Documentos de Académico
Documentos de Profesional
Documentos de Cultura
INDICE
Presentacin.
UNIDAD II.
Referentes, Conectores, Prefijos y Sufijos.
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UNIDAD III.
Tipos de textos en Ingles.
32
Bibliografa.
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PRESENTACION
HOLA ESTUDIANTE DEL SAETA
Antes que nada djame felicitarte por haber cubierto gran
parte de tu recorrido, ya estas llegando al QUINTO
SEMESTRE y parece que fuera ayer cuando
empezamos juntos este nuevo camino. El cual te
ha
presentado
algunas
dificultades,
curvas,
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inters general, con algunas modificaciones realizadas con fines didcticos. Las
actividades que se desarrollan con estos textos, contienen ejercicios escritos de
comprensin, con actividades de prelectura, aprendizaje de vocabulario, lectura
de ojeada y lectura selectiva, as como ejercicios de algunos aspectos
gramaticales y estrategias de lectura.
Bsica
Propedutica
ASIGNATURA
SEMESTRE
HORAS POR
SEMANA
Ingls I
Primero
3 Hrs.
Ingls II
Segundo
3 Hrs.
Ingls III
Tercero
3 Hrs.
Ingls IV
Cuarto
3 Hrs.
Ingls V
Quinto
5 Hrs
La estructura del programa tiene una secuencia lgica con una visin
constructivista en la que se concibe al estudiante como un sujeto de aprendizaje
y constructor de sus propios conocimientos. El programa requiere para su
operacin la seleccin de un tema integrador que incluya los conceptos
fundamentales, subsidiarios, los valores de libertad, justicia y solidaridad y las
categoras de diversidad, espacio, tiempo, materia y energa.
El propsito fundamental subyace en que los estudiantes aprendan a aprender
aprendan a conocer, a hacer, a ser y a convivir; tomando como base los
conocimientos previos y como punto central la construccin del aprendizaje por
los discentes.
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INGLS V
En este curso se recuperan los aprendizajes de los niveles anteriores. El ingls
V forma parte de las materias que integran el componente de formacin
propedutica, ya que la suma de los aprendizajes previos posibilita al estudiante
para que se comunique de una manera escrita y para que comprenda la lectura
de textos autnticos en ingls, habilidades necesarias para su desempeo en
instituciones de nivel superior.
Cabe aclarar que aunque se enfatice en la lectura y la escritura, las otras dos
habilidades no debern ser descuidadas.
Por lo anterior, nosotros elegimos como concepto fundamental Avances de la
humanidad, pues es el que cierra el ciclo lgico y secuencial de la aplicacin de
las estrategias centradas en el aprendizaje, ya que el alumno con una total
libertad e iniciativa elegir o leer diversas temticas para expresar su sentir.
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ANTECEDENTES
Ingls IV
INGLS V
Avances de la
humanidad
Conceptos
Subsidiarios
Campo
Social
Campo
Econmico
Concepto
fundamental
Campo
Tecnolgico
Campo
Cientfico
Ingls V
Concepto Fundamental: Avances de la humanidad
Concepto Subsidiario: Campos : Social
Econmico
Cientfico
Tecnolgico
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Nociones Gramaticales:
1
Todos las
estructuras vistas en los
semestres anteriores.
Vocabulario:
1
Acorde a las
lecturas propuestas
Anlisis de textos
1
Informativos
2
Instructivos
Descriptivos
Narrativos
Cientficos
Skimming
Scanning
Conectores
Referentes
Inferencias
Prefijos / sufijos
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Transcodificacin ( que el alumno
elabore mapas conceptuales, cuadros
sinpticos, grficas, etc)
Principales Categoras:
1
Diversidad
Espacio
Justicia
Tiempo
Solidaridad
Energa
Materia
UNIDAD I
ESTRATEGIAS DE LECTURA
OBJETIVO.- Al trmino de la presente unidad el estudiante ser capaz de
utilizar las estrategias de lectura: SCANNING Y SKIMMNIG, mismas que le
permitirn obtener informacin bsica de cualquier texto en ingles, de
manera inductiva, fomentando en el estudiante su pensamiento en ingles.
