INGLES 2 MEDIO JO - Textos Escolares
INGLES 2 MEDIO JO - Textos Escolares
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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