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LEARNING GUIDE N° 1

Teacher XXXXXXXXXXX

Objective To identify main ideas and supporting details in a paragraph

To use Cognates as a vocabulary strategy

Time 2 hours

I. REALIZA LAS SIGUIENTES ACTIVIDADES SOBRE CONGNATES DE LA

PRIMERA SESION

1. Ve al Link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntIuv-S5jp8 , mira el video

sobre este tema.

2. Exercise 1.

A continuación vas a leer la siguiente lectura, y deberás subrayar los cognates que
ella encuentres

Exercise 2
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En el siguiente ejercicio encontrarás una lectura que tiene unas líneas, seguido de las
líneas encontrarás dos palabras entre los paréntesis, debes escoger cuál de las dos
es la que mejor encaja, para darle sentido al texto

Choose the correct word cognate to each sentence:

1. Did you know that Chrissie got ______________ (embarrassed/pregnant) on holiday
in Ibiza?2. The ________________ (signature/subject) I hate most is maths.3. Begonia
is a very ________________ (kind /sympathetic) person.4. Keep ________________
(removing/stirring) the soup the whole time. 5. I couldn't agree more. That's a very
________________ (sensible/sensitive) idea.6. The film
The Quiet American was a box-office ________________ (exit/success).7. How
many ________________ (idioms/languages) can you speak? 8. ________________
(Actually/Nowadays) I'm living with my parents again.9. The poor live in the
________________ (slums/suburbs).10. The police came to my ________________
(assistance / attendance).

Exercise 3

Finalmente, vas a encontrar unas oraciones. Deberás escribir sobre las líneas los
cognates que encuentres en cada frase, vas a encontrar más de un COGNATE.

Identify the True Cognates in each sentence; there are more than one in some
sentence
 
1. The doctor told me that she is ok. ______________________________________________

2. This is an important hospital __________________________________________________

3. The Imperial Hotel is good. ___________________________________________________

4. The travel was perfect. ______________________________________________________

5. My mother is very popular.___________________________________________________

6. Music is the best invention of the world._________________________________________

7. Jupiter is the biggest planet of the Universe.______________________________________

8. Miss Universe is so beautiful. _________________________________________________

9. I dont like Chinese restaurants. _______________________________________________

10. Venezuela is a great nation. ___________________________________________________

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II. REALIZA LAS SIGUIENTES ACTIVIDADES SOBRE MAIN IDEA DE LA PRIMERA

SESION

1. Ve al siguiente LINK y mira con cuidado los videos: Copia el Link directamente
en la barra de dirección WEB. (Puedes verlo cuantas veces quieras y sea necesario)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M51l41qRws

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOYtzoiI2XI

Reflect on :

1. Could you understand the purpose of the videos?

2. What are the videos about?

3. Could you do the exercise?

2. Después de mirar los videos, lee y trata de realizar los ejercicios en el PDF
adjunto titulado MAIN IDEAS.

3. Realiza los siguientes ejercicios: Lee los siguientes párrafos e identifica la oración
donde se establece la idea principal y las ideas secundarias en cada uno de ellos

A. (1) Do you know what to do if you are stung by a bee or a hornet? (2)There are a
number of steps to take if this happens to you. (3)The first thing to do is remove the
stinger. (4) A stinger contains venom. (5) It will continue to release venom as long as it is
contact with skin. (6) When the stinger is removed, put ice on the wound. (7)This will
reduce the swelling. (8) Then, apply a small amount of baking soda. (9) It contains
enzymes that will weaken the venom. (10) Finally, look for signs of an allergic reaction
such as difficulty in breathing. (11) People have died from strong allergic reactions to
stings. (12) When such a reaction occurs, the victim should be taken to the hospital for
treatment.

Stated main idea sentence______, Supporting ideas_____,______,______,_______

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B. (1) Black ice is an invisible coating of ice that forms on an asphalt road surface. (2)
Black ice is very dangerous. (3) It is caused by drizzle falling on the frozen pavement. (4)
Drivers don't know the roadway is icy. (5) When their cars hit the ice, they skid out of
control. (6) Sometimes cars bounce off of each other like characters in an video game. (7)
Sometimes they skid off the roadway into ditches. (8) Incidences of black ice have caused
numerous collisions and deaths in the colder regions of the country.

Stated main idea sentence______, Supporting ideas_____,______,______,_______

C. (1) Albert Einstein was one. (2) So was artist Pablo Picasso. (3) American writer and
humorist Mark Twain was one, as well. (4) Others include Babe Ruth, General Norman
Schwartzkopf, Johann Sebastian Bach, and Joan of Arc. (5) What do all of these famous
people have in common? (6) All of these people are left-handed.

Stated main idea sentence______, Supporting ideas_____,______,______,____

D. (1) A low fat diet may prevent major illnesses, including cancer and heart disease. (2)
Because of this, doctors and nutritionists have suggested many ways for people to lower
the fat in their diets. (3) They recommend using non-fat milk instead of whole milk. (4)
Also, they suggest that people eat little or no meat. (5) For people who eat meat, poultry is
recommended. (6) It has less fat than beef or pork. (7) People should also cut down on the
number of eggs they eat. (8) Additionally, eating non-fat yogurt for dessert instead of ice
cream is also recommended.

Stated main idea sentence______, Supporting ideas_____,_____,______,_____