ACTIVITY 1.- Contesta las preguntas siguientes y comenta las respuestas con
tus compaeros:
1.- Desde hace cuantos aos has estado viendo el nombre de Walt Disney?
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1. ciclismo
2. albercas
3. botes de casco doble
4. cancha (de tenis)
5. natacin
6. paseo en bote
7. clubes de salud
8. pesca
9. centro recreativo
10. deportes acuticos
ACTIVITY 3.- Lee el siguiente texto sin detenerte en palabras que no conozcas.
Posteriormente contesta el cuestionario.
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Golf. There are championship 18-hole , par-72 golf courses. The Magnolia,
Palm, and Lake Buena Vista, and one six-hole executive court in the Walt Disney
World Resort.
Tennis. There are more than a dozen tennis courts at various Walt
Disney World Resort locations, group and individual lessons may be
arranged. (407) 824 25 78.
Fishing. Fishing excursions may be arranged up to 14-days in
advance. Complimentary fishing is offered on the waterway of Disneys
Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground. (No license required)
There are special events staged at EPCOT Center, the Magic Kingdom and the
Disney Village Market Place throughout the year that can make a visit to the Walt
Disney World Resort even more special.
ACTIVITY 4.- Localiza la informacin y contesta las preguntas siguientes:
1.- En qu ciudad se encuentra el Mundo de Walt DIsney?
2.- En qu estado y parte del mundo se encuentra el Mundo de Walt Disney?
3.- Desde que ao se encuentra en servicio?
4.- Escribe tres ejemplos de deportes que se consideran como de recreacin?
5.- En que lugares se pueden rentar bicicletas?
6.- Anota tres tipos de deportes acuticos.
7.- En que lugares se practica la pesca?
8.- Escribe tres deportes que no sean acuticos?
9.- Cuntas albercas hay?
10.- Cuntos campeonatos de golf se celebran por temporada?
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ESTRATEGIAS DE LECTURA
Examen superficial
Titulo, subtitulo
Estrategias de lectura para la
Prediccin de contenidos y
obtencin del tema de un texto.
Apoyos visuales
Tipografa
Distribucin del texto
Cognados
Lectura rpida para la obtencin
del tema de un texto.
S
K
I
M
M
I
N
G
Palabras repetidas
Familia de palabras
Skimming
Lectura rpida de todo el texto sin detenerse en las palabras que no se conocen
y poniendo en practica las estrategias de lectura que se indican en el cuadro.
Esta debe practicarse siempre como primer paso para la comprensin de textos
en ingls.
Examen Superficial
Observacin rpida de todo el texto sin enfocar la atencin en una parte
especifica, y al final obtener los puntos para saber de que trata el tema.
Ttulos y subttulos
Indican en muy pocas palabras el contenido; adems, por su localizacin es lo
primero que se observa.
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Apoyos visuales
Diagramas, fotografas, dibujos y figuras que muestran en forma ilustrada lo que
presenta el texto en forma escrita o, en otras ocasiones, agregan informacin u
otros datos acerca del tema.
Distribucin del texto
Observar la forma en que esta distribuido el texto en la hoja proporciona una
clave muy importante para saber de que se trata, ya que se toma conocimiento
de cmo se distribuye un texto para una informacin, un reporte, una historia,
una receta, un poema, etc.
Tipografa
Diferentes tamaos y tipos de letra que existen en un texto. Por lo general, se
usan letras grandes para ttulos y las de color ms oscuro (negritas) para
enfatizar y las cursivas (inclinadas) para definir o ejemplificar.
Cognados
Tambin llamados palabras transparentes, son una estrategia que se considera
de gran ayuda para la comprensin de la lectura, ya que la mayora de los textos
en ingles tienen cognados. Son palabras que su escritura se asemeja mucho en
ingles como a su equivalente en espaol.
