COMPETENCIAS LECTO- ESCRITURALES DEL INGLÉS- V-SEMESTRE- MANGANGUÉ 2019

TALLER GRUPAL
Integrantes:
I. ___________________
II. ___________________
III. ___________________
IV. ___________________

1) Adivina el significado de las palabras en negrita y escríbelo (en

inglés). Luego, nombra y explica cuál de las pistas para adivinar
significados de palabras desconocidas vistas en clase es la que
se debe utilizar (en español).

a. The reporter talked to many auto-industry executives, e.g. company

presidents and vice-presidents.

An executive is: a person who works for an industry or company

b. Spot cleaners as well as other bleach products are good at getting out stains.

A spot cleaner is: a product to bleach a surface

c. Alzheimer’s disease is a common problem in old age, but many old people
continue to have healthy minds.

Alzheimer ’s disease is: an illness affecting people in old ages

d. Yesterday some shysters came to my door. Those dishonest men pretended

they were doing a survey and then tried to convince me to buy a magazine.

A shyster is: a dishonest business person

e. Breaking even involves making enough money to pay for business costs but
no more.

Breaking even is: not to get profit or loss from a business

f. The deluge, a flood of rain, threatened to drown the little town.

A deluge is: a big rain that floods a place

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2) Utiliza la estrategia de lectura skimming en el siguiente texto

y escribe una idea general del mismo en inglés.

This text speaks about a man who studied economics in

Bangladesh and United States, but after being a teacher for
some years, he used his knowledge to help the poor

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3) Teniendo en cuenta el anterior texto utiliza la estrategia de

lectura scanning para resolver los siguientes puntos.

 Read the biography. How did Dr. Muhammad Yunus make a

difference? (escoge la respuesta correcta)

a. He won the Nobel Peace Prize.

b. He helped the poor.
c. He studied economics.

 Number these events from Dr. Yunu’s life from 1 to 8.

____ He returned to Bangladesh.4

____ He was born in 1940.1

____ He started the Grameen Bank.6

____ He studied in the United States. 3

____ He studied at Dhaka University.2

____ He gave money to some women in 1976.5

____ He won the Nobel Peace Prize. 7

____ He inspired other people. 8

 Read the biography again. Find the words in bold, and choose the
correct meaning.

1. A village is:
a. A very small town.
b. A big place where a lot of people live.

2. If you made a profit, you:

a. Lost money.
b. Made money.

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3. If someone loaned you money, you:

a. Gave back the money.
b. Kept the money.

4. A conventional bank is:

a. Usual
b. Unusual

5. How would you describe Dr. Yunus?

He was a person who used his knowledge for the correct purpose
in life. He understood that being intelligent doesn`t mean to
know a lot, but using the knowledge for help others