UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA FACULTAD DE PERIODISMO Y COMUNICACIÓN SOCIAL CÁTEDRA DE INGLÉS PERIODÍSTICO Trabajo práctico 1-A Estructura de la frase nominal 1. The club spokesman says there are no conflicts over wage settlements. 2. LA Clippers’ Blake Griffin and Cavaliers’ Hollins collide. 3. Sevilla’s fans deploy a giant banner in the stands before the UEFA Europa league final match between Benfica and Sevilla. 4. Gonzalo Higuaín volleys home the lone goal in Argentina’s 1-0 win over Belgium in the World Cup quarterfinals. 5. Rafael Nadal receives the trophy from former tennis player Gastón Gaudio after winning the singles final match. 6. Neymar looks likely to be the next Barça legend despite off-field stress. 7. He copes with frantic masses of Brazilian tabloid journalists whenever they crowd around him. 8. Bauza says lifting the Copa Libertadores is the final piece of the trophy- winning jigsaw for the ten-time Argentine league champions. 9. South America’s governing body CONMEBOL eliminated Boca from this year’s tournament. 10. Outgoing president Josep Bartomeu, former president Joan Laporta, as well as Agusti Benedito and Antoni Freixa are the official candidates for the July 18 vote. 11. San Lorenzo fan dies during derby victory over Huracán. 1 UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA FACULTAD DE PERIODISMO Y COMUNICACIÓN SOCIAL CÁTEDRA DE INGLÉS PERIODÍSTICO Trabajo práctico 1-B Estructura completa de la oración 1. Inter Milan’s Romanian defender Cristian Chivu heads the ball to score. 2. Celtics’ forward Kevin Garnett reacts after a foul call against him. 3. San Antonio Spurs’ Emanuel Ginóbili drives to the basket as Haywood defends. 4. Alejandro Patronelli poses for pictures with his brother Marcos. 5. Tomic’s victory gives Australia a place in the Davis Cup quarterfinals for the first time since 2006. 6. Borussia Dortmund striker Ciro Immobile hopes to stay at Sevilla for “a few years.” 7. Iker Casillas says goodbye to Real Madrid after Porto move. 8. Tens of thousands of Boca Juniors fans welcome former Juventus forward Carlos Tevez back to the club. 9. Manchester City striker Sergio “Kun” Agüero plans to return to Argentina to play for his boyhood club, Independiente, following the 2018 World Cup in Russia. 10. Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger believes that players now go to the clubs where the money is. 11. Analysis of the Argentina national team for its runner-up finishes at the recent Copa América and the 2014 World Cup are all welcome. 2 UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA FACULTAD DE PERIODISMO Y COMUNICACIÓN SOCIAL CÁTEDRA DE INGLÉS PERIODÍSTICO Trabajo práctico 2-A Formas verbales con -ing 1. Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant smiles while listening to a question. 2. FC Porto Radamel Falcão celebrates after scoring against Villarreal. 3. Fifth-seeded Milos Raonic advances with a convincing 6-3, 6-3 victory over Portuguese wild card João Sousa. 4. Historic simultaneous kickoff sees six teams scrapping for survival. 5. Referee Friemel calls off the record-breaking match between Isner and Mahut. 6. Finn Mikko Hirvonen is in fourth place in the championship standings. 7. The players ended up pushing and shoving opponents in a melee after the final whistle. 8. Cameroon striker Samuel Eto’o expertly opened the scoring for Inter at the San Siro. 9. Play-offs, though exciting, are not a sporting way to decide a league cham- pionship. 10. The Memphis Grizzlies are a game away from becoming top seed. 11. Diego Buonanotte continues playing for River Plate in the Clausura Cham- pionship. 12. Australia goalkeeper Matthew Ryan watches as Netherlands substitute Memphis Depay’s game-winning goal goes into the net. 3 UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA FACULTAD DE PERIODISMO Y COMUNICACIÓN SOCIAL CÁTEDRA DE INGLÉS PERIODÍSTICO Trabajo práctico 2-B Distintas acepciones de una palabra 1. Jindal, who is considering a run for president, likely wants to impress conservative and politically active Christians in both states. 2. Temperatures rise overnight and on Friday we make a run towards 50. 3. LSU scored 12 runs in the first two innings. 4. “It was just a run of bad luck,” Dr. Church commented. 5. The book hit the top 10 in Amazon’s hot list two weeks prior to release and is already in its second print run. 6. The 36-year-old woman runs a restaurant in Houston. 7. People don’t care who runs the country as long as the leaders give them a chance to make more money. 1. Atlanta led 76-67 at the end of three quarters when guard Kent Bazemore emerged from a scramble and scored on a drive with two seconds left. 2. Dustin Johnson takes the afternoon off on U.S. Open Wednesday to hit some drives into McCovey Cove at AT&T Park. 3. A disk drive was also available for the machine but cost twice the price of the computer. 