Palabras repetidas
Cuando una palabra se repite varias veces en un texto, es lgico deducir que
este se refiere al concepto de dicha palabra; adems estas palabras ayudan
para captar mejor el tema del texto.
Familias de palabras
Palabras similares, las cuales presentan la misma raz o palabras base; aunque
con diferente prefijo o sufijo, se dice que estas forman una familia de palabras.
ACTIVITY 5.- Del texto de Disney contesta las siguientes preguntas:
1.- Qu crees que significa el titulo?
2.- Qu idea te proporciona la ilustracin de la parte superior?
3.- De acuerdo a la distribucin del texto Crees que se trate de un poema de
Disney?
4.- Escribe los cognados que encuentres en el texto.
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3.- Por qu crees que el texto presente unas letras de trazo ms grueso que
otras?
4.- Qu informacin proporcionan las letras ms pequeas que aparecen en el
texto?
5.- Al ver por primera vez el texto Qu tamao de letra llam mas tu atencin?
SCANNING
ACTIVITY 1.- Contesta las siguientes preguntas y comntalas en grupo.
1.- Qu es un satlite?
2.- Dnde se colocan los satlites para que enven seales?
3.- Has visto alguna vez un satlite?
4.- Dnde?
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ACTIVITY 2.- Coloca sobre las lneas las palabras en espaol que correspondan
a las palabras en ingles. Usa el diccionario si te resulta necesario.
NAVE ESPACIAL
TIERRA
DESECHOS
TRAYECTORIA
TIRADERO-BASURERO
CADENA
PELIGROS
1.- Debris
________________________________
2.- Chain
________________________________
3.- Earth
________________________________
4.- junkyards
________________________________
5.- hazards
________________________________
6.- spacecraft
________________________________
7.- path
________________________________
ACTIVITY 3.- Lee el siguiente texto sin detenerte en las palabras que no
conoces y contesta el ejercicio que aparece despus.
ARIANE ROCKET.
The rocket Ariane, flight 16, a European venture that placed a
commercial observation satellite in orbit about 500 miles above the
Earth in 1986. on feb, 22 1986. Ariane is launched from a site in
South America. On nov. 13, 1986. The next Soyuz launch campaign
for Arianespace's Starsem affiliate has begun with the European
MetOp 1 polar-orbiting meteorological satellite, which is scheduled
to be orbited from Kazakhstan's Baikonur Cosmodrome in July.
This mission - the first of three flights targeted by Starsem in 2006 will use the upgraded Soyuz 2-1a version, which features a larger
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payload fairing along with improved launcher navigation accuracy and control
capability.
MetOp 1 will be integrated in the Soyuz-ST's enlarged payload fairing, which has
an external diameter of 4.1 meters and a length of 11.4 meters.
The ST-type fairing enables Soyuz launchers to accommodate large
meteorological satellites such as MetOp 1, as well as medium-class GTO
telecommunications spacecraft on a dedicated launch, or payloads in a multiplemanifest configuration for missions to low Earth orbit, medium orbit, Sunsynchronous orbit and escape missions.
The MetOp 1 satellite arrived at Baikonur Cosmodrome in April, and was moved
into Starsem's state-of-the-art payload preparation facilities at the launch site.
With a launch mass of just over 4,000 kg., MetOp 1 builds on the heritage gained
from Europe's successful series of meteorological and Earth observation
satellites, including SPOT, ERS and Envisat - all of which were launched by
Arianespace
on
Ariane
vehicles.
The MetOp 1 spacecraft was built by EADS-Astrium, and carries a total of 12
instruments that were developed in cooperation with the French CNES national
space agency and the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA).
Developed by the European Space Agency for EUMETSAT (the European
Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites), MetOp 1 will
operate from an altitude of about 837 km., providing data of unprecedented
accuracy to improve global weather forecasting and provide enhanced climate
monitoring capabilities.
ACTIVITY 4.- Contesta las siguientes preguntas.
1.- Anota los cognados que se encuentren.
2.- Efecta la descripcin de la ilustracin.
