3Â° y 4Â° READING and WRITING ACTIVITY April 22th

INSTITUTO CIEC
Teacher: Jacqueline Gallardo
NAME: __________________________________________________ DATE: ____________ POINTS: __/_ MARK:_______
READING
1.- READ THE ARTICLE CARFULLY.
Key words: time-management skills – employer – employee – tardy work – non-working students
2.- READ THE ARTICLE CARFULLY AND CHOOSE THE BEST TITLE FOR EACH PARAGRAH (1 POINTS EACH)
a.- Time management ___________

b.- Lessons in Budgeting _____________
c.- Early work Experience __________
d.- Money, money, money _______________
3.- READ THE TEXT AGAIN AND ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS
a.- What is the purpose of the text? (2 points)

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b.- What is the main idea of the text? (2 points)

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c.- What do these expressions refer to in the text? Explain with your own words. (3 points each)
1.- hard-earned money
2.- weigh priorities
3.- boost confidence
4.- introductory experience
d.- In your opinion, Which of the benefits do you think teens of Chile have in mind when thinking about applying
for a part-time job?? (5 points)
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e.- Do you think having a part- time job would be beneficial for you? Why? Or Why not? Explain (5 points)
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f.- Do you think there are any drawbacks for teenagers who work part-time? (5 points)
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II. Read the article about the people who started Ben & Jerry’s ice-cream. Then put the verbs in brackets in
the Past Simple. (2 points)
BEN & JERRY
Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield ___________ (meet) at school in New York in 1963. They both ___________ (have) the
same hobby -food! When they ___________ (finish) school, they _________ (go) to college. But Ben ____________ (not
finish) his course and he ___________ (get) a job selling ice-cream. In 1978, they both ___________ (decide) to do a $5
course in making ice-cream. The course _________ (not be) difficult and the next year they _________ (start) their ice-
cream business with their first shop: Ben & Jerry’s, in Vermont, USA. On the first anniversary of Ben & Jerry’s they
________ (give) everyone free ice-cream all day- Two years later, they _______ (open) their second shop, also in
Vermont.
But Ben and Jerry ________only________ (not want) to make and sell ice-cream. So, in 1985 they __________ (begin)
“Ben & Jerry’s Foundation”, a charity to help poor people. Every year they give 7.5% of the company’s money to the
charity. By 2004 there __________ (be) more than 450 Ben & Jerry’s shops in over 18 countries including France,
Germany, Italy, Spain, and Mexico. In the same year, we _________ (spend) over $300,000,000 on their ice-cream!
WRITING. (24 points)

4.- Consider the answers that you gave in the last questions and write an opinion essay for or against the following
statement: “Part-time jobs are beneficial for students. Students in the last year of high school must have a part
time job” – or write about The best job in the world. Consider the following statements:
- what is good about it
- what kind of salary it pays
- the extra benefits
- the working hours
- what is not so good about it.
4.- Write your opinion in 100 words
5.- Integrate the vocabulary words seen in class.
5.- Remember to read the rubric below, before you write your opinion
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CRITERIA 3 points 2 points 1 point Does not

Student…. answer
Uses accurate punctuation
Uses capital letters to begin sentences
and/or for names.
Revises the text and add details to
improve it
Uses adequate vocabulary and
connectors
Writes complete sentences that make
sense
Adds details to improve the opinion
Writes more words correctly
Writes in 80 words
TOTAL POINTS

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Teacher: Jacqueline Gallardo

NAME: ________________________________________ DATE: POINTS: /_ MARK:_______

a.- Time management ___________

a.- What is the purpose of the text? (2 points)

b.- What is the main idea of the text? (2 points)

WRITING. (24 points)

CRITERIA 3 points 2 points 1 point Does not

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