4. The Badr Organization militiamen and the regular army’s troops drive identical tanks. 4 UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA FACULTAD DE PERIODISMO Y COMUNICACIÓN SOCIAL CÁTEDRA DE INGLÉS PERIODÍSTICO Trabajo práctico 3-A Presente simple Field Hockey receives discriminate against run- ners from the African nation who BUENOS AIRES — The Argentine national women’s team travels raise the standard and profile of to Oceania today to play test the race. matches in New Zealand on March 26, 28 and 29 and in Tennis Australia on April 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 BARCELONA — Six-seeded Ro- and 9. These are warmup matches berta Vinci of Italy is one win for the Champions Trophy in the away from reaching her third Netherlands from June 25 to Ju- successive Barcelona Open final ly 3. The Argentine squad of 20 after dispatching Virginie Razza- players under coach Carlos Re- no of France 6-4, 6-1 yesterday. tegui includes nine World Cup winners, but it does not include Golf Luciana Aymar. JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA — Tiger Woods is out of the Wells Fargo Athletics Championship due to a minor in- NAIROBI — Athletics Kenya sec- jury to his left knee and Achil- retary general David Okeyo says les’ tendon, raising more ques- plans by Utrecht marathon or- tions that his health might be the ganizers to pay a Dutch winner a biggest obstacle in his chase of hundred times what a foreigner Jack Nicklaus’ record. 5 UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA FACULTAD DE PERIODISMO Y COMUNICACIÓN SOCIAL CÁTEDRA DE INGLÉS PERIODÍSTICO Trabajo práctico 3-B Presente continuo Olympics year. James says the show — based on a recent series of Nike LONDON — U.S. and interna- tional Olympic officials plan to television commercials showing go to the highest court in sports him as several different animat- ed characters — “is a great way over an anti-doping rule that can to show youths of all ages how prevent U.S. runner LaShawn Merritt from defending his 400- to be a good person.” meter title at next year’s London Games. The International Olym- Auto Racing pic Committee and U.S. Olym- PARIS — Polish driver Robert pic Committee are nearing agree- Kubica hopes to leave the hospi- ment on jointly asking the Court tal within the next ten days as he of Arbitration for Sport for a is recovering well from the mul- definitive ruling on one of the tiple injuries suffered during a key elements of the IOC’s anti- rally crash in February. doping program. Skiing Basketball SESTRIERE — Olympic downhill MIAMI — The NBA’s two-time champion Lindsey Vonn plans reigning MVP LeBron James is to enter both World Cup races going back to cartoons. The for- this weekend despite an injury to ward for the Miami Heat and her left knee. U.S. women’s head Spring Hill Productions are for- coach Alex Hoedlmoser says mally announcing today plans “it’s still bothering her a little for a 10-episode digital online bit, but she’s able to train and series slated to launch early this it’s nothing really serious.” 6 UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA FACULTAD DE PERIODISMO Y COMUNICACIÓN SOCIAL CÁTEDRA DE INGLÉS PERIODÍSTICO Trabajo práctico 4-A Pasado simple Cycling Handball VALLNORD — Alberto Contador GOTHENBURG — Argentina drew won the third stage of the Volta 25-25 with South Korea in its of Catalunya to take the overall first match of the world champi- lead yesterday, a day before cy- onship. Argentina fought back af- cling’s governing body decides ter trailing 11-14 at halftime. To- whether to challenge the deci- day, Argentina plays Poland and sion to clear him of doping. Con- then faces Slovakia on January tador set the pace on the 184- 17, Sweden on the 18th and Chile kilometer mountain stage from on the 20th in group D. Argentina La Vall d’en Bas in Spain to must finish among the top three Vallnord in Andorra in 4 hours, to qualify for the next stage. 45 minutes, 31 seconds. Football Athletics WASHINGTON — The National DUBAI — Kenyan Mary Keitany Football League and its players smashed the women’s world half union met with a federal media- marathon record by 35 seconds tor yesterday as they sought to in Ra’s al Khaymah, United Ar- hammer out a new labor deal. ab Emirates, yesterday. Keitany, The current collective bargain- the 2009 world half marathon ing agreement expires on March champion, clocked 1:05.50 in 4. Talks between the two sides perfect conditions to eclipse Lor- broke down last week and the nah Kiplagat’s 2007 record set at league filed an unfair labor prac- the world half marathon champi- tice complaint against the NFL onships in Udine, Italy.