3.- Dnde crees que apareci publicada esta informacin?
4.- A que se refiere el texto?
SCANNING
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Localizacin de nombres
propios de personas, lugares y
cosas.
Localizacin de fechas.
Localizacin de nmeros o
cantidades.
S
C
A
N
N
I
N
G
Localizacin de caractersticas
propias de alguna persona,
lugar, cosa o animal.
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UNIDAD II
REFERENTES, CONECTORES, PREFIJOS Y SUFIJOS
OBJETIVO.- Al trmino de la presente unidad el estudiante habr adquirido
las herramientas gramaticales para reconocer los elementos bsicos en la
comprensin de la lectura.
WHAT IS A REFERENT?
Introduction
Words are used to represent things and experiences in the real or imagined
world. Different words can be used to describe the same thing or experience.
Definition
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ACTIVITY 1.- Read the sentences. Then underline the best answer to each
question.
1. Maria asked her mother to give her some paper. She wanted to
draw a picture of her mother. What does she refer to?
a. Mother
b. Maria and mother.
c. Mara
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2. Dave and Adam bought a dog. They named it Smiley What does
they refer to?
a. Dave.
b. Dave and Adam.
c. Smiley and Dave
3. We are going to the circus after school today. We will have fun
there. What does there refer to?
a. at school
b. today
c. At the circus
4. Jeffrey wanted some of the flowers that Jenny had picked. She took
a few from one of the vases. What does a few refer to?
a. Jeffrey
b. Flowers
c. Vases
5. Pearl caught a frog in the pond. She wants to keep it for a pet.
What does it refer to?
a. the pet
b. the pond
c. the frog
6. Martin and Ramn like baseball and football. The two of them are
on the school teams. What does the two of them refer to?
a. school teams
b. baseball and football
c. Martin and Ramn
ACTIVITY 2.- Read each sentence. Then underline the word in the second
sentence that refers to boldface word or words in the first sentence.
1. Alice asked Andy to go to the movies. She paid for the tickets too.
2. Mr. Lane teaches history. He thinks it is interesting.
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Linking devices are neither nouns, nor verbs. They provide a text with cohesion
and illustrate how the parts of the text relate to each other. Here are some of the
functions which linking words provide.
Adding extra information to the main point, contrasting ideas, expressing cause
and effect, showing exactly when something happened (narrating), expressing
purpose (why?) and opinion, listing examples, making conclusions and giving
emphasis.
Adding and
Contrasting
Expressing cause /
reason
*and
as well as
besides
Moreover,
Furthermore,
What is more,
In addition,
not only .... but also
another point is that
relative clauses
who
where
that
,which
whose
to whom
when
what
why
*but
However,
Although
despite
In spite of
Nevertheless,
On the contrary,
on the one hand
on the other hand,
whereas
while
but while
For one thing,
In contrast,
Neither...nor
Narration
First (of all)
At first
At the beginning
In the beginning
then
next
Before
After
After that
afterwards
When
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immediately
Once
Suddenly
As soon as
on
No sooner....than
Hardly...when
Finally
Eventually
At the end
In the end
because
as
since
As a result,
This is why
because of
Due to
Owing to
For this reason,
Expressing effect /
result
*so
so....that
such a...that
Therefore
Thus
Consequently,
too...for/to
not enough...for/to
Expressing purpose
to
so as to
in order that
so that
for (Non-specific)
Expressing opinion
I would say that
In my opinion,
I think (that)
I believe (that)
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While
during
Soon
prior to
At last
To begin with,
until
Giving examples
Summing
concluding
for example,
for instance,
this includes
such as eg.
example)
i.e. (that is)
All in all
overall
generally
In conclusion,
on the whole
in the main
To sum up,
(for
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Personally
Apparently,
up
Emphasis
especially
particularly
Naturally,
exactly because
above all
Whatever
Whenever
too / enough
The more....
ACTIVITY 3.- In the following text, the linking words have been deleted. Try
to reorganize the following sentences into a well-structured paragraph by
choosing the most appropriate linking words from the list below.
