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INGLES 2 MEDIO JO - Textos Escolares

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GO AHEAD<br />

Have a quick look at the text. Why are some parts of it highlighted in bold<br />

or written in a different colour?<br />

a. They are announcing the winners of the competition.<br />

b. They are the only important parts.<br />

c. They are more important than other parts.<br />

Scan the text. What symbols can you find? List them in your notebook.<br />

What do they mean?<br />

Copy this diagram in your notebook. Scan the text again and complete<br />

the diagram with the corresponding information.<br />

Runner up 1<br />

Title of Competition<br />

Winner<br />

Judge 1 Judge 2<br />

Runner up 2<br />

Read the announcement more in detail and write the corresponding<br />

name, Roland, Imelda or Jo.<br />

a. ___________ is a bus driver.<br />

b. ___________ wrote The Wire Road.<br />

c. ___________ is a housewife.<br />

d. ___________ receives a laptop.<br />

e. ___________ likes jazz.<br />

8 Choose the best option to complete each statement.<br />

a. When the text says that Roland is on call day or night it means that<br />

i. he can expect to be called to the hospital at any time.<br />

ii. he keeps calling the hospital all the time, day or night.<br />

b. Runner up prizes in this text are<br />

i. consolation prizes.<br />

ii. second and third prizes.<br />

c. The Last Dance was short-listed for an award, which means it was<br />

i. the winner of the award.<br />

ii. one of the best books.<br />

9 Find sentences in the text that mean the same as the following.<br />

a. He lives in Edinburgh.<br />

b. Roland isn't interested in becoming a professional writer.<br />

c. The William Trevor is a competition organised every year.<br />

d. Roland is a doctor who looks after children.<br />

Find more false friends at:<br />

http://www.saberingles.com.ar/curious/falsefriends.html<br />

Danger<br />

Cognates help you<br />

understand a text. But watch<br />

out for false cognates or<br />

false friends. They can make<br />

a text more confusing<br />

because they are pairs of<br />

words in two languages that<br />

look and / or sound similar,<br />

but have different meanings.<br />

Examples:<br />

Spanish arena = sand (not<br />

arena, which is a sort of<br />

stadium).<br />

English balloon = globo (not<br />

balón)<br />

English introduce = presentar<br />

a alguien (not present a<br />

paper or a report).<br />

English competition =<br />

competencia (not<br />

competence = skills/abilities).<br />

COMMUNICATION AND UNDERSTANDING<br />

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