(Challenge)
Enunciado: What ancient civilization is the most interesting? Write a short paragraph about it. Use the simple past tense and summarize the information.
Se pide un párrafo corto (5-7 oraciones) sobre una civilización antigua, usando el simple past tense y resumiendo la información.
- Elegir la civilización: por ejemplo, la civilización Inca (o griega, egipcia, maya).
- Recordar la forma del simple past: verbo regular = ext{verbo} + ext{-ed} (ej. \text{lived} = \text{live} + \text{-ed}); verbos irregulares se memorizan (ej. \text{was/were}, \text{built}, \text{had}, \text{made}).
- Redactar el párrafo modelo:
The Inca civilization was one of the most interesting ancient civilizations. It lived in South America, in the Andes Mountains. The Incas built many roads and impressive temples, such as Machu Picchu. They had a big empire and spoke the Quechua language. They were excellent farmers and grew potatoes and corn. The Spanish conquerors destroyed the empire in the 16th century. I think this civilization was amazing because of its architecture and organization.
- Revisar el uso del pasado simple: cada verbo principal debe estar en pasado simple (was, lived, built, had, spoke, were, grew, destroyed).
- Revisar que sea un resumen: ideas breves y conectadas con conectores (and, such as, because of).
Párrafo modelo en pasado simple sobre la civilización inca (ver punto 3), con 5-7 oraciones que resumen quiénes fueron, qué hicieron y por qué resultan interesantes.