Remember that each point has to have some connection to the preceding
one and the one to follow.
[again, and, because, consequently, however, or, therefore, yet, whereas]
In all novels incidents, actions, thoughts and descriptions are related,
____________narrated, by an agent who is known as a narrator. The reader,
____________, sees the events of a novel to a greater or lesser degree through
the eyes, ____________ point of view, of the novel's narrator. It is
obvious,______________ that the narrator is an extremely significant element in
considering a novel,_______________ it is the narrator who decides what to
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He is good natured.
He visited Canada.
accommodation is terribly
expensive.
he lost contact with his
family in Europe.
he's not very intelligent.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
ACTIVITY 5.- Write the correct referent or connector.
Students are eating unhealthy food for lunch __________ it is on sale at the
school canteen. I propose that it is in the best interests of the students to ban the
sale of junk food.
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_________ Fatty foods contribute to obesity they should not be sold in the school
canteen. It is well known that obesity creates major health problems.
__________, a New Zealand research found children's weight is changing: "The
study found an increase in the number of obese children from 2.4 per cent in
1989 to 9.1 per cent in 2000. The number of those classed as overweight had
gone up from 11 per cent to 20.9 per cent." Who can refute these figures?
__________ Why is the school canteen still selling food that is high in both fat
and sugar? Other schools aren't. One school in the same area now only sells
thirty pies a day compared to the thousand they sold before introducing healthy
foods. Is it not possible for our school to do the same?
___________ the school should display a social conscience by promoting
healthy foods. Profiteering from selling junk foods to students is just not
acceptable. ___________, the school has a moral obligation to look after their
students. It is in students best interests to sell them healthy alternatives for lunch
that are low in fat, sugar and salt rather than the junk food currently sold. What is
wrong with selling pizza's rather than pies? The school can still make a profit.
Eating foods high in sugar can be disruptive to learning. It is often said that sugar
gives you energy, __________ this is only partly true. Researchers, in America,
found that coca cola spiked a person's energy levels almost immediately,
__________ after approximately a minute and a half their energy dropped to a
much lower level. ___________, sugar does not really give you energy.
__________, students' work levels may drop off because they feel tired.
__________, teachers have reported that some students are hyperactive after
lunch. Often, it is those students who have eaten doughnuts, chocolate, or had
fizzy drinks all of which have been bought from the school canteen.
ACTIVITY 6.- Read the sentences, decide which linking word: (and, or, but
or so) is the correct.
1. I want to go to the supermarket ____ buy some food
2. I haven't got any money ____ I can't go out to the cinema
3. Do you want to watch television ____ listen to some music?
4. I went to John's house ____ he wasn't there.
5. What would you like to drink? Tea ____ coffee?
6. I had a shower ____ then I got dressed.
7. I can help you ____ don't worry.
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8. You must work hard ____ you will not pass the exam.
9. You must work hard ____ you will not pass the exam.
10. The weather is beautiful ____ we are going out for a picnic.
11. You should go home ____ have a rest.
12. We must leave now ____ we'll miss the plane.
ACTIVITY 7: Define brevemente las siguientes palabras:
desleal
deshonesto
illegible
inadmisible
incomprensible
imposible
nacionalizar
mensual
semiprofesional
anti-terrorista
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Affixes attached to the end, like ist, are called suffixes. Generally, prefixes
change the meaning of a word, and siffixes change its part of speech.
New words can be formed in English by adding prefixes to other words. If you
add them to other words they change the meaning.
Organize
Copy
Standard
Reorganize
Miscopy
Substandard
out-
sub-
re-
ACTIVITY 9.- Look through these sentences and fill the gaps with a word
built from the word on the right and a prefix from the box. The first is done
for you as an example.
mis-
over
multi
Pre
re
out
Multi
sub
EXAMPLE:
The fall in the value of the dollar will mean a poor outlook for the
tourist trade this year.
look
over grow
out live
re Place
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pre calculate
4. Theres something wrong with his bill. We didnt eat that much
food. I think they have _____________ed me.
over charge
re design
multi national
sub divide
multi package
pre fabricate
multi national
sub contract
Negative prefixes.
