bring a dish for the potluck dinner, and we can have a cake with candles. The guests can also bring presents. I hope no party-pooper spoils the fun! We can start at 5 p.m.

See you!

Respuesta en Español

Hola George,

¡Creo que organizar una fiesta sorpresa para Susan es una gran idea! Podemos hacer una fiesta temática en mi casa con globos y serpentinas. Todos pueden traer algo para la cena de traje, y podemos tener un pastel con velas. Los invitados también pueden traer regalos. ¡Espero que ningún aguafiestas arruine la diversión! Podemos empezar a las 5 p.m.

¡Nos vemos!

Ejercicios de Vocabulario: Completa las Oraciones

1. We were organizing a surprise party for Joe, but Helen told him about it in advance. She’s a real party-pooper.
2. It’s difficult for me to buy presents when I go to a birthday party. I never know what to choose.
3. A potluck dinner would be great to celebrate Sue’s birthday. That way she wouldn’t spend any money.
4. Do you know if I could fill these balloons with gas or only air?
5. There won’t be any decoration at Carl’s party as we forgot to buy the streamers and the balloons.
6. We were expecting around 20 guests, but more than 50 arrived to the party!
7. Children usually love theme parties as they always have a favorite character from a movie.
8. I don’t usually like bread, but I love eating cake at parties.
9. We need some candles for Jair’s birthday cake. How old is he turning?
10. My sister is a real party-goer — she never misses a celebration!

Gramática: Pasado Progresivo y Pasado Simple

Instrucción: Conjuga los verbos en la forma correcta (Pasado Simple, Pasado Progresivo o Pasado Perfecto).

1. Leo was playing games while he was working. (play, work)
2. We made good friends while we were studying. (make, study)
3. Liz was waiting for her friends when it started to rain. (wait, start)
4. As I was listening to her, I realized she was right. (listen, realize)
5. As Jessy was watching TV, Lety was listening to the news. (watch, listen)
6. I had already left when they finally arrived. (leave, arrive)
7. Before he moved to France, he didn’t speak French. (move, not speak)
8. We got lost in Madrid while we were walking downtown. (get lost, walk)
9. We finished the work before the year was over. (finish, be)
10. I was watching the news on TV when Sammy called. (watch, call)

Práctica de Tiempos Verbales: Completa el Párrafo

Instrucción

Completa este párrafo usando los verbos del cuadro en la forma correcta.

Verbos disponibles: want, discuss, get, wait, stop, park, get, tell, cry, try

Last weekend something funny happened. We (1) were waiting for the bus when a car (2) stopped in front of us. There was a couple inside the car. They (3) were discussing about something and the woman (4) was crying. I couldn’t hear very well. After a couple of minutes, they (5) stopped arguing and out of the blue the woman (6) got out of the car shouting that the man (7) was trying to kidnap her. We (8) tried to protect her from the man when he (9) told us: “That’s not true, she’s my wife and she (10) is getting angry because I arrived home late last night.”