There are many different ways of forming negative words by adding prefixes.
First look at these examples.
Un-
fair
unfair
Dis-
like
dislike
In-
visible
invisible
Non- smoker
non-smoker
legal
ilegal
Im-
possible
impossible
Ir-
regular
irregular
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Accurate
Certain
Convenient
Foreseen
Formal
agree
connect
desirable
Union
known
fortunately
payment
satisfied
used
valid
sufficient
Profit-making
employed
readable
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capable
stop
experienced
Union
honest
Un
dis
in
non-
certain
foreseen
diserable
known
fortunately
employed
agree
connect
union
honest
accurate
convenient
formal
satisfied
capable
experienced
payment
used
valid
sufficient
profit-making
readable
stop
SUFFIXES.
New words can be formed in English by adding suffixes to other words. These
are added to the ends of words. Some suffixes form adjectives which refer to the
characteristic associated with the noun they are related to.
-al
-ary
-atic
-ly
-ish
-able
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There is one suffix practiced here which enables you to form adjectives from
verbs:
Controllable= it is possible to control
Note that two other are also used with similar meanings:
-ant
Aplicant
Attendant
-al
Arrive llagar
withdraw retirar
refuse negar
Llegada
retirada
negativa
Accept aceptar
appear aparecer
assist asistir
Aceptacion
apariencia
asistencia
Negligent negligente
insistent insistente
negligencia
insistencia
Machinist
typist
economist
Maquinista mecanografo
economista
Able
available
-ance
-ence
-ist
-ity
-ment
-ness
-tion
consultant
informant
Manage gestion
Gestion
Aware conciente
conciencia
Connect conectar
Coneccion
accountant
claimant
immigrant
participant
improve mejorar
mejora
bright
classify calsifica
clasificacion
duplicate duplicar
duplicacion
ACTIVITY 11.- Fill the gaps with a suitable word, using one of the suffixes above.
The first one is done for you as an example.
1. The opening of the banking complex will be an important
Commercial development for the region.
commerce
month ly
Style ish
4. If you want cheap and _____________ products you can buy them
at the discount supermarket.
afford able
finance al
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Comfort able
quarter ly
discretion
vocation al
10. Last years financial result show that it was a very ___________
One of the groups.
profit able
11. The new clerk was given some _______________ advice about
dealing with customers who do not pay immediately.
caution sly
option al
ACTIVITY 12.- Fill the gaps in these sentences with a word built from the word
given on the right. Here is an example.
BP is a large multinational corporation.
National
tight ly
Flexible ity
Modern
in experience
simple ity
unrelyable
7. Were still waiting for the ____________ of the loan we gave them
pay ment
Clockwise
administrater
recommendation
UNIDAD III
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When you are reading or writing any text think about the purpose of the text or
why it has been written.
For more specific information on some of the different types of text see the
Persuasive texts
A persuasive text is a text that really wants you to do something
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repeated words
text in capital letters
exclamation marks
rhetorical questions (questions where no answer is needed)
an emotional one-sided argument
humor
Example:
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ACTIVITY 1.- Now write and persuasive text answering these questions for
help you.
What am I trying to make people do?
E.g. visit the attraction
Who do I want to read this?
E.g. Children and parents
What will your title be?
Do you want to put it in capitals, a bold front or larger letters than the rest of the
advert?
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Informative texts
An informative text is a text that wants to advise or tell you about something.
A newspaper article might give you information about a health issue like giving up
smoking.
A website might give you information about a movie, band or something that you
are interested in.
A handout from school might be advising you about what your child will be doing
during the next term.
Informative texts usually:
avoid repetition
contain facts
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Instructive texts
An instructive text is a text that instructs or tells you how to do something
A recipe wants to instruct you how to cook something.
A leaflet with a piece of furniture wants to tell you how to put it together or take
care of it.
Instructive texts:
are written as though the reader is being spoken to (although the word 'you' is not usually used)
language is direct and unnecessary words are left out
often use 'must' and 'must not'
sometimes use diagrams or pictures to help understanding
Examples:
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Descriptive texts
A descriptive text is a text that wants you to picture what they are describing.
A novel might want you to imagine the characters and see them in your mind.
A travel book will want you to see the country it is describing.
Descriptive texts usually:
Examples:
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QUIZZ
LEVEL 1
ACTIVITY 5: Pon a prueba tus conocimientos acerca del tema de TIPOS DE
TEXTO y resuelve los siguientes ejercicios los cuales estn por niveles, o sea
dependiendo de tu aprendizaje ser el nivel que decidas resolver.
Por ejemplo el NIVEL 1 es sumamente bsico, el NIVEL 2 es intermedio y el
NIVEL 3 es para avanzados. Animo tu puedes. TRY IT.
1:
2:
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The boy was astonished by what he saw inside. Never could he have imagined that,
there in the middle of the desert, there existed a tent like this one. The ground was
covered with the most beautiful carpets he had ever walked upon, and from the top of
the structure hung lamps of hand-wrought gold, each with a lighted candle.
descriptive
instructive
informative
persuasive
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Why is this car insurance company giving away a brand new car?
Pay less for your car insurance and win a brand new car!
Why pay more each year for your car insurance when you could actually cut costs with
Skillswise Direct car insurance.
Call us now on 0990 296 296 for a free no obligations quote over the phone.
To help customers to replace cars more than 6 years old.
To persuade you to take out car insurance with this company.
To help customers afford a new car once they have reduced their car insurance.
To persuade customers to have environmentally-friendly cars.
6:
What type of text would you need to use to tell someone how to wire a plug?
persuasive
instructive
informative
descriptive
7:
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true
false
8:
9:
false
10:
Everyone was in a state of high excitement, all the women in light cotton saris worn
specially for the occasion, now clambering over the side, screaming when the boat
rocked and clutching each other in pleasurable panic.
true
false
LEVEL 2
1.- Persuasive texts are often written in a special way to bring the text to your attention.
Which of the following methods is not used in the example below?
CLEAR YOUR DEBTS FAST!
Do you owe more money than you are making?
Do you have lots of different debts?
Why not make your life easier and combine all of your debts into one easy affordable
monthly payment. For under 100 a month you could borrow 5 000 immediately with
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no questions asked.
capital letters
exclamation marks
humour
rhetorical questions
2:
ACCIDENT:
Treatment aims
1.Control bleeding
2.Minimise shock for casualty
3.Prevent infection - for casualty and between yourself and the casualty
4.Arrange for casualty to go to the hospital if necessary
To inform the reader that bleeding needs to be controlled.
To describe the scene of an accident.
To persuade the reader to attend a First Aid course.
To instruct the reader on what to do if they come across an accident.
3:
Bert Baxter was lying in a filthy-looking bed smoking a cigarette, there was a horrible
smell in the room, I think it came from Bert Baxter himself. The bed sheets looked as
though they were covered in blood, but Bert said that was caused by the beetroot
sandwiches he always eats last thing at night.
To inform the reader not to smoke in bed.
To persuade the reader to always clean their sheets.
To describe Bert Baxter and his room.
To instruct the reader how to eat beetroot sandwiches.
4:
Why might a personal loan company include the following line in their
advertisement?
For under 100 a month you could borrow 5 000 immediately with no questions asked.
To instruct you to quickly contact the company to arrange the loan.
To persuade you to take out a loan for 5 000.
To inform you that your loan application will be accepted.
To describe the range of services offered by the loan company.
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6:
The following passage is an example of informative text. Which of the following is
the reader being informed about?
Introduction to Yoga.
FURBY COLLEGE OF CONTINUING EDUCATION
Description of Course:
This course is an introduction to the practice of yoga.
Aimed at beginners, yoga is great for men and women of any age or ability or fitness
level.
That the course is suitable for complete beginners
That the course will lead you on to the Stage 2 course.
That yoga is particularly suitable for women.
That yoga is not suitable if you have a heart complaint
7:
8:
false
9:
You should always consider the intended audience/reader when writing a
document to be read by someone else.
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LEVEL 3
1:
Informative text provides the reader with clear facts.
The reader is informed that The Black Plague reached which of the UK's main countries
first?
The Black Plague
In 1348, the bubonic plague arrived in Britain through the southern coast ports. The
plague reached London by September 1348 and Scotland, Wales and Ireland in the
winter of 1349. Estimates place the total dead as somewhere between a tenth and a
third of the population (for the period 1348-50)
Wales
Scotland
Ireland
England
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2:
Informative text can give the reader details of events that have happened.
This example informs the reader that the king that led the army in battle at Falkirk in
1298 was who?
Wallace was spectacularly dressed against a better equipped and better trained English
army at the Battle of Stirling Bridge (11 September 1297) but was ultimately defeated by
an army led by Edward I in person at Falkirk (22 July 1298). Wallace remained politically
active in guerrilla warfare for a further seven years but was ultimately betrayed to the
English.
Edward I
Edward II
Wallace
King John
3:
4:
Descriptive text often uses adjectives and comparisons to help the reader to
picture things more clearly.
What does the following passage describe?
Will caught sight of the pair of them in a mirror, and was shocked to see that they could
easily pass for father and son; he had somehow imagined himself as Marcus' elder
brother, but the reflection threw age and youth into sharp relief - Will's stubble and
crow's feet versus Marcus's smooth cheeks and gleaming white teeth. And the hair...
Will prided himself on having avoided even the tiniest of bald patches, but he still had
less on top than Marcus, almost as if life had worn some of it away.
That shop mirrors make people look older than they are.
That Will had forgotten to shave that morning.
The hair piece Marcus was wearing.
Will realising that he was ageing when compared to Marcus.
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5:
What descriptive comparison does the piece of text make to Uma as she
struggled for breath?
Uma knelt there, in the shallows, water pouring from her mouth and hair. She rose,
gasping for breath, struggling, flailing her arms and choking like a big, wounded water
bird.
8:
An instructive piece of text is normally written as though the reader is being
spoken to.
true
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Wedding Directions
How to get to Anne Marie and John's wedding.
From the South via the M3
Leave the M3 Junction 12 (B3446) sign posted Winchester. Go straight over 1st
roundabout. Take 2nd exit of 2nd roundabout into Rabbit Farm Road. Continue straight
across next roundabout and take 2nd exit at next roundabout.
persuasive text
instructive text
informative text
descriptive text
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ACTIVITY 1.- Complete the mind maps with the word s from the box
Cholera
cart diphtheria
waste
Emissions carriage
smoke
Tuberculosis
sewage
wagon
Carbon
monoxide
typhoid
cart
transportation
Pollution
diseases
2 Contexts
Other people like to think of vocabulary in sentences or groups of words which go
together. The context helps them to remember the words. Complete these
phrases with words from the box, and write phases for the others.
3. Traslations
Others people like to make lists of word with translation in their own language.
Write translations of the word which are not cognates (similar in your language).
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ACTIVITY 3.- Here are the instructions for a simple card game. Number
them 1-6 in correct order.
Then the dealer deals the cards out 7 per player and 8 for the dealer.
If a player cant go, they pick up a card from the deck.
The dealer starts the game by putting any card face up on the table.
The first player to use all their cards is the winner.
First, someone shuffles the card this person is dealer.
Other players have to follow either with same suit or the same number.
ACTIVITY 4.- Complete these mind maps with appropriate verbs formed
with the prefixes and suffixes shown. Use a dictionary to help you and to
check meaning and pronunciation.
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How do you feel in this moment? What do you think about the English
language?... Would you like study more English?...
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PETERS, Jo-Ann., Et. al. Ingls para todos, iniciacin. Editorial Larousse
Mxico D.F 